The Briefing with Albert Mohler

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 18:03) A Second “International” Court Rules Against Israel: The Ruling Reveals the False Promise of Global Justice and False Confidence in Politicized Institutions Part II (18:03 - 19:36) This Is About Lawsuits, Not Serious Law: European High Court of Human Rights Hands Down Decision on Climate Ch...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 07:54) ‘I’m 72 and Don’t Have Kids. I Don’t Regret It.’: A Regrettable Argument Shows Up Discrediting the Goods of Having Children and Grandchildren I’m 72 and Don’t Have Kids. I Don’t Regret It by Business Insider (Louisa Rogers) Part II (07:54 - 12:20) I’m an Atheist Listener. I Disagree With Yo...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:52) Absolute Hostility to the West and Further Instability in the Middle East: The Death of Iran’s President and the Future of the Islamic Republic Part II (13:52 - 17:17) The Background Story in Iran — The Rise and Fall of Empires, and Emergence of Modern Islamic Theocracy Part III (17:17 - 27...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 08:19) When Will SCOTUS Take Up the Trans Issue? The Inevitability of a Big Case Over Transgenderism Hitting the Nation’s High Court Part II (08:19 - 14:48) Parents Don’t Want Transgender Athletes on School Sports Teams, Even in New York — And the Pushback is Nothing More than Moral Coercion N.Y.C...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:27) A Shot Ricocheting Across the World: ICC Announces War Crime Charges Against Netanyahu and Israel’s Defense Chief Along With Leader of Hamas Part II (12:27 - 16:26) The ICC Misses the Bomber Pilot for the Death Squad: The False Moral Equivalence of the ICC and the Undercutting of Just War T...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 11:21) Harrison Butker, the Latest Heretic to Our Modern Secular Age: The Left in a Rage After Butker’s Commencement Address to Benedictine College Full Text: Harrison Butker of Kansas City Chiefs Graduation Speech by National Catholic Register Part II (11:21 - 17:31) Creation Order Leads to Human...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 08:49) Higher Education Has a Quality Control Problem: Systemic Fraud Within Academic Journals Wiley to Shutter 19 Journals by Inside Higher Ed (Johanna Alonso) Flood of Fake Science Forces Multiple Journal Closures by The Wall Street Journal (Nidhi Subbaraman) Part II (08:49 - 12:06) Sorority Sis...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 15:17) The World is Reaching a Catastrophic Fertility Rate: The Huge Demographic Changes Taking Place Before Our Eyes Worldwide Suddenly There Aren’t Enough Babies. The Whole World Is Alarmed. by The Wall Street Journal (Greg Ip and Janet Adamy) Part II (15:17 - 18:10) Secularization, Lifestyle Ch...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 08:00) Same-Sex Marriage Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary: How the Revolutions Over Contraceptives and Divorce Led to the Sexual Revolution and the Attempted Redefinition of Marriage How 20 Years of Same-Sex Marriage Changed America by The Wall Street Journal (Molly Ball) Part II (08:00 - 17:19) Ho...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 15:47) Nihilism Hits a Wall: Jerry Seinfeld Gets Crossways with the Cultural Left About 30 students walk out on Jerry Seinfeld at Duke commencement by Politico As Seinfeld Receives Honorary Degree at Duke, Students Walk Out in Protest by The New York Times (Eduardo Medina and Emily Cataneo) Part I...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:49) A Preschooler Can See It, Why Not the Rest? The Redefined Family Collides with Mother’s Day Our daughter wanted a mommy, so she picked one of her dads by The Washington Post (Richard Just) Part II (12:49 - 20:33) No, a Same-Sex Couple Does Not Have Fertility Issues: Gay Couple in New York F...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 07:42) Federal Court Rules Catholic School Has Right to Be Catholic: Huge Win for Religious Freedom as Court Sides with Catholic School’s Firing of Teacher in Same-Sex Marriage Catholic school can fire gay drama teacher for marrying, court rules by The Washington Post (Rachel Weiner) Part II (07:4...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 15:39) Can a Christian Be Scotland’s First Minister (Prime Minister)? The Controversy Over Kate Forbes Reveals the Victory of Secularism Whoever leads Scotland next, it can’t be Kate by The Times of London (Kenny Farquharson) Part II (15:39 - 18:38) No, Religious Belief and Political Beliefs Canno...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 11:51) Putin 'Elected' President and Inaugurated in Imperial Glory: He Harkens Back to Imperial Past with a Wink and a Nod to Past Dictators as He Wins 5th Term Part II (11:51 - 16:36) Russia is Running Out of Money and Soldiers: The Reality of Today’s Russia as Putin Looks to Raise Taxes and Recr...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:51) ‘I Didn’t Go to School Carrying a Tent’: Campuses Face Blowback from Donors after Protests and Divestment Attempts Dear Columbia Students, Divestment From Israel Won’t Work by The Wall Street Journal (James Mackintosh) Billionaire Donor Assails Brown’s ‘Unconscionable’ Deal With Protesters...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 11:26) Right Motivation, Misguided Legislation: The House Votes to Pass the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act Working definition of antisemitism by IHRA Part II (11:26 - 14:29) Legislation Has Intended and Unintended Consequences: The Major Concerns of the Potential Fallout of the Anti-Semitism Awarenes...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 04:19) Abortion and the Tale of Two States: Florida’s 6-Week Abortion Ban Takes Effect As Arizona Repeals 1864 Abortion Ban Part II (04:19 - 10:58) Communist Cuba Flirts with Capitalism? Free Market, Human Flourishing, and the Failures of Communism In a Communist Stronghold, Capitalists Become an...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:44) A Denominational Surrender: United Methodist Church Reverses LGBTQ Doctrine and Policy Part II (12:44 - 15:40) ‘The Practice of Homosexuality is Incompatible with Christian Teaching’: The UMC Just Abandoned This Truth … Without Debate United Methodist Church Reverses Ban on Practicing Gay C...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:19) Will Marijuana Make President Biden Cool? Democrats Look to Court Young Voters by Loosening Drug Classification of Marijuana As He Exits Congress, Blumenauer Wants His Party to Embrace Pot Legalization by The New York Times ( Kayla Guo) Part II (12:19 - 20:20) Check Your Health Insurance Pl...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:57) Anti-Semitism in the Name of ‘Free Speech’: Campus Protests Continue at Columbia University and Beyond Statement from Columbia University President Minouche Shafik by Columbia University (Minouche Shafik) Part II (10:57 - 14:47) The Resurgence of Cultural Marxism on University Campuses: The...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:28) No Immunity? Some Immunity? Total Immunity? The Big Constitutional Questions Being Raised at the Trump Trials Before SCOTUS Donald J. Trump v. United States by The Supreme Court of the United States Part II (13:28 - 20:36) Immorality is Not Always Illegality: Complicated Nature of the Charg...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 06:53) Jontay Porter Receives Lifetime Ban from the NBA: A Necessary Move by the Commissioner, But Isn’t It a Bit Hypocritical? Jontay Porter pays the price, as NBA and other leagues play with fire on gambling by The Athletic (David Aldridge) Part II (06:53 - 08:55) The Detrimental Professionaliza...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:37) America’s Elite Campuses Are in Chaos: Columbia University’s Protesting Students Are the Tip of the Leftist Iceberg Welcome to Dearborn, America’s Jihad Capital by The Wall Street Journal (Steven Stalinsky) How Columbia University became the epicenter of disagreement over the Israel-Hamas w...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 14:40) Are Labor Unions Back in the Driver’s Seat? Volkswagen Labor Union Vote Raises Issue of Work in Our Lives and Worldview Part II (14:40 - 21:38) Millennials are on a Collision Course with Reality about Retirement: Why the Math Isn’t Adding Up and the the Worldview Dimensions Loom Millennials...

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...