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 Professionalization of College Sports: How Big Money is Changing the Game of Intercollegiate Athletics

• Paychecks, Drafts and Firings: The Possible Future of College Sports by The New York Times (Billy Witz)

Part III (08:55 - 11:22)
Organized Corruption at the Olympics? China’s Swimming Doping Scandal

Part IV (11:22 - 13:30)
If You Had to Preach a Mini-Sermon on the Work of Christ, What Text Would You Choose? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (13:30 - 15:32)
Should Christians Avoid Watching the Olympics Given the Recent Support for Paganism Behind It? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (15:32 - 17:58)
How Do We Understand the Relationship Between God’s Promises to Israel and the Church? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VII (17:58 - 20:43)
What are Your Thoughts about Forgoing College to Pursue a Trade? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The Briefing

Part VIII (20:43 - 23:25)
How Do I Navigate Being a Christian at a School Whose Faculty is Made Up of Theological Liberals? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IX (23:25 - 26:35)
How Do Voucher Programs Differ from Accepting Federal Funding? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing




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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 war by USA Today (Zachary Schermele)

Part II (10:37 - 14:02)
Democrats are Going Back to the Future? The Democratic National Convention Faces Tumult in Chicago — And Deserves It

• How the Israel-Gaza Protests Could Hurt the Democratic Party by The New York Times (Jeremy W. Peters)

Part III (14:02 - 16:17)
What Exactly are Israel-Protesting College Students Demanding? Nothing Less than the Elimination of Israel

Part IV (16:17 - 25:11)
‘Belief in God is Not Only False, It Should Be Made Shameful’: Daniel Dennett, One of the Four Horsemen of New Atheism, Dies at 82




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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 want to retire by 60. Good luck with that. by USA Today (Daniel de Visé)

Part III (21:38 - 25:43)
Every Christian Has a Vocation: The Importance of Work and Calling within the Christian Worldview




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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 (17:24 - 25:51)
Do the Homeless Have the Right to Camp on Public Property? SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments Related to Rights of Homeless People in Cities

• Liberal Cities, Conservative Towns Seek Supreme Court’s Help on Homelessness by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)
• Oral Transcript for Grants Pass v. Johnson by The Supreme Court of the United States (Heritage Reporting Corporation)

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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 Appeals Court Rules Trans Student Athlete (Biological Male) Can Compete on the Girls Team

• U.S. court sides with transgender school athlete against West Virginia ban by Reuters (Brandon Pierson)
• Transgender athlete takes girls’ track title after court win; five girls refuse to compete by Washington Times (Valerie Richardson)

Part IV (21:20 - 24:47)
California Attorney Moved to Refute Rights of Parents: The Dangerous Double Speak Behind the ‘Restricts Rights of Transgender Youth’ Ballot Initiative

• Transgender rights vs. parent rights. California goes to court to settle school divide by LA Times (Howard Blume)

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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 Terms

• Trump 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 DEI

• With State Bans on D.E.I., Some Universities Find a Workaround: Rebranding by The New York Times (Stephanie Saul)

Part III (11:43 - 18:33)
How Can Christians Identify with Any Denomination Since Denominations are Not Found in Scripture? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (18:33 - 21:37)
Why Do Protestants Not Hold to Marriage as a Sacrament? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (21:37 - 24:58)
How Should College Students Approach Answering Difficult Questions in the Classroom? Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (24:58 - 27:25)
If God Never Sleeps, Why Did Jesus Sleep in the Boat Before He Calmed the Storm? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Question from 5-Year-Old Listener to The Briefing




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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 Radio

• I’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 class by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

Part II (16:58 - 22:03)
Your Tax Dollars are Funding Progressive Ideologies: Why Do Our Elected Leaders Allow This?

Part III (22:03 - 25:10)
Worldview Will Always Come to Light: The Inescapability of Ideology and Politics, Especially in the Newsroom




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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 Issues

• At Berkeley, a Protest at a Dean’s Home Tests the Limits of Free Speech by The New York Times (Vimal Patel)

Part IV (24:28 - 28:11)
Death to America Chants — In America? Dearborn, Michigan Becomes Epicenter of Controversy

• Welcome to Dearborn, America’s Jihad Capital by The Wall Street Journal (Steven Stalinsky)
• Condemning 'death to America' chants should be easy. Not for liberal Michigan Gov. Whitmer. by USA Today (Ingrid Jacques)

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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 $20/Hour Minimum Wage Law




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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 Across a Society




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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 True

• Do 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 Group Who Could Correctly Be Called "Palestinian," Why Do You Use that Term on The Briefing? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (14:44 - 18:10)
Should I Be Consumed With Fear of Sin and Sinful Thoughts? Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (18:10 - 20:16)
If God Knows Everything, Does He Know His Future Thoughts in the Present? Does He Ever Have New Thoughts? Can He Change His Mind? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Young Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (20:16 - 24:21)
How Can We Know God’s Will For Our Family? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VII (24:21 - 26:31)
What Will Heaven Be Like? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 16-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing




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