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Leviticus 1:3–17

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Friday, August 27, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 3:43):
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August 26, 2021: We Were Warned: But the Attack in Afghanistan Leaves Many Dead and Many Questions that Demand an Answer

PART 2 (3:44 - 7:19):
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The Leadership of President Biden In Wake of Tragedy: What the US People Needed Was a Picture of Strong, Competent Leadership. We Saw A Picture of America in Decline

NEW YORK TIMES
Transcript of Biden’s Speech After Kabul Airport Attack

PART 3 (7:20 - 17:59):
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The Battle of Worldviews in Afghanistan as Isis-K Pursues Jihad and Seeks to Establish A Caliphate

NBC NEWS (HENRY AUSTIN AND CORKY SIEMASZKO)
What is ISIS-K? Islamic State Group's Affiliate behind Kabul Airport Attack

PART 4 (17:60 - 23:33):
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The Mailbox — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners

Thursday, August 26, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 7:56):
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Well, That Didn’t Take Long — OnlyFans Reverses Decision to Ban Pornography for the Sake of "Inclusion"

NPR (JOE HERNANDEZ)
Reversing A Planned Ban, OnlyFans Will Allow Pornography On Its Site After All

NEW YORK TIMES (JACOB BERNSTEIN)
OnlyFans Reverses Its Decision to Ban Explicit Content

PART 2 (7:57 - 15:28):
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A Key Question: If You’re Against Those Who Reject Sexual Exploitation, Then Who Are You For?

NEW YORK TIMES (SPENCER BOKAT-LINDELL)
How OnlyFans Became the Latest Casualty of the War on Porn

THE NEW REPUBLIC (MELISSA GIRA GRANT)
Nick Kristof and the Holy War on Pornhub

PART 3 (15:29 - 23:49):
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The Death Penalty and the Liberal Crisis: Will the Biden Administration Uphold the Death Penalty Against Dylan Roof?

LA TIMES (DAVID LAUTER)
Essential Politics: American Views on ‘Culture’ Issues are Complicated. Just Look at the Death Penalty.

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 14:55):
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The Dynamic to Watch: The Big Political Game in Washington Now Is the Tension Among Democrats — The Traditional Liberals vs. the Insurgent Left. All Signs Are that the Left Will Win this Battle

NEW YORK TIMES (JONATHAN WEISMAN)
Deeply Divided, House Democrats Battle Over Priorities and Politics

WALL STREET JOURNAL (KRISTINA PETERSON)
Pelosi, Centrist Democrats in Standoff With Key Vote Ahead

WALL STREET JOURNAL (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)
The Agony of the ‘Centrist’ Democrats

PART 2 (14:56 - 20:21):
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"The Science' Says?" The Authority of ‘Science’ When the Entire Game is Political

NEW YORK TIMES (APOORVA MANDAVILLI)
The U.S. Is Getting a Crash Course in Scientific Uncertainty

PART 3 (20:22 - 24:17):
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Farm Life Without the Manure? Evidently People Don’t Want Too Much Reality From “Farm-Fluencers"

WALL STREET JOURNAL (RORY SATRAN)
Instagram Stars Make Farm Life Look Delightful—Minus the Manure

The Things Worth Dying For: A Conversation with Archbishop Charles Chaput

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Think on These Things: How to Keep Your Soul While Expanding Your Mind

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Tuesday, August 24, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 11:44):
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Totalitarianism Is a Hard Habit to Break: China’s New “Three Child Policy”

PART 2 (11:45 - 20:5):
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40 Million Pieces of Evidence — Germany Reckons with the Shredded Records of the East German Secret Police.

NEW YORK TIMES (ANNALISA QUINN)
Piecing Together the History of Stasi Spying

PART 3 (20:6 - 24:55):
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6 out of 10 Children in the World Know ‘Paw Patrol’ Characters by Name? Popular Culture is not Just Difficult to Escape — It’s Practically Impossible

WALL STREET JOURNAL (ELLEN GAMERMAN)
‘Paw Patrol’ Tries for a Big Bite at the Box Office

Monday, August 23, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 9:3):
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“Biden’s Debacle” — The Disaster in Afghanistan Continues to Spin Out of Control

THE ECONOMIST
Biden’s Debacle—What Legacy Does America Leave in Afghanistan?

WALL STREET JOURNAL (WALTER RUSSELL MEAD)
Biden’s Chamberlain Moment in Afghanistan

PART 2 (9:4 - 14:27):
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What is the Fundamental Issue in Afghanistan? Ultimately, It IS a Clash of Civilizations between the Western Civilization and Islam

WALL STREET JOURNAL (ROBERT NICHOLSON)
The Unconquerable Islamic World

PART 3 (14:28 - 22:38):
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Astounding Moral Shift Evident as Social Media Platform Known for Its Pornographic Content Changes Its Guidelines — Not Based on Morality but Pressure from from “Payment Partners"

NEW YORK TIMES (TAYLOR LORENZ AND ALYSSA LUKPAT)
OnlyFans Says It Is Banning Sexually Explicit Content

Friday, August 20, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 9:23):
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The ‘I’m Spiritual but Not Religious’ Moment for Generation Z? Where You Find Human Beings, You Will Always Find Worship — Even Worship of Rock Crystals

RELIGION NEWS SERVICE (HEATHER GREEN)
Study: Gen Z Doubles Down on Spirituality, Combining Tarot and Traditional

PART 2 (9:24 - 17:10):
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What Sells When Modern Day Spirituality Meets Capitalism? Primarily, the Self

WALL STREET JOURNAL (ELLEN GAMERMAN)
‘Nine Perfect Strangers,’ ‘White Lotus’ and the Art of the Wellness Takedown

WALL STREET JOURNAL (ELIZABETH BERNSTEIN)
The Mental-Health Benefits of Spiritual Thinking

PART 3 (17:11 - 27:43):
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The Mailbox — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners on This Friday Segment of The Briefing

Thursday, August 19, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 11:7):
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Are Americans Just Deciding Not to Work? It’s Vexing Economists — And Should Concern Us All

THE ECONOMIST
Will the Rich World’s Worker Deficit Last?

PART 2 (11:8 - 21:4):
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Chief Justice John Roberts Prediction Nears Fruition as Harvard Law Today Argues for the Legitimacy of Polyamory

HARVARD LAW TODAY (ELAINE MCARDLE)
Polyamory and the Law Harvard Law Today

PART 3 (21:5 - 25:39):
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Did God Create Disgust, or Is It an Evolutionary Trait Necessary for Survival? Worldview is Everywhere — Yes, Even in “Festival Toilet” Videos

NEW YORK TIMES (SABRINA IMBLER)
Ever Feel Your Skin Crawling? Maybe You Can Thank Evolution.