This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 – 16:31)
President Biden Says Pandemic is Over. The Left Cries NO: As President Biden Declares the End of the Pandemic, Why Isn’t His Own Administration Backing Him?
- Biden Says the Pandemic Is Over. But at Least 400 People Are Dying Daily. by New York Times (Sheryl Gay Stolberg)
- No, President Biden, the Pandemic is Not Over by Washington Post (The Editorial Board)
- Is the Pandemic ‘Over,’ or Not? by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)
- No, Mr. President, the Pandemic Isn’t Over by LA Times (Eric J. Topol)
Part II (16:31 – 22:32)
Watch Out for the Moral Agenda of “Public Health” — Just Look at the Influence of Anthony Fauci
Part III (22:32 – 25:18)
New Data from the CDC Suggest Highest STI Rates in Years: But the Moral Dimension of Sex is Deliberately Excluded from Discussion
- New CDC Data: STD Rates Shot Up in 2021 by Politico (Alice Miranda Ollstein)
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Wednesday, January 19, 2022
DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
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‘Ordinances and Resolutions Like This are Intended to Change the Culture’: Totalitarian Demands of the Sexual Revolution Collide with Religious Liberty in IndianaWORLD (STEVE WEST)
“Conversion therapy” Ban Threatens Indiana Church MinistryLAFAYETTE CITIZENS FOR FREEDOM (JOSHUA GREINER)
If Faith Does Not Practice Conversion Therapy, Why Do We Oppose Ordinance 31-21?WFYI (BEN THORP)
Facing Pushback, West Lafayette City Council Postpones Vote on Conversion Therapy BanTHE COMMON CITY COUNCIL OF WEST LAFAYETTE
Ordinance No. 31-21: An Ordinance Prohibiting the Practice of Conversion Therapy and Discouraging Its Use by Licensed ProfessionalsPART 2
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Counseling on the Basis of the Sufficiency and Authority of Biblical Truth: The Ministry of Biblical CounselingPART 3
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‘Not Until We Can Take Care of Ourselves Will I Prioritize Them Over Us’: Billionaire NBA Owner Says Genocide of Uyghurs in China is Below His Moral Bottom LineFOX NEWS (RYAN GAYDOS)
Warriors Part-Owner and Venture Capitalist Dismisses Uyghur Muslims' Rights Abuses -
Anthropomorphism
When God wanted to reveal Himself in the most unmistakable way imaginable, He spoke with language that our minds can understand. Today, Barry Cooper explains why our Creator often uses human traits and characteristics to describe Himself in His Word. Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/anthropomorphism/
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Wednesday, September 8, 2021
DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
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Motherhood and Marriage Disconnecting? The Surge of U.S. College-Educated Women Having Babies Outside of Marriage and What it MeansWALL STREET JOURNAL (JANET ADAMY)
More College-Educated Women Are Having Babies Outside MarriagePART 2
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The Aspirational Trajectory of a Secularized Culture: A Society that Subverts Marriage Will Celebrate Marriage-Less Child-Rearing — To Its Own DemiseTHE TELEGRAPH (ROSA SILVERMAN)
How ‘Out of Wedlock’ Went from an Insult to an AspirationPART 3
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A Generation of American Young Men, Lost and in Crisis — And Not in CollegeWALL STREET JOURNAL (DOUGLAS BELKIN)
A Generation of American Men Give Up on College: ‘I Just Feel Lost’
