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Christians Engage the Media

The recent decline in the Cable News Network’s (CNN) ratings indicates that Americans are more interested in a polarized approach to news, whether from the right or the left.  An important component of the American cultural landscape, cable news holds significant influence in the way many Americans learn what is happening in the world.  Yet,…

Are Human Beings a Negative Cost?

When one of the British government’s leading environmental advisors suggested that responsible families should have no more than two children in efforts to combat overpopulation, a storm of controversy ensued. On today’s program, Dr. Mohler looks at Sir Jonathan Porritt’s comments and the worldview behind them.

“Licensing People to Put Others Down” — The End of Human Dignity

Baroness Mary Warnock is one of the most influential figures in British life today, and one of the most influential specialists in medical ethics on the international scene. When she speaks, the medical community listens. Given what she has just said, every single one of us had better pay attention.

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Sharia Law in Great Britain?

The Twilight of the Books?

Writing in The New Yorker, Caleb Crain warns that literary reading is fast disappearing as Americans are shifting attention to amusements. In “The Twilight of the Books,” Crain cites a number of research reports from both the United States and the Netherlands and argues that we are just not reading as previous generations had read….

Men and Cosmetic Surgery: A Growing Trend

Cultural analysists have been telling us for sometime of the booming business of cosmetic surgery among American women. A recent article at Newsweek’s web site, however, notes the growing popularity of elective cosmetic surgery among a new demographic: men. On today’s program, Dr. Mohler considers the theological and cultural implications of the trend.

Major League Baseball and the “Juiced” Culture

Today’s release of a report from an investigative committee led by George Mitchell on steroid use in Major League Baseball has sent shockwaves throughout the media. On today’s program, Dr. Mohler speaks with radio host Frank Pastore, a former MLB pitcher, about shaping a Christian worldview when it comes to performance enhancement drugs.

Are Evangelicals Really Rethinking Divorce?

Christianity Today’s recent cover story by David Instone-Brewer has prompted a surge of debate among evangelicals about the biblical criteria for divorce and remarriage. Now, the issue has caught the attention of David Van Biema and TIME magazine. On today’s prgram, Dr. Mohler and guest Russell Moore explore the issue.

Can Anything Good Come Out Of Hollywood?

Last night’s 79th Academy Awards provide us with an opportunity to explore what our movies say about us as a culture and what would be a thoughtful Christian approach to the medium of film. To help us sort these questions we’re joined today by Jeffrey Overstreet, film critic at ChristianityToday.com and author of Through a…

Does Affirming a Patriarchal God Lead to Domestic Abuse?

On today’s program, Dr. Mohler considers a recent report commissioned by the Church of England that suggests a connection exists between the idea of God as Father and domestic abuse.


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“Abortion is as American as Apple Pie” — The Culture of Death Finds a Voice

Abortion is now one of America’s most common surgical procedures performed on adults. As many as one out of three women will have at least one abortion. In some American neighborhoods, the number of abortions far exceeds the number of live births.

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Learning from Christopher Hitchens: Lessons Evangelicals Must Not Miss

The death of Christopher Hitchens on December 15 was not unexpected, and that seemed only to add to the tragedy.  His fight against cancer had been lived, like almost every other aspect of his colorful life, in full public view. He had told numerous interviewers that he wanted to die in an active, not a passive sense. Then again, there may never have been a truly passive moment in Christopher Hitchens’ life.

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President Obama and Same-Sex Marriage — The Dance Continues

Some predictions are rather safe to make. 2012 is almost certain to be a determinative year on the issue of same-sex marriage. Multiple courts appear poised to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act [DOMA] and, even more urgently, the appeal on California’s Proposition 8 at the Ninth Circuit U. S. Court of Appeals will set up a certain appeal to the U. S. Supreme Court. Given the facts of this case and the significance of the nation’s most populous state, the Supreme Court is almost certain to take the case. This sets the stage for the courts to make some determinative statement on same-sex marriage within the next several months — a decision that will go a long way toward setting the direction of the larger culture.

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We’re All Harry Blackmun Now — The Lessons of Mississippi

Does a baby have to look like a baby to be recognized as a person?

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