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Wednesday, August 31, 2022

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

PART I (3:22 - 3:22) One of the 20th Century’s Most Influential Lives in World Politics Comes to An End: Mikhail Gorbachev Dies at 91 — And We Await Russia’s Response

PART II (15:28 - 15:28) EuroPride Festival Brought to Screeching Halt in Serbia — Where You Find Historic, Orthodox Christianity, You Find a Society That Knows God’s Intention for Gender, Sexuality, and Family

PART III (20:43 - 20:43) What Happens When Identity Politics Turns on the Sexual Revolution? Harry Styles Gets Accused of ‘Queerbaiting’
Harry Styles Accused of 'Queerbaiting.' What is That – and Why Does It Matter? by USA Today (David Oliver)

PART IV (23:26 - 23:26) ‘We’re a Part of the Abortion Movement Too’: Trans Men Meet Ontological Obstacles as They Demand Recognition from Abortion Movement
'We're a Part of This Movement, Too.' Transgender and Nonbinary People Say They Feel Excluded from the Abortion Fight by CNN (Jacquelyne Germain)

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

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

PART I (10:46 - 10:46) Ground Zero for the Battle over Education in Public Schools: Florida and Public School Libraries — And There We Watch the Shaping of the Future of Education in the U.S.
Back to School in DeSantis’s Florida, as Teachers Look Over Their Shoulders by New York Times (Sarah Mervosh)

PART II (18:9 - 18:9) From Early American Classrooms to the Common School to Massive Public School Systems: Big Questions Now Loom

PART III (24:40 - 24:40) The Big Question in the Public School System Debate: ‘How Much Say Should Parents Have in the Education of Their Children?’ — And So Much Rests on Who Presents the Winning Argument
'The Perfect Target'? Movement to Ban Books from Schools Brings Vitriol Toward Librarians by USA Today (Alia Wong)

Monday, August 29, 2022

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

PART I (7:29 - 7:29) Orwell Put on Hold? Department of Homeland Security Disbands "Governance Disinformation Board"
DHS Folds Disinformation Board After Criticism Over Threat to Free Speech by Wall Street Journal (Dustin Volz)

PART II (11:39 - 11:39) Google Takes Sides on Abortion: Company Says It Will Label Abortion Providers in Search Functions — And That Means Leading Users Away from Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Google Says Maps, Searches Will Identify Clinics That Provide Abortions by Wall Street Journal (Meghan Bobrowsky)

PART III (25:41 - 25:41) A Parable of the Liberal Ethos and Postmodern Party Culture: Finland’s Prime Minister in Controversy after Videos Emerge of Her Participation in Partying Scandal
What the Controversy over Finnish Prime Minister's Dancing Videos Reveals about Women Leaders by USA Today (Alia E. Dastagir) In Finland, a Partying Prime Minister Draws Tuts, and Cheers by New York Times (Katrin Bennhold)

Television's boundary-smashing pioneer turns 100

Norman Lear reached his 100th birthday this week, happily surrounded by his large family. That's a remarkable achievement, but the real story here is not that Lear turned 100 but that he changed the world. He ranks among the most significant forces of moral change in modern times. He might well have been the most influential liberal figure in Ameri... The post Television's boundary-smashing pioneer turns 100 appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Friday, August 26, 2022

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

PART I (14:18 - 14:18) A Looming Disaster: South Korea Tops Its Own Record for Lowest Fertility Rate — And Is Still Trending Downward
South Korea Breaks Record for World’s Lowest Fertility Rate, Again by New York Times (John Yoon)

PART II (19:54 - 19:54) What are the Succinct Elements of a Biblical Worldview? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART III (22:20 - 22:20) What Conservative and Liberal News Sources Should I Use to Help My Daughter Learn How to Evaluate the News? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART IV (26:39 - 26:39) I’m a Christian Who Qualifies for President Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness. Should I Accept It? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Thursday, August 25, 2022

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

PART I (10:40 - 10:40) A Financial, Constitutional, and Moral Disaster: President Biden Drives U.S. into National Catastrophe With Vehicle of Student Loan Forgiveness
FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Student Loan Relief for Borrowers Who Need It Most by The White House

PART II (18:44 - 18:44) The Perversity of the Higher Education Problem: The Government and Universities Created a Problem They Do Not Intend to Fix
Biden’s Student-Debt Bonfire Is a Classist Message to the Uncredentialed by National Review (Charles C. W. Cook)

PART III (24:10 - 24:10) Conservative Parents in Florida Take a Stand: Multiple School Boards Flip from Liberal to Conservative Majorities

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

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

PART I (12:11 - 12:11) A House Divided Against Itself: A New Collision of Worldviews Emerges in France Between Feminists on The Left and Transgender Revolutionaries
French Feminists Split Over Help for Pregnant Trans Men by The Times (Adam Sage)

PART II (22:9 - 22:9) ‘Will Future Canadians Owe the Disabled an Apology for Euthanasia?’: Dark Realities from Canada (And Beyond) as ‘Right to Die’ for the Disabled Becomes Clear
Will Future Canadians Owe the Disabled an Apology for Euthanasia? by Washington Post (Charles Lane)

PART III (24:58 - 24:58) Walmart Takes a Stand Against the Sanctity of Human Life: Company Expands Support for Abortion Coverage for Employees
Walmart Expands Abortion Coverage for Employees by Associated Press (Haleluya Hadero)

You Do Well to Pay Attention: The Prophetic Word and the Christian Scholar

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Tuesday, August 23, 2022

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

PART I (13:51 - 13:51) Christians Did Not Start the Culture Wars, But We Cannot Evade Them: The Imperative of Christian Engagement for the Good of Society
The God I Know Is Not a Culture Warrior by New York Times (Tish Harrison Warren)

PART II (19:21 - 19:21) Yes, Christians Should Be on the School Board: Why Christians Cannot Abandon Responsibility for the Larger Society
Don’t Run for the School Board by Christianity Today (Bonnie Kristian)

PART III (24:11 - 24:11) The Secular Shock: Christian Schools, There is a Price to Be Paid
Florida Christian School Says It Will Refer to Students Only by 'Biological Gender,' Asks Gay and Transgender Students to Leave by NBC News (Antonio Planas) Kindergartner in Louisiana Allegedly Forced Out of School Because Her Parents are a Same-Sex Couple by NBC News (Antonio Planas)

Monday, August 22, 2022

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

PART I (10:57 - 10:57) Elections are a Barometer of National Moral Change — So What Does It Mean that Democrats are Platforming on Abortion for Upcoming Midterm Elections?
Why Abortion Has Become a Centerpiece of Democratic TV Ads in 2022 by New York Times (Shane Goldmacher and Katie Glueck) Progressives Push Democrats to Make Their Fight About Freedom, Too by New York Times (Katie Glueck)

PART II (18:32 - 18:32) A Parable Our Political Moment: Abrams “Evolves” on Issue and Makes Abortion Support Central to Campaign
Stacey Abrams, a Prominent Champion of Choice, Once Opposed Abortion by Washington Post (Vanessa Williams) Stacey Abrams’s Personal Evolution on Abortion Rights by New York Times (Maya King)

PART III (23:51 - 23:51) A New Political Issue in 2022: Democrats Give Millions of Dollars to Advance Republican Primary Candidates Who They Think Will Be Easier to Defeat in Elections