Biola UniversityStories this week:
- Marijuana and youth health: New medical studies show legalization has coincided with a sharp rise in adolescent ER visits, including severe physical and psychiatric effects, raising ethical and biblical concerns about bodily stewardship.
- Australia’s social media ban: Australia enacted the world’s first nationwide ban on social media accounts for children under 16, shifting responsibility to tech companies and sparking debate over protection versus government overreach.
- Charlie Kirk and spiritual response: A Barna study finds Kirk’s death prompted more spiritual than political action, particularly among Gen Z and practicing Christians, suggesting deeper spiritual currents at work.
- AI and academic integrity: A major AI conference discovered that over 20% of peer reviews were fully AI-generated, exposing serious ethical failures and double standards in higher education.
- Listener Question: Why some families have more children
- Listener Question: Church becoming affirming
- Listener Question: Praying without visible answers
Episode Transcript
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