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Breakpoint

Shifts in Culture, Shifts in the Church

Breakpoint

Colson Center

Christianity, News Commentary, News, Religion & Spirituality

4.83.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

One author has poignantly written "we're not in an age of change, but a change of age." John and Maria discuss that idea as it relates to culture, the church, and ideology in general.

 

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Segment 3 - Shifts in Ideology

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Transcript

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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.

0:07.5

Today we're going to talk about a new piece, dissecting major cultural shifts around the world.

0:13.5

We're also going to talk about on a smaller scale

0:16.5

cultural shifts happening within the evangelical church in America.

0:21.0

So we have a lot of stuff to get you today. We're so glad you're with us.

0:24.0

Stick around.

0:27.0

Welcome to Breakpoint this week.

0:29.0

From the Coulson Center for Christian Worldview, I'm Maria Bear, alongside John Stone Street, president of the Coulson Center. in and support them in all their endeavors.

0:43.0

There were a lot of free services offered at the DNC this week.

0:46.7

There was food and drink and free abortions and vasectomies.

0:53.0

So they really were covering the gamut this week.

0:56.0

Nothing says we're the party that cares about children

0:59.0

like offering free abortions and vasectomies.

1:02.0

They might as well put up a sign that was like

1:04.4

please do not procreate, please. I want everyone I want everyone here to know that

1:09.1

we had committed beforehand not to talk about this and the temptation is just too great.

1:15.0

It's like an SNL skit. The fact that they would do, I mean it's so pandering and gross and weird and upsetting, but... Well, look, we... and and specifically on what has happened in the 30 years from safely going

1:35.2

rare to free abortions and vasectomies out front and you know it's important to

1:39.2

know this was a Planned Parenthood offering not a DNC offering although the the daylight between the two

1:44.7

organizations is pretty pretty thin but we're gonna talk about something else

1:49.3

because we talked about politics last week.

1:52.6

Yeah, that's true.

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