R. Albert Mohler Jr.'s Blog, page 397

The Briefing 08-15-13

Egyptian government cracks down on protests; U.S. Attempting to broker Israeli/Palestinian talks; 50 Shades author makes $95 million providing pornography to new population segment; Same-Sex couples granted military leave to travel and marry in states where it's legal; States see economic benefits of supporting same-sex marriage; Low birthrate creating economic crisis in Germany

The Briefing 08-14-13

New CA law permits school kids to choose facilities and teams based on gender of choice; To what degree is FBI complicit in crimes of Whitey Bulger?; Nazi war criminal dies awaiting trial, but has he truly escaped justice?; Judge throws out stop-and-frisk policy. Is it racial profiling or important crime prevention?

The Briefing 08-13-13

Bulger conviction reveals moral order even in organized crime; Wed-leases, monogamish, and throuples: the linguistic and moral revolution; Australian Prime Minister promises legal same-sex marriage in 100 days if re-elected; Assisted suicide is "liberating" and should not be prosecuted

The Briefing 08-12-13

Postal Service soliciting Congress to allow alcohol delivery to homes; State preying on its own people through the lottery by $69 billion in 2012; FBI permits 5,600 crimes...to catch criminals; I'm a Christian, my husband an atheist, what should our kids be? Wrong question.

The Wrath of God Was Satisfied: Substitutionary Atonement and the Conservative Resurgence in the Southern Baptist Convention

Current controversy over the nature of Christ’s atonement for sin points to a truth many younger evangelicals may not know, i.e., the substitutionary nature of Christ’s death on the cross was a major issue in the Conservative Resurgence that took place within the Southern Baptist Convention in the last quarter of the twentieth century. The issue [...]

Genesis 2:20-25

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The Briefing 08-09-13

1. President Obama Cancels summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in response to giving whistle-blower, Edward Snowden, one year asylum.  Obama’s Putin snub, LA Times (Editorial) A Welcome Rebuke to Putin, Wall Street Journal (Editorial) 2. A humanist chaplain in the US military Should Military Chaplains Have to Believe in God?, NPR (John Burnett) 3. [...]

The Briefing 08-08-13

Responding to Time cover story: Can we have it all without having children?; Digital Revolution: Avg adult spends 5 hrs online and 4.5 hrs watching TV

The Briefing 08-08-2013

Responding to Time cover story: Can we have it all without having children?; Digital Revolution: Avg adult spends 5 hrs online and 4.5 hrs watching TV