This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 12:06)How the Collapse of Germany’s Government Could Be a Foreshadowing: What Happens in Germany is Important to Christian in the U.S. and in the WorldPart II (12:06 - 13:46)The Big Problem of Underperformance in the UK: It Doesn’t Matter If You Have an Empire If You Can’t Flush the SewersBritish Authorities Criticized Over Sewage Spills in Public Waterways by The New York Times (Amelia Nierenberg)Part III (13:46 - 15:59)The UK’s Final Ruling on the Cass Review: The U.S. Needs to Heed the Warnings Over Transgender Procedures on Minors from BritainThe Cass Review by The Cass ReviewPart IV (15:59 - 22:22)No, Disney, Parents Do Not Want Transgender Storylines: Pixar Pulls Transgender Storyline From Upcoming SeriesDisney removes transgender storyline from upcoming Pixar streaming series by NBC News (Daniel Arkin)Part V (22:22 - 25:17)Judge Rules Transgender Teaching in Schools Violate Parental Rights: The Sexual Revolution is Colliding with Parental Rights, Religious Liberty, and MoreHow Trump Can Target Transgenderism in Schools by The Wall Street Journal (Max Eden)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
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Wednesday, December 18, 2024
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:14 - 14:15)There are Deeply Troubled People Among Us: The Daniel Penny and Jordan Neely Case Raises Massive Mental Health Issues in NYC and BeyondIn Penny Verdict, a Flashpoint in the Debate Over Crime and Mental Illness by The New York Times (Hurubie Meko and Anusha Bayya)Part II (14:15 - 19:34)President Biden’s Reckless Clemency Commutations: President Biden Grants Shocking and Controversial Clemency CommutationsPart III (19:34 - 26:00)Salvation is Not a Pardon or Commutation: At the Heart of the Gospel is the Substitutionary Atonement of Christ on Our BehalfVictims ‘shocked’ after Biden grants clemency to ‘kids-for-cash’ judge and $54 million embezzler by CNN (Marshall Cohen)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
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Tuesday, December 17, 2024
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 16:54)Parents, Talk to Your Teens About Pornography: But Ground Your Words in Christian Truth — not in Secular “Science"It’s Time to Talk About Pornography, Scholars Say by The New York Times (Matt Richtel)How to Talk to Your Teen About Pornography by The New York Times (Matt Richtel)Part II (16:54 - 20:30)Pornography Restrictions Are Not Government Overreach: Arguments Against Pornography Blocks for Teens Reveal a Huge Moral ProblemPornhub's exit from Kentucky is alarming case of government overreach by Courier Journal (Coleman Larkin)Part III (20:30 - 25:10)Americans Are Failing at Life’s Basic Tasks? The Breakdown of the Family is Reverberating Through Society, Harm After HarmIn a Test of Adult Know-How, America Comes Up Short by The Wall Street Journal (Douglas Belkin)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
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Monday, December 16, 2024
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 11:02)The Looming Danger of Young Man on the Internet: Details of the Arrest of Luigi Mangione Raises Big Issues of Young Men Negatively Influenced by Online Ideologies and ActivismThe Rage and Glee That Followed a C.E.O.’s Killing Should Ring All Alarms by The New York Times (Zeynep Tufekci)A Man Was Murdered in Cold Blood and You’re Laughing? by The New Yorker (Jia Tolentino)The Unabomber’s Influence Is Deeper and More Dangerous Than We Know by The New York Times (Maxim Loskutoff)Part II (11:02 - 19:22)The Murder of a Healthcare CEO is Not a Close Call in Morality: Murder is Never ‘Understandable But Unjustifiable’A Broken System Is No Excuse by The New York Times (Travis N. Rieder)Part III (19:22 - 25:45)The Barrenness of Ethics Without God: Secularism is Not Sufficient For Carrying the Moral Load of EthicsSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
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Friday, December 13, 2024
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 08:24)Theology is Always in the Headlines: An Ordered Massacre by a Gang Leader in Haiti Over Voodoo Confounds a Secular AgeMassacre in Haiti’s Capital Leaves Nearly 200 Dead, U.N. Says by The New York Times (Frances Robles)Part II (08:24 - 13:32)Why Do You Talk About the Bad Things in the World, Rather Than Good Things, So Often on The Briefing? Is the Bible the Only Proof for God? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 13-Year-Old Listener to The BriefingPart III (13:32 - 17:14)When Jesus Says the Son Does Not Know ‘the Day or the Hour,’ Did He Lie to the Disciples or Is He Not Omniscient? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 13-Year-Old Listener to The BriefingPart IV (17:14 - 22:10)How Should I Think Through, Theologically, What I Want to Do With My Life? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 14-Year-Old Listener to The BriefingPart V (22:10 - 27:35)How Can I, As a Young Pastor and Father, Be Faithful in All That the Lord Has Called Me to Do, While Not Sacrificing Time with My Family and Still Resting in Christ? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners to The BriefingSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.