This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 11:46) And Then There Were Two: Governor Ron DeSantis Suspends Republican Primary Election Campaign Part II (11:46 - 20:11) President Biden Hones In on Re-Election Strategy — Its Message? Abortion On Demand Biden Campaign Sharpens Its Post-Roe Message: Abortion Is About Freedom by New York Times (Katie Rogers) Part III (20:11 - 26:20) One of the Deadliest Tyrants and Ideologues in Human History:...
Jan 22, 2024•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 - 06:10) A Parable of an America That No Longer Exists: Joyce Randolph Dies at Age 99 Joyce Randolph, Last of the ‘Honeymooners,’ Is Dead at 99 by New York Times (Robert D. McFadden) Part II (06:10 - 09:51) Did We Just Witness a New Age in Entertainment? Recent Chiefs vs. Dolphins Game Marks Largest Online Viewership in Internet History Part III (09:51 - 12:46) Is Surrogacy Immoral? — Dr. Mohler R...
Jan 19, 2024•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 - 12:56) The Power of the Administrative State Faces a Reckoning at the Supreme Court? SCOTUS Hears Case That Could Overturn Precedent of “Chevron Deference” Part II (12:56 - 18:02) Why Did Some Conservatives Support Administrative Deference? The Complicated History of This Major Issue Chevron Deference Was Fun While It Lasted by Wall Street Journal (Eugene Scalia) Part III (18:02 - 26:05) The 50t...
Jan 18, 2024•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 - 18:29) 100 Days After October 7, 2023: Israel Pledges to Fight On Against Hamas and Faces a New Global Reality Is Anti-Zionism Always Antisemitic? A Fraught Question for the Moment. by New York Times (Jonathan Weisman) Part II (18:29 - 24:20) Taiwan’s Bold Election Results: Taiwanese People Elect Leader In Opposition to China’s Claim of Rule, Raising Interesting Questions of History Part III (24...
Jan 17, 2024•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 - 09:24) Former President Donald Trump Dominates Iowa Caucus: It’s a Clear Victory for Trump — The Rest of the Picture Not Yet Clear Why Iowa Turned So Red When Nearby States Went Blue by New York Times (Jonathan Weisman) Part II (09:24 - 18:45) How Has Iowa Turned So Red? How Iowa Has Moved Deeper and Deeper Red While Surrounding States Have Gone Deep Blue Part III (18:45 - 24:40) President Biden...
Jan 16, 2024•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 - 10:03) The Attacks Necessitated a Response: U.S. and Allies Rightfully Strike Back Against the Houthi Rebels over Repeated Strikes in the Red Sea U.S. strikes on the Houthis were strong, proportionate — and overdue by Washington Post (The Editorial Board) Biden Strikes the Houthis, at Last by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board) Part II (10:03 - 19:37) The Race for 2024 Republican Nominatio...
Jan 15, 2024•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 - 11:29) South Korea Declares Fido is a Friend, Not Food: Major Shift Takes Place As Government Bans the Selling of Dog Meat South Korea Ban Takes Dog Meat Off the Menu by Wall Street Journal (Timothy W. Martin) Part II (11:29 - 16:36) Does Your Interpretation of the 14th Amendment Violate the Principle of Textualism? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part III (16:36 ...
Jan 12, 2024•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 - 13:23) The Question of Presidential Immunity is Complicated: The Difficulty Comes Down to Determining the Limits of Presidential Immunity and Constitutional Implications Appeals Court Seems Skeptical of Trump’s Immunity Claim by New York Times (Alan Feuer, Charlie Savage, Eileen Sullivan and Glenn Thrush) Part II (13:23 - 17:09) The Great Strength of Constitutional Government: How Our Arduous Pr...
Jan 11, 2024•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 - 12:36) The Ripple Effects of Moral Change from the Vatican: Evaluating the Global Response to the Pope’s Blessing of Same-Sex Couples Vatican Defends Gay Blessings, but Offers Critics Some Leeway by New York Times (Jason Horowitz) Part II (12:36 - 14:40) The Pope Falls Short on Surrogacy Denouncement: Arguments Against Surrogacy Should Be Based in Scripture and Creation Order, Not Just a Critiqu...
Jan 10, 2024•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 - 16:19) The Sexual Revolution and Its Strange Allies: The Massive Issues Behind Ohio Governor DeWine’s Veto of House Bill 68 The transgender revolutionaries want our children by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.) Part II (16:19 - 21:28) What’s Behind a Name? Disqualification of Transgender Candidate in Ohio Shows Danger Posed by New Ideological Notions of Name and Identity Transgender Candida...
Jan 09, 2024•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 - 13:39) Former President Trump Struck From State Ballots? Huge Constitutional Issues Hang in the Balance as SCOTUS Decides to Take Up Colorado Case Part II (13:39 - 17:23) The 2024 State of the Union Address: President Biden Seeks to Do Damage Control as He Ratchets Up Re-Election Campaign Part III (17:23 - 23:24) A Tinderbox Grows Even More Incendiary: The Increasingly Hostile, and Theological, ...
Jan 08, 2024•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 - 03:35) Part II (03:35 - 04:53) Part III (04:53 - 06:47) Part IV (06:47 - 07:54) Part V (07:54 - 09:16) Part VI (09:16 - 10:50) Part VII (10:50 - 13:41) Part VIII (13:41 - 16:13) Part IX (16:13 - 18:48) Part X (18:48 - 20:38) Part XI (20:38 - 22:27) Part XII (22:27 - 24:00) Part XIII (24:00 - 25:43) Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: X | Instag...
Dec 22, 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 - 17:33) The Dramatic Disaffiliation: The Biggest Schism in American Protestantism Is Taking Place in the United Methodist Church Right Now Part II (17:33 - 19:13) LGBTQ Issues, Control, and Theological Arguments: Why Conservatives are Leaving the UMC One fourth of United Methodist churches in US have left in schism over LGBTQ ban. What happens now? by Associated Press (Peter Smith) Part III (19:1...
Dec 21, 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 - 17:03) The Road to Reversing Roe: A Major Investigation Into How the Supreme Court Came to Reverse Roe v. Wade Behind the Scenes at the Dismantling of Roe v. Wade by New York Times (Jodi Kantor and Adam Liptak) Part II (17:03 - 22:51) A Long War Against Women’s Rights? The Left’s Narrative of Why the Dobbs Decision Happened Part III (22:51 - 26:06) Do Courts Make Decisions on the Grounds of Emer...
Dec 20, 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 - 09:37) Did Pope Francis Really Give Blessing to Same-Sex Couples? The Complicated Disaster of the News Coming Out of the Vatican What 'Fiducia supplicans' declares about papal power by The Pillar (Edward Condon) Part II (09:37 - 16:56) Progressing the Sexual Revolution By a Wink: The Strategy of Pope Francis to Blur the Lines of “Union” Ceremonies with Weddings Vatican Issues Guidelines for Same...
Dec 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 - 10:38) There Are No Holidays from History: Big Questions Arise as the War Between Israel and Hamas Rages Part II (10:38 - 17:28) The U.S. Calls for Israel Fighting in Gaza to ‘Slow Down’ Soon? But What Is Really At Stake? What Do the US and Europe Really Want? What Are Leaders Really Saying? Sullivan says both the U.S. and Israel expect fighting to slow down eventually. by New York Times (Victor...
Dec 18, 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 - 08:43) The Cult of Celebrity and Moral Revolution Enshrined in the Smithsonian: National Portrait Gallery Unveils Portrait of Oprah Winfrey The age of Oprah is over, but her vision is now framed in Washington by Washington Post (Philip Kennicott) Part II (08:43 - 12:18) How Should Christians Think About Accepting Private Tax Credits From States for Public Schools? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letter...
Dec 15, 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 - 14:07) ‘The World’ Agreed to What? The Real Life Political Parable of COP28 World agrees to climate deal that makes unprecedented call to move away from fossil fuels, but ‘cavernous’ loopholes remain by CNN (Angela Dewan, Laura Paddison, Ella Nilsen and Rachel Ramirez) Part II (14:07 - 20:24) An Overtly Political Act or an Exercise of Legislative Responsibility? The House Approves Impeachment In...
Dec 14, 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 - 08:06) Where is the Moral Outrage on Anti-Semitism at Harvard? President Claudine Gay Retains Her Position in the Midst of Anti-Semitic Comments and Plagiarism Allegations Why Defenders of Harvard’s President Are Focused on Academic Freedom by New York Times (Alan Blinder) Part II (08:06 - 13:46) Notice what STILL is Not Said: Evaluating the Harvard Corporation’s Support for President Claudine G...
Dec 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 - 08:12) Texas Woman Travels for “Abortion Care” — Huge Issues of Morality and Language Arise in the Midst of Controversial Abortion Case Texas woman at center of an abortion ban challenge leaves state for procedure by Washington Post (Caroline Kitchener and Maegan Vazquez) Part II (08:12 - 14:39) So Does President Biden Really Want Funding for Ukraine? Border Funding to Stem Migrant Influx is Als...
Dec 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 - 11:34) One Down, Two to Go? Moral Pressure Builds After Disastrous Appearance Before Congressional Committee Reveals Moral Disaster in Elite Academia The moral rot starts at the top: Three elite university presidents refused to say that calls for genocide against Jews would violate rules for campus conduct by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.) 74 Members of Congress Demand Harvard President ...
Dec 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 - 11:15) A Prophet of Moral Progressivism Dies at 101: The Life and Legacy of Norman Lear Television’s boundary-smashing pioneer turns 100 by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.) Part II (11:15 - 18:37) How Can We Trust the Bible is Inerrant If We Say That Only the Original Manuscripts Are Inerrant? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part III (18:37 - 21:10) Why Does...
Dec 08, 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 - 10:59) Moral Rot of the Academic Elite Exposed: Three Elite University Presidents Reveal Ideological Corruption of the Left Republicans Try to Put Harvard, M.I.T. and Penn on the Defensive About Antisemitism by New York Times (Anemona Hartocollis) Part II (10:59 - 15:14) The Needed Change Unlikely to Come to the Academic Left: Why Donors and Alumni Calls for Action Likely Won’t Be Enough to Brin...
Dec 07, 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 - 14:56) A Spy Among Us: Former U.S. Ambassador Charged With Being Covert Agent for Cuba Over Decades Retired U.S. Diplomat Accused of Working as a Secret Agent for Cuba by New York Times (Glenn Thrush, Ernesto Londoño, David C. Adams and Frances Robles) Part II (14:56 - 19:10) In a Fallen World, There Will Be Rats on Your Ship: Espionage and the Christian Worldview Part III (19:10 - 25:55) Confuc...
Dec 06, 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 - 13:32) The Fabulous Fabulist Fabrication: The Epic Story of George Santos, New York’s Lying Ex-Congressman Part II (13:32 - 20:11) What’s Behind the Human Tendency to Believe Unbelievable Stories? Why We Tend to Buy into Big Lies Part III (20:11 - 21:39) Why is Santos Out While Senator Menendez is Still in Office? The Ejection of George Santos Raises Big Questions for American Politics Part IV (...
Dec 05, 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 - 18:56) The Massive Legacy of Henry Kissinger: Realpolitik and Its Influence on America's Foreign Policy in the 20th Century Part II (18:56 - 20:00) Secular Moral Realism Is Not Enough: The Theological Problem Behind Henry Kissinger’s Realism Part III (20:00 - 27:55) A Consequential Voice on the Supreme Court: The Mixed Legacy of Sandra Day O’Connor Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox e...
Dec 04, 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 - 09:23) The Persistence of the Imago Dei: New Study on Gen Z Spirituality Reveals Deep Longing for God, Even in an Increasingly Secular Culture Young people define ‘sacred moments’ broadly: From God to nature to relationships by Religion News Service (Adelle M. Banks) Part II (09:23 - 14:20) Did God Change at the Incarnation? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part II...
Dec 01, 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 - 06:00) Focus on the Hostages: The Moral Importance of Getting the Vocabulary and Priorities Right Part II (06:00 - 11:03) Women and Children First: Note the Lack of Gender Confusion as the Hostages Are Released to Israel Part III (11:03 - 21:15) The Master of Chaos Sees an Opportunity: Russia’s Current Plan in Ukraine A hungry beaver is chomping on the Tidal Basin’s cherry trees by Washington Po...
Nov 30, 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 - 09:26) Why is President Biden Skipping this Meeting of the UN’s Conference of the Parties? Climate Change Hypocrisy, Wars, and Political Expediency Are Parts of the Picture Part II (09:26 - 16:15) The Dangers of Social Media Now Out in the Open: Lawsuit Documents Reveal Social Media Platforms Intentionally Prey on Teenage Users Meta Designed Products to Capitalize on Teen Vulnerabilities, States...
Nov 29, 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 - 17:20) Let This Sink In: New Research Shows the More Money a Woman Makes the Less Likely She is to Get Married and Have Children Part II (11:48 - 20:21) Massive Social Shifts and Massive Consequences: Marriage and Family Patterns Reshaped Money Can’t Buy Women Love by Washington Examiner (Conn Carroll) Part III (20:21 - 25:56) The Bleakness of Our Society’s Dating Scene: Secularism Seems Unable ...
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