This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 – 16:13)
Dangerous Precedent Raises Big Questions: What Justified Raid of Former President’s Residence? Is There A Good Answer? The Proof Better Come FastPart II (16:13 – 23:36)
Even Liberal Media Acknowledge the Inflation Reduction Act Will Not Actually Reduce Inflation: So Why Are Democrats Touting This as a Legislative Victory?What the Inflation Reduction Act Will and Won’t Accomplish by Washington Post (Editorial Board)Did Democrats Just Save Civilization? by New York Times (Paul Krugman)Part III (23:36 – 26:52)
‘I’ve Kept the Most Interesting Company Imaginable with People Long Gone’: Prolific American Historian and Storyteller, David McCullough, Dies at 89David McCullough, Best-Selling Explorer of America’s Past, Dies at 89 by New York Times (Daniel Lewis)
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Friday, August 6, 2021
DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
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Paganism Is The Most LGBTQ+ Religious Identity in US: Why That Should Not Be a SurpriseRELIGION NEWS SERVICE (HEATHER GREENE)
Paganism, Gods and Goddesses Aside, is the Most LGBTQ-Affirming Faith in the USMASSACHUSETTS REVIEW
Ordination of the Cherry TreesPART 2
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How Did Evangelicals Become More Pro-Life? The Bible Can Answer for ThatPHYSICIANS WEEKLY (SARAH VARNEY)
Why is the South the Epicenter of Anti-Abortion Fervor?PART 3
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“We Materialists Cannot Allow A Divine Foot in the Door”: The Obituaries of Two Scientists Make Clear that Theology Matters—Even Among UnbelieversTHE NEW YORK TIMES (NATALIE ANGIER)
Richard C. Lewontin, Eminent Geneticist With a Sharp Pen, Dies at 92THE NEW YORK TIMES (DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN)
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Tuesday, October 5, 2021
DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
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What’s Really at Stake in the Democratic Party Battle Over Spending? It’s a Lot More Than You Might ThinkNEW YORK TIMES (EMILY COCHRANE)
Liberals Dig In Against Infrastructure Bill as Party Divisions PersistPART 2
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“Biden Throws in With the Left” — What’s the Vision Behind the “Progressives” Now in the Democratic Party Driver’s Seat?WALL STREET JOURNAL (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)
The Government Family PlanPART 3
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Banned Books Week, the Battle of Ideas — Normalizing the LGBTQ Revolution is the AimUSA TODAY
Banned Books Week: We Defend 30 Challenged Books Including 'Beloved' and '1984'WALL STREET JOURNAL (THOMAS SPENCE)
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Monday, June 6, 2022
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 14:55) Multiple Polls Report Majority of Americans Support Abortion as ‘Morally Acceptable’ — The Big Catalyst? The Supreme Court Leaked Document’Pro-Choice’ Identification Rises to Near Record High in U.S. by Gallup (Lydia Saad)Upholding Roe v. Wade Is Supported by Most Americans, WSJ Poll Finds by Wall Street Journal (Catherine Lucey)Wall Street Gets Forced Into the Abortion Debate by Wall Street Journal (Angel Au-Yeung)Part II (14:55 – 18:32) No Room Left For You Anymore: How Democrats Put Up Unwelcome Sign for Those Holding to a Pro-Life PositionHow the Pro-Life Democrat Went Extinct by Wall Street Journal (Jayd Hendricks)Part III (18:32 – 24:56) ‘The Moment You Sell More Adult Diapers Than Infant Diapers is a Bad Moment for Society’: Japan Faces Plummeting Fertility RateJapan’s New Thinking on Low Birthrate: Don’t Worry, Be Happy by Wall Street Journal (Miho Inada)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.
