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Monday, February 26, 2024

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

PART I (12:25 - 12:25) A ‘Hopeful Blob’ or an Image Bearer? The Clash of Worldviews over Definition of Life on Display in Aftermath of Response to Alabama Supreme Court Decision
Alabama might avert an IVF disaster, but the antiabortion activists won’t stop there by Washington Post (The Editorial Board) Congratulations! Alabama court says that embryo is as good as a live child. by Washington Post (Alexandra Petri)

PART II (20:5 - 20:5) Of Course We Believe Our Rights Come from God: Journalist from the Left Surprised Christians Today Agree with 2,000 Years of Christian Doctrine
Extremist Conservative Christian Nationalists Believe Your Rights Come From God, Not Government by RealClear Politics (Tim Hains)

PART III (23:17 - 23:17) They Will Be ‘Labeled as Bigots and Treated as Such’: Justice Samuel Alito’s Words on Persecution of Religious Right Were Prophetic
Justice Alito Renews Criticism of Landmark Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage by The New York Times (Abbie VanSickle)

PART IV (25:57 - 25:57) Russia Makes Another Dissident Disappear: The Unsurprising Death of Maksim Kuzminov

Friday, February 23, 2024

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

PART I (6:41 - 6:41) What Kind of Political Ads Move the Needle? Why You’re More Likely to Respond to a Negative Political Ad Than a Positive One
What Have Negative Political Ads Done to Us? by The New York Times (Gerald F. Seib)

PART II (8:59 - 8:59) How Did Conservatism Move from Figures Like William F. Buckley Jr. to Popular Figures Associated with the Right Today? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

PART III (13:15 - 13:15) What is the Role of Parachurch Ministry? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

PART IV (18:16 - 18:16) Is There a Source of Truly Unbiased News? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

PART V (22:10 - 22:10) How Can Christians Teach and Work in a Secular Higher Education Context? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VI (24:26 - 24:26) Should Christian Parents Avoid Sending Their Children to Public Colleges? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VII (26:9 - 26:9) Is It Appropriate for Christians to Pledge Allegiance to the Flag? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

Thursday, February 22, 2024

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

PART I (4:57 - 4:57) The U.S. Stands By Israel At UN Security Council: U.S. Vetoes U.N. Calls for Cease-Fire in Gaza Without Release of All Hostages

PART II (11:1 - 11:1) Interpol Is Real, But Complicated: What Happens When the Bad Guys Are Able to Abuse the System
Strongmen Find New Ways to Abuse Interpol, Despite Years of Fixes by The New York Times (Jane Bradley)

PART III (26:16 - 26:16) We Should Be Terrified? The Left Melts Down Over Alabama Supreme Court IVF Ruling
In defense of the frozen children: The Alabama Supreme Court rules that the protection of human embryos extends beyond the womb by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.) Alabama Supreme Court Cites the Bible in Terrifying Embryo Ruling: The Alabama Supreme Court’s decision is all but guaranteed to gut IVF in the entire state. by New Republic (Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling) Doctors and patients fearfully proceed with IVF after Alabama court rules embryos are children by NBC News (Aria Bendix)

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

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

PART I (8:13 - 8:13) Greece Becomes First Country to Defy Orthodox Church to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

PART II (19:60 - 19:60) St. Patrick’s Cathedral Turned into Transgender Celebration: Memorial Service for Transgender Activist Scandalizes Church
N.Y. Archdiocese Condemns Funeral of Transgender Activist at Cathedral by The New York Times (Liam Stack)

PART III (22:13 - 22:13) How LGBTQ Activists Play the Cultural Game: What the Response to the Transgender Activist Memorial Service at St. Patrick’s Reveals About the Strategy of the Left

PART IV (24:51 - 24:51) Ontology Grounds Gender and Sexuality: The Unchanging Categories of ‘He’ and ‘She’

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

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

PART I (18:39 - 18:39) A Huge Affirmation of Human Dignity: Alabama Supreme Court Rules That Frozen Human Embryos Are Children
Alabama Court Says IVF Embryos Are “Extrauterine Children” — And People Under The Law by Rolling Stone (Tessa Stuart) LePage v. Mobile Infirmary Clinic, Inc by The Supreme Court of Alabama

PART II (22:38 - 22:38) The Logic of the Culture of Death: Babies Become Commodities
Post-Roe v. Wade, more patients rely on early prenatal testing as states toughen abortion laws by Associated Press (Laura Ungar and Amanda Seitz)

PART III (25:56 - 25:56) Nothing About Abortion is Safe: Abortion by Telemedicine or in a Clinic is Never Safe for the Baby. Never.
Abortions by Telemedicine and Mailed Pills Are Safe and Effective, Study Finds by The New York Times (Pam Belluck)

Monday, February 19, 2024

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

PART I (13:8 - 13:8) ‘No Man, No Problem’: Russia Makes Totalitarian Dissenter Alexei Navalny Disappear—That Is the Goal
'Death Solves All Problems,' He Said by The New York Times (Richard Pipes) Kremlin Critic Aleksei Navalny Says Attack Left Him Mostly Blind in an Eye by The New York Times (Andrew E. Kramer)

PART II (20:53 - 20:53) A Russian Killer Satellite? The Story Behind Russia’s Major New National Security Threat to the West
Statement from Chairman Mike Turner by Twitter Russia Using Thousands of Musk’s Starlink Systems in War, Ukrainian General Says by The Wall Street Journal (James Marson and Thomas Grove)

PART III (28:2 - 28:2) Former President Trump’s Civil Fraud Verdict: Big Political and Moral Issues Are Driving the Story — And the U.S. Is Worse For It
Trump’s $355 Million Civil Fraud Verdict by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

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Friday, February 16, 2024

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

PART I (8:57 - 8:57) Good News: Young Adults Are Close to Their Parents. Bad News: Those Same Young Adults Are Way Behind in Getting Married and Having Children of Their Own
Parents Are Highly Involved in Their Adult Children’s Lives, and Fine With It by The New York Times (Claire Cain Miller)

PART II (14:35 - 14:35) What About Neurodiversity? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

PART III (18:34 - 18:34) Should Christians Watch Sports? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

PART IV (20:43 - 20:43) What is Virtue? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

PART V (27:7 - 27:7) How Do We Think Biblically About Distractions During Worship Services? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

Thursday, February 15, 2024

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

PART I (15:27 - 15:27) Let’s Talk About Polyamory: The Moral Revolution Presses on to Normalize Polyamorous Relationships

PART II (21:17 - 21:17) The Battle Against Creation Shows Up at the Bathroom Door: Utah’s New Bathroom Bill Re-ignites the Fight Over Regulating Restrooms

PART III (27:13 - 27:13) The Biden Campaign At Odds with His Administration’s Policy: The Complications of TikTok and the Lure of Technology

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

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

PART I (8:22 - 8:22) Israeli Hostages Saved: The Surprising Story Hiding Under the News of the Hostage Rescue in Israel
Hamas Military Compound Found Beneath U.N. Agency Headquarters in Gaza by Wall Street Journal (Dov Lieber and David Luhnow)

PART II (19:57 - 19:57) The Future of the Democratic Party: The Issues Surrounding Vice President Kamala Harris and the Party’s Obsession with Abortion
House Democrats plan their 2024 comeback on abortion, economy and contrast with GOP by USA Today (Riley Beggin and Ken Tran) A Profile of Moral Collapse: President Biden, Abortion, and the Culture of Death by AlbertMohler.com (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

PART III (24:23 - 24:23) Marriage Rights for Everyone, Even Single People? The Logic of the Moral Revolutionaries Falls On Its Own Sword
Marriage has a monopoly on legal benefits. It shouldn’t. by Washington Post (Rhaina Cohen) Soft Patriarchy, Firm Realities: A Conversation with Bradford Wilcox by AlbertMohler.com (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

PART IV (29:1 - 29:1) ‘Family First, Me Second’: The Key to a Happy Marriage
Don’t Buy the Soulmate Myth by Wall Street Journal (Brad Wilcox)