R. Albert Mohler Jr.'s Blog, page 124

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 10:45):
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A Threat to the International Order: Belarusian President Lukashenko, Known as “Europe’s Last Dictator,” Forces Down a Civilian Flight

PART 2 (10:46 - 15:23):
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Are There Any Conservatives Left in the Newsroom? The Mainstream Media Is Dominated by the Far Left

WASHINGTON POST (HUGH HEWITT)
The media has a big credibility problem

PART 3 (15:24 - 23:54):
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Major Matters of Morality Raised by Headlines about the Media in Recent Days: Big Controversies in Chicago, New York, and London

WALL STREET JOURNAL (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)
Racism at Chicago’s City Hall

NEW YORK TIMES (MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM)
Chris Cuomo of CNN Advised Gov. Cuomo, Raising Ethics Questions

Monday, May 24, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 13:14):
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Will America’s Worldview Divide Change Our National Map? Five Counties in Eastern Oregon Want to Join “Greater Idaho”

NEW YORK TIMES (KIRK JOHNSON)
Their Own Private Idaho: Five Oregon Counties Back a Plan to Secede

WALL STREET JOURNAL (JASON L. RILEY)
Shrinking Blue States Have ‘Defund the Police’ to Blame

PART 2 (13:15 - 21:46):
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Is the Sport of Cycling Infected with Pervasive “Whiteness”? The Endless Analysis and Unceasing Critique of Theory

CYCLING MAGAZINE (P. KHALIL SAUCIER)
Cycling and the Power of White Privilege

PART 3 (21:47 - 24:51):
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Should Tim Tebow Give the Job Back? The Christian Way of Faithfulness Is Not Helped by This Kind of Analysis

Friday, May 21, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 2:32):
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Dealing with Alienation and Authenticity in a Broken World: Real Problems Misdiagnosed and Mistreated by a Secular Worldview

PART 2 (2:33 - 15:43):
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Lego Commercializes the Moral Revolution by Introducing LGBTQ Set: We All Need Affirmation, But Where Can We Truly Find It?

CNN (ZAMIRA RAHIM)
Lego unveils first LGBTQ set ahead of Pride Month

THE GUARDIAN (HELEN RUSSELL)
Everyone Is Awesome: Lego to launch first LGBTQ+ set

PART 3 (15:44 - 23:24):
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Where Should We Look to Find Our True Selves? What is “My Truth?” — Demi Lovato Announces New Self-Identification as Nonbinary

WASHINGTON POST (PAULINA FIROZI)
Singer Demi Lovato says they identify as nonbinary: ‘This is my truth and I can’t shove it down’

Thursday, May 20, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 8:50):
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What’s Missing in American Religion? The Huge Story Behind the Missing “Middle” in American Religion, Especially in American Judaism

RELIGION NEWS SERVICE (YONAT SHIMRON)
Young Jews are moving to polar ends — secularism and Orthodoxy

PART 2 (8:51 - 17:40):
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There’s No Middle Ground Between Belief and Unbelief: How the Pressures of the Secular Age Have Basically Eliminated Casual Religious Belief Among Young Adults

PART 3 (17:41 - 23:30):
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Richard Rubenstein, Major Jewish Theologian and Proponent of the “Death of God” Movement, Dies at 97

RELIGION NEWS SERVICE (JEFFREY SALKIN)
The most radical Jewish thinker of our time has died

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 8:16):
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What’s Gone Missing in the United States? The American Work Ethic — And the Consequences Will Be Huge

WALL STREET JOURNAL (DANIEL HENNINGER)
Is the American Work Ethic Dying?

PART 2 (8:17 - 19:29):
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What Does Scripture Have to Say about Work? Quite a Lot, Actually

PART 3 (19:30 - 22:13):
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An Iconic London Store Shuts Its Doors, and Behind the Headline Is the Story of a Hard-Working 15-Year-Old Boy

WALL STREET JOURNAL (ALISTAIR MACDONALD)
500-Year-Old ‘Mad’ Sailor Shop Arthur Beale Sunk by Lockdowns

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 13:4):
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Conflict in the Middle East: How Should Christians Think About the Violence Between Israel and Hamas?

WALL STREET JOURNAL (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)
Israel, Hamas, Iran and Biden

PART 2 (13:5 - 18:12):
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A Changing Political Environment in the United States Over the Nation of Israel? Irreconcilable Ideological Claims Evident in American Political Dialogue

PART 3 (18:13 - 24:24):
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Big Good News for the Pro-Life Movement: Supreme Court Announces It Will Hear Important Abortion Case from Mississippi

Monday, May 17, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 13:29):
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Yet Another “Faith-Based” University Surrenders — A Lesson From Texas

THE AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE (ROD DREHER)
Every Knee Shall Bow

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
A Guide to the Decision of the Baylor Board of Regents to Strengthen Care for LGBTQ+ Students on Campus

WACO TRIBUNE-HERALD (RHIANNON SAEGERT)
Baylor regents approve measure to support LGBTQ students, construction on new Welcome Center

PART 2 (13:30 - 19:37):
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Biden Administration Hosts Meetings with Secular and Atheist Groups: The Biden Administration Sends a Secular Signal

AMERICAN ATHEISTS
American Atheists’ Statement on Meeting with Biden Administration

COALITION OF SECULAR AMERICANS
Coalition of Secular Americans Meets With White House Office

MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS (MARGARET TALEV)
Obama aides to meet with atheists on White House grounds

ALBERT MOHLER
The Briefing | Tuesday, December 8, 2020

PART 3 (19:38 - 23:40):
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What Issue Unites Conservatives and Liberals in Recent Days? Urgent Concern as Facebook Proposes an Instagram for Young Children

WASHINGTON POST (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)
Instagram for kids? Facebook should tread carefully.

Friday, May 14, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 9:5):
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A Brave Battle for Human Dignity in Britain: The Issue is Abortion and Down Syndrome, and It’s a Huge Story

BBC
Down's syndrome: Abortion case heads to High Court

PART 2 (9:6 - 19:5):
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Immoral to Let a Disabled Baby Be Born? Richard Dawkins Doubles Down on a Dark and Deadly Argument

RTE RADIO 1 (BRENDAN O’CONNOR)
Interview with Professor Richard Dawkins

PART 3 (19:6 - 23:10):
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A New Trafalgar? The Tensions Are Running High in a Naval Battle in the English Channel — But the Battle Isn’t Between Gun Ships, It’s Between Fishing Boats

NEW YORK TIMES (MARK LANDLER AND STEPHEN CASTLE)
U.K. and France Call in the Navy, Sort of, in Channel Islands Fishing Dispute

Thursday, May 13, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 15:7):
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A Continual Soap Opera in National Politics: The Ouster of Liz Cheney and the Future of the Republican Party

PART 2 (15:8 - 21:45):
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China is Growing Old Before it Grows Rich: What Should We Learn from This Trend in China?

WALL STREET JOURNAL (JAMES T. AREDDY)
Beijing Tries to Put Its Imprint on Blockchain

NEW YORK TIMES (SUI-LEE WEE)
China’s ‘Long-Term Time Bomb’: Falling Births Stunt Population Growth

NEW YORK TIMES (SUI-LEE WEE)
China Wants to Boost Births. But It’s Wary of Losing Control.

PART 3 (21:46 - 25:42):
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The Eradication of Religion in China: Why Religion Is the Great Enemy of a Totalitarian Regime

NEW YORK TIMES (AMY QIN)
In Xinjiang, China Targets Muslim Women in Push to Suppress Births.

Think Tanks, Public Policy, and the Battle of Ideas in America: A Conversation with Ryan T. Anderson of the Ethics and Public Policy Center

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