This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:09) The U.S. Has Seen A Major Moral Shift in the Public Conscience on the Legalization of Marijuana and Same-Sex Marriage in Just About 7 Years — How Did This Happen? These researchers examined 20 years of data on same-sex marriage. Here’s what they found by LA Times (Karen Kaplan) Part II (13:09 - 23:49) Ronald Reagan and No-Fault Divorce in American Law: The Moral and Tragic Results Califor...
Jun 12, 2024•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:04) Abortion is Now ‘America’s Most Dynamic Political Movement’? Full Cover Theme in The Economist Recognizes Centrality of Abortion to the 2024 Election The undoing of Roe v Wade has created a mighty political movement by The Economist Part II (13:04 - 16:07) Don’t Be Fooled, Abortion is on the Ballot in 2024: The Battle for Life Happening in the Presidential Election This Year Part III (16:...
Jun 11, 2024•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:51) We Need Order Along the Border: We Cannot Support the Subversion of Our Border and the Rule of Law In Shift, Biden Issues Order Allowing Temporary Border Closure to Migrants by The New York Times (Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Hamed Aleaziz) Biden to Issue Executive Order on Southern Border, Limiting Asylum by The Wall Street Journal (Michelle Hackman and Tarini Parti) Part II (12:51 - 14:08) Ev...
Jun 10, 2024•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 18:05) June 6, 1944, One of the Most Morally Significant Days in World History: God’s Providence, D-Day, and the Eventual Fall of Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich Part II (18:05 - 19:39) What is Your Perspective on Children in the Worship Service? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part III (19:39 - 21:51) Is It Correct to Refer to the Southern Baptist Convention as ...
Jun 07, 2024•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 11:39) A Political Stunt But Also a Big Moral Issue: What’s Behind the Democrat’s Contraceptive Bill House Democrats Begin Bid to Force Contraceptive Vote, Pressuring G.O.P. by The New York Times (Annie Karni) Part II (11:39 - 20:52) An Epidemic of Gambling Among Young Men Shows Up Again in Sports: Tucupita Marcano Receives Lifetime Ban from Baseball for Violating Rule 21 Major League Rule 21 by...
Jun 06, 2024•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:46) Mexico Elects First Woman and First Jewish President: Major Worldview Questions Behind the Headlines of Mexico’s Election Mexicans Are on the Verge of Electing Their First Female President by The New York Times (Natalie Kitroeff) Part II (12:46 - 21:06) CNN, MSNBC, Fox, and a Parable: The Disintegrating Middle of Media Reporting Washington Post Newsroom Reels From Its Editor’s Sudden Exit...
Jun 05, 2024•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:23) The Great Exodus: The United Methodist Church Loses More than 1 Million Members in One Day as African Conference Rejects Liberal LGBTQ Stance 1 million United Methodists exit in 1 day by The Christian Post (Mark Tooley) The Declaration by Decision of the Ivory Coast Annual Conference United Methodists Embrace a Big Tent After Historic LGBTQ Inclusion Vote by Word in Black (Rev. Dorothy S....
Jun 04, 2024•25 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:04) Elections in South Africa, Mexico, and India: Legitimate and Illegitimate Elections and the Largest Democratic Vote Ever Why Mexico May Elect a Female President Before the United States by The New York Times (Natalie Kitroeff and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega) Part II (12:04 - 23:25) Teachers and Parents Battle in California, and Children are Caught in the Crossfire: Drama Unfolds with Various ...
Jun 03, 2024•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 05:38) May 30, 2024 — Day of Historical Consequence: Former President Donald J. Trump Becomes First President in U.S. History Convicted of Criminal Charges Part II (05:38 - 13:16) Immense Political Pressure, a Zombie Case, and an Unprecedented Legal Argument: The Politics Behind the Trump Trial in Manhattan Part III (13:16 - 19:54) Conservative Christians Face a Difficult Political Moment: The S...
May 31, 2024•22 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:35) Younger Americans Have Never Known a Time That Is Telling the Truth About Marriage: The Law as Teacher and Its Generational Effect on Society Part II (12:35 - 19:31) Is Transgenderism a Mental Illness? Controversy Over Medical Coding in Peru Reveals How Societal Pressures and the War with Biology Works Peru Issued a Decree Calling Trans Identity a ‘Disorder.’ A Backlash Followed. by The N...
May 30, 2024•25 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:14) Why a Snap Election in Britain? The Conservative Party in Great Britain is in Big Trouble Part II (13:14 - 17:32) Martyrdom, the Rise of Gang Attacks, and Unmitigated Evil: The Breakdown of Order and the Murder of Christian Missionaries in Haiti Three Missionaries in Haiti Killed in Gang Attack by The New York Times (Frances Robles and David C. Adams) Part III (17:32 - 25:08) The Preserva...
May 29, 2024•25 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 18:03) A Second “International” Court Rules Against Israel: The Ruling Reveals the False Promise of Global Justice and False Confidence in Politicized Institutions Part II (18:03 - 19:36) This Is About Lawsuits, Not Serious Law: European High Court of Human Rights Hands Down Decision on Climate Change Part III (19:36 - 24:38) The Politics of Show: The Major Issues Behind the Recognition of a Pal...
May 28, 2024•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 07:54) ‘I’m 72 and Don’t Have Kids. I Don’t Regret It.’: A Regrettable Argument Shows Up Discrediting the Goods of Having Children and Grandchildren I’m 72 and Don’t Have Kids. I Don’t Regret It by Business Insider (Louisa Rogers) Part II (07:54 - 12:20) I’m an Atheist Listener. I Disagree With Your Assertion That Atheists Have No Ground for Viewing Human Beings as Special in Creation. — Dr. Moh...
May 24, 2024•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:52) Absolute Hostility to the West and Further Instability in the Middle East: The Death of Iran’s President and the Future of the Islamic Republic Part II (13:52 - 17:17) The Background Story in Iran — The Rise and Fall of Empires, and Emergence of Modern Islamic Theocracy Part III (17:17 - 27:18) Two Republican Senators Propose Federal Protection of IVF: So Let’s Make Them Tell Us When They...
May 23, 2024•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 08:19) When Will SCOTUS Take Up the Trans Issue? The Inevitability of a Big Case Over Transgenderism Hitting the Nation’s High Court Part II (08:19 - 14:48) Parents Don’t Want Transgender Athletes on School Sports Teams, Even in New York — And the Pushback is Nothing More than Moral Coercion N.Y.C. Parents Rebuked for Questioning Transgender Student-Athlete Rules by The New York Times (Troy Clos...
May 22, 2024•25 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:27) A Shot Ricocheting Across the World: ICC Announces War Crime Charges Against Netanyahu and Israel’s Defense Chief Along With Leader of Hamas Part II (12:27 - 16:26) The ICC Misses the Bomber Pilot for the Death Squad: The False Moral Equivalence of the ICC and the Undercutting of Just War Theory The ICC Disgraces Itself Over Israel by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board) Part III...
May 21, 2024•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 11:21) Harrison Butker, the Latest Heretic to Our Modern Secular Age: The Left in a Rage After Butker’s Commencement Address to Benedictine College Full Text: Harrison Butker of Kansas City Chiefs Graduation Speech by National Catholic Register Part II (11:21 - 17:31) Creation Order Leads to Human Happiness: But Harrison Butker’s Words to the Young Men and Women at Benedictine College Led to Out...
May 20, 2024•28 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 08:49) Higher Education Has a Quality Control Problem: Systemic Fraud Within Academic Journals Wiley to Shutter 19 Journals by Inside Higher Ed (Johanna Alonso) Flood of Fake Science Forces Multiple Journal Closures by The Wall Street Journal (Nidhi Subbaraman) Part II (08:49 - 12:06) Sorority Sisters Sue Over New Member: Transgender Sorority “Sister” Sparks Controversy on University Campus Wyom...
May 17, 2024•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 15:17) The World is Reaching a Catastrophic Fertility Rate: The Huge Demographic Changes Taking Place Before Our Eyes Worldwide Suddenly There Aren’t Enough Babies. The Whole World Is Alarmed. by The Wall Street Journal (Greg Ip and Janet Adamy) Part II (15:17 - 18:10) Secularization, Lifestyle Choices, and Complexities of Modernity: The Devastating Causes of the Falling Birth Rates Worldwide Pa...
May 16, 2024•25 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 08:00) Same-Sex Marriage Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary: How the Revolutions Over Contraceptives and Divorce Led to the Sexual Revolution and the Attempted Redefinition of Marriage How 20 Years of Same-Sex Marriage Changed America by The Wall Street Journal (Molly Ball) Part II (08:00 - 17:19) How Did Our Culture Come to Affirm Same-Sex Marriage? The Moral, Social, and Political Activism That L...
May 15, 2024•25 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 15:47) Nihilism Hits a Wall: Jerry Seinfeld Gets Crossways with the Cultural Left About 30 students walk out on Jerry Seinfeld at Duke commencement by Politico As Seinfeld Receives Honorary Degree at Duke, Students Walk Out in Protest by The New York Times (Eduardo Medina and Emily Cataneo) Part II (15:47 - 22:31) Where Does the U.S. Stand with Israel Now? Rafah, President Biden’s Comments, and ...
May 14, 2024•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:49) A Preschooler Can See It, Why Not the Rest? The Redefined Family Collides with Mother’s Day Our daughter wanted a mommy, so she picked one of her dads by The Washington Post (Richard Just) Part II (12:49 - 20:33) No, a Same-Sex Couple Does Not Have Fertility Issues: Gay Couple in New York Files Claim for Lack of ‘IVF Benefits’ A gay couple couldn’t access IVF benefits. They’re suing New Y...
May 13, 2024•25 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 07:42) Federal Court Rules Catholic School Has Right to Be Catholic: Huge Win for Religious Freedom as Court Sides with Catholic School’s Firing of Teacher in Same-Sex Marriage Catholic school can fire gay drama teacher for marrying, court rules by The Washington Post (Rachel Weiner) Part II (07:42 - 12:42) What are Your Most and Least Favorite Aspects of Being President of an Academic Instituti...
May 10, 2024•28 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 15:39) Can a Christian Be Scotland’s First Minister (Prime Minister)? The Controversy Over Kate Forbes Reveals the Victory of Secularism Whoever leads Scotland next, it can’t be Kate by The Times of London (Kenny Farquharson) Part II (15:39 - 18:38) No, Religious Belief and Political Beliefs Cannot Be Separated: Secularists Demand Impossible Task of Casting Theological Beliefs From the Public Sq...
May 09, 2024•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 11:51) Putin 'Elected' President and Inaugurated in Imperial Glory: He Harkens Back to Imperial Past with a Wink and a Nod to Past Dictators as He Wins 5th Term Part II (11:51 - 16:36) Russia is Running Out of Money and Soldiers: The Reality of Today’s Russia as Putin Looks to Raise Taxes and Recruit Women for War Family Values or Fighting Valor? Russia Grapples With Women’s Wartime Role. by The...
May 08, 2024•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:51) ‘I Didn’t Go to School Carrying a Tent’: Campuses Face Blowback from Donors after Protests and Divestment Attempts Dear Columbia Students, Divestment From Israel Won’t Work by The Wall Street Journal (James Mackintosh) Billionaire Donor Assails Brown’s ‘Unconscionable’ Deal With Protesters by The New York Times (Rob Copeland) Part II (12:51 - 18:58) Trust Me, You’re a Long Way from the Gu...
May 07, 2024•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 11:26) Right Motivation, Misguided Legislation: The House Votes to Pass the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act Working definition of antisemitism by IHRA Part II (11:26 - 14:29) Legislation Has Intended and Unintended Consequences: The Major Concerns of the Potential Fallout of the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act Part III (14:29 - 20:41) A ‘Professional Agitator’ on Liberal Campus? The People of the Left P...
May 06, 2024•25 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 04:19) Abortion and the Tale of Two States: Florida’s 6-Week Abortion Ban Takes Effect As Arizona Repeals 1864 Abortion Ban Part II (04:19 - 10:58) Communist Cuba Flirts with Capitalism? Free Market, Human Flourishing, and the Failures of Communism In a Communist Stronghold, Capitalists Become an Economic Lifeline by The New York Times (David C. Adams) Part III (10:58 - 16:10) Why the Paucity of...
May 03, 2024•29 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:44) A Denominational Surrender: United Methodist Church Reverses LGBTQ Doctrine and Policy Part II (12:44 - 15:40) ‘The Practice of Homosexuality is Incompatible with Christian Teaching’: The UMC Just Abandoned This Truth … Without Debate United Methodist Church Reverses Ban on Practicing Gay Clergy by The New York Times (Ruth Graham) Part III (15:40 - 17:29) The Slippery Slope of Women Pasto...
May 02, 2024•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:19) Will Marijuana Make President Biden Cool? Democrats Look to Court Young Voters by Loosening Drug Classification of Marijuana As He Exits Congress, Blumenauer Wants His Party to Embrace Pot Legalization by The New York Times ( Kayla Guo) Part II (12:19 - 20:20) Check Your Health Insurance Plan, It Might Fund Transgender Surgeries: Federal Appeals Court Rules Lack of Coverage for 'Gender Re...
May 01, 2024•26 min
