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Breakpoint

Holy Week, the Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on FDA Rules, and Prayers for Christians in Nigeria at Easter

Breakpoint

Colson Center

Christianity, News Commentary, News, Religion & Spirituality

4.83.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

John and Maria share thoughts on this most holy of weeks in the Christian faith. It's the most dangerous of seasons for Christians in Nigeria. And the abortion pill goes on trial at the Supreme Court.

Holy Week Recommendations

Dear and Glorious Physician by Taylor Caldwell 

Lent for Everyone by N.T. Wright 

Death On A Friday Afternoon by Richard John Neuhaus 

The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible

 

Segment 1 - SCOTUS Oral Arguments on Abortion Pill

Supreme Court appears likely to allow abortion drug to remain available 

Abortion access again before Supreme Court 

Erin Hawley: The Woman Arguing Against the Abortion Pill 

The Strong Women Podcast

Segment 2 - Persecution of Nigerian Christians

In Nigeria, parents finally able to see children who were abducted from school in early March 

As Easter approaches, Christian persecution is on the rise 

Hold Nigeria accountable for its failure to stop internal religious violence 

ICON: International Committee on Nigeria

Segment 3 - Holy Week

Truth, Love, and Maundy Thursday 

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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.

0:07.0

Today we're going to talk about the significance of Holy Week and Easter.

0:10.0

We're also going to talk about the arguments before the Supreme Court this week about the

0:14.0

FDA's approval and relaxed regulations on the abortion pill.

0:18.4

We have so much to get to you today. We're so glad you're with us.

0:21.0

Stick around. Welcome to Breakpoint this week. From the

0:25.5

Coulson Center for Christian Worldview I'm Maria Bear alongside John

0:28.7

Stone Street president of the Coulson Center. John we are recording this on

0:32.4

Mandy Thursday. I know we're going to talk

0:34.2

about Holy Week a little bit later in the show but you being a good Anglican. Have you

0:38.8

been to church yet or is that later today? No, you know it's we can give recommendations right off the bat this week and my recommendation

0:47.6

this week although it's coming a week late I guess because when people hear it it's going to

0:51.8

be after Monday Thursday

0:52.8

they're going to miss the opportunity to go. They can write it down for next year.

0:56.9

Yeah I thought about that actually when we came out of last week's program I was like

1:01.2

oh that's the that's one you really are supposed to highlight it. But I think it was

1:06.7

NT Wright who said, don't rush through, or maybe it was Richard John Newhouse in his wonderful book on the seven last words of Jesus.

1:15.8

He said, you know, don't rush past Good Friday yet.

1:19.4

Sit there a little bit and reflect. And of you know Holy Week has all kinds of different

1:27.0

events that the scripture wanted us to know about starting with on Sunday and then

1:32.1

the last supper and then the last words that Jesus spoke.

1:35.6

I mean, you know, the Gospel of John in particular is interesting on this, right?

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