Welcome to Breakpoint, a daily look at an ever-changing culture through the lens of unchanging truth.

For the Colson Center, I'm John Stonmstreet.

This past weekend, a pair of events drew global audiences.

The opening ceremonies of the 26 Winter Olympics and Super Bowl 60 in San Francisco are just the most recent installments of events that have become

contemporary cultural flashpoints, and which feature the clash of worldviews. And thankfully,

this year's opening ceremonies were quite tame compared to recent Olympic Games, especially

what happened in 2024 in Paris. This year, Grammy Award winner Mariah Carey performed the Italian classic Valare,

which evoke much online discussion about whether or not she was actually singing. And with that,

as the biggest controversy, parents could breathe a sigh of relief and say to themselves,

well, at least it wasn't Paris. All of which is a good lesson for future host nations,

just avoid overt desecration of things that much of the world considers to be holy. Instead, as the iconic Olympic

rings came together in the arena, NBC announcers noted how these games focused on harmony

between seemingly dueling ideals, symbolizing an emerging global unity.

Now, across the globe, Seattle fans were quite happy, but really the pre- and post-game buzz

surrounding the Super Bowl was about the dueling halftime shows, not the game.

The NFL's official halftime show was headlined by Bad Bunny.

An alternative show, produced by Turning Point USA, was described as entertainment

without parents having to worry about shielding their children's eyes. Of course, that's a very

real concern ever since the infamous 2004 wardrobe malfunction and the several provocative

performances that have taken place since. Now, many noted the irony that it was Kid Rock that

was the family-friendly alternative, but he was. The Bad Bunny performance featured homo eroticism,

and for those who understood Spanish, sexually charged lyrics. As expressions of worldviews,

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