This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 16:40) What Punishment Fits the Crime? The Pittsburgh Tree of Life Shooter Found Guilty of Horrific Crimes, Raising Debate Over Capital Punishment Gunman guilty in shooting deaths of 11 worshippers at Pittsburgh Tree of Life synagogue by USA Today (Jeanine Santucci) Almost all Louisiana death row prisoners ask John Bel Edwards to spare their lives by Picayune Times (James Finn) Part II (16:40 - ...
Jun 20, 2023•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 07:15) A Massive Revolution on the Moral Landscape: USA Today Publishes Story Arguing That High Financial Cost of “Having a Baby” For LGBTQ Couples Is Discriminatory and Unjust 'Still a lot of hurdles': For LGBTQ+ couples, the path to in vitro fertilization is harder by USA Today (Bailey Schulz) Part II (07:15 - 19:28) Will the American Insurance Payer Subsidize the Moral Revolution?: The Rising...
Jun 19, 2023•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 05:56) Is the Transgender Movement More Than Just Ideology? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part II (05:56 - 13:26) How Should Christians Think About Working For a Company That Hosts and Promotes LGBTQ Events? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part III (13:26 - 19:38) Does the U.S. Intelligence Whistleblower’s Potential Confirmation o...
Jun 16, 2023•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:16) Who Will Win the Republican Presidential Nomination?: The Unprecedented Republican Presidential Race Ahead of the 2024 Primary Election The G.O.P. Has Drifted, but Mike Pence Is as Conservative as Ever by New York Times (Jonathan Swan) Part II (12:16 - 19:46) From Conservative Conduct to Conservative Confrontation: Ron Desantis and His Political Strategy in the Fight for the Republican Pr...
Jun 15, 2023•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:14) Don’t Buy the Book Bans Propaganda: The Issue is More Complicated Than the Revolutionaries Want You to Think Republican lawmaker warns Broward libraries’ ‘I read banned books’ effort could prompt retaliation by Sun Sentinel (Anthony Man) Part II (13:14 - 18:45) The Bible is Pornographic Now?: Utah School Board Pulls Bible from Elementary School Libraries Protester opposed to book bans get...
Jun 14, 2023•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:59) How the LGBTQ Revolution Game is Being Played: Human Rights Campaign Declares State of Emergency over LGBTQ Issues For the First Time Ever, Human Rights Campaign Officially Declares ‘State of Emergency’ for LGBTQ+ Americans; Issues National Warning and Guidebook to Ensure Safety for LGBTQ+ Residents and Travelers by Human Rights Campaign (HRC Staff) 'State of emergency': LGBTQ Americans g...
Jun 13, 2023•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:18) America on Trial: The Trump Indictment and the Trial of the Rule of Law and the American Order Trump’s Case Puts the Justice System on Trial, in a Test of Public Credibility by New York Times (Peter Baker) A Destructive Trump Indictment by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board) Part II (10:18 - 14:57) An Engagement Ring Recession and Future of Marriage: A Decline in the Purchase of Eng...
Jun 12, 2023•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 11:41) A Big Life on the Screen of the 20th Century: The Life and Legacy of Pat Robertson, Dead at 93 Part II (11:41 - 16:56) Smoke Like the Eruption of a Major Volcano Hangs Over US East Coast: Worldview Arguments Rage in the Midst of the Fallout of Dangerous Wildfires in Canada Wildfires and Progressive Climate-Change Deniers by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board) Part III (16:56 - 21:34...
Jun 09, 2023•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 11:31) Medicine, Morality, or Law? Florida District Judge Halts Florida Law Banning Trans Hormone Treatments for Children and Teens Part II (11:31 - 18:20) For the PGA Tour, Money Evidently Speaks Louder Than Morals: Merger With LIV Golf Comes With Big Moral Questions PGA Tour and LIV Golf Agree to Alliance, Ending Golf’s Bitter Fight by New York Times (Alan Blinder) The PGA Tour Partners With I...
Jun 08, 2023•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 15:44) The Three Ages of Modern Media: Looking at the Shape of Our Media Challenge Hundreds of Gannett Journalists Walk Out by New York Times (Katie Robertson) Part II (15:44 - 21:28) Digital Media and the Brave New World of News Media: Technology is Reshaping the Media Landscape CNN CEO Chris Licht Apologizes to Staff, Saying He Overshadowed Network’s Achievements by Wall Street Journal (Amol S...
Jun 07, 2023•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 06:16) India’s Deadly Train Crash: Human Error or Mechanical Failure? Sometimes it Comes Down to Both Part II (06:16 - 23:33) Just One Issue of USA Today Reveals the Transformed Moral Landscape: It Also Reveals Finger-pointing at Both Parents and Christianity Pride month arrives as wave of anti-LGBTQ bills make many states less equitable by USA Today (Charisse Jones) Russian tennis player Daria ...
Jun 06, 2023•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:57) Was the Debt Ceiling Crisis a Manufactured Drama? Not Entirely, But There Was a Political Plot and a Predictable Resolution Part II (13:57 - 19:22) A Parable of America’s Fracturing Entertainment Culture: What the Viewership of the Finale of ‘Succession’ Teaches About the American Public and New Media Part III (19:22 - 23:18) Stories and the Imago Dei: Humans Are Storytelling Creatures — ...
Jun 05, 2023•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:48) Target Has Redefined its Business Model to Force Its Consumers to Make a Choice: Will They Support the LGBTQ Revolution Or Not? Combative Consumers Change the Marketing Strategy for Target and Bud Light by Wall Street Journal (Katie Deighton and Patrick Coffee) Target may have 'lost control of the narrative' as financial losses, LGBT anger mounts: consumer researchers by Fox News (David R...
Jun 02, 2023•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:49) Well, Are Humans Facing the Threat of Extinction by Artificial Intelligence or Not?: The Argument Over the Consequences of AI Rages On A.I. Poses ‘Risk of Extinction,’ Industry Leaders Warn by New York Times (Kevin Roose) Leading experts warn of a risk of extinction from AI by NPR (Vanessa Romo) Part II (12:49 - 19:49) The Morality of Knowledge and Technological Determinism: Big Worldview...
Jun 01, 2023•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 09:06) Uganda’s Clear Signal to the West — We Reject Your LGBTQ Revolution: Uganda Passes Law Criminalizing Specific Expressions of Homosexuality Ugandan President Signs Anti-Gay Law That Includes Death Penalty as a Punishment by New York Times (Abdi Latif Dahir) Part II (09:06 - 17:15) President Biden Declares Uganda’s Law ‘A Tragic Violation of Universal Human Rights’ — But What Universal Huma...
May 31, 2023•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:44) Biden and McCarthy Strike a Deal to Avert Debt Default, But Can They Muster Enough Votes? The Worldview Dimensions Get Complicated Part II (10:44 - 16:16) Strong Islam Equals Strong Turkey? Worldview Considerations of President Erdogan’s Election to Unprecedented Third Term in Turkey by Part III (16:16 - 25:48) From the Byzantium and the Roman Empire to the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turke...
May 30, 2023•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 14:12) Social Media Preys on the Young: The Federal Government Sounds the Alarm on Dangers of Social Media Use Among Adolescents Social Media Could Pose ‘Profound Risk of Harm’ to Young People’s Mental Health, Surgeon General Warns by Wall Street Journal (Jennifer Calfas) Teenagers Resent Social Media. They Also Resent Efforts to Take It Away. by New York Times (Troy Closson, Olivia Bensimon, We...
May 26, 2023•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 07:19) The Moral Revolution’s Targeting of Institutions: It’s Not an Accident, It’s a Strategy Part II (07:19 - 17:11) The Fight for Institutions Will Come to Your Christian College: Houghton University Under Scrutiny After Firing Employees For Using Preferred Pronouns in Email Signature A University Fired 2 Employees for Including Their Pronouns in Emails by New York Times (Liam Stack) Part III...
May 25, 2023•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 14:43) The ‘Religious Right’ in Japan? The Moral Revolution Hits an Unexpected Obstacle. It’s Probably Not What You Think The Religious Right’s Hidden Sway as Japan Trails Allies on Gay Rights by New York Times (Motoko Rich and Hikari Hida) Part II (14:43 - 20:57) The Centrality of Bathrooms in the Culture War: It’s Not By Accident Ron DeSantis Knows That the Best Place to Humiliate People Is in...
May 24, 2023•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 17:15) Are Morals Just Values? Does Moral Truth Change by Consensus? Confronting the Political and Moral Challenge of Communitarianism GOP’s Presidential Candidate Must Find America’s Moral Center by Wall Street Journal (William A. Galston) Part II (17:15 - 24:01) Let’s Test the Theory of the Middle Ground: Case Study Number One, Bud Light How Bud Light Blew It by Wall Street Journal (Jennifer M...
May 23, 2023•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 04:20) Political Impasse Broken in Nebraska: Historic Legislative Session Leads to Double Issue Bill on Abortion and Transgender Questions Nebraska Passes Restrictions on Abortion, Gender-Affirming Care for Minors by Wall Street Journal (Jennifer Calphas) Part II (04:20 - 16:10) Human Work and Human Dignity: The Political and Moral Disagreement Over Welfare Work Requirements Exposed Part III (16...
May 22, 2023•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 08:16) So They Knew He Was Abusing National Secrets? Revelations About the Airman Who Posted Top Secret Documents Online Military Caught Airman Mishandling Secrets Before Arrest but Left Him in Job by New York Times (Glenn Thrush and Robin Stein) Part II (08:16 - 15:20) Big Questions About the Big Heist: German Court Convicts $100 Million Jewel Thieves, But Leaves Questions Unanswered German Cou...
May 19, 2023•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:09) Political Drama in North Carolina Over Abortion: State Senate Overrides Democratic Governor’s Veto of Abortion Ban in Strategic Win for Pro-Life Movement Part II (10:09 - 15:33) Family Lines Drawn Over Abortion: Granddaughter of Senator Jesse Helms Fights to Undo Grandfather’s Legacy NC abortion ban is an extreme extension of my grandfather's legacy. I'm working to undo it. by USA Today (...
May 18, 2023•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 14:30) The Argument Over Debt Ceiling: President Biden Has No Choice But to Deal With Congress The Case for Violating the Debt Limit Is Dangerous Nonsense by New York Times (Michael W. McConnell) Part II (14:30 - 18:15) The Pill Becomes Available Over the Counter? The FDA Appears to Allow Over-the-Counter Sales of Birth Control Pill FDA panel recommends allowing birth control pill to be sold ove...
May 17, 2023•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 06:34) Truth is Stranger Than Fiction: George Santos and Our Postmodern Identity Crisis Part II (06:34 - 12:08) An Athletic Phenom, Chivalry, and the Gender Binary: The Track Event That Wrought Mia Brahe-Pedersen’s Blazing 100-meter Dash The High School Sprint Phenom Who Beat Her Prom Date by Wall Street Journal (Rachel Bachman) Part III (12:08 - 20:47) A Diet of Darkness: The Corrosive Nature o...
May 16, 2023•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 11:23) The Subway Tragedy? Crime? Only Time and the Rule of Law Will Tell — Some Christian Considerations on the Death of Jordan Neely Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube For more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu . For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceC...
May 15, 2023•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:34) Disney’s Super Fans with Super Fortunes: Golden Oak and Attempted Escape From Reality The Disney-Obsessed Shell Out Millions for Homes Inside This Exclusive Florida Community by Wall Street Journal (Katherine Clarke) Part II (12:34 - 16:09) ‘We Worship the Mouse’: Secularization Does Not Mean an End to Worship Part III (16:09 - 25:54) What Do You Do When a Same-Sex Couple Invites You to J...
May 12, 2023•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 17:35) Failed Cities, Failed Policies, Failed Ideologies: There Is a Reason Our Big Cities Are Failing Nordstrom leaves downtown San Francisco, joining big-city retail exodus by Washington Post (Jaclyn Peiser) Oakland Teachers Strike for Climate Justice by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board) Part II (17:35 - 22:22) How to Light Your Brand on Fire: Anheuser-Busch Becomes a Case Study in How...
May 11, 2023•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:34) Trust the Experts, Disregard Parents: “Book Bans” and the Battle Over the Public Schools Book Bans Rising Rapidly in the U.S., Free Speech Groups Find by New York Times (Alexandra Alter) Part II (13:34 - 21:52) Grading with Equity or Equality?: The Problem of an “Equity-Based” Approach to Grading and Classwork Schools Are Ditching Homework, Deadlines in Favor of ‘Equitable Grading’ by Wal...
May 10, 2023•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 11:44) A Deadly and Undeniable Past: Eugenics Denies the Dignity of Every Human Life Part II (11:44 - 16:32) Yes, Abortion and Eugenics Are Inextricably Linked: A Revisionist Moral Argument Seeks to Detach Abortion From Eugenics Commentary: Opponents need to stop equating abortion with eugenics by LA Times (Carla Hall) Part III (16:32 - 24:38) Why Did Copenhagen’s Lord Mayor Write to the Mayor o...
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