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Friday, November 11, 2022

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

PART I (12:2 - 12:2) In Historic Turn, Benjamin Netanyahu to Lead Israel Again: What Does Bibi’s Return to Power Mean for Israel?

PART II (18:13 - 18:13) Why Do You Consider Salvation By Grace Alone an Essential Doctrine? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART III (21:25 - 21:25) If Marriage is Supposed to Be a Monogamous Relationship Between a Man and a Woman, Why Did Many of the Old Testament Patriarchs Practice Polygamy? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART IV (24:26 - 24:26) Can You Clarify the Distinctions Between The Right and Conservatism (and The Left and Liberalism)? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART V (26:34 - 26:34) Why Don’t Muslims in the West Face the Same Religious Liberty Issues as Christians? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

President's Forum: A Discussion of Issues Facing the SBC

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Thursday, November 10, 2022

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

PART I (13:36 - 13:36) The Red Wave That Did Not Happen: What Caused the Taming of the Projected Republican Tsunami?

PART II (20:6 - 20:6) An Abject Tragedy and Unmitigated Moral Failure: Citizens in Several States Vote Overwhelmingly in Support of Abortion Rights
A Predicted ‘Red Wave’ Crashed Into Wall of Abortion Rights Support on Tuesday by Politico (Alice Miranda Ollstein and Megan Messerly) American Voters Just Sent a Crystal-Clear Message: They Believe in Abortion Rights by The Guardian (Jill Filipovic) Women Remembered to Vote on Abortion by Slate (Dahlia Lithwick) Abortion-Rights Supporters Prevail in Midterm Ballot Measures by Wall Street Journal (Laura Kusisto and Jennifer Calfas)

PART III (24:59 - 24:59) History Is Often Much Closer Than We Think — An Obituary of the (Thought to Be) Last Child of an Enslaved Person Reminds Us of That Fact
Daniel Smith, 90, Dies; Thought to Be the Last Child of an Enslaved Person by New York Times (Clay Risen)

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

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

PART I (3:53 - 3:53) So, Do Voting Patterns Change with the Weather? You Probably Guessed that Political Strategists Have an Answer for That
Will Rain Affect Turnout Tomorrow? The Answer Is Cloudy. by New York Times (Eve Washington and John Keefe)

PART II (9:50 - 9:50) The Greater the Opportunity for Mischief, The Greater Likelihood Mischief Might Happen and Suspicions Will Rise: On Preserving the Integrity of Voting (and Counting Votes) on Election Day

PART III (17:12 - 17:12) Another Casualty of COVID? The Weakening of American Confidence in the Political Process in a Post-Pandemic World?

PART IV (24:5 - 24:5) Voter ID Law Creates "Unique Obstacles" for Transgender Voters’: USA Today Offers Yet Another Analysis Fueled by Ideology
As Anti-LGBTQ Rhetoric Grows, Voter ID Laws Create Obstacles for Thousands of Transgender Voters by USA Today (Cady Stanton) The 2020 LGBT Vote: Preferences and characteristics of LGBT voters in the U.S. by USA Today (Cady Stanton)

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

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

PART I (3:25 - 3:25) Christian Stewardship and Your Ballot Today — It’s Now Up to Voters

PART II (13:48 - 13:48) A Not So United Climate Meeting: World Leaders Gather for COP27. What Is it About?
Last Eight Years Were the Warmest in Modern Times, U.N. Body Says by Wall Street Journal (Eric Niiler) Global Diplomats are Talking About Climate Change — Again. Does It Do Any Good? by USA Today (Elizabeth Weise)

PART III (18:23 - 18:23) More Heat Deaths (But Less Deaths from Cold): Deciphering Climate Change Claims
Climate Change and the Lancet’s ‘Heat Death’ Deception by Wall Street Journal (Bjorn Lomberg)

PART IV (24:41 - 24:41) A Difficult Case in the Midst of a Dark, Conflicted History: SCOTUS Set to Hear Oral Arguments on Navajo Adoption Case
Race Question in Supreme Court Adoption Case Unnerves Tribes by New York Times (Jan Hoffman)

Monday, November 7, 2022

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

PART I (12:1 - 12:1) With Election Day Looming, What is the Landscape and What Is at Stake?

PART II (24:47 - 24:47) ‘Democratic at Both Ends But Alabama in the Center’: Why a Fraternity of Presidents Made a Pilgrimage to Pennsylvania in the Last Weekend Before Election Day
3 Presidents Swoop Into Pennsylvania, in a Clash That Transcends 2022 by New York Times (Lisa Lerer and Michael C. Bender)

PART III (26:52 - 26:52) Politically Right and Politically Gracious: An Approach for Faithful Voting on Election Day

Your soul or your job? You choose

Will your church membership cost you your job? It's not just a hypothetical question. The new chief executive of a major Australian sports franchise lasted exactly one day on the job after a hideous scandal was discovered-he attends an evangelical church and leads its board. That was enough to get him booted from his job and roundly pummeled in the... The post Your soul or your job? You choose appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Friday, November 4, 2022

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

PART I (10:5 - 10:5) ‘American Couples Didn’t Let Pandemic Isolation Go to Waste.’: Fertility Rates in U.S. See First Major Decline Reversal Since 2007
The Great Pandemic Baby Bump by The Atlantic (Jerusalem Demsas)

PART II (15:52 - 15:52) New Dad, Does It Feel Like the Birth of Your Firstborn Child Shrank Your Brain? — Turns Out, That’s Exactly What’s Happened (And It’s a Good Thing)
Becoming A Father Shrinks Your Cerebrum by The Economist

PART III (18:27 - 18:27) How Do We Consistently Address Hard Issues From the Culture With Our Kids Without Discouraging Them? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART IV (20:52 - 20:52) Should Adultery Be Illegal? What About Homosexuality? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART V (26:12 - 26:12) What Do You Mean When You Refer to Yourself as Augustinian? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VI (28:16 - 28:16) What Language Did Adam and Eve Speak? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 9-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

A duel for the ages in California

Headlines from the People's Republic of California rain down like a progressivist flood, and the state's government is virtually a one-party system when it comes to statewide office. Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed more than a dozen pro-abortion measures in recent days, he is a lead driver of the LGBTQ revolution, and he is eager to lead the para... The post A duel for the ages in California appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Thursday, November 3, 2022

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

PART I (6:32 - 6:32) Is it Even Possible for California to Be More Pro-Abortion? A Proposed Constitutional Amendment and it’s Meaning
Proposition 1: Constitutional Right to Reproductive Freedom. Legislative Constitutional Amendment. by Legislative Analyst's Office

PART II (14:24 - 14:24) Abortion, Autonomy, and Moral Insanity Come Together in Vermont’s Abortion Vote — And a Liberal Denomination Tries to Rewrite Christian Theology
Vermont Proposal 5, Right to Personal Reproductive Autonomy Amendment by Ballotpedia

PART III (17:31 - 17:31) Another Vote to Establish a Radical Right to Abortion: Michigan’s Proposal 3
Michigan Proposal 3, Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative by Ballotpedia

PART IV (21:54 - 21:54) An Amendment for Moral Sanity and Constitutional Clarity: A Vote for Amendment 2 in Kentucky is a Vote for Life
Amendment II by Legislature of Kentucky

PART V (27:16 - 27:16) Montana Proposes ‘Born Alive Infants Protection Act’ to Establish that Born-Alive Infants are Legal Persons — Who Could Possibly Vote Against That?
Montana LR-131, Medical Care Requirements for Born-Alive Infants Measure by Ballotpedia