Today Jimmy and Joe wind up talking about church communication and conviction by revisiting a topic they hit on Monday’s episode, and answering one listener’s email about his own church. A brother, and member of First Baptist Church Jacksonville, pushed back on our discussion of FBC’s new membership requirement. And another listener emailed us about his struggle to stay at a church he loves.
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Monday, August 30, 2021
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“A Breathtaking Amount of Authority” — Supreme Court Rules 6-3 to Strike Down President Biden’s CDC Eviction MoratoriumSUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
Alabama Association of Realtors v. Department of Health and Human ServicesPART 2
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Constitutional Self-Government Is a Rare and Precious Civilizational Achievement — And it Is FragilePART 3
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“I Don’t Think Any Member of the Court is Living In Pluto or Something” — Justice Stephen Breyer Faces Pressure From Liberals to RetireNEW YORK TIMES (ADAM LIPTAK)
Justice Breyer on Retirement and the Role of Politics at the Supreme CourtPART 4
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Concept of Parole Holds Out the Opportunity of Release from Prison to Those Convicted of Certain Crimes Under Certain Circumstances — What About the Assassin of Robert F. Kennedy?NEW YORK TIMES (NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS)
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Thursday, December 9, 2021
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Can States Constitutionally Discriminate Against Religious Schools? — Nation’s Highest Court Hears Oral Arguments over Big Separation of Church and State Case from MaineTHE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
Carson v. MakinPART 2
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The State of Maine Is OK with Funding Religious Schools — So Long as They Are Not Actually ReligiousSLATE (MARK JOSEPH STERN)
The Supreme Court’s New Religious Liberty Case Could Destroy Public EducationVOX (IAN MILLHISER)
The Supreme Court Appears Really Eager to Force Taxpayers to Fund Religious EducationPART 3
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Biden Appointee for Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Withdraws from Confirmation Fight . . Over Questions About Communism?NEW YORK TIMES (EMILY FLITTER)
President Biden’s Pick for a Key Banking Regulator Backs Out.PART 4
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Identity Politics Never Gives Up: The Media’s Constant Focus on LGBTQ Identity, as in “First Openly Gay Commissioner of Customs and Border Control”NEW YORK TIMES (EILEEN SULLIVAN)
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Thursday, December 21, 2023
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 17:33) The Dramatic Disaffiliation: The Biggest Schism in American Protestantism Is Taking Place in the United Methodist Church Right NowPart II (17:33 – 19:13) LGBTQ Issues, Control, and Theological Arguments: Why Conservatives are Leaving the UMCOne fourth of United Methodist churches in US have left in schism over LGBTQ ban. What happens now? by Associated Press (Peter Smith)Part III (19:13 – 24:13) Who are the Houthi Rebels? Just Look at Their Motto: The Theology and Ideology Behind the Terrorist Attacks in the Red SeaSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:Twitter | 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.
