Why are young people in America so unhappy? American young people rank 62nd in happiness worldwide,

even behind war-torn countries like Israel and Ukraine. Look, something's not right. Young people today

face unprecedented levels of anxiety, isolation, and uncertainty. If you've noticed it,

you're not alone, and there's something that Christians can do to help. Please join the Colson

Center and focus on the family for our next eye-opening Lighthouse Voices event. It'll be March 18th

at 7 p.m. Mountain Time. Dr. Jeff Myers will dive into the happiness crisis that's facing the next generation

and also offer ways that we can help change it.

Be part of the conversation in person at Focus on the Family Headquarters or online from anywhere.

It's free, so register now at colsoncenter.org slash lighthouse.

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Welcome to breakpoint, a daily look at an ever-changing culture through the lens of

unchanging truth. For the Colson Center, I'm John Stone Street. In 1787, British abolitionist Thomas Clarkson enlisted a young parliamentarian

into his cause. William Wilberforce had converted to Christ just three years earlier and had

become friends with John Newton, a former slave trader, now pastor and abolitionist. Convinced of

the evils of slavery, Wilberforce agreed to fight it in

parliament. Illness kept him from introducing anti-slavery bills until 1789. Unsurprisingly, when he did,

his opponents put up procedural hurdles, which prevented the vote. Wilberforce persisted,

year after year, continuing to reintroduce bills to abolish the slave trade.

He, in a network of other abolitionists, also launched a massive campaign to build public

support for the cause, and in the process, pioneered almost every tactic that's still used in

campaigns today, like boycotts, posters, slogans, petitions, even cameos, which are the 18th century

equivalent of bumper stickers. In 1796, after six years of failure, it looked as if Wilber

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