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Wednesday, November 8, 2023

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

PART I (17:36 - 17:36) The Meaning of “From the River to the Sea”— It Means the Elimination of Israel
Rashida Tlaib attacks Biden with an incendiary smear by Washington Post (Jim Geraghty)

PART II (23:58 - 23:58) If Authorities Did Not Take Adequate Action in This Case, Then When Would They? — The Horrifying Inaction Behind the Mass Shooting in Maine
Dire Warnings About Maine Gunman Didn’t Stop His Rampage by Wall Street Journal (Jimmy Vielkind, Dan Frosch, Zusha Elinson, and Joe Palazzolo)

PART III (27:40 - 27:40) Magic Mushrooms or Not, This Was Evil: The Sinful Human Heart and its Actions

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

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

PART I (15:53 - 15:53) Want to see the future? You had better pay attention to today's votes in Ohio and Kentucky
Want to see the future? You had better pay attention to tomorrow’s votes in Ohio and Kentucky by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

PART II (21:24 - 21:24) Major Elections in Virginia and Pennsylvania: Big Issues and the Clash of Worldviews in This Off-Year Election

PART III (27:55 - 27:55) “Harmful” Names of Bird Species? Ornithological Society Announces the Renaming of Certain Birds Species with Morally Complicated (Human) Names
Birds in North America will be renamed to avoid any ‘harmful’ historical associations with people by Associated Press (Christina Larson)

Monday, November 6, 2023

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

PART I (11:18 - 11:18) Intelligence Divorced from Morality Equals Massive Scandal: Sam Bankman-Fried Found Guilty on All Counts

PART II (24:30 - 24:30) The Worldview of Sam Bankman-Fried: Utilitarianism, Elective Altruism, and the Secular Mind

PART III (26:34 - 26:34) Parents, Your Worldview Will Show Up in Your Children: The Importance of Godly Parenting

Friday, November 3, 2023

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

PART I (9:30 - 9:30) A Falloff in Patriotism Leads to Drop Off in Enlistments: And a Clear Partisan Divide Endangers Our Military
Patriotism’s Decline Imperils the Military by Wall Street Journal (Owen West and Kevin Wallsten)

PART II (16:43 - 16:43) Why Has Our Society Changed Such That Many Families Cannot Live Under One Income? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART III (19:4 - 19:4) If Muslims Respect the Old Testament, Why Do They Persecute the Jews? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART IV (23:57 - 23:57) How Has American Culture Degraded Women? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from an 18-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

PART V (26:39 - 26:39) Do You Have Any Encouragement For Students Who Feel Intimidated After Realizing How Much More They Need to Learn? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Thursday, November 2, 2023

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

PART I (11:44 - 11:44) President Biden and Prime Minister Sunak Send Dueling Messages on AI: Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy or Doomsday Technology? We Might Soon Find Out
President Biden Issues Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence by The White House World leaders are gathering at the U.K.’s AI Summit. Doom is on the agenda. by Washington Post (Cat Zakrzewski, Anthony Faiola and Gerrit De Vynck)

PART II (18:40 - 18:40) Is Social Media Addiction the Real Problem for Teens? The Debate Over “Addiction” Points to a Major Moral Problem
Is Social Media Addictive? Here’s What the Science Says. by New York Times (Matt Richtel)

PART III (26:34 - 26:34) Who Really Holds the ‘Extreme’ Position in Abortion? Virginia Republicans Attempt to Shift the Discourse
Virginia Republicans Look to Neutralize Abortion as an Election Issue by New York Times (Trip Gabriel)

Are We Really Beyond Religion Now? — A Conversation with Phil Zuckerman

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

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

PART I (15:51 - 15:51) ‘Settler Colonialism’ and Anti Semitism: The Ideology Behind Virulent Opposition to Israel (and the U.S.) on College Campuses
Campus Radicals and Leftist Groups Have Embraced the Idea of ‘Settler Colonialism’ by Wall Street Journal (Adam Kirsch)

PART II (23:15 - 23:15) The Great Sin of Imperialism and the Revolution That Liberates: Dissecting the Worldview of the “Post-Colonial” Left

PART III (26:14 - 26:14) Coming to a Conversation Near You — Denying the Evil of Hamas
Reducing Hamas’ terrorism to a problem of ‘evil’ is a mistake by Washington Post (Shadi Hamid)

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

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

PART I (18:26 - 18:26) Is There An Extremist in the House? The Left Goes Nuts About Speaker Mike Johnson’s Biblical Worldview
The G.O.P. Goes Full-On Extremist by New York Times (Paul Krugman) Mike Johnson Is a Right-Wing Fever Dream Come to Life by New York Times (Jamelle Bouie)

PART II (23:6 - 23:6) Abortion Labeled Mislabeled as a ‘Health Issue’: Looking at a Central Issue in the Kentucky Governor Race

PART III (25:56 - 25:56) Don’t Celebrate the Death Cult: The Dark Turn of Halloween
Down With Halloween’s Ironic Death Cult by Wall Street Journal (Barton Swaim)

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Monday, October 30, 2023

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

PART I (8:24 - 8:24) The Leftist Ideologies Laid Bare: Over Israel: How the War Reveals the Left’s Hatred of Israel
Democrats Splinter Over Israel as the Young, Diverse Left Rages at Biden by New York Times (Reid J. Epstein and Anjali Huynh)

PART II (16:48 - 16:48) President Joe Biden is Scaring the Democratic Voter Base: The Re-election Landscape and the Issue of Age

PART III (22:9 - 22:9) Human Agency and Natural Disasters: Hurricane Otis Raises Big Questions

PART IV (24:56 - 24:56) We are Needy Creatures For Sure: How Our Dependence on Water Reveals Our Creatureliness

Friday, October 27, 2023

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

PART I (4:55 - 4:55) How Often Do You Think About Rome? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
How often do men think about ancient Rome? Quite frequently, it seems. by Washington Post (Leo Sands)

PART II (11:49 - 11:49) Where is the Balance Between Allowing For Free Speech and Preventing Mental Harm to the Children in Our Communities When It Comes to Halloween Decorations? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART III (13:32 - 13:32) Why Does God Test People If He is Omniscient and Sovereign? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 10-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

PART IV (15:28 - 15:28) If Jesus Defeated Death, Why Do People Still Die? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 7-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

PART V (17:19 - 17:19) Why Do We Pray When God Already Has a Plan? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 7-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

PART VI (21:59 - 21:59) What Position Within Ethical Theory Should Christians Hold? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 17-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

PART VII (27:22 - 27:22) As a Follower of Christ, Am I Morally Complicit If I Allow a Secular Sex Education Presentation in My Classroom and Stay Silent as My Students are Exposed to This Material? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing