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Tuesday, September 7, 2010
The Spiritual State of the Emerging Generation: A Conversation with Christian Smith
As the period of emerging adulthood grows longer, young people are becoming more alienated spiritually. Notre Dame Professor Christian Smith has done extensive research on the spiritual state of the emerging generation. His research has led him to label the emerging generation’s religion, “Moralistic Therapeutic Deism.” On the inaugural program of “Thinking in Public,” Dr….
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
IVF, Then Abortion? What Does This Say?
A recent editorial in The Times of London reveals that an increasing number of women are seeking abortions after they become pregnant through in vitro fertilization (IVF). The fact that many women are having abortions after undergoing such extensive treatment is further evidence of the tragic state of human beings. On today’s program, Dr. Mohler…
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Age & Moral Responsibility
Does age matter when dealing with moral accountability? Governments are often faced with deciding how society should punish both the young and the old for wrongs they have committed. The conversation becomes very difficult when dealing with the case of young children. Should young delinquents be penalized in the same way adults are for the…
Thursday, November 19, 2009
When Morality Collapses — The Therapeutic Evasion
Every civilization relies on a consistent moral framework to provide stability and justice within society. For some time now, the moral fabric which undergirds our society has been under attack by the secular elite. Rather than seeing immoral acts as wrong and calling them that with intentional clarity, the psychiatric class has attempted to take…
Monday, October 5, 2009
Morality Defined by Hollywood
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Ask Anything Wednesday
Monday, February 23, 2009
How Will History Remember the Gay Marriage Debate?
In his acceptance speech last night at the Academy Awards, actor Sean Penn told supporters of California’s Proposition 8 that their opposition to gay marriage was a cause of “great shame” and would lead to “shame in their grandchildren’s eyes.” On today’s program, Dr. Mohler asks whether or not Penn’s assessment is realistic and what…
Monday, December 29, 2008
Can We Define Morality Without God?
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Ask Anything Wednesday
Thursday, August 21, 2008
The Delusion of Determinism
The subversion of moral responsibility is one of the most significant developments of recent decades. Though this subversion was originally philosophical, more recent efforts have been based in biology and psychology. Various theorists have argued that our decisions and actions are determined by genetics, environmental factors, or other forces. Now, Scientific American is out with…
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Ask Anything Wednesday
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Moral Hypocrisy, Cultural Norms, and Unchanging Truth
The struggle to define “normal” is often one plagued with confusion and moral hypocrisy. When individuals and institutions abandon any commitment to an objective and unchanging source of moral authority, we’re eventually left to ourselves when attempting to make moral judgments. On today’s program, Dr. Mohler examines a recent article in USA Today that reminds…

