R. Albert Mohler Jr.'s Blog, page 117

Thursday, September 9, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 10:24):
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Court Rules Against Catholic School’s Firing of a Gay Teacher — Warning Every Religious Institution of the Inevitable Clash of the Sexual Revolution and Religious Liberty

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Court Rules Catholic School Wrongfully Fired Gay Substitute

PART 2 (10:25 - 14:12):
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The Culture of Death Scores Another Victory: Mexican Supreme Court Decriminalizes Abortion

WASHINGTON POST (MARY BETH SHERIDAN AND ALEJANDRA IBARRA CHAOUL)
Mexico Decriminalizes Abortion, A Dramatic Step in World’s Second-Biggest Catholic Country

PART 3 (14:13 - 17:56):
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Gender Neutrality by Government Decree—Legislature of California Seeks to Push Itself Into Every Aspect of Life, Including the Toy Aisle

THE HILL (NATALIE PRIEB)
California Lawmakers Pass Bill Requiring Gender Neutral Sections in Department Stores

PART 4 (17:57 - 22:53):
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Irony in the Academy? Study About Dishonesty Turns Out to Be Dishonest

CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION (TOM BARTLETT)
A Dishonest Study on Dishonesty Puts a Prominent Researcher on the Hot Seat

PART 5 (22:54 - 24:46):
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Epimenides Paradox: Can You Trust a Liar Who Says He Is Lying?

A Profile of Moral Collapse: President Biden, Abortion, and the Culture of Death

Almost fifty years after Roe v. Wade, abortion remains the moral issue in American public discourse and politics.... The post A Profile of Moral Collapse: President Biden, Abortion, and the Culture of Death appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Religious Liberty in a Pluralistic Age: A Conversation with Andrew T. Walker

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Wednesday, September 8, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 12:21):
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Motherhood and Marriage Disconnecting? The Surge of U.S. College-Educated Women Having Babies Outside of Marriage and What it Means

WALL STREET JOURNAL (JANET ADAMY)
More College-Educated Women Are Having Babies Outside Marriage

PART 2 (12:22 - 17:31):
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The Aspirational Trajectory of a Secularized Culture: A Society that Subverts Marriage Will Celebrate Marriage-Less Child-Rearing — To Its Own Demise

THE TELEGRAPH (ROSA SILVERMAN)
How ‘Out of Wedlock’ Went from an Insult to an Aspiration

PART 3 (17:32 - 27:4):
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A Generation of American Young Men, Lost and in Crisis — And Not in College

WALL STREET JOURNAL (DOUGLAS BELKIN)
A Generation of American Men Give Up on College: ‘I Just Feel Lost’

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 8:27):
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One of the Major Moral Decision Points in US History as Pro-Choice and Pro-Life Forces War Over Constitutionality and Public Policy of Laws on Abortion

PART 2 (8:28 - 18:39):
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“I Do Not Want to Impose My Religious Beliefs Upon Others” to Pro-Abortion Rights Champion in Chief: History of Joe Biden’s Abortion Views Tells a Tragic Story — And Here is a Timeline

CNN (KATE SULLIVAN)
Biden Says Texas' Anti-Abortion Law is 'Almost Un-American' and 'Sort of Creates a Vigilante System'

AMERICA MAGAZINE (ZAC DAVIS)
Vice President Biden's Comments About Abortion in America Interview Kick Off New Conversations

PART 3 (18:40 - 26:52):
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“When Does Human Life Begin?”: Our Answer to That Fundamental and Unavoidable Question Will Determine Our Policy, Our Politics, and Most Importantly, Our Moral Principles

Friday, September 3, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 9:30):
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The Sanctity of Human Life or the Sanctity of Court Precedents? The Single Word —Sanctity — Reveals the Great Moral Divide

CBS NEWS (LI COHEN)
Sotomayor Pens Scathing Dissent of Texas Abortion Ban: "Justices Have Opted to Bury Their Heads in the Sand"

PART 2 (9:31 - 12:6):
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Pelosi Describes Supreme Court Decision as ‘Cowardly and Flagrantly Unconstitutional’, Setting the Stage for Congress to Debate Abortion

WALL STREET JOURNAL (ELIZA COLLINS AND AARON ZITNER)
Pelosi Plans Abortion-Rights Vote for House After Supreme Court’s Texas Decision

PART 3 (12:7 - 20:8):
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Intersection of Liberal Religion and Pro-Abortion Movement: The Emergence of ‘Reproductive Freedom Congregations’

WASHINGTON POST (ALEJANDRA MOLINA)
Churches are Getting Designated as ‘Reproductive Freedom Congregations’

UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH
Buildings and History

PART 4 (20:9 - 24:15):
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The Mailbox — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners About Issues Addressed on The Briefing

PART 5 (24:16 - 27:3):
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‘A Dairymaid Can Milk Cows to the Glory of God’: On Labor Day We Reflect on the Dignity and Calling of Work

Thursday, September 2, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 8:32):
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A Milestone in the Battle for Life: Supreme Court Allows Texas Abortion Law to Go Into Effect

CNN (KATE SULLIVAN)
Biden Blasts Texas' 6-Week Abortion Ban as 'Extreme' and Violation of a Constitutional Right

PART 2 (8:33 - 13:32):
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Elections Have Consequences — and the Supreme Court is One of Those Consequences

PART 3 (13:33 - 18:50):
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China Says “America Myth Down.” President Biden Says “Incredibly Successful.” Continued Humiliation After Afghanistan Evacuation

WALL STREET JOURNAL (YAROSLAV TROFIMOV AND JEREMY PAGE)
In Leaving Afghanistan, U.S. Reshuffles Global Power Relations

PART 4 (18:51 - 23:34):
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Actor Ed Asner, a Paragon of Liberalism in Hollywood, Dies at 91

NEW YORK TIMES (ANITA GATES)
Ed Asner, Emmy-Winning Star of ‘Lou Grant’ and ‘Up,’ Dies at 91

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 17:16):
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An Atheist Is Now Harvard’s Head Chaplain: Harvard University as a Parable of Theological Collapse and the Secularization of the Academy

NEW YORK TIMES (EMMA GOLDBERG)
The New Chief Chaplain at Harvard? An Atheist.

NEW YORK POST (HANNAH FRISHBERG)
Harvard’s New Chaplain is An atheist — And ‘Good Without God’

BOSTON GLOBE (ANDREW BRINKER)
Harvard’s New Head Chaplain is An Atheist, Unanimously Elected By His Peers

THE GUARDIAN (MAYA YANG)
Harvard University’s New Chief Chaplain is … An Atheist

PART 2 (17:17 - 20:46):
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The Incredible Reach of Popular Culture: ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Will Air First Same-Sex Dance Pair — And Expects You to Join the Celebration

USA TODAY (BRYAN ALEXANDER)
JoJo Siwa to Compete on 'Dancing With the Stars' With Same-Sex Partner: 'We're Going to Make History'

PART 3 (20:47 - 25:3):
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What Does ‘Impossible Meat’ CEO Teach Us About Worldview? Collapse of Distinction between Human Creature and the Animals Leads to Inevitable Moral Confusion

NEW YORK TIMES (DAVID GELLES)
The ‘Hedonistic Altruism’ of Plant-Based Meat

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 4:43):
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How Will History Judge? America Leaves Afghanistan

PART 2 (4:44 - 9:0):
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U.S. Now Among Others in Graveyard of Empires That Is Afghanistan. What Does This Event Reveal About Our Nation?

NEW YORK TIMES
Afghanistan Live Updates: The United States Occupation Is Over

PART 3 (9:1 - 13:33):
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History of Technological Advance in Light of Hurricane Ida: In a World Dependent on Electricity, a Lack of It Poses Much Bigger Threat Than Mere Inconvenience

WALL STREET JOURNAL (WSJ STAFF)
Hurricane Ida: What to Know About the Storm and Its Damage

PART 4 (13:34 - 21:45):
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Hinge Moment in America’s Fight to Recovery the Dignity of Unborn Human Life as Texas Abortion Ban Will Put End to Nearly All Abortions in the State

WASHINGTON POST (ANN E. MARIMOW AND EMILY WAX-THIBODEAUX)
Supreme Court Asked to Block Texas Abortion Law Deputizing Citizens to Enforce Six-Week Ban

TEXAS TRIBUNE (NEELAM BOHRA)
Texas Abortion Law that Bans Procedure as Early as Six Weeks Set to Go into Effect after Court Cancels Hearing, Denies Motions

Monday, August 30, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 8:58):
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"A Breathtaking Amount of Authority" — Supreme Court Rules 6-3 to Strike Down President Biden’s CDC Eviction Moratorium

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
Alabama Association of Realtors v. Department of Health and Human Services

PART 2 (8:59 - 13:12):
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Constitutional Self-Government Is a Rare and Precious Civilizational Achievement — And it Is Fragile

PART 3 (13:13 - 17:36):
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“I Don’t Think Any Member of the Court is Living In Pluto or Something” — Justice Stephen Breyer Faces Pressure From Liberals to Retire

NEW YORK TIMES (ADAM LIPTAK)
Justice Breyer on Retirement and the Role of Politics at the Supreme Court

PART 4 (17:37 - 23:40):
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Concept of Parole Holds Out the Opportunity of Release from Prison to Those Convicted of Certain Crimes Under Certain Circumstances — What About the Assassin of Robert F. Kennedy?

NEW YORK TIMES (NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS)
Parole Board Recommends Release of Sirhan Sirhan, Robert F. Kennedy’s Assassin