9.12.25 Culture Friday on America’s potential breaking point, Kevin DeYoung on guidance through a crisis, and prayers for our nation

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🗓️ 12 September 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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John Stonestreet reflects on the possibility of a national breaking point; advice for helping children through a crisis; and prayers for revival. Plus the Friday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Cedarville University—a Christ-centered, academically rigorous university located in southwest Ohio, equipping students for Gospel impact across every career and calling. Cedarville integrates a biblical worldview into every course in the more than 175 undergraduate and graduate programs students choose from. New online undergraduate degrees through Cedarville Online offer flexible and affordable education grounded in a strong Christian community that fosters both faith and learning. Learn more at cedarville.edu, and explore online programs at cedarville.edu/online.From The Master’s University, equipping students for lives of faithfulness to The Master, Jesus Christ. masters.eduAnd from Ambassadors Impact Network, where entrepreneurs can discover faith-aligned funding opportunities. More at ambassadorsimpact.com

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0:00.0	Good morning. Flags are at half staff today following a shocking assassination. Today on Culture Friday,
0:12.7	we'll talk about whether America is nearing a breaking point where violence, politics, and culture collide.
0:19.4	John Stone Street is standing by, and later a conversation on how parents can help students process grief with biblical hope.
0:27.4	That's part of being adults in helping people younger than us have some stability in a moment that feels very destabilizing.
0:35.9	And we'll close a difficult week with words and music of encouragement.
0:46.4	It's Friday, September 12th.
0:48.6	This is the world and everything in it from listeners-supported World Radio.
0:52.9	I'm Merna Brown.
0:53.7	And I'm Nick Einker. Good morning.
0:57.4	Now the news. Here's Ken Coveington.
1:01.1	Authorities last night said a manhunt was still underway for a new person of interest in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
1:08.8	Law enforcement on Wednesday said they had detained a person of
1:11.5	interest, but that individual was cleared and released. FBI special agent in charge, Robert Bowles.
1:17.6	Any attack on the First Amendment is an attack on the very foundation of our democracy.
1:24.5	That is why we will relentlessly pursue this case and the shooter until we find him.
1:32.3	Bulls out of that agents believe they have recovered the murder weapon, a high-powered rifle.
1:37.3	Authorities released photos on Thursday of a man they are highly motivated to find.
1:41.3	The 31-year-old Kirk was an influential conservative voice with many
1:45.4	young voters. His campus events drew crowds of thousands, including at Utah Valley University,
1:50.6	where Kirk was shot on Wednesday.
1:53.8	In the meantime, the trial is underway for a man who allegedly planned to assassinate Donald
1:58.3	Trump. While he played golf in South Florida last year,
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