Cultural Update: Atheist Says Christianity Is Key to Saving America; Right to Die for Mental Decline; AI Choosing Embryos

Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture

For the first week of the new year, Sean & Scott discuss:

• Update on the wildfires in Southern California.
• Atheist author argues that true Christianity is key to saving America.
• The California Senate revisits expanding aid-in-dying laws to include dementia and Alzheimer's patients.
• AI’s role in selecting embryos raises significant ethical and moral questions about life and reproduction.
• Listener Response to Jim Daly on singleness
• Listener Question: Responsibility to leave inheritance to a child living a life you don't agree with.

Join us for ANCHORED: A Conference for Pastors, Church Leaders and the Community June 9-11, 2025. Hosted by Talbot School of Theology at Biola University in Southern California. Learn more and register at https://www.biola.edu/anchored

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Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith and Culture is a podcast from Talbot School of Theology at Biola University, which offers degrees both online and on campus in Southern California.
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Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Wildfire Update (00:01:19)

3. Atheist Writer: Christianity is the Key to Saving America (00:05:07)

4. Using AI to Choose Embryos (00:20:39)

5. A Right to Die for Mental Decline (00:32:48)

6. Listener Question: Response to Jim Daly on Singleness (00:44:49)

7. Listener Question: Leaving Inheritance to a Child Living a Life You Don't Agree With (00:51:03)