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...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 11:48) Senator Schumer’s Breach of Political Decorum: Majority Leader Calls for New Election and Replacement of Israeli Prime Minister Part II (11:48 - 19:57) Do We Really Want to Live in an Economy Where People Only Work 30 Hours a Week? Examining Senator Sanders’s 32-Hour Work Week BillThe case for a 32-hour workweek with no loss in pay by The Washington Post (Bernie Sanders and Shawn...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:46) Why All the Drama for Russia’s Staged Election? Pomp, Circumstance, and Putin’s Version of Political Legitimacy Part II (10:46 - 15:36) Kamala Visits the Culture of Death: She Becomes First U.S. President or Vice President to Visit an Abortion Clinic — As a Campaign StopRemarks by Vice President Harris and Doctor Sarah Traxler During the Nationwide “Fight for Reproductive Freedoms”...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:22) France Proposes Further Diminishing of Human Dignity: French President Emmanuel Macron Announce Euthanasia ‘Aid in Dying’ BillMacron announces bill allowing 'aid in dying,' under 'strict conditions' by Le Monde Part II (12:24 - 17:34) A Growing Rift Between France and Germany: Why Tension Between These Two Nations Does Not Bode Well for Europe Part III (17:39 - 24:56) 'Overdose' or...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:00) What Happened to Hell? Pope Francis’s (Typically) Confusing Comments About Hell Raise Questions About Hell in Doctrine and in the CultureHow We Think About Hell by The Wall Street Journal (Lance Morrow)Even in Hell on Earth, We Have One Another by The Wall Street JournalSaints and the Bible Tell the Truth About Hell by The Wall Street Journal Part II (10:00 - 15:31) What Does...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:10) Was This Inevitable? Former President Donald Trump and Incumbent President Joe Biden Win Enough Delegates to Claim Presidential Nominations Part II (12:12 - 17:48) A Rigged or Stolen Election in California? The Game Democrat Adam Schiff Played to Defeat Katie PorterThe California Senate race wasn’t ‘rigged’ either by The Washington Post (Philip Bump) Part III (17:51 -...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 16:14) The Moral Case for Letting Kids Change Their Bodies? Trans Activist Presents Radical Argument, Directed at Our ChildrenFreedom of Sex: The moral case for letting trans kids change their bodies. by New York Magazine (Andrea Long Chu)This is where the transgender movement is going: A prominent magazine makes “the moral case for letting trans kids change their bodies”—and makes it the...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:42) Ireland Votes ‘No’ to Redefine Family: Traditional Constitutional Language Respecting Family and Motherhood Prevails (For Now) in Otherwise Progressive SocietyTaoiseach says No vote in referendums would be ‘setback for Ireland’ by The Irish Times (Jennifer Bray and Shauna Bowers)Ireland Rejects Constitution Changes, Keeping ‘Women in the Home’ Language by The New York Times (Megan...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:42) Ireland Votes ‘No’ to Redefine Family: Traditional Constitutional Language Respecting Family and Motherhood Prevails (For Now) in Otherwise Progressive SocietyTaoiseach says No vote in referendums would be ‘setback for Ireland’ by The Irish Times (Jennifer Bray and Shauna Bowers)Ireland Rejects Constitution Changes, Keeping ‘Women in the Home’ Language by The New York Times (Megan...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:56) On the Precipice of Collapse — The Preconditions of Order and the Crashing Breakdown of Haiti’s Social SystemsChaos in Haiti Leaves U.S. With Few Options by The Wall Street Journal (Juan Forero and Ryan Dubé) Part II (12:56 - 18:30) The Re-Establishment of Order in Liberal Cities: San Francisco and New York City Take More Conservative Measures in Name of OrderSan Francisco ties...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:56) On the Precipice of Collapse — The Preconditions of Order and the Crashing Breakdown of Haiti’s Social SystemsChaos in Haiti Leaves U.S. With Few Options by The Wall Street Journal (Juan Forero and Ryan Dubé)Part II (12:56 - 18:30) The Re-Establishment of Order in Liberal Cities: San Francisco and New York City Take More Conservative Measures in Name of OrderSan Francisco ties welfare...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 16:35) A Pathetic State of the Union Address: President Biden Delivers the Most Challenging and Concerning Speech of His Political LifeRemarks of President Joe Biden — State of the Union Address As Prepared for Delivery by The White House Part II (16:35 - 25:17) What is Catholicism in the Lens of Biblical Christianity and Church History? Was Catholicism Still Christianity Before the...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 16:35) A Pathetic State of the Union Address: President Biden Delivers the Most Challenging and Concerning Speech of His Political LifeRemarks of President Joe Biden — State of the Union Address As Prepared for Delivery by The White HousePart II (16:35 - 25:17) What is Catholicism in the Lens of Biblical Christianity and Church History? Was Catholicism Still Christianity Before the...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:51) Liberal San Francisco Considers Murder Charges for Drug Dealers? What Has Happened? Reality Sets In as Death Toll MountsSome D.A.s are fighting fentanyl with murder charges. Why San Francisco will join them by LA Times (Hannah Wiley)Ads were supposed to make Gascón’s challengers stand out. So why do they all look the same? by LA Times (Sonja Sharp)Will Voters in San Francisco Go for a...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:51) Liberal San Francisco Considers Murder Charges for Drug Dealers? What Has Happened? Reality Sets In as Death Toll MountsSome D.A.s are fighting fentanyl with murder charges. Why San Francisco will join them by LA Times (Hannah Wiley)Ads were supposed to make Gascón’s challengers stand out. So why do they all look the same? by LA Times (Sonja Sharp)Will Voters in San Francisco Go for a...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:00) A Dark Day for Life in France: France Enshrines Abortion in Its Constitution Part II (13:00 - 20:08) The Law as Teacher: Why Legalizing Euthanasia IS a Moral Endorsement Assisted suicide must not be legalised through the back door by The Telegraph (John Keown)Those who are dying should have the right to avoid needless suffering by The Telegraph Part III (20:08 - 22:16) The Moral...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:00) A Dark Day for Life in France: France Enshrines Abortion in Its Constitution Part II (13:00 - 20:08) The Law as Teacher: Why Legalizing Euthanasia IS a Moral Endorsement Assisted suicide must not be legalised through the back door by The Telegraph (John Keown)Those who are dying should have the right to avoid needless suffering by The TelegraphPart III (20:08 - 22:16) The Moral...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 05:37) SCOTUS’ Major 9-0 Ruling: Supreme Court Unified as It Rules Colorado Cannot Bar Former President Trump From Its Ballot Part II (05:37 - 11:06) The Already-Clear Political Lines Will Become Even Clearer: What to Expect From Super Tuesday Part III (11:06 - 16:20) The Story of Democratic Support for Steve Garvey: Why Democrats in California are Putting Loads of Money Behind a...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 05:37) SCOTUS’ Major 9-0 Ruling: Supreme Court Unified as It Rules Colorado Cannot Bar Former President Trump From Its Ballot Part II (05:37 - 11:06) The Already-Clear Political Lines Will Become Even Clearer: What to Expect From Super Tuesday Part III (11:06 - 16:20) The Story of Democratic Support for Steve Garvey: Why Democrats in California are Putting Loads of Money Behind a...