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May 21, 2013
The Briefing 05-21-13
Yesterday, Dr. Mohler recorded a Special Edition of The Briefing in light of the tragedy in Moore Oklahoma. Please be sure to listen to that episode in addition to our regularly scheduled Briefing, outlined below.
1. Legalized assisted suicide in Vermont and the unbiblical drive for human autonomy
Vermont governor signs end-of-life bill, USA Today (Terri Hallenbeck)
2. The demographic…
May 16, 2013
The Briefing 05-16-13
1. Controversies embroil President Obama and threaten his agenda
Controversies Threaten President’s Agenda, Wall Street Journal (Peter Nicholas and Janet Hook)
A Brief History of IRS Political Targeting, Wall Street Journal (James Bovard)
2. The threat of same-sex marriage to religious groups
Gay Marriage in Minnesota, Wall Street Journal (Matthew Payne)
Brazilian Court Council Removes a Barrier to Same-Sex Marriage,…
January 18, 2013
The Briefing 01-18-13
Story 1 – Forty years after Roe, human dignity hangs in the balance
The Woes of Roe, The New York Times (Gail Collins)
Good Riddance, “Pro-Choice”, Slate (Katie Roiphe)
Roe v. Wade at 40: Most Oppose Overturning Abortion Decision, The Pew Research Center
Forty Years After Roe, Human Dignity Hangs in the Balance, (Albert Mohler)
Story 2 – Quebec to…
March 8, 2010
Women and Children First? A Tale of Two Ships
The tragic sinkings of the two ships Titantic and Lusitania reveal two very different stories. On the Titantic, many men gave up their seats for women and children. This was not the case on the Lusitania. In today’s post-modern culture, the traditional assumptions about men and their responsibilities toward women are under assault. On today’s…
May 7, 2009
The College Campus and the New Gender Revolution
As Karin Venable Morin points out in National Review, more and more college campuses are developing co-ed dorm rooms, even apart from students’ requests. As Dr. Mohler points out today, this is another example of the need for an intelligent Christian position on biblical gender roles and sexual norms.
April 2, 2009
Marvelous Suicide and Beneficial Abortion — Worldviews Matter
The current “Great Recession” brings a host of moral questions as we experience a massive economic earthquake. Indeed, some see the economic crisis as an opportunity to push the agenda of the Culture of Death. As Dr. Mohler points out on today’s program, the logic is clear — we would be better off if certain…
April 1, 2009
Ask Anything Wednesday
March 31, 2009
Has The ‘Twilight’ Phenomenon Reached Your Home?
Stephenie Meyer’s blockbuster Twilight series has become a publishing phenomenon and, now, a blockbuster at the box office and DVD release. However, given their subject–adolescent vampire romance–many families are asking whether or not these books should be accepted reading material for their own daughters. On today’s program, Dr. Mohler examines the books and offers his…
October 31, 2008
Remembering the Life and Legacy of Jonathan Edwards
Do American evangelicals have anything to learn from Jonathan Edwards? It’s been 250 years since his death, but his influence on American evangelicalism remains ever-present. On today’s program, Dr. Mohler marks Reformation Day with a conversation with historian Greg Wills about Jonathan Edwards as well as the broader legacy of the 16th century Protestant Reformation.
October 1, 2008
