The Briefing with Albert Mohler

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Friday, November 1, 2024 Nov 01, 2024

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 - 10:27)
‘It’s Camp. It’s Carnal. It’s Macabre. It’s Silly.’: The Current Celebration of Halloween Has Much to Tell Us About the Moral Trajectory of Our Culture

The Music Industry Is Hoping Halloween Can Be the New Christmas by The New York Times (Marc Hogan)

Part II (10:27 - 17:08)
How Can I Honor God with My Feelings When I’m Not Allowed to Date Yet? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 16-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing
Part III (17:08 - 20:00)
How Can We Keep Christ at the Center of Our Wedding in Every Way? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
Part IV (20:00 - 22:10)
Do You Get the Ordo Salutis Wrong in Your New Book? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Recapturing the Glory of Christmas by B&H Publishing (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

Part V (22:10 - 23:41)
What’s the Difference Between the Social Gospel and Liberation Theology? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
Part VI (23:41 - 27:21)
Why Didn’t God Make Us So That We Know Everything When We’re Born? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 10-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing
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Thursday, October 31, 2024 Oct 31, 2024

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 - 14:27)
Behind the ‘Science’ of Polling: What are the Polls? What Do They Tell Us? What Do We Want Them to Tell Us? What Do Others Want Us to Think They Tell Us?

Forget the polls? Prediction fever takes over Trump vs. Harris 2024 election by USA Today (Phillip M. Bailey)
One week to go: what is the state of the US presidential race? by The Financial Times (Oliver Roeder, Eva Xiao, Radhika Rukmangadhan, and James Politi)

Part II (14:27 - 24:09)
Opposing Worldviews, Fairness, and the LGBTQ Revolution: Will Fairness Be a Strong Enough Moral Judgment When It Comes to Men Participating in Women’s Sports?

The dispute around a women’s volleyball team touches on a broader question: How to define ‘fair’ by The Associated Press (Deepti Hajela)

Part III (24:09 - 26:34)
Newsflash, People Don’t Trust the Media: Bezos Responds to the Backlash at The Washington Post’s Controversy

The hard truth: Americans don’t trust the news media by The Washington Post (Jeff Bezos)

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Wednesday, October 30, 2024 Oct 30, 2024

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 - 10:27)
Abortion on the Ballot in Ten States: A Radical Constitutional Amendment Packaged as ‘Reproductive Health Care’ Faces Missouri Voters

2024 Ballot Measures by Missouri Secretary of State
Amendment to Limit Government Interference with Abortion by Florida Division of Elections

Part II (10:27 - 15:57)
Where Did the Pro-Lifers Go? A Secular Age Clarifies Who is Convictionally and Genuinely Pro-Life
Part III (15:57 - 20:10)
We Are About to Learn How Effective a Pro-Abortion Platform Is: The Inconsistency of the American Voter and the Need to Continue to Fight for Unborn Life

As Election Day Nears, Democrats Test Just How Powerful Abortion Really Is by The New York Times (Elizabeth Dias and Lisa Lerer)

Part IV (20:10 - 25:46)
There’s a New Key to Unlocking Who Might Win the Election? Why the Betting World Might Indicate Who Will Be the Next President of the United States

The Crypto Website Where the Election Odds Swing in Trump’s Favor by The New York Times (David Yaffe-Bellany and Erin Griffith)

Tuesday, October 29, 2024 Oct 29, 2024

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 - 09:48)
Ukraine is Turning into a Powder Keg: North Korea Sends 10,000 Troops to Aid Russia’s War with Ukraine
Part II (09:48 - 13:50)
The Meeting of the BRICs Nations: Brazil, Russia, India, and China and Other Nations Seek to Set Up Alternative World Power to U.S. and Its Allies
Part III (13:50 - 22:26)
The Archbishop of Canterbury Drops a Theological Bombshell: Justin Welby Argues Same-Sex Monogamous Relationships are Permissible

The Briefing - October 4, 2017 by AlbertMohler.com
Justin Welby unable to give 'straight answer' on whether gay sex is sinful by The Guardian (Harriet Sherwood)
The Link Between Religion And Politics And BTS Of Elizabeth II's Funeral: Archbishop Of Canterbury by The Rest is Politics (Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart)
Archbishop of Canterbury: an arresting admission by The Church of England Evangelical Council (Andrew Goddard)

Part IV (22:26 - 26:16)
The Time Is Not Ripe? Tumult in the Roman Catholic Church Should Serve as a Warning of the Consequences of Giving Unbiblical Practices Time to Ripen
Part V (26:16 - 28:14)
Kamala Harris and the Death of Religious Liberty: Vice President Harris Reveals She Would Sacrifice Religious Liberty on the Altar of Abortion If Elected

This is how religious liberty dies: Kamala Harris says it out loud in asserting a false right to abortion by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

Monday, October 28, 2024 Oct 28, 2024

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 - 16:10)
This Just Blew Up the Media World: The Washington Post and LA Times Decline to Endorse a Presidential Candidate for the 2024 Election

On political endorsement by The Washington Post
Post columnists respond by The Washington Post (Post Columnists)
Washington Post Says It Will Stop Endorsing Presidential Candidates by The New York Times (Benjamin Mullin and Katie Robertson)

Part II (16:10 - 19:31)
Israel Sends a Clear Message to Iran: And the World Waits to See How Iran Will Respond to Israel’s Attack

Israel’s Strike Marks New Phase of Conflict, but Stops Short of All-Out War by The New York Times (Patrick Kingsley)

Part III (19:31 - 25:35)
Canada (And Others) Back Away from Open Border Policies: And the U.S. Needs an Honest Conversation About Immigration Policy

Canada to cut immigration levels in major reversal, Trudeau says by The Washington Post (Amanda Coletta)

Friday, October 25, 2024 Oct 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 - 08:25)
Marxism Meets Theology: The Death of Liberation Theologian Gustavo Gutierrez Raises Big Theological Issues

Gustavo Gutiérrez, Father of Liberation Theology, Dies at 96 by The New York Times (Bill Friskics-Warren)

Part II (08:25 - 13:05)
How Should Christians Think About an Obituary? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
Part III (13:05 - 18:09)
How Should First Time Voters Approach the Upcoming Election? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
Part IV (18:09 - 19:01)
Should Christians Vote? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
Part V (19:01 - 23:01)
What Are Christian Parents to Do If They Cannot Send Their Kids to Christian Schools? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
Part VI (23:01 - 26:46)
Can Satan Disguise Himself as Anything? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
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Thursday, October 24, 2024 Oct 24, 2024

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 - 15:42)
Can Government Raise the Birth Rate? The Global Birthrates Are Crashing And It’s Proving Increasingly Difficult to Fix the Problem

Can the Government Get People to Have More Babies? by The New York Times (Motoko Rich)
Worldwide Efforts to Reverse the Baby Shortage Are Falling Flat by The Wall Street Journal (Chelsey Dulaney)

Part II (15:42 - 21:46)
Actually, More Babies IS the Solution to Falling Birthrates: A Look at a Recent Feminist Evasion

More Babies Aren’t the Only Solution to Falling Birthrates by The New York Times (Jessica Grose)

Part III (21:46 - 25:17)
The More Secular the Society, the Lower the Birth Rate, and It’s Not a Coincidence: Theological Conviction is Key to Human Flourishing
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Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Oct 23, 2024

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 - 06:48)
Did Kamala Harris Just Put All Her Abortion Cards on the Table? The Vice President’s Interview with NBC News Reveals Unrestricted Support for Abortion

Full transcript: Vice President Kamala Harris interviewed by NBC News' Hallie Jackson by NBC News

Part II (06:48 - 11:21)
Kamala Harris’s Evasion on Transgender Support: Harris Throws Up Smokescreen on Beliefs about Federal Support for So-Called ‘Gender Affirming Care’
Part III (11:21 - 14:08)
The ‘24 Presidential Election ‘Sleeper Issue’: Most Americans Just Aren’t Buying the Transgender Revolution

Transgender Sports Is a 2024 Sleeper Issue by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

Part IV (14:08 - 21:02)
The 7 Battleground States of the 2024 Presidential Election: Evaluating the Status of the Swing States That Will Determine the Next President of the United States
Part V (21:02 - 25:12)
So, When Should Human Life Be Respected? A Letter to the Editor Published in the New York Times Reveals Shocking Pro-Abortion Argument

Abortion as an Issue in the Election by The New York Times

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 Oct 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 - 16:13)
There is a Countdown for Christian Parents and the Public Schools: The History of the Public Schools Shows a Long-Term Strategy for the Left
Part II (16:13 - 18:44)
We Need to End the Government’s Monopoly in Education: And We Need to Empower Parents and Families

Empower parents and families: And end the government monopoly on schools by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

Part III (18:44 - 20:14)
Amendment 2 in Kentucky is Good for the State’s Educational System – Amendment 2 Gives Parents More Educational Options, Not Fewer
Part IV (20:14 - 26:34)
Kamala Harris’s ‘Souls to the Polls’ Rally Seems Pretty Empty of Christian Content: Vice President Harris Makes a Reach to Untapped Religious Voters
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Monday, October 21, 2024 Oct 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 - 10:42)
The Media Are Doing U.S. Citizens a Disservice in Their Reporting on Israel: Israel’s Only Option Remains Its Self-Preservation

Sinwar’s Death Could Shake but Not Topple Hamas, Experts Say by The New York Times (Ben Hubbard)
Hamas Says Its Demands Are Unchanged as Biden Pushes for Gaza Cease-Fire by The New York Times (Liam Stack Aaron Boxerman Bilal Shbair and Jim Tankersley)
Sinwar’s Final Moments: On the Run, Hurt, Alone, but Still Defiant by The New York Times (Mark Mazzetti Natan Odenheimer Aaron Boxerman Ronen Bergman and Adam Goldman)

Part II (10:42 - 14:46)
The Christian Worldview Does Not Honor Surrogacy: The Principle of Alienation and the Massive Moral Risk of Our Modern Rent-A-Womb Industry
Part III (14:46 - 17:08)
Italy Bans Surrogacy Use by Its Citizens: This is the Right Move by Italy’s Prime Minister and Government
Part IV (17:08 - 27:00)
Kamala Harris Goes to Church: The Lack of Religion in the ‘24 Presidential Election Highlights the Vast Secularization of the U.S.

Harris goes to church, highlighting the absence of religion in the 2024 campaign by NBC News (Alex Seitz-Wald)

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