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HeadlinesEvolutionary Mysticism and the End of Science
By Dr. Jake HebertEvolutionary secularists often fancy themselves as hard-nosed empiricists who are immune to the allures of “magical” thinking. However, as the inadequacies of materialistic naturalism become more and more obvious, we shouldn’t be surprised to see them embracing mystical ideas.Read…
HeadlinesTop Leaders: Parents Must Get Children Out of Public School
From The American Renewal ProjectCiting indoctrination and sexualization of children in government schools, along with other concerns, a number of top conservative and Christian voices across America have urged parents to remove their kids from public schools in recent days.Read More
HeadlinesFive Signs Your Church Might Be Heading Toward Progressive Christianity
by Alisa ChildersSeveral years ago, my husband and I began attending a local evangelical, nondenominational church. We cherished the sense of community we found among the loving and authentic people we met there, and the intelligent, “outside the box” pastor who led our flock with thought-provoking…
HeadlinesBreakPoint: How Unthinkable Became Unquestionable
New Study on the Collapse of Moral ConsensusJohn Stonestreet & Roberto RiveraAnyone else dizzy by how quickly some things went from being unthinkable to unquestionable? Just in the last few years? Although the most recent demands of the Sexual Revolution are more radical than ever, people seem to…
HeadlinesSex Education or Sexual Politics?
by The Louisiana Family ForumIt’s that time again. Children are returning to public school classrooms all across our state. Students and teachers are thinking about the ole reading, writing, and arithmetic. But in some districts, administrators are thinking about other subjects. Some school…
HeadlinesBreakPoint: A Failure of Faith Formation
What We Learn from Public Disavowals of ChristianityBy John StonestreetLast week, following the high profile falling away from faith of Joshua Harris, former Hillsong singer and songwriter Marty Sampson posted this on Instagram: “Time for some real talk…I’m genuinely losing my faith…and it doesn’t…
HeadlinesRead and Weep!
by Joy PullmannThis year’s back to school catalog for grades three to six from Scholastic, a children’s publishing giant, features books selected through a partnership with the identity politics pressure group We Need Diverse Books. The results are about what you might imagine. Read more at…
HeadlinesBreakPoint: The Empty Planet Population Bust, not Population Bomb
By John Stonestreet & Roberto RiveraWe’ve mentioned in the past on BreakPoint about “zombie abortion arguments.” You know, those arguments that just won’t die? They continue to be repeated long after they should have been “dead and buried.” Like zombies in movies, these arguments continue shuffling…
HeadlinesWhy I'm Changing My Mind About Technology
By Carey NieuwhofHow do you feel about your phone? That’s an increasingly interesting question. Ask me that five years ago and I would have told you I love mine. My guess is that by now you might have a love/hate relationship with it. You love what it gives you, but you’re not sure what it’s doing…
HeadlinesBreakPoint: Trans Children and Parental Rights
By John Stonestreet & G. Shane MorrisImagine if tomorrow, a judge in the most liberal state in the country announced children no longer belong to their parents, they’re no longer under their parents’ authority. From henceforth, says the decree, kids belong to the state. Outraged parents would take…
HeadlinesCalifornia Raids Christian School, Seeks to Change Its Beliefs or Shut It Down
By Pacific Justice InstitutePacific Justice Institute (PJI) is fighting for the future of a Christian boarding school in Northern California that has been targeted by State officials. PJI believes the case has chilling implications for Christian schools throughout California. On January 18, 2019, a…
HeadlinesOur Children Are in Serious Danger
Libraries and schools across America are introducing children to deviant sexual behavior and significant gender confusion at very early ages. See article here. If God is ever gracious enough to give us a spiritual awakening, we will one day look back on these days with horror. Sexual exploitation…