
Breakpoint
Religion & Spirituality Podcas
Join John Stonestreet for a daily dose of sanity—applying a Christian worldview to culture, politics, movies, and more. And be a part of God's work restoring all things.
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Join John Stonestreet for a daily dose of sanity—applying a Christian worldview to culture, politics, movies, and more. And be a part of God's work restoring all things.
Language:
English
Episodes
Hollywood's Identity Crisis
7/15/2025
Characters made in unrooted identity aren’t as captivating as Imago Dei.
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Duration:00:05:21
Why Truth Telling is a Calling for Every Believer
7/14/2025
By calling people to the truth, Christians offer freedom.
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What Would You Say?: Am I on the Wrong Side of History?
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Duration:00:06:01
Where Was God in Camp Mystic Disaster, Politics in the Pulpit, and the Place of Feelings on the Supreme Court
7/11/2025
The age-old question, “where was God?” was raised again after the disastrous flash flood in Texas. The IRS changes its policy on politics in the church. And Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says she puts her feelings over the law.
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Segment 1 - Where Was God in the Camp Mystic Disaster?
CNN: Live updates: Texas flooding death toll
Evil and the Cross: An Analytical Look at the Problem of Pain by Henri Blocher
Lament for a Son by Nicholas Wolterstorff
Segment 2 - Politics in the Pulpit and Justice Jackson's Feelings
NPR: IRS says churches can now endorse political candidates
Breakpoint: Voting: Lesser of Two Evils vs. Lessening Evil
FOX: Jackson defends controversial, fiery SCOTUS dissents as telling people ‘how I feel’
Great Lakes Symposium: Truth, Love, and Humor
Segment 3 - Listener Questions
What Would You Say?: Is Gender Transition a Social Contagion?
Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters by Abigail Shrier
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Duration:00:58:17
To Be Silent is to Be Complicit
7/11/2025
Pastors should speak up for those called outside of church walls as much as inside.
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What Would You Say?: The Separation of Church and State Protects Us From Religious Ideas
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Duration:00:06:59
The Scopes Trial and the Power of Story
7/10/2025
The Scopes Trial and its cast of colorful characters is the story of the power of narratives to shape public perception.
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What Would You Say?: Are Humans and Chimpanzees Basically the Same?
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Duration:00:06:47
Young Men Are Returning to Church
7/9/2025
Why are young men returning to church? And why aren’t young women joining them?
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Duration:00:06:59
Lessons from the Rise and Faltering of Transgenderism
7/8/2025
What’s next?
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Duration:00:07:10
AI Is Not the Problem, We Are
7/7/2025
Artificial intelligence technology isn’t thinking, so why can it get off the rails?
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Duration:00:05:15
Wins at the Supreme Court, the Death of Jimmy Swaggart, Independence Day, and America’s Addiction to Gambling
7/4/2025
Parental rights score wins at the Supreme Court. We look at the importance of the Declaration of Independence on this July 4th and remember the legacy of Jimmy Swaggart.
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Segment 1 - Supreme Court Decisions and the Death of Jimmy Swaggart
MAHMOUD ET AL. v. TAYLOR ET AL.
First Things: SCOTUS Takes on Big Porn
Segment 2 - Independence Day
Breakpoint: Is It Really ‘Self-Evident’ That We Are Equal?
Segment 3 - America's Gambling Addiction
What Would You Say?: Is sports gambling okay?
Breakpoint: Betting on the Final Four: The Scourge of Sports Gambling
Full-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life by David Bahnsen
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Duration:00:52:44
Is It Really ‘Self-Evident’ That We Are Equal?
7/4/2025
If there is some characteristic that grounds human dignity and equality, it must be something intrinsic.
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Duration:00:06:03
Barbarism with a Commercial Face
7/3/2025
Why we don’t need to design a perfect baby.
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Duration:00:05:46
New York’s Coming Consequences
7/2/2025
Recognizing ideals is essential to citizenship.
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Duration:00:03:58
Is the Bible Inerrant? And Why Does it Matter?
7/1/2025
When the cultural mood picks and chooses from the Bible.
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Duration:00:06:02
Free Only to Agree: The Limits of Freedom
6/30/2025
Many western countries are putting the right of conscience and speech to the test.
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What Would You Say?: Is Religious Freedom an Excuse for Discrimination?
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Duration:00:04:16
The U.S. Makes a Dent in Iran’s Nuclear Program, the Fallout from Ten Years of Obergefell, and Lesbian Seagulls
6/27/2025
The U.S. sent bombs and missiles at several of Iran’s nuclear facilities. John talks to Katy Faust about the impact on children from ten years of so-called homosexual marriage. And do seagulls prove homosexuality in nature?
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The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements by Eric Hoffer
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Segment 1 - Top News Stories
John Stonestreet on Culture Friday: Socialism in the city
NPR: 4 things to know about Zohran Mamdani, presumptive Democratic nominee for NYC mayor
The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements by Eric Hoffer
ADF: Camp IdRaHaJe Association v. Roy
Segment 2 - Impact of 10 Years of Obergefell
Breakpoint: A Decade of Obergefell: Corrupted Laws and Misled Courts
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WORLD: Ten years of harm to marriage
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Segment 3 - Lesbian Seagulls
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NYT: How the Gay Rights Movement Radicalized, and Lost Its Way
What Is Marriage?: Man and Woman: A Defense
Same-Sex Marriage: A Thoughtful Approach to God's Design for Marriage by John Stonestreet and Sean McDowell
The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis
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Duration:01:10:36
Christian Hope in Post-Postmodern Despair
6/27/2025
How did we get here, and what do we do now?
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Duration:00:05:19
A Decade of Obergefell: Corrupted Laws and Misled Courts
6/26/2025
How a Supreme Court case aimed to change marriage but redefined family instead.
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Duration:00:07:12
Vietnam Scraps Population Control
6/25/2025
More proof that children are good for everyone.
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Duration:00:05:30
The Moral Nightmare of Losing Our Religion
6/24/2025
If nothing is evil, then murder, racism, abuse, and everything else is good!
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Duration:00:04:44
Real-World Consequences for the Porn Industry
6/23/2025
Society needs a system update on how we think about virtual porn crime.
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Duration:00:06:47