This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 06:22) France Moves to Enshrine Abortion in Its Constitution: Deadly, Dark News Coming from France, Citing Dobbs Decision Part II (06:22 - 13:53) Walgreens and CVS Join the Culture of Death: Two Giant Chains Announce They Will Carry Mifepristone Abortions by Telemedicine and Mailed Pills Are Safe and Effective, Study Finds by The New York Times (Pam Belluck) Abortion Shield Laws: A New War Betwe...
Mar 04, 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 - 11:32) Mothers Endangering Their Daughters? Front Page Report from The New York Times Reveals Dangers of Predators on Social Media A Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed by Moms and Stalked by Men by The New York Times (Jennifer Valentino-DeVries and Michael H. Keller) Part II (11:32 - 13:18) When Did God Build Heaven? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 3-Year-Old Listener of The Briefi...
Mar 01, 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 - 07:40) Garland v. Cargill is About Much More Than Bump Stocks: Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on Case That Is Really About the Overreach of Administrative State Gun ‘Bump Stocks’ at the Supreme Court by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board) Part II (07:40 - 14:01) Government’s Proper Role Made Clear: FDA Rightly Responds to Lead Exposure in Children What to Know about Lead Exposure i...
Feb 29, 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 - 09:21) What Happened in Michigan Won’t Stay in Michigan: Arab Voters Send Big Message to President Biden Part II (09:21 - 15:27) More Evidence Why a Two-State Solution Won’t Work: Palestinian Authority Plays Same Old Game Palestinian prime minister submits government’s resignation, a move that could open door to reforms by The Associated Press Palestinian Authority’s Government Resigns, Yielding...
Feb 28, 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 - 08:22) Are Social Media Platforms Public Utilities or Publishers? SCOTUS Considers Huge Questions Related to Free Speech and Social Media Companies Part II (08:22 - 19:10) No Difference Between a Boy and a Chimp? Steven Wise, Champion of the Animal Rights Movement, Dies at 73 Steven Wise, Champion of Animal Rights, Is Dead at 73 by The New York Times (Sam Roberts) Part III (19:10 - 26:00) A New ...
Feb 27, 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 - 12:24) A ‘Hopeful Blob’ or an Image Bearer? The Clash of Worldviews over Definition of Life on Display in Aftermath of Response to Alabama Supreme Court Decision Alabama might avert an IVF disaster, but the antiabortion activists won’t stop there by Washington Post (The Editorial Board) Congratulations! Alabama court says that embryo is as good as a live child. by Washington Post (Alexandra Petr...
Feb 26, 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 - 06:40) What Kind of Political Ads Move the Needle? Why You’re More Likely to Respond to a Negative Political Ad Than a Positive One What Have Negative Political Ads Done to Us? by The New York Times (Gerald F. Seib) Part II (06:40 - 08:58) How Did Conservatism Move from Figures Like William F. Buckley Jr. to Popular Figures Associated with the Right Today? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from ...
Feb 23, 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 - 04:56) The U.S. Stands By Israel At UN Security Council: U.S. Vetoes U.N. Calls for Cease-Fire in Gaza Without Release of All Hostages Part II (04:56 - 11:00) Interpol Is Real, But Complicated: What Happens When the Bad Guys Are Able to Abuse the System Strongmen Find New Ways to Abuse Interpol, Despite Years of Fixes by The New York Times (Jane Bradley) Part III (11:00 - 26:15) We Should Be Ter...
Feb 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 - 08:12) Greece Becomes First Country to Defy Orthodox Church to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage Part II (08:12 - 19:59) St. Patrick’s Cathedral Turned into Transgender Celebration: Memorial Service for Transgender Activist Scandalizes Church N.Y. Archdiocese Condemns Funeral of Transgender Activist at Cathedral by The New York Times (Liam Stack) Part III (19:59 - 22:12) How LGBTQ Activists Play the Cu...
Feb 21, 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 - 18:38) A Huge Affirmation of Human Dignity: Alabama Supreme Court Rules That Frozen Human Embryos Are Children Alabama Court Says IVF Embryos Are “Extrauterine Children” — And People Under The Law by Rolling Stone (Tessa Stuart) LePage v. Mobile Infirmary Clinic, Inc by The Supreme Court of Alabama Part II (18:38 - 22:37) The Logic of the Culture of Death: Babies Become Commodities Post-Roe v. W...
Feb 20, 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 - 13:07) ‘No Man, No Problem’: Russia Makes Totalitarian Dissenter Alexei Navalny Disappear—That Is the Goal 'Death Solves All Problems,' He Said by The New York Times (Richard Pipes) Kremlin Critic Aleksei Navalny Says Attack Left Him Mostly Blind in an Eye by The New York Times (Andrew E. Kramer) Part II (13:07 - 20:52) A Russian Killer Satellite? The Story Behind Russia’s Major New National Sec...
Feb 19, 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 - 08:56) Good News: Young Adults Are Close to Their Parents. Bad News: Those Same Young Adults Are Way Behind in Getting Married and Having Children of Their Own Parents Are Highly Involved in Their Adult Children’s Lives, and Fine With It by The New York Times (Claire Cain Miller) Part II (08:56 - 14:34) What About Neurodiversity? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing P...
Feb 16, 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 - 15:26) Let’s Talk About Polyamory: The Moral Revolution Presses on to Normalize Polyamorous Relationships Part II (15:26 - 21:16) The Battle Against Creation Shows Up at the Bathroom Door: Utah’s New Bathroom Bill Re-ignites the Fight Over Regulating Restrooms Part III (21:16 - 27:12) The Biden Campaign At Odds with His Administration’s Policy: The Complications of TikTok and the Lure of Technol...
Feb 15, 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 - 08:21) Israeli Hostages Saved: The Surprising Story Hiding Under the News of the Hostage Rescue in Israel Hamas Military Compound Found Beneath U.N. Agency Headquarters in Gaza by Wall Street Journal (Dov Lieber and David Luhnow) Part II (08:21 - 19:56) The Future of the Democratic Party: The Issues Surrounding Vice President Kamala Harris and the Party’s Obsession with Abortion House Democrats ...
Feb 14, 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 - 16:51) What is the Endgame in Ukraine? The Need for Ukraine to Set Its Real Terms — And for its Allies to Be Honest About the Situation As It Stands Part II (16:51 - 20:25) The Truth About the Situation in Ukraine: Putin’s Preoccupation with Ukraine is Not Going Away, and Ukraine Cannot Defeat Russia Anytime in the Near Future Part III (20:25 - 27:45) The Dangerous Embrace of Gambling: Super Bow...
Feb 13, 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 - 17:19) ‘A Well-Meaning Elderly Man with a Poor Memory’: The President’s Age is Now an Unavoidable Issue, and in a Big Way Report of the Special Counsel on the Investigation Into Unauthorized Removal, Retention, and Disclosure of Classified Documents Discovered at Locations Including the Penn Biden Center and the Delaware Private Residence of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. by U.S. Department of J...
Feb 12, 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 - 09:35) ‘We See What We Want to See’: What Interest in ‘Bigfoot’ Teaches Us About Humanity What the hunt for Bigfoot teaches us about ourselves by The Washington Post (Carl Hoffman) Part II (09:35 - 12:16) Should Christians Attend the Wedding of Unbelievers? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing Part III (12:16 - 14:18) When Do You Decide to Use the Name of a Person Whe...
Feb 09, 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 - 08:54) No Blanket Immunity for a President: Federal Appeals Court Rejects Former President Trump’s Argument Denying Trump’s Immunity Is Bigger Than Him by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board) Part II (08:54 - 15:45) He Took the Pardon: How the Nixon Pardon Sheds Light on the Issue of Presidential Immunity Part III (15:45 - 21:21) The Constitutional Complexities of Presidential Immunity: Eva...
Feb 08, 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 - 15:30) The Border Crisis and Proposed Senate Legislation—What is the Debate All About? A Border Security Bill Worth Passing by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board) The Elites Opened the Doors to Migrants—and Chaos by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board) Part II (15:30 - 23:17) A School Shooter’s Mother is Convicted of Manslaughter: Massive Lessons from the Jennifer Crumbley Tri...
Feb 07, 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 - 15:22) Which is More Basic, Order or Liberty? What the Election of Nayib Bukele in El Salvador Reveals About Human Needs Part II (15:22 - 21:20) This is How Moral Warfare in Our Country Happens: USA Today Publishes Abortion Propaganda Article Guised as Journalism Tens of thousands of rape victims became pregnant in states with abortion bans, study estimates by USA Today (N'dea Yancey-Bragg) Part...
Feb 06, 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 - 11:25) Biden Administration (Finally) Sends (Indirect) Message to Iran: The U.S. Responds After Drone Attack Kills 3 of Its Soldiers in Jordan Will Biden Finally Deter Iran? by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board) Part II (11:25 - 21:18) The Ripple of the Disruption in Three Seas: How World Conflict is Affecting the Global Economy and Freedom of Navigation On the High Seas, a Pillar of Glob...
Feb 05, 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 - 07:50) How About This for Encouraging News: Wall Street Journal Offers Front-Page Story on Parents Missing Their Children Now at College When Junior Heads to College, Helicopter Parents Turn to Empty-Nest Coaches by Wall Street Journal (Tara Weiss) Part II (07:50 - 14:53) Should Christians Attend the ‘Wedding’ of a Same-Sex Couple? What About If It is the Ceremony of a Family Member? — Dr. Mohle...
Feb 02, 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 - 15:54) Explosive Session on an Explosive Issue: Social Media Executives Face Senate Judiciary Committee Over Harm to Young People Part II (15:54 - 21:26) Government Has a Role in This Issue: Public Policy Must Protect Children and Teenagers from the Very Real Threat of Social Media Platforms 'Free state of Florida' wants to ban kids from social media by Palm Beach Daily News (Howard Simon) Part ...
Feb 01, 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 - 08:34) The Liberal Pope Meets Opposition: African Bishops Give Major Pushback over New Vatican Policy on Blessing of Same-Sex Couples Catholic clergy in Uganda accuse the West of a new colonialism through LGBTQ activism by Religion News Service (Tonny Onyulo) Pope says Africans are 'special case' when it comes to LGBT blessings by Reuters Part II (08:34 - 14:01) Just Ideology? Pope Condescending...
Jan 31, 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 - 09:38) What Exactly is the International Court of Justice? What of Its Judgment of Israel? Part II (09:38 - 14:36) Israel Reveals UNRWA Workers Aided Hamas Attacks on Israel: Israel’s Fight for Its Existence Proves to Be More Complicated by the Day U.S. Halts Funding for U.N. Agency Amid Claims Staff Took Part in Oct. 7 Attacks by Wall Street Journal (Vivian Salama and David Luhnow) Part III (14...
Jan 30, 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 - 12:48) We are in a Massive Migration Crisis: America’s Borders and the Importance of Responsible Citizenship Part II (12:48 - 20:03) Legal Immigration vs. Illegal Immigration: The Complicated History of the Matter in the U.S. Part III (20:03 - 23:52) A Nation That Does Not Have a Coherent Border (And Border Policy) is Headed for Disaster Part IV (23:52 - 25:54) You Win Some, You Lose Some: Japan...
Jan 29, 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 - 08:05) An Eschatological Shadow in a Secular Age: Doomsday Clock for 2024 Claims We Are Closer Than Ever to Apocalypse Doomsday Clock 2024 time update has dire warnings of nuclear war, climate change and AI by USA Today (Doyle Rice) Part II (08:05 - 13:33) Have Democrats Always Been So Liberal? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 10-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing Part III (13:33 - 17:20)...
Jan 26, 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 - 12:47) We are Watching the Biggest Schism in American Protestant History: The Staggering Numbers of the UMC Split Come to Light Part II (12:47 - 16:17) Red and Blue America Shows Up in the UMC Split: The Worldview of Geography Behind the Headlines Part III (16:17 - 18:34) The Short Hermeneutical Jump from Ordination of Women to LGBTQ Affirmation: Conservative Methodists Have Many Other Issues to...
Jan 25, 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 - 06:51) The Voters Send Their Message: The New Hampshire Primary and the Shape of the Campaigns Ahead Part II (06:51 - 08:43) And it Doesn’t Even Count: The Biden Campaign’s Write-In Strategy to Avoid Embarrassment in New Hampshire Part III (08:43 - 26:10) Israel’s Existence Is at Stake, and They Know It: The Truth About the “Two State Solution” to the Palestinian Issue Arab Peace Proposal for Ga...
Jan 24, 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 - 10:28) So, Why is the New Hampshire Primary So Important? And Why Does the State Historically Go First? Part II (10:28 - 20:22) ‘Not Many of Us Go to Church Here’: Turns Out That Makes a Big Difference, For Example, on the Issue of Abortion How Did New Hampshire Shift to Blue-ish? by New York Times (Jane Coaston) Part III (20:22 - 29:40) Republican Voters Make a Choice — Will Trump Claim the Nom...
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