The Briefing with Albert Mohler – Details, episodes & analysis

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

Part I (00:13 - 06:00)
Not Even Penguins are Safe From the LGBTQ Revolution: So-Called ‘Queer Icon’ Penguin Dies, But It’s Not Just the Penguins Who Were Confused

• Sphen, Penguin Whose Gay Love Story Earned Global Fame, Dies by The New York Times (Isabella Kwai)

Part II (06:00 - 10:12)
No, a Parrot Does Not Have the Intelligence of a Human Child: Animal Rights Movement Makes Insane Claim About Animal and Human Cognition

• Parrot is ‘attention hog’ and smart as human toddler, owners say by The Washington Post (Sydney Page)

Part III (10:12 - 12:15)
AI Needs Personhood Credentials Now? Tech Industry Borrows Biblical Categories in Wake of Concern of AI Danger

• AI researchers call for ‘personhood credentials’ as bots get smarter by The Washington Post (Will Oremus)

Part IV (12:15 - 16:50)
Does a Belief in Conspiracy Theories Disqualify a Man From Being an Elder? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (16:50 - 20:56)
What are the Dividing Issues Between the West and Other Worldviews? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (20:56 - 22:52)
Should My Wife and I Renew Our Marriage Vows Since I Became a Christian After We Were Married? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VII (22:52 - 25:16)
What Are Your Thoughts On Kentucky’s Amendment 2 Proposal? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

• Needed: An Exit Strategy by AlbertMohler.com (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

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Part I (00:13 - 14:05)
Is This About Free Speech or Serious Crimes? Arrest of Eccentric Telegram Founder in France Raises Major Issues

• A Russian Elon Musk with 100 biological children: Meet Pavel Durov by CNN (Joshua Berlinger and Anna Chernova)
• How Telegram’s Founder Went From Russia’s Mark Zuckerberg to Wanted Man by The New York Times (Paul Mozur and Adam Satariano)

Part II (14:05 - 22:12)
You Love Your Animals More Than Your Kids? Horrible Worldview Confusion Now Packaged as Entertainment

• When Your Child Is an Animal by The New York Times (Amanda Hess)
• Is My Cat a Prisoner? And Other Ethical Questions About Our Pets. by The New Yorker (The Editors)

Part III (22:12 - 24:56)
Fox Hunting is a Religion in the UK? In a Secular Age, Definition of Religion Hard to Sustain




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Part I (00:13 - 10:38)
Over the Top? Big Developments With a $600 Million Wedding in India and a Shrinking Number of Weddings in the United States

• A Billionaire Wedding in India Has Everyone Wondering: How Much Did It Cost? by The Wall Street Journal (Ashley Wong)
• A Billionaire Wedding Puts ‘Crazy Rich Indians’ in the Spotlight by The Wall Street Journal (Tripti Lahiri)
• What a $600m wedding says about India’s attitude to wealth by The Economist
• Bollywood Stars, Prime Ministers and the Kardashians Attend the Ambani Wedding by The New York Times (Sadiba Hasan)
• The American wedding is shrinking by The Washington Post (Abha Bhattarai)

Part II (10:38 - 16:29)
Does Complementarianism Allow for Female Leaders in the Political Sphere? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part III (16:29 - 18:07)
Should Christians Be Concerned About Women Participating in Combat Sports? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (18:07 - 22:05)
Is the Acquisition of Knowledge an Intrinsic Good? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (22:05 - 25:28)
Will There Be Work in Heaven? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 16:14)
The Moral Case for Letting Kids Change Their Bodies? Trans Activist Presents Radical Argument, Directed at Our Children

• Freedom 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 cover story by WORLD (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)
• When Children Say They’re Trans by The Atlantic (Jesse Singal)
• As Kids, They Thought They Were Trans. They No Longer Do. by The New York Times (Pamela Paul)
• When treating transgender youth, how informed is informed consent? by The Washington Post (Megan McArdle)

Part II (16:17 - 18:32)
The Trajectory of the Transgender Movement: After Public Setbacks When it Comes to Kids, the Trans Movement Goes for Broke

Part III (18:35 - 28:15)
President Biden’s Political Distortion Field: It’s Not Budget, It’s a Campaign Pamphlet — And Why Does the U.S. Have an Income Tax and Not a Wealth Tax?

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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 Society

• Taoiseach 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 Specia)

Part II (10:42 - 18:34)
Being Radically Pro-Abortion Isn’t Enough? President Biden Criticized by Pro-Abortion Activists for Not Using Word ‘Abortion’

• Biden leaned into reproductive freedom in his State of the Union speech — but he didn’t say the word 'abortion' by NBC News (Alexandra Marquez)

Part III (18:34 - 21:56)
Say What? Actress/Singer Makes Odd Feminist Argument at Awards Ceremony

• Halle Bailey tearfully calls out invasive baby rumors: 'I had no obligation to expose him' by USA Today (Patrick Ryan)

Part IV (21:56 - 27:46)
A Real Royal Mess: British Royal Family Released Photo Intentionally Altered by Princess of Wales? What is Going Here?




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Part I (00:13 - 12:56)
On the Precipice of Collapse — The Preconditions of Order and the Crashing Breakdown of Haiti’s Social Systems

• Chaos 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 Order

• San Francisco ties welfare to drug-screening, boosts police powers in stunning tough-on-crime shift by LA Times (Hannah Wiley)
• Why National Guard troops are being deployed in New York’s subways by The Washington Post (Emmanuel Felton and Ian Duncan)

Part III (18:30 - 25:50)
Gang Members are Running the Prison? Latin American Prisons Become New Major Headquarters for Gang Activity There

• In Latin America, Guards Don’t Control Prisons, Gangs Do by The New York Times (Maria Abi-Habib, Annie Correal and Jack Nicas)

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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 Life

• Remarks 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 Protestant Reformation? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part III (25:17 - 27:22)
If a Child Dies, Will They Be a Child or Adult in Heaven? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 5-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 10:51)
Liberal San Francisco Considers Murder Charges for Drug Dealers? What Has Happened? Reality Sets In as Death Toll Mounts

• Some 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 Different Kind of Mayor? by The New York Times (Heather Knight)

Part II (10:51 - 15:41)
A Sad, Telling Story in Oregon: State Reckons with Increased Death and Devastation in the Aftermath of Drug Decriminalization

• Oregon Rethinks Drug Decriminalization by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

Part III (15:41 - 25:25)
‘All the Lonely People’: New Friendship App Highlights Loneliness Epidemic

• Can a friendship app cure loneliness? by The Financial Times (Bethan Staton)

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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 Revolution’s Pill Becomes More Available: Opill, A Birth Control Drug, Will Now Be Sold Without a Prescription

Part IV (22:16 - 25:46)
The Last of the Political Giants of the 1980s: The Death of Brian Mulroney




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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 Republican Candidate

Part IV (16:20 - 20:11)
Politics of Representation on Display in California: Moral Revolutionaries Celebrate Placing Vote Center in ‘Transgender Support Facility’

• L.A. makes history, the first vote center at a transgender support facility by Pasadena Star News (City News Service)

Part V (20:11 - 22:39)
Is Governor Newsom Even Governing? Are His Presidential Aspirations (and Pro-Abortion Activism) Overshadowing His Governing Responsibilities?

Part VI (22:39 - 26:04)
Small Town of 7,500 Has Foreign Policy on Gaza? No, Municipalities Do Not Have Foreign Policies (Be Thankful)

• After weeks of protest, tiny Ojai passes Gaza cease-fire resolution by The LA Times (Hailey Branson-Potts)

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