This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 11:02) The Looming Danger of Young Man on the Internet: Details of the Arrest of Luigi Mangione Raises Big Issues of Young Men Negatively Influenced by Online Ideologies and Activism The Rage and Glee That Followed a C.E.O.’s Killing Should Ring All Alarms by The New York Times (Zeynep Tufekci) A Man Was Murdered in Cold Blood and You’re Laughing? by The New Yorker (Jia Tolentino) The Unabomber’...
Dec 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 - 08:24) Theology is Always in the Headlines: An Ordered Massacre by a Gang Leader in Haiti Over Voodoo Confounds a Secular Age Massacre in Haiti’s Capital Leaves Nearly 200 Dead, U.N. Says by The New York Times (Frances Robles) Part II (08:24 - 13:32) Why Do You Talk About the Bad Things in the World, Rather Than Good Things, So Often on The Briefing? Is the Bible the Only Proof for God? — Dr. Mo...
Dec 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 - 10:46) From $7 Billion in 2018 to $150 Billion in 2025: Gambling in America is Absolutely Booming – How in the World Did We Get to This Point? Gambling is growing like gangbusters in America by The Economist Part II (10:46 - 14:58) ‘Gambling is My Personal Form of Entertainment’: Love of Neighbor Should Cause Christians Pause About Partaking in the Gambling Industry in Any Way Part III (14:58 - ...
Dec 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 - 17:17) The Morality of Minimum Wage: The Big Ideology Behind Minimum Wage and Why a Minimum Wage Isn’t as Just as Politicians Want You to Believe The Two Moralities of the Minimum Wage by The Independent Review (Dwight R. Lee) Minimum wage set to rise in 23 states next year as $15 an hour, and beyond, picks up steam by USA Today (Paul Davidson) Part II (17:17 - 23:48) SCOTUS and the Writ of Cert...
Dec 11, 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 - 13:08) ‘Delay, Deny, Defend’: Modern Surveillance and the Arrest of the “Person of Interest” in the Murder of the UnitedHealthcare CEO Part II (13:08 - 17:54) Heroic or Hateful? New York Jury Finds Daniel Penny Not Guilty in Criminal Trial In Penny Trial, the Moment May Have Mattered as Much as the Evidence by The New York Times (Ginia Bellafante) Part III (17:54 - 23:35) Highly Secularized Fran...
Dec 10, 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 - 14:20) The Assad Regime Has Fallen: Syria’s Former Dictator Takes Asylum in Russia – Who, What, Will Take Over Power in Syria? Will It Be Worse Than Assad’s Rule? A ‘Catastrophic Success?’ Rebels seize Damascus; Assad reported to have fled Syria for Moscow by LA Times (Nabih Bulos) Fall of Assad is a blow to Russia's prestige by BBC News (Steve Rosenberg) Part II (14:20 - 20:23) The French Gover...
Dec 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 - 11:27) An Unpardonable Pardon: President Biden’s Misuse of Presidential Power and Responsibility as a Father President Biden’s unpardonable pardon: We must love our children both rightly and righteously by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.) Part II (11:27 - 20:15) What are Your Thoughts on Dietrich Bonhoeffer? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners to The Briefing Christianity amid ...
Dec 06, 2024•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:27) Transgender Agenda for Teenagers Now Before the Supreme Court: SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments on Biggest Case of the Year Over Transgender “Rights” United States v. Skrmetti by The Supreme Court of the United States Part II (10:27 - 21:44) “Is Transgender Identity an Immutable Characteristic?”: Justice Alito’s Question Shows the Fundamental Argument at the Heart of the Skrmetti Case Part III...
Dec 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 (00:14 - 11:27) Australia Bans Social Media for Children Under 16 – Why are Some Pushing Back Against the Legislation? Part II (11:27 - 16:13) The Problem of Social Media for Teens is the Smoke, Not the Fire: The Real Problem is That Parents Aren’t Parenting Part III (16:13 - 18:20) Parents in a Universe of Experts: The Technological Imperative is Part of the Challenge Part IV (18:20 - 25:56) The Real Ag...
Dec 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 - 05:26) Disorder Breeds Disorder and Civil Society Requires Order: Connecting Global Headlines A Power Vacuum in Gaza Could Empower Warlords and Gangs by The New York Times (Amanda Taub) Part II (05:26 - 10:18) Rule by Law or Rule by Criminal Gangs: The Stark Reality on the Ground in Troubled Regions Part III (10:18 - 14:28) Crisis at the Federal Bureau of Investigation? President-Elect Trump Exp...
Dec 03, 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 - 06:15) The Culture of Death Sweeps Great Britain: British Lawmakers Pass Assisted Suicide Bill Part II (06:15 - 09:48) “Assisted Death” — a Parable for the Sunset of Christianity’s Influence in Britain Part III (09:48 - 14:08) Great Britain’s Post-Conservative Age: Former Tory Prime Ministers Come Out in Support of Assisted Dying Bill Part IV (14:08 - 26:56) A Great Misuse of Pardon Power: Presi...
Dec 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 - 10:58) A Lame-Duck President, Two Pardoned Turkeys, and a Whole Lot More: Animal Rights Activist Reveals Worldview on the Pages of The New York Times Let’s End This Turkey Pardoning Nonsense by The New York Times (Peter Singer) Let’s End This Turkey Pardoning Nonsense by The New York Times (Peter Singer) Part II (10:58 - 14:21) The Flourishing of America and Thanksgiving: Americans Have Unique G...
Nov 27, 2024•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 16:01) The Electorate Was the Jury: Special Counsel Drops Cases Against the President-Elect Part II (16:01 - 20:17) Did Voters Give Trump a Mandate? A Look at History and Media Bias The ‘Landslide’ That Wasn’t: Trump and Allies Pump Up His Narrow Victory by The New York Times (Peter Baker) A Monumental, Fragile Mandate by The New York Times (The Editorial Board) Part III (20:17 - 23:53) A Getawa...
Nov 26, 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 - 13:32) The Money Behind Climate Change: COP29 Reaches Final Deal for $300 Billion Per Year from Developed Nations to Developing Nations U.N. Reaches $300 Billion Climate Financing Deal as Trump Looms by The Wall Street Journal (Matthew Dalton) Part II (13:32 - 23:48) Where is Energy Realism? China as a “Developing Country,” EVs, and the Plea to Trump from Major Car Makers to Encourage (Require) ...
Nov 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 - 06:20) Matt Gaetz Withdraws: Trump’s Potential Attorney General Change in Wake of Gaetz Scandal News Analysis: If Democrats want to win back the American people, does California need to stand down? by LA Times (Taryn Luna and Seema Mehta) Part II (06:20 - 14:55) The ICC Issues Warrant for Netanyahu’s So-Called War Crimes? Israel Has Every Right to Defend Itself Part III (14:55 - 18:54) Did You M...
Nov 22, 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 - 17:17) No, Conservatives Aren’t Pushing Out Liberals From Social Media: The Left Dislikes the Destabilization of Their Media Establishment Liberals Are Left Out in the Cold as Social Media Veers Right by The New York Times (Sheera Frenkel) Part II (17:17 - 22:03) Conservatives Did Not Launch the Culture War: The Left is Politicizing the Sexual Revolution – And Trying to Overcome Common Sense Hou...
Nov 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 - 08:20) Will Trump Disband the Department of Education? The Educational Establishment Is a Powerful Enemy Part II (08:20 - 15:09) You Don’t Get Rid of Woke Ideas by Merely Changing Course Titles: Liberal Professors Don’t Give Up Easily ‘Race,’ ‘equity’ removed from UNT course titles to comply with Texas DEI ban, faculty say by Dallas Morning News (Marcela Rodrigues) Part III (15:09 - 18:00) ‘They...
Nov 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 - 12:15) What is President Biden Doing in Ukraine? President Biden Approves Use of U.S. Missiles Deep in Russian Territory Part II (12:15 - 21:15) Big Tech Overreach and an AI Tragedy: Christians Need to Closely Examine the Effects of Social Media and AI on Teens Inside Big Tech’s Bid to Sink the Online Kid Safety Bill by The Wall Street Journal (Georgia Wells, Kristina Peterson, and Natalie Andre...
Nov 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 - 14:43) Cabinet Controversies: Some of Trump’s Potential Appointments Incite Major Furor on Political and Moral Grounds Part II (14:43 - 22:13) So What’s the Message About Abortion? Trump Nominates a Kennedy Scion and Iconoclast, RFK Jr., to Head the HHS Part III (22:13 - 27:05) The Conservative Impulse to Look Beyond Disorder: A President Should Appoint for Loyalty, but Trump’s Appointments Need...
Nov 18, 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 - 09:54) The Archbishop of Canterbury Resigns: Justin Welby’s Leadership Became Untenable in the Wake of Sex Abuse Crisis Review Statement from the Archbishop of Canterbury by The Archbishop of Canterbury Archbishop of Canterbury Resigns Over U.K. Church Abuse Scandal by The New York Times (Stephen Castle and Mark Landler) Part II (09:54 - 14:59) A Parable of Moral Compromise and Theological Surre...
Nov 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 - 14:16) Trump’s New Inner Circle: What Do President-Elect Trump’s Appointments So Far Reveal About the Trajectory of His Presidency? Part II (14:16 - 19:01) What Exactly Is a Recess Appointment? A Process Meant for Exceptions May Become More of a Rule Part III (19:01 - 27:38) Meanwhile, in the Capitol: The Speaker Continues in the House and There is New Republican Leadership in the Senate Sign up...
Nov 14, 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 - 14:00) Donald Trump and the Reshaping of U.S. Foreign Policy: World Leaders Respond to Donald Trump’s Re-Election Trump Is Shaping US Foreign Policy Well Before He Takes Office by Bloomberg (Courtney McBride) Trump’s Win Ends a Post-World War II Era of U.S. Leadership by The New York Times (David E. Sanger) Part II (14:00 - 20:39) NATO and Christian Realism: Even the Most Powerful Countries on t...
Nov 13, 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 - 09:19) Something Isn’t Adding Up: The Someone Needs to Explain the Outlier Voting Numbers From 2020 Part II (09:19 - 18:53) Will a Woman Ever Be Elected President? It’s an Interesting Question But More Complicated Than You Might Think Will America ever elect a woman president? Experts weigh in after Kamala Harris loss by Raleigh News and Observer (Mary Helen Moore) Part III (18:53 - 23:04) Marga...
Nov 12, 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 - 12:57) A Look at the Voting Patterns by Gender: How Trump and Harris Fared Among Men and Women – the Single, Married, and Those With Children Why did Donald Trump win? Experts from around the Triad weigh in on decisive victory. by Winston-Salem Journal (Richard Craver) Part II (12:57 - 16:46) Creation Order’s Role in the Election Result: Millions of Americans Did Not Get on Board with the Sexual...
Nov 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 - 10:37) Fox News America Beat MSNBC America: Trump’s Election Win and the Decentering of the Media in America Part II (10:37 - 17:59) Not Your Grandparents’ Weed: Tuesday’s Election, the Increasing THC Levels in Marijuana, and the Moral Confusion of Our Age This Isn’t Your Parents’ ‘Woodstock Weed’ by The Wall Street Journal (Marc Siegel) Part III (17:59 - 19:51) To Whom Do We Pray?—"All of God" ...
Nov 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 - 11:00) Kamala Harris Concedes the Election: The Vice President’s White House Hopes Come to an End as She alls President-Elect Trump and Delivers Her Concession Speech Read Vice President Kamala Harris’ Full Concession Speech by Time Magazine Part II (11:00 - 20:10) Mapping the Worldviews: Once Again, Liberal Political Intensity Was Hottest Nearest Cities, Coasts, and Campuses—and In a Big Way Pa...
Nov 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 - 08:54) An Election Night for the Ages: It Was a Clear and Convincing Win for the Former President Part II (08:54 - 17:54) The Future of the Pro-Life Movement is in Trouble: The Pro-Abortion Movement Gathers Major Momentum in At Least 8 States with Abortion on the Ballot Part III (17:54 - 26:20) The Job of the Pro-Life Movement is Just Beginning: The 2024 Presidential Election Has Only Further Re...
Nov 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 - 12:46) Election Day 2024 Has Finally Arrived: What to Watch For As the Results Roll In (All Too Slowly in Some Cases) Tonight Part II (12:46 - 21:54) The History of the Electoral College: Why Our Constitutional Republic Does Not Rely on the Popular Vote for President No Democracy Lives Forever by Liveright (Erwin Chemerinsky) Part III (21:54 - 28:35) No, the Presidential Election Should Not Be B...
Nov 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 - 08:26) Are You an Undecided Voter? How Is That Even Possible? The Stakes are Just Too High to Not be Prepared When You Enter the Voting Booth To the Still-Undecided Voters in This Election: Maybe Just Stay Home? by The Wall Street Journal (Jeff Greenfield) Millions in the West want mandatory voting. Are they right? by The Economist Part II (08:26 - 16:37) Swing States, Polling, and Confidence in...
Nov 04, 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 - 10:27) ‘It’s Camp. It’s Carnal. It’s Macabre. It’s Silly.’: The Current Celebration of Halloween Has Much to Tell Us About the Moral Trajectory of Our Culture The Music Industry Is Hoping Halloween Can Be the New Christmas by The New York Times (Marc Hogan) Part II (10:27 - 17:08) How Can I Honor God with My Feelings When I’m Not Allowed to Date Yet? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 16-Y...
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