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Thursday, April 14, 2022

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

PART I (9:17 - 9:17) ‘Lowering Temperature on Hot-Button Issues’: Interesting Words at Mormon Conference
Mormons Lower Temperature on Hot-Button Issues at Conference by Associated Press (Sam Metz)

PART II (15:27 - 15:27) Heavenly Mother? A Fascinating Window Into Mormon Theology
‘I Wish We Knew More’ – As LDS Leaders Warn Against Praying to Heavenly Mother, Questions Persist by Salt Lake Tribune (Peggy Fletcher Stack)

PART III (20:33 - 20:33) ‘To Be Trans is to Enter a Sacred Journey of Becoming Whole’: A Former Archbishop of Canterbury and the Liberal Enthusiasm for Transgender Ideology
Becoming Transgender a Sacred Journey of Becoming Whole, Says Ex-Archbishop of Canterbury by The Telegraph (Gabriella Swerling)

PART IV (23:34 - 23:34) Theological Liberalism and Accommodation to the Modern World: Oldest Jewish Seminary in the U.S. Will End Its Rabbinical Training

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

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

PART I (9:45 - 9:45) ‘Each Year the Child is Coming to Belong More to the State and Less to the Parent’: The Issue of Parental Rights in Schools Is Not New, But it Is Urgent
Why the School Wars Still Rage by The New Yorker (Jill Lepore)

PART II (13:37 - 13:37) Proof of the Burden and Priority of Parenthood: Parents Willing to Change Voting Positions Based on Impact of Democratic Handling of Covid-19 Pandemic
School Reopening Mess Drives Frustrated Parents Toward GOP by Wall Street Journal (Michael C. Bender)

PART III (17:6 - 17:6) Vladimir Putin—and Russia With Him—Has Entered Unprecedented Territory in Modern History as a Superpower Now Clearly a War Criminal
How Do We Deal With a Superpower Led by a War Criminal? by New York Times (Thomas L. Friedman)

PART IV (21:58 - 21:58) Is a Petty Theft Really Just Petty?: Not for a Sane Society Committed to Moral Order
America’s Shoplifting Epidemic by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

PART V (25:13 - 25:13) Biden Administration Minimum Global Corporate Tax Policy Ends Before It Begins: Why?
Already Stalled In U.S., Global Minimum Tax Hits European Roadblock by Wall Street Journal (Paul Hannon)

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 16:55):
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Is the Nuclear Family in America Passing from the Scene? Understanding the Difference Between the Nuclear Family and the Natural Family

NEW YORK TIMES (JESSICA GROSE)
The Nuclear Family Is No Longer the Norm. Good.

PART 2 (16:56 - 20:25):
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The Cultural Left Hates the Nuclear Family and Its Marketization — But More Importantly, It Hates the Natural Family Built into the Structures of Creation Even More

PART 3 (20:26 - 27:5):
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‘I’m a Trans Woman, Not an Attack on God’s Creation’: The Basic Issue Appears in The New York Times

NEW YORK TIMES (JENNIFER FINNEY BOYLAN)
I’m a Trans Woman. Bullies Don’t Surprise Me, but Allies Still Do.

WASHINGTON POST (ABENI JONES)
I’m Transgender. I Won’t be Getting an X on My Passport.

Monday, April 11, 2022

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 14:48):
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The Election in France Headed to a Run-Off Between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen — What Does It Mean For the Future of Europe?

PART 2 (14:49 - 17:10):
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The Bravery of the Ukrainian People and Democratic Symbolism: Boris Johnson on Video and Kyiv Still Stands, Even as Russia Continues to Commit War Crimes

PART 3 (17:11 - 26:58):
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A Revealing Debate Over a Word—Democrats Seek to Perpetuate Abortion Without Saying ‘Abortion’

WASHINGTON POST (CAROLINE KITCHENER)
With Roe Endangered, Democrats Divide on Saying the Word ‘Abortion’

Leviticus 16:1–34

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Friday, April 8, 2022

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 3:38):
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Elections Have Consequences: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmed as Next Justice of the United States Supreme Court

PART 2 (3:39 - 12:28):
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Should Student Loans Be Forgiven? Would That Really Be the Just Thing to Do? A Closer Look at the Argument

PART 3 (12:29 - 14:46):
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Are You Arguing That God Misleads Us by Making the Earth Look Old When It is Actually Young? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART 4 (14:47 - 16:53):
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Did God Create Time? Does God Exist Outside of Time? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART 5 (16:54 - 19:36):
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Why Do You Think Creationism is Necessary for Christianity and the Gospel of Jesus Christ? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART 6 (19:37 - 20:41):
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Should Christians Advocate for the Overturning of Obergefell v Hodges? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART 7 (20:42 - 22:7):
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What Do You Think of the Conservative Silence Over the Hiring of Caitlyn Jenner as a Contributor for Fox News? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART 8 (22:8 - 24:41):
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Is There a Difference Between Mercy and Grace? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Thursday, April 7, 2022

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 13:19):
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Three Republican Senators Say They Will Vote to Confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court: What Is Their Argument?

U.S. SENATOR OF MAINE (SUSAN COLLINS)
Senator Collins’ Statement on Judge Jackson’s Nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court

PART 2 (13:20 - 17:28):
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Judicial Philosophy and the Future of Supreme Court: The Big Issue in the Confirmation Hearings of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

USA TODAY (SCOTT DOUGLAS GERBER)
The Constitution Won't Interpret Itself. Ketanji Brown Jackson Owes Us an Answer on her Judicial Philosophy.

PART 3 (17:29 - 20:41):
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A Tale of Two States: Colorado and Oklahoma Pass Polar Opposite Abortion Laws and Reveal the Nation’s Divide on the Issue

PART 4 (20:42 - 26:16):
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‘For Every Action, There is an Equal and Opposite Reaction’: Newton’s Third Law or the Growing Divide of Politics in the U.S.?

NEW YORK TIMES (SHAWN HUBLER AND JILL COWAN)
Flurry of New Laws Move Blue and Red States Further Apart

The End of Citizenship and Our Current Cultural Crisis — A Conversation with Victor Davis Hanson

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 8:22):
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What Are War Crimes And Who Prosecutes Them?: Situating Vladimir Putin’s Actions in the History of War Crimes from the Last Century

PART 2 (8:23 - 13:35):
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The Intelligence Age Meets Modern War: Why Are Western Intelligence Agencies Releasing So Much Information on War in Ukraine?

WALL STREET JOURNAL (WARREN P. STROBEL)
Release of Ukraine Intelligence Represents New Front in U.S. Information War With Russia

PART 3 (13:36 - 19:58):
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‘Russia is Big Enough, Why Does He Want More Land? … Would You Stay and Fight For Your Country?’: Helping Children—And the Rest of Us—Understand Moral Events on the World Stage

NEW YORK TIMES (EMMA BUBOLA)
In European Classrooms, Questions About a War So Close to Home

PART 4 (19:59 - 25:10):
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Advertisements Shape Public Opinion: Cruise Line Devotes Full Two Page Ad to All-Inclusive Project of Celebrity Cruises

CELEBRITY CRUISES
All-Inclusive Photo Project

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 7:45):
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‘Common Sense and Narrowly Targeted’: Arizona Governor Signs Law Banning Transgender Athlete Participation in Sports and Gender Transition Surgeries for Minors

ARIZONA REPUBLIC (RAY STERN)
Arizona Bills Banning Sports Participation, Surgery for Transgender Youth Signed into Law by Governor

PART 2 (7:46 - 17:41):
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‘Another Piece of the Cosmic Puzzle of the Evolution of Our Universe’: Astronomers Discover Farthest Star Yet in the Cosmos

ASSOCIATED PRESS (MARCIA DUNN)
Twinkle, Twinkle Giant star, Astronomers See How Far You Are

PART 3 (17:42 - 24:8):
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How Does the Discovery of the Most Distant Star Yet Detected Square with Your Biblical Worldview? Is the Cosmos Really That Old? And What Is Uniformitarianism?