How Christians should think about Tuesday's election. Google insists that AI needs to be in the classroom. And Colorado is discriminating against Christians again. 

Segment 1 – The Midterm Election 

How Christians Should Think About the Midterm Elections 

Segment 2 – Religious Discrimination in Colorado 

SCOTUS oral arguments 

Court Seems Poised to Side with Catholic Preschool 

Segment 3 – AI in Schools 

NY Times article on AI in schools 

What happened Tuesday night is neither cause for hope nor despair.

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Many spiritual crises could be avoided if Christians recovered the biblical and historic doctrine of "common grace."

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The transforming power of Christianity enables us to not only know what is right but to do it—to be virtuous.  

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AI can answer a question, but because it's not a person, it can't answer people.

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Congrats, Ernie Johnson. And thanks for the great example.

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Halloween and a mid-term election are ahead. A change in rules for organ donations has many rethinking their involvement. And what to do about falling marriage rates.  

Segment 1 – Halloween and Elections 

NPR story on changes in donor rules 

Voting and the Lesser of Two Evils 

Segment 2 – Organ Donations and Falling Marriage Rates 

NPR story on organ donor rule changes 

CBN article on marriage rates 

Segment 3 – John's Flight Dilemma 

Kalshi is not investing, where one buys into a productive asset. It is gambling. 

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Our choices about having children today will very much shape our personal and collective futures.

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Thankfully, to paraphrase a line from Mark Twain, reports of the Church's death are greatly exaggerated.

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Our hope is neither found nor lost in elections.

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If citizens and politicians refuse to say anything, what is supposed to never happen will continue to happen. 

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Western civilization is being challenged in the ongoing riots in France. A new poll reveals younger generations are open to Sharia law. Kalshi has found ways to sidestep gambling laws. And should Christians be celebrating horror movies and books? 

Segment 1 – France is Burning; Support for Sharia is Growing 

Need link to Friday BP 

Truth Rising Documentary 

Truth Rising The Study 

Sharia Law Poll 

Segment 2 – Kalshi and Betting 

Kalshi and Gambling 

Prediction Markets 

Segment 3 – Oh, the Horror! 

To Boo or Not to Boo 

Allie Beth Stucky video 

Why Family Matters when You're Dying 

The alliance of radical leftism and Islamism will destroy a society even if for conflicting reasons.  

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To be just, the execution of Hasan cannot be about therapy or vengeance, but justice and the preservation of human dignity. 

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Christianity can be freely proclaimed as the one true religion if citizens are allowed to freely adhere to it.

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We must continue in our commitment to uphold religious liberty.

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The "Yaeli" bill would empower parents to push back against the dangerous mix of government overreach and ideological poisoning.

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The death penalty is in the news again. Is it moral? The trailer for the new Narnia movie has been released. John and Maria give their thoughts. And legislation has been proposed in Congress that will protect parental rights. 

Segment 1 – Death Penalty; Narnia Trailer 

Death penalty / public execution  

Details on Execution  

Crista Pike  

Trump calls off livestream of execution 

Narnia trailer released 

Segment 2 – Protecting Parental Rights; Foucault and Nietzsche 

Yaeli Martinez act 

Foucault and Nietzsche 

Why You Think the Way You Do by Glenn Sunshine 

Ten Books that Screwed Up the World and Five More that Didn't Help by Benjamin Wiker 

Segment 3 – Be Nice to AI 

The Nation article on AI 

Breakpoint Forum on AI 

The story of the West is not the story of Greece with a dash of Christianity.

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God was already enjoying intimate relationship when he said, "Let there be." 

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In and of themselves, the guidelines agreed upon at the White House will be inadequate to keep AI companies honest.

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Growing in biblical wisdom is a lifetime project.

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Biological reality has always been on the side of truth.

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Wednesday was the third anniversary of the Hamas attack in Gaza. Religious liberty continues to fight for its life in courts across America. And should Christians send their children to public schools? 

Segment 1 – October 7 Anniversary 

Remembering Oct 7 

Breakpoint article on Islam 

Segment 2 – Religious Liberty On Trial 

University Heights Ohio case 

St. Mary Catholic vs Roy 

New York Amish case 

Camp vs. Colorado 

Segment 3 – Questions and Comments 

What are They Teaching Teachers 

The underlying principle beneath so many of today's moral issues is the assumption that our dignity lies in our autonomy.

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Married, religious, church-going women are repeatedly the happiest cohort among those studied.

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Arguments long used to explain the choice for an abortion have now been used to explain the horrible choice to kill a child outside of the womb.

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Downplaying religious zealously is not only to misunderstand what motivates Islamic terror, it has led us to foolish responses.  

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How can post-Dobbs laws be blamed for what happened before Dobbs was decided?

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A planned hijacking is thwarted over the skies of Saudi Arabia; President Trump floats a plan for a national school choice program. And the mainstream media misses the real reason behind the growing ectopic pregnancy deaths. 

Segment 1 – Attempted Hijacking; School Choice Program 

Fox News article on attempted highjacking 

US Treasury press release on school choice plan 

Article on scholarship plan 

Segment 2 – Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths 

Probulica article on ectopic pregnancies 

National Review article 

Segment 3 – Fewer Kids Identifying as LGBT; The Key to Happiness 

Jean Twenge study  

Burlington Ralliy  

IFS study on happiness 

Mom of the year 

Christian worldview formation is not limited to correcting ideas.

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God has revealed to us the end of the story. And it is very good, because He is. 

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Love God with all your mind like Jesus did.

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Marriage as God intended has always been one of the best gifts we can give to the wider world.

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When teachers understand their role within the biblical framework of redemption, the potential is amazing.

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A new women's conference seeks to start a new feminist movement. A shocking case out of Ohio reveals more dangers that come with the abortion pill. Even advocates of public schools are having second thoughts. And are prenuptial agreements a good idea? 

Segment 1 – Women's Declaration; Abortion Pill Dangers 

Article on women's declaration 

Declaration 

Ohio surgeon article 

Segment 2 – Public School Firestorm 

Fox article on Nikole Hannah-Jones 

X post on transgender research 

Segment 3 – Prenuptial agreements 

IFS article on prenuptial agreements 

Taylor Swift moment 

A generation that doesn't know that socialism has failed everywhere it has been tried will be easily deceived.

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IVF, as it is commonly practiced, dehumanizes more embryos than are born.

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The gospel's offer of forgiveness for us and its call for us to forgive others gives hope for something beyond grievance and petty revenge.

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The health and future of the Church is tied to the well-being of humanity. 

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Restorative reproductive medicine is offering a way forward for men and women who wish to be moms and dads. 

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The reaction to the Clancy trial reflects how many think about abortion. For the church, euthanasia is a hill to die on. How should Christians think about AI doomsday talk. And boys are filling the chairs in church youth groups. 

Recommendations 

Creation Regained Biblical Basics for a Reformational Worldview  by Albert M. Wolters  

The Wonderful Works of God by Herman Bavinck and R. Carlton Wynne  

Colson Fellows 

Segment 1 – Clancy Trial Reaction; Euthanasia in the UK 

Tearing Us Apart book 

Townhall article on Clancy trial 

Netherlands Toddler Euthanized 

BBC article on euthanasia bill 

AI short course 

Segment 2 – AI Doomsday 

AI whistleblower 

AI short course 

Segment 3 – The Boys are Back...in Church 

Youth group attendance 

The Constitution is an experiment that needs to be stewarded.

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 Families, churches, and Christian schools have the opportunity to cultivate the kind of convictions that can undergird the religious freedom consensus.

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We need to remember the faithfulness of God, repent of our sins, and return to His ways.

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Wherever men and women behold the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ, the idols fall. 

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Our idols will not disappear simply because we expose them. They disappear when we behold Christ. 

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John and Maria talk about how the world has changed in the 25 years since 9/11. How concerned should we be about Artificial Intelligence ending humanity. And thoughts about Charlie Kirk one year after his assassination.  

Segment 1 – 9/11 Anniversary 

25 Years after 9/11 

Ali Tablet article on 9/11 

The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11  Graff, Garrett M. 

Drive Thru History Special hosted by Dave Stotts 

Segment 2 – AI Fears 

Breakpoint AI Forum 

OpenAI chief scientist warns no-one is prepared for consequences of AI  

Frustrated AI researcher: AI could kill us all by decade's end 

Segment 3 – Remembering Charlie Kirk 

Charlie Kirk Legacy 

God willing, it won't take another day like 9-11 for us to recapture an awareness of what is true and good.

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