This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:17) A Big Win for Life in Florida, For Now: State Moves to Enact 6-Week Abortion Ban, But Will It Be Overturned by a Pro-Abortion Constitutional Amendment in November? Part II (10:17 - 16:25) Your Position on Abortion is Tied to Your Position on LBGTQ Issues — Just Take It from the Words of Planned Parenthood’s President and Commentators at CNN Part III (16:25 - 20:20) No, Adultery is Never a...
Apr 03, 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 - 13:37) Two Bishops Face the Nation: Catholic and Episcopalian Bishops Square Off Over President Joe Biden’s ‘Pick-and-Choose’ Catholicism It’s not working, Mr. President: The White House declaration of Transgender Day of Visibility backfires by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.) "Face the Nation" Full Broadcast | March 31, 2024 by Face the Nation Full transcript of "Face the Nation," March 3...
Apr 02, 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 - 13:37) Transgender Day of Visibility Proclamation on Resurrection Sunday? President Joe Biden, We Get Your Message — But Visibility is Not Working A Proclamation on Transgender Day of Visibility by The White House Statement from President Joe Biden on Easter by The White House White House bashes 'dishonest' Republican criticism of Biden's transgender proclamation on Easter by ABC News (Fritz Far...
Apr 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 - 09:04) ‘Social Media Harms Children in a Variety of Ways’: Governor DeSantis Signs Bill Prohibiting Social Media Accounts for Children Under 14 DeSantis Signs Social Media Bill Barring Accounts for Children Under 14 by The New York Times (Natasha Singer) Part II (09:04 - 11:12) Why Did God Wait So Long to Raise Jesus From the Dead? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 5-Year-Old Listener of ...
Mar 29, 2024•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 - 10:25) A Political Type That No Longer Exists: The Life and Legacy of Senator Joseph Lieberman — Last of the Old Style Political Centrists Part II (10:25 - 19:49) Religion is Losing Influence, and Americans Aren’t Happy About It: Examining the Complicated (and Conflicting) Numbers from Recent Research 8 in 10 Americans Say Religion Is Losing Influence in Public Life by Pew Research Center (Micha...
Mar 28, 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 - 08:05) SCOTUS to Decide Fate of Abortion Pill? Oral Arguments Over Mifepristone Go Before SCOTUS — With the Looming Question of Standing in the Forefront Part II (08:05 - 14:59) Abortion in a Pill: The Constitutional and Moral Challenges Behind the Mifepristone Oral Arguments Part III (14:59 - 20:04) Let’s Remember the Comstock Act: Why the Left is Looking to the Courts for Rescue Abortion pill ...
Mar 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 - 10:14) A Dark Day in US Diplomacy: The U.S. ‘Abstains’ on UN Gaza Ceasefire Resolution Explanation of Vote Delivered by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield Following the Adoption of a UNSC Resolution on the Situation in the Middle East by United States Mission to the United Nations Part II (10:14 - 18:58) Biden Looks Left as Netanyahu Looks Right: The Political and Global Pressures Pulling the U....
Mar 26, 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 - 10:15) Deadly Terrorist Attack in Russia — Who Was Behind It and Why? ISIS Claims Responsibility Part II (10:15 - 14:48) Islam Versus Order Across the Globe: The Religious Agenda Behind the Terrorist Attack in Russia In the Conflict Between the West and Authoritarian Foes, Islamic State Sees All Sides as Targets by The Wall Street Journal (Yaroslav Trofimov) Part III (14:48 - 19:48) What Did He ...
Mar 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 - 07:56) Social Contagion and the Limits of ‘Happy’: U.S. Drastically Falls on UN Happiness Scale — What Moral Points Should Be Considered Here? U.S. No Longer Ranks Among World’s 20 Happiest Countries by The Wall Street Journal (Clare Ansberry) Part II (07:56 - 12:23) What is the Difference Between Sex and Gender? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part III (12:23 - 1...
Mar 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 - 14:24) So Much for the ‘Special Autonomous Region’ — Hong Kong as a Test Case for What Totalitarianism Does Hong Kong Approves New National-Security Law That Worries Foreign Executives by The Wall Street Journal (Selina Cheng and Elaine Yu) Hong Kong Adopts Sweeping Security Laws, Bowing to Beijing by The New York Times (Tiffany May and David Pierson) Part II (14:24 - 20:38) Too Much Virtue Sign...
Mar 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 - 11:48) Senator Schumer’s Breach of Political Decorum: Majority Leader Calls for New Election and Replacement of Israeli Prime Minister Part II (11:48 - 19:57) Do We Really Want to Live in an Economy Where People Only Work 30 Hours a Week? Examining Senator Sanders’s 32-Hour Work Week Bill The case for a 32-hour workweek with no loss in pay by The Washington Post (Bernie Sanders and Shawn Fain) P...
Mar 20, 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 - 10:46) Why All the Drama for Russia’s Staged Election? Pomp, Circumstance, and Putin’s Version of Political Legitimacy Part II (10:46 - 15:36) Kamala Visits the Culture of Death: She Becomes First U.S. President or Vice President to Visit an Abortion Clinic — As a Campaign Stop Remarks by Vice President Harris and Doctor Sarah Traxler During the Nationwide “Fight for Reproductive Freedoms” Tour ...
Mar 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 - 12:22) France Proposes Further Diminishing of Human Dignity: French President Emmanuel Macron Announce Euthanasia ‘Aid in Dying’ Bill Macron announces bill allowing 'aid in dying,' under 'strict conditions' by Le Monde Part II (12:24 - 17:34) A Growing Rift Between France and Germany: Why Tension Between These Two Nations Does Not Bode Well for Europe Part III (17:39 - 24:56) 'Overdose' or 'Fent...
Mar 18, 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 - 10:00) What Happened to Hell? Pope Francis’s (Typically) Confusing Comments About Hell Raise Questions About Hell in Doctrine and in the Culture How We Think About Hell by The Wall Street Journal (Lance Morrow) Even in Hell on Earth, We Have One Another by The Wall Street Journal Saints and the Bible Tell the Truth About Hell by The Wall Street Journal Part II (10:00 - 15:31) What Does Natural D...
Mar 15, 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 - 12:10) Was This Inevitable? Former President Donald Trump and Incumbent President Joe Biden Win Enough Delegates to Claim Presidential Nominations Part II (12:12 - 17:48) A Rigged or Stolen Election in California? The Game Democrat Adam Schiff Played to Defeat Katie Porter The California Senate race wasn’t ‘rigged’ either by The Washington Post (Philip Bump) Part III (17:51 - 21:26) President Bi...
Mar 14, 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 - 16:14) The Moral Case for Letting Kids Change Their Bodies? Trans Activist Presents Radical Argument, Directed at Our Children Freedom of Sex: The moral case for letting trans kids change their bodies. by New York Magazine (Andrea Long Chu) This is where the transgender movement is going: A prominent magazine makes “the moral case for letting trans kids change their bodies”—and makes it the cove...
Mar 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 - 10:42) Ireland Votes ‘No’ to Redefine Family: Traditional Constitutional Language Respecting Family and Motherhood Prevails (For Now) in Otherwise Progressive Society Taoiseach says No vote in referendums would be ‘setback for Ireland’ by The Irish Times (Jennifer Bray and Shauna Bowers) Ireland Rejects Constitution Changes, Keeping ‘Women in the Home’ Language by The New York Times (Megan Speci...
Mar 12, 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 - 12:56) On the Precipice of Collapse — The Preconditions of Order and the Crashing Breakdown of Haiti’s Social Systems Chaos in Haiti Leaves U.S. With Few Options by The Wall Street Journal (Juan Forero and Ryan Dubé) Part II (12:56 - 18:30) The Re-Establishment of Order in Liberal Cities: San Francisco and New York City Take More Conservative Measures in Name of Order San Francisco ties welfare ...
Mar 11, 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 - 16:35) A Pathetic State of the Union Address: President Biden Delivers the Most Challenging and Concerning Speech of His Political Life Remarks of President Joe Biden — State of the Union Address As Prepared for Delivery by The White House Part II (16:35 - 25:17) What is Catholicism in the Lens of Biblical Christianity and Church History? Was Catholicism Still Christianity Before the Protestant ...
Mar 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 - 10:51) Liberal San Francisco Considers Murder Charges for Drug Dealers? What Has Happened? Reality Sets In as Death Toll Mounts Some D.A.s are fighting fentanyl with murder charges. Why San Francisco will join them by LA Times (Hannah Wiley) Ads were supposed to make Gascón’s challengers stand out. So why do they all look the same? by LA Times (Sonja Sharp) Will Voters in San Francisco Go for a ...
Mar 07, 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 - 13:00) A Dark Day for Life in France: France Enshrines Abortion in Its Constitution Part II (13:00 - 20:08) The Law as Teacher: Why Legalizing Euthanasia IS a Moral Endorsement Assisted suicide must not be legalised through the back door by The Telegraph (John Keown) Those who are dying should have the right to avoid needless suffering by The Telegraph Part III (20:08 - 22:16) The Moral Revoluti...
Mar 06, 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 - 05:37) SCOTUS’ Major 9-0 Ruling: Supreme Court Unified as It Rules Colorado Cannot Bar Former President Trump From Its Ballot Part II (05:37 - 11:06) The Already-Clear Political Lines Will Become Even Clearer: What to Expect From Super Tuesday Part III (11:06 - 16:20) The Story of Democratic Support for Steve Garvey: Why Democrats in California are Putting Loads of Money Behind a Republican Cand...
Mar 05, 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 - 06:22) 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...
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