This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 – 07:28)
Orwell Put on Hold? Department of Homeland Security Disbands “Governance Disinformation Board”
- DHS Folds Disinformation Board After Criticism Over Threat to Free Speech by Wall Street Journal (Dustin Volz)
Part II (07:28 – 11:38)
Google Takes Sides on Abortion: Company Says It Will Label Abortion Providers in Search Functions — And That Means Leading Users Away from Crisis Pregnancy Centers
- Google Says Maps, Searches Will Identify Clinics That Provide Abortions by Wall Street Journal (Meghan Bobrowsky)
Part III (11:38 – 25:40)
A Parable of the Liberal Ethos and Postmodern Party Culture: Finland’s Prime Minister in Controversy after Videos Emerge of Her Participation in Partying Scandal
- What the Controversy over Finnish Prime Minister’s Dancing Videos Reveals about Women Leaders by USA Today (Alia E. Dastagir)
- In Finland, a Partying Prime Minister Draws Tuts, and Cheers by New York Times (Katrin Bennhold)
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Friday, December 17, 2021
DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
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The FDA Loosens Regulations on Mail-Order Abortions and Canada Bans Conversion Therapy—Ominous Developments We’ll Be Tracking into the New YearPART 2
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The News Here is Not the Fact of Secularization, but its Velocity: Pew Research Shows 3 Out of 10 Now ‘Religiously Unaffiliated’PEW RESEARCH CENTER
About Three-in-Ten U.S. Adults Are Now Religiously UnaffiliatedPART 3
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To Whom Does Christmas Really Matter? To Those Who Believe the Son of God Was Born to the Virgin Mary in BethlehemPART 4
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What Does It Mean That Jesus is God’s Son? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners Of The BriefingPART 5
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How Should Christian Parents Raise Children in the Culture of Santa Claus? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners Of The BriefingPART 6
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Do Nativity Scenes Violate the Second Commandment? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners Of The Briefing -
Thursday, August 3, 2023
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 14:50) Former President Trump Indicted Again. And Again: The U.S. Is Headed Toward Uncharted Legal and Political TerritoryPart II (14:50 – 21:02) A Measure of Justice in Pennsylvania: Jury Recommends Death Penalty for Tree of Life ShooterPart III (21:02 – 25:37) A Just Society Executes True Justice: Capital Punishment and the Case of Adolf EichmannSign 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.
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Thursday, September 15, 2022
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 14:21) Nonsense of the Quintessential Sort: MSNBC Host Argues ‘Jesus Never Once Talked About Abortion’ — And That the Pro-Life Position is HeresyPart II (14:21 – 22:16) ‘Being Trans Is a Medical Condition, and About Rejecting the Gender Binary, and About Autonomy’: The Ideology Behind the ‘T’ of the Sexual RevolutionIs Being Transgender a Medical Condition? by Washington Post (Jennifer Finney Boylan)Part III (22:16 – 27:18) Reality Trumps Political Theory: Sweden—That Bastion of a Liberal Social Experiment—Tosses Out Liberal Politicians Amidst Rising Crime RatesSweden Democrats Reflect Europe’s Rightward Trend by Wall Street Journal (Dominic Green)Sign 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.
