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The Briefing 06-19-13
Apathy toward Gosnell and stalemate on abortion; Twisted, artificial morality of mobsters Jimmy Hoffa and Whitey Bulger; Marriage rates fall to new low; Why teens…
- Abortion
- Audio
- Gosnell
- Jimmy Hoffa
- Mafia
- Marriage Rates
- Peer Pressure
- teens
- Whitey Bulger
The Briefing 06-18-13
Media favors same-sex marriage by 5 to 1; Obama losing support, especially with young; Kentucky ground-zero for same-sex marriage debate; U.S. demographics rapidly changing –…
- Abortion
- Audio
- Culture of Death
- Demographics
- Geneva Case
- Great Commission
- Kentucky
- Media Bias
- Missional
- Obama
- Polling Data
- Same-Sex Marriage
The Briefing 06-17-13
1) New President of Iran elected, but it's not a Democracy most Americans would recognize Iranians elect moderate president, Associated Press (Ali Akbar Dareini and...
- Abington School District v. Schempp
- Audio
- Bible
- Chimpanzees
- Endangered Species
- Engel v. Vitale
- Hasan Rowhani
- Iran
- Jane Goodall
- Michael Karkoc
- Nazi war criminal
- Prayer in School
- public Bible reading
- School Prayer Ban
Genesis 2:1-3
The Briefing 06-14-13
1) Praying for those impacted by the Colorado wildfires 2 dead as firefighters battle Colorado blaze, CNN (Ashley Fantz and Paul Vercammen) 2) Important ruling for...
- Audio
- Chemical Weapons
- Civil Rights
- Colorado Springs
- Colorado wildfires
- Father's Day
- Fatherhood
- Gene Patent
- Human Genes
- John F. Kennedy
- Late-Term Abortion
- Nancy Pelosi
- President Obama
- Supreme Court
- Syria
The Briefing 06-13-13
1. Compensation and judge intervention are dangerous solutions to organ waiting lists Letting a child die for a voluntary ideal, USA Today (Sally Satel) 2....
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Audio
- Barack Obama
- Gov. Rick Perry
- Governor Cuomo
- Immigration
- Late-Term Abortion
- Lung Transplant
- Morning After Pill
- Parenting
- Plan B
- Sarah Murnaghan
- Schooling
The Briefing 06-12-13
1. Plan B contraceptive will now be available over-the-counter to girls of any age Feds: Morning-after pill appeal officially on hold, Associated Press (Tom Hays)...
- Audio
- Contraception
- Digital Age
- Digital Generation
- Homosexuality
- NSA
- Obama
- Parenting
- Plan B
- Screen Time
- Supreme Court
- Surveillance
The Briefing 06-11-13
1. Karpen's clinic in Houston a reminder that every abortion clinic is a house of horrors Anti-abortion group targets doctor, some call it witch hunt,...
- Abortion
- American Families
- Andrew Cuomo
- Audio
- Douglas Karpen
- Envelopes
- Family Size
- Geographic Divide
- George Zimmerman
- Governor Cuomo
- House Sizes
- Karpen
- Late-Term Abortion
- racism
- Trayvon Martin
The Briefing 06-10-13
1. Judge's intervention in organ transplant raises even more ethical problems Judge's ruling challenges US transplant system, Associated Press (Lauran Neergaard) 2. Responding to the...
- Audio
- Lung Transplant
- NSA
- Oklahoma Tornadoes
- Organ Transplant
- Privacy
- Surveillance State
- Tornado Warnings
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 06-06-13
1) Recent trials a horrible reminder of murderous humanity Soldier charged in Afghan massacre: ‘Not a good reason in this world’ for what he did,...
- Audio
- House of Lords
- Insanity Plea
- Justin Welby
- Murder
- Muslim College
- Nidal Malik Hasan
- Robert Bales
- Same-Sex Marriage
- War Crime
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 06-04-13
1) DNA ruling demonstrates limitations of traditional liberal/conservative divide Justices Allow Police to Take DNA Samples After Arrests, New York Times (Adam Liptak) 2) Americans...
- Audio
- Barbara Walters
- DNA testing
- Government
- IRS
- Lautenberg
- Media
- MSNBC
- News
- Senate
- Supreme Court
The Briefing 06-03-13
1) Tornadoes and wildfires threaten as we remember the grace and mercy of an omnipotent God 'Unpredictable' storm in Oklahoma turned on three chasers, CNN...
- Atheism
- Audio
- California Wildfires
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- David Cameron
- ELCA
- Lutheran
- Oklahoma Tornadoes
- PCUSA
- Philosophy Professors
- Presbyterian Church USA
- Radical Islam
The Briefing 05-31-13
1. 3/4 of Americans say religion is losing its influence Poll: America losing it's religion, CNN Belief Blog (Dan Merica) Most Americans Say Religion Is...
- Audio
- Bishop of Salisbury
- Evangelicals
- New York Churches
- New York Public Schools
- Religion
- Tanya Luhrmann
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 05-29-13
1) Celebrating the child rescued in China, but what of the child whose cries are never heard? China's Baby 59 left in sewage pipe evokes...
- Abortion
- Audio
- Baby 59
- Bullitt County
- China
- Church of England
- Cloning
- female bishops
- Grading Scale
- Infanticide
- Marriage
The Briefing 05-28-13
1) Boy Scouts widely criticized for new policy not going far enough Boy Scout anti-gay movement to meet in Louisville, Courier-Journal (Andrew Wolfson) Kentucky church...
- Atheism
- Audio
- Boy Scouts
- Florida
- Homosexuality
- Kaitlyn Hunt
- Louisville
- Religion
- Religious belief
- Southeast Christian Church
Genesis 1:28-31
The Briefing 05-23-13
1) Terror in London and Orlando further reveal new face of terror ‘Barbaric Attack’ in London Prompts Meeting on Terror, New York Times (Stephen Castle)...
- ADHD
- Audio
- Demographics
- DSM5
- London
- Mental Disorders
- Oklahoma
- Orlando
- Psychiatry
- Terrorism
- tornado
- Worldview
The Briefing 05-22-13
1. The "Storm of Storms" raises many important worldview questions. Christians should be prepared to give an answer. Crews Search for Survivors in Oklahoma, New...
- Audio
- David Cameron
- Los Angeles Schools
- Moore Oklahoma
- Oklahoma
- Pornography
- Problem of Evil
- Public Prayer
- Same-Sex Marriage
- School Suspension
- Suspension Ban
- tornado
- Tumblr
- Yahoo
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...
- Abortion
- Assisted Suicide
- Audio
- Boy Scouts of America
- Demographic
- Gosnell
- Homosexual Marriage
- Morality
- Vermont
The Briefing Special Edition: Moore Oklahoma
What is the proper Christian response to the tragedy in Moore, Oklahoma? How do we understand the difference between moral and natural evil? What are...
- Audio
- Moore Oklahoma
- Natural Disaster
- Oklahoma City
- Problem of Evil
- tornado
- Tragedy
The Briefing 05-20-13
1. Historic week for Boy Scouts: decision will send far-reaching cultural signal Will Boy Scouts accept gay youth? Vote is imminent, Associated Press (David Crary)...
- American Psychiatric Association
- Audio
- Boy Scouts
- Britain
- David Cameron
- France
- Francois Hollande
- gay marriage
- Government
- Homosexual Marriage
- Psychiatry
SBTS Spring 2013 Commencement Address
The Briefing 05-17-13
1. Rapid pace of secularization and rise of Islam in Great Britain Christianity declining 50pc faster than thought – as one in 10 under-25s is...
- Alcohol
- Audio
- Cloning
- Drunk Driving
- Great Britain
- Islam
- Justice
- Muslim
- Secularization
- Somali Pirates
- Stem Cells
- United Kingdom
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...
- Assisted Suicide
- Audio
- E-books
- Fifty Shades of Grey
- gay marriage
- IRS
- Minnesota
- Obama
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Taxes
- Vermont
The Briefing 05-15-13
1. Gosnell's America - He is not the only one with blood on his hands Abortion stigma created Gosnell, USA Today (Vicki Saporta)Harry Reid: Kermit...
- Abortion
- Audio
- China
- Gosnell
- Parenting
- Portland
- reproductive technology
- Sex Education
- Western Values
- Worldview