R. Albert Mohler Jr.'s Blog, page 127

Thursday, April 22, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 17:16):
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Will Christian Prayer and Preaching and Parental Conversations Be Declared Illegal? Urgent Questions Arise in Great Britain and Australia — And Will Not Stop There

EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE (PETER LYNAS)
Letter from Evangelical Alliance to Prime Minister Boris Johnson

10 DOWNING STREET (BORIS JOHNSON)
Letter from Prime Minister Boris Johnson to Evangelical Alliance

PART 2 (17:17 - 21:35):
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Threats to Religious Liberty Increase Around the World as Governments Bans on “Conversion Therapy” Extend to Basic Christianity and Gospel Ministry

CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY
Australian ‘conversion therapy’ ban has dangerous flaws, say religious leaders

CHRISTIAN CONCERN (ANDREA WILLIAMS)
Can we trust Boris on ‘conversion therapy’?

PART 3 (21:36 - 23:52):
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Banning the “Pernicious Power of Prayer”? Faithful Christians Must Not Be Told How to Pray, Preach, or Parent Our Children from Secular Governments

EVANGELICALS NOW (NICOLA LAVER)
Ban ‘Pernicious’ Prayer

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 9:43):
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The Achievement of the Rule of Law and a Commitment to Justice: Jury Convicts Derek Chauvin in the Death of George Floyd

PART 2 (9:44 - 16:1):
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Do We Really Believe in the American Project and the Rule of Law? The Importance of Respecting American Courts and Our System of Justice

PART 3 (16:2 - 23:44):
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It’s Very Dangerous to Be a Retired Dictator: Vladimir Putin Sets Himself Up to Continue Autocratic Rule in Russia Until 2036 (or Longer)

WASHINGTON POST (VLADIMIR KARA-MURZA)
Putin just allowed himself to rule until 2036. Not so fast.

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 9:53):
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Huge Moral Questions Raised by a Heartbreaking Story about IVF Technology: Recognizing the Moral Significance of Every Single Human Embryo

NEW YORK TIMES (KATHERINE ROSMAN)
The Lost Embryos

PART 2 (9:54 - 16:53):
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The Wild, Wild West of Reproductive Technology: Why Is American Society So Unconcerned about the Wanton Destruction of Human Embryos?

PART 3 (16:54 - 24:35):
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A Custody Battle Over a Dog? A Turtle? An Iguana? Welcome to Divorce in the 21st Century — Confusing the Categorical Distinctions Between Humans and Animals

PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS (ELAINE S. POVICH)
Doggie Divorce: Who Gets the Pet When Couples Split?

PART 4 (24:36 - 28:46):
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Former Vice President and Minnesota Senator, Walter F. Mondale, Dies at 93: Remembering a Bygone Era of American Politics

Monday, April 19, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 15:8):
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Abortion Rights Means Abortion for Any Reason: A Horrifyingly Honest Argument from the Editorial Board of The Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES TIMES (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)
The right to an abortion means the right to have it for any reason

PART 2 (15:9 - 22:2):
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“Faith Leaders” Join Planned Parenthood’s Clergy Advocacy Board: What Could “Faith” Even Mean When Advocating for the Killing of the Unborn?

RELIGION NEWS SERVICE (JACK JENKINS)
Planned Parenthood announces new clergy advocacy board members, many from red states

PART 3 (22:3 - 25:33):
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Planned Parenthood Is Distancing Itself from Its Founder in 2021 — Why Has It Taken So Long?

NEW YORK TIMES (ALEXIS MCGILL JOHNSON)
I’m the Head of Planned Parenthood. We’re Done Making Excuses for Our Founder.

John 17:20-26

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Friday, April 16, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 8:0):
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President Biden Announces Withdrawal of U.S. Troops from Afghanistan: The Great Game and the Lessons of History

PART 2 (8:1 - 13:40):
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What Is More Right and Honorable, To Stay or To Leave? Old and Morally Difficult Questions Accompany the Decision to Leave Afghanistan

PART 3 (13:41 - 24:21):
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Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, Dies at 99: The Frame of History in One Single Lifetime

Christian Home Educators of Colorado | Homeschool Day at the Capitol

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Thursday, April 15, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 12:31):
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Bernie Madoff, Architect of the Biggest Ponzi Scheme in American History, Dies at 82: What Exactly Is a Ponzi Scheme and Why Do People Fall for Them?

WASHINGTON POST (EMILY LANGER)
Bernard Madoff, mastermind of vast Wall Street Ponzi scheme, dies at 82

WALL STREET JOURNAL (MICHAEL ROTHFIELD AND JUSTIN BAER)
Bernie Madoff Dead at 82; Disgraced Investor Ran Biggest Ponzi Scheme in History

PART 2 (12:32 - 16:54):
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A Modern Parable of American Depravity: What Do We Learn from the Parable of Bernie Madoff?

PART 3 (16:55 - 25:5):
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‘The Quick Fix’ — Why Do Americans Tend to Be Particularly Gullible When It Comes to Psychological Fads?

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 14:50):
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The Constitutional Right of Religious Liberty Squares Off Against the Newly Invented “Rights” of the LGBTQ Revolution at the Supreme Court

LOS ANGELES TIMES (DAVID G. SAVAGE)
Supreme Court conservatives may reset balance between LGBTQ rights and religious liberty

PART 2 (14:51 - 21:31):
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A Shocking Reality Worth Grieving and the Tragic Results of Releasing a New Technology Upon a Society Redefining Marriage and Sexuality

NEW YORK TIMES (JENNY GROSS AND MARIA CRAMER)
The Latest Issue in Divorces: Who Gets the Embryos?

PART 3 (21:32 - 22:59):
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Living in a Society at War: Why Christians Must Declare the Christian Truth about the Value of Human Life

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 10:45):
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Free Exercise of Religion Vindicated: A Big Victory for Religious Liberty at the Supreme Court

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
Ritesh Tandon v. Gavin Newsomn on the Application for Injunctive Relief

PART 2 (10:46 - 21:3):
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Amazon Workers in Bessemer, Alabama, Vote Against Forming Labor Union — Who Knows Best for Workers?

PART 3 (21:4 - 24:52):
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A Major Divide in the United States — And the Issues Are Larger, Not Smaller, Than You Might Have Expected