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Thursday, August 10, 2023

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

PART I (13:52 - 13:52) Hollywood’s Big Pause: Strike Action by Writers and Actors Pulls Back the Curtain On Big Issues In the Entertainment Industry

PART II (17:13 - 17:13) Disney’s Streaming Woes and Bleeding Pocketbooks — The Company’s Recent Data Tell a Big Story
Disney to Significantly Raise Prices of Disney+, Hulu Streaming Services by Wall Street Journal (Robbie Whelan) The Man Reimagining Disney Classics for Today’s World by New York Times (Brooks Barnes)

PART III (24:47 - 24:47) Disney is Vying For More Than Your Money: The Power of Storytelling to Reshape Hearts and Minds

'Wonder Confronts Certainty' — A Conversation with Professor Gary Saul Morson about the Deep Mysteries of Great Russian Literature

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023

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

PART I (11:11 - 11:11) The Abortion Battle Rages On, But Is the Pro-Life Movement Ready? Pro-Abortion Movement Gains Huge Momentum as Ohio Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Constitutional Proposal

PART II (16:47 - 16:47) Ideology and Political Power Play in Wisconsin Headlines: Justice Janet Protasiewicz and the New Rules of Political Engagement by The Left
New Justice Swings Wisconsin Supreme Court to the Left by New York Times (Isaac Yu) Wisconsin Supreme Court enters a new era as it flips to liberal control after 15 years by Associated Press (Scott Bauer)

PART III (18:51 - 18:51) In a Fallen World, There Are No Ultimate Political Victories: A Call for Pro-Lifers to Keep Fighting the Good Fight for Life

PART IV (25:9 - 25:9) The Boy Scouts Are No More: What This Year’s National Jamboree Reveals About the Decline of Civilization
Boy Scouts pitch a more welcoming tent at their National Jamboree by Washington Post (Mike De Socio)

Tuesday, August 8, 2023

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

PART I (16:41 - 16:41) Medicine and Politics Collide In Transgender Revolution: American Academy of Pediatrics Doubles Down on Support for Transgender Procedures — But Is the Group Hedging its Bets?
Medical Group Backs Youth Gender Treatments, but Calls for Research Review by New York Times (Azeen Ghorayshi)

PART II (24:20 - 24:20) Pope Francis’s Journey to Portugal: ‘Non-Judgmentalism’ and the Pope’s Strategy on Gender and Sexuality
An Aging Pope Francis Looks to ‘Youth Day’ to Energize Church’s Future by New York Times (Jason Horowitz)

PART III (25:52 - 25:52) What Gets the World’s Approval?: The Temptation to Abandon Historic Christian Doctrine on Gender and Sexuality in the Name of Inclusivity and Tolerance

As Summer Ends—A Summer Booklist That Will Outlast Warm Weather (2023)

I know, I know. August is a bit late for the release of a "summer reading list." I can only plead necessity. I divide my reading into three major categories: First, books I must read for doing the work I do. Second, books I need to read for lifetime investment. Third, books I want to read, partly just for pleasure, but will have to wait until I hav... The post As Summer Ends—A Summer Booklist That Will Outlast Warm Weather (2023) appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Monday, August 7, 2023

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

PART I (11:46 - 11:46) Sell Us Beverages, Not the LGBTQ Revolution? Bud Light Tells of Survey Results As It Distances Itself from Fallout of Failed Marketing Campaign with Dylan Mulvaney
Bud Light’s Plan to Win Back Drinkers: Stick to Beer by Wall Street Journal (Saabira Chaudhuri) Bud Light Boycott Can’t Douse Anheuser-Busch InBev by Wall Street Journal (Aaron Back) Bud Light’s Struggles Cast a Shadow Over Its Sunny Summer Ad Campaign by Wall Street Journal (Katie Deighton)

PART II (18:45 - 18:45) A Tragic Parable of the Decline of Marriage In Canada: The Trudeaus Announce Separation

PART III (25:4 - 25:4) Richard Dawkins Squares Off with the Transgender Revolution — And It Cost Him His 1996 Humanist of the Year Award
Why biological sex matters by The New Statesman (Richard Dawkins) Richard Dawkins has abandoned science to justify his transphobia by Religion News Service (Hemant Mehta)

Friday, August 4, 2023

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

PART I (11:10 - 11:10) Turns Out Kids Don’t Care If a TV Program is Produced by a Duchess: Harry and Megan Discover the Limits of Celebrity Culture
Harry and Meghan Produce a Hollywood Flop: Themselves by Wall Street Journal (Erich Schwartzel and Sarah Krouse)

PART II (17:58 - 17:58) What is the Relationship Between Human Dignity and Human Rights? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART III (20:19 - 20:19) Why Do You Find Biographies So Beneficial? Who Is Your Favorite Biographer Still Alive? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
Napoleon and the Verdict of Biography: A Conversation with Historian Adam Zamoyski by AlbertMohler.com (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

PART IV (25:24 - 25:24) Why Does the Catholic Bible Have More Books In It Than the Protestant Bible? How Did People Know Which Books Were Inspired by God and Which Were Not? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 13-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Thursday, August 3, 2023

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

PART I (14:51 - 14:51) Former President Trump Indicted Again. And Again: The U.S. Is Headed Toward Uncharted Legal and Political Territory

PART II (21:3 - 21:3) A Measure of Justice in Pennsylvania: Jury Recommends Death Penalty for Tree of Life Shooter

PART III (25:38 - 25:38) A Just Society Executes True Justice: Capital Punishment and the Case of Adolf Eichmann

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

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

PART I (15:44 - 15:44) The Big Sort: Our Unprecedented Polarization That’s Being Mapped Out State by State, Often Sharing a State Line
Conservatives go to red states and liberals go to blue as the country grows more polarized by Associated Press (Nicholas Riccardi) Nearly half of California residents are considering leaving the state, a poll finds. Many cite the cost of living as the main reason why. by USA Today (Itzel Luna)

PART II (23:44 - 23:44) Rep. Nancy Mace Makes a Memory: Big Issues Arise in the Aftermath of the Representative's Prayer Breakfast Comments

PART III (26:24 - 26:24) "Keep Your Conduct Among the Gentiles Honorable"- Sexual Morality is Essential to Biblical Christianity

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

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

PART I (13:39 - 13:39) Israel’s Great Crisis: The Supreme Court, the Prime Minister, the ‘Reasonable’ Standard, and Israel’s Future

PART II (19:34 - 19:34) An Ark and a Covenant: The Relationship of American Evangelicals and the State of Israel

PART III (21:17 - 21:17) Judicial Supremacy? The Progressivist Legal Argument Undergirding the Current Controversy in Israel

PART IV (25:47 - 25:47) No, Morality Is Not Determined by the Numbers: A Christian Worldview Response to the Rising Numbers Claiming LGBTQ Identification
More Visible L.G.B.T.Q. People Isn’t a Curiosity or a Crisis — It’s Normal by New York Times (Jane Coaston)