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Thursday, October 20, 2022

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

PART I (13:47 - 13:47) ‘Blow on a Rat's Whiskers and the Human Cells on the Opposite Side of its Brain Light Up.’: Stanford University Research Lab Successfully Injects Human Brain Cells into Rats’ Brains
These Rats Have Human Cells in Their Brains. They May Help Scientists Understand Autism and Schizophrenia. by USA Today (Karen Weintraub)

PART II (18:19 - 18:19) We Can Inject Human Brain Cells into the Brains of Rats, But Should We? — The Ethical and Theological Dilemmas of Injecting Human Cells Into Other Species

PART III (25:47 - 25:47) In Red States, Islands of Blue are Growing Larger and Bluer: What the (Older) Californians Moving to Texas and (Younger) Texans to California Could Indicate About the Future of Our Society
Are Californians Fleeing En Masse to Texas? The Reality is Complicated by LA Times (Richard Parker)

'Suffer Little Children, and Forbid Them Not to Come Unto Me': A Conversation with Katy Faust about the Children's Rights Global Crisis

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022

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

PART I (12:26 - 12:26) We Have Been Warned: President Biden Brazenly Promises that Support for Abortion Will Be His First Priority if Voters Give Him a Democratic Congress
Remarks by President Biden at a Political Event at the Howard Theatre by The White House

PART II (18:35 - 18:35) From ‘Abortion is Wrong from the Moment of Conception’ to Abortion on Demand: The Evolution of Joe Biden on Abortion

PART III (26:38 - 26:38) ‘The Fact That We Elect Judges is Idiotic and Utterly Perverse’: The Left Argues We Should Leave the Choosing of Judges to Professionals — Wait, Where Have We Heard That Before?
Judicial Elections are a Time Bomb That Could Blow Up Our Democracy by Washington Post (Paul Waldman)

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

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

PART I (15:13 - 15:13) Identity Politics and the Insidious Nature of Racism on Display in LA: President of City Council Steps Down after Racist Remarks
Los Angeles City Councilwoman Resigns Amid Uproar Over Racist Remarks by New York Times (Jill Cowan and Shawn Hubler) Nury Martinez Says Out Loud the Racism and Colorism My Vibrant Oaxacan Community Endures by LA Times (Miriham Antonio) Echoes of Latin American Racism Reverberate in the U.S. by New York Times (Miriam Jordan) Leaked L.A. City Council Audio Exposes the Racial Underbelly of Local Politics by Wall Street Journal (Will Swaim)

PART II (21:56 - 21:56) Let the Record Show the Words of Nikolas Cruz — And We Must Recognize as a Society What We Have Decided Does Not Deserve the Death Penalty
Florida school shooter may have been his own worst witness by Associated Press (Terry Spencer)

PART III (25:29 - 25:29) ‘There is Nothing Texas about Texas Pete’: Man Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Hot Sauce Company after He Discovers Its North Carolina Roots
Makers of Texas Pete Hot Sauce Face Lawsuit Over Product Being Made in North Carolina by USA Today (Camille Fine)

Monday, October 17, 2022

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

PART I (5:32 - 5:32) Virginia Legislator Proposes Criminalization of Parents Who Do Not Affirm LGBTQ Children
LGBTQ Bill on Child Abuse Creates Uproar in Virginia and Beyond by Washington Post (Laura Vozzella and Gregory S. Schneider) Va. Parents Could Face Abuse Charges for Not Affirming Their LGBTQ Child Under New Bill by WLJA (Nick Minock) House Bill No. 580 by Code of Virginia

PART II (15:53 - 15:53) ‘The Bible Tells Us Just to Accept People as They Are’: Virginia Legislator Offers Theological Argument (of a sort) That Contradicts the Bible

PART III (23:47 - 23:47) Engaging Cultural Vernacular: How ‘Top of Mind’ Jumped into Public Discourse — And How Cultural Influencers and Marketers Are Fighting For Space in Your Brain

Friday, October 14, 2022

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

PART I (3:54 - 3:54) An Urgent Edition of The Briefing: The Parkland Shooter Receives Life Sentence Without the Possibility of Parole

PART II (11:19 - 11:19) ‘Whoever Sheds the Blood of Man, By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed, for God Made Man in His Own Image’: The Imago Dei and the Biblical Foundation for Capital Punishment

PART III (15:5 - 15:5) The Broward County Courthouse and the Trial of Alvin Ford: My Confrontation with the Issue of Capital Punishment

PART IV (20:41 - 20:41) ‘If This Was Not the Most Perfect Death Penalty Case, Why Do We Even Have the Death Penalty At All?’: The Haunting Question

PART V (23:17 - 23:17) ‘Even So, Lord Come Quickly’: The Sheer Heinousness of Sin and the Crying Out for Ultimate Justice

Thursday, October 13, 2022

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

PART I (11:9 - 11:9) ‘The Power of the World Spirit’: Mexico State Joins the Global Momentum to Recognize Same-Sex Marriage

PART II (19:28 - 19:28) The State Department’s Gender Agenda: Our Government's Agenda to Advance the Sexual Revolution on the World Stage
DEIA Strategic Plan 2022-2026 by Millennium Change Corporation

PART III (24:53 - 24:53) A Parent Reflects on Yet Another Private High School Gone Woke—But Why Send Your Kids There Anyway?
Girls as . . . Not Necessarily Woke by Wall Street Journal (Bruce Gilley)

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

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

PART I (11:36 - 11:36) President Biden Rhetoric Gaffe Errs Towards Nuclear Proportions, Claims We Are Reaching the Point of Armageddon — Are We?

PART II (19:21 - 19:21) The White House Affirms ‘The International Day of the Girl’ Yesterday — But Doesn’t That Transgress the LGBTQIA+ Revolution?
A Proclamation on International Day Of The Girl, 2022 by The White House Our Time is Now—Our Rights, Our Future by United Nations

PART III (26:60 - 26:60) ‘Under Jewish Law, a Fetus Does Not Become a Human Being or Child Until Birth’: Jewish Women File Religious Liberty Lawsuit in Kentucky Against Anti-Abortion Laws
Jewish Women Sue over Kentucky Abortion Laws, Citing Religious Freedom by Washington Post (Yonat Shimron)

'Do you also want to go away?'

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

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

PART I (9:37 - 9:37) A Crushing Blow to Russia and it’s Claims: Attack Damages the Kerch Strait Bridge
Blast on Crimean Bridge Deals Blow to Russian War Effort in Ukraine by New York Times (Michael Schwirtz and Andrew E. Kramer)

PART II (17:28 - 17:28) ‘A Sinkhole of Moral Equivalence’: The U.N. Human Rights Council Votes to Ignore Abuses of Uyghur People in China
China Turns Back Move for U.N. Debate on Abuse of Uyghurs by New York Times (Nick Cummings-Bruce) Why China’s Crimes in Xinjiang Cannot Go Unpunished by New York Times (Nicholas Bequelin) The U.N. Abandons the Uyghurs by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

PART III (25:17 - 25:17) Cheating Scandals in Chess, Fishing, and Professional Poker — Sin Has a Way of Invading Every Human Endeavor
Chess Investigation Finds That U.S. Grandmaster ‘Likely Cheated’ More Than 100 Times by Wall Street Journal (Andrew Beaton and Joshua Robinson) If Chess Players Cheat, Is any Game Safe? by Wall Street Journal (Joe Queenan) Fishy Fish, Messy Chess, and Poker J’accuse: Sports Scandals Take a Turn by Wall Street Journal (Jason Gay)