Tag: BreakPoint Daily

Worldview and Haiti: Ideas Have Consequences

November 10, 2021

Last month, the Washington Post editorial board called for the U.S. government to intervene in Haiti. It’s hard to fathom what this nation has endured in the last year alone: high profile kidnappings, political violence including the assassination of its president, devastation from natural disasters, gang violence, new allegations of horrific abuse by U.N. troops… the list seems unending… SOURCE: Worldview … More Worldview and Haiti: Ideas Have Consequences

Kids Are Given to Parents, Not the State

November 6, 2021

On Tuesday, Republican Glenn Youngkin defeated previous governor Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia governor race. The issue that gave Youngkin the edge was education, something that Republicans typically do not perform well on in Virginia. Things changed in the Commonwealth, however, after a year and a half of school shutdowns, heated disagreements over masking policies, debates … More Kids Are Given to Parents, Not the State

The “Big Quit” and our Cultural Search for Meaning

October 29, 2021

“The Big Quit.” is not just a shift in the employment of millions, it’s an expression of our culture-wide search for purpose.  According to The Washington Post, “a record 4.3 million people — about 2.9 percent of the nation’s workforce — quit [their jobs] in August.” And, Gallup polling suggests that nearly half of working Americans are actively considering finding a … More The “Big Quit” and our Cultural Search for Meaning

There’s No Such Thing as Values-Free Education

October 20, 2021

A few weeks ago, Gabriel Gipe, a high school AP Government teacher in Sacramento, was suspended for encouraging his students to take up far-Left activism. When students complained about the Antifa flag he’d hung up in his classroom, he dismissed their concerns and suggested that only fascists would be bothered by it. He also offered extra credit … More There’s No Such Thing as Values-Free Education

Fewer Children… Because of “Climate Anxiety”?

October 13, 2021

…Perhaps, we should apply that historical knowledge to today’s crises. What if the kids and their carbon outputs aren’t the problem to be solved, but instead the very ones to solve whatever climate change problems we face?… In a recent article in The Atlantic, Emma Green writes that “a third or more of Americans younger than 45 either don’t … More Fewer Children… Because of “Climate Anxiety”?

The Experts Challenging Treatment of Gender Dysphoria

October 12, 2021

Increasingly, when confronted with a person who experiences gender dysphoria, doctors and psychologists are allowed to offer only one diagnosis: the patient is transgender. As recently as a few years ago, this was a mental disorder diagnosis, and steps would be taken to align the mind with the body. Today, it’s just the opposite. Gender dysphoria means being born … More The Experts Challenging Treatment of Gender Dysphoria

Blatantly Violating the First Amendment

October 2, 2021

Colorado is at it again, if successful others will follow Lorie Smith never planned to take a high-profile stand for First Amendment rights. Still, her appeal of a recent 10th Circuit Court decision to the Supreme Court will determine to what extent Americans can live and work in accordance with their deeply held beliefs without penalty… SOURCE: Blatantly … More Blatantly Violating the First Amendment

The Disillusion of Millennial Evangelicals

October 1, 2021

Though Gen Z-ers have all but replaced Millennials as the dazzling object of scrutiny and cultural analysis, it’s not because Millennials are no longer struggling. Rates of addiction, depression, burnout, and loneliness are all disproportionately high among the demographic born between 1981 and 1996. Since 2013, in fact, Millennials have seen a 47 percent increase in … More The Disillusion of Millennial Evangelicals