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Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture

Cultural Update: Western Civilization's Need for Christianity; Abortion as a Social Good; Designer Babies

Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture

Talbot School of Theology at Biola University / Sean McDowell & Scott Rae

Culture, Church, Christianity, Think Biblically, Sean Mcdowell, Scott Rae, Religion & Spirituality, Christian, Talbot, Biola

4.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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This week, Scott & Sean discuss: Western civilization's need for ChristianityThe rising celebration of abortion as a social good reflects a dangerous shift in societal valuesConcerns grow over designer babies and the ethical implications of gene editingListener question: Mixed-faith marriagesListener question: Navigating difficult family situations ========== Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith and Culture is a podcast from Talbot School of Theology at Biola University, which offer...

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0:00.0

If Western civilization is going to survive, here's why it needs Christianity.

0:07.0

A new study reveals that Christians form the largest group of global migrants.

0:12.0

The new glee and exultant nature of abortion advocacy,

0:16.4

and designer babies are here, but why is no one talking about it? These are the

0:21.4

stories we'll discuss today and we also take some of your

0:24.8

questions. I'm your host Sean McDowell. I'm your co-host Scott Ray. This is the

0:30.0

Think Bivocally Weekly Cultural Update brought to you by Talbot School of Theology,

0:34.8

Biola University. Scott, this is an interesting article we're going to start with.

0:39.5

It's a conversation we've had and it's been popping up in the news recently, but this brings the story home

0:46.2

about the so-called crumbling of Western civilization through the lens of what's taking place in the UK right now.

0:54.0

And this article is by Laura Hall,

0:56.0

she says there's no Western civilization without Christianity.

1:00.0

And she's referring to unrest that's taken place recently in the UK in light of the stabbing to death of three little girls at a Taylor Swift dance party in England, July 29th, and the suspect is a British citizen, but he emigrated

1:18.8

to the UK from Rwanda.

1:21.5

And there's been massive amount of immigration concern that's been

1:27.7

allowed and that's kind of the roots of the discussion right now are these

1:31.6

concerns being paid attention to now newly elected British

1:35.1

Prime Minister Kieer Starmer called the protest far-right Thuggery and

1:40.2

virtually every single media outlet according to this article

1:47.2

has smeared all protesters as far-right bigots and racist and according to Hollis this ignores the legitimate

1:55.2

concerns of native British population. Now what she pointed out I wasn't aware

2:00.7

of this that 40% of London's population was not even born in Great Britain.

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