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The State of the Union Address and America’s Constitutional Order: President Joe Biden Delivers State of the Union Address to the Nation

NEW YORK TIMES
Full Transcript of Biden’s State of the Union Address

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Governor Greg Abbott Set to Face Beto O’Rourke in Epic Texas Gubernatorial Race — Upcoming Midterm Elections Will Determine Who Sits in Many Governorships

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Precedents Should Stand Even if Wrong? What is the Point of the Supreme Court if It Stands on Its Mistakes Rather than the Constitution?

LA TIMES (NICHOLAS GOLDBERG)
Who Says the Supreme Court Shouldn’t Overrule its Precedents? When It Needs to, It Should

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 15:06)The State of the Union Address and America’s Constitutional Order: President Joe Biden Delivers State of the Union Address to the NationFull Transcript of Biden’s State of the Union Address by New York Times Part II (15:06 – 17:40)Governor Greg Abbott Set to Face Beto O’Rourke in Epic Texas Gubernatorial Race — Upcoming Midterm Elections Will Determine Who Sits in Many Governorships Part III (17:40 – 24:33)Precedents Should Stand Even if Wrong? What is the Point of the Supreme Court if It Stands on Its Mistakes Rather than the Constitution?Who Says the Supreme Court Shouldn’t Overrule its Precedents? When It Needs to, It Should by LA Times (Nicholas Goldberg)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.

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‘I Need Ammunition, Not A Ride’: A Profile of Moral and Political Courage In Ukraine as Brave Nation Continues to Hold Off Russia’s Invasion

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Historic Day for Abortion Issue as Vote on Women’s Health Protection Act—Radical Pro-Abortion Legislation—Fails to Move Forward in U.S. Senate

LA TIMES (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)
This Bill May be the Only Thing that Guarantees Women’s Reproductive Rights

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What is Behind the “Women’s Health Protection Act?” A Bill Far More Radical Than Roe v. Wade and an Attempt at a Complete Reversal of Pro-Life Movement’s Progress of the Last Half Century

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New Research Shows Half of U.S. Abortions Now Performed by Pill in Ominous Development for Life in the Womb

NEW YORK TIMES (PAM BELLUCK)
Abortion Pills Now Account for More Than Half of U.S. Abortions

LA TIMES (STEPHEN GROVES)
South Dakota Governor and Fellow Republicans Take Aim at Abortion Pills

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Political Drama Played Out Before Our Eyes: President Joe Biden to Deliver First State of the Union Address and First Primary Election in Texas in Important Day for the American People

Is it possible that the apocalypse has already happened without many of us realizing it? Today, Barry Cooper considers two related ways of interpreting the Bible’s end-times prophecies. Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/preterism/

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 02:40)‘I Need Ammunition, Not A Ride’: A Profile of Moral and Political Courage In Ukraine as Brave Nation Continues to Hold Off Russia’s InvasionPart II (02:40 – 08:50)Historic Day for Abortion Issue as Vote on Women’s Health Protection Act—Radical Pro-Abortion Legislation—Fails to Move Forward in U.S. Senate This Bill May be the Only Thing that Guarantees Women’s Reproductive Rights by LA Times (The Editorial Board)Part III (08:50 – 15:11)What is Behind the “Women’s Health Protection Act?” A Bill Far More Radical Than Roe v. Wade and an Attempt at a Complete Reversal of Pro-Life Movement’s Progress of the Last Half CenturyPart IV (15:11 – 20:11)New Research Shows Half of U.S. Abortions Now Performed by Pill in Ominous Development for Life in the WombAbortion Pills Now Account for More Than Half of U.S. Abortions by New York Times (Pam Belluck)South Dakota Governor and Fellow Republicans Take Aim at Abortion Pills by LA Times (Stephen Groves)Part V (20:11 – 24:27)Political Drama Played Out Before Our Eyes: President Joe Biden to Deliver First State of the Union Address and First Primary Election in Texas in Important Day for the American PeopleSign 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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A Medieval Mind with Modern Nuclear Weapons: Grappling with Vladimir Putin’s Worldview and the Deadly Danger of Autocracy

WALL STREET JOURNAL (MICHAEL R. GORDON, STEPHEN FIDLER, ALLAN CULLISON)
How the West Misread Vladimir Putin

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Elections Have Consequences: President Joe Biden Nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to Fill the Seat of Justice Stephen Breyer

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Who is and is Not Pro-Life? Who Is Pro-Abortion? Each Senator to be Forced to Cast Vote on National Abortion Bill in What Will be a Telling, Historic Day for the Abortion Question in America

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 14:42)A Medieval Mind with Modern Nuclear Weapons: Grappling with Vladimir Putin’s Worldview and the Deadly Danger of AutocracyHow the West Misread Vladimir Putin by Wall Street Journal (Michael R. Gordon, Stephen Fidler, Allan Cullison)Part II (14:42 – 23:36)Elections Have Consequences: President Joe Biden Nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to Fill the Seat of Justice Stephen BreyerPart III (23:36 – 26:02)Who is and is Not Pro-Life? Who Is Pro-Abortion? Each Senator to be Forced to Cast Vote on National Abortion Bill in What Will be a Telling, Historic Day for the Abortion Question in AmericaSign 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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A New World Order?: A Dream Now Dead with Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

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The Looming Long, Protracted Struggle of Ukrainian Independence — But How Long Will Western Resolve Last if Ukraine’s Struggle Creates Hardships for the Western Economies?

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The Dark and Harsh Realities of a Life in a Fallen World: The New Vladimir the Terrible Makes His Monstrosity Clear

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How Do You Respond to Those Who Argue that the Incarnation Implies that God is Not Immutable? Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Can Christians Support the American Revolution? How Should Christians Understand an Illegitimate Government? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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How Do You Record So Early in the Morning? Do You Ever Have to Edit Bloopers? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 06:42)A New World Order?: A Dream Now Dead with Russia’s Invasion of UkrainePart II (06:42 – 11:28)The Looming Long, Protracted Struggle of Ukrainian Independence — But How Long Will Western Resolve Last if Ukraine’s Struggle Creates Hardships for the Western Economies?Part III (11:28 – 15:36)The Dark and Harsh Realities of a Life in a Fallen World: The New Vladimir the Terrible Makes His Monstrosity ClearPart IV (15:36 – 18:37)How Do You Respond to Those Who Argue that the Incarnation Implies that God is Not Immutable? Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart V (18:37 – 23:40)Can Christians Support the American Revolution? How Should Christians Understand an Illegitimate Government? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart VI (23:40 – 26:09)How Do You Record So Early in the Morning? Do You Ever Have to Edit Bloopers? — 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.

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‘A Success Only Because They Were Not An Abject Failure’: Cheating, Totalitarianism, and the Compromised Morality of 2022 Beijing Games

USA TODAY (CHRISTINE BRENNAN)
The Most Controversial, Most Unwelcoming Olympics of Our Lifetime are Now Over

USA TODAY (NANCY ARMOUR)
Toxic Beijing Games Did Lasting Damage to the Long-Term Survival of Olympics

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The Conscience, Rule of Law, and the Over-Reaching State: Protests in Canada and Now Coming to the U.S. — How Should Christians Think?

NEW YORK TIMES (IAN AUSTEN)
Canada Ends Its Freeze on Hundreds of Accounts Tied to Protests

WALL STREET JOURNAL (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)
Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Tyranny

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SCOTUS Takes Up Religious Liberty Case over Wedding Web Designer — Will It Defend Religious Liberty and Free Speech?

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Male and Female in Scare Quotes?: The Moral Decline of our Civilization Summarized in a Retirement Column in the New York Times

NEW YORK TIMES (JANE BRODY)
Farewell, Readers, It’s Been a Remarkable Ride