This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 – 11:34)
One Down, Two to Go? Moral Pressure Builds After Disastrous Appearance Before Congressional Committee Reveals Moral Disaster in Elite Academia
- The moral rot starts at the top: Three elite university presidents refused to say that calls for genocide against Jews would violate rules for campus conduct by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)
- 74 Members of Congress Demand Harvard President Gay Resign in Letter to Governing Board Members by The Harvard Crimson (Miles J. Herszenhorn and Claire Yuan)
- One Law Firm Prepared Both Penn and Harvard for Hearing on Antisemitism by New York Times (Lauren Hirsch)
Part II (11:34 – 21:00)
Massive New Indictment Against Hunter Biden Reveals Key Evidence: Hunter Biden’s Own Memoir
- Hunter Biden Indictment Fuels Impeachment Inquiry at a Critical Time by New York Times (Luke Broadwater and Glenn Thrush)
Part III (21:00 – 23:39)
The Charade of a Tyrant: Vladimir Putin Announced He Will Run for President … Again
Part IV (23:39 – 25:34)
The Application of the Law and Its Preservation of Human Dignity: Life and Death Hang in the Balance in Texas Abortion Case
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Friday, December 17, 2021
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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
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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 -
No Briefing 4/27/2022
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Friday, May 20, 2022
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 04:56)What About Disinformation About Disinformation? Biden Administration Says it Shuts Down Disinformation BoardHow the Biden Administration Let Right-Wing Attacks Derail Its Disinformation Efforts by Washington Post (Taylor Lorenz)Part II (04:56 – 12:04)‘More People Believe in U.F.O.s than Believe in Congress’: House Subcommittee Holds Hearings Over Phenomena Still ‘Unidentified’Congress to Hold Its First Hearing on UFOs in More Than 50 Years by Wall Street Journal (Joseph de Avila)UFOs: Few Answers at Rare US Congressional Hearing by BBC NewsAt House Hearing, Videos of Unexplained Aerial Sightings and a Push for Answers by New York Times (Julian E. Barnes)Part III (12:04 – 14:56)Scientists Debate Dispatching Cosmic Roadmap to Earth but Some Are Critical of ‘Celestial Outreach’These Scientists Want to Send Space Aliens a Cosmic Road Map to Earth by Wall Street Journal (Aylin Woodward)Part IV (14:56 – 19:07)Was Jesus in Hell in the Time Between His Death and Resurrection? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart V (19:07 – 21:05)Should We Sing Worship Songs that Come from Doctrinally Aberrant Churches? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart VI (21:05 – 22:38)Would the Reversal of Roe v. Wade Be a Detriment to Religious Liberty? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart VII (22:38 – 25:27)Do We Have to Affirm Creation Ex Nihilo? Didn’t God Make Adam Out of Dust? — 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.
