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Wednesday, February 3, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 13:26):
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A Fundamental Violation of Religious Liberty in Denmark: Proposed Law Would Require Religious Leaders to Submit Sermons to Government

EVANGELICAL FOCUS
Denmark will ask all faith groups to translate sermons into Danish language

THE GUARDIAN (DANIEL BOFFEY)
Denmark sermons law could stifle free worship, warns C of E bishop

CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY
Cardinal: Danish bill requiring translation of homilies threatens religious freedom

PART 2 (13:27 - 18:2):
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Will a Secularizing Society Continue to Respect Religious Liberty? A Stark Warning from Denmark, Where the Nation Has a State Church, But Almost No One Goes to Church

PART 3 (18:3 - 23:51):
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Myanmar’s Military Seizes Control and Arrests Aung San Suu Kyi: Huge Moral Issues for Christians to Consider Behind This Military Coup

Transformed Minds: The Five Commitments of Christian Learning

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Boyce College... The post Transformed Minds: The Five Commitments of Christian Learning appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 7:14):
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No More Abraham Lincoln, George Washington . . . Dianne Feinstein? San Francisco School Board Votes to Rename Schools — Lots of Them

LOS ANGELES TIMES (FAITH E. PINHO)


WASHINGTON POST (VALERIE STRAUSS)


PART 2 (7:15 - 19:53):
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A Reckless Erasure from History . . . Based on a Spreadsheet? San Francisco School Board Plays Reckless Game with History

MISSION LOCAL (JOE ESKENAZI)
The San Francisco School District’s renaming debacle has been a historic travesty

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE (CARL NOLTE)
While we're at it, how about renaming San Francisco?

PART 3 (19:54 - 25:48):
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A Clear Warning to All Who Hold to the Biblical View of Sexuality and Gender: If the Moral Revolutionaries Are Coming For Dianne Feinstein, They’re Coming For You Too. Count on It.

The Temptations of Socialism: A Conversation With Economist Iain Murray

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Monday, February 1, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 10:36):
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What Exactly Is Going On with GameStop, Reddit, and Wall Street? And What Does a Biblical Worldview Teach Us about the Stock Market?

WALL STREET JOURNAL (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)
The Reddit Wolves of Wall Street

ALBERT MOHLER
12 Theses on a Christian Understanding of Economics

PART 2 (10:37 - 17:43):
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Has David Beat Goliath in This Wall Street Craze? The Answer Isn’t At All Clear Yet

PART 3 (17:44 - 24:29):
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It’s Still True, the House Always Wins: Understanding the Moral Nonsense of Gambling

ASSOCIATED PRESS (WAYNE PARRY)
Different types of gambling, media converging for growth

Friday, January 29, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 5:48):
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“Manifesting” Is Taking a New Generation by Storm: The Same Old Lie of the Positive Thinking Movement Is Now Mainstream?

NEW YORK TIMES (RUTH LA FERLA)
Manifesting, for the Rest of Us

PART 2 (5:49 - 14:12):
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A Look at the Theological History of the Positive Thinking Movement in American Religion

THE OPRAH MAGAZINE (KIMBERLY ZAPATA)
How to Manifest Anything You Want or Desire

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What Is the Real Problem of Prosperity Theology? It’s Not That It Promises Too Much, But Far Too Little — The Gospel of Christ Promises Infinitely More

Thursday, January 28, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 8:54):
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It’s a New Day in Washington D.C. Under the Biden Administration: Anthony Blinken Confirmed as Secretary of State and Janet Yellen as Secretary of the Treasury

PART 2 (8:55 - 12:6):
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A Democratic Socialist Chairs the Budget Committee — Seismic Shift in the United States Senate

PART 3 (12:7 - 26:0):
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The Exploding Use of Executive Orders: What Are Executive Orders and What Do They Tell Us About a President?

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 11:50):
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1) Marijuana as Moral Barometer: How Has Legalized Marijuana Affected Canada and the United States?

NEW YORK TIMES (IAN AUSTEN)
2 Years After Legalizing Cannabis, Has Canada Kept Its Promises?

PART 2 (11:51 - 20:7):
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How Does Moral Change Happen in America? The Legalization of Cannabis Is an Enlightening Test Case

WALL STREET JOURNAL (CAROL RYAN)
Cannabis Companies Are Ready to Roll

ASSOCIATED PRESS (BOB CHRISTIE AND SUMAN NAISHADHAM)
Arizona, 15th state with legal pot, sees recreational sales

PART 3 (20:8 - 26:30):
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Big Worldview Significance in What Didn’t Happen Yesterday: Baseball Writers Fail to Elect Any New Players into Hall of Fame Due to Issues of Character

NEW YORK TIMES (TYLER KEPNER)
Once Again, the Hall of Fame Says No to Schilling, Bonds and Clemens

WALL STREET JOURNAL (JARED DIAMOND)
Baseball’s Hall of Fame Vote Becomes a Test of ‘Character Clause’

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 13:51):
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U.S. State Department Declares That China’s Oppression of Uyghurs Is Genocide: Why Is This Formal Declaration So Important?

NEW YORK TIMES (EDWARD WONG AND CHRIS BUCKLEY)
U.S. Says China’s Repression of Uighurs Is ‘Genocide’

WALL STREET JOURNAL (MICHAEL R. GORDON AND EVA XIAO)
U.S. Says China Is Committing Genocide Against Uighur Muslims

PART 2 (13:52 - 22:10):
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The End of Girls’ Sports? The Transgender Revolution, Backed by the Biden Administration, Is on a Direct Collision Course with Female Athletics (And Much More)

WALL STREET JOURNAL (ABIGAIL SHRIER)
Joe Biden’s First Day Began the End of Girls’ Sports

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Biden Administration Ends Ban on Transgender Military Service, But the Moral Revolution Demands Even More

WASHINGTON POST (GISELLE DONNELLY, DAVID BARNO AND NORA BENSAHEL)
Biden has lifted the military ‘trans ban.’ But there’s more work to do.

Abortion – The Central Sacrament of the Political Left

This past Friday, January 22, 2021 marked the forty-eighth anniversary of one of the darkest days in the history of the United States. Forty-eight years ago, the Supreme Court handed down the decision known as Roe v. Wade, and abortion on demand was effectively legalized throughout the nation.... The post Abortion – The Central Sacrament of the Political Left appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.