This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 – 12:26)
Pro-Abortion California May Enshrine Abortion in Its Constitution in November: It’s a Sign of Abortion Extremism in Nation’s Most Populist State
- Endorsement: Yes on Prop 1. Even in Progressive California, Abortion Rights Need Constitutional Protection by LA Times (The Editorial Board)
Part II (12:26 – 23:09)
‘You Give A Lot of Your Prime Reproductive Years to Being the Best Athlete in the Building’: Women’s Sports Collide with Reproductive Reality
- As Women Athletes Compete Later into their Lives, Family Planning and Fertility Take Center Stage by USA Today (Lindsey Schnell)
Part III (23:09 – 24:25)
‘If You Played at a Top 10 University, You Didn’t Have Babies’: USA Today Contends Abortion is Key to Women’s Success in Collegiate Sports — But What’s Really Going On Here?
- Uncertainty for College Women’s Coaches, Athletic Departments after Roe v. Wade’s Reversal by USA Today (Nancy Armour, Lindsay Schnell, and Steve Berkowitz)
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Tuesday, December 3, 2024
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 05:26)Disorder Breeds Disorder and Civil Society Requires Order: Connecting Global HeadlinesA Power Vacuum in Gaza Could Empower Warlords and Gangs by The New York Times (Amanda Taub)Part II (05:26 – 10:18)Rule by Law or Rule by Criminal Gangs: The Stark Reality on the Ground in Troubled RegionsPart III (10:18 – 14:28)Crisis at the Federal Bureau of Investigation? President-Elect Trump Expresses Desire For Kash Patel to Become Director of the FBIPart IV (14:28 – 22:48)We Need Restored Confidence in the FBI: The Looming Issues Are Huge and the Stakes Are HighTaxing Farm Animals’ Farts and Burps? Denmark Gives It a Try. by The New York Times (Somini Sengupta)Part V (22:48 – 27:11)Taxing Cow Burps and Flatulence? Climate Revolutionaries are Coming for Denmark’s Livestock (And Yours)Sign 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.
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Monday, June 21, 2021
DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
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Debate Continues in the Roman Catholic Church Over Communion Rights for Politicians Who Support Abortion: The Necessity of Moral Coherence in One’s Personal and Public LifeNEW YORK TIMES (JASON HOROWITZ)
Vatican Warns U.S. Bishops: Don’t Deny Biden Communion Over AbortionTHE CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH
Doctrinal Note on Some Questions Regarding the Participation of Catholics in Political LifePART 2
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Benjamin Netanyahu Is Out as Prime Minister of Israel — And There’s Theology Here Under the HeadlinesNEW YORK TIMES (DAVID M. HALBFINGER)
Netanyahu, ‘King of Israel,’ Exits a Stage He DominatedPART 3
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Ebrahim Raisi, Radical Islamist, Elected as New President of Iran: Theology Always Matters and Christians Know WhyNEW YORK TIMES (DAVID E. SANGER AND FARNAZ FASSIHI)
For Biden, Iranian Hard-liner May Be Best Path to Restoring Nuclear Deal -
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
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It’s Now Considered Morally and Ecologically Problematic to Have a Child. Really? A Consideration of This Direct Rejection of the Biblical WorldviewVOGUE MAGAZINE (NELL FRIZZELL)
Is Having A Baby In 2021 Pure Environmental Vandalism?NATIONAL REVIEW (MARIAN L. TUPY)
Against Environmental Anti-humanismPART 2
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Readers of the New York Times Celebrate the Declining Birthrate, Citing Warnings of a Coming Dystopian Future: But When Is This Long-Prophesied Ecological Disaster Supposedly Coming?NEW YORK TIMES (LETTERS TO THE EDITOR)
Let’s Celebrate a Lower Birthrate, Not Lament ItPART 3
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Watch Out! 15 Wild (And Potentially Drunk) Elephants Take a Wild Journey Across ChinaWALL STREET JOURNAL (SHA HUA)
A Herd of Wild Elephants Wandering Across China Captivates Millions
