This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 14:40) Are Labor Unions the Future of the Economy? Volkswagen Labor Union Vote Raises Issue of Work in Our Lives Part II (14:40 - 21:38) Millennials are on a Collision Course with Reality about Retirement: Why the Simple Math of What It Takes to Retire Isn’t Adding UpMillennials want to retire by 60. Good luck with that. by USA Today (Daniel de Visé) Part III (21:38 - 25:43) We are All...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:50) An Ancient Hatred Emerges Again: Columbia University is Now Unsafe for Jewish Students Part II (13:50 - 16:18) President Biden Creates False Moral Equivalence: The Big Issues Behind His (Incredibly Weak) Condemnation of Anti-Semitism Part III (16:18 - 17:24) Columbia University’s President Knows Where the Danger to Her Job Now Lies — And It’s Not from Those on the Right Part IV...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:20) Biden Administration Chooses Trans ‘Rights’ Over Women’s Rights: Title IX Gets ‘Gender Identity’ Expansion as Protected Class Part II (10:20 - 15:54) Will Women Stand Up to the Title IX Change? Rights of Women and Girls Will Be Steamrolled If ‘Gender Identity’ Changes to Title IX Stay in Place Part III (15:54 - 21:20) The Sexual Revolution Coming to a Middle School Near You: Federal...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 07:15) The Stock Market is Not Taking Sides in the 2024 Presidential Election? Economic Conditions are a Lagging Indicator of Moral and Political TermsTrump or Biden? The Stock Market Doesn’t Care. by The New York Times (Jeff Sommer) Part II (07:15 - 11:43) ‘The Same Lipstick on the Ideological Pig’: How Progressivist Educators are Finding Loopholes in State Sanctions over DEIWith State...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 16:58) A Former NPR Employee Drops a Bombshell (And Now he is Gone): Senior Business Editor Reveals Scandal of the Media Class and the Leftist Ideological Worldview of National Public RadioI’ve Been at NPR for 25 Years. Here’s How We Lost America’s Trust. by The Free Press (Uri Berliner)Breaking news—the media class is liberal: A controversy at NPR reveals the scandal of the elite media...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:44) ‘It’s Kind of Murder. I’m Just Okay With It’ — Bill Maher Makes Chilling and Revealing Comments About the Pro-Abortion Position Part II (13:44 - 20:58) Islam Before Our Eyes.: The Inevitable Collision Between the Muslim Project and American Culture Hits USC Commencement Part III (20:58 - 24:28) Argument over Palestine Protest at the Home of Berkeley’s Law School Dean Raises Big...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:27) ‘A Government of Laws, Not of Men’: What Does All This Mean as Former President Trump’s First Criminal Trial Begins? Part II (13:27 - 21:20) California Ups Fast Food Minimum Wage to $20/Hour — What Does This Mean, and Is it Just? Part III (21:20 - 24:06) Heads I Win, Tails You Lose: Californians Critique Governor Gavin Newsom for Loophole Allowing His Own Restaurant to Bypass...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 14:19) Iran Launches Massive Attack at Israel: We are Living in a World That is Increasingly Hostile to Israel and to the U.S. Part II (14:19 - 19:47) Communist China’s Aggression is Pushing Japan into the Arms of the U.S.: We are Looking at a New Epoch of World History Part III (19:47 - 25:54) Murder is Always a Morality Tale: The Death of O.J. Simpson and How Moral Judgment Happens...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:16) Do Animals Play? The Christian Worldview Presents a Much More Satisfying Answer Than the Evolutionary Worldview — And It’s TrueDo Animals Have Fun? by The Atlantic (Sallie Tisdale) Part II (10:16 - 12:59) Is Judas in Heaven? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from a Listener of a 6-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing Part III (12:59 - 14:44) Given That There is No Identifiable Ethnic...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 16:44) War in Ukraine Becomes Political Crisis in the USA: What Are We to Think? Part II (16:44 - 21:49) An Open Admission and an Urgent Warning: UK Study Openly Warns of Danger to Children and Youth Posed by Puberty Blockers and Hormonal Treatments Independent review of gender identity services for children and young people: Final report by The Cass ReviewAmerica should follow England’s...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 08:48) Back to the Future on Abortion in Arizona: 1864 Law is Back. What Does This Mean?Arizona Reinstates 160-Year-Old Abortion Ban by The New York Times (Jack Healy and Kellen Browning)Biden Condemns Arizona’s Abortion Ban as ‘Cruel’ and ‘Extreme’ by The New York Times (Aishvarya Kavi)Trump fumbles badly on abortion by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.) Part II (08:48 - 17:54) The...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 07:55) The Threat of Losing an Election Does Not Justify an Immoral Position: Former President Trump Reveals Political Expediency Position on Abortion Part II (07:55 - 17:23) ‘That Law Can’t Still Be on the Books, Right?’ — The Left Responds to the Comstock ActRepeal the Comstock Act before the GOP tries using it to ban abortion by The Washington Post (The Editorial Board)I Hope to Repeal...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:20) Massive Moral Questions Surround the Killing of World Central Kitchen Workers in Gaza: Considering the Issues Beyond the Headlines Part II (13:20 - 20:06) The Announcement Is That No Announcement is Coming: ‘No Labels’ Attempt to Establish Major Third Party Fails — Why? Part III (20:06 - 24:50) If You Don’t Worship the Creator, You’ll Worship Creation: The Confusion Behind Today’s...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 07:59) The Finitude of Human Scale: What the Ship Crash into the Francis Scott Key Bridge Reminds Us About Theology and the Limits of Humanity Part II (07:59 - 11:14) Artificial Intelligence Has an Insatiable Appetite: Even the Internet is Not Big Enough to Feed AI DemandsFor Data-Guzzling AI Companies, the Internet Is Too Small by The Wall Street Journal (Deepa Seetharaman) Part III...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:40) J.K. Rowling Dares the Scottish Government to Arrest Her: Scotland’s New Hate Speech Law Is an Atrocity Part II (13:40 - 18:34) Two Scientists Make a Brave Argument on Language and Reality: The Big Problem With ‘Sex Assigned at Birth’The Problem With Saying ‘Sex Assigned at Birth’ by The New York Times (Alex Byrne and Carole K. Hooven) Part III (18:34 - 27:18) A New Ministry...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:17) A Big Win for Life in Florida, For Now: State Moves to Enact 6-Week Abortion Ban, But Will It Be Overturned by a Pro-Abortion Constitutional Amendment in November? Part II (10:17 - 16:25) Your Position on Abortion is Tied to Your Position on LBGTQ Issues — Just Take It from the Words of Planned Parenthood’s President and Commentators at CNN Part III (16:25 - 20:20) No, Adultery is...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:37) Two Bishops Face the Nation: Catholic and Episcopalian Bishops Square Off Over President Joe Biden’s ‘Pick-and-Choose’ CatholicismIt’s not working, Mr. President: The White House declaration of Transgender Day of Visibility backfires by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)"Face the Nation" Full Broadcast | March 31, 2024 by Face the NationFull transcript of "Face the Nation," March...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:37) Transgender Day of Visibility Proclamation on Resurrection Sunday? President Joe Biden, We Get Your Message — But Visibility is Not WorkingA Proclamation on Transgender Day of Visibility by The White HouseStatement from President Joe Biden on Easter by The White HouseWhite House bashes 'dishonest' Republican criticism of Biden's transgender proclamation on Easter by ABC News (Fritz...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 09:04) ‘Social Media Harms Children in a Variety of Ways’: Governor DeSantis Signs Bill Prohibiting Social Media Accounts for Children Under 14DeSantis Signs Social Media Bill Barring Accounts for Children Under 14 by The New York Times (Natasha Singer) Part II (09:04 - 11:12) Why Did God Wait So Long to Raise Jesus From the Dead? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 5-Year-Old Listener...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:25) A Political Type That No Longer Exists: The Life and Legacy of Senator Joseph Lieberman — Last of the Old Style Political Centrists Part II (10:25 - 19:49) Religion is Losing Influence, and Americans Aren’t Happy About It: Examining the Complicated (and Conflicting) Numbers from Recent Research8 in 10 Americans Say Religion Is Losing Influence in Public Life by Pew Research Center...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 08:05) SCOTUS to Decide Fate of Abortion Pill? Oral Arguments Over Mifepristone Go Before SCOTUS — With the Looming Question of Standing in the Forefront Part II (08:05 - 14:59) Abortion in a Pill: The Constitutional and Moral Challenges Behind the Mifepristone Oral Arguments Part III (14:59 - 20:04) Let’s Remember the Comstock Act: Why the Left is Looking to the Courts for RescueAbortion...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:14) A Dark Day in US Diplomacy: The U.S. ‘Abstains’ on UN Gaza Ceasefire ResolutionExplanation of Vote Delivered by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield Following the Adoption of a UNSC Resolution on the Situation in the Middle East by United States Mission to the United Nations Part II (10:14 - 18:58) Biden Looks Left as Netanyahu Looks Right: The Political and Global Pressures Pulling...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:15) Deadly Terrorist Attack in Russia — Who Was Behind It and Why? ISIS Claims Responsibility Part II (10:15 - 14:48) Islam Versus Order Across the Globe: The Religious Agenda Behind the Terrorist Attack in RussiaIn the Conflict Between the West and Authoritarian Foes, Islamic State Sees All Sides as Targets by The Wall Street Journal (Yaroslav Trofimov) Part III (14:48 - 19:48) What...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 07:56) Social Contagion and the Limits of ‘Happy’: U.S. Drastically Falls on UN Happiness Scale — What Moral Points Should Be Considered Here?U.S. No Longer Ranks Among World’s 20 Happiest Countries by The Wall Street Journal (Clare Ansberry) Part II (07:56 - 12:23) What is the Difference Between Sex and Gender? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part III...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 14:24) So Much for the ‘Special Autonomous Region’ — Hong Kong as a Test Case for What Totalitarianism DoesHong Kong Approves New National-Security Law That Worries Foreign Executives by The Wall Street Journal (Selina Cheng and Elaine Yu)Hong Kong Adopts Sweeping Security Laws, Bowing to Beijing by The New York Times (Tiffany May and David Pierson) Part II (14:24 - 20:38) Too Much Virtue...