BreakPoint: Robots in the Pulpit?
An Ancient Heresy Takes a New Form
If someone described a preacher’s style to you as “robotic,” you probably wouldn’t consider it a compliment. For worshipers at..Read more
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The Spiritual Price of Napalming Your Neurons
My friend Hans Fiene, creator of Lutheran Satire, recently posted a list of tips to help single young men up..Read more
The Point: Playing God with Viruses
When it comes to emerging biotechnologies, our capabilities have far outpaced our ethics. Consider the gene-editing technology CRISPR, for example...Read more
BreakPoint: Millions of Frozen Embryos
An Ethical Blind Spot for Evangelicals
I’m unapologetically Protestant but, as I’ve said for a while now, our Catholic friends have long led the way on..Read more
The Point: California Says No to Do-It-Yourself Gene Hacking
The California Assembly has a terrible recent track record, targeting Christian colleges, pushing radical ideologies, trying to shut down pro-life..Read more
BreakPoint: Twitter Isn’t Real
Opting Out of Amplified Outrage
Recently, a friend shared with me a statement on a personal issue that she wanted to post on social media...Read more
BreakPoint: What We’re Missing About Mass-Shootings
Young Men Are in Crisis
The state of our national discourse is, to put it mildly, discouraging and unhelpful, and the reaction to the recent..Read more
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Chance the Rapper, Katy Perry Must Pay, Sen. Josh Hawley, Transgender Controversies Continue
Taking a Chance. Rap music is not my flavor, but I nonetheless have a fascination with Chance the Rapper. He’s..Read more
The Point: Altering Our DNA for Good?
It’s a brave new world, after all.
CRISPR is a technology that allows us to alter, or edit, DNA, including human DNA. Last year a Chinese doctor..Read more
BreakPoint: Transhumanism
Merging Men and Machines
One of the most repeated themes of science fiction movies is humans merging with or being replaced by machines. Entire..Read more
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