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.

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Jun 2, 2017
Americans and Infidelity: It's Still Not OK
In contrast to the shift in beliefs on almost all the other issues concerning marriage and sexuality, Americans are steadfast in their condemnation of extramarital sexual relations.
Jun 1, 2017
Don't Argue the Exceptions: Beating Bad Arguments for Abortion and Transgenderism
"Humans have ten fingers and ten toes." What if someone argued in response that, because there are exceptions to this — people who because of injury or genetic defect lack a digit or two — we ought not describe ten fingers and ten toes as normal or descriptive of being human?
May 26, 2017
'The Handmaid's Tale' Come True? Just Not in the Way Feminists Think
We're being told that the new adaptation of "The Handmaid's Tale" is "prophetic" and "timely." And I agree, but just not in the way that feminists and leftists mean.
May 25, 2017
Building the Next Master Race? Custom Babies in India
I'm going to tell you a story about an attempt to build a strong nation by breeding better babies. These babies "would be superior in quality, intelligence, looks, and other aspects." This story is from contemporary India.
May 21, 2017
The Hopeless World of '13 Reasons'
If you haven't heard of the Netflix series "13 Reasons Why," I guarantee your teens have. Here's what you need to know about it.
May 20, 2017
'Adult' Is Not a Verb
"#Adulting" is what kids post on social media to congratulate themselves for the rather ordinary feats of paying the bills, finishing the laundry, or just getting to work on time. If our kids don't know what it means to be adults, parents, we should be asking ourselves, are we teaching them?
May 16, 2017
Delaying Marriage and Parenthood
More and more Americans are delaying marriage and parenthood. Let's talk about the consequences of "emerging adulthood."
May 14, 2017
Preach Scripture, Fill the Pews
What's the number one thing we can do to fill our churches? It's probably not what you think.
May 10, 2017
New York Times Readers' Fragile Bubble
What is clear is that many people want to live in a world where their opinions go unchallenged. The mere existence of opinions outside of the new orthodoxy is now considered wholly unacceptable.
May 8, 2017
President Trump's Religious Freedom Order
The understanding of religious freedom has been lost in the culture. Many are just frankly ignorant about what the free exercise of religion means and why our founders thought it so important.