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The Gathering Storm: Newest Book from Dr. Mohler Releases Today

This article is an excerpt from the introduction of Dr. Mohler's newest book, The Gathering Storm: Secularism, Culture, and the Church. For more information, click here. To order a copy of the book, click here....


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Tuesday, June 2, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
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Religious Liberty, COVID-19, and State Restrictions on Worship Intersect at U. S. Supreme Court



SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

South Bay United Pentecostal Church, et al. v. Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, et al. on Application for Injunctive Relief



PART 2
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Cable News, Coronavirus, Chaos — The Changing Landscape of the News



NEW YORK TIMES (BEN SMITH)

Record Ratings and Record Chaos on Cable News



PART 3
(18:52 - 21:47):

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Is the Role of Journalism “Bringing Truth to the American People”? Understanding That There Is More to the Story



USA TODAY (MARIBEL WADSWORTH, NICOLE CARROLL, AND AMALIE NASH)

Our journalists are being attacked while doing their jobs. This is unacceptable.



PART 4
(21:48 - 25:29):

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A Ministry Fulfilled: Remembering Apologetic Evangelist Ravi Zacharias



NEW YORK TIMES (STEVEN KURUTZ)

Ravi Zacharias, Preacher Who Used Reason to Defend Faith, Dies at 74

Monday, June 1, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
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The Necessity of Stability and Trust in the Achievement of Justice: Unrest and Mayhem in the Streets of American Cities



NEW YORK TIMES (JOHN ELIGON, MATT FURBER, AND CAMPBELL ROBERTSON)

Appeals for Calm as Sprawling Protests Threaten to Spiral Out of Control



NEW YORK TIMES (CHARLES M. BLOW)

Destructive Power of Despair



NEW YORK TIMES (ROSS DOUTHAT)

The Case Against Riots



PART 2
(14:59 - 19:58):

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What Does Third Degree Murder Mean? Understanding Distinctions in the Rule of Law



PART 3
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The Responsibility of Statesmanship: Words Are Needed That Unite, Heal, and Build Trust



NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO (BARBARA SPRUNT)

The History Behind 'When The Looting Starts, The Shooting Starts'

The Post-Christian Age and the Gospel of Truth

The twenty-first century is rightly defined as a post-Christian culture in the industrialized West -- a culture that is no longer bound by the truth claims and moral wisdom of the Christian tradition. The amazing fact of our times, however, is the realization that this culture is also post-Christian in that it no longer remembers what a commitment ...


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Why Did the ‘Liberal Leaning’ Media Turn Even Further to the Left? An Important Article from the Former President of CBS News

When we use the word "media," we invoke the plural form of the word "medium"-and we are usually talking about a means of communication. In our contemporary times, when we say media we usually mean television, broadcast, print, and digital journalism....


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Friday, May 29, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
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Truth and Justice in the Age of the Video: The Death of George Floyd, a False Accusation in Central Park, and the Responsibility of the Rule of Law



WALL STREET JOURNAL (ERIN AILWORTH, ZUSHA ELINSON, DAN FROSCH AND BEN KESLING)

Floyd’s Death in Custody Draws Condemnation From Law Enforcement Officials



PART 2
(10:21 - 19:13):

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The Biggest Political Struggle in California? It’s Democrats v. Democrats



POLITICO (JEREMY B. WHITE)

The liberal-moderate rift among Democrats has blown open in California



PART 3
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An Article with No Calories: Sometimes a News Item Isn’t Really News At All



WASHINGTON POST (MARLENE CIMONS)

Safety of sugar substitutes remains inconclusive after years of research

Thursday, May 28, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
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Why Did the ‘Liberal Leaning’ Media Turn Even Further to the Left? An Important Article from the Former President of CBS News



WALL STREET JOURNAL (VAN GORDON SAUTER)

The ‘Liberal Leaning’ Media Has Passed Its Tipping Point



PART 2
(11:21 - 17:52):

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The Old Rules Are Off: What Happened to Fairness, Objectivity, and Reporting in the Media?



PART 3
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Why Is Freedom of the Press Protected in the First Amendment? The Important Role of the Press in Democracy

The Strange Tale of Robert Schuller and the Crystal Cathedral: A Conversation with Sociologists Mark T. Mulder and Gerardo Marti

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Wednesday, May 27, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

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The Most Fundamental Worldview Divide in America Is Between Theists and Non-Theists: Looking Beyond the Media Gaze



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Blue America and Red America in an Age of Pandemic



NEW YORK TIMES (JENNIFER MEDINA AND ROBERT GEBELOFF)

The Coronavirus Is Deadliest Where Democrats Live



PART 3
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Which Strategy for Reopening the Economy Is Right? Worldviews, Politics, Epidemiology, and Economics Collide



NEW YORK TIMES (TIM ARANGO AND THOMAS FULLER)

The Price of a Virus Lockdown: Economic ‘Free Fall’ in California



THE WALL STREET JOURNAL (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)

The Blue State Lockdown Blues



PART 4
(19:23 - 26:15):

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The End of Meat Isn’t Here — But An Article About It Is



NEW YORK TIMES (JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER)

The End of Meat Is Here

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
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The International Battle of Worldviews: The Big Story Behind Headlines on China and Hong Kong



NEW YORK TIMES (STEVEN LEE MYERS)

Why China’s Move to Rein In Hong Kong Is Just the Start



PART 2
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From “Bide Our Time” to the “Wolf Warriors” — China’s Shifting Foreign Policy



WALL STREET JOURNAL (CHUN HAN WONG AND CHAO DENG)

China’s ‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomats Are Ready to Fight



WALL STREET JOURNAL (RACHEL PANNETT)

A Student Criticized China and Now His University Is Threatening to Expel Him



PART 3
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The Arc of Human History Does Not Bend Toward Inevitable Harmony: Danger and Diplomacy as Washington Views the World



NEW YORK TIMES (DAVID E. SANGER)

Trump Will Withdraw From Open Skies Arms Control Treaty