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April 2, 2013
The Briefing 04-02-13
Story 1 – The Marginalization of Moral Argument in the Same-Sex Marriage Debate
How Gay Marriage Won, Time (David von Drehle)
Bracketing Morality — The Marginalization of Moral Argument in the Same-Sex Marriage Debate, Albert Mohler
Marriage and the Supremes, New York Times (Frank Bruni)
Court should honor traditional marriage: Opposing view, USA Today (Eric Teetsel)
Story 2 – Tug-of-War…
March 29, 2013
The Briefing 03-29-13
Story 1 – Where is the moral factor in the marriage debate?
Court should honor traditional marriage, USA Today (Eric Teetsel)
The Other Lawyer in Gay-Wed Case, Wall Street Journal (Geoffrey Fowler)
Story 2 – Abortion insurance mandate further evidence of geographic divide
Wash. weighs 1st abortion insurance mandate in U.S. USA Today (Jonathan Kaminsky)
Story 3 – A disingenuous and…
March 28, 2013
The Briefing 03-28-13
Story 1 – DOMA faces tough scrutiny in Supreme Court hearings
Justices Seem Set to End U.S. Ban on Benefits to Gay Spouses, New York Times (Adam Liptak and Peter Baker)
Courting Cowardice, New York Times (Maureen Dowd)
Supreme Court should move with the tide of history, Financial Times
Story 2 – North Dakota in direct collision with…
March 27, 2013
The Briefing 03-27-13
Story 1 – The arguments and implications in historic Supreme Court hearings
Supreme Court Oral Argument Audio 03/26/2013 Supreme Court of the United States
Marriage in the Dock—The Supreme Court Considers Same-Sex Marriage, AlbertMohler.com
Story 2 – On MSNBC: A jumbled mass of unspeakable moral confusion
‘The Melissa Harris-Perry Show’ for Friday, March 23rd, 2013, MSNBC
Story 3 -…
March 26, 2013
The Briefing 03-26-13
Story 1 – A historic week: Where will the Supreme Court justices go?
Heightened Scrutiny, New York Times (Op-Ed)
Marriage and the Supreme Court, Wall Street Journal (Op-Ed)
Is Legalized Gay Marriage Inevitable? Don’t Be So Sure, The Atlantic (Matthew Cooper)
Story 2 – Businesses draw the line on same-sex marriage
Starbucks CEO Doubles Down on Gay-Marriage Support, Telling…
Marriage in the Dock—The Supreme Court Considers Same-Sex Marriage
March 26, 2013
The next two days are destined to stand among the most significant days in our nation’s constitutional history, but the issues at stake reach far beyond the U.S. Constitution. Nothing less than marriage is in the dock, with the nation’s highest court set to consider two cases that deal with the question of the legalization of same-sex marriage.
March 25, 2013
The Briefing 03-25-13
Story 1 – One of the most momentous weeks in constitutional history of The United States
In gay marriage cases, Supreme Court may choose caution over boldness, Washington Post (Robert Barnes)
The Constitution and Same-Sex Marriage, Wall Street Journal (Michael McConnell)
Americans await gay marriage rulings, Financial Times (Anna Fifield)
Political debate on same-sex marriage is arguably over, Washington…
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…
Forty Years After Roe, Human Dignity Hangs in the Balance
January 18, 2013
Losing Ever Since Roe? — TIME Sounds the Siren for Abortion Rights
January 7, 2013
The 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade will bring the nation face to face with the abortion question once again. More accurately, it will serve as an opportunity for activists and supporters on both sides of the abortion controversy in America to consider where the nation stands, four decades after Roe.
December 10, 2012
The Briefing 12-10-12
Story 1 – The Supreme Court takes on same-sex marriage nationwide – a culture-shaping story
Same-Sex Issue Pushes Justices Into Overdrive, New York Times (Adam Liptak)
Justices to Hear Two Challenges on Gay Marriage, New York Times (Adam Liptak)
George Will: ‘Quite Literally, The Opposition to Gay Marriage Is Dying,’ ABC News
High Court Will Rule on Gay Marriage,…
The Briefing, Monday, December 3, 2012
December 3, 2012
TODAY 1. The Supreme Court and Same-Sex Marriage — A Decision Not to Decide is Still a Decision. 2. First Same-Sex Marriage in West Point’s Chapel — What it Means. 3. Sharia Law Combines with Autocracy in Egypt. 4. The Two-Edged Sword of Palestinian Statehood. 5. Does Justice Require that Stay-at-Home Moms Leave Home? I discuss all these and more in today’s edition of The Briefing: A Daily Analysis of News and Events from a Christian Worldview.
