This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:01) A Senator Accidentally Affirms the Real Issue is Human Personhood—The Big Story Behind the Senate IVF Vote Right to IVF Act by The United States Senate Murray Blocks GOP Show-Bill That Allows Extremists to Regulate IVF Out of Existence, Slams Republicans’ Support of Fetal Personhood by US Senator Patty Murray Part II (13:01 - 21:31) Gov. Beshear Bans ‘Conversion Therapy’ in Kentucky — But...
Sep 19, 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 - 07:19) Israel Sends a Deadly Message: Nearly 3,000 Pagers Connected to Hezbollah Detonate in Calculated Attack What we know about the Hezbollah pagers attack by The Washington Post (Gerrit De Vynck, Sammy Westfall and Elizabeth Dwoskin) Part II (07:19 - 17:46) The Limits of Military Distance: The U.S. Faces Huge Decision About Use of Long Range Missiles by Ukraine in War Against Russia Part III ...
Sep 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 - 11:48) Hamas Brutalizes Even the Palestinians to Hold Onto Power: How the Terrorist Group Brutally Maintains its Power How Hamas Uses Brutality to Maintain Power by The New York Times (Julian E. BarnesAdam RasgonAdam Goldman and Ronen Bergman) Part II (11:48 - 16:20) There’s Good Reason to Get Rid of the Department of Education: Former President Trump Repeats Conservative Talking Point, But He N...
Sep 17, 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 - 03:16) A Second Assassination Attempt Against Former President Trump – No Society Can Survive a Descent Into Political Violence Church of the Lukumi-Babalu Aye v. Hialeah by United States Courts Part II (03:16 - 18:20) The Complexities of Immigration and Internet Narratives: The Massive Issues Behind Strange Claims About Haitian Immigrants in Springfield, Ohio Pope Says Both Trump and Harris Are...
Sep 16, 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 - 08:48) Falling Birthrates Reveal Big Worldview Faults: It Now Has the Attention of Presidential Candidates Part II (08:48 - 12:00) Is Lust Sin? How Should I Handle Sinful Thoughts? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 90-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing Part III (12:00 - 14:16) When Do Souls Come to Be? If It Happens at Conception, What Happens If an Embryo Twins? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a...
Sep 13, 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 - 11:13) Will Big Business Break with Woke? Big Companies Stop Reporting to LGBTQ Groups for Ratings, Pull Back from DEI Programs Ford, Coors Light and Other Brands Retreat From a Gay-Rights Index by The Wall Street Journal (Theo Francis and Lauren Weber) Part II (11:13 - 17:08) Where Are the Conservatives on Campus? Higher Education Has Been Largely Evacuated of Conservatives Why Are There So Few...
Sep 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 - 03:08) Where was the Serious Exchange of Ideas? The American People Need More Than What Happened Last Night in the ‘24 Presidential ‘Debate’ Part II (03:08 - 09:44) Kamala Harris Escaped Explaining Her Real Position on Abortion – She is the Most Radical Proponent of Abortion in U.S. Electoral History Part III (09:44 - 11:57) The Media Class Should Not Determine Debate Moderators: Conservative Ca...
Sep 11, 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 - 10:48) One of the Most Consequential Presidential Debates in U.S. History: What to Watch For Tonight as Former President Trump Faces Off Against Vice President Kamala Harris Part II (10:48 - 20:30) Wait, Scholars are Arguing the Constitution is a Threat to Democracy? The Left Seeks to Put the Constitution and Electoral College on the Chopping Block The Constitution Is Sacred. Is It Also Dangerou...
Sep 10, 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 - 15:35) Unspeakable Moral Evil in Georgia School: Massive Questions Raised in Aftermath of Mass Shooting Part II (15:35 - 23:44) Yet Another Orchestrated Political Game: A Republican Dynasty, the Cheneys, Announce Support for Harris/Walz Campaign Part III (23:44 - 26:27) Love of Neighbor Does Not Mean Support for ‘Queer Joy’: Politics and the Confusion of Creation Order Sign up to receive The Bri...
Sep 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 - 09:35) New York’s Bus System as a Modern Parable: What One Million People Per Day Stealing Bus Fares Teaches about Sin and the Fragility of Civilization Why the M.T.A. Is Worried About Fare Evaders on Buses by The New York Times (Claire Fahy) Part II (09:35 - 15:38) What is the Difference Between Democracy and a Constitutional Republic? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Brie...
Sep 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 - 12:08) ‘Amendment 4 Would Be the Death of the Pro-Life Movement in Florida’: Governor Ron DeSantis Makes Powerful Argument on Importance of State Abortion Referendum DeSantis: Florida abortion Amendment 4 means ‘end of the pro-life movement’ by Tampa Bay Times (Kirby Wilson) Amendment 4: "Amendment to Limit Government Interference with Abortion" by Florida Division of Elections Part II (12:08 - ...
Sep 05, 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 - 14:00) Mormons Take on the Transgender Issue: LDS Church Clarifies Participation of Transgender Persons in Church Services and Activities LGBTQ advocates say Mormon church’s new transgender policies marginalize trans members by The Associated Press (Deepa Bharath) Part II (14:00 - 17:40) Transgenderism Collides with Mormonism’s Doctrine of God: The Clash of the LGBTQ Revolution with Mormonism Go...
Sep 04, 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) Hamas Attacks Israel and Now Kills More Hostages, While Israel Faces World Pressure: The Moral Reality in Gaza is Being Turned Upside Down Before Our Eyes Hamas Murders Six Hostages, Israel Is Blamed by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board) Part II (12:51 - 24:15) A Realist and Honest Approach to Donald Trump on Abortion: We Need to Compare the Political and Moral Terms of the Pol...
Sep 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 - 06:00) Not Even Penguins are Safe From the LGBTQ Revolution: So-Called ‘Queer Icon’ Penguin Dies, But It’s Not Just the Penguins Who Were Confused Sphen, Penguin Whose Gay Love Story Earned Global Fame, Dies by The New York Times (Isabella Kwai) Part II (06:00 - 10:12) No, a Parrot Does Not Have the Intelligence of a Human Child: Animal Rights Movement Makes Insane Claim About Animal and Human C...
Aug 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 - 14:05) Is This About Free Speech or Serious Crimes? Arrest of Eccentric Telegram Founder in France Raises Major Issues A Russian Elon Musk with 100 biological children: Meet Pavel Durov by CNN (Joshua Berlinger and Anna Chernova) How Telegram’s Founder Went From Russia’s Mark Zuckerberg to Wanted Man by The New York Times (Paul Mozur and Adam Satariano) Part II (14:05 - 22:12) You Love Your Anim...
Aug 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 - 17:36) “Government Pressure Was Wrong” — Letter by Mark Zuckerberg Reveals Biden Administration Effort to Suppress Speech on Social Media Platforms Letter to the House Judiciary Committee by Mark Zuckerberg by House Judiciary GOP Biden-Harris Administration: No Remorse for Free-Speech Abuses by The Wall Street Journal (James Freeman) Part II (17:36 - 24:25) Vast Majority of Climate Change Polici...
Aug 28, 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 - 14:21) Autocracies are Aiming at the West: The World is a Dangerous Place for the U.S., and It Isn’t Getting Any Safer The West’s Next Challenge Is the Rising Axis of Autocracies by The Wall Street Journal (Yaroslav Trofimov) Part II (14:21 - 20:06) Totalitarian Population Control Loses a Battle Against Creation Order: China Faces Tragic Gender Imbalance in Aftermath of One-Child Policy China de...
Aug 27, 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 - 15:57) The DNC and Harris Campaign Try Major Rebrand: Democrats Embrace Lack of Specificity on Major Policy Issues, Abortion on Demand, and Much More Kamala Harris Offers a ‘New Way Forward’ of Platitudes by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board) Democrats fully embrace abortion rights at convention and beyond by The Washington Post (Amy B. Wang) Beyond Restoring Roe: Democrats See Moment...
Aug 26, 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 - 10:03) A Titan of Daytime Television and Moral Provocateur Dies at 88: The Life and Legacy of Phil Donahue Part II (10:03 - 20:18) Is An Investigative Role as a Child Sex Crime Detective Incongruent with Christian Faith? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Spycraft and Soulcraft on the Front Lines of History: A Conversation with Former CIA Chief of Counterintelligence...
Aug 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 - 16:34) President Biden Continues Pushing for Ceasefire in Israel — But Neither Israel Nor the Palestinians Want a Two-State Solution The Way to Fix the Middle East Conflict Looks Obvious—Except to Israelis and Palestinians by The Wall Street Journal (Marcus Walker, Fatima AbdulKarim, and Anat Peled) Part II (16:34 - 22:04) Ukraine is Being Redefined Right Before Our Eyes: Big Questions Loom Abou...
Aug 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 - 13:55) President Biden’s Long Goodbye: A Look at Biden’s DNC Swan Song and its Place in History The Speech Biden Never Wanted to Give by The New York Times (Peter Baker) Part II (13:55 - 17:33) Let’s Not Forget the Biden Scandal: Democratic Party Leaders and Biden Administration Officials Orchestrated Covered Up of President Biden’s Decline – And That Includes Vice President Harris Robert K. Hur...
Aug 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 - 13:39) Show Time: It’s Time for Kamala Harris to Tell Voters the Truth About Her Radical Policy Positions Joe Manchin Has Some Unsolicited Advice for Kamala Harris and the Democrats by The New York Times Part II (13:39 - 18:25) SCOTUS Hits Pause Button: SCOTUS Prevents Biden Administration’s Enforcement of Changes to Title IX in Schools 24A78 Department of Education v. Louisiana by SCOTUS Part I...
Aug 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 - 08:20) Columbia University Becomes a Postmodern Parable: Minouche Shafik Resigns in Wake of the Mishandling of Protests on Campus and Other Issues Part II (08:20 - 20:18) Exit, Stage Left: President Biden, the DNC, and the Coup That Removed Him from the 2024 General Election Part III (20:18 - 24:39) The DNC Has Become a Parody Unto Itself: The Immoral and Strange (And Just Plain Weird) Plan for ...
Aug 19, 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 - 10:38) Over the Top? Big Developments With a $600 Million Wedding in India and a Shrinking Number of Weddings in the United States A Billionaire Wedding in India Has Everyone Wondering: How Much Did It Cost? by The Wall Street Journal (Ashley Wong) A Billionaire Wedding Puts ‘Crazy Rich Indians’ in the Spotlight by The Wall Street Journal (Tripti Lahiri) What a $600m wedding says about India’s a...
Aug 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 - 11:20) In Some Sense, Abortion is on the Ballot in Every State in the 2024 Election, But Some States Will Vote Abortion Directly — Let’s Look at the Landscape Arizona and Missouri join states with abortion amendments on the ballot. What would the measures do? by The Associated Press (Geoff Mulvihill and Kimberlee Kruesi) Part II (11:20 - 14:22) The Deadly Logic of the Reproductive Movement Falls...
Aug 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 - 13:41) Tim Walz Legalized Infanticide in Minnesota: Christians Must Reckon With Minnesota’s Revised Born Alive Statute VP Nominee Tim Walz Supports the Right to Infanticide by First Things (Charles C. Camosy) 2022 Minnesota Statutes - 145.423 Abortion; Live Births by Minnesota Legislature 2023 Minnesota Statutes - 145.423 Recognition of Infant Who is Born Alive by Minnesota Legislature Part II (...
Aug 14, 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 - 09:58) We Live in Trying Times for the Christian Conscience — How Should Christians Think About the 2024 Presidential Election? To Save Conservatism From Itself, I Am Voting for Harris by The New York Times (David French) The Impotence of Secular Conservatism by AlbertMohler.com (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.) “Your God Will Have Been Supplanted by an Idol” – The Dangerous Illusion of a ‘Secular’ State ...
Aug 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 - 11:36) The Olympics and the Religion of Internationalism: There Is A Lot Going On That Most Will Not See Part II (11:36 - 14:23) A New Babylon with a Drag Queen Behind the Altar: The Theological Signals Sent at the Very Beginning of the 2024 Olympics Part III (14:23 - 23:36) ‘The Term “Biologically Male” is Problematic’: Newsflash, IOC, If You Want Separate Competition For Women Athletes You Hav...
Aug 12, 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 - 08:27) Teenagers are Discovering a Good of Work: Friendship – Teens Find Reprieve from Loneliness Epidemic in Summer Jobs After the Lockdown Years, Teens Want One Thing From Their Jobs: Friends by The Wall Street Journal (Terell Wright) Part II (08:27 - 12:33) Do Expensive Toilet Paper and Cheetos Make It in Your Grocery Cart? Economists Hope So: Investors Look to Unexpected Data to Determine He...
Aug 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 - 11:34) Important PSA, Joe Biden is Still President: President Biden is Still Attempting Major (And Even Unconstitutional) Changes in the Last Months of His Presidency Biden: Forgotten but Not Gone by The Wall Street Journal (Kimberley A. Strassel) Part II (11:34 - 17:37) Petty Politics Guised as a Proposed Constitutional Amendment: President Biden’s Proposed Supreme Court “Reform” Part III (17:3...
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