The Briefing 05-05-15

Podcast Transcript

1) Value of democratic process as a national worldview test enhanced by increase of candidates

Three New GOP Candidates to Enter 2016 Race, Wall Street Journal (Reid J. Epstein and Elizabeth Williamson)

Ben Carson for President, Wall Street Journal (Editorial Board)

Enter the un-politicians for 2016, Washington Post (Editorial Board)

2) Texas gunmen exposes collision between honor religion of Islam and gospel religion

Gunman in Texas Was F.B.I. Suspect in Jihad Inquiry, New York Times (Manny Fernandez, Richard Pérez-Peña and Fernando Santos)

3) Fascination over Nepali deities reveals distance between secular and Eastern worldviews

Nepal earthquake fails to shake child goddess from her home, Financial Times (Victor Mallet and Binod Bhattarai)

4) Hindu pyres following quake reminder of significance of Christian doctrine of resurrection

Hindu Funeral Pyres Line the River, Chicago Tribune (Julie Makinen)