K-12 Enrollment Drops, Supreme Court Declines Baronnelle's Case, and the Gift of Forgiveness

John and Maria start BreakPoint This Week by discussing a recent commentary related to forgiveness. Maria notes a special point in the article where John states that we are likely choosing to forget about forgiveness, creating a unique honor-shame culture. Then John and Maria visit briefly on a story they covered last week where the IRS sent a letter to a Christian group stating they didn't qualify for tax exempt status. Due to public backlash, the IRS granted the Christian group tax exempt status. Maria continues the line of conversation from the IRS to the Supreme court, who denied hearing an appeal by Baronnelle Stutzman who is facing financial ruin. Baronnelle has been bullied by Washington state and has an ominous road ahead due to the Supreme Court not hearing her case. John shares her story and why the church needs to come alongside her as she continues to faithfully follow the Lord. Maria then asks John to give clarity on the situation in Haiti, where the President of Haiti was killed and now the country faces political upheaval.  To close, John and Maria visit on recent reports that public school enrollment has dropped significantly over the past year. This comes on the heals of debates to teach Critical Race Theory as an ultimate theory for the state of the world. - Story References -  Why The Greatest Gift the Church Can Give Us Right Now Is Forgiveness Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Appeal by Baronnelle Stutzman  Haiti Hunts Down President's Assassins as Crisis Deepens 3% school enrollment drop is largest decline in over two decades | CRT Stokes Fire   - Resources - Visions of Vocation: Common Grace for the Common Good Steve Garber | Book on Virtue Muscle Shoals Documentary | March, 2020