Radical Common Sense
Breakpoint
Colson Center
4.8 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 21 August 2023
⏱️ 1 minutes
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Summary
Recently, ADF International's Lois McLatchie Miller tweeted out her "radical takes" for 2023: "1. Biological men shouldn't compete in women's sports. 2. Silent prayer is not a crime. 3. Ending the lives of babies in the womb is wrong."
She then offered this conclusion: "Radicals of the past got to say things that were groundbreaking. We're stuck with defending the obvious."
She's right. We ought not underestimate, at least if we take seriously Paul's description from the first chapter of Romans, how prone fallen humans are to deny what is obviously true and embrace what is obviously false. That's why, in this cultural moment, stating the obvious is so "radical."
Still, reality eventually wins. For example, many Western nations are backing away from trans-extremism. Tragically, until they do, many lives will be ruined. Ideas have consequences; bad ideas have victims. Thus "radical" Christians must be ready to combat bad ideas and care for their victims.
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| 0:00.0 | With a woman to look at culture from a Christian worldview, I'm John Stone Street with a point. |
| 0:04.3 | Recently, Lois Miller of ADF International tweeted out her, |
| 0:07.6 | Radical Takes for 2023, that biological men shouldn't compete in women's sports. |
| 0:12.0 | That silent prayer is not a crime, that ending the lives of babies in the womb is wrong. |
| 0:16.0 | She then offered this conclusion, quote, |
| 0:17.7 | Radicals of the Past got to say things that were groundbreaking, |
| 0:20.6 | but were stuck with defending the obvious. |
| 0:22.8 | While she's right, we all not underestimate at least that we take seriously. |
| 0:26.0 | Romans chapter 1, just how prone fallen humans are to deny what's obviously true |
| 0:31.2 | and to embrace what's obviously false. |
| 0:33.2 | That's why in this cultural moment, stating the obvious, is so radical and so necessary. |
| 0:37.8 | Still, reality will eventually win. |
| 0:40.0 | For example, many Western nations are backing away from their trans extremism. |
| 0:43.9 | Tragically, until they do, lives will continue to be ruined. |
| 0:46.8 | That's because ideas have consequences, bad ideas have victims. |
| 0:49.9 | So, quote unquote, radical Christians have to be ready to combat bad ideas. |
| 0:53.9 | While caring for victims, for the Colson Center, I'm John Stone Street. |
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