The Briefing with Albert Mohler

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 15:22)
James Talarico, Theological Liberal: Talarico’s Brand of “Christianity” is No Christianity at All
Are Texans Ready for Talarico’s Kind of Christianity? by The New York Times (Ruth Graham and J. David Goodman)
Texans Will Decide if Jesus Was a Lefty by The Atlantic (Elizabeth Bruenig)
Part II (15:22 – 20:24)
The Book of Common Worship vs. James Talarico: James Talarico Contradicts His Denomination’s Confessional Documents As Well as Historic, Orthodox, Biblical Christianity
Democrat Strategists Asked ChatGPT To Create A Christian Candidate. They Got James Talarico. by Daily Wire (Allie Beth Stuckey)
Talarico candidacy spotlights contrasting views of Christianity by Texarkana Gazette
Part III (20:24 – 22:43)
James Talarico and the SBC: Talarico’s Grandfather was a Moderate SBC Pastor in the 1960s, and It Shows in the Life and Theology of His Grandson
Part IV (22:43 – 26:41)
Gov. Beshear Says, ‘Happy Pride, Y’all’: Kentucky Governor Signals to the Left on His LGBTQ Support
Gov. Andy Beshear recognizes June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month in Kentucky by Lexington Herald Leader (Hannah Pinski)
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On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the Russian drone attack on a Romanian apartment complex, SCOTUS’s ruling against intentional effort to undermine the defendant’s right to a jury of his peers, the explosion of the Blue Origin rocket, and the IPO of SpaceX.
Part I (00:14 – 08:04)
Russian Attack Drone Hits Romanian Apartment Complex: This Was Not an Accident. Russia Really Doesn’t Even Want You to Think It Was an Accident.
Part II (08:04 – 14:36)
Racial Justice at the Supreme Court: The Court Rules Against Intentional Effort to Undermine Defendant Having a Jury of His Peers
Pitchford v. Cain by The Supreme Court of the United States
Part III (14:36 – 20:34)
The Explosion of the Blue Origin Rocket: This Is Part of a Huge Technological Revolution
Massive Blue Origin rocket explosion gives edge to Elon Musk in space race by The Washington Post (Faiz Siddiqui and Carolyn Y. Johnson)
Part IV (20:34 – 25:24)
The Moral Context of Investing: Initial Public Offering (IPO) of SpaceX Raises Big Issues and Unprecedented Expectations But There is Real Value (Unlike a Prediction Market)
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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
On today’s edition of The Briefing, I discuss the stall on the proposal for Smithsonian Women’s Museum because Democrats will not define women as biologically female and the strange legacy of Barney Frank. I answer questions about the historical parallels of the A.I. revolution, who has the authority to perform baptisms, if investing can turn into gambling, and why Jesus didn’t stop King Herod from killing John the Baptist. 
Part I (00:14 – 08:01)
A Women’s Museum That Doesn’t Know What a Woman Is? Proposal Stalls for Smithsonian Women’s Museum on National Mall Because Democrats Will Not Define Women as Biologically Female
How a bipartisan women’s history museum became a political football by The Washington Post (Jonathan Edwards)
Let Democrats kill the women’s history museum by Washington Times (Editorial Board)
Part II (08:01 – 13:46)
The Death of Barney Frank: The Strange Legacy of the First Self-Identified Gay Member of Congress
Part III (13:46 – 18:37)
Is the A.I. Revolution More Akin to the Revolution of the Printing Press Than to the Industrial Revolution? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The Briefing
Part IV (18:37 – 22:26)
Who Has Authority to Perform Baptisms? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The Briefing
Part V (22:26 – 24:50)
When Does Investing Become Gambling? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The Briefing
Part VI (24:50 – 27:03)
Why Didn’t Jesus Stop King Herod From Killing John the Baptist? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter From a 7-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing
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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses a doctor who made a MAID assessment outside a Tim Hortons in Canada that led to the patient’s death, the decline in birth rates happening everywhere, and how sin has led to the birth rate crisis.
Part I (00:14 – 10:20)
Doctor Makes MAID Assessment Outside Tim Hortons: The Culture of Death Has Reached New Depths of Evil in Canada
Ontario man dies of MAID after being assessed outside Tim Hortons by National Post (Sharon Kirkey)
Part II (10:20 – 19:07)
The Decline in Birth Rates is Happening Everywhere: The Surprising Trends Causing Catastrophic Birth Rates Have Been a Longtime Coming
Why birth rates are falling everywhere all at once by The Financial Times (John Burn-Murdoch)
Part III (19:07 – 25:23)
The Spiritual Problem of Falling Birth Rates: Sin is the Ultimate Root of This Crisis and Not Just External Factors
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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the Senate runoff in Texas, the populist shift in the Republican and Democratic Parties, the end of the Stephen Colbert Show, and the influence of comedy on the morality of society.
Part I (00:14 – 10:57)
Big Shift in Texas: Attorney General Ken Paxton Defeats Senator John Cornyn in Texas GOP Senate Race
Part II (10:57 – 19:37)
An Autopsy of the Democratic Party in 2024: Democrats are Reeling, and the 2028 Election Might Be Between Two Populist Parties
Five Takeaways From the DNC’s 2024 ‘Autopsy’ by The Wall Street Journal (Tarini Parti and John McCormick)
Poll Suggests a Possible Path Forward for Democrats by The New York Times (Nate Cohn)
Part III (19:37 – 26:37)
Stephen Colbert’s Last Show: Christians Should Never Underestimate the Power of Comedy on the Larger Society
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