Social Media & Internet
The Briefing 06-07-13
1) Surveillance state revelations force Americans to ask what it means to live in a Democracy U.S. Is Secretly Collecting Records of Verizon Calls, New...
- Audio
- D-Day
- Lung Transplant
- Obama
- Samantha Power
- Sarah Murnaghan
- Sexting
- Snap Chat
- Surveillance State
- World War II
The Briefing 06-05-13
1) Manning and Holmes trials reveal difficulty of achieving perfect justice in imperfect world Judge allows plea of not guilty by insanity for James Holmes,...
- Audio
- Bradley Manning
- gay marriage
- Google Glasses
- Homosexual Marriage
- Insanity
- James Holmes
- Justice
- Legal System
- Pornography
- Trial
The Briefing 05-30-13
1. Women are now the primary breadwinners in 4 out of 10 families Nearly 40 percent of mothers are now the family breadwinners, report says, ...
- Audio
- Breadwinners
- Chruch of Scotland
- Clergy
- Homosexuality
- Retirement
- Student Loan Debt
- Women
The Briefing 05-13-13
1. Federal judge continues to defend Plan B access without restriction, prescription, or supervision Judge again rejects limits on emergency contraception, Los Angeles Times (Monte...
- Abortion
- Adolescence
- Audio
- Conservative
- Contraception
- gay marriage
- growing-up
- Immaturity
- IRS
- Minnesota
- Plan B
- Roe v. Wade
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Taxes
- Tea Party
The Briefing 04-26-13
1. Finding our sense of place in the nation's history Convergence of Presidents at Bush Library Dedication, New York Times (Peter Baker)2. Obama to address...
- Audio
- Bangladesh
- Bob Edgar
- Boston Bombing
- George W. Bush
- Liberalism
- Middle Church
- Obama
- Planned Parenthood
- Presidential Library
- Social Media
The Briefing 04-24-13
1. After a divided France legalizes same-sex marriage, opponents called "homophobic" and "extreme right" France Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage, New York Times (Scott Sayare) French Parliament...
- Associated Press
- Audio
- Faith
- Faith Healing
- France
- Modern Medicine
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Social Media
The Briefing 04-17-13
1. Boston Bombing reminds us that evil is real, but not rational Bomb Details Emerge in Boston Case, New York Times (Katharine Q Seelye and...
- Audio
- blasphemy
- Boston Marathon Bombing
- Cell Phones
- Consumerism
- Evil
- Freedom of Religion
- Freedom of Speech
- marketing
- Technology
The Deep Limitations of Digital Church
Do you go to the Internet for church? Cathy Lynn Grossman of USA Today reported this week on the increasing use of digital technology by...Read this essay →
The Emergence of Digital Childhood — Is This Really Wise?
The easiest way to infuriate the young is to lean into nostalgia. Nevertheless, it's hard not to be nostalgic for a childhood in which the...
