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Breakpoint

The Nashville School Shooting, Christian Colleges Face Challenges, and Signals of Transcendence

Breakpoint

Colson Center

Christianity, News Commentary, News, Religion & Spirituality

4.83.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

John and Maria close out a tragic week when a woman identifying as a man killed six at a Christian school in Nashville. Also, several Christian colleges are considering their future in these changing times for higher education.

— Recommendations —

Pray for The Covenant School in Nashville

Read Lamentations

Segment 1 - Nashville Shootings 

Segment 2 - The Shift in American Values

Segment 3 - Stories of the Week

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0:00.0

You're listening to Breakpoint this week, where we're talking about the top stories of

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the week from a Christian perspective.

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Today, we're going to talk about the horrific shooting at a Christian school in Nashville.

0:10.6

We're also going to talk about a new poll showing that patriotism and religion and even having

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children matters less to Americans now than it used to.

0:19.6

We have a lot to get to today, but we're so glad you're with us.

0:22.1

Stick around.

0:25.1

Welcome to Breakpoint this week.

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From the Colson Center for Christian World View, I'm Maria Bayer alongside John Stone

0:30.4

Street, president of the Colson Center.

0:33.2

John, this has been a heavy week for the United States.

0:37.3

We assume that by now, probably most people know the details of the shooting at a Christian

0:42.7

school in Nashville, where three students were killed on Monday when a 28-year-old woman

0:49.0

who was a former student at the school went in and started shooting.

0:54.9

The three children died and I believe three administrators died.

0:58.7

Police came and responded pretty quickly.

1:00.6

It sounds like and we're able to end the shooting there and the shooter, of course, died.

1:06.1

This has been heavy just like all other school shootings are heavy.

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All other tragedies are heavy.

1:13.4

This has had some weird details as most do.

1:17.3

People have unfortunately retreated to narratives.

1:20.5

I think to discuss this, one of the details that's emerged in the story is that the woman

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