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Monday, October 10, 2022

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

PART I (7:7 - 7:7) It’s a Bigger Story Than the Media Are Telling: President Biden Announces Federal Pardon of All Persons Convicted for Simple Marijuana Possession
A Proclamation on Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of Marijuana by The White House

PART II (16:32 - 16:32) Conveniently Timed For the Midterm Elections: President Biden’s Evolution on Marijuana
Biden’s Marijuana Pardon Will Drive Crime Higher by Wall Street Journal (William J. Bennett and Seth Leibsohn)

PART III (25:47 - 25:47) National Institute on Drug Abuse Released Study on Dangers of Marijuana — So Why is the Biden Administration Making Strides that Normalize It Further Among Young People?
Use of Marijuana and Psychedelics Is Soaring Among Young Adults, Study Finds by New York Times (Andrew Jacobs) Cannabis and the Violent Crime Surge by Wall Street Journal (Allysia Finley) California Promised ‘Social Equity’ after Pot Legalization. Those Hit Hardest Feel Betrayed by LA Times (Marisa Gerber) Marijuana Retail Licenses in New York Are Going First to Those Convicted of Drug Crimes by Wall Street Journal (Jimmy Vielkind and Zusha Elinson)

Leviticus 25:35–27:34

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“Whether it be long or short”

"The Queen is dead, long live the King."... The post “Whether it be long or short” appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Friday, October 7, 2022

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

PART I (2:56 - 2:56) Should My 5-Year-Old Listen to The Briefing? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART II (7:23 - 7:23) Does God Love Bad Guys Who Go to Hell? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 5-Year-Old Listener (And His Brothers) of The Briefing

PART III (11:23 - 11:23) Can You Shed Light on the Prevalence of Supernatural Events in the World Today? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART IV (15:17 - 15:17) Where in the Bible Does It Say What Rights We Have? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART V (17:15 - 17:15) What is the Distinction Between the Preaching and Teaching of the Word of God? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VI (23:26 - 23:26) Am I, as a Paramedic, Complicit in the Culture of Death If I Am On an Assisted Suicide Call and Do Not Stop It? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VII (26:59 - 26:59) What is the Appropriateness of State and National Pride for Christians? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Another Iron Lady for Britain?

Balmoral Castle in Scotland, one of the personal residences of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, was yesterday the unprecedented scene for a new British prime minister to begin office. Liz Truss, chosen by members of Britain's Conservative Party, was invited to Balmoral to meet with the Queen and to receive appointment as the Queen's "first minister... The post Another Iron Lady for Britain? appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Thursday, October 6, 2022

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

PART I (19:20 - 19:20) Affirmative Action, Christian Conscience and Same-Sex Weddings, Andy Warhol’s Estate, and More: SCOTUS Returns to Term with Major (And Interesting) Issues on the Docket
Here are the Major Cases Before the Supreme Court This Fall by LA Times (David G. Savage)

PART II (21:36 - 21:36) Historic Moment as Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Joins SCOTUS for Her First Full Term — What Dynamics Will She Add to the Court and the Important Cases Before It?

PART III (29:37 - 29:37) Fat is Back — Fat Bear Week, That Is: Watch and Vote for Your Favorite Fattest Bear, to the Glory of God
Fat Bear Week 2022 by National Park Service

Wednesday, October 5, 2022

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

PART I (16:20 - 16:20) What Will It Profit a Man to Retain His Job but Forfeit His Soul?: Australian Football Club CEO Fired (After One Day) for His Church Membership

PART II (23:33 - 23:33) ‘Everyone Who Isn’t a Homophobic Weirdo Should Go See Bros’: Producer of First Major Homosexual Rom-Com Upset About Its Box Office Bomb
When ‘Bros’ Bombed, Star Billy Eichner Put the Blame on the Audience by The Hollywood Reporter (Richard Newby) Yes, 'Bros' Flopped at the Box Office. But Hollywood Must Keep Making LGBTQ Movies, Anyway. by USA Today (David Oliver) Will Straight People Go See “Bros”? by The New Yorker (Michael Schulman) ‘Bros’ Review: A Different Kind of Rom-Com by Wall Street Journal (Kyle Smith)

PART III (27:22 - 27:22) ‘The Yuck Factor’: Why Americans Didn’t Show Up to See ‘Bros’ — And Why That Moral Knowledge is a Good Thing

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

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

PART I (15:52 - 15:52) Rebuilding Challenges and Costs, Opportunism and Moral Corruption, Big Government and Bi-Partisan Political Cooperation: The Paradoxical (And Urgently Important) Aftermath of Hurricane Ian

PART II (20:23 - 20:23) Why Don’t Humans Evacuate When They are Warned of a Natural Disaster?: Human Nature, ‘Anchoring,’ and Our False Sense of Security in a Fallen World
How Hurricane Ian Caught So Many Off Guard by Axios (Andrew Freedman)

PART III (24:38 - 24:38) A Russian Czar with Nuclear Weapons Backed into a Corner: Vladimir Putin in Vulnerable State as War in Ukraine Slips Through His Fingers

PART IV (28:34 - 28:34) 125 People Killed During Indonesian Soccer Match: Why Do Sporting Events Spark Such Violent Riots? — The Answer Can Never Be Merely Anthropological

Monday, October 3, 2022

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

PART I (11:49 - 11:49) When Doctrine Collides With Politicians—California Seems to Be Ground Zero

PART II (20:35 - 20:35) Blasphemy on a Billboard: Governor Gavin Newsom Manages to Reach a New Low
An Open Letter to Governor Gavin Newsom by Grace Community Church (John MacArthur)

PART III (25:20 - 25:20) ‘Please Respond to the Gospel, Turn to Christ, and Use Your Office to Advance the Cause of Righteousness Instead of Undermining It’: Pastor John MacArthur’s Message to California Governor Newsom

The meaning of Mikhail Gorbachev

At first glance, the most remarkable thing about the new Soviet leader was that he seemed to have a pulse. Mikhail Gorbachev became the eighth leader of the totalitarian state on March 11, 1985. At age 54, he became general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and he arrived at the top of the heap in Moscow just as things were fall... The post The meaning of Mikhail Gorbachev appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.