The Briefing with Albert Mohler

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Tuesday, June 3, 2025 Jun 03, 2025

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 - 14:39)
What’s Going On Between the U.S. and Europe? Europe Appears to Be Rethinking Its Relationship with the U.S. and Its Attraction to ‘Traditional Values’

For Europe, America was the future. Now what? by The Financial Times (Mark Mazower)

Part II (14:39 - 21:32)
How Do You Get Rid of a Party Which Came in Second in a Recent Election? Germany’s Attempt to Squelch AfD For Being Too ‘Far Right’

Is the AfD Too Extreme for Democracy? by The Atlantic (Graeme Wood)

Part III (21:32 - 28:52)
The Parable of Notre Dame Cathedral: Once a Wonder of Christian Truth and Transcendence Has Become a Secular Symbol in France
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Monday, June 2, 2025 Jun 02, 2025

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 - 09:09)
Prisoners Should Not Be Able to Choose Their Gender: Allowing Biological Men in Women’s Prison Leads to Even More Harm for Women in Prison Says UN Official

Don’t let trans rapists choose gender, UN warns police by The Telegraph (Daniel Martin)

Part II (09:09 - 14:04)
No, Don’t Give Staff Extra Breaks to Hide Their Biology: The Massive Problem in Suggested Transgender Guidelines from UK

Give trans staff extra breaks to adjust underwear, NHS LGBT group suggested by The Telegraph (Michael Searles)

Part III (14:04 - 26:04)
The Justice Department Puts Pressure on Gov. Newsom: Trump Administration Will Look Into Title IX Violations With Transgender Athletes in California

Trump Threat Over Trans Athlete Puts Spotlight on California Track Meet by The New York Times (Juliet MacurSoumya Karlamangla and Orlando Mayorquín)
Trump warns Newsom after California transgender athlete qualifies for state championship by USA Today (Joey Garrison)

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Friday, May 30, 2025 May 30, 2025

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 - 10:00)
The Moral Significance of Bricks: The Dark and Weighty Reality of Living in a Town Built for Nazis

‘Are the Bricks Evil?’ In a Village Built for Nazis, Darkness Lingers. by The New York Times (Sally McGrane)

Part II (10:00 - 14:01)
Ed Smylie, Who Saved Apollo 13 Crew, Dies at 95 – And Duct Tape Was Crucial for the Success of His Heroic Act

Ed Smylie knew this stick-fast wonder could fix anything by The Economist

Part III (14:01 - 18:58)
If Marriage is a Good, God-Ordained Institution, Why Does the Apostle Paul Say That It Can Be a Hindrance to Ministry? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
Part IV (18:58 - 21:31)
Is ‘5 Solas’ an Oxymoron? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
Part V (21:31 - 26:51)
How Can We Know That What We Know is Correct? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
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Thursday, May 29, 2025 May 29, 2025

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 - 06:50)
Why Has President Trump Has Declared War on Harvard? An Open Challenge to a Bastion of the Educational Elites

Does the President Want to Fix Harvard or Destroy It? by The Wall Street Journal (Jason L. Riley)

Part II (06:50 - 10:16)
‘Trust Us, We Won the Johan Skytte Award’: The Self-Congratulatory Condescension of the Academic Elites

Letter: Prize-winning political scientists speak out by Financial Times (Francis Fukuyama and others)

Part III (10:16 - 16:27)
President Trump Changed the Political Landscape: Americans Now Believe That Republicans Represent the Working Class, and Democrats Represent the Elites

How Donald Trump Has Remade America’s Political Landscape by The New York Times (Shane Goldmacher)

Part IV (16:27 - 21:50)
‘Be Normal. Sound Normal.’: Democrats are Attempting to Dump Their Woke Jargon, But Not Their Woke Ideologies– But It’s Not Working

Democrats ditch woke jargon to win back Trump voters by The Telegraph (Benedict Smith)

Part V (21:50 - 25:58)
Woke Education is the Left’s Agenda: The Left Wants Your Kids, and They are Targeting Them Through Schools

Woke Education Is Going Strong, Even in Middle America by The Wall Street Journal (Daniel Buck)

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 May 28, 2025

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 - 17:10)
So Who Knew What When About Biden’s Cognitive Decline? ‘Original Sin’ Has Revised History and Is Raising Big Questions About Who’s Responsible for This Cover-Up

Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again by Penguin Random House (Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson)
Jake Tapper Uncovers Startling Evidence That Biden’s Decline Was Covered Up By Jake Tapper by The Babylon Bee
‘Original Sin’ and Foreign Policy by The Wall Street Journal (Walter Russell Mead)
‘Original Sin’ Review: A Conspiracy in Plain View by The Wall Street Journal (Tunku Varadarajan)

Part II (17:10 - 24:16)
The ‘Unreliable Boyfriend’ Problem? UK Prime Minister Starmer Appears to Have a Conviction Problem

Keir Starmer’s unreliable boyfriend problem by Financial Times (Robert Shrimsley)
A Labour lost in the weeds can’t rebuild this country. Starmer must regain his nerve by The Guardian (John Harris)

Part III (24:16 - 25:23)
Christian Leadership is a Call to Conviction – God’s People Need Convictional Leadership
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Tuesday, May 27, 2025 May 27, 2025

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 - 09:07)
Evil Seized an Opportunity in the U.S. Embassy: A Horrific Attack in the Name of ‘Free Palestine’ Leads to the Murder of Two Israeli Diplomats

How Israel tries to shield its diplomats from attack by Financial Times (James Shotter and Neri Zilber and Mehul Srivastava)
Days Before a Marriage Proposal, They Were Killed in D.C. by The New York Times (John YoonIsabel Kershner and Natan Odenheimer)

Part II (09:07 - 13:57)
A ‘Fuller Way’ on LGBTQ Issues? Fuller Seminary Trustees Reaffirm Stance on Homosexuality – But How Will That Square with Its Faculty Members and Student Body Who are Affirming?

Fuller Seminary Reaffirms Historic LGBTQ Stance by Christianity Today (Daniel Silliman)

Part III (13:57 - 24:21)
There is No Third Way to Faithfulness: Every Christian Institution Must Resolve to Be Faithful to Scripture No Matter the Cost
Part IV (24:21 - 27:18)
The Boggle Puzzle Solved – Researcher Finally Solves the Mystery of Highest Possible Boggle Score

Lone coder cracks 50-year puzzle to find Boggle’s top-scoring board by Financial Times (Oliver Roeder)

Friday, May 23, 2025 May 23, 2025

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 - 04:32)
Religious Liberty Was Hamstrung Yesterday: The 4-4 Split Led to a Major Religious Liberty Loss in Oklahoma

OK Charter School Board v. Drummond by The U.S. Supreme Court

Part II (04:32 - 10:45)
The Left is Now Furious with Target: The Company Offended Many Christians With LGBTQ Advocacy, Now Target Backs Off DEI, and the Left is Losing Their Minds

Target shares fall after hit from tariffs and store boycotts by Financial Times (Gregory Meyer)

Part III (10:45 - 16:34)
Why Don’t You Believe Churchill Was a Christian? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from a 15-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing
Part IV (16:34 - 20:33)
What Does Fallen Asleep Mean in 1 Thessalonians 4:13? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from a 14-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing
Part V (20:33 - 22:42)
In the Parable of the Soils, Do the Rocky Soil People Go to Hell? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letter from a 6-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing
Part VI (22:42 - 25:34)
Can I Officiate the Wedding of Unbelievers? Should I Share the Gospel at That Wedding? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letter from Listeners of The Briefing
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Thursday, May 22, 2025 May 22, 2025

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 - 12:47)
Feminism and Transgenderism at Odds: Lesbians Want to Be Liberated from the LBGT Revolution

Why lesbians want out of the LGBT Movement by The Spectator (Julie Bindel)

Part II (12:47 - 16:19)
Creation Order Asserts Itself: Creation Order Breaks Through Everywhere, Even in the Wake of the Sexual Liberation Movement

Why the trans debacle matters by The Spectator (Lionel Shriver)

Part III (16:19 - 18:38)
Decadence and Debauchery: The Absurdity of Gender Ideologies
Part IV (18:38 - 26:47)
The Disaster of ‘You are What You Look Like’ — Confronting a Dangerous and Seductive Claim

Age is Irrelevant by Financial Times (Triny Woodall)

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 May 21, 2025

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 - 14:32)
Is the U.S. Fighting the Wrong War? The Complicated Nature of the U.S. Response to the Houthis

The $7 Billion We Wasted Bombing a Country We Couldn’t Find on a Map by The New York Times (Nicholas Kristof)

Part II (14:32 - 21:57)
Austin is a New Kind of Weird? Is the Texas Capital, A Blue Dot in a Red State, Changing its Color?

Austin Welcomed Musk. Now It’s Weird (in a New Way). by The New York Times (J. David Goodman)

Part III (21:57 - 25:15)
The Parable of Radioactive Toothpaste: The Importance of Humility in the Modern Age

Half-Life podcast is a compelling story of radioactive toothpaste and poison gas — review by Financial Times (Fiona Sturges)

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 May 20, 2025

Show notes

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 - 00:42)
Former President Biden Has Cancer - We are Praying for the Former President in Light of His Diagnosis
Part II (00:42 - 08:09)
Why Is Travel Not Producing World Peace? Cosmopolitanism Isn't Bringing People Together

Why travel didn’t bring the world together by Financial Times (Janan Ganesh)

Part III (08:09 - 14:39)
Global Peace Through International Law? No, Reason and Rules Are Not Enough to Bring Nations Together

Are we heading for another world war – or has it already started? by The Guardian (Patrick Wintour)

Part IV (14:39 - 23:30)
The Preconditions of an Ordered Society: Haiti is Lacking the Foundational Necessities of an Ordered Society And an The Problem Cannot Be Solved by Military Intervention

The U.S. needs a plan to stop Haiti’s free fall by The Washington Post (The Editorial Board)

Part V (23:30 - 25:48)
The Theological Foundation of a Rightly Ordered Society: Creation Order Must Be Established Before a Society Can Flourish
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