Welcome to a breakpoint, a daily look and an ever-changing culture through the lens of

unchanging truth.

For the Colson Center, I'm John Stone Street.

During this election season, Christians have been rightly discouraged about the ground that's been

lost on the issues surrounding life. Since the US Supreme Court overturned

Roe v. Wade in 2022, numerous states have protected and even extended so-called

abortion rights via lawsuits or ballot initiatives

and more are likely to follow this November.

And of course the Republican Party scrubbed its longstanding pro-life policy positions

from its official party platform,

and the Democratic Party, well they're more radical in abortion than ever.

But on the other hand, there's much for Christians to be encouraged by

on issues related to education.

For example, parents are increasingly in favor of education that respects religion and religious conviction.

According to the 2023 Beckett Religious Freedom Index, a majority of Americans now

support a right to religious education and 67% of Americans think that parents

should be allowed to opt out their children from content they find morally objectionable.

And 54% think that students who attend private religious schools should also have access to federal

funds.

All of this follows years of growing momentum for school choice

or policies that allow public funds to follow students to the schools they choose in order

to receive the best education instead of just being redirected to public schools.

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