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Thursday, December 14, 2023

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

PART I (14:8 - 14:8) ‘The World’ Agreed to What? The Real Life Political Parable of COP28
World agrees to climate deal that makes unprecedented call to move away from fossil fuels, but ‘cavernous’ loopholes remain by CNN (Angela Dewan, Laura Paddison, Ella Nilsen and Rachel Ramirez)

PART II (20:25 - 20:25) An Overtly Political Act or an Exercise of Legislative Responsibility? The House Approves Impeachment Inquiry of President Joe Biden
Statement from President Joe Biden on Baseless House Republican Impeachment Stunt by The White House Hunter Biden, Defying Deposition Subpoena, Again Offers Public Testimony by New York Times (Luke Broadwater)

PART III (29:21 - 29:21) From Orthodox to Reform in One Generation: The Death of a Prominent Rabbi Reveals the Theological Landscape of American Judaism
David Ellenson, 76, Who Guided a Generation of Reform Rabbis, Dies by New York Times (Ari L. Goldman)

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

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

PART I (8:7 - 8:7) Where is the Moral Outrage on Anti-Semitism at Harvard? President Claudine Gay Retains Her Position in the Midst of Anti-Semitic Comments and Plagiarism Allegations
Why Defenders of Harvard’s President Are Focused on Academic Freedom by New York Times (Alan Blinder)

PART II (13:47 - 13:47) Notice what STILL is Not Said: Evaluating the Harvard Corporation’s Support for President Claudine Gay

PART III (21:1 - 21:1) Why is President McGill at the University of Pennsylvania Out While President Gay of Harvard is Not? As Expected, There is a Backstory
How Rich Alumni Ousted Penn’s President Liz Magill by Wall Street Journal (Melissa Korn, Rachel Louise Ensign, Douglas Belkin) The Politics of Campus Free Speech Draw Scrutiny by Wall Street Journal (Douglas Belkin and Laura Kusisto)

PART IV (25:35 - 25:35) Keep Your Pet Goldfish in the Bowl: The Invasion of Goldfish Terrorizing the Great Lakes
Once They Were Pets. Now Giant Goldfish Are Menacing the Great Lakes. by New York Times (Livia Albeck-Ripka)

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

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

PART I (8:13 - 8:13) Texas Woman Travels for “Abortion Care” — Huge Issues of Morality and Language Arise in the Midst of Controversial Abortion Case
Texas woman at center of an abortion ban challenge leaves state for procedure by Washington Post (Caroline Kitchener and Maegan Vazquez)

PART II (14:40 - 14:40) So Does President Biden Really Want Funding for Ukraine? Border Funding to Stem Migrant Influx is Also a US Security Priority

PART III (19:33 - 19:33) Rethinking Ukraine Crisis: America is at a Crossroads Over Ukraine Support, But Where is the Strategy?

PART IV (25:31 - 25:31) Fidel Castro’s Sister Supported the Revolution But Declared Her Brother a Tyrant: Juanita Castro Dies at 90 in Miami
Juanita Castro, Who Turned Against Her Brother Fidel, Dies at 90 by New York Times (Trip Gabriel)

Monday, December 11, 2023

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

PART I (11:35 - 11:35) One Down, Two to Go? Moral Pressure Builds After Disastrous Appearance Before Congressional Committee Reveals Moral Disaster in Elite Academia
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 by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.) 74 Members of Congress Demand Harvard President Gay Resign in Letter to Governing Board Members by The Harvard Crimson (Miles J. Herszenhorn and Claire Yuan) One Law Firm Prepared Both Penn and Harvard for Hearing on Antisemitism by New York Times (Lauren Hirsch)

PART II (21:1 - 21:1) Massive New Indictment Against Hunter Biden Reveals Key Evidence: Hunter Biden’s Own Memoir
Hunter Biden Indictment Fuels Impeachment Inquiry at a Critical Time by New York Times (Luke Broadwater and Glenn Thrush)

PART III (23:40 - 23:40) The Charade of a Tyrant: Vladimir Putin Announced He Will Run for President … Again

PART IV (25:35 - 25:35) The Application of the Law and Its Preservation of Human Dignity: Life and Death Hang in the Balance in Texas Abortion Case

To Speak of Him to All Who Were Waiting

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Friday, December 8, 2023

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

PART I (11:16 - 11:16) A Prophet of Moral Progressivism Dies at 101: The Life and Legacy of Norman Lear
Television’s boundary-smashing pioneer turns 100 by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

PART II (18:38 - 18:38) How Can We Trust the Bible is Inerrant If We Say That Only the Original Manuscripts Are Inerrant? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART III (21:11 - 21:11) Why Does Jude Reference the Book of Enoch? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART IV (25:27 - 25:27) How Can I Tell If God is Calling Me to Be a Pastor? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 12-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Want to see the future?: You had better pay attention to Tuesday’s votes in Ohio and Kentucky

The best way to explain electoral politics in America is to imagine a room filled with toddlers. The kids are in constant motion and their attention moves quickly from one toy to another. It takes something of overwhelming interest to compel the attention of the preschoolers. If you want the attention of that room, you had better bring a puppy.... The post Want to see the future?: You had better pay attention to Tuesday’s votes in Ohio and Kentucky appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Thursday, December 7, 2023

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

PART I (10:60 - 10:60) Moral Rot of the Academic Elite Exposed: Three Elite University Presidents Reveal Ideological Corruption of the Left
Republicans Try to Put Harvard, M.I.T. and Penn on the Defensive About Antisemitism by New York Times (Anemona Hartocollis)

PART II (15:15 - 15:15) The Needed Change Unlikely to Come to the Academic Left: Why Donors and Alumni Calls for Action Likely Won’t Be Enough to Bring Long-term Change
Donors and Alumni Demand That Penn’s President Resign Over Remarks at Hearing by New York Times (Stephanie Saul and Anemona Hartocollis)

PART III (27:44 - 27:44) Are American Jews Being Betrayed By Their Fellow Travelers on the Left? Senator Chuck Schumer’s Historic Speech Reveals Massive Questions
Schumer remarks on antisemitism on Senate floor by Jewish News Syndicate

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

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

PART I (14:57 - 14:57) A Spy Among Us: Former U.S. Ambassador Charged With Being Covert Agent for Cuba Over Decades
Retired U.S. Diplomat Accused of Working as a Secret Agent for Cuba by New York Times (Glenn Thrush, Ernesto Londoño, David C. Adams and Frances Robles)

PART II (19:11 - 19:11) In a Fallen World, There Will Be Rats on Your Ship: Espionage and the Christian Worldview

PART III (25:56 - 25:56) Confucianism, Abortion, and Vietnam: The Abortion of Baby Girls in Vietnam Underlines a Deadly Pattern
Vietnam struggles with high abortion rates as consequence of gender selection: ‘people have to rely on their sons’ by South China Morning Post

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

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

PART I (13:33 - 13:33) The Fabulous Fabulist Fabrication: The Epic Story of George Santos, New York’s Lying Ex-Congressman

PART II (20:12 - 20:12) What’s Behind the Human Tendency to Believe Unbelievable Stories? Why We Tend to Buy into Big Lies

PART III (21:40 - 21:40) Why is Santos Out While Senator Menendez is Still in Office? The Ejection of George Santos Raises Big Questions for American Politics

PART IV (25:58 - 25:58) President Biden is Going to Hollywood: Big Fundraising Foray Among the Entertainment Industry’s Progressives