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Friday, September 9, 2022

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

PART I (12:23 - 12:23) Special Edition of The Briefing in Honor of Queen Elizabeth II and the End of Britain’s Second Elizabethan Age to an End
“Whether it be long or short”: The death of Queen Elizabeth II brings Britain’s second Elizabethan age to an end by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

PART II (15:50 - 15:50) What Sustains the Legitimacy of the State? A Hereditary Monarchy Is One of the Most Influential Ideas in World History

PART III (24:35 - 24:35) Moral Revolution and Cultural Convulsion But One Great Symbol of Stability: Queen Elizabeth’s Legacy

Psalm 139

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

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

PART I (10:42 - 10:42) Big Question Now More Urgent: How Long Will Christians Let Their Children Stay in Public Schools?
School Is for Everyone by New York Times (Anya Kamenetz)

PART II (19:49 - 19:49) How Long Before Your School Defies Creation With New Pronoun Rules? Big Developments as the Sexual Revolution Comes to a School Near You

PART III (25:21 - 25:21) The Public School Idea in America: How Did it Happen? Who Was Driving It?

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

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

PART I (12:27 - 12:27) Pro-Abortion California May Enshrine Abortion in Its Constitution in November: It’s a Sign of Abortion Extremism in Nation’s Most Populous State
Endorsement: Yes on Prop 1. Even in Progressive California, Abortion Rights Need Constitutional Protection by LA Times (The Editorial Board)

PART II (18:19 - 18:19) ‘You Give A Lot of Your Prime Reproductive Years to Being the Best Athlete in the Building’: Women’s Sports Collide with Reproductive Reality
As Women Athletes Compete Later into their Lives, Family Planning and Fertility Take Center Stage by USA Today (Lindsey Schnell)

PART III (24:26 - 24:26) ‘If You Played at a Top 10 University, You Didn't Have Babies’: USA Today Contends Abortion is Key to Women’s Success in Collegiate Sports — But What’s Really Going On Here?
Uncertainty for College Women’s Coaches, Athletic Departments after Roe v. Wade’s Reversal by USA Today (Nancy Armour, Lindsay Schnell, and Steve Berkowitz)

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

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

PART I (11:48 - 11:48) What Happens Across the Atlantic Matters: Britain Gets New Prime Minister in the Midst of Much Tumult — The U.S. Better Watch Closely

PART II (19:39 - 19:39) Not Even a Close Count: Chile Overwhelmingly Votes Down Proposed New (And Leftist) Constitution
The Founders of a Nation Should Not Have the Last Word by New York Times (Binyamin Applebaum)

PART III (26:13 - 26:13) President Biden Plays with Political Dynamite: Remarks that Includes Republicans Who are Pro-Life and Who Know What Marriage as a Threat to Democracy
Joe Biden Holds a Trump Rally by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board) Biden’s MAGA Speech was Designed to Protect Democrats, Not Democracy by Washington Post (Henry Olsen) Democracy is in Danger. Biden Should Invoke Patriotism, Not Partisanship, to Make That Point. by Washington Post (The Editorial Board)

The evangelical left loses its prophet

Among the vexing aspects of life in a sinful world is the fact that moral qualities are fractured and maldistributed. In other words, we confront persons with bad ideas who are kind, gracious, and principled even as we meet people with good ideas who are rude, unprincipled, and ungracious. This can be both confounding and confusing. At the same tim... The post The evangelical left loses its prophet appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Ask Anything - Hickory Grove Baptist Church

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Friday, September 2, 2022

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

PART I (11:11 - 11:11) Don’t Ask Caesar to Set Your Salary: California Seeks Even More Government Overreach—This Time on Restaurant Wages
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PART II (13:29 - 13:29) France Seeks Tax on Private Jet Use — Does Anyone Believe that Hollywood is Going to Ride in Coach?
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PART III (16:28 - 16:28) Why Was Satan Allowed to Torment Job? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a Young Listener of The Briefing
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PART IV (18:39 - 18:39) Why Didn’t the Identity of Orthodox Christianity Prevent Serbia’s Atrocities in the Bosnian War? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART V (21:11 - 21:11) Why Do Local Elections Matter? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VI (24:44 - 24:44) Does the Year of Jubilee in the Old Testament Justify President Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VII (28:46 - 28:46) A Clarification and Apology on the Use of ‘Hobby Child’ — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

The parable of monkeypox

The World Health Organization has now declared monkeypox to be a "public health emergency of international concern." In the United States, politicians and public health officials warn of a possible new pandemic. Those same officials warn that the case count could rise to 10,000 or more in the United States by fall. But monkeypox is not just a disea... The post The parable of monkeypox appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Thursday, September 1, 2022

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

PART I (12:32 - 12:32) The Legacy of the Last in Line of USSR Leaders: The Significance of Mikhail Gorbachev

PART II (21:9 - 21:9) The Collapse of the USSR and the Loss of Russian Glory: The Mixed Legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev

PART III (25:51 - 25:51) Tragic Moral Parable and Symbol of the Media Age: The Life and Legacy of Princess Diana 25 Years After Her Death