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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

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

PART I (12:7 - 12:7) The New Morality Collides with Religious Freedom: San Diego Evangelical Church Under Fire for LGBTQ Comments While Renting Public School Space
A Scripps Ranch church hosted a controversial LGBTQ talk at a public school. Could the school say no? by LA Times (Kristen Taketa)

PART II (16:44 - 16:44) Hard Coercion and Soft Coercion Are Both Forms of Coercion: Considerations on Possible Outcomes in Religious Liberty Battles Ahead

PART III (25:22 - 25:22) Gen Z is Driving the Sexual Revolution: Unprecedented Numbers of Young People Identify as LGBTQ — What is Behind the Shocking Spike?
Gen Z is driving force among adults identifying as LGBTQ, poll shows. Here's a breakdown. by USA Today (Susan Miller)

Monday, February 27, 2023

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

PART I (11:16 - 11:16) Identity Politics Spreads Like a Wildfire Through the Cultural Elites: DEI Ideology and Its Effects on Higher Education
American universities are hiring based on devotion to diversity by The Economist

PART II (21:23 - 21:23) DEI Requirements Are Coming to a University Near You — Yes, Even To You, Texas
How ‘Diversity’ Policing Fails Science by Wall Street Journal (John D. Sailer)

PART III (26:21 - 26:21) A Parable of the Revolving Chairs in the Institutional Elites of Our Culture: Jen Psaki Heads to MSNBC As Anchor Chair
Jen Psaki, Once the Voice of Biden, Moves to an Anchor Chair by New York Times (Michael M. Grynbaum)

You bless it, you bought it: The Church of England’s bishops descend into utter nonsense

After years of study, bishops of the Church of England have announced that they will not allow same-sex marriages within their churches, nor allow their clergy to perform them, but they will allow their priests to "bless" same-sex unions after a civil marriage. In other words, they lack the courage to go ahead with same-sex marriage as a rite of th... The post You bless it, you bought it: The Church of England’s bishops descend into utter nonsense appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Friday, February 24, 2023

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

PART I (7:51 - 7:51) Power to Parents: States Weigh Allowing Use of Education Vouchers for School Choice

PART II (15:39 - 15:39) What About the ‘He Gets Us’ Campaign? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART III (19:58 - 19:58) Are Gender-neutral Hymns A Subversion of God and His Word? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART IV (23:34 - 23:34) Can You Give Hope For Those Of Us in Despair Over the Issues of Our Culture? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART V (27:56 - 27:56) What About the Crusades? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Thursday, February 23, 2023

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

PART I (7:47 - 7:47) More Big Battles Erupt in the States: Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Heads to a Run-Off — With Huge Issues at Stake
Money pours into Wisconsin Supreme Court race ahead of Feb. 21 primary by Wisconsin Public Radio (Shawn Johnson)

PART II (12:42 - 12:42) The Administrative State Wins Again: The Courts Are Still Ruling by a Badly Mistaken Precedent, and Constitutional Order is Undermined

PART III (19:23 - 19:23) ‘“Do Something” Should Not Have Been Public Policy’: New York Times Documents Study on Effectiveness of Masks Against Covid-19
Another D.C. Circuit Chevron Special by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

PART IV (22:9 - 22:9) The Disease Formerly Known as Monkeypox: Dangerous Development of Mpox Found to Have Links with H.I.V.
Mpox Often Leads to Severe Illness, Even Death, in People With Advanced H.I.V. by New York Times (Apoorva Mandavilli)

Roe v. Wade and America’s broken conscience: Though now reversed, the Supreme Court’s 1973 decision is an enduring wound to the nation

Yesterday, Jan. 22, 2023, marked exactly 50 years since the Supreme Court of the United States presented the nation with one of its darkest days, handing down the Roe v. Wade decision that invented a woman's right to abortion out of thin air, imposed it on the entire nation, and plunged our society into a moral disaster from which we may never reco... The post Roe v. Wade and America’s broken conscience: Though now reversed, the Supreme Court’s 1973 decision is an enduring wound to the nation appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

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

PART I (9:42 - 9:42) Message Sent: President Biden Makes History with Surprise Appearance in Kyiv
Biden’s Kyiv Visit Lifts Spirits of War-Weary Ukrainians by New York Times (Marc Santora)

PART II (19:57 - 19:57) The Clash of Idealism and Realism in American Political Policy: The Conflict Under the Headlines
Will the Ukraine War Push the West Toward a New Realism? by Wall Street Journal (Gerard Baker)

PART III (24:51 - 24:51) A Not-So Conservative Conservative: The New York Times Pumps Chris Sununu as Possible Republican Presidential Nominee
Chris Sununu Eyes the G.O.P.’s ‘Normal’ Lane in 2024. Does It Exist? by New York Times (Matt Flegenheimer)

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

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

PART I (12:21 - 12:21) Guilty of ‘Targeting’?: The Cultural Rhetoric Surrounding Those Resisting the Sexual Revolution and LGBTQ Ideology
When Parents Hear That Their Child ‘Is Not Normal and Should Not Exist’ by New York Times (Megan K. Stack)

PART II (19:1 - 19:1) Drag Queens Halted in Tennessee? Red State America and Bans on “Male and Female Impersonators”
Rural Tennessee county jumps into drag show debate with new park rules by The Tennessean (Angele Latham)

PART III (28:25 - 28:25) Restrict or Prohibit Vice? Merely Encourage Virtues?: A Debate That Reveals the Moral Confusion of Our Times
America Has Gone Too Far in Legalizing Vice by The Atlantic (Matthew Loftus)

Monday, February 20, 2023

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

PART I (7:31 - 7:31) Gender-Neutral Language for God?: Church of England Deliberates Shift in Use of Language for God in Worship Services
Church of England Considers Gender-Neutral Language for God by New York Times (Amanda Holpuch)

PART II (14:5 - 14:5) ‘Feminism Cannot Be Done from the Existing Base of the Christian Bible’: The Background to Feminist Reconsiderations of Terms Used for God

PART III (17:22 - 17:22) God Gets to Name Himself: Why We Must Never Tamper With God’s Self-Revelation

PART IV (25:4 - 25:4) She Who Must Not Be Named: J.K. Rowling Falls Short of the LGBTQ Revolution
In Defense of J.K. Rowling by New York Times (Pamela Paul) J.K. Rowling and Trans Women: A Furor by New York Times

We have lift off again—and wonder: A launch into space and the power of memory

At first, you hear nothing, and all you see is an explosive cloud of smoke. Then you see the fire, appearing to be brighter than any light on earth. Then you see the rocket lift from the launch pad and slowly rise. Once aloft, the rocket gains velocity and streaks upward, with powerful flames and trailing clouds. Eventually the cloud becomes a line... The post We have lift off again—and wonder: A launch into space and the power of memory appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.