John Stonestreet

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 CultureA Student's Guide to Culture and Restoring All Things.

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  • Westboro and the power of a bad idea

    Westboro and the power of a bad idea

    It’s exhausting to talk about Westboro Baptist Church. This small cult, made up almost entirely of a single family and their spouses, has caused a tremendous amount of pain around the country.

  • The weaponization of 'identity'

    The weaponization of 'identity'

    G.K. Chesterton once observed that the “special mark of the modern world is not that it is skeptical, but that it is dogmatic without knowing it.”

  • 'Hallmark's Countdown to Christmas' is tapping into something

    'Hallmark's Countdown to Christmas' is tapping into something

    The sappiness of “Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas” triggers a Pavlovian snark response for many of us. None of these movies are, shall we say, “critically acclaimed.” Still, what these movies lack in Emmy Awards, they make up for in something that those creating and distributing edgier flicks would kill for: millions and millions of viewers.

  • Are Chick-fil-A's new giving priorities a win for LGBT bullies?

    Are Chick-fil-A's new giving priorities a win for LGBT bullies?

    Although the announcement didn’t mention which groups would no longer be funded, most media outlets covering the Chick-fil-A Foundation’s press release on Monday did.

  • DACA and the Supreme Court: There's no such thing as a 'political issue'

    DACA and the Supreme Court: There's no such thing as a 'political issue'

    In recent years, both political parties have shifted talking points on immigration and now effectively hold positions dictated by their most extreme members. Any hope for a legislative solution seems impossible.

  • Exposing China's cultural genocide

    Exposing China's cultural genocide

    Christians must do whatever we can to make people look with painful clarity at the persecution of religious minorities in China. We must care, and we must call our leaders to care.

  • Hollywood's 'Harriet': A real heroine and a powerful God

    Hollywood's 'Harriet': A real heroine and a powerful God

    “Sometimes it stings, like a slap in the face.” That’s how Araminta Tubman – known best as Harriet – describes hearing the voice of God in the new Focus Features’ movie “Harriet.”

  • Abortion rates down but the mission remains

    Abortion rates down but the mission remains

    A recent report from the Guttmacher Institute contained very good news: In 2017, the abortion rate fell to its lowest point since Roe v. Wade was decided. The report also contained some not-so-good news: The pro-life gains Christians often talk about are probably “exaggerated.”

  • 'No Safe Spaces': Important new film tackles freedom of speech vs. tyranny

    'No Safe Spaces': Important new film tackles freedom of speech vs. tyranny

    Free speech on our campuses and in the public square is essential for a free society.

  • From Chuck Colson to Kanye West: What to make of celebrity conversions?

    From Chuck Colson to Kanye West: What to make of celebrity conversions?

    Celebrity conversions aren’t easy to navigate. In fact, the ongoing reaction to reports that Kanye West has been born again, is serious about his faith, and is even considering seminary, all in association with the title and content of his much-anticipated music project “Jesus is King,” sounded more than vaguely familiar to those of us at the Colson Center.