The Briefing with Albert Mohler

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

Part I (00:13 - 10:16)
Do Animals Play? The Christian Worldview Presents a Much More Satisfying Answer Than the Evolutionary Worldview — And It’s True

• Do Animals Have Fun? by The Atlantic (Sallie Tisdale)

Part II (10:16 - 12:59)
Is Judas in Heaven? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from a Listener of a 6-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part III (12:59 - 14:44)
Given That There is No Identifiable Ethnic Group Who Could Correctly Be Called "Palestinian," Why Do You Use that Term on The Briefing? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (14:44 - 18:10)
Should I Be Consumed With Fear of Sin and Sinful Thoughts? Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (18:10 - 20:16)
If God Knows Everything, Does He Know His Future Thoughts in the Present? Does He Ever Have New Thoughts? Can He Change His Mind? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Young Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (20:16 - 24:21)
How Can We Know God’s Will For Our Family? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VII (24:21 - 26:31)
What Will Heaven Be Like? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 16-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 16:44)
War in Ukraine Becomes Political Crisis in the USA: What Are We to Think?

Part II (16:44 - 21:49)
An Open Admission and an Urgent Warning: UK Study Openly Warns of Danger to Children and Youth Posed by Puberty Blockers and Hormonal Treatments

• Independent review of gender identity services for children and young people: Final report by The Cass Review
• America should follow England’s lead on transgender care for kids by The Economist

Part III (21:49 - 25:51)
Whales are Granted ‘Personhood’ by Polynesian Indigenous Groups — But You Won’t See Them Showing Up to Court to Argue Their Case

• In Move to Protect Whales, Polynesian Indigenous Groups Give Them ‘Personhood’ by The New York Times (Remy Tumin)

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Part I (00:13 - 08:48)
Back to the Future on Abortion in Arizona: 1864 Law is Back. What Does This Mean?

• Arizona Reinstates 160-Year-Old Abortion Ban by The New York Times (Jack Healy and Kellen Browning)
• Biden Condemns Arizona’s Abortion Ban as ‘Cruel’ and ‘Extreme’ by The New York Times (Aishvarya Kavi)
• Trump fumbles badly on abortion by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

Part II (08:48 - 17:54)
The Roman Catholic Church Declares Itself Against Gender Theory: The Vatican Releases Clear and Courageous Statement on Human Dignity

• Declaration of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith “Dignitas Infinita” on Human Dignity by The Vatican
• Nashville Statement by CBMW

Part III (17:54 - 21:09)
NAIA Takes Bold Stand on Transgender Athletes, Banning Participation in Sports

• NAIA largely bans transgender athletes from women’s sports in new participation policy by The Athletic (Mark Puleo)

Part IV (21:09 - 25:09)
‘If You Consider Yourself a Woman, You Should Play’: South Carolina Coach Dawn Staley Makes Nonsensical Statement on Transgender Women Competing in NCAA Sports

• Dawn Staley just won another title — and still had time to stand up for trans athletes by MSNBC (Katelyn Burns)

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Part I (00:13 - 07:55)
The Threat of Losing an Election Does Not Justify an Immoral Position: Former President Trump Reveals Political Expediency Position on Abortion

Part II (07:55 - 17:23)
‘That Law Can’t Still Be on the Books, Right?’ — The Left Responds to the Comstock Act

• Repeal the Comstock Act before the GOP tries using it to ban abortion by The Washington Post (The Editorial Board)
• I Hope to Repeal an Arcane Law That Could Be Misused to Ban Abortion Nationwide by The New York Times (Tina Smith)

Part III (17:23 - 24:37)
Is Abortion Endangered in the U.S. or Not? The New York Times Cannot Seem to Get Its Argument Straight

• The Persistent Threat to Abortion Rights by The New York Times (The Editorial Board)
• Abortions Rose in Most States This Year, New Data Shows by The New York Times (Amy Schoenfeld Walker and Allison McCann)

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Part I (00:13 - 13:20)
Massive Moral Questions Surround the Killing of World Central Kitchen Workers in Gaza: Considering the Issues Beyond the Headlines

Part II (13:20 - 20:06)
The Announcement Is That No Announcement is Coming: ‘No Labels’ Attempt to Establish Major Third Party Fails — Why?

Part III (20:06 - 24:50)
If You Don’t Worship the Creator, You’ll Worship Creation: The Confusion Behind Today’s Solar Eclipse

• Prisoners Who Sued Over Lockdown Will Be Allowed to View Solar Eclipse by The New York Times (Erin Nolan)

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Part I (00:13 - 07:59)
The Finitude of Human Scale: What the Ship Crash into the Francis Scott Key Bridge Reminds Us About Theology and the Limits of Humanity

Part II (07:59 - 11:14)
Artificial Intelligence Has an Insatiable Appetite: Even the Internet is Not Big Enough to Feed AI Demands

• For Data-Guzzling AI Companies, the Internet Is Too Small by The Wall Street Journal (Deepa Seetharaman)

Part III (11:14 - 12:42)
A Tragedy with Multiple Lessons: Modern Protections Prevented the Damage and Death Toll of Taiwan’s Earthquake From Being Worse

Part IV (12:42 - 18:37)
I am a Palestinian Christian. I Am Concerned About Your Teachings about the Israel-Palestinian Conflict — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (18:37 - 21:29)
Is Hospice Care Passive Euthanasia? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (21:29 - 23:31)
How Can God Be Omnipresent If He Cannot Be in the Presence of Sin? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 14-year-old Listener of The Briefing

Part VII (23:31 - 26:40)
What are Your Thoughts on the ‘Religion’ of Trump or Biden? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 13:40)
J.K. Rowling Dares the Scottish Government to Arrest Her: Scotland’s New Hate Speech Law Is an Atrocity

Part II (13:40 - 18:34)
Two Scientists Make a Brave Argument on Language and Reality: The Big Problem With ‘Sex Assigned at Birth’

• The Problem With Saying ‘Sex Assigned at Birth’ by The New York Times (Alex Byrne and Carole K. Hooven)

Part III (18:34 - 27:18)
A New Ministry Vocation of Animal Chaplain? You Won’t Find That in the Biblical Worldview — Or At The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

• Animal chaplains offer spiritual care for every species by The Associated Press (Kathryn Post)

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Part I (00:13 - 10:17)
A Big Win for Life in Florida, For Now: State Moves to Enact 6-Week Abortion Ban, But Will It Be Overturned by a Pro-Abortion Constitutional Amendment in November?

Part II (10:17 - 16:25)
Your Position on Abortion is Tied to Your Position on LBGTQ Issues — Just Take It from the Words of Planned Parenthood’s President and Commentators at CNN

Part III (16:25 - 20:20)
No, Adultery is Never a Laughing Matter: Massive Moral Shift Reveals Sad State of Marriage in Our Society

• Attention, New York Adulterers: Your Sin May Soon No Longer Be a Crime by The New York Times (Erin Nolan)

Part IV (20:20 - 25:47)
More Evidence of a Society Losing Its Mind: Why Washington’s New Law Enacting Protections for Sex Workers is Doomed to Fail

• A Look at Washington State’s ‘Strippers’ Bill of Rights’ by The New York Times (Aimee Ortiz)

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Part I (00:13 - 13:37)
Two Bishops Face the Nation: Catholic and Episcopalian Bishops Square Off Over President Joe Biden’s ‘Pick-and-Choose’ Catholicism

• It’s not working, Mr. President: The White House declaration of Transgender Day of Visibility backfires by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)
• "Face the Nation" Full Broadcast | March 31, 2024 by Face the Nation
• Full transcript of "Face the Nation," March 31, 2024 by CBS News

Part II (13:37 - 18:29)
Ireland is ‘Out of Love’ with President Joe Biden: Support for Israel Puts Him Out of Step with Pro-Palestinian Ireland

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Part I (00:13 - 13:37)
Transgender Day of Visibility Proclamation on Resurrection Sunday? President Joe Biden, We Get Your Message — But Visibility is Not Working

• A Proclamation on Transgender Day of Visibility by The White House
• Statement from President Joe Biden on Easter by The White House
• White House bashes 'dishonest' Republican criticism of Biden's transgender proclamation on Easter by ABC News (Fritz Farrow and Kendall Ross)

Part II (13:37 - 17:52)
When You Elect a President, You Elect a Foreign Policy: The Issues Behind President Biden’s Response to Ban on Flying LGBTQ Flags at U.S. Embassies

Part III (17:52 - 25:33)
Malice in His Heart or Math in His Head? Judge Sentences Sam Bankman-Fried to 25 Years in Prison




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Part I (00:13 - 09:04)
‘Social Media Harms Children in a Variety of Ways’: Governor DeSantis Signs Bill Prohibiting Social Media Accounts for Children Under 14

• DeSantis Signs Social Media Bill Barring Accounts for Children Under 14 by The New York Times (Natasha Singer)

Part II (09:04 - 11:12)
Why Did God Wait So Long to Raise Jesus From the Dead? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 5-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part III (11:11 - 13:50)
Why Do Many American Evangelicals Use the Term ‘Easter’ to Refer to Resurrection Sunday? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (13:50 - 16:43)
Does God Have Jesus in His Heart? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 2-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part V (16:43 - 17:56)
Is Christ Still Fully Man After His Resurrection? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (17:56 - 19:24)
From Where Does Jesus Derive His Humanity as a Man? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VII (19:24 - 20:24)
My Wife and I are About to Have a Daughter. What is Something You Wished You Would Have Done Differently in Raising Your Daughter? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VIII (20:24 - 22:54)
Jesus is Risen. He is Risen, Indeed: Resurrection Hope and Joy to Listeners of The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 10:25)
A Political Type That No Longer Exists: The Life and Legacy of Senator Joseph Lieberman — Last of the Old Style Political Centrists

Part II (10:25 - 19:49)
Religion is Losing Influence, and Americans Aren’t Happy About It: Examining the Complicated (and Conflicting) Numbers from Recent Research

• 8 in 10 Americans Say Religion Is Losing Influence in Public Life by Pew Research Center (Michael Rotolo, Gregory A. Smith, and Jonathan Evans)

Part III (19:49 - 25:26)
A Claimed Drop in Religious Affiliation Due to Lack of LGBTQ Support — But Do the Numbers Really Support That Narrative?

• People say they're leaving religion due to anti-LGBTQ teachings and sexual abuse by NPR (Jason DeRose)

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Part I (00:13 - 08:05)
SCOTUS to Decide Fate of Abortion Pill? Oral Arguments Over Mifepristone Go Before SCOTUS — With the Looming Question of Standing in the Forefront

Part II (08:05 - 14:59)
Abortion in a Pill: The Constitutional and Moral Challenges Behind the Mifepristone Oral Arguments

Part III (14:59 - 20:04)
Let’s Remember the Comstock Act: Why the Left is Looking to the Courts for Rescue

• Abortion pill challenge gives Supreme Court chance to move toward national abortion ban by USA Today (Maureen Groppe)

Part IV (20:04 - 25:46)
A Tragic Parable of Human Civilization: Ship Crash Collapses Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore




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Part I (00:13 - 10:14)
A Dark Day in US Diplomacy: The U.S. ‘Abstains’ on UN Gaza Ceasefire Resolution

• Explanation of Vote Delivered by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield Following the Adoption of a UNSC Resolution on the Situation in the Middle East by United States Mission to the United Nations

Part II (10:14 - 18:58)
Biden Looks Left as Netanyahu Looks Right: The Political and Global Pressures Pulling the U.S. and Israel Apart over Gaza

• Biden-Netanyahu rift grows, as Israel cancels delegation visit by The Washington Post (Karen DeYoung, Yasmeen Abutaleb and Toluse Olorunnipa)
• Israel Cancels Visit to Washington After U.S. Abstains on U.N. Cease-Fire Resolution by The Wall Street Journal (Michael R. Gordon, Vivian Salama, and Dov Lieber)
• Biden Abstains on Israel and Hamas by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)
• Loser of the UN Resolution: Biden by Commentary Magazine (Seth Mandel)

Part III (18:58 - 25:18)
Sociologists for Palestine? Proposed American Sociological Association Resolution Goes After Existence of Israel

• American Sociological Association by

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Part I (00:13 - 10:15)
Deadly Terrorist Attack in Russia — Who Was Behind It and Why? ISIS Claims Responsibility

Part II (10:15 - 14:48)
Islam Versus Order Across the Globe: The Religious Agenda Behind the Terrorist Attack in Russia

• In the Conflict Between the West and Authoritarian Foes, Islamic State Sees All Sides as Targets by The Wall Street Journal (Yaroslav Trofimov)

Part III (14:48 - 19:48)
What Did He Know, and When Did He Know It?’ — The Developing Story Around Illegal Betting, Shohei Ohtani’s Translator, and the Future of Major League Baseball

Part IV (19:48 - 26:08)
The Precarious Condition of Monarchy in the Modern World: With Prayer for Recovery for the Princess of Wales and Protection for Her Young Family, the Monarchy Is Shaken Once Again




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Part I (00:13 - 07:56)
Social Contagion and the Limits of ‘Happy’: U.S. Drastically Falls on UN Happiness Scale — What Moral Points Should Be Considered Here?

• U.S. No Longer Ranks Among World’s 20 Happiest Countries by The Wall Street Journal (Clare Ansberry)

Part II (07:56 - 12:23)
What is the Difference Between Sex and Gender? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part III (12:23 - 15:32)
What Happens to Those Who Die Having Never Heard the Gospel? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 14-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part IV (15:32 - 20:12)
Would You Elaborate on Your Opinion about FDR’s Presidency and Leadership? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (20:12 - 23:55)
Why Are So Many Young People Pro-Palestine? Is It Because of Social Media and Misinformation, or Is There More to It Than That? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 14-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part VI (23:55 - 26:14)
How Could Adolf Hitler Glorify God? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 9-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 14:24)
So Much for the ‘Special Autonomous Region’ — Hong Kong as a Test Case for What Totalitarianism Does

• Hong Kong Approves New National-Security Law That Worries Foreign Executives by The Wall Street Journal (Selina Cheng and Elaine Yu)
• Hong Kong Adopts Sweeping Security Laws, Bowing to Beijing by The New York Times (Tiffany May and David Pierson)

Part II (14:24 - 20:38)
Too Much Virtue Signaling from an Ice Cream Brand? Corporate Owner of Ben and Jerry’s Separates Itself Due to Pro-Palestine Controversy

• Ben & Jerry’s Owner Loses Its Taste for Ice Cream by The Wall Street Journal (Saabira Chaudhuri)

Part III (20:38 - 25:18)
Yes, Your Phone is Tracking You: Major Concerns Behind Big Tech and the Use and Sale of Your Data




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Part I (00:13 - 11:48)
Senator Schumer’s Breach of Political Decorum: Majority Leader Calls for New Election and Replacement of Israeli Prime Minister

Part II (11:48 - 19:57)
Do We Really Want to Live in an Economy Where People Only Work 30 Hours a Week? Examining Senator Sanders’s 32-Hour Work Week Bill

• The case for a 32-hour workweek with no loss in pay by The Washington Post (Bernie Sanders and Shawn Fain)

Part III (19:57 - 24:46)
‘We Have Capture’: Pioneer Astronaut of American-Soviet Space Mission, Thomas Stafford, Dies at 93

• Thomas Stafford, 93, Commander of First U.S.-Soviet Space Mission, Dies by The New York Times (Richard Goldstein)

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Part I (00:13 - 10:46)
Why All the Drama for Russia’s Staged Election? Pomp, Circumstance, and Putin’s Version of Political Legitimacy

Part II (10:46 - 15:36)
Kamala Visits the Culture of Death: She Becomes First U.S. President or Vice President to Visit an Abortion Clinic — As a Campaign Stop

• Remarks by Vice President Harris and Doctor Sarah Traxler During the Nationwide “Fight for Reproductive Freedoms” Tour by The White House

Part III (15:36 - 23:06)
Abortion is the Political Strategy of the Democratic Party: Don’t Believe It? Let’s Just Look at Their Own Words

• At Abortion Clinic Visit, Harris Says U.S. Is Confronting ‘Health Care Crisis’ by The New York Times (Lisa Lerer and Nicholas Nehamas)

Part IV (23:06 - 27:29)
‘An Odor of Mendacity Remains’: The Big Issue Behind the Ruling on District Attorney Fani Willis in Georgia Case




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Part I (00:13 - 12:22)
France Proposes Further Diminishing of Human Dignity: French President Emmanuel Macron Announce Euthanasia ‘Aid in Dying’ Bill

• Macron announces bill allowing 'aid in dying,' under 'strict conditions' by Le Monde

Part II (12:24 - 17:34)
A Growing Rift Between France and Germany: Why Tension Between These Two Nations Does Not Bode Well for Europe

Part III (17:39 - 24:56)
'Overdose' or 'Fentanyl Poisoning'? War Over Words Comes to the Drug Abuse Epidemic




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Part I (00:13 - 10:00)
What Happened to Hell? Pope Francis’s (Typically) Confusing Comments About Hell Raise Questions About Hell in Doctrine and in the Culture

• How We Think About Hell by The Wall Street Journal (Lance Morrow)
• Even in Hell on Earth, We Have One Another by The Wall Street Journal
• Saints and the Bible Tell the Truth About Hell by The Wall Street Journal

Part II (10:00 - 15:31)
What Does Natural Death Mean? Should We Use Modern Technologies to Forestall Death? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 15-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part III (15:34 - 17:43)
How Can Lay People Support Their Pastor? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (17:43 - 25:22)
What Do You Think About an Abolitionist Position on Abortion? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (25:22 - 28:44)
How Do We Obey God’s Word While Getting Everything Else Done in a Day? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a Busy Mom of Toddlers and Listener of The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 12:10)
Was This Inevitable? Former President Donald Trump and Incumbent President Joe Biden Win Enough Delegates to Claim Presidential Nominations

Part II (12:12 - 17:48)
A Rigged or Stolen Election in California? The Game Democrat Adam Schiff Played to Defeat Katie Porter

• The California Senate race wasn’t ‘rigged’ either by The Washington Post (Philip Bump)

Part III (17:51 - 21:26)
President Biden Draws a ‘Red Line?’ Why Netanyahu Will Likely Not Heed President Biden’s Warning Over War in Gaza

• On the Tripwire of a ‘Red Line,’ It’s Often Presidents Who Trip by The New York Times (David E. Sanger)

Part IV (21:28 - 26:43)
The War of Public Opinion and Argument: The Ideological Divide over War in Israel Published in the Same Paper and on the Same Page of The New York Times

• Netanyahu Is Making Israel Radioactive by The New York Times (Thomas L. Friedman)
• Israel Has No Choice but to Fight On by The New York Times (Bret Stephens)

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Part I (00:13 - 16:14)
The Moral Case for Letting Kids Change Their Bodies? Trans Activist Presents Radical Argument, Directed at Our Children

• Freedom of Sex: The moral case for letting trans kids change their bodies. by New York Magazine (Andrea Long Chu)
• This is where the transgender movement is going: A prominent magazine makes “the moral case for letting trans kids change their bodies”—and makes it the cover story by WORLD (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)
• When Children Say They’re Trans by The Atlantic (Jesse Singal)
• As Kids, They Thought They Were Trans. They No Longer Do. by The New York Times (Pamela Paul)
• When treating transgender youth, how informed is informed consent? by The Washington Post (Megan McArdle)

Part II (16:17 - 18:32)
The Trajectory of the Transgender Movement: After Public Setbacks When it Comes to Kids, the Trans Movement Goes for Broke

Part III (18:35 - 28:15)
President Biden’s Political Distortion Field: It’s Not Budget, It’s a Campaign Pamphlet — And Why Does the U.S. Have an Income Tax and Not a Wealth Tax?

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Part I (00:13 - 10:42)
Ireland Votes ‘No’ to Redefine Family: Traditional Constitutional Language Respecting Family and Motherhood Prevails (For Now) in Otherwise Progressive Society

• Taoiseach says No vote in referendums would be ‘setback for Ireland’ by The Irish Times (Jennifer Bray and Shauna Bowers)
• Ireland Rejects Constitution Changes, Keeping ‘Women in the Home’ Language by The New York Times (Megan Specia)

Part II (10:42 - 18:34)
Being Radically Pro-Abortion Isn’t Enough? President Biden Criticized by Pro-Abortion Activists for Not Using Word ‘Abortion’

• Biden leaned into reproductive freedom in his State of the Union speech — but he didn’t say the word 'abortion' by NBC News (Alexandra Marquez)

Part III (18:34 - 21:56)
Say What? Actress/Singer Makes Odd Feminist Argument at Awards Ceremony

• Halle Bailey tearfully calls out invasive baby rumors: 'I had no obligation to expose him' by USA Today (Patrick Ryan)

Part IV (21:56 - 27:46)
A Real Royal Mess: British Royal Family Released Photo Intentionally Altered by Princess of Wales? What is Going Here?




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Part I (00:13 - 12:56)
On the Precipice of Collapse — The Preconditions of Order and the Crashing Breakdown of Haiti’s Social Systems

• Chaos in Haiti Leaves U.S. With Few Options by The Wall Street Journal (Juan Forero and Ryan Dubé)

Part II (12:56 - 18:30)
The Re-Establishment of Order in Liberal Cities: San Francisco and New York City Take More Conservative Measures in Name of Order

• San Francisco ties welfare to drug-screening, boosts police powers in stunning tough-on-crime shift by LA Times (Hannah Wiley)
• Why National Guard troops are being deployed in New York’s subways by The Washington Post (Emmanuel Felton and Ian Duncan)

Part III (18:30 - 25:50)
Gang Members are Running the Prison? Latin American Prisons Become New Major Headquarters for Gang Activity There

• In Latin America, Guards Don’t Control Prisons, Gangs Do by The New York Times (Maria Abi-Habib, Annie Correal and Jack Nicas)

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Part I (00:13 - 16:35)
A Pathetic State of the Union Address: President Biden Delivers the Most Challenging and Concerning Speech of His Political Life

• Remarks of President Joe Biden — State of the Union Address As Prepared for Delivery by The White House

Part II (16:35 - 25:17)
What is Catholicism in the Lens of Biblical Christianity and Church History? Was Catholicism Still Christianity Before the Protestant Reformation? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part III (25:17 - 27:22)
If a Child Dies, Will They Be a Child or Adult in Heaven? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 5-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 10:51)
Liberal San Francisco Considers Murder Charges for Drug Dealers? What Has Happened? Reality Sets In as Death Toll Mounts

• Some D.A.s are fighting fentanyl with murder charges. Why San Francisco will join them by LA Times (Hannah Wiley)
• Ads were supposed to make Gascón’s challengers stand out. So why do they all look the same? by LA Times (Sonja Sharp)
• Will Voters in San Francisco Go for a Different Kind of Mayor? by The New York Times (Heather Knight)

Part II (10:51 - 15:41)
A Sad, Telling Story in Oregon: State Reckons with Increased Death and Devastation in the Aftermath of Drug Decriminalization

• Oregon Rethinks Drug Decriminalization by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

Part III (15:41 - 25:25)
‘All the Lonely People’: New Friendship App Highlights Loneliness Epidemic

• Can a friendship app cure loneliness? by The Financial Times (Bethan Staton)

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Part I (00:13 - 13:00)
A Dark Day for Life in France: France Enshrines Abortion in Its Constitution

Part II (13:00 - 20:08)
The Law as Teacher: Why Legalizing Euthanasia IS a Moral Endorsement

• Assisted suicide must not be legalised through the back door by The Telegraph (John Keown)
• Those who are dying should have the right to avoid needless suffering by The Telegraph

Part III (20:08 - 22:16)
The Moral Revolution’s Pill Becomes More Available: Opill, A Birth Control Drug, Will Now Be Sold Without a Prescription

Part IV (22:16 - 25:46)
The Last of the Political Giants of the 1980s: The Death of Brian Mulroney




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Part I (00:13 - 05:37)
SCOTUS’ Major 9-0 Ruling: Supreme Court Unified as It Rules Colorado Cannot Bar Former President Trump From Its Ballot

Part II (05:37 - 11:06)
The Already-Clear Political Lines Will Become Even Clearer: What to Expect From Super Tuesday

Part III (11:06 - 16:20)
The Story of Democratic Support for Steve Garvey: Why Democrats in California are Putting Loads of Money Behind a Republican Candidate

Part IV (16:20 - 20:11)
Politics of Representation on Display in California: Moral Revolutionaries Celebrate Placing Vote Center in ‘Transgender Support Facility’

• L.A. makes history, the first vote center at a transgender support facility by Pasadena Star News (City News Service)

Part V (20:11 - 22:39)
Is Governor Newsom Even Governing? Are His Presidential Aspirations (and Pro-Abortion Activism) Overshadowing His Governing Responsibilities?

Part VI (22:39 - 26:04)
Small Town of 7,500 Has Foreign Policy on Gaza? No, Municipalities Do Not Have Foreign Policies (Be Thankful)

• After weeks of protest, tiny Ojai passes Gaza cease-fire resolution by The LA Times (Hailey Branson-Potts)

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Part I (00:13 - 06:22)
France Moves to Enshrine Abortion in Its Constitution: Deadly, Dark News Coming from France, Citing Dobbs Decision

Part II (06:22 - 13:53)
Walgreens and CVS Join the Culture of Death: Two Giant Chains Announce They Will Carry Mifepristone

• Abortions by Telemedicine and Mailed Pills Are Safe and Effective, Study Finds by The New York Times (Pam Belluck)
• Abortion Shield Laws: A New War Between the States by The New York Times (Pam Belluck)

Part III (13:53 - 24:43)
The Sexual Revolution Hits Legislative Roadblocks: States are Pushing Back Against the ‘T’

• As anti-trans legislation proliferates in 2024, community fears erasure from public view by USA Today (Marc Ramirez)
• N.Y. County Order Targets Transgender Women and Girls in Sports by The New York Times (Claire Fahy)
• Utah Sets Restrictions on Transgender People’s Bathroom Use by The New York Times (Colbi Edmonds)

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Part I (00:13 - 11:32)
Mothers Endangering Their Daughters? Front Page Report from The New York Times Reveals Dangers of Predators on Social Media

• A Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed by Moms and Stalked by Men by The New York Times (Jennifer Valentino-DeVries and Michael H. Keller)

Part II (11:32 - 13:18)
When Did God Build Heaven? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 3-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part III (13:18 - 14:42)
If We Are So Sinful, Why Does God Love Us? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from an 8-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part IV (14:42 - 17:14)
Am I Called to Celibacy? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 15-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part V (17:14 - 19:42)
Is It Wrong Not to Implant Frozen Embryos That Are Not Viable for Pregnancy? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (19:42 - 23:12)
What Are Your Thoughts on Sperm Donation? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VII (23:12 - 26:19)
As a Wedding Photographer, What is the Moral Dimension Behind How I Choose Which Weddings to Shoot? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 07:40)
Garland v. Cargill is About Much More Than Bump Stocks: Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on Case That Is Really About the Overreach of Administrative State

• Gun ‘Bump Stocks’ at the Supreme Court by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

Part II (07:40 - 14:01)
Government’s Proper Role Made Clear: FDA Rightly Responds to Lead Exposure in Children

• What to Know about Lead Exposure in Children by The New York Times (Christina Jewett)

Part III (14:01 - 18:15)
Words Matter: French President Macron Goes Out of Bounds With NATO Allies — Contra France’s President, NATO Does Not Need to Put Ground Troops in Ukraine

Part IV (18:15 - 22:11)
Germany Decriminalizes Cannabis: The Liberal Legal Move Preceded by Generational and Political Shift

• Germany legalises cannabis for personal use by Financial Times (Sam Jones)

Part V (22:11 - 24:52)
Senator Mitch McConnell Announces Forthcoming Step Down: November 2024 Will Bring a New Party Leader for Republicans




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Part I (00:13 - 09:21)
What Happened in Michigan Won’t Stay in Michigan: Arab Voters Send Big Message to President Biden

Part II (09:21 - 15:27)
More Evidence Why a Two-State Solution Won’t Work: Palestinian Authority Plays Same Old Game

• Palestinian prime minister submits government’s resignation, a move that could open door to reforms by The Associated Press
• Palestinian Authority’s Government Resigns, Yielding to International Pressure by Wall Street Journal (Summer Said and Omar Abdel-Baqui)

Part III (15:27 - 22:47)
The Legacy of Putin Two Years into War with Ukraine: Ongoing War and Pushing Sweden and Finland into the Arms of NATO

• In NATO’s Newest Member, ‘Total Defense’ Includes Teens and Retirees by The Wall Street Journal (Daniel Michaels)

Part IV (22:47 - 25:34)
Rest in Peace, Flaco: Central Park Zoo’s Famous Escapee (Eurasian Eagle Owl) Dies After Building Strike




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Part I (00:13 - 08:22)
Are Social Media Platforms Public Utilities or Publishers? SCOTUS Considers Huge Questions Related to Free Speech and Social Media Companies

Part II (08:22 - 19:10)
No Difference Between a Boy and a Chimp? Steven Wise, Champion of the Animal Rights Movement, Dies at 73

• Steven Wise, Champion of Animal Rights, Is Dead at 73 by The New York Times (Sam Roberts)

Part III (19:10 - 26:00)
A New Aggression on Abortion? Governor Gavin Newsom Pushes Abortion Ads in Conservative States

• Newsom unveils multistate ad campaign to fight abortion travel restrictions in red states by The LA Times (Teresa Watanabe)

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Part I (00:13 - 12:24)
A ‘Hopeful Blob’ or an Image Bearer? The Clash of Worldviews over Definition of Life on Display in Aftermath of Response to Alabama Supreme Court Decision

• Alabama might avert an IVF disaster, but the antiabortion activists won’t stop there by Washington Post (The Editorial Board)
• Congratulations! Alabama court says that embryo is as good as a live child. by Washington Post (Alexandra Petri)

Part II (12:24 - 20:04)
Of Course We Believe Our Rights Come from God: Journalist from the Left Surprised Christians Today Agree with 2,000 Years of Christian Doctrine

• Extremist Conservative Christian Nationalists Believe Your Rights Come From God, Not Government by RealClear Politics (Tim Hains)

Part III (20:04 - 23:16)
They Will Be ‘Labeled as Bigots and Treated as Such’: Justice Samuel Alito’s Words on Persecution of Religious Right Were Prophetic

• Justice Alito Renews Criticism of Landmark Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage by The New York Times (Abbie VanSickle)

Part IV (23:16 - 25:56)
Russia Makes Another Dissident Disappear: The Unsurprising Death of Maksim Kuzminov




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Part I (00:13 - 06:40)
What Kind of Political Ads Move the Needle? Why You’re More Likely to Respond to a Negative Political Ad Than a Positive One

• What Have Negative Political Ads Done to Us? by The New York Times (Gerald F. Seib)

Part II (06:40 - 08:58)
How Did Conservatism Move from Figures Like William F. Buckley Jr. to Popular Figures Associated with the Right Today? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

Part III (08:58 - 13:14)
What is the Role of Parachurch Ministry? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (13:14 - 18:15)
Is There a Source of Truly Unbiased News? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (18:15 - 22:09)
How Can Christians Teach and Work in a Secular Higher Education Context? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (22:09 - 24:25)
Should Christian Parents Avoid Sending Their Children to Public Colleges? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VII (24:25 - 26:08)
Is It Appropriate for Christians to Pledge Allegiance to the Flag? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 04:56)
The U.S. Stands By Israel At UN Security Council: U.S. Vetoes U.N. Calls for Cease-Fire in Gaza Without Release of All Hostages

Part II (04:56 - 11:00)
Interpol Is Real, But Complicated: What Happens When the Bad Guys Are Able to Abuse the System

• Strongmen Find New Ways to Abuse Interpol, Despite Years of Fixes by The New York Times (Jane Bradley)

Part III (11:00 - 26:15)
We Should Be Terrified? The Left Melts Down Over Alabama Supreme Court IVF Ruling

• In defense of the frozen children: The Alabama Supreme Court rules that the protection of human embryos extends beyond the womb by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)
• Alabama Supreme Court Cites the Bible in Terrifying Embryo Ruling: The Alabama Supreme Court’s decision is all but guaranteed to gut IVF in the entire state. by New Republic (Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling)
• Doctors and patients fearfully proceed with IVF after Alabama court rules embryos are children by NBC News (Aria Bendix)

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Part I (00:13 - 08:12)
Greece Becomes First Country to Defy Orthodox Church to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

Part II (08:12 - 19:59)
St. Patrick’s Cathedral Turned into Transgender Celebration: Memorial Service for Transgender Activist Scandalizes Church

• N.Y. Archdiocese Condemns Funeral of Transgender Activist at Cathedral by The New York Times (Liam Stack)

Part III (19:59 - 22:12)
How LGBTQ Activists Play the Cultural Game: What the Response to the Transgender Activist Memorial Service at St. Patrick’s Reveals About the Strategy of the Left

Part IV (22:12 - 24:50)
Ontology Grounds Gender and Sexuality: The Unchanging Categories of ‘He’ and ‘She’




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Part I (00:13 - 18:38)
A Huge Affirmation of Human Dignity: Alabama Supreme Court Rules That Frozen Human Embryos Are Children

• Alabama Court Says IVF Embryos Are “Extrauterine Children” — And People Under The Law by Rolling Stone (Tessa Stuart)
• LePage v. Mobile Infirmary Clinic, Inc by The Supreme Court of Alabama

Part II (18:38 - 22:37)
The Logic of the Culture of Death: Babies Become Commodities

• Post-Roe v. Wade, more patients rely on early prenatal testing as states toughen abortion laws by Associated Press (Laura Ungar and Amanda Seitz)

Part III (22:37 - 25:55)
Nothing About Abortion is Safe: Abortion by Telemedicine or in a Clinic is Never Safe for the Baby. Never.

• Abortions by Telemedicine and Mailed Pills Are Safe and Effective, Study Finds by The New York Times (Pam Belluck)

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Part I (00:13 - 13:07)
‘No Man, No Problem’: Russia Makes Totalitarian Dissenter Alexei Navalny Disappear—That Is the Goal

• 'Death Solves All Problems,' He Said by The New York Times (Richard Pipes)
• Kremlin Critic Aleksei Navalny Says Attack Left Him Mostly Blind in an Eye by The New York Times (Andrew E. Kramer)

Part II (13:07 - 20:52)
A Russian Killer Satellite? The Story Behind Russia’s Major New National Security Threat to the West

• Statement from Chairman Mike Turner by Twitter
• Russia Using Thousands of Musk’s Starlink Systems in War, Ukrainian General Says by The Wall Street Journal (James Marson and Thomas Grove)

Part III (20:52 - 28:01)
Former President Trump’s Civil Fraud Verdict: Big Political and Moral Issues Are Driving the Story — And the U.S. Is Worse For It

• Trump’s $355 Million Civil Fraud Verdict by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

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Part I (00:13 - 08:56)
Good News: Young Adults Are Close to Their Parents. Bad News: Those Same Young Adults Are Way Behind in Getting Married and Having Children of Their Own

• Parents Are Highly Involved in Their Adult Children’s Lives, and Fine With It by The New York Times (Claire Cain Miller)

Part II (08:56 - 14:34)
What About Neurodiversity? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

Part III (14:34 - 18:33)
Should Christians Watch Sports? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (18:33 - 20:42)
What is Virtue? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (20:42 - 27:06)
How Do We Think Biblically About Distractions During Worship Services? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 15:26)
Let’s Talk About Polyamory: The Moral Revolution Presses on to Normalize Polyamorous Relationships

Part II (15:26 - 21:16)
The Battle Against Creation Shows Up at the Bathroom Door: Utah’s New Bathroom Bill Re-ignites the Fight Over Regulating Restrooms

Part III (21:16 - 27:12)
The Biden Campaign At Odds with His Administration’s Policy: The Complications of TikTok and the Lure of Technology




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Part I (00:13 - 08:21)
Israeli Hostages Saved: The Surprising Story Hiding Under the News of the Hostage Rescue in Israel

• Hamas Military Compound Found Beneath U.N. Agency Headquarters in Gaza by Wall Street Journal (Dov Lieber and David Luhnow)

Part II (08:21 - 19:56)
The Future of the Democratic Party: The Issues Surrounding Vice President Kamala Harris and the Party’s Obsession with Abortion

• House Democrats plan their 2024 comeback on abortion, economy and contrast with GOP by USA Today (Riley Beggin and Ken Tran)
• A Profile of Moral Collapse: President Biden, Abortion, and the Culture of Death by AlbertMohler.com (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

Part III (19:56 - 24:22)
Marriage Rights for Everyone, Even Single People? The Logic of the Moral Revolutionaries Falls On Its Own Sword

• Marriage has a monopoly on legal benefits. It shouldn’t. by Washington Post (Rhaina Cohen)
• Soft Patriarchy, Firm Realities: A Conversation with Bradford Wilcox by AlbertMohler.com (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

Part IV (24:22 - 29:00)
‘Family First, Me Second’: The Key to a Happy Marriage

• Don’t Buy the Soulmate Myth by Wall Street Journal (Brad Wilcox)

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Part I (00:13 - 16:51)
What is the Endgame in Ukraine? The Need for Ukraine to Set Its Real Terms — And for its Allies to Be Honest About the Situation As It Stands

Part II (16:51 - 20:25)
The Truth About the Situation in Ukraine: Putin’s Preoccupation with Ukraine is Not Going Away, and Ukraine Cannot Defeat Russia Anytime in the Near Future

Part III (20:25 - 27:45)
The Dangerous Embrace of Gambling: Super Bowl 58 Highlights the Normalization of Gambling in Athletics

• The Super Bowl and gambling are locked in a tight and dangerous embrace by The Guardian (Tom Dart)

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Part I (00:13 - 17:19)
‘A Well-Meaning Elderly Man with a Poor Memory’: The President’s Age is Now an Unavoidable Issue, and in a Big Way

• Report of the Special Counsel on the Investigation Into Unauthorized Removal, Retention, and Disclosure of Classified Documents Discovered at Locations Including the Penn Biden Center and the Delaware Private Residence of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. by U.S. Department of Justice

Part II (17:19 - 23:02)
We Would Not Aid an Ally in Need? Evaluating the Former President Trump's Words About NATO Over the Weekend

Part III (23:02 - 26:51)
Major Haley is Abroad Serving His Country: The Story Behind the Bizarre Headline




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Part I (00:13 - 09:35)
‘We See What We Want to See’: What Interest in ‘Bigfoot’ Teaches Us About Humanity

• What the hunt for Bigfoot teaches us about ourselves by The Washington Post (Carl Hoffman)

Part II (09:35 - 12:16)
Should Christians Attend the Wedding of Unbelievers? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

Part III (12:16 - 14:18)
When Do You Decide to Use the Name of a Person When Addressing a Public Controversy and When Do You Do So Without Mentioning a Name? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (14:18 - 16:53)
How Do Christians Decide What Significant Events to Attend for Friends and Family Members? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (16:53 - 17:44)
Should Protestant Christians Attend Roman Catholic Funerals? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (17:44 - 18:27)
What About a Birthday Party? Coming to Terms Some New Questions

Part VII (18:27 - 22:26)
Does it Matter If Christians Were Really Martyred in the Roman Colosseum? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VIII (22:26 - 24:20)
How Do Christian Parents Decide Which Portions of Scripture to Read to Young Children? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IX (24:20 - 26:48)
What Do You Really Think About Christian Counseling? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 08:54)
No Blanket Immunity for a President: Federal Appeals Court Rejects Former President Trump’s Argument

• Denying Trump’s Immunity Is Bigger Than Him by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

Part II (08:54 - 15:45)
He Took the Pardon: How the Nixon Pardon Sheds Light on the Issue of Presidential Immunity

Part III (15:45 - 21:21)
The Constitutional Complexities of Presidential Immunity: Evaluating How the Law Does and Does Not Apply to the President is No Easy Task

Part IV (21:21 - 28:08)
How Non-religious are the Non-religious in the U.S.? The ‘Nones’ Aren’t as Secular as the Media Want You to Believe

• More 'nones' than Catholics: Non-religious Americans near 30% in latest survey by USA Today (Emily DeLetter)

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Part I (00:13 - 15:30)
The Border Crisis and Proposed Senate Legislation—What is the Debate All About?

• A Border Security Bill Worth Passing by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)
• The Elites Opened the Doors to Migrants—and Chaos by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

Part II (15:30 - 23:17)
A School Shooter’s Mother is Convicted of Manslaughter: Massive Lessons from the Jennifer Crumbley Trial

• Jury finds Jennifer Crumbley, the Michigan school shooter’s mother, guilty of manslaughter by Associated Press (Ed White and Corey Williams)
• What Is This Mother Really Guilty Of? by The New York Times (Megan K. Stack)

Part III (23:17 - 27:01)
Dairy Farmers Want Their Word Back: The War Over “Milk” Underlines the Importance of Words

• Team Cow or Team Soy? The Milk Wars Roiling America by The New York Times (Kristina Peterson)

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Part I (00:13 - 15:22)
Which is More Basic, Order or Liberty? What the Election of Nayib Bukele in El Salvador Reveals About Human Needs

Part II (15:22 - 21:20)
This is How Moral Warfare in Our Country Happens: USA Today Publishes Abortion Propaganda Article Guised as Journalism

• Tens of thousands of rape victims became pregnant in states with abortion bans, study estimates by USA Today (N'dea Yancey-Bragg)

Part III (21:20 - 26:30)
Get a Clue: Two Men Can’t Make a Baby and No Treatment for “Infertility” Can Change That

• IVF may be tax deductible, but LGBTQ+ couples less likely to get write-offs by USA Today (Bailey Schulz)

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Part I (00:13 - 11:25)
Biden Administration (Finally) Sends (Indirect) Message to Iran: The U.S. Responds After Drone Attack Kills 3 of Its Soldiers in Jordan

• Will Biden Finally Deter Iran? by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

Part II (11:25 - 21:18)
The Ripple of the Disruption in Three Seas: How World Conflict is Affecting the Global Economy and Freedom of Navigation

• On the High Seas, a Pillar of Global Trade Is Under Attack by Wall Street Journal (Drew Hinshaw and Daniel Michaels)

Part III (21:18 - 28:46)
A Parable of the Hermeneutical Line From Evangelical Feminism to the LGBTQ Revolution: Letha Dawson Scanzoni Dies at 88

• Letha Dawson Scanzoni, Pioneer of Evangelical Feminism, Dies at 88 by New York Times (Penelope Green)

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Part I (00:13 - 07:50)
How About This for Encouraging News: Wall Street Journal Offers Front-Page Story on Parents Missing Their Children Now at College

• When Junior Heads to College, Helicopter Parents Turn to Empty-Nest Coaches by Wall Street Journal (Tara Weiss)

Part II (07:50 - 14:53)
Should Christians Attend the ‘Wedding’ of a Same-Sex Couple? What About If It is the Ceremony of a Family Member? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

• Should Christians Attend Same-Sex Weddings? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing by The Briefing with Albert Mohler

Part III (14:53 - 21:02)
What Media Sources Should We Trust? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (21:02 - 23:40)
Should We Refer to Death as ‘Natural Death’? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (23:40 - 27:21)
Are American Evangelicals More Concerned About Politics and Policies Rather Than Personal Holiness? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 15:54)
Explosive Session on an Explosive Issue: Social Media Executives Face Senate Judiciary Committee Over Harm to Young People

Part II (15:54 - 21:26)
Government Has a Role in This Issue: Public Policy Must Protect Children and Teenagers from the Very Real Threat of Social Media Platforms

• 'Free state of Florida' wants to ban kids from social media by Palm Beach Daily News (Howard Simon)

Part III (21:26 - 25:44)
Parents, How Much Do You Actually Know? What Are You Doing About This Threat? Parents Are Responsible to Protect Their Children Online




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Part I (00:13 - 08:34)
The Liberal Pope Meets Opposition: African Bishops Give Major Pushback over New Vatican Policy on Blessing of Same-Sex Couples

• Catholic clergy in Uganda accuse the West of a new colonialism through LGBTQ activism by Religion News Service (Tonny Onyulo)
• Pope says Africans are 'special case' when it comes to LGBT blessings by Reuters

Part II (08:34 - 14:01)
Just Ideology? Pope Condescendingly Addresses Conservative Opposition over Same-Sex Blessings

Part III (14:01 - 25:33)
The Death Culture Presses Its Deadly Agenda in Canada: Country Contemplates Euthanasia for the Mentally Ill

• Death by Doctor May Soon Be Available for the Mentally Ill in Canada by New York Times (Vjosa Isai)
• Canada, there’s still time to rethink this risky expansion of euthanasia by Washington Post (The Editorial Board)

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Part I (00:13 - 09:38)
What Exactly is the International Court of Justice? What of Its Judgment of Israel?

Part II (09:38 - 14:36)
Israel Reveals UNRWA Workers Aided Hamas Attacks on Israel: Israel’s Fight for Its Existence Proves to Be More Complicated by the Day

• U.S. Halts Funding for U.N. Agency Amid Claims Staff Took Part in Oct. 7 Attacks by Wall Street Journal (Vivian Salama and David Luhnow)

Part III (14:36 - 19:23)
We Need More from President Biden: The Attacks Upon the U.S. Cannot Go Without a Strong Response

• Biden, Iran and Three Dead Americans by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

Part IV (19:23 - 25:23)
Florida and the American Future: How the Vast Growth of the State Population Reveals the Shape of American Politics




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Part I (00:13 - 12:48)
We are in a Massive Migration Crisis: America’s Borders and the Importance of Responsible Citizenship

Part II (12:48 - 20:03)
Legal Immigration vs. Illegal Immigration: The Complicated History of the Matter in the U.S.

Part III (20:03 - 23:52)
A Nation That Does Not Have a Coherent Border (And Border Policy) is Headed for Disaster

Part IV (23:52 - 25:54)
You Win Some, You Lose Some: Japan Becomes Fifth Nation to Land Vehicle on the Moon — Only for It to Land Upside Down




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Part I (00:13 - 08:05)
An Eschatological Shadow in a Secular Age: Doomsday Clock for 2024 Claims We Are Closer Than Ever to Apocalypse

• Doomsday Clock 2024 time update has dire warnings of nuclear war, climate change and AI by USA Today (Doyle Rice)

Part II (08:05 - 13:33)
Have Democrats Always Been So Liberal? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 10-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part III (13:33 - 17:20)
As a Young Professional and Father, How Can I Carve Out More Time to Study? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (17:20 - 18:44)
What About an Allegorical Reading of Jonah? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (18:44 - 23:18)
Why Do Evangelicals Object to Catholic Crucifixes and Statues? With What Religious Symbols Do Protestants Decorate? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (23:18 - 26:12)
Is It Sinful For Christian Couples to Not Desire to Have Children? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 12:47)
We are Watching the Biggest Schism in American Protestant History: The Staggering Numbers of the UMC Split Come to Light

Part II (12:47 - 16:17)
Red and Blue America Shows Up in the UMC Split: The Worldview of Geography Behind the Headlines

Part III (16:17 - 18:34)
The Short Hermeneutical Jump from Ordination of Women to LGBTQ Affirmation: Conservative Methodists Have Many Other Issues to Face

• The Baltimore Sun’s New Owner Has the Newsroom on Edge by New York Times (Katie Robertson)
• Billionaires Wanted to Save the News Industry. They’re Losing a Fortune. by New York Times (Benjamin Mullin and Katie Robertson)

Part IV (18:34 - 19:28)
Why So Little Media Coverage on This Great Protestant Disaffiliation? The Secular Shift of Attention in a Post-Christian America

Part V (19:28 - 25:50)
Don’t Save Us If You’re a Conservative: Recent Sale of Baltimore Sun Has Alarm Bells Ringing on the Left




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Part I (00:13 - 06:51)
The Voters Send Their Message: The New Hampshire Primary and the Shape of the Campaigns Ahead

Part II (06:51 - 08:43)
And it Doesn’t Even Count: The Biden Campaign’s Write-In Strategy to Avoid Embarrassment in New Hampshire

Part III (08:43 - 26:10)
Israel’s Existence Is at Stake, and They Know It: The Truth About the “Two State Solution” to the Palestinian Issue

• Arab Peace Proposal for Gaza Takes Shape as Top Biden Adviser Lands in Region by Wall Street Journal (Summer Said, Margherita Stancati, and Laurence Norman)
• Israel-E.U. Meeting on Gaza’s Future Yields Division and Confusion by New York Times (Matina Stevis-Gridneff, Hiba Yazbek, Adam Rasgon, Monika Pronczuk and Michael Levenson)

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Part I (00:13 - 10:28)
So, Why is the New Hampshire Primary So Important? And Why Does the State Historically Go First?

Part II (10:28 - 20:22)
‘Not Many of Us Go to Church Here’: Turns Out That Makes a Big Difference, For Example, on the Issue of Abortion

• How Did New Hampshire Shift to Blue-ish? by New York Times (Jane Coaston)

Part III (20:22 - 29:40)
Republican Voters Make a Choice — Will Trump Claim the Nomination as Inevitable? What Might that Mean?

• The 2024 Republican Choice by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

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Part I (00:13 - 11:46)
And Then There Were Two: Governor Ron DeSantis Suspends Republican Primary Election Campaign

Part II (11:46 - 20:11)
President Biden Hones In on Re-Election Strategy — Its Message? Abortion On Demand

• Biden Campaign Sharpens Its Post-Roe Message: Abortion Is About Freedom by New York Times (Katie Rogers)

Part III (20:11 - 26:20)
One of the Deadliest Tyrants and Ideologues in Human History: A Look at the Legacy of Vladimir Lenin Occasioned by the 100th Anniversary of His Death




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Part I (00:13 - 06:10)
A Parable of an America That No Longer Exists: Joyce Randolph Dies at Age 99

• Joyce Randolph, Last of the ‘Honeymooners,’ Is Dead at 99 by New York Times (Robert D. McFadden)

Part II (06:10 - 09:51)
Did We Just Witness a New Age in Entertainment? Recent Chiefs vs. Dolphins Game Marks Largest Online Viewership in Internet History

Part III (09:51 - 12:46)
Is Surrogacy Immoral? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (12:46 - 15:53)
How Can the Bible Be the Inerrant Word of God If It Was Written by Men? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (15:53 - 19:05)
What Does It Look Like to Be a Good Earthly Citizen? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (19:05 - 21:05)
What is God’s Glory? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VII (21:05 - 23:25)
Would It Violate the Bible’s Principles of Male Headship to Vote for a Woman to Be President? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VIII (23:25 - 27:05)
Why is There So Much Murder in the Bible? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 6-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 12:56)
The Power of the Administrative State Faces a Reckoning at the Supreme Court? SCOTUS Hears Case That Could Overturn Precedent of “Chevron Deference”

Part II (12:56 - 18:02)
Why Did Some Conservatives Support Administrative Deference? The Complicated History of This Major Issue

• Chevron Deference Was Fun While It Lasted by Wall Street Journal (Eugene Scalia)

Part III (18:02 - 26:05)
The 50th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act: Evaluating the Divided Legacy of This Controversial Legislation

• 50 years ago, Democrats and Republicans agreed to protect endangered species by Florida Today (Jim Waymer)

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Part I (00:13 - 18:29)
100 Days After October 7, 2023: Israel Pledges to Fight On Against Hamas and Faces a New Global Reality

• Is Anti-Zionism Always Antisemitic? A Fraught Question for the Moment. by New York Times (Jonathan Weisman)

Part II (18:29 - 24:20)
Taiwan’s Bold Election Results: Taiwanese People Elect Leader In Opposition to China’s Claim of Rule, Raising Interesting Questions of History

Part III (24:20 - 28:30)
Popularity of New Orleans Wings on the Rise Worldwide — The Kicker? They Never Were From New Orleans

• ‘New Orleans-Style’ Wings Are a Global Sensation. Just Not in New Orleans. by Wall Street Journal (Weilun Soon)

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Part I (00:13 - 09:24)
Former President Donald Trump Dominates Iowa Caucus: It’s a Clear Victory for Trump — The Rest of the Picture Not Yet Clear

• Why Iowa Turned So Red When Nearby States Went Blue by New York Times (Jonathan Weisman)

Part II (09:24 - 18:45)
How Has Iowa Turned So Red? How Iowa Has Moved Deeper and Deeper Red While Surrounding States Have Gone Deep Blue

Part III (18:45 - 24:40)
President Biden’s Hypocrisy, the Death Penalty, and the Imago Dei: What the Federal Prosecution of the Buffalo Shooter Reveals About Capital Punishment

• U.S. to Seek Death for Man Who Killed 10 in Racist Supermarket Massacre by New York Times (Hurubie Meko and Dan Higgins)

Part IV (24:40 - 26:12)
A Medieval Problem Returns to the Eton School: Students Encouraged to Stay Home Until School Can Fix Major Toilet Problems




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Part I (00:13 - 10:03)
The Attacks Necessitated a Response: U.S. and Allies Rightfully Strike Back Against the Houthi Rebels over Repeated Strikes in the Red Sea

• U.S. strikes on the Houthis were strong, proportionate — and overdue by Washington Post (The Editorial Board)
• Biden Strikes the Houthis, at Last by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

Part II (10:03 - 19:37)
The Race for 2024 Republican Nomination is Fully On: Looking Ahead to the Significance of Tonight’s Iowa’s Caucuses

Part III (19:37 - 27:38)
Denmark’s New King: King Frederik X Takes the Throne After Monarch Abdicates for First Time in Almost 900 Years




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Part I (00:13 - 11:29)
South Korea Declares Fido is a Friend, Not Food: Major Shift Takes Place As Government Bans the Selling of Dog Meat

• South Korea Ban Takes Dog Meat Off the Menu by Wall Street Journal (Timothy W. Martin)

Part II (11:29 - 16:36)
Does Your Interpretation of the 14th Amendment Violate the Principle of Textualism? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part III (16:36 - 20:36)
Will You Respond to the Argument That "Not Imputing Their Trespasses to Them" from 2 Corinthians 5:19 Means Universal Forgiveness? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 15-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part IV (20:36 - 22:42)
Can a Christian Vote for a Party Candidate That Supports the Murder of Babies? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (22:42 - 25:13)
Is God Happy? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 4-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 13:23)
The Question of Presidential Immunity is Complicated: The Difficulty Comes Down to Determining the Limits of Presidential Immunity and Constitutional Implications

• Appeals Court Seems Skeptical of Trump’s Immunity Claim by New York Times (Alan Feuer, Charlie Savage, Eileen Sullivan and Glenn Thrush)

Part II (13:23 - 17:09)
The Great Strength of Constitutional Government: How Our Arduous Processes Enable Justice and Prevent Totalitarianism

Part III (17:09 - 22:17)
Technical Failures are More Complicated at 13,000 Feet — Much Less at Higher Altitudes: Recent Headlines Underline Big Issues Many People Never Think About

Part IV (22:17 - 28:14)
We Sent Men to the Moon in the 1960s and We Can’t Seem to Do it Now? There Are Huge Issues Behind Recent Headlines




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Part I (00:13 - 12:36)
The Ripple Effects of Moral Change from the Vatican: Evaluating the Global Response to the Pope’s Blessing of Same-Sex Couples

• Vatican Defends Gay Blessings, but Offers Critics Some Leeway by New York Times (Jason Horowitz)

Part II (12:36 - 14:40)
The Pope Falls Short on Surrogacy Denouncement: Arguments Against Surrogacy Should Be Based in Scripture and Creation Order, Not Just a Critique of Capitalism

Part III (14:40 - 17:51)
This Close to the Papacy: Vatican Doctrine Watchdog Revealed to Have Written Novels Blending Theology and Pornography

Part IV (17:51 - 25:40)
Crisis in the Chain of Command: Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin Causes Security Crisis After Hiding Serious Medical Procedures from the White House




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Part I (00:13 - 16:19)
The Sexual Revolution and Its Strange Allies: The Massive Issues Behind Ohio Governor DeWine’s Veto of House Bill 68

• The transgender revolutionaries want our children by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

Part II (16:19 - 21:28)
What’s Behind a Name? Disqualification of Transgender Candidate in Ohio Shows Danger Posed by New Ideological Notions of Name and Identity

• Transgender Candidate in Ohio Is Disqualified for Not Disclosing Birth Name by New York Times (Emily Schmall)

Part III (21:28 - 25:07)
The Very Dangerous World of Artificial Intelligence: Emergence of AI Pornography Raises Huge Issues of Morality and Identity

• Dark Corners of the Web Offer a Glimpse at A.I.’s Nefarious Future by New York Times (Stuart A. Thompson)

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Part I (00:13 - 13:39)
Former President Trump Struck From State Ballots? Huge Constitutional Issues Hang in the Balance as SCOTUS Decides to Take Up Colorado Case

Part II (13:39 - 17:23)
The 2024 State of the Union Address: President Biden Seeks to Do Damage Control as He Ratchets Up Re-Election Campaign

Part III (17:23 - 23:24)
A Tinderbox Grows Even More Incendiary: The Increasingly Hostile, and Theological, Conflicts in the Middle East

• President of Belarus gives himself immunity from prosecution and limits potential challengers by Associated Press (Yuras Karmanau)

Part IV (23:24 - 27:04)
The Dangers of Riding a Tiger: The Inevitable End of Totalitarian Dictatorships




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Part I (00:13 - 03:35)

Part II (03:35 - 04:53)

Part III (04:53 - 06:47)

Part IV (06:47 - 07:54)

Part V (07:54 - 09:16)

Part VI (09:16 - 10:50)

Part VII (10:50 - 13:41)

Part VIII (13:41 - 16:13)

Part IX (16:13 - 18:48)

Part X (18:48 - 20:38)

Part XI (20:38 - 22:27)

Part XII (22:27 - 24:00)

Part XIII (24:00 - 25:43)




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Part I (00:13 - 17:33)
The Dramatic Disaffiliation: The Biggest Schism in American Protestantism Is Taking Place in the United Methodist Church Right Now

Part II (17:33 - 19:13)
LGBTQ Issues, Control, and Theological Arguments: Why Conservatives are Leaving the UMC

• One fourth of United Methodist churches in US have left in schism over LGBTQ ban. What happens now? by Associated Press (Peter Smith)

Part III (19:13 - 24:13)
Who are the Houthi Rebels? Just Look at Their Motto: The Theology and Ideology Behind the Terrorist Attacks in the Red Sea




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Part I (00:13 - 17:03)
The Road to Reversing Roe: A Major Investigation Into How the Supreme Court Came to Reverse Roe v. Wade

• Behind the Scenes at the Dismantling of Roe v. Wade by New York Times (Jodi Kantor and Adam Liptak)

Part II (17:03 - 22:51)
A Long War Against Women’s Rights? The Left’s Narrative of Why the Dobbs Decision Happened

Part III (22:51 - 26:06)
Do Courts Make Decisions on the Grounds of Emerging Social Consensus? Examining an Observation from the Late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor

• What Sandra Day O’Connor Got Wrong by New York Times (Linda Greenhouse)

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Part I (00:13 - 09:37)
Did Pope Francis Really Give Blessing to Same-Sex Couples? The Complicated Disaster of the News Coming Out of the Vatican

• What 'Fiducia supplicans' declares about papal power by The Pillar (Edward Condon)

Part II (09:37 - 16:56)
Progressing the Sexual Revolution By a Wink: The Strategy of Pope Francis to Blur the Lines of “Union” Ceremonies with Weddings

• Vatican Issues Guidelines for Same-Sex Blessings by Wall Street Journal (Francis X. Rocca)
• Pope Francis Allows Priests to Bless Same-Sex Couples by New York Times (Jason Horowitz)

Part III (16:56 - 20:40)
The Bottom Line of the Roman Catholic Church’s Blessing of Same-Sex Unions

Part IV (20:40 - 26:15)
The Cultural Context and Political Effects: How the Vatican’s Blessing of Same-Sex Couples Will Impact Faithful Protestant Christians Across the Globe




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Part I (00:13 - 10:38)
There Are No Holidays from History: Big Questions Arise as the War Between Israel and Hamas Rages

Part II (10:38 - 17:28)
The U.S. Calls for Israel Fighting in Gaza to ‘Slow Down’ Soon? But What Is Really At Stake? What Do the US and Europe Really Want? What Are Leaders Really Saying?

• Sullivan says both the U.S. and Israel expect fighting to slow down eventually. by New York Times (Victoria Kim and Aaron Boxerman)
• Germany Uncovers Alleged Hamas Terror Plot in Europe by Wall Street Journal (Bertrand Benoit)

Part III (17:28 - 27:10)
Where is the Pledged Support for Ukraine? Why is Border Security Linked? Big Issues (and Big Dangers) Arise




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Part I (00:13 - 08:43)
The Cult of Celebrity and Moral Revolution Enshrined in the Smithsonian: National Portrait Gallery Unveils Portrait of Oprah Winfrey

• The age of Oprah is over, but her vision is now framed in Washington by Washington Post (Philip Kennicott)

Part II (08:43 - 12:18)
How Should Christians Think About Accepting Private Tax Credits From States for Public Schools? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part III (12:18 - 17:12)
In Christian Ethics, Is Something, Like the Sale of Organs, That Has the Potential of Being Unethical Considered Unethical? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (17:12 - 19:10)
Who Says That Abortion Cannot Be the Intended Purpose of Any Procedure? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (19:10 - 20:42)
Should Christians Read the Great Works of Western Literature? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (20:42 - 24:12)
How Does Prayer Differ Between the Old and New Testaments? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VII (24:12 - 27:25)
Why was Cain So Jealous of Abel’s Sacrifice That He Killed His Brother? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 7-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 14:07)
‘The World’ Agreed to What? The Real Life Political Parable of COP28

• World agrees to climate deal that makes unprecedented call to move away from fossil fuels, but ‘cavernous’ loopholes remain by CNN (Angela Dewan, Laura Paddison, Ella Nilsen and Rachel Ramirez)

Part II (14:07 - 20:24)
An Overtly Political Act or an Exercise of Legislative Responsibility? The House Approves Impeachment Inquiry of President Joe Biden

• Statement from President Joe Biden on Baseless House Republican Impeachment Stunt by The White House
• Hunter Biden, Defying Deposition Subpoena, Again Offers Public Testimony by New York Times (Luke Broadwater)

Part III (20:24 - 29:20)
From Orthodox to Reform in One Generation: The Death of a Prominent Rabbi Reveals the Theological Landscape of American Judaism

• David Ellenson, 76, Who Guided a Generation of Reform Rabbis, Dies by New York Times (Ari L. Goldman)

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Part I (00:13 - 08:06)
Where is the Moral Outrage on Anti-Semitism at Harvard? President Claudine Gay Retains Her Position in the Midst of Anti-Semitic Comments and Plagiarism Allegations

• Why Defenders of Harvard’s President Are Focused on Academic Freedom by New York Times (Alan Blinder)

Part II (08:06 - 13:46)
Notice what STILL is Not Said: Evaluating the Harvard Corporation’s Support for President Claudine Gay

Part III (13:46 - 21:00)
Why is President McGill at the University of Pennsylvania Out While President Gay of Harvard is Not? As Expected, There is a Backstory

• How Rich Alumni Ousted Penn’s President Liz Magill by Wall Street Journal (Melissa Korn, Rachel Louise Ensign, Douglas Belkin)
• The Politics of Campus Free Speech Draw Scrutiny by Wall Street Journal (Douglas Belkin and Laura Kusisto)

Part IV (21:00 - 25:34)
Keep Your Pet Goldfish in the Bowl: The Invasion of Goldfish Terrorizing the Great Lakes

• Once They Were Pets. Now Giant Goldfish Are Menacing the Great Lakes. by New York Times (Livia Albeck-Ripka)

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Part I (00:13 - 08:12)
Texas Woman Travels for “Abortion Care” — Huge Issues of Morality and Language Arise in the Midst of Controversial Abortion Case

• Texas woman at center of an abortion ban challenge leaves state for procedure by Washington Post (Caroline Kitchener and Maegan Vazquez)

Part II (08:12 - 14:39)
So Does President Biden Really Want Funding for Ukraine? Border Funding to Stem Migrant Influx is Also a US Security Priority

Part III (14:39 - 19:32)
Rethinking Ukraine Crisis: America is at a Crossroads Over Ukraine Support, But Where is the Strategy?

Part IV (19:32 - 25:30)
Fidel Castro’s Sister Supported the Revolution But Declared Her Brother a Tyrant: Juanita Castro Dies at 90 in Miami

• Juanita Castro, Who Turned Against Her Brother Fidel, Dies at 90 by New York Times (Trip Gabriel)

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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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Part I (00:13 - 11:15)
A Prophet of Moral Progressivism Dies at 101: The Life and Legacy of Norman Lear

• Television’s boundary-smashing pioneer turns 100 by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

Part II (11:15 - 18:37)
How Can We Trust the Bible is Inerrant If We Say That Only the Original Manuscripts Are Inerrant? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part III (18:37 - 21:10)
Why Does Jude Reference the Book of Enoch? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (21:10 - 25:26)
How Can I Tell If God is Calling Me to Be a Pastor? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 12-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 10:59)
Moral Rot of the Academic Elite Exposed: Three Elite University Presidents Reveal Ideological Corruption of the Left

• Republicans Try to Put Harvard, M.I.T. and Penn on the Defensive About Antisemitism by New York Times (Anemona Hartocollis)

Part II (10:59 - 15:14)
The Needed Change Unlikely to Come to the Academic Left: Why Donors and Alumni Calls for Action Likely Won’t Be Enough to Bring Long-term Change

• Donors and Alumni Demand That Penn’s President Resign Over Remarks at Hearing by New York Times (Stephanie Saul and Anemona Hartocollis)

Part III (15:14 - 27:43)
Are American Jews Being Betrayed By Their Fellow Travelers on the Left? Senator Chuck Schumer’s Historic Speech Reveals Massive Questions

• Schumer remarks on antisemitism on Senate floor by Jewish News Syndicate

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Part I (00:13 - 14:56)
A Spy Among Us: Former U.S. Ambassador Charged With Being Covert Agent for Cuba Over Decades

• Retired U.S. Diplomat Accused of Working as a Secret Agent for Cuba by New York Times (Glenn Thrush, Ernesto Londoño, David C. Adams and Frances Robles)

Part II (14:56 - 19:10)
In a Fallen World, There Will Be Rats on Your Ship: Espionage and the Christian Worldview

Part III (19:10 - 25:55)
Confucianism, Abortion, and Vietnam: The Abortion of Baby Girls in Vietnam Underlines a Deadly Pattern

• Vietnam struggles with high abortion rates as consequence of gender selection: ‘people have to rely on their sons’ by South China Morning Post

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Part I (00:13 - 13:32)
The Fabulous Fabulist Fabrication: The Epic Story of George Santos, New York’s Lying Ex-Congressman

Part II (13:32 - 20:11)
What’s Behind the Human Tendency to Believe Unbelievable Stories? Why We Tend to Buy into Big Lies

Part III (20:11 - 21:39)
Why is Santos Out While Senator Menendez is Still in Office? The Ejection of George Santos Raises Big Questions for American Politics

Part IV (21:39 - 25:57)
President Biden is Going to Hollywood: Big Fundraising Foray Among the Entertainment Industry’s Progressives




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Part I (00:13 - 18:56)
The Massive Legacy of Henry Kissinger: Realpolitik and Its Influence on America's Foreign Policy in the 20th Century

Part II (18:56 - 20:00)
Secular Moral Realism Is Not Enough: The Theological Problem Behind Henry Kissinger’s Realism

Part III (20:00 - 27:55)
A Consequential Voice on the Supreme Court: The Mixed Legacy of Sandra Day O’Connor




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Part I (00:13 - 09:23)
The Persistence of the Imago Dei: New Study on Gen Z Spirituality Reveals Deep Longing for God, Even in an Increasingly Secular Culture

• Young people define ‘sacred moments’ broadly: From God to nature to relationships by Religion News Service (Adelle M. Banks)

Part II (09:23 - 14:20)
Did God Change at the Incarnation? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part III (14:20 - 17:59)
Why Did God Create Ticks? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 9-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part IV (17:59 - 21:02)
Is It Appropriate for Christians to Wear Cross Jewelry? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (21:02 - 24:04)
Does Jesus’s Preaching Ministry Contradict an Expository Preaching Model? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (24:04 - 28:50)
Should Women Serve in the Military? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 06:00)
Focus on the Hostages: The Moral Importance of Getting the Vocabulary and Priorities Right

Part II (06:00 - 11:03)
Women and Children First: Note the Lack of Gender Confusion as the Hostages Are Released to Israel

Part III (11:03 - 21:15)
The Master of Chaos Sees an Opportunity: Russia’s Current Plan in Ukraine

• A hungry beaver is chomping on the Tidal Basin’s cherry trees by Washington Post (Kevin Ambrose)

Part IV (21:15 - 25:08)
There’s a Cherry Tree Vandal on the Loose in DC: A Hungry Beaver Has Been Very Busy




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Part I (00:13 - 09:26)
Why is President Biden Skipping this Meeting of the UN’s Conference of the Parties? Climate Change Hypocrisy, Wars, and Political Expediency Are Parts of the Picture

Part II (09:26 - 16:15)
The Dangers of Social Media Now Out in the Open: Lawsuit Documents Reveal Social Media Platforms Intentionally Prey on Teenage Users

• Meta Designed Products to Capitalize on Teen Vulnerabilities, States Allege by Wall Street Journal (Jeff Horwitz)
• At Meta, Millions of Underage Users Were an ‘Open Secret,’ States Say by New York Times (Natasha Singer)

Part III (16:15 - 18:42)
A Parable of Parental Negligence Over Social Media: Mother in Hot Water After Giving Twin 7-Year-Old Sons Access to YouTube

• How Your Child’s Online Mistake Can Ruin Your Digital Life by New York Times (Kashmir Hill)

Part IV (18:42 - 25:34)
‘Heresy’ is Indispensably Theological, So Why Did the New York Times Use It? The Death of a Bishop and the Ever Present Danger of Heresy

• Carlton Pearson, Pastor Deemed a Heretic for Denying Hell, Dies at 70 by New York Times (Trip Gabriel)
• Heretic in the headlines: Why did The New York Times use that word? by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

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Part I (00:13 - 17:20)
Let This Sink In: New Research Shows the More Money a Woman Makes the Less Likely She is to Get Married and Have Children

Part II (11:48 - 20:21)
Massive Social Shifts and Massive Consequences: Marriage and Family Patterns Reshaped

• Money Can’t Buy Women Love by Washington Examiner (Conn Carroll)

Part III (20:21 - 25:56)
The Bleakness of Our Society’s Dating Scene: Secularism Seems Unable to Produce a Flourishing Dating Culture, But the Church Can

• Why Aren’t More People Marrying? Ask Women What Dating Is Like. by New York Times (Anna Louie Sussman)

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Part I (00:13 - 11:54)
Update on Israel’s War Against Hamas: Some Hostages Come Home, Huge Challenges Remain

Part II (11:54 - 20:40)
Populist Explosions in the Netherlands and Argentina: The Politics and Worldview of Recent Elections Behind the Headlines

Part III (20:40 - 24:48)
Should You Be Able to Sell a Kidney? Anarcho-capitalism Bursts Onto the World Stage




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Part I (00:13 - 14:36)
November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas: The JFK Assassination 60 Years Later

Part II (14:36 - 17:53)
Sexual Promiscuity, the Mob, Cold War, and Conspiracy Theories: The Complicated Entanglements of JFK

Part III (17:53 - 29:48)
So Who Killed the President and How Can We Be Sure? The Christian Impetus to Seek Truth, Even in the Midst of Uncertainty

Part IV (29:48 - 30:41)
A Day of Joy and Thanksgiving to God: Celebrating Thanksgiving Christianly




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Part I (00:13 - 12:33)
From Rural Georgia to the White House: The Life and Times of Rosalynn Carter

Part II (12:33 - 14:00)
A Woman Who Redefined the Role of the First Lady: The Political Legacy of Rosalynn Carter

Part III (14:00 - 22:07)
Mental Health Advocacy, Abortion Rights, an End to a Plague, Anti Poverty Efforts, and Marriage Fidelity: The Social and Moral Legacy of Rosalynn Carter

Part IV (22:07 - 26:22)
The Imprint of the Carter Years Are Still With Us: The Challenge of the Moral Revolution Before Our Eyes

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Part I (00:13 - 03:56)
Realpolitik of Two World Powers on the World Stage: President Biden’s Meeting with Xi Jinping

Part II (03:56 - 20:17)
Worldviews and History: Xi Jinping, China, and Playing the Long Game

Part III (20:17 - 26:36)
Why Can Conservatives Not Break the Public School Monopoly? What the Failed Voucher Vote in Texas Teaches About Worldviews, Public School Systems, and Politics

Part IV (00:07 - 00:08)




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Part I (00:13 - 06:24)
The Corruption of College Sports Continues: The Danger of Alcohol Sales at University Sporting Events

• There’s plenty of booze flowing through college football games — and it’s no longer just at tailgates by Associated Press (Larry Lage and Mike Householder)

Part II (06:24 - 14:39)
No, We Do Not All Know It’s Wrong: The Blowout Buyout of Jimbo Fisher

• The obscenity of Jimbo Fisher's $77 million golden parachute by San Antonio Express-News (The Editorial Board)
• Jimbo Fisher's exorbitant buyout reminder athletes aren't ones who broke college athletics by USA Today (Nancy Armor)

Part III (14:39 - 19:50)
What Do You Believe About Dinosaurs? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (19:50 - 21:03)
How Should the Pro Life Movement Respond After Last Week’s Off-week Election Results? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (21:03 - 23:24)
Is It Wrong for Women to Teach Mixed Sunday School Classes? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (23:24 - 26:54)
With Whom Did Jacob Wrestle? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 10:30)
The Dark Doctor of the Sexual Revolution: Alfred Kinsey and The Horrifying History of the Kinsey Institute

Part II (10:30 - 19:48)
The Ideology of the Moral Revolution Was Established on a Lie and on the Sexual Abuse of Children: An Honest Look at Indiana University’s Kinsey Institute

Part III (19:48 - 24:20)
Parents, Keep Your Children Far, Far Away: The Attempted Defense of the Kinsey Institute Sends Clear Message

• Polymorphous perversity in the heartland: The scandal of the Kinsey Institute and Indiana University by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

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Part I (00:13 - 18:11)
The Numbers Are Staggering: The Tidal Wave of Homeschooling Surges Throughout the U.S.

• Home schooling’s rise from fringe to fastest-growing form of education by Washington Post (Peter Jamison, Laura Meckler, Prayag Gordy, Clara Ence Morse, and Chris Alcantara)

Part II (18:11 - 21:35)
Progressive Educational Ideologies and Big Government: The Enemies of Homeschooling Parents

Part III (21:35 - 25:58)
A Regressive, Isolating Ban? Students in Florida Irate (and Lonely?) After School District Bans Cell Phones

• This Florida School District Banned Cellphones. Here’s What Happened. by New York Times (Natasha Singer)

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Part I (00:13 - 14:02)
‘We Wanted A Permanent State of War in Israel on All Borders’: Hamas Makes Its Aims Chillingly Clear

• Behind Hamas’s Bloody Gambit to Create a ‘Permanent’ State of War by New York Times (Ben Hubbard and Maria Abi-Habib)
• Hamas envisioned deeper attacks, aiming to provoke an Israeli war by Washington Post (Shira Rubin and Joby Warrick)

Part II (14:02 - 20:15)
Is the LGBTQ Agenda Unstopped and Unstoppable? Countries Around the World Challenge That Western Notion

• Hong Kong tests China’s tolerance with Asia’s first Gay Games by Financial Times (Chan Ho-him)
• Restrictions on L.G.B.T.Q. Depictions Rattle Hungary’s Cultural World by New York Times (Andrew Higgins)

Part III (20:15 - 26:53)
A Father, Patriot, and Astronaut Signs Off One Last Time: Frank Borman Dies at 95

• Frank Borman, Astronaut Who Led First Orbit of the Moon, Dies at 95 by New York Times (Richard Goldstein)

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Part I (00:13 - 14:57)
The Papal Confusions: Pope Francis Makes False Distinction Between Pastoral Ministry and Church Doctrine

• Vatican Says Transgender People May Be Baptized by Wall Street Journal (Francis X. Rocca)
• Pope suggests Catholic Church could bless same-sex couples by BBC News (Aleem Maqbool and Christy Cooney)
• Vatican Says Transgender People Can Be Baptized and Become Godparents by New York Times (Jason Horowitz, Elisabetta Povoledo and Ruth Graham)

Part II (14:57 - 19:27)
How Will the Progressivism of Pope Francis Influence Broader Culture? How Will Conservative Catholics Respond? What Does All This Mean for Evangelical Protestants?

Part III (19:27 - 25:06)
A Concession to Political Reality, and More? Senator Joe Manchin Announces He Will Not Seek Reelection to US Senate from West Virginia

• Should Joe Manchin Run for President? by New York Times (Ross Douthat)

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Part I (00:13 - 07:05)
Will AI Be the Downfall of Humanity? The Debate Of AI’s Threat to Humans Rages On

• Does AI Pose an Existential Risk to Humanity? Two Sides Square Off by Wall Street Journal

Part II (07:05 - 16:34)
What’s the Good of the National Zoo If the Pandas are Gone? A Breakdown of Global Diplomacy and the Return of Pandas to China

Part III (16:34 - 21:36)
How Should Christians Evaluate the Body Positivity Movement? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (21:36 - 23:40)
What is God’s Name? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (23:40 - 27:36)
Why Was Cain So Jealous About Abel’s Sacrifice That He Killed His Brother? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 7-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 12:42)
Practically an Unmitigated Disaster for the Pro-Life Movement: An Honest Look at the Results of the Off-Year Elections

• Abortion rights advocates win major victories in Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia by Washington Post (Hannah Knowles and Caroline Kitchener)

Part II (12:42 - 21:33)
The Culture of Death Becomes a Political Platform: The Democratic Party’s Successful Campaign Strategy Built on Abortion

• Democrats, No Longer Squeamish on Abortion, Lean Into Searing Personal Ads by New York Times (Rebecca Davis O’Brien and Nick Corasaniti)
• Having rights still bewilderingly popular by Washington Post (Alexandra Petri)
• Youngkin’s disastrous night shows the right’s culture war has fizzled by Washington Post (Greg Sargent)

Part III (21:33 - 26:34)
The Flawed Logic of ‘My Body, My Choice' — The False Worldview Presuppositions of the Pro-Abortion Movement

• US election day 2023: Three takeaways after Americans went to the polls by BBC News (Sam Cabral and Phil McCausland)

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Part I (00:13 - 17:35)
The Meaning of “From the River to the Sea”— It Means the Elimination of Israel

• Rashida Tlaib attacks Biden with an incendiary smear by Washington Post (Jim Geraghty)

Part II (17:35 - 23:57)
If Authorities Did Not Take Adequate Action in This Case, Then When Would They? — The Horrifying Inaction Behind the Mass Shooting in Maine

• Dire Warnings About Maine Gunman Didn’t Stop His Rampage by Wall Street Journal (Jimmy Vielkind, Dan Frosch, Zusha Elinson, and Joe Palazzolo)

Part III (23:57 - 27:39)
Magic Mushrooms or Not, This Was Evil: The Sinful Human Heart and its Actions




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Part I (00:13 - 15:52)
Want to see the future? You had better pay attention to today's votes in Ohio and Kentucky

• Want to see the future? You had better pay attention to tomorrow’s votes in Ohio and Kentucky by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

Part II (15:52 - 21:23)
Major Elections in Virginia and Pennsylvania: Big Issues and the Clash of Worldviews in This Off-Year Election

Part III (21:23 - 27:54)
“Harmful” Names of Bird Species? Ornithological Society Announces the Renaming of Certain Birds Species with Morally Complicated (Human) Names

• Birds in North America will be renamed to avoid any ‘harmful’ historical associations with people by Associated Press (Christina Larson)

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Part I (00:13 - 11:17)
Intelligence Divorced from Morality Equals Massive Scandal: Sam Bankman-Fried Found Guilty on All Counts

Part II (11:17 - 24:29)
The Worldview of Sam Bankman-Fried: Utilitarianism, Elective Altruism, and the Secular Mind

Part III (24:29 - 26:33)
Parents, Your Worldview Will Show Up in Your Children: The Importance of Godly Parenting




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Part I (00:13 - 09:29)
A Falloff in Patriotism Leads to Drop Off in Enlistments: And a Clear Partisan Divide Endangers Our Military

• Patriotism’s Decline Imperils the Military by Wall Street Journal (Owen West and Kevin Wallsten)

Part II (09:29 - 16:42)
Why Has Our Society Changed Such That Many Families Cannot Live Under One Income? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part III (16:42 - 19:03)
If Muslims Respect the Old Testament, Why Do They Persecute the Jews? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (19:03 - 23:56)
How Has American Culture Degraded Women? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from an 18-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part V (23:56 - 26:38)
Do You Have Any Encouragement For Students Who Feel Intimidated After Realizing How Much More They Need to Learn? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 11:43)
President Biden and Prime Minister Sunak Send Dueling Messages on AI: Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy or Doomsday Technology? We Might Soon Find Out

• President Biden Issues Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence by The White House
• World leaders are gathering at the U.K.’s AI Summit. Doom is on the agenda. by Washington Post (Cat Zakrzewski, Anthony Faiola and Gerrit De Vynck)

Part II (11:43 - 18:39)
Is Social Media Addiction the Real Problem for Teens? The Debate Over “Addiction” Points to a Major Moral Problem

• Is Social Media Addictive? Here’s What the Science Says. by New York Times (Matt Richtel)

Part III (18:39 - 26:33)
Who Really Holds the ‘Extreme’ Position in Abortion? Virginia Republicans Attempt to Shift the Discourse

• Virginia Republicans Look to Neutralize Abortion as an Election Issue by New York Times (Trip Gabriel)

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Part I (00:13 - 15:50)
‘Settler Colonialism’ and Anti Semitism: The Ideology Behind Virulent Opposition to Israel (and the U.S.) on College Campuses

• Campus Radicals and Leftist Groups Have Embraced the Idea of ‘Settler Colonialism’ by Wall Street Journal (Adam Kirsch)

Part II (15:50 - 23:14)
The Great Sin of Imperialism and the Revolution That Liberates: Dissecting the Worldview of the “Post-Colonial” Left

Part III (23:14 - 26:13)
Coming to a Conversation Near You — Denying the Evil of Hamas

• Reducing Hamas’ terrorism to a problem of ‘evil’ is a mistake by Washington Post (Shadi Hamid)

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Part I (00:13 - 18:25)
Is There An Extremist in the House? The Left Goes Nuts About Speaker Mike Johnson’s Biblical Worldview

• The G.O.P. Goes Full-On Extremist by New York Times (Paul Krugman)
• Mike Johnson Is a Right-Wing Fever Dream Come to Life by New York Times (Jamelle Bouie)

Part II (18:25 - 23:05)
Abortion Labeled Mislabeled as a ‘Health Issue’: Looking at a Central Issue in the Kentucky Governor Race

Part III (23:05 - 25:55)
Don’t Celebrate the Death Cult: The Dark Turn of Halloween

• Down With Halloween’s Ironic Death Cult by Wall Street Journal (Barton Swaim)

Part IV (00:07 - 00:08)




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Part I (00:13 - 08:23)
The Leftist Ideologies Laid Bare: Over Israel: How the War Reveals the Left’s Hatred of Israel

• Democrats Splinter Over Israel as the Young, Diverse Left Rages at Biden by New York Times (Reid J. Epstein and Anjali Huynh)

Part II (08:23 - 16:47)
President Joe Biden is Scaring the Democratic Voter Base: The Re-election Landscape and the Issue of Age

Part III (16:47 - 22:08)
Human Agency and Natural Disasters: Hurricane Otis Raises Big Questions

Part IV (22:08 - 24:55)
We are Needy Creatures For Sure: How Our Dependence on Water Reveals Our Creatureliness




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Part I (00:13 - 04:54)
How Often Do You Think About Rome? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

• How often do men think about ancient Rome? Quite frequently, it seems. by Washington Post (Leo Sands)

Part II (04:54 - 11:48)
Where is the Balance Between Allowing For Free Speech and Preventing Mental Harm to the Children in Our Communities When It Comes to Halloween Decorations? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part III (11:48 - 13:31)
Why Does God Test People If He is Omniscient and Sovereign? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 10-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part IV (13:31 - 15:27)
If Jesus Defeated Death, Why Do People Still Die? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 7-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part V (15:27 - 17:18)
Why Do We Pray When God Already Has a Plan? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 7-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part VI (17:18 - 21:58)
What Position Within Ethical Theory Should Christians Hold? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 17-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part VII (21:58 - 27:21)
As a Follower of Christ, Am I Morally Complicit If I Allow a Secular Sex Education Presentation in My Classroom and Stay Silent as My Students are Exposed to This Material? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 06:40)
Good News for the House of Representatives: Conservative Mike Johnson Named Speaker of the House

Part II (06:40 - 22:45)
The New Axis of Evil: Are We Ready to Defend Our Civilization?

• The new axis of evil: Are we ready to defend our civilization? by WORLD (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

Part III (22:45 - 26:53)
More Than 40 State Attorneys General Sue Meta for Harm to Teens: In Warning Call to Parents, Lawsuit Exposes Harm and Addictive Traits of Social Media to Teenagers




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Part I (00:13 - 11:29)
Worse Than Useless? The United Nations and Its Failure Revealed

• The Irrelevant United Nations by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

Part II (11:29 - 19:45)
The EU Cannot Meet Its Own Climate Goals: Why the Age of Fossil Fuel Is Not Coming to an End

• EU must cut carbon emissions three times faster to meet targets, report says by The Guardian (Ajit Niranjan)

Part III (19:45 - 28:10)
Things Are Not Always How They Appear: The Complexities of the Labor Strikes Taking Place Right Now

• More Americans support striking auto workers than car companies, an AP-NORC poll shows by Associated Press (David Koenig)

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Part I (00:13 - 12:42)
Comprehensive Sex Education is at Odds with Sexual Morality: The Threat of Progressive Sex Education to Parental Rights and Creation Order

• Some GOP-led states are chipping away at sex education in K-12 schools by Associated Press (Hannah Fingerhut)

Part II (12:42 - 17:12)
A New Abortion Rights Group in Illinois? Governor J.B. Pritzker’s Billion Dollar Push for Abortion. And for the White House?

• Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois Starts Group to Promote Abortion Rights by New York Times (Maggie Astor)

Part III (17:12 - 27:10)
What Would Mickey Say? Disney Goes All In For Sports Betting as Gambling Spreads Across the Culture

• Disney Goes All In on Sports Betting by Wall Street Journal (Robbie Whelan, Katherine Sayre, Jessica Toonkel)

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Part I (00:13 - 12:20)
Wars and Rumors of Wars Combined: Will President Biden’s $100B Proposal Be Approved?

Part II (12:20 - 21:21)
God Does Not Live in a Temple Made by Human Hands: The Theological Significance of New Jersey’s New Hindu Temple

• A $96 Million Hindu Temple Opens Amid Accusations of Forced Labor by New York Times (Sarah Pulliam Bailey)

Part III (21:21 - 24:50)
Theology Matters, and It Shows in a Census: The Continuing Influence of Hindu’s Caste System Comes to the Fore in India

• A caste census reopens old grudges in India by The Economist

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Part I (00:13 - 10:48)
Drag Shows Cause No Harm to Children? Montana Judge Stays Ban on Law Restricting the Exposure of Children to Drag Events

• Montana judge keeps in place a ban on enforcement of law restricting drag shows, drag reading events by Associated Press (Amy Beth Hanson)

Part II (10:48 - 15:15)
Sin Seizes Every Opportunity, Even in the World of Chess: Is a Tournament Chess Championship Even Plausible Now?

• There’s a New Chess Cheating Blowup—and This One’s About a Watch by Wall Street Journal (Andrew Beaton and Joshua Robinson)

Part III (15:15 - 22:51)
Is Nudity in Art Sinful? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (22:51 - 25:51)
What Advice Would You Give a First Time Father? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (25:51 - 28:37)
How Did Jewish Culture Shift to a More Progressive Worldview in the U.S.? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 18:37)
The Fog of War: President Biden’s Comments in Israel in the Wake of Palestinian Attacks on Gaza Hospital

Part II (18:37 - 22:05)
The World is Changing Before Our Eyes: Major Shifts on the World Stage in the Wake of the Wars in Israel and Ukraine

Part III (22:05 - 27:53)
India’s Supreme Court Declines Same-sex Marriage: A Surprising Conservative Judgment That Likely Delays the Inevitable

• How same-sex unions are rooted in Indian tradition by BBC News (Soutik Biswas)

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Part I (00:13 - 14:05)
The U.S. Sends a Clear Signal: President Biden’s Trip to Israel

Part II (14:05 - 17:55)
The Left Unveils Postmodern’s Antisemitic Legacy: Elite Academia is Fueling Genocidal Ideology

• Warning of ‘Grave’ Errors, Powerful Donors Push Universities on Hamas by New York Times (Rob Copeland)
• Liberals Need a Reckoning With Anti-Semitism by Wall Street Journal (Gerard Baker)
• Don’t Hire My Anti-Semitic Law Students by Wall Street Journal (Steven Davidoff Solomon)

Part III (17:55 - 20:52)
Will the House of Representatives Be Operational? The Speaker’s Chair is Still Empty

Part IV (20:52 - 26:00)
Witchcraft, Now Coming to a Graduate Degree Program Near You: Resurgent Paganism Moves into Academic Acceptance

• Degree in magic to be offered at University of Exeter by BBC News
• A U.K. University Will Confer a New Title: A Master’s Degree in the Occult by New York Times (Jenny Gross)

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Part I (00:13 - 06:22)
Shifts in the American Political Landscape: The House Needs a Speaker, and Louisiana Elects a Conservative Governor

Part II (06:22 - 12:33)
A Great American Fracturing? — Americans are Moving States Based on Political Views

• Two Families Got Fed Up With Their States’ Politics. So They Moved Out. by New York Times (Trip Gabriel)

Part III (12:33 - 21:28)
The Motherhood Penalty: Nobel Prize Winner Shows Gender Wage Gap Comes Down to Having Babies

• Claudia Goldin Wins Nobel in Economics for Studying Women in the Work Force by New York Times (Jeanna Smialek)

Part IV (21:28 - 24:42)
Couple Faithfulness, Not Couple Equity: The Ontology and Moral Good of Complementary Work Roles in Marriage




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Part I (00:13 - 13:08)
The Moral Considerations of Israel’s War: Balancing the Absolute Necessity of Destroying Hamas with Minimizing the Loss of Innocent Life

• The Secrets Hamas Knew About Israel’s Military by New York Times (Patrick Kingsley and Ronen Bergman)
• What Does Destroying Gaza Solve? by New York Times (Nicholas Kristof)
• Seeking a Moral Compass in Gaza’s War by New York Times (Nicholas Kristof)

Part II (13:08 - 16:57)
The Concept of International Law: By Definition, Terrorists Don’t Care About the Rules

• Israel, Gaza and the Laws of War by New York Times (Amanda Taub)

Part III (16:57 - 21:55)
The Antisemitism of the Left: Leftist Progressives Display Their True Allegiances

• The Massacre in Israel and the Need for a Decent Left by New York Times (Michelle Goldberg)
• I Was Very Alone Today’: Young Jewish Americans Grieve Over Israel by New York Times (Marc Tracy and Campbell Robertson)

Part IV (21:55 - 25:00)
Some Enemies Cannot Be Ignored: The Survival of Civilization Depends on the Response to Those Who Seek to Destroy It




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Part I (00:13 - 07:15)
Treasonous Behavior from a Senator: Robert Menendez Charged with Conspiring to Act as Foreign Agent of Egypt

• How Should Christians Think About the Attack Upon Israel? by AlbertMohler.com

Part II (07:15 - 15:29)
The Culture War Wants Your Car: Why the Culture War is Bringing the Fight to Your Garage

• The Culture War Is Coming for Your Car by Wall Street Journal (Joseph C. Sternberg)

Part III (15:29 - 18:57)
Why Do Some Focus on the ‘Red Letters’ of Scripture Over Against the Rest of Scripture? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Part IV (18:57 - 22:13)
How Can I Best Incorporate My Toddler in Church? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (22:13 - 24:37)
What Should a Homosexual Couple with Children Do After Coming to Faith in Christ? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (24:37 - 26:50)
How Can We Be Sure That the Bible is True? Is It Only Because God Says It Is? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from an 8-Year-Old Listeners of The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 10:09)
The Reality of Natural Evil and Moral Evil: Devastating Earthquake in Afghanistan, Genocidal Attack in Israel

• ‘The Wrath of God’: Afghans Mourn Unimaginable Loss From Quake by New York Times (Christina Goldbaum and Yaqoob Akbary)

Part II (10:09 - 17:24)
Harvard’s Complicity: School Broiled in Controversy After Response to Student Statement Supporting Hamas’s Attacks on Israel

• Harvard Shrugs at Jew-Hatred by Wall Street Journal (J.J. Kimche)

Part III (17:24 - 19:55)
A New Speaker of the House? Republicans Have a Nomination, But No Consensus

Part IV (19:55 - 26:00)
More Celebrations, With Drum Circles? — National Coming Out Day 2023

• From Invisibility To Celebration: The Importance Of National Coming Out Day by Forbes (Julie Kratz)

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Part I (00:13 - 14:35)
‘This Is an Act of Sheer Evil’: Evaluating the Moral Language of President Biden’s Statement on the Hamas Attacks on Israel

• Remarks by President Biden on the Terrorist Attacks in Israel by The White House

Part II (14:35 - 19:17)
The Reality of Evil in an Age of Confusion: Moral Clarity in the Wake of Barbarity

Part III (19:17 - 23:23)
‘Don’t’ Warns the President: The U.S. Warning Must Be Backed By Overwhelming Force If It Is Not Heeded

Part IV (23:23 - 27:08)
We Do Know Evil When We See It: We Are Created as Moral Beings, and It Shows




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Part I (00:13 - 09:42)
The Responsibility of a Nation-state in War: Israel’s Right to Defend Itself

Part II (09:42 - 12:12)
This is Not Just About Israel: An Attack on Israel is an Attack on Western Civilization and the Rule of Law

Part III (12:12 - 14:16)
Americans, Don’t Take a Holiday from History: The World is a Perilous Place, and This is Conflict in Israel Is More Evidence of That

Part IV (14:16 - 15:56)
The Impossibility of a Ceasefire in Israel: The Calls for Ceasefire from the Liberal Media in the U.S. are Nothing Less Than Immoral

Part V (15:56 - 27:24)
What a Lie Is and How It Works: The Propaganda of Banned Books Week

• Book bans continue rising in the US with more targeting ‘sexual’ and ‘inappropriate’ content, free speech group says by CNN (Nicole Chavez)

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Part I (00:13 - 16:03)
Israel is at War: Hamas Attacks State of Israel, Kills, and Kidnaps

• Iran Helped Plot Attack on Israel Over Several Weeks by Wall Street Journal (Summer Said, Benoit Faucon, and Stephen Kalin)

Part II (16:03 - 25:47)
Who’s Speaking in Defense of Israel, and Who is Not? — The Significance of the Political and Global Response to the War in Israel

Part III (25:47 - 26:10)
Pray for Israel: Following Biblical Instruction, Especially Now




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Part I (00:13 - 08:56)
‘The Top Takeaway of the Study is That There’s A Lot More to Learn’: NASA Admits Lack of Knowledge of Any Extraterrestrial Origins of UFOs

• No evidence that UFOs have extraterrestrial origins, NASA finds by Washington Post (Shane Harris)

Part II (08:56 - 15:11)
Once the Dress Code Goes, What Goes Next? The Senate Casts Aside Professional Dress and Raises the Question of What Historical Decorum Will Go Next

• The Senate Dress Code Gets a Casual Overhaul by New York Times (Robert Jimison)

Part III (15:11 - 20:29)
What Practical Advice Would You Give to College Students Considering Marriage While They Are Still in School? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (20:29 - 25:33)
How Can We Pledge Allegiance to a Country as a Christian? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (25:33 - 30:06)
Is There Inherent Value in Praying or Speaking Truth Even If We Are Not Fully Engaged Mentally? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 13:05)
We Have Entered Uncharted Territory: The Republican Crisis in the House Raises Big Issues of Rules, Leadership, and Governance in a Social Media Age

Part II (13:05 - 17:39)
Mayhem Is Not a Conservative Impulse: Insurgent Disorder in the House and Big Questions About the Future

Part III (17:39 - 21:15)
Conservatives are Stronger When Ruled by Conservative Principles: Conservative Party in the UK Holds Party Conference

Part IV (21:15 - 27:13)
Crime Waves on Both Sides of the Atlantic A Sad Reminder that Order Must Sustain Liberty

• Major UK retail bosses plead for staff protection as ‘violent criminals empty stores’ by The Observer (Sarah Butler)

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Part I (00:13 - 13:08)
A Loud Signal from the Vatican: Pope Francis Points to Future Blessings for Gay Couples

• Amid liberal revolt, pope signals openness to blessings for gay couples by Washington Post (Anthony Faiola, Michelle Boorstein and Kate Brady)

Part II (13:08 - 22:40)
Anthropology Goes Woke: American Anthropological Association and Canadian Anthropology Society Cancel Conference Panel on Biological Sex

• Dis-empaneled: Bowing to political pressure, two leading anthropological associations cancel a conference discussion on the centrality of biological sex. by The City Journal (Colin Wright)

Part III (22:40 - 24:56)
An Unprecedented Development in U.S. History: Kevin McCarthy Ousted as Speaker of the House of Representatives




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Part I (00:13 - 10:53)
Intersectionality Gone Wild: Governor Gavin Newsom Chooses Laphonza Butler as Senator of California

• Gov. Gavin Newsom chooses Laphonza Butler to fill Dianne Feinstein's Senate seat by NBC News (Adam Edelman and Amanda Terkel)

Part II (10:53 - 18:47)
A Sober Response of Gospel Importance: Responding to Andy Stanley’s Clarification at North Point on Sunday

• The train is leaving the station by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

Part III (18:47 - 26:28)
For Some Same-sex People, Celibacy is Just "Not Sustainable?” — A Major Departure From Biblical Christianity




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Part I (00:13 - 11:25)
A Centrist? Only Because the Democratic Party Has Moved So Far Left: The Political Legacy of the Late Dianne Feinstein

Part II (11:25 - 15:33)
45 More Days Aboard a Sinking Ship: Washington Comes to an Agreement to Avoid Government Shutdown

Part III (15:33 - 26:07)
‘Children Are Not Deserving Solely Because They Got Lucky and Came From a Rich Womb’: Confronting the Argument Against Inherited Wealth

• Passing on great wealth to our children spells the end of society. Just ask Aristotle by The Observer (Will Hutton)

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Part I (00:13 - 09:33)
Our Adults Aren’t Adulting: The Big Problems of the Prolonged Adolescence Characterizing Our Society

• No house, spouse or baby: Should parents worry their kids are still living at home? Maybe not. by USA Today (Dr. Phil McGraw and Dr. John Whyte)

Part II (09:33 - 15:27)
Why Does the Natural Family Matter, and Why Should It Be Prioritized? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from a 17-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part III (15:27 - 21:21)
I Hold to Reformed Theology, But My Girlfriend Holds to Arminianism. Are We Incompatible for Marriage? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from a 17-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part IV (21:21 - 27:07)
How Were Old Testament Believers Saved If Jesus Had Not Yet Died For Their Sins? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 09:40)
A Strange Divide in Mainline Protestantism: PRRI Survey Shows Liberal Church Members Are Much More Conservative Than Their Clergy

• Survey: Mainline clergy are more liberal than their congregants by Religion News Service (Yonat Shimron)

Part II (09:40 - 20:46)
Gone by 2030? 2040? — Pulling Back the Curtain on the Fastest Declining Churches in the UK

• Inside the fastest growing – and shrinking – churches in the UK by The Spectator (Dan Hitchens)

Part III (20:46 - 27:20)
Democrats Are Getting Over Senator Menendez: A Salacious Scandal with a Losing Argument




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Part I (00:13 - 14:11)
Now They Are Taking Names: The Oxford Safe Churches Project Releases Report Rating Churches on LGBTQ Acceptance

• Oxford students rate churches on how LGBT-friendly they are by The Times (Kaya Burgess)
• Oxford Student Faith Action publishes safe churches report by The Oxford Student (Etienne Baker)

Part II (14:11 - 22:22)
Red Light, Green Light For the LGBTQ+ Revolution: Evaluating the Meaning of the Oxford Safe Churches Report

• Attitudes Towards Queer Christians in Oxford Churches by Oxford Safe Churches

Part III (22:22 - 27:11)
Will Your Church Be Found Faithful On Issues of Gender and Sexuality? — We All Must Be Ready Because the LGBTQ Revolutionaries Are Ready to Rate Our Churches




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