A generation poisoned by porn speaks
In what might be the most haunting line of the article, one teenager simply scoffed at that assumption: “If you put a phone in a child’s hand, you are putting porn in a child’s hand.”
John Stonestreet
Op-ed contributor
John Stonestreet is the President of the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, and co-host with Eric Metaxas of Breakpoint, the Christian worldview radio program founded by the late Chuck Colson. He is co-author of A Practical Guide to Culture, A Student's Guide to Culture and Restoring All Things.
Dear teens, virginity is good for you
Research consistently shows that young people who wait until after the wedding have a better chance for a stable, fulfilling, happy marriage.
Surprise? Marriage single best predictor of long-term happiness
The truth about marriage, however, is that it is, statistically, the single best predictor of long-term happiness.
Suicide rates at all-time high
Something is broken in the United States, and it’s us. Why, in the most prosperous time to be alive in human history, do so many think that they would be better off dead?
Why work is not a result of the Fall
In our current cultural moment, many see work as frustrating, unrewarding, and not worth it (that is, as toil). Christians have an incredible, better vision of work to offer the larger world.
What’s behind America’s ‘great dechurching’?
Those who are happy or indifferent about the decline of American churches are beginning to get glimpses of what an America without Christian influence will look like. It can and will get worse.
Canada’s suicidal slide
The criteria are vague enough. Since the law went into effect, however, the number of Canadians killed annually has gone from 1,000 to over 10,000. In 2021, one in 30 Canadian deaths was by assisted suicide, and only 4% of those who applied to die were turned down.
Why caring for children has always been a priority of the Church
To decide, as many have, that speaking up on controversial cultural issues is “too political” is to leave these victims without care and protection. It is out of step with Christian history.
Is math racist?
Even amid plummeting math scores in the latest Nation’s Report Card data, a growing chorus of progressive voices insists that racism and sexism are the biggest problems we face in how to teach math.
Atheists are more political than Evangelicals
According to political scientist Ryan Burge, “atheists are the most politically active group in American politics today, and the Democrats (and some Republicans) ignore them at their own peril.”
