The Briefing with Albert Mohler

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Tuesday, December 3, 2024 Dec 03, 2024

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 - 05:26)
Disorder Breeds Disorder and Civil Society Requires Order: Connecting Global Headlines

A Power Vacuum in Gaza Could Empower Warlords and Gangs by The New York Times (Amanda Taub)

Part II (05:26 - 10:18)
Rule by Law or Rule by Criminal Gangs: The Stark Reality on the Ground in Troubled Regions
Part III (10:18 - 14:28)
Crisis at the Federal Bureau of Investigation? President-Elect Trump Expresses Desire For Kash Patel to Become Director of the FBI
Part IV (14:28 - 22:48)
We Need Restored Confidence in the FBI: The Looming Issues Are Huge and the Stakes Are High

Taxing Farm Animals’ Farts and Burps? Denmark Gives It a Try. by The New York Times (Somini Sengupta)

Part V (22:48 - 27:11)
Taxing Cow Burps and Flatulence? Climate Revolutionaries are Coming for Denmark’s Livestock (And Yours)
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Monday, December 2, 2024 Dec 02, 2024

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 - 06:15)
The Culture of Death Sweeps Great Britain: British Lawmakers Pass Assisted Suicide Bill
Part II (06:15 - 09:48)
“Assisted Death” — a Parable for the Sunset of Christianity’s Influence in Britain
Part III (09:48 - 14:08)
Great Britain’s Post-Conservative Age: Former Tory Prime Ministers Come Out in Support of Assisted Dying Bill
Part IV (14:08 - 26:56)
A Great Misuse of Pardon Power: President Biden Pardons His Son, Hunter Biden

Read Joe Biden’s Statement and His Grant of Clemency by The New York Times

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Wednesday, November 27, 2024 Nov 27, 2024

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 - 10:58)
A Lame-Duck President, Two Pardoned Turkeys, and a Whole Lot More: Animal Rights Activist Reveals Worldview on the Pages of The New York Times

Let’s End This Turkey Pardoning Nonsense by The New York Times (Peter Singer)
Let’s End This Turkey Pardoning Nonsense by The New York Times (Peter Singer)

Part II (10:58 - 14:21)
The Flourishing of America and Thanksgiving: Americans Have Unique Ground for Thankfulness
Part III (14:21 - 17:20)
Thanksgiving and the Honor of God: The Inescapably Theological Act of Thanksgiving
Part IV (17:20 - 20:54)
Every Good and Perfect Gift is From Above: The Proper Response to God’s Grace is to Give Thanks
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Tuesday, November 26, 2024 Nov 26, 2024

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 - 16:01)
The Electorate Was the Jury: Special Counsel Drops Cases Against the President-Elect
Part II (16:01 - 20:17)
Did Voters Give Trump a Mandate? A Look at History and Media Bias

The ‘Landslide’ That Wasn’t: Trump and Allies Pump Up His Narrow Victory by The New York Times (Peter Baker)
A Monumental, Fragile Mandate by The New York Times (The Editorial Board)

Part III (20:17 - 23:53)
A Getaway Car and a 13-Year-Old Perpetrator: What a High Speed Chase of an Underage Driver Reveals about the Rule of Law

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Monday, November 25, 2024 Nov 25, 2024

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 - 13:32)
The Money Behind Climate Change: COP29 Reaches Final Deal for $300 Billion Per Year from Developed Nations to Developing Nations

U.N. Reaches $300 Billion Climate Financing Deal as Trump Looms by The Wall Street Journal (Matthew Dalton)

Part II (13:32 - 23:48)
Where is Energy Realism? China as a “Developing Country,” EVs, and the Plea to Trump from Major Car Makers to Encourage (Require) EV Sales

China’s Soaring Emissions Are Upending Climate Politics by The New York Times (Brad Plumer and Mira Rojanasakul)
Irresistible March of Energy Realism by The Wall Street Journal (Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.)
Automakers to Trump: Please Require Us to Sell Electric Vehicles by The New York Times (Coral Davenport and Jack Ewing)
Is a ‘Green’ Revolution Poisoning India’s Capital? by The New York Times (Maria Abi-Habib)

Part III (23:48 - 26:11)
Take the Cue on Climate Change: More World Leaders Showed Up to the G20 Summit Than COP29

A Nostalgic Biden Fades Out of the Picture in Talks With World Leaders by The New York Times (Zolan Kanno-Youngs)

Friday, November 22, 2024 Nov 22, 2024

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 - 06:20)
Matt Gaetz Withdraws: Trump’s Potential Attorney General Change in Wake of Gaetz Scandal

News Analysis: If Democrats want to win back the American people, does California need to stand down? by LA Times (Taryn Luna and Seema Mehta)

Part II (06:20 - 14:55)
The ICC Issues Warrant for Netanyahu’s So-Called War Crimes? Israel Has Every Right to Defend Itself
Part III (14:55 - 18:54)
Did You Miss an Easy Explanation for the Voting Number Discrepancy Between the 2020 and 2024 Presidential Elections? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners to The Briefing
Part IV (18:54 - 22:57)
How Can I Live a Good Christian Life Around Non Believers? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 10-Year-Old Listener to The Briefing
Part V (22:57 - 26:40)
How Do You Approach Visiting Mosques and Other Historical Religious Sites from a Christian Perspective? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners to The Briefing
Part VI (26:40 - 29:06)
What is the Glory of God? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners to The Briefing
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Thursday, November 21, 2024 Nov 21, 2024

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 - 17:17)
No, Conservatives Aren’t Pushing Out Liberals From Social Media: The Left Dislikes the Destabilization of Their Media Establishment

Liberals Are Left Out in the Cold as Social Media Veers Right by The New York Times (Sheera Frenkel)

Part II (17:17 - 22:03)
Conservatives Did Not Launch the Culture War: The Left is Politicizing the Sexual Revolution – And Trying to Overcome Common Sense

House Republicans signal support for proposal to ban bathroom access for 1st transgender member by The Washington Post (Farnoush Amiri)

Part III (22:03 - 26:51)
Answer this Question: If Congress Cannot Operate by a Truthful Bathroom Policy, How Can It Decide on the Major Policy Issues of Our Nation?
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024 Nov 20, 2024

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 - 08:20)
Will Trump Disband the Department of Education? The Educational Establishment Is a Powerful Enemy
Part II (08:20 - 15:09)
You Don’t Get Rid of Woke Ideas by Merely Changing Course Titles: Liberal Professors Don’t Give Up Easily

‘Race,’ ‘equity’ removed from UNT course titles to comply with Texas DEI ban, faculty say by Dallas Morning News (Marcela Rodrigues)

Part III (15:09 - 18:00)
‘They’re the Meanest, Dumbest, Most Bigoted Group of Fascists’: Editor-in-chief of Scientific American Resigns After Comments About Trump Voters

Editor-in-chief of America’s oldest magazine resigns after calling Trump voters fascists by Scientific American (Jordan Valinsky)

Part IV (18:00 - 21:33)
Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall, the Great Terms of Oppression and Patriarchy? Now They’re Targeting Names of Seasons

Season’s mis-greetings: why timing matters in global academia by Nature (Melissa Hart and Negin Nazarian)

Part V (21:33 - 26:27)
‘We Have Faith, Just Not in God’: An Obituary That Comes with an Absolutely Candid Display of Atheism—Tragically Enough

Kenneth Bronstein, Who Put His Faith in Atheism, Dies at 85 by The New York Times (Sam Roberts)

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 Nov 19, 2024

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 - 12:15)
What is President Biden Doing in Ukraine? President Biden Approves Use of U.S. Missiles Deep in Russian Territory
Part II (12:15 - 21:15)
Big Tech Overreach and an AI Tragedy: Christians Need to Closely Examine the Effects of Social Media and AI on Teens

Inside Big Tech’s Bid to Sink the Online Kid Safety Bill by The Wall Street Journal (Georgia Wells, Kristina Peterson, and Natalie Andrews)
A 14-Year-Old Boy Killed Himself to Get Closer to a Chatbot. He Thought They Were In Love. by The Wall Street Journal (Sherry Turkle and Pat Pataranutaporn)

Part III (21:15 - 27:47)
Conservative Principles (Maybe), Libertarian Worldview: The Life and Legacy of Lawyer Ted Olson

Theodore B. Olson, Conservative Lawyer Who Took Up Liberal Causes, Dies at 84 by The New York Times (Clay Risen)

Monday, November 18, 2024 Nov 18, 2024

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 - 14:43)
Cabinet Controversies: Some of Trump’s Potential Appointments Incite Major Furor on Political and Moral Grounds
Part II (14:43 - 22:13)
So What’s the Message About Abortion? Trump Nominates a Kennedy Scion and Iconoclast, RFK Jr., to Head the HHS
Part III (22:13 - 27:05)
The Conservative Impulse to Look Beyond Disorder: A President Should Appoint for Loyalty, but Trump’s Appointments Need to Bring Even More to the Table and Serve Him (And the Nation) Well
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