Deploying National Guard to American Cities, U.K. Comedian Arrested for Tweets, Malcolm Gladwell Confesses, Where Human Rights Come From, A Conversation with Jack Phillips, and “Shiny, Happy People”

Liberty depends on the older generation telling the truth about tyranny. __________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org. 

John and Maria discuss the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk, whose bold defense of truth inspired a generation to think clearly and engage courageously.  Recommendations  Hebrews 11  The Babylon Bee: World Deemed Unworthy Of Charlie Kirk  Turning Point USA  Segment 1 - Charlie Kirk’s Legacy  Associated Press: Suspect in assassination of Charlie Kirk arrested on suspicion of capital murder, weapons and obstruction offenses  WORLD: Charlie Kirk, 31, dies from gunshot wound  YouTube: Charlie Kirk Revealed in June How He Wanted to be Remembered  Segment 2 - This Cultural Moment  Breakpoint: From Cancel Culture to Assassination Culture?  ______________________  Support Breakpoint by becoming a Cornerstone Monthly Partner between now and October 31 at colsoncenter.org/september.  Access the Why Life? video series at colsoncenter.org/whylife.  Watch Truth Rising, now available at truthrising.com/colson. 

A new era has been marked; Christians must tell the truth.  __________ To download, print or share this commentary, or to receive these daily commentaries in your email inbox, go to breakpoint.org.   

If abortion is truly about women’s health, as advocates claim, they should immediately demand more regulations and limits on the practice. __________ Become a Cornerstone Monthly Partner today by going to colsoncenter.org/monthly.

It’s not too late to get your children off their smartphones. __________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org.

At this educational crossroads of our country, Christians can help loosen the stranglehold of the state over education. __________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org.  

If the government thinks it can grant rights, then they can also take them away.  __________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org.

John and Maria discuss the President deploying the National Guard to American cities, and what the arrest of a comedian in the U.K. for social media posts signifies. Also, Sen. Tim Kaine misunderstands human rights. John has a conversation with Jack Phillips and answers listener questions about “Shiny, Happy, People.” Recommendations  Truth Rising (streaming now)  Sarah Groves  Segment 1 - News Headlines  Associated Press: As Trump threatens more Guard troops in US cities, here’s what the law allows  Comedian Arrested in U.K. for tweets   National Review: Malcolm Gladwell Reaches His Tipping Point on Trans Athletes  Segment 2 - Our Rights Come From God  Ted Cruz Confronts Tim Kaine   MSN: Kaine sparks backlash after calling Declaration of Independence's God-given rights ‘extremely troubling’  Segment 3 - Jack Phillips: Life Lived Forward   Comments from Listeners  US Weekly: Shiny, Happy People  ______________________  Support Breakpoint by becoming a Cornerstone Monthly Partner between now and October 31 at colsoncenter.org/september.  Watch Truth Rising, now available at truthrising.com/colson.   

The worldviews that we currently embrace in the West just aren’t working out, and it’s causing people to look again at the Christian story.  __________ Watch the Truth Rising documentary at truthrising.com. 

When people believe that bad ideas make people unworthy of their humanity, then what begins with hashtags and de-platforming can end with bullets and bombs. __________ Get the latest on the Truth Rising documentary at truthrising.com.