The Briefing 9-18-14

Podcast Transcript

1) Primacy of cultural issues in electoral discussions reveal moral contours of our society

‘Security Moms’ Are Back—and That’s Bad News for Democrats, The Atlantic (Peter Beinart)

World Events Muffle Democrats’ Economic Rallying Cry, New York Times (Michael D. Shear and Carl Hulse)

Democrats Put Cultural Issues in Their Quiver, New York Times (Jonathan Martin)

2) Sexual revolutionaries underestimate the strength of Scripture’s sexual ethic

Why so many Christians won’t back down on gay marriage, The Week (Pascal Emmanuel-Gobry)

3) Pope officiates marriage of couples his doctrine excludes, softening doctrinal convictions

In Weddings, Pope Francis Looks Past Tradition, New York Times (Elisabetta Povoledo)

4) Scottish independence vote today could lead to crumbling of modern nation-state