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Religious Liberty and the Imago Dei: Why Recognize Any Rights?

David and Lanese Dockery Lectures... The post Religious Liberty and the Imago Dei: Why Recognize Any Rights? appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Friday, March 26, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 9:49):
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What Happens When Identity Politics Takes Hold of a Political Party? A Progressive Ultimatum from Two U.S. Senators

NEW YORK TIMES (NICHOLAS FANDOS AND EMILY COCHRANE)
White House Pledges Asian-American Focus After Democrats Threaten Nominees

PART 2 (9:50 - 18:59):
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The Standards Keep Changing: Army Changes Fitness Test Standards to Ensure Women Can Qualify for Combat

PART 3 (18:60 - 23:46):
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Should Women Be Required to Register for the Draft? The Biblical Distinctions Between Males and Females

PART 4 (23:47 - 26:38):
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Unicorns, Volcanoes, and Dinosaurs Riding Sharks: Why Your Kids Can’t Just Read What the Algorithms Say They Want to Read

WALL STREET JOURNAL (ELLEN GAMERMAN)
Goodnight Ninja? Knuffle Blobfish? Children’s Books Get the Algorithm Treatment

They're Coming for Oral Roberts University, and that Means They Are Coming for You, Too

Will Christian colleges survive? Will colleges and universities that hold to historical biblical definitions of gender and sexuality and marriage be forced into the academic wilderness? What about American collegiate sports? Will conservative Christian schools be ruled out of bounds?... The post They're Coming for Oral Roberts University, and that Means They Are Coming for You, Too appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Thursday, March 25, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 8:36):
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10 People Killed in Murderous Attack in Boulder, Colorado: How Should Christians Think about Such a Terrible, Moral Evil?

WASHINGTON POST (ARI SCHNEIDER, AMANDA MILLER, MARK BERMAN, AND ANNIE GOWEN)
‘Nothing can fill the void’: Boulder reels from mass shooting as suspect is charged

PART 2 (8:37 - 13:29):
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The Grocery Store as a Symbol of American Life: Understanding the Role of the Economy of Trust in America

PART 3 (13:30 - 25:52):
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They’re Coming for Oral Roberts University, And That Means They’re Coming for You Too

FOR THE WIN BY USA TODAY SPORTS (HEMAL JHAVERI)
Oral Roberts University isn't the feel good March Madness story we need

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 17:4):
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Kristi Noem Disappoints in South Dakota: Why Did the Republican Governor Veto a Bill Banning Transgender Participants in Women’s Sports That She Pledged to Support?

USA TODAY (MORGAN MATZEN AND JOE SNEVE)
Gov. Kristi Noem won't sign transgender sports bill

NATIONAL REVIEW (ALEXANDRA DESANCTIS)
Kristi Noem’s Mistake on Fairness in Girls’ Sports

PART 2 (17:5 - 22:23):
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Is the Christian View of Marriage Irrational? Japanese Court Declares There Is No Rational Basis for Defining Marriage as Between One Man and One Woman

WALL STREET JOURNAL (SURYATAPA BHATTACHARYA AND CHIEKO TSUNEOKA)
Japan Court Rules Same-Sex Couples Have Marriage Rights, in Landmark Decision

PART 3 (22:24 - 24:23):
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Gavin Newsom Faces Recall Challenge in California, Setting Up a Potential Political Free-For-All

The Theological Roots of Capitalism: A Conversation with Economist Benjamin M. Friedman

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Tuesday, March 23, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 14:4):
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Marijuana Policies Reveal the Nation’s Moral Confusion on Marijuana — and Ground Zero for the Confusion is the White House

NEW YORK TIMES (KATIE ROGERS AND ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS)
Five Who Used Marijuana in Past Will Exit White House, Calling New Guidelines Into Question

PART 2 (14:5 - 19:13):
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Moral Confusion on the Marijuana Issue Is International — What We Learn by Looking at Recent Developments

NEW YORK TIMES (OSCAR LOPEZ)
Mexico Set to Legalize Marijuana, Becoming World’s Largest Market

USA TODAY (JOHN BACON)
Virginia set to be first Southern state to legalize recreational marijuana; critics say the bill falls short on racial justice

WASHINGTON POST (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)
If Virginia is going to legalize weed, it should do it right

PART 3 (19:14 - 25:21):
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Better Not Give this Cross-Stitch Book to Grandma — Controversy Over Foul-Language Feminist Cross-Stitch Book at Major Retailer

Monday, March 22, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 7:54):
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Heartbreak and Huge Questions Hang Over Atlanta in Wake of Murderous Attack

PART 2 (7:55 - 22:1):
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How Does the Secular World Understand the Church’s Teaching on Sin, Lust, and Sexual Immorality?

NEW YORK TIMES (RUTH GRAHAM, NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS, JACK HEALY, AND FRANCES ROBLES)
Suspect’s Church Calls Spa Attacks ‘the Result of a Sinful Heart’

NEW YORK TIMES (RUTH GRAHAM)
Atlanta Suspect’s Fixation on Sex Is Familiar Thorn for Evangelicals

WASHINGTON POST (JONATHAN KROHN AND SARAH PULLIAM BAILEY)
Atlanta shooting suspect was a patient at evangelical treatment center close to first targeted spa

PART 3 (22:2 - 29:3):
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Jesus Saves: Biblical Principles for Christians to Consider about the Struggle with Sin

John 17:12-16

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Friday, March 19, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 4:6):
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Senate Confirms Xavier Becerra as Secretary of Health and Human Services: What’s at Stake Concerning Religious Liberty, Abortion, and More?

NEW YORK TIMES (SHERYL GAY STOLBERG)
Culture Wars Leave Biden’s Health Leadership Posts Vacant

PART 2 (4:7 - 18:55):
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Cohabitation Is a Growing Problem in Evangelical Churches? Why Christians Must Be Incredibly Clear—and Consistent—About What the Bible Teaches About Marriage and Sex

CHRISTIANITY TODAY (DAVID J. AYERS)
The Cohabitation Dilemma Comes for America’s Pastors

PART 3 (18:56 - 22:54):
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Are Humans Distinctly Different From Squirrels? Human Dignity Depends on Understanding the Distinction

NEW YORK TIMES (CRISPIN SARTWELL)
Humans Are Animals. Let’s Get Over It.

PART 4 (22:55 - 27:51):
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Is Your Pet Sending You Telepathic Messages? Pet Psychics Are On the Rise, and You Honestly Can’t Make This Up

WALL STREET JOURNAL (MICHAEL M. PHILLIPS)
What Do Dogs Really Think? Pet Psychics Are Standing By