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Heaven and Hell Are Real

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The Briefing 10-24-17

Marriage down under: tracing developments in the same-sex marriage voteCNN (Lucie Morris-Marr) — The simple yes-no question dividing Australia's suburbs

Australian bishops perform a ‘theological dance’ on same-sex marriageThe Guardian (David Marr) — In the same-sex marriage vote, the bishops have soft-pedalled on sin

Australian pediatricians attempt to shut down even an argument over same-sex marriageThe Courier-Mail (Madura McCormack) — Pediatricians warn that same sex marriage debate is harming children

Fear of ‘sexual innuendo’ is not a bad thing: An update from HollywoodCNN — Smerconish Transcript

What does a $55 cup of coffee say about us? We’re not sure, but it certainly says somethingWall Street Journal (Charles Passy) — Enjoy That Cup of Coffee! Your Total Comes to $55

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The Briefing 10-23-17

Fragility of democracy on display as Catalans, others seek independenceNew York Times (Raphael Minder) — Spain Will Remove Catalonia Leader, Escalating Secession Crisis

Massive moral and constitutional questions surround controversy over undocumented teen and abortionWall Street Journal (Brent Kendall and Laura Meckler) — Trump Administration Can Block Teenage Illegal Immigrant’s Abortion Till Oct. 31New York Times (Matt Stevens) — U.S. Must Allow Undocumented 17-Year-Old to Have Abortion, Judge SaysNew York Times (Editors) — Abortion Ideologues Subvert a Woman’s Rights

Buy a T-shirt for $45, get marijuana for 'free': Cannabis dealers in D.C. get creativeAssociated Press (Ashraf Khalil) — Legal Loophole in DC Creates Bizarre Pot Bazaar

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The Solas of the Reformation: Sola Fide

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The Briefing 10-20-17

Who are the real extremists on the issue of abortion?Washington Post (George F. Will) — Democrats are the real abortion extremists

Should the Supreme Court hire a team of official social scientists?New York Times (John Pfaff) — The Supreme Court Justices Need Fact-Checkers

What the most recent Nobel Prize in Economics tells us about how sin affects our thinkingNew York Times (Binyamin Appelbaum) — Nobel in Economics Is Awarded to Richard Thaler

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The Briefing 10-19-17

The Caliphate in retreat: Coalition forces seize Raqqa from the Islamic StateNew York Times (Anne Barnard and Hwaida Saad) — Raqqa, ISIS ‘Capital,’ Is Captured, U.S.-Backed Forces Say

The resistance of secular Westerners to recognize the Islamic nature of the Islamic StateThe Atlantic (Graeme Wood) — What ISIS Really Wants

Chinese President Xi outlines vision for total Communist control in 3½ hour speechWashington Post (Simon Denyer) — Xi Jinping at China congress calls on party to tighten its grip on the countryThe Economist — Xi Jinping has more clout than Donald Trump. The world should be waryNew York Times (Chris Buckley) — Xi Jinping Opens China’s Party Congress, His Hold Tighter Than Ever

A teacher’s chilling question from rural ChinaNew York Times (Javier C. Hernández) — To Inspire Young Communists, China Turns to ‘Red Army’ SchoolsWall Street Journal (Andrew Browne) — China Uses ‘Digital Leninism’ to Manage Economy and Monitor Citizens

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The Briefing 10-18-17

Dance of legislation in CA shows the danger to religious liberty across the countryCNN (Daniella Diaz) — Brown signs law OK'ing third option for gender on California driver's licensesThe Sacramento Bee (Alexei Koseff) — Jerry Brown vetoes workplace protection for reproductive health decisions

Major American liberal political figure shifts on political spectrum without ever movingReason Magazine (Robby Soave) — Jerry Brown Vetoes Campus Sexual Assault Bill Because It Threatens Due Process

Why the issue of gambling is often overlooked as a major moral issueNew York Times (Patrick Kingsley) — 42 Minutes, £2,600 Lost: The U.K.’s Growing Gambling Problem

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The Briefing 10-17-17

The religion of birth control and it’s doctrinal enforcersNew York Times (Linda Greenhouse) — On Contraception, It’s Church Over State

“Buyer’s remorse” for religious liberty among supporters of the sexual revolution.Commentary Magazine (Sohrab Ahmari) — The Associated Press and the Pronoun Wars

The AP Stylebook goes to war against human natureLA Times (Editors) — Warning: Too many warning signs are bad for your health

A warning about warnings: Why we should make our warnings fewer and make them stick

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The Briefing 10-16-17

Fire in Northern California: One of humanity's deadliest enemiesNew York Times (Staff) — Northern California Fires Have Destroyed at Least 5,700 Buildings

Concern emerges as marijuana crop goes up in smokeNew York Times (Daniel Victor and Maya Salam) — Marijuana Crop Is Burning in the California WildfiresUSA Today (Trevor Hughes) — California's marijuana farmers fear crops could go up in smoke

Hollywood expels one of its own leading figures for the very misbehavior it sells in moviesNew York Times (Brooks Barnes) — Harvey Weinstein Ousted From Motion Picture AcademyFinancial Times (Jo Ellison) — Harvey Weinstein and the naked truth about HollywoodNew York Times (Ross Douthat) — The ’70s and UsNew York Times (Manohla Dargis) — Harvey Weinstein Is Gone. But Hollywood Still Has a Problem.

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The Briefing 10-13-17

Who is responsible for the secularization of America’s young people? FiveThirtyEight (Daniel Cox) — College Professors Aren’t Killing Religion

Whose priorities are fueling the secularization of America’s youth: parents, professors, or both?

What are marketers telling us about millennials?Wall Street Journal (Ellen Byron) — America’s Retailers Have a New Target Customer: The 26-Year-Old Millennial

Worldview Book Recommendation: The Vanishing American Adult: Our Coming-of-Age Crisis—and How to Rebuild a Culture of Self-RelianceSt. Martin’s Press (Ben Sasse) — The Vanishing American Adult: Our Coming-of-Age Crisis—and How to Rebuild a Culture of Self-RelianceThinking in Public (Albert Mohler) — Vanishing Adulthood and the American Moment: A Conversation with Senator Ben Sasse

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