Welcome to Breakpoint, a daily look, in an ever-changing culture through the lens of unchanging truth.

For the Colson Center, I'm John Stone Street.

Recently, a Florida-based cruise line announced a four-year journey with stops in 140 countries.

It was marketed to those who were hoping to avoid the United States during President Trump's second term in office.

Even more dramatic have been those women shaving their heads on social media, whilst hoping to avoid the United States during President Trump's second term in office.

Even more dramatic have been those women shaving their heads on social media while swearing to celibacy in order to protest the patriarchy. But I think the most troubling post-election

overreaction is a trend that seems to have now become a new American holiday tradition.

Cancelling Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations

with loved ones. Choosing politics over our most important relationships. This may be the most

damning evidence yet that America is indeed plagued by what might be called the political

illusion. Now, at least part of this trend is just how consequential our elections have indeed

become. All elections have indeed become.

All elections have consequences, of course, but we're putting a cultural weight on politics that it simply cannot bear.

When essential truths about life and the human person and our most essential relationships are put to a vote,

well, that means that the rest of society, especially the family and the church,

have largely failed to fulfill their roles,

the roles for which God created them.

Even so, Christians especially should fight to stay in important relationships.

Paul instructed Christians to strive to live at peace

with as much as lies within us.

However, this does not mean that we should just remain silent or avoid hard conversations.

In fact, with Thanksgiving tomorrow, we might find ourselves intense conversations over hot topics

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