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March 11, 2013
The Briefing 03-11-13
1) The Deification of Hugo Chavez: where theology meets cult of personality
Deceased Leader Is Idolized Like His Own Idol, Bolívar, Wall Street Journal (Jose De Cordoba and Sara Schaefer Munoz)
2) North Korea’s threats, the new Axis of Evil, and restraining evil in a fallen world
As North Korea Blusters, South Flirts With Talk of Nuclear Arms,…
March 8, 2013
The Briefing 03-08-13
Story 1 – Arkansas becomes ground zero in abortion debate
Arkansas Adopts a Ban on Abortions After 12 Weeks, New York Times (Erik Eckholm)
Story 2 – On same-sex marriage, companies need to “get with the program”
Companies must gauge social shifts, Financial Times (Michael Skapinker)
Story 3 – Snapshots of a disposable culture
Snapshots of a Disposable Culture, Wall…
March 7, 2013
The Briefing 03-07-13
Story 1 – A catastrophe of human dignity: donors attempt to force surrogate abortion
Surrogate mother: A new wrinkle in the abortion debate, CNN (Jacque Wilson)
Surrogate offered $10,000 to abort baby, CNN (Elizabeth Cohen)
Story 2 – When parents divorce, children leave the church
Study: Religious Parents’ Divorce May Cause Children to Leave the Church, US News (Jason Koebler)
Story 3…
March 6, 2013
The Briefing 03-06-13
Story 1 – The end of a personality cult: Hugo Chavez is dead
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Dies, CNN (Catherine E. Shoichet and Dana Ford)
President Hugo Chávez Dies After Battle with Cancer, New York Times (William Neuman)
Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez dies, USA Today (Girish Gupt)
Story 2 – Playboy tries to rebuild in age of free pornography
A…
March 5, 2013
The Briefing 03-05-13
Story 1 – Lawyers pushing Supreme Court to call homosexual marriage a ‘fundamental right’
Supreme Court is urged to allow gay marriage nationwide, Los Angeles Times (David Savage)
Story 2 – On Proposition 8, court dismissal would be victory for homosexual marriage
A third possibility on Prop. 8, Los Angeles Times (Erwin Chemerinsky)
Story 3 – Growing political…
March 4, 2013
The Briefing 03-04-13
Story 1 – Why are adultery laws there in the first place? And why do they seem archaic now?
Bill to repeal adultery, sexual immorality laws goes to Colorado House, The Denver Post (Lynn Bartels)
Story 2 – Bible classes in public schools not “ecumenical” enough – can the Bible ever be neutral?
Church, State and Bible Class…
March 1, 2013
The Briefing 03-01-13
Story 1 – What can Evangelicals learn from the Papal resignation?
Benedict Formally Ends His Papacy, Leaving Vatican, New York Times (Rachel Donadio)
Story 2 – Obama’s ‘evolution’ on gay marriage: overturn California gay marriage ban
U.S. to Urge Justices to End California Gay Marriage Ban, New York Times (Adam Liptak)
Story 3 – Businesses substitute moral authority for…
February 28, 2013
The Briefing 02-28-13
Story 1 – Sex education in Kindergarten?
Chicago Proposes Sex Ed For Kindergartners, ABC News
Story 2 – Students to select and change gender at will
Schools get guidelines on transgender students, The Boston Globe (Travis Andersen)
Guidance for Massachusetts Public Schools, Mass Dept of Education
Story 3 – Bill to deny organization’s tax exemption unless homosexuals allowed as leaders
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