…The only secure basis for human rights, of course, is the Christian belief that humans are created in the image of God… Today’s BreakPoint: No Christianity, No “Human Rights” JOHN STONESTREET WITH ROBERTO RIVERA In July, the U.S. State Department’s “Commission on Unalienable Rights” released a draft report that attempted to provide a grounding for our country’s commitment … More No Christianity, No “Human Rights”
Today’s BreakPoint: How Americans Think About Abortion, and What Pro-lifers Must Learn JOHN STONESTREET WITH ROBERTO RIVERA Recently, political scientist Michael J. New described the results of what’s being called “the largest known in-depth interview study of American attitudes on abortion” as “nuanced.” A better term would be “complicated,” or maybe even “not-at-all coherent.” This new … More How Americans Think About Abortion, and What Pro-lifers Must Learn
To be fair I have only glanced at the “Philadelphia Statement”l my intent here is to point out the biblical reasoning the authors have for supporting it and why I believe, we should at least carefully examine it for ourselves. Why We Support The Philadelphia Statement JOHN STONESTREET WITH MARIA BAER To paraphrase King Solomon, to … More Today’s BreakPoint:Why We Support The Philadelphia Statement
The ruling was an unpleasant surprise for many Westerners (especially Americans) who believe judicial activism is what courts are supposed to do. Today’s BreakPoint: Mexico Rejects Abortion Imperialism JOHN STONESTREET WITH ROBERTO RIVERA Recently, Mexico’s Supreme Court refused a sweeping Roe v. Wade kind of ruling on abortion. This ruling was in response to another by a … More Mexico Rejects Abortion Imperialism
Today’s BreakPoint: Planned Parenthood Should Cancel More than Margaret Sanger JOHN STONESTREET WITH MARIA BAER Last week, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York announced that the name of the organization’s founder, Margaret Sanger, would be removed from its clinic. They also asked the city to rename a local street known as “Margaret Sanger Square.” Sanger is being cancelled … More Planned Parenthood Should Cancel More than Margaret Sanger
“According to critical theory, the oppressed group automatically has moral authority, while the oppressor group does not. Someone who is a racial minority or a sexual minority of some kind is automatically a victim of oppression and has claims against oppressors and the unearned privilege that makes their life easier (and this part is critical) … More What Do We Do with Critical Theory?
Today‘s BreakPoint: Hagia Sophia and the Armenian Genocide JOHN STONESTREET WITH ROBERTO RIVERA Despite protests from around the world, Turkey has decided to convert the Hagia Sophia into a mosque. One supporter of Prime Minister Erdogan told Al Jazeera he’d been waiting fifty years for the holy site’s “original identity as a mosque” to be “restored.” In truth, the … More Hagia Sophia and the Armenian Genocide
The Case against “Culling the Herd” Today’s BreakPoint: Fewer Humans Won’t Heal the Planet JOHN STONESTREET WITH ROBERTO RIVERA According to news reports, there’s at least one bright spot amidst all the COVID-19 bad news: the planet is beginning to heal itself. With those pesky and invasive humans stuck at home, animals are reclaiming wild spaces (and even city … More Fewer Humans Won’t Heal the Planet
Today’s BreakPoint: Supreme Court Affirms Religious Institutions Are Allowed to Be Religious JOHN STONESTREET WITH ROBERTO RIVERA In a somewhat dizzying (but which will prove, I think, pivotal) few weeks at the Supreme Court, religious freedom has taken center stage. In two significant decisions yesterday, the Court protected our First Amendment’s First Freedom. The first case, … More Supreme Court Affirms Religious Institutions Are Allowed to Be Religious
Today’s BreakPoint: Pastor or Parrot? Pastor or Parrot? Lessons from the Coronavirus Pt. 11 JOHN STONESTREET WITH MARIA BAER Pastoring is always a difficult job. I can’t think of another job, in fact, in which someone is hired to do one thing (typically, lead and disciple God’s people) but evaluated on a completely different thing (namely, … More Pastor or Parrot?
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