Coral Reefs, Sexy Beasts, and the Hope of Christ for the World
Breakpoint
Colson Center
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🗓️ 26 June 2021
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
John and Maria discuss the Christian worldview response to the receding coral reefs around the world. They provide a strong framework for the Christian worldview when looking at issues dealing with the environment.
They also talk about a new Netflix TV show called Sexy Beasts. After explaining the masked dating show, John provides context for the problems inside the show related to progress in the sexual revolution.
Maria also shares the story of a Colson Fellow who stood in a pro-choice rally to oppose a supposedly compassionate view of abortion. Maria charts her story, highlighting how God is bringing the Colson Fellow to a worldview engagement that gives hope.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to Breakpoint this week, where we're talking about the top stories of the week from a Christian worldview. |
| 0:05.5 | Today we're going to be talking about censorship, and particularly as it relates to a new medical drug that could be used to fight COVID, but scientists have been having trouble researching the drug because any mention of it has been censored. |
| 0:17.2 | We're also going to talk about, believe it or not, the Great Barrier Reef and the way that coral reefs around the world are struggling because of what many scientists say is warming temperatures in the ocean. |
| 0:26.8 | We're going to talk about what that means from a Christian worldview perspective. |
| 0:29.9 | So we're really looking forward to our conversation today. Thank you so much for joining us. |
| 0:33.7 | Well, welcome to Breakpoint this week. For the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I'm Maria |
| 0:37.8 | Bear, alongside John Stone Street. John, we have a lot of stories to talk about today. And just as a |
| 0:43.5 | reminder to those of you listening, you can access everything we're going to talk about today, as well as |
| 0:48.0 | other commentaries and resources from the Colston Center at breakpoint.org. I'm getting this out of the |
| 0:53.0 | way at the top so that I don't forget later and then get in big trouble with my boss, John Stone Street. But also, before we get |
| 0:59.1 | into what we're going to talk about today, I have to, I know I texted you this, but I need to share |
| 1:03.1 | it with everybody because it's just, I'm just so tickled by it. I think it's so funny. So I listen to you a lot in the car. We listen to the commentaries from the week each day in the car with my little kiddos. |
| 1:15.2 | And I also, every once in a while, we'll put on the podcast from Sam Harris because, for several reasons. |
| 1:22.5 | So Sam Harris is a well-known atheist. |
| 1:25.2 | I would go so far as to say he hates religion. |
| 1:27.4 | I'm sure he would say |
| 1:28.1 | the same thing. So we don't have a lot in common on that front. But he is really smart and I love |
| 1:34.6 | here. He always has really interesting people on his show. I love his style of interviewing. But he has a |
| 1:39.5 | very slow, methodical, almost kind of hypnotizing way of speaking. And so I like to put it on in the car |
| 1:45.9 | because it puts my kids to sleep sometimes, but also because I enjoy listening to it. |
| 1:51.1 | But anyway, so we're usually listening to the estimable John Stone Street. But a couple |
| 1:55.8 | days ago, I put on Sam Harris. And it was on for, I would say, a solid, like 20 minutes. And then my oldest, who's five, |
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