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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•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) 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:57) Anti-Semitism in the Name of ‘Free Speech’: Campus Protests Continue at Columbia University and Beyond Statement from Columbia University President Minouche Shafik by Columbia University (Minouche Shafik) Part II (10:57 - 14:47) The Resurgence of Cultural Marxism on University Campuses: The Worldview Driving the Ideological Left’s Hatred of Israel Part III (14:47 - 18:25) Big Money is Fue...
Apr 30, 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 - 13:28) No Immunity? Some Immunity? Total Immunity? The Big Constitutional Questions Being Raised at the Trump Trials Before SCOTUS Donald J. Trump v. United States by The Supreme Court of the United States Part II (13:28 - 20:36) Immorality is Not Always Illegality: Complicated Nature of the Charges in Former President Trump’s Trial in New York Part III (20:36 - 23:56) A Parable of the Importanc...
Apr 29, 2024•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 - 06:53) Jontay Porter Receives Lifetime Ban from the NBA: A Necessary Move by the Commissioner, But Isn’t It a Bit Hypocritical? Jontay Porter pays the price, as NBA and other leagues play with fire on gambling by The Athletic (David Aldridge) Part II (06:53 - 08:55) The Detrimental Professionalization of College Sports: How Big Money is Changing the Game of Intercollegiate Athletics Paychecks, D...
Apr 26, 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 - 10:37) America’s Elite Campuses Are in Chaos: Columbia University’s Protesting Students Are the Tip of the Leftist Iceberg Welcome to Dearborn, America’s Jihad Capital by The Wall Street Journal (Steven Stalinsky) How Columbia University became the epicenter of disagreement over the Israel-Hamas war by USA Today (Zachary Schermele) Part II (10:37 - 14:02) Democrats are Going Back to the Future? ...
Apr 25, 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 - 14:40) Are Labor Unions Back in the Driver’s Seat? Volkswagen Labor Union Vote Raises Issue of Work in Our Lives and Worldview Part II (14:40 - 21:38) Millennials are on a Collision Course with Reality about Retirement: Why the Math Isn’t Adding Up and the the Worldview Dimensions Loom Millennials want to retire by 60. Good luck with that. by USA Today (Daniel de Visé) Part III (21:38 - 25:43) ...
Apr 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 - 13:50) An Ancient Hatred Emerges Again: Columbia University is Now Unsafe for Jewish Students Part II (13:50 - 16:18) President Biden Creates False Moral Equivalence: The Big Issues Behind His (Incredibly Weak) Condemnation of Anti-Semitism Part III (16:18 - 17:24) Columbia University’s President Knows Where the Danger to Her Job Now Lies — And It’s Not from Those on the Right Part IV (17:24 - 2...
Apr 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 - 10:20) Biden Administration Chooses Trans ‘Rights’ Over Women’s Rights: Title IX Gets ‘Gender Identity’ Expansion as Protected Class Part II (10:20 - 15:54) Will Women Stand Up to the Title IX Change? Rights of Women and Girls Will Be Steamrolled If ‘Gender Identity’ Changes to Title IX Stay in Place Part III (15:54 - 21:20) The Sexual Revolution Coming to a Middle School Near You: Federal Appea...
Apr 22, 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 - 07:15) The Stock Market is Not Taking Sides in the 2024 Presidential Election? Economic Conditions are a Lagging Indicator of Moral and Political Terms Trump or Biden? The Stock Market Doesn’t Care. by The New York Times (Jeff Sommer) Part II (07:15 - 11:43) ‘The Same Lipstick on the Ideological Pig’: How Progressivist Educators are Finding Loopholes in State Sanctions over DEI With State Bans o...
Apr 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 - 16:58) A Former NPR Employee Drops a Bombshell (And Now he is Gone): Senior Business Editor Reveals Scandal of the Media Class and the Leftist Ideological Worldview of National Public Radio I’ve Been at NPR for 25 Years. Here’s How We Lost America’s Trust. by The Free Press (Uri Berliner) Breaking news—the media class is liberal: A controversy at NPR reveals the scandal of the elite media class ...
Apr 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 - 13:44) ‘It’s Kind of Murder. I’m Just Okay With It’ — Bill Maher Makes Chilling and Revealing Comments About the Pro-Abortion Position Part II (13:44 - 20:58) Islam Before Our Eyes.: The Inevitable Collision Between the Muslim Project and American Culture Hits USC Commencement Part III (20:58 - 24:28) Argument over Palestine Protest at the Home of Berkeley’s Law School Dean Raises Big Issues At ...
Apr 17, 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 - 13:27) ‘A Government of Laws, Not of Men’: What Does All This Mean as Former President Trump’s First Criminal Trial Begins? Part II (13:27 - 21:20) California Ups Fast Food Minimum Wage to $20/Hour — What Does This Mean, and Is it Just? Part III (21:20 - 24:06) Heads I Win, Tails You Lose: Californians Critique Governor Gavin Newsom for Loophole Allowing His Own Restaurant to Bypass $20/Hour Min...
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