You're listening to Breakpoint this week, where we're talking about the top stories of the week from a Christian perspective.

Today we're going to talk about the legacy of William Wilberforce, an attack on Christians in the Democratic Republic of Congo,

and some new developments in assisted reproductive technology.

We have a lot to get to this week. As always, we're so glad

you're with us. Please stick around. Welcome to Breakpoint this week. From the Colson Center for

Christian Worldview, I'm Maria Bear, alongside John Stone Street, president of the Colson Center. I am

recording this week, our producer just said, it looks like you're up in the mountains somewhere.

I don't think there are mountains in Iowa, but there are lots of hills.

I don't know exactly how to characterize this terrain I'm in. But I'm once again at Village Creek Bible Camp outside of Lansing, Iowa, right along the Mississippi River. And it is gorgeous here.

John, you are at an undisclosed

location this week, too, right? You and me are both summering pretty hard. We are summering.

We're summering. That's right. But we would never, never leave the broadcast without, you know,

filling it with something meaningful. So here we are. You got to keep first things first. That's right.

Also, I wanted to wish you,

and all who might celebrate, a happy feast day of William Wilberforce. That actually took place

of Wednesday of this week. You and I are recording this on Thursday. And this is a recognition of

William Wilberforce instituted by the Anglican Church, which is your home turf. So do you want to tell us a

little bit about the origination of this? Well, ish. I mean, it depends on what you mean. But,

you know, there's various days that are set up to honor certain folks within church history. And

William Warberforce's day was Wednesday. And several people posted about it,

which was great. But, you know, more than that, Wilberforce certainly is a life worth celebrating.

So I'll telegraph my recommendation early from the end of the program to today, which is,

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