R. Albert Mohler Jr.'s Blog, page 111

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 17:50):
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The Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court to Reinstate Boston Marathon Bomber, But Still Says it Will Stop Federal Executions? Sometimes, Irony Reveals the Truth

NEW YORK TIMES (ADAM LIPTAK)
Supreme Court Seems Ready to Restore Death Sentence for Boston Marathon Bomber

NEW YORK TIMES (NICK MADIGAN, MICHAEL LEVENSON AND NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS)
Parkland School Shooting Suspect to Plead Guilty

PART 2 (17:51 - 20:31):
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What Is Behind The Death Penalty? At the Most Foundational Level Is The Imago Dei, Justice, and the Value of Human Life

PART 3 (20:32 - 26:43):
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His Battles Are Over: The Complicated Life and Legacy Of General Colin Powell As Military Leader And Secretary Of State

WASHINGTON POST (BRADLEY GRAHAM)
Colin L. Powell, Former Secretary of State and Military Leader, Dies at 84

Monday, October 18, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 13:15):
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Biden Appointed Commission on Supreme Court Suggests Term Limits for Justices — So Why Would That Be a Bad Idea? Answer: Our Commitment to the Separation of Powers

THE HILL (JOHN KRUZEL)
Two Conservatives Resign from Biden's Supreme Court Commission

PART 2 (13:16 - 17:0):
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So Other Nations Have Term Limits for Judges? Well, Other Nations Have Other Constitutions. The U.S. Has Its Constitutional System for Good Reason

ASSOCIATED PRESS (JESSICA GRESKO)
Supreme Court Commission Talks Positively of Shorter Terms

PART 3 (17:1 - 26:7):
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Dave Chapelle Controversy Challenges the LGBTQ Doctrine of Harm — What Is At Stake In This Controversy For Christians?

NEW YORK TIMES (JOHN KOBLIN)
Netflix Loses Its Glow as Critics Target Chappelle Special

NEW YORK TIMES (JASON ZINOMAN)
Dave Chappelle Isn’t Canceled. He Just Likes to Talk About It.

Friday, October 15, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 11:34):
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Dutch Royal Family Updated for the Moral Revolutionaries As Prime Minister Declares Royal Successor Can Marry Person Of Any Gender

WALL STREET JOURNAL (JAMES MARSON)
Dutch Royals Can Marry Same-Sex Partners Without Risking Throne, Government Says

WASHINGTON POST (SAMMY WESTFALL)
Dutch Royals Can Marry Same-sex Partner and Keep Throne, Prime Minister Says

PART 2 (11:35 - 16:35):
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Speed Of Moral Revolutions To The Left On Display As Cambridge University Releases Document Explaining How To Spot Trans Exclusive Radical Feminists—You May Be Next

THE TELEGRAPH (EWAN SOMERVILLE)
Cambridge University ‘Terf-Spotting’ Guide Condemned As A ‘Witch-Finder’s Charter’

PART 3 (16:36 - 20:31):
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Should Christians Boycott Businesses That Support The Secular Revolution? — Dr. Mohler Responds To Letters From Listeners Of The Briefing

PART 4 (20:32 - 24:47):
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Where Do We Draw The Line Between Legislating Theologically And Legislating A Theocracy? — Dr. Mohler Responds To Letters From Listeners Of The Briefing

Thursday, October 14, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 9:42):
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How Did the Public Schools Become Such a Battleground? The Real Roots of the Crisis

PART 2 (9:43 - 21:24):
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State of Virginia As Ground Zero For Debate Over Who Should Determine Education of Children — The Parents or The Professional Elite

WASHINGTON POST (JENNA PORTNOY)
McAuliffe Vetoes Bill Permitting Parents to Block Sexually Explicit Books in School

WALL STREET JOURNAL (GERARD BAKER)
Merrick Garland Has a List, and You’re Probably on It

PART 3 (21:25 - 25:39):
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The Moral Revolution in a Single Article — USA Today Imbeds Transgender Ideology In a Report About Texas Abortion Law

USA TODAY (MABINTY QUARSHIE)
Getting An Abortion While Trans Was Always Hard. In Texas, A New Law Puts Outsized Burdens On Them

Lord, It is Good That We Are Here

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Wednesday, September 29, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 11:14):
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ACLU Changes Ruth Bader Ginsberg Quote To Include Gender-Neutral Language — Less Than One Year After Her Death, Is RBG Already ‘On the Wrong Side of History?’

NEW YORK TIMES (MICHELLE GOLDBERG)
The A.C.L.U. Errs on R.B.G.

PART 2 (11:15 - 18:51):
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‘It Was Not A Mistake Without A Thought’: Even As ACLU Apologizes, The Left Rethinks Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Second Wave Feminism in Light of LGBTQ Issues

NEW YORK TIMES (MICHAEL POWELL)
A.C.L.U. Apologizes for Tweet That Altered Quote by Justice Ginsburg

PART 3 (18:52 - 24:29):
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Getting Rid of ‘Balanced’ News Coverage: GLAAD Calls for Silencing Voices That Counter LGBTQ Movement

USA TODAY (SAMMY GIBBONS, PETRUCE JEAN-CHARLES, AND CLAIRE THORNTON)
'At the Whim of Misinformation': New Report Calls Out Southern Media Coverage of LGBTQ Issues

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 10:37):
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An Historic Federal Election in Germany: Why Should it Matter in America? What Is at Stake?

WASHINGTON POST
German Election 2021

PART 2 (10:38 - 18:8):
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The Ghosts of History and the Future of Germany: Great Power Politics and Looming Worldview Issues

PART 3 (18:9 - 24:53):
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Sorry, Liz, You Were Right the First Time — Rep. Liz Cheney Says She is “Sorry” for Opposing Same-Sex Marriage

WASHINGTON POST (AMY B WANG)
Rep. Liz Cheney Says ‘I Was Wrong’ To Have Opposed Same-Sex Marriage Before

Monday, September 27, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 10:35):
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The Culture of Death’s Big Win in the House of Representatives — It’s Unconscionable

WASHINGTON POST (HENRY OLSEN)
The Democrats’ Abortion Bill is Radical. Good Thing It’s Dead on Arrival in the Senate.

PART 2 (10:36 - 16:15):
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Issues of Life Loom in Upcoming Gubernatorial Election in Virginia — And Could Be a Sign of Things to Come

NEW YORK TIMES (TRIP GABRIEL)
With Abortion Rights Under Threat, Democrats Hope to Go on Offense

PART 3 (16:16 - 21:52):
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Thinking Christianly: Genesis and Creation Are Essential to a Christian Worldview

Friday, September 24, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 8:55):
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Virtue Signaling Of the Pro-Abortion Message—Democrats in Congress and White House Move to Legislate Roe v. Wade

NEW YORK TIMES (CARL HULSE)
With Roe Under Threat, House Plans to Vote on Bill to Counter Abortion Curbs

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Statement of Administration Policy

PART 2 (8:56 - 13:35):
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War of Polls and the War of Politics: Popularity Poll Of Supreme Court Justices Highlights Unrelenting Support of Abortion By Any Means Necessary

USA TODAY (JOHN FRITZE)
Democratic Support For Supreme Court Plummets After Decision in Texas Abortion Case, Poll Finds

PART 3 (13:36 - 24:4):
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Why the Briefing? What Does “Augustinian” Mean? Doctors Compelled to Perform Abortions? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners

Thursday, September 23, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 8:55):
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Liberals Hold On to Power in Canada— Lessons from the Canadian Election Reach far Beyond Canada

NEW YORK TIMES (IAN AUSTEN)
To Unseat Trudeau, Canada’s Top Conservative Leans Left

PART 2 (8:56 - 16:50):
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So, Is the Conservative Party in Canada Actually Conservative?

LIBERAL PARTY OF CANADA
Key Actions Since 2015 to Build a More Equal Canada for Everyone

PART 3 (16:51 - 22:51):
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History of ‘Liberal’ and ‘Conservative’ in the Midst of Changing Political Spectrum — And What About The ‘Left’ and The ‘Right’ in Politics and Culture?

PART 4 (22:52 - 25:27):
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A Biblical Theology of Order — The Foundation for Human Flourishing In Society and Christian Preservation of God’s Design