R. Albert Mohler Jr.

Monday, May 6, 2024

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 ActWorking definition of antisemitism by IHRAPart II (11:26 – 14:29)Legislation Has Intended and Unintended Consequences: The Major Concerns of the Potential Fallout of the Anti-Semitism Awareness ActPart III (14:29 – 20:41)A ‘Professional Agitator’ on Liberal Campus? The People of the Left Protesting on Campuses Include More Than StudentsThe 63-Year-Old Career Activist Among the Protesters at Columbia by The New York Times (Andrew Keh and Katherine Rosman)Part IV (20:41 – 24:50)Crackdowns on College Campuses Should Send a Clear Message: Behave or Go Home, or Go to Jail. A Clear Lesson from HistorySign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

Friday, May 3, 2024

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 BanPart II (04:19 – 10:58)Communist Cuba Flirts with Capitalism? Free Market, Human Flourishing, and the Failures of CommunismIn 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 Evangelicals on the Supreme Court? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart IV (16:10 – 22:20)Do Roman Catholics Go to Heaven? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart V (22:20 – 26:02)Is the Bible Both Inerrant and Infallible? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart VI (26:02 – 28:58)Is the Position of the Pope Analogous in Any Way to the President to the SBC? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingThe Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy by Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

Thursday, May 2, 2024

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 PolicyPart 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 Pastors: The Hermeneutic That Leads to Women Pastors is the Same Hermeneutic That Leads to LGBTQ InclusionPart IV (17:29 – 25:47)Why Were the Police Not Called In Sooner? Campuses (Finally) Crackdown as Protests Continue to Escalate and Get More DestructivePolice Clear Building at Columbia and Arrest Dozens of Protesters by The New York TimesCollege students are telling you exactly how they feel about the Israel-Hamas war. Listen. by USA Today (Sara Pequeño)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

America’s Campus Meltdown

Written by R. Albert Mohler Jr. |
Thursday, May 2, 2024
What is not unclear is that the students now condemning Israel are the products of an elite American academic industry that offers leftist ideologies as its main product and, brace yourselves, the younger professors on many campuses are much further to left in both ideology and politics. The old liberals are scared to death of the young leftists. Furthermore, the young professors are scared to death of the students, many of whom have been coddled in privilege and even more of whom have been marinated in a brine of radical ideologies.

The chaos engulfing elite college campuses across America should surprise no one. The sight of privileged university students chanting “from the river to the sea” and calling for an end to American support of Israel was absolutely predictable. This is exactly what happens when the ideological left is in the driver’s seat and leftist students are all too ready to go along for the ride. Americans of a certain age might be tempted to say this is 1968 all over again. But, in the case of the campus protesters, the current situation is actually far worse.
Just look at New York’s famed Columbia University, founded as a college by the Church of England and later the historic school of American patriots. In 1968 Columbia was the scene of campus protests and a surging ideological Left, with students directing their ire at the U.S. government and the war in Vietnam. Like many elite institutions, it has a long history of anti-Semitism. Fast forward to 2024 and the same scenes now flood back, with students protesting and leftism ascendant. This time the anger is directed at the State of Israel and the students have styled themselves as liberationist allies of the Palestinians, who they present as victims of Israel’s “settler colonialism.”
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

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 MarijuanaAs 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 Reassignment’ Surgeries is DiscriminationCourt says state health-care plans can’t exclude gender-affirming surgery by The Washington Post (Rachel Weiner)Part III (20:20 – 25:58)One If By Land, One If By Sea, One If By Elephant? Determined Indian Voters Will Withstand Sweltering Heat and Creative Travel Arrangements So Over 900 Million Citizens Can VoteSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

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 BeyondStatement 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 IsraelPart III (14:47 – 18:25)Big Money is Fueling Campus Protests — Haven’t You Wondered Why All the Tents Look the Same?Antisemitism U by The Wall Street Journal (Gerry Baker and Shai Davidai)Part IV (18:25 – 22:58)The FTC Bans Most Noncompete Clauses: This Is a Vast Overreach for the Administrative State — And the Issue Is More Complicated Than Some ThinkSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

Monday, April 29, 2024

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 SCOTUSDonald J. Trump v. United States by The Supreme Court of the United StatesPart II (13:28 – 20:36)Immorality is Not Always Illegality: Complicated Nature of the Charges in Former President Trump’s Trial in New YorkPart III (20:36 – 23:56)A Parable of the Importance of Following Legal Procedure: The Story Behind the Reversal of Harvey Weinstein’s New York ConvictionSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

Friday, April 26, 2024

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 AthleticsPaychecks, Drafts and Firings: The Possible Future of College Sports by The New York Times (Billy Witz)Part III (08:55 – 11:22)Organized Corruption at the Olympics? China’s Swimming Doping ScandalPart IV (11:22 – 13:30)If You Had to Preach a Mini-Sermon on the Work of Christ, What Text Would You Choose? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart V (13:30 – 15:32)Should Christians Avoid Watching the Olympics Given the Recent Support for Paganism Behind It? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part VI (15:32 – 17:58)How Do We Understand the Relationship Between God’s Promises to Israel and the Church? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart VII (17:58 – 20:43)What are Your Thoughts about Foregoing College to Pursue a Trade? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The BriefingPart VIII (20:43 – 23:25)How Do I Navigate Being a Christian at a School Whose Faculty is Made Up of Theological Liberals? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart IX (23:25 – 26:35)How Do Voucher Programs Differ from Accepting Federal Funding? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

Thursday, April 25, 2024

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 IcebergWelcome 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? The Democratic National Convention Faces Tumult in Chicago — And Deserves ItHow the Israel-Gaza Protests Could Hurt the Democratic Party by The New York Times (Jeremy W. Peters)Part III (14:02 – 16:17)What Exactly are Israel-Protesting College Students Demanding? Nothing Less than the Elimination of IsraelPart IV (16:17 – 25:11)‘Belief in God is Not Only False, It Should Be Made Shameful’: Daniel Dennett, One of the Four Horsemen of New Atheism, Dies at 82Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

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 WorldviewPart 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 LoomMillennials want to retire by 60. Good luck with that. by USA Today (Daniel de Visé)Part III (21:38 – 25:43)Every Christian Has a Vocation: The Importance of Work and Calling within the Christian WorldviewSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

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