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The transgender revolutionaries want our children: And Ohio’s Republican governor gets their applause with a veto

The vast revolutions in morality that have reshaped the modern landscape have been spectacularly successful, with very few exceptions. In the last half-century, the basic moral judgments held by many (if not most) within our society have been transformed, and the issues cover massive moral terrain, including divorce, gambling, and biomedical issues... The post The transgender revolutionaries want our children: And Ohio’s Republican governor gets their applause with a veto appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Thursday, February 1, 2024

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

PART I (15:55 - 15:55) Explosive Session on an Explosive Issue: Social Media Executives Face Senate Judiciary Committee Over Harm to Young People

PART II (21:27 - 21:27) Government Has a Role in This Issue: Public Policy Must Protect Children and Teenagers from the Very Real Threat of Social Media Platforms
'Free state of Florida' wants to ban kids from social media by Palm Beach Daily News (Howard Simon)

PART III (25:45 - 25:45) Parents, How Much Do You Actually Know? What Are You Doing About This Threat? Parents Are Responsible to Protect Their Children Online

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

PART I (8:35 - 8:35) The Liberal Pope Meets Opposition: African Bishops Give Major Pushback over New Vatican Policy on Blessing of Same-Sex Couples
Catholic clergy in Uganda accuse the West of a new colonialism through LGBTQ activism by Religion News Service (Tonny Onyulo) Pope says Africans are 'special case' when it comes to LGBT blessings by Reuters

PART II (14:2 - 14:2) Just Ideology? Pope Condescendingly Addresses Conservative Opposition over Same-Sex Blessings

PART III (25:34 - 25:34) The Death Culture Presses Its Deadly Agenda in Canada: Country Contemplates Euthanasia for the Mentally Ill
Death by Doctor May Soon Be Available for the Mentally Ill in Canada by New York Times (Vjosa Isai) Canada, there’s still time to rethink this risky expansion of euthanasia by Washington Post (The Editorial Board)

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

PART I (9:39 - 9:39) What Exactly is the International Court of Justice? What of Its Judgment of Israel?

PART II (14:37 - 14:37) Israel Reveals UNRWA Workers Aided Hamas Attacks on Israel: Israel’s Fight for Its Existence Proves to Be More Complicated by the Day
U.S. Halts Funding for U.N. Agency Amid Claims Staff Took Part in Oct. 7 Attacks by Wall Street Journal (Vivian Salama and David Luhnow)

PART III (19:24 - 19:24) We Need More from President Biden: The Attacks Upon the U.S. Cannot Go Without a Strong Response
Biden, Iran and Three Dead Americans by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

PART IV (25:24 - 25:24) Florida and the American Future: How the Vast Growth of the State Population Reveals the Shape of American Politics

Monday, January 29, 2024

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

PART I (12:49 - 12:49) We are in a Massive Migration Crisis: America’s Borders and the Importance of Responsible Citizenship

PART II (20:4 - 20:4) Legal Immigration vs. Illegal Immigration: The Complicated History of the Matter in the U.S.

PART III (23:53 - 23:53) A Nation That Does Not Have a Coherent Border (And Border Policy) is Headed for Disaster

PART IV (25:55 - 25:55) You Win Some, You Lose Some: Japan Becomes Fifth Nation to Land Vehicle on the Moon — Only for It to Land Upside Down

Friday, January 26, 2024

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

PART I (8:6 - 8:6) An Eschatological Shadow in a Secular Age: Doomsday Clock for 2024 Claims We Are Closer Than Ever to Apocalypse
Doomsday Clock 2024 time update has dire warnings of nuclear war, climate change and AI by USA Today (Doyle Rice)

PART II (13:34 - 13:34) Have Democrats Always Been So Liberal? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 10-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

PART III (17:21 - 17:21) As a Young Professional and Father, How Can I Carve Out More Time to Study? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

PART IV (18:45 - 18:45) What About an Allegorical Reading of Jonah? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART V (23:19 - 23:19) Why Do Evangelicals Object to Catholic Crucifixes and Statues? With What Religious Symbols Do Protestants Decorate? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VI (26:13 - 26:13) Is It Sinful For Christian Couples to Not Desire to Have Children? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

Thursday, January 25, 2024

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

PART I (12:48 - 12:48) We are Watching the Biggest Schism in American Protestant History: The Staggering Numbers of the UMC Split Come to Light

PART II (16:18 - 16:18) Red and Blue America Shows Up in the UMC Split: The Worldview of Geography Behind the Headlines

PART III (18:35 - 18:35) The Short Hermeneutical Jump from Ordination of Women to LGBTQ Affirmation: Conservative Methodists Have Many Other Issues to Face
The Baltimore Sun’s New Owner Has the Newsroom on Edge by New York Times (Katie Robertson) Billionaires Wanted to Save the News Industry. They’re Losing a Fortune. by New York Times (Benjamin Mullin and Katie Robertson)

PART IV (19:29 - 19:29) Why So Little Media Coverage on This Great Protestant Disaffiliation? The Secular Shift of Attention in a Post-Christian America

PART V (25:51 - 25:51) Don’t Save Us If You’re a Conservative: Recent Sale of Baltimore Sun Has Alarm Bells Ringing on the Left

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

PART I (6:52 - 6:52) The Voters Send Their Message: The New Hampshire Primary and the Shape of the Campaigns Ahead

PART II (8:44 - 8:44) And it Doesn’t Even Count: The Biden Campaign’s Write-In Strategy to Avoid Embarrassment in New Hampshire

PART III (26:11 - 26:11) Israel’s Existence Is at Stake, and They Know It: The Truth About the “Two State Solution” to the Palestinian Issue
Arab Peace Proposal for Gaza Takes Shape as Top Biden Adviser Lands in Region by Wall Street Journal (Summer Said, Margherita Stancati, and Laurence Norman) Israel-E.U. Meeting on Gaza’s Future Yields Division and Confusion by New York Times (Matina Stevis-Gridneff, Hiba Yazbek, Adam Rasgon, Monika Pronczuk and Michael Levenson)

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

PART I (10:29 - 10:29) So, Why is the New Hampshire Primary So Important? And Why Does the State Historically Go First?

PART II (20:23 - 20:23) ‘Not Many of Us Go to Church Here’: Turns Out That Makes a Big Difference, For Example, on the Issue of Abortion
How Did New Hampshire Shift to Blue-ish? by New York Times (Jane Coaston)

PART III (29:41 - 29:41) Republican Voters Make a Choice — Will Trump Claim the Nomination as Inevitable? What Might that Mean?
The 2024 Republican Choice by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

Monday, January 22, 2024

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

PART I (11:47 - 11:47) And Then There Were Two: Governor Ron DeSantis Suspends Republican Primary Election Campaign

PART II (20:12 - 20:12) President Biden Hones In on Re-Election Strategy — Its Message? Abortion On Demand
Biden Campaign Sharpens Its Post-Roe Message: Abortion Is About Freedom by New York Times (Katie Rogers)

PART III (26:21 - 26:21) One of the Deadliest Tyrants and Ideologues in Human History: A Look at the Legacy of Vladimir Lenin Occasioned by the 100th Anniversary of His Death