The Downside of Anonymous Egg and Sperm Donations, The Church Ponders How to Minister to those who Identify as LGBT, and the Biblical View of Work
Breakpoint
Colson Center
4.8 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 24 March 2023
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Children born as the result of anonymous sperm and egg donations and those adopted via a closed adoption don't know their biological parents. John and Maria discuss the potential problems. And what is the Biblical view of work?
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Segment 3 - Retirement
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to Breakpoint this Week, where we're talking about the top stories of |
| 0:05.7 | the week from a Christian worldview. |
| 0:07.6 | Today, we're going to talk about the 18th birthday of a law in the UK that outlaws anonymous, |
| 0:13.4 | sperm, and egg donation. |
| 0:14.8 | What that means for kids who are conceived this way. |
| 0:17.2 | We're also going to talk about the rights of kids when it comes to gay marriage and adoption, |
| 0:21.9 | and what kids really need and want in their parents. |
| 0:24.6 | We have a lot to get to today, but we're so glad you're with us. |
| 0:27.4 | Stick around. |
| 0:30.4 | Welcome to Breakpoint this Week. |
| 0:32.2 | From the Colson Center for Christian worldview, I'm Maria Bear alongside John Stone Street. |
| 0:36.8 | John, we got a few comments last week on our discussion about monkeys. |
| 0:40.8 | I'm not going to go back into it and share the stories that we shared then, but the reactions |
| 0:45.3 | were mixed. |
| 0:46.3 | That's what I'm going to say. |
| 0:47.3 | I'm just going to say that this is two weeks in a row for you, soliciting comments from |
| 0:50.6 | our... |
| 0:51.6 | Not soliciting, but involuntarily creating a lot of comments from our listeners. |
| 0:57.1 | I like it. |
| 0:58.1 | People are passionate. |
| 0:59.1 | Is that what's happening? |
| 1:00.1 | All right. |
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