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The moral rot starts at the top: Three elite university presidents refused to say that calls for genocide against Jews would violate rules for campus conduct

Most of us know we're living in consequential times, but sometimes it seems we're living in truly dangerous times. Just over the course of the last few days, several things have happened that have helped to focus the moral and worldview crisis of our present hour. Sometimes this comes down to nothing less than a matter of life and death. And as we'... The post The moral rot starts at the top: Three elite university presidents refused to say that calls for genocide against Jews would violate rules for campus conduct appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Monday, January 8, 2024

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

PART I (13:40 - 13:40) Former President Trump Struck From State Ballots? Huge Constitutional Issues Hang in the Balance as SCOTUS Decides to Take Up Colorado Case

PART II (17:24 - 17:24) The 2024 State of the Union Address: President Biden Seeks to Do Damage Control as He Ratchets Up Re-Election Campaign

PART III (23:25 - 23:25) A Tinderbox Grows Even More Incendiary: The Increasingly Hostile, and Theological, Conflicts in the Middle East
President of Belarus gives himself immunity from prosecution and limits potential challengers by Associated Press (Yuras Karmanau)

PART IV (27:5 - 27:5) The Dangers of Riding a Tiger: The Inevitable End of Totalitarian Dictatorships

Friday, December 22, 2023

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

PART I (3:36 - 3:36) Why Did Jesus Have to Be Born as a Baby? Why Did He Not Come as a Man? Why Was He Born in a Manger? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 4-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

PART II (4:54 - 4:54) Is the Christmas Spirit the Same as the Holy Spirit? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 5-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

PART III (6:48 - 6:48) Did Baby Jesus Fuss and Cry Like Other Babies? If so, Is that in Conflict with His Nature as the Son of God? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART IV (7:55 - 7:55) Is It Inconsistent to Say Jesus Was Born in Joseph's Lineage When They Did Not Share DNA? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART V (9:17 - 9:17) What are Your Thoughts on an Ecumenical Advent Services That Includes a Reading by Rabbi and Muslim Leaders? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VI (10:51 - 10:51) Should Christians Participate in Santa Claus? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VII (13:42 - 13:42) Do We Rightly Celebrate the Birth of Christ on December 25? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VIII (16:14 - 16:14) Assuming Life Begins at Conception, When Exactly Did the Incarnation Happen? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART IX (18:49 - 18:49) Did the Son of God Give Up His Deity at the Incarnation? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART X (20:39 - 20:39) Why Did God Choose Mary to Be the Mother of Jesus? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from an 8-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

PART XI (22:28 - 22:28) Did God Choose Mary Because She Was a Perfect Vessel? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART XII (24:1 - 24:1) Who is the King in the Song “Do You Hear What I Hear?” — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART XIII (25:44 - 25:44) May the Joy of Christ Fill Your Hearts and Homes: Merry Christmas from Dr. Mohler to Listeners of The Briefing

Thursday, December 21, 2023

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

PART I (17:34 - 17:34) The Dramatic Disaffiliation: The Biggest Schism in American Protestantism Is Taking Place in the United Methodist Church Right Now

PART II (19:14 - 19:14) LGBTQ Issues, Control, and Theological Arguments: Why Conservatives are Leaving the UMC
One fourth of United Methodist churches in US have left in schism over LGBTQ ban. What happens now? by Associated Press (Peter Smith)

PART III (24:14 - 24:14) Who are the Houthi Rebels? Just Look at Their Motto: The Theology and Ideology Behind the Terrorist Attacks in the Red Sea

For the Bible tells me so: Speaker Johnson points to the Bible and the left freaks out

So, what about the new speaker of the House? Is he a kind and gracious man or "a right-wing fever dream come to life," as one columnist declared? Actually, he is a rather typical, if highly placed, American evangelical. To be more specific, Speaker Mike Johnson is a Southern Baptist, and it shows. Evidently, that also means that to the cultured eli... The post For the Bible tells me so: Speaker Johnson points to the Bible and the left freaks out appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

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

PART I (17:4 - 17:4) The Road to Reversing Roe: A Major Investigation Into How the Supreme Court Came to Reverse Roe v. Wade
Behind the Scenes at the Dismantling of Roe v. Wade by New York Times (Jodi Kantor and Adam Liptak)

PART II (22:52 - 22:52) A Long War Against Women’s Rights? The Left’s Narrative of Why the Dobbs Decision Happened

PART III (26:7 - 26:7) Do Courts Make Decisions on the Grounds of Emerging Social Consensus? Examining an Observation from the Late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
What Sandra Day O’Connor Got Wrong by New York Times (Linda Greenhouse)

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

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

PART I (9:38 - 9:38) Did Pope Francis Really Give Blessing to Same-Sex Couples? The Complicated Disaster of the News Coming Out of the Vatican
What 'Fiducia supplicans' declares about papal power by The Pillar (Edward Condon)

PART II (16:57 - 16:57) Progressing the Sexual Revolution By a Wink: The Strategy of Pope Francis to Blur the Lines of “Union” Ceremonies with Weddings
Vatican Issues Guidelines for Same-Sex Blessings by Wall Street Journal (Francis X. Rocca) Pope Francis Allows Priests to Bless Same-Sex Couples by New York Times (Jason Horowitz)

PART III (20:41 - 20:41) The Bottom Line of the Roman Catholic Church’s Blessing of Same-Sex Unions

PART IV (26:16 - 26:16) The Cultural Context and Political Effects: How the Vatican’s Blessing of Same-Sex Couples Will Impact Faithful Protestant Christians Across the Globe

Monday, December 18, 2023

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

PART I (10:39 - 10:39) There Are No Holidays from History: Big Questions Arise as the War Between Israel and Hamas Rages

PART II (17:29 - 17:29) The U.S. Calls for Israel Fighting in Gaza to ‘Slow Down’ Soon? But What Is Really At Stake? What Do the US and Europe Really Want? What Are Leaders Really Saying?
Sullivan says both the U.S. and Israel expect fighting to slow down eventually. by New York Times (Victoria Kim and Aaron Boxerman) Germany Uncovers Alleged Hamas Terror Plot in Europe by Wall Street Journal (Bertrand Benoit)

PART III (27:11 - 27:11) Where is the Pledged Support for Ukraine? Why is Border Security Linked? Big Issues (and Big Dangers) Arise

Polymorphous perversity in the heartland: The scandal of the Kinsey Institute and Indiana University

If you are looking for Ground Zero in the sexual revolution, you might not think of America's heartland, but you should. You should think of Indiana University and The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction. Founded more than 75 years ago as the Institute for Sex Research, it was from the start a primary platform for the sex... The post Polymorphous perversity in the heartland: The scandal of the Kinsey Institute and Indiana University appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Friday, December 15, 2023

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

PART I (8:44 - 8:44) The Cult of Celebrity and Moral Revolution Enshrined in the Smithsonian: National Portrait Gallery Unveils Portrait of Oprah Winfrey
The age of Oprah is over, but her vision is now framed in Washington by Washington Post (Philip Kennicott)

PART II (12:19 - 12:19) How Should Christians Think About Accepting Private Tax Credits From States for Public Schools? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART III (17:13 - 17:13) In Christian Ethics, Is Something, Like the Sale of Organs, That Has the Potential of Being Unethical Considered Unethical? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART IV (19:11 - 19:11) Who Says That Abortion Cannot Be the Intended Purpose of Any Procedure? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART V (20:43 - 20:43) Should Christians Read the Great Works of Western Literature? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VI (24:13 - 24:13) How Does Prayer Differ Between the Old and New Testaments? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VII (27:26 - 27:26) Why was Cain So Jealous of Abel’s Sacrifice That He Killed His Brother? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 7-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing