http://www.summit.org/ en michael@summit.org Copyright 2012 2012-05-23T14:45:54+00:00 http://www.summit.org/blogs/the-point/solidarity-at-vanderbilt/ http://www.summit.org/blogs/the-point/solidarity-at-vanderbilt/ They are breaking the spiral, the right way. From the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I’m John Stonestreet with the Point. For months, religious student groups at Vanderbilt University have battled their administration over whether the school will give them the freedom to decide who can lead their groups. The university has ruled that religious student groups can’t discriminate on the basis of religion. So in theory, an atheist could be president of a Christian student group. 2012-05-23T14:45:54+00:00 http://www.summit.org/blogs/the-point/human-pills/ http://www.summit.org/blogs/the-point/human-pills/ We should be horrified but not surprised. From the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I’m Jon Stonestreet with The Point. Officials in South Korea recently discovered thousands of pills containing flesh from human babies. Apparently the market for these pills is driven by many South Koreans who wrongly believe that the flesh from babies and human placentas provides special health benefits. 2012-05-22T16:47:44+00:00 http://www.summit.org/blogs/the-point/the-bullying-anti-bullyist/ http://www.summit.org/blogs/the-point/the-bullying-anti-bullyist/ He’s supposed be against bullying, but that’s exactly what he did. From the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I’m John Stonestreet with the Point. Dan Savage is a well-known columnist and creator of the It Gets Better Project, an initiative that advocates against the bullying of teens with same-sex attractions and encouraging those students to fully embrace a homosexual lifestyle. 2012-05-21T14:51:12+00:00 http://www.summit.org/blogs/the-point/why-legal-definitions-matter/ http://www.summit.org/blogs/the-point/why-legal-definitions-matter/ What the state recognizes you must recognize. From the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I’m Jon Stonestreet with The Point. Yesterday I talked about how important words and definitions are to public debates, like the current one over so-called same-sex “marriage.” The language of “banning” it is not only inaccurate since it hasn’t existed in those states voting on it, but it certainly carries negative connotations. 2012-05-18T15:14:24+00:00 http://www.summit.org/blogs/the-point/why-legal-definition-matter/ http://www.summit.org/blogs/the-point/why-legal-definition-matter/ The choice of words really matter. From the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I’m Jon Stonestreet with The Point. With the president and vice-president each announcing their support for expanding the legal definition of marriage to include same-sex relationships, and with Republican candidate Mitt Romney voicing his position over the weekend, we can be certain that this will be one of the central issues of this presidential campaign. 2012-05-17T16:18:21+00:00 http://www.summit.org/blogs/the-point/losing-touch-with-history/ http://www.summit.org/blogs/the-point/losing-touch-with-history/ If those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it, we’re in trouble. For the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I’m John Stonestreet with The Point. What’s the difference between Winston Churchill and Sherlock Holmes? Well, according to a large cross-section of British teenagers, one’s historical and the other not—but not in the order you think. 2012-05-16T15:23:10+00:00 http://www.summit.org/blogs/the-point/getting-saved/ http://www.summit.org/blogs/the-point/getting-saved/ What does it mean to “be saved”? From the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I’m John Stonestreet with The Point. Praying the “sinner’s prayer” to “ask Jesus into our hearts” so when we die we go to Heaven. That’s often the language of our evangelism, but is it the language of the Bible? 2012-05-15T14:52:05+00:00 http://www.summit.org/blogs/the-point/unlimited-eggs-unlimited-embryos-limited-ethics/ http://www.summit.org/blogs/the-point/unlimited-eggs-unlimited-embryos-limited-ethics/ Another ethical can of worms is open. Are Christians ready? From the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I’m John Stonestreet with The Point. Scientists in New England and the U.K. have figured out how to produce unlimited human eggs in the laboratory using stem cells taken from women’s ovaries. This is a huge discovery. According to the British Independent, unlimited human eggs could mean cheap stem cell research, anti-aging techniques and even the ability to reverse menopause and infertility. 2012-05-14T17:20:21+00:00 http://www.summit.org/blogs/the-point/the-m-word/ http://www.summit.org/blogs/the-point/the-m-word/ As we choose a president, what about the “M” word? From the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I’m John Stonestreet for The Point. In a recent interview, after it became all but certain Mitt Romney a Mormon would be the Republican nominee, ABC asked Rick Warren if he considered Mormons Christians. 2012-05-11T15:52:59+00:00 http://www.summit.org/blogs/the-point/the-pornographic-cross/ http://www.summit.org/blogs/the-point/the-pornographic-cross/ Is the crucifixion pornographic? For the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I’m John Stonestreet with The Point. According to the Reverend Kay Campbell, the Passion of Jesus Christ on the cross is a kind of pornography and may even teach Christians that violence is okay. 2012-05-10T16:04:24+00:00