Pope Francis "Blesses" Same-Sex Couples, "Bluey" Accused of Being too Pro-Dad, and the Worldview of Christmas
Breakpoint
Colson Center
4.8 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 22 December 2023
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
John and Maria discuss the inconsistencies and fallout from the Pope's decision to "bless" same sex "marriage". A New York Times op-ed criticizes a popular children's program for its dad-affirming story lines. Also, John and Maria take a look at the theology of Christmas.
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Segment 1: Papal Blessing of Same Sex Marriage
"Pop Francis Allows Priests to Bless Same-Sex Couples"
Segment 2: Bluey Under Attack
"'Bluey' and 'Chip Chilla' Offer a Fantasy of a Fun TV Dad"
Segment 3: Theology of Christmas
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to a Christmas-e edition of Breakpoint this week where we're talking about the top stories of the week from a Christian worldview. |
| 0:08.4 | Today we're going to talk about a new announcement from the Vatican about Pap blessings for same sex unions. |
| 0:14.4 | We're also going to talk about the kids show Bluey and what it says about our |
| 0:19.2 | culture's view of dads. |
| 0:21.2 | We have a lot to get to today. |
| 0:22.2 | We're so glad you're with us. Stick around. |
| 0:26.4 | Welcome to Breakpoint this week. From the Coulson Center for Christian Worldview, |
| 0:29.6 | I'm Maria Bear, alongside John Stone Street, president of the Coulson Center. |
| 0:33.8 | John, it's, wait, the day before, |
| 0:36.6 | the day before, the day before, is that right? |
| 0:38.5 | Is it three times before Christmas? |
| 0:40.5 | No, I think it's just two. |
| 0:42.3 | Okay, shoot. |
| 0:43.0 | The day before, the day before. |
| 0:45.0 | The day before. No, the day before. |
| 0:47.0 | Well, it depends. I mean, today we're more recording, but I'm trying to, you know, be |
| 0:51.0 | Technos Abbey in the world of podcast. so most people are going to hear this on Saturday |
| 0:55.5 | Oh I see okay some people you know it does you know at some point on Friday this goes live for people |
| 1:01.8 | But people listening on the radio are going to |
| 1:03.6 | hear it on Saturday people listening on the podcast are gonna I know I know people you know |
| 1:08.7 | set their calendar alarms and they can't wait for the next episode comes out each and every week. |
| 1:14.7 | That is so uncharacteristically considerate of you to think about that. |
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