A New Pope, People Turn to AI for Religion, and When is Error Heresy?
Robert Prevost has been elected Pope Leo XIV. What should we be looking for in the new leader? A new law in Washington calls religious freedom into question in cases of reporting abuse. AI-fueled spiritual fantasies and psychosis are destroying families and lives. John and Maria offer a framework on discerning truth from heresy in different religions and denominations. Recommendations TIME: How Hard is Chess? What Would You Say? Video Series Segment 1 - New Pope Elected and State Shenanigans CNN: May 8, 2025 Leo XIV elected as first American pope CBS News: Feds call child abuse confession law for priests "anti-Catholic" as church vows to excommunicate those who comply WORLD: Maine court removes mother’s right to bring child to church Segment 2 - AI-Fueled Psychosis Rolling Stone: People are Losing Loves Ones to AI-Fueled Spiritual Fantasies Breakpoint: Richard Dawkins, a “Cultural Christian” Resources from Sherry Turkle Breakpoint: Leave Loud, Blaming Churches TIME: How Hard is Chess? Segment 3 - Mormonism and Denominational Differences Colorado's fourth Latter-day Saints temple to reflect new mountain home in Colorado Springs Segment 4 - Listener Questions Submit a question to Breakpoint here! 60 Minutes: Egg freezing popularity increasing among young women to preserve their fertility Breakpoint: Messing with Imago Dei __________ Sign up for the FREE video series Why Life? at colsoncenter.org/whylife. Sign up for the Colson Educator Course: Navigating Cancel Culture at colsoneducators.org.
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Messing with Imago Dei
Is “baby optimization” unscientific and immoral? Related Resource Breakpoint Forum: The Perils and Promise of Artificial Intelligence ___________ Join the Colson Center as a Cornerstone Partner at colsoncenter.org/monthly.
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We’ve Seen the Dire Wolf Movie and it Doesn’t End Well
Does Hollywood usually know the answer to “What could possibly go wrong?” _____________ Learn more about the Colson Fellows Program and apply today at colsonfellows.org.
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The Papal Conclave
Why all Christians should care who the next pope is. __________ Register for the ACSI Rooted Educator Worldview Summit in Dallas, TX at acsi.org/rooted.
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A Win for Dr. Allan Josephson, ADF, and for Children
Physician Professor who questioned transgender treatments for kids wins big in court. Related Resource What Would You Say?: Is Sex Assigned at Birth? __________ Register for the ACSI Rooted Educator Worldview Summit at acsi.org/rooted.
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