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The Briefing 10-10-16

A humiliation for American democracy: The Town Hall debateNew York Times (Patrick Healy and Jonathan Martin) — In Second Debate, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Spar in Bitter, Personal Terms

The Great Evangelical Predicament: 2016 Presidential Race and its final daysWall Street Journal (Ian Lovett) — Conservative Christian Support for Donald Trump Tested by Candidate’s Lewd CommentsWashington Post (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.) — Donald Trump has created an excruciating moment for evangelicals

Scandal, character, & presidential leadership: Unanswered questions in the 2016 presidential campaign

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The Briefing 10-07-16

"This storm is a monster": The incredible power of Hurricane Matthew hits the US

Society of Christian Philosophers scandalized by historic Christian position on homosexualityThe Federalist (Berny Belvedere) — Christian Organization Apologizes For Featuring Christian Views On HomosexualityRightly Considered (Ronnie Raygun and Charles Martel) — Did Swinburne get Swindled?American Conservative (Rod Dreher) — ‘Shut Up, Bigot!’ The Philosophers ArguedPhilosophical Percolations (Eric Steinhart) — Swinburne and the Migration out of Christianity

InterVarsity affirms biblical teaching on sexuality, commits staff to historic Christian teachingTIME (Elizabeth Dias) — Top Evangelical College Group to Dismiss Employees Who Support Gay Marriage

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The Briefing 10-06-16

Hurricane Matthew prompts mass evacuations as it heads for Southeast US

Supranationalism vs. subsidiarity: How significant is the UN's election of its next Secretary General?New York Times (Somini Sengupta) — Security Council Backs Antonio Guterres to be next U.N. Secretary General

Bisexuality is on the rise in Britain, but not for the reason you might thinkThe Telegraph (John Bingham) — Bisexual identity overtaking gay and lesbian in Britain, official stats show

France vows to prosecute pro-life websites that "deliberately deceive" women on abortionWorld (Samantha Gobba) — France plans ban on pro-life websites

Liberal Protestantism's meltdown: Episcopal Church welcomes heretical sculpture of woman on a crucifixNew York Times (James Barron) — An ‘Evolving’ Episcopal Church Invites Back a Controversial Sculpture

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The Briefing 10-05-16

VP debate punctuates deep ideological divide between Republicans & Democrats on abortionNew York Times (Jonathan Martin) — With Tim Kaine and Mike Pence, Faith Is Back in the MixWall Street Journal (William McGurn) — Meet Planned Parenthood’s Tim Kaine

God, man, and nature: Massive Hurricane Matthew pummels Haiti, threatens American SouthUSA Today (John Bacon) — Florida, Carolinas brace for fury of Hurricane Matthew

Ruled by rules at a very young age: Research shows young children predisposed to rule-makingWall Street Journal (Alison Gopnik) — Our Need to Make And Enforce Rules Starts Very Young

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The Briefing 10-04-16

An entire moral revolution in a single act: "Modern Family" features 8-year-old transgender actorUSA Today (Jayme Deerwester) — 'Modern Family' to feature transgender child actorVariety (Joshua Terry) — ‘Modern Family’ Will Feature Transgender Child Actor

New study in the New Atlantis dismantles the foundations of the transgender revolutionNew Atlantis (Lawrence S. Mayer and Paul R. McHugh) — Sexuality and GenderWeekly Standard (Jonathan V. Last) — Studying the Unstudiable

Not a reeducation camp? Duke Men's Project and the redefinition of masculinityDuke Chronicle (Editorial Board) — Engendering gender harmony

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The Briefing 10-03-16

As the Supreme Court begins a new term, the contest over its direction centers on the 2016 electionNew Yorker (Jeffrey Toobin) — The Supreme Court after ScaliaBloomberg View (Noah Feldman) — Supreme Court Aims for a Boring TermBloomberg View (Noah Feldman) — Why Nobody's Talking About the Supreme Court

Canadian United Church torn over whether or not to remove atheist minister of a Christian church? National Post (Douglas Quan) — ‘Vitriol’ among United Church members as atheist minister closer to being dismissed in formal hearingGlobe and Mail (Margaret Wente) — The collapse of the liberal churchUnited Church of Canada (Jordan Cantwell) — On Being an Open and Inclusive Community that Believes in God

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The Briefing 09-30-16

Checks and Balances: Congress overrides Pres. Obama's veto for the first time in his presidencyNew York Times (Jennifer Steinhauer, Mark Mazzetti, and Julie Hirschfeld Davis) — Congress Votes to Override Obama Veto on 9/11 Victims Bill

Electoral accountability: Elected state judges less supportive of LGBT rights than appointed ones The Guardian (Ciara McCarthy) — Elected state supreme court judges less supportive of LGBT rights, study says

Today marks 40th anniversary of the Hyde amendment, which protects taxpayers from paying for abortions

New Ligonier and LifeWay study shows widespread theological confusion in America, even in our churchesLigonier and Lifeway Research — State of Theology Report

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The Briefing 09-29-16

New Pew report maps out where the American public stands on religious liberty vs. non-discriminationPew Research Center — Where the Public Stands on Religious Liberty vs. NondiscriminationReligion News Service (Lauren Markoe) — Cool with contraception, Americans divide over transgender bathrooms and wedding services for gays

First baby born using "3-parent" technique raises huge moral and theological concernsNBC News (Maggie Fox) — Baby Born Using 'Three Parent' Technique, Doctors Say

What does divorce have to do with religious decline? Everything, new study suggestsWashington Post (Julie Zauzmer) — How decades of divorce helped erode religion

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The Briefing 09-28-16

Bioethics Journal: Doctors have no right to refuse patients abortion, assisted suicideNational Post (Tom Blackwell) — Ban conscientious objection by Canadian doctors, urge ethicists in volatile commentaryBioethics (Julian Savulescu and Udo Schuklenk) — Doctors Have no Right to Refuse Medical Assistance in Dying, Abortion or Contraception

In the beginning: Geologist admits scientific community's origin myth relies on faith, not verifiableThe Atlantic (Rebecca Boyle) — Rewriting Earth's Creation Story

Did civil religion die Monday night? Politics in a post-Christian AmericaThe Atlantic (Yoni Appelbaum) — America's First Post-Christian Debate

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The Briefing 09-27-16

Who won the debate? What fact-checkers and political analysts reveal about worldview and truthWall Street Journal (Janet Hook, Peter Nicholas, and Reid J. Epstein) — Candidates Spar in Debate, Offer Vastly Different Visions for Leading the U.S.

But will they even vote? Poor civic involvement reflects lack of conviction amongst growing "nones" Religion News Service (Lauren Markoe) — More ‘nones’ than you think, but many won’t show up on Election Day

China joins the quest for alien life with new, massive telescopeNew York Times (Chris Buckley and Adam Wu) — China Hunts for Scientific Glory, and Aliens, With New Telescope

Missionaries to Mars: If found, would Christians need to take the gospel to aliens?Wall Street Journal (Ian Lovett) — Could Aliens Have Souls That Need Saving?

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