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Monday, March 13, 2023

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

PART I (18:16 - 18:16) A Failed Bank, A Breach in Trust: Nation’s Second Largest Bank Failure Provokes Massive Worldview Questions

PART II (19:53 - 19:53) Farmgate Avoided? South African President Cleared of Corruption Accusations After the Theft of Money from His Sofa Stash
Corruption Watchdog Moves to Clear South African President in Cash-in-Couch Incident by New York Times (John Eligon)

PART III (23:31 - 23:31) Totalitarianism with No Rivals, No Successor in Sight: Xi Jinping Begins Unprecedented 3rd Presidential Term
Xi Seals His Political Supremacy, Focusing on Economy and U.S. Rivalry by New York Times (Chris Buckley and Keith Bradsher)

PART IV (25:24 - 25:24) A Shift Towards More Chinese Power on the World Stage: China Brokers Deal Between Iran and Saudi Arabia — What Does This Mean for the U.S.?

PART V (26:30 - 26:30) The Velocity of the Headlines: The Troubles of Today Were Often Unknowns Just Yesterday

Friday, March 10, 2023

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

PART I (13:14 - 13:14) Colors Tell a Story About the Culture: What the Color (Sometimes) Tells Us About Worldview, Taste, and Trends
What’s happening to the color of L.A. cars? Inside the obsession with muted earth tones by LA Times (Daniel Miller)

PART II (14:32 - 14:32) The Stinking City: New York City’s Marijuana Stench Problem
New York Smells Like a Declining City by Wall Street Journal (Jason De Sena Trennert)

PART III (16:51 - 16:51) In Recognition of the ‘King of Sting’: Famous Entomologist, Justin O. Schmidt, Dies at 75
Justin O. Schmidt, Entomologist Known as ‘King of Sting,’ Dies at 75 by New York Times (Richard Sandomir)

PART IV (18:21 - 18:21) How Do You Maintain A Fruitful and Flourishing Marriage Through the Busyness of Life? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART V (19:26 - 19:26) If God Does Not Change, Why Does the Bible Say He Regretted Making Saul King? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VI (21:15 - 21:15) Why Did You Not Cite the Old Testament as Permission for Using Instruments in Worship? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VII (23:38 - 23:38) How Should Christians Think About the Concept of Closure? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VIII (24:38 - 24:38) How Can We Claim the Song That Bears Solomon's Name as Wisdom in the Very Area Where His Inconsistency is Most Visible? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART IX (26:46 - 26:46) So What Exactly Did Adam and Eve Learn About Good and Evil? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Thursday, March 9, 2023

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

PART I (12:31 - 12:31) Too Christian to Teach in Arizona?: Public School District Ends Relationship with Arizona Christian University For Christian Convictions on Marriage, Gender and Sexuality
School board targets Christian student teachers to protect LGBTQ students by Arizona Republic (Laurie Roberts)

PART II (21:6 - 21:6) Walgreens Sets Off Bomb in the Abortion Culture War: Company Outrages Pro-Abortion Politicians for Recognizing Legal Reality in Pro-Life States
Walgreens Faces Blowback for Not Offering Abortion Pill in 21 States by New York Times (Pam Belluck and Julie Creswell) Walgreens is despicable for bowing to pressure not to sell abortion pills in some states by LA Times (The Editorial Board)

PART III (25:31 - 25:31) The Rule of Law Requires Far More Than Words: There Is No Real Rule of Law in China—Just the Power of the Communist Party
As the Rule of Law Disappears, So Do Chinese Dissidents by Wall Street Journal (Chen Guangcheng)

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

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

PART I (14:17 - 14:17) If You Want to Reach the Next Generation, Target the Young: Why the Schools Are the Hot Spot of Controversy

PART II (23:46 - 23:46) In Defense of the Detransitioner: Dissenters of the Transgender Revolution Confront the Worldview of Progressive Secularism
A transgender patient’s lawsuit against Kaiser is a front for the conservative war on LGBTQ rights by LA Times (Michael Hiltzik)

PART III (28:1 - 28:1) The New Age Candidate with a Department of Peace?: Marianne Williamson to Run in 2024 Democratic Presidential Race
Marianne Williamson Says She Will Run for President Again by New York Times (Maggie Astor)

No Briefing Tuesday, March 7, 2023

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

PART I (0:3 - 0:3) Dr. Mohler is out sick and will return as soon as possible.

Monday, March 6, 2023

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

PART I (15:17 - 15:17) Moral Clarity in a Morally Confused Age: Alex Murdaugh Sentenced to Life in Prison

PART II (22:55 - 22:55) Join Us On the Way of the Dodo: Episcopalian Priest Encourages Church of England to Embrace Full LGBTQ Inclusion
The Church of England can learn from Episcopalians on same-sex marriage by The Financial Times (Steven Paulikas)

PART III (28:29 - 28:29) A Parable of the Transience of Human Existence: Ancient Antioch Destroyed by Turkey’s Earthquake

Friday, March 3, 2023

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

PART I (8:39 - 8:39) A Once-Religious Society Falls Deeper Into Secularism: Spain Expands Abortion Rights and Trans Rights for Teenagers
Spain approves menstrual leave, teen abortion and trans laws by LA Times (Jennifer O’Mahony and Ciarán Giles)

PART II (17:29 - 17:29) Some Moral Sanity Preserved in California: Sirhan Sirhan Denied Parole Yet Again
Board Denies Parole for Sirhan Sirhan, the Assassin of Robert F. Kennedy by New York Times (Shawn Hubler) Linda Kasabian, 73, Dies; Lookout Testified Against Charles Manson by New York Times (Neil Genzlinger)

PART III (21:38 - 21:38) What is the Definition of Virtue? Is Being Virtuous Contingent on Accepting Christ as Lord? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART IV (25:5 - 25:5) Why Did Humans Start to Eat Meat After the Flood? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART V (26:54 - 26:54) How Could King Solomon Be Called Wise While Having 700 Wives and 300 Concubines? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VI (30:19 - 30:19) Should We Use Instruments in Our Worship, Or Should We Sing Acapella? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Thursday, March 2, 2023

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

PART I (13:56 - 13:56) New College Set on a New Course: The New York Times Calls It a Higher Education Apocalypse — Is It?
Florida Could Start Looking a Lot Like Hungary by New York Times (Michelle Goldberg) Ron DeSantis, Black History and CRT by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

PART II (20:59 - 20:59) A Sign of the Confusion of Our Times: LA Prosecutor Suspended For ‘Misgendering’ and ‘Deadnaming’ Defendant
Prosecutor in controversial Hannah Tubbs case suspended for ‘misgendering’ defendant by LA Times (James Queally)

PART III (29:45 - 29:45) Now Hiring, Rat Czar: New York City Has a Rat Problem — And a Bigger Ethical Dilemma of How to Terminate Them ‘Humanely’
Is There an Ethical Way to Kill Rats? Should We Even Ask? by New York Times (Oliver Whang)

Presidential Leadership and the Great Conflict of Ideas: A Conversation with William Inboden about the Legacy of President Ronald Reagan

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023

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

PART I (14:31 - 14:31) How Did Roald Dahl End Up on the Wrong Side of Published History?: The Velocity and the Comprehensiveness of the Moral Revolution
Roald Dahl’s Children’s Books Changed to Make Them More Inclusive by Wall Street Journal (David Luhnow and Max Colchester) The case against rewriting Roald Dahl by The Financial Times (Nilanjana Roy)

PART II (21:19 - 21:19) ‘Power Corrupts, and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely’: The Christian Worldview Impetus for Limiting the Power of the Government
Newsom rescinds California’s COVID-19 state of emergency, marking an end to the pandemic era by LA Times (Taryn Luna)

PART III (26:9 - 26:9) Attorneys General Duel Over Abortion: Important Court Cases Force States to Rule on Issue of Abortion by Pill