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The Briefing 06-18-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Basis of theological authority cause of rifts now evident in Iraq Obama Pushes Iraqis to Mend Sectarian Rifts, New York Times (Mark Landler and Michael R. Gordon) The Origins Of The Shiite-Sunni Split, NPR (Mike Shuster ...

June 18, 2014

The Briefing 06-12-14

Podcast Transcript 1) California ruling opposes teacher tenure law for sake of children’s education California court rules teacher tenure creates impermissible unequal conditions, Washington Post (Lindsey Layton) 2) Christian baker required ...

June 12, 2014

The Briefing 06-10-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Secular writer concerned over literal belief in the Bible of many Americans Religious Constriction, New York Times (Charles M. Blow) 2) Scientist argues that intuitive perception of design in creation should be ‘overcom ...

June 10, 2014

The Briefing 05-29-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Pressures from  rapid cultural shift on gay marriage cannot change biblical teaching 5 reasons gay marriage is winning, Religion News Service (Kevin Eckstrom) The Collapse of Anti-Gay Religion, Slate (William Saletan) ...

May 29, 2014

The Briefing 05-21-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Majority of Americans now live in states with same sex marriage after rulings in Pennsylvania and Oregon Federal Judge Strikes Down Oregon’s Ban on Same-Sex Marriage, The New York Times (Kirk Johnson)  Judge Strikes Dow ...

May 21, 2014

The Briefing 05-20-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Japan forced to reconsider pacifism in a hostile world Japan Moves to Scale Back Postwar Restrictions on the Use of Military Power, New York Times (Martin Fackler) Japan’s Pacifist Constitution, New York Times (Editoria ...

May 20, 2014

The Briefing 04-02-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Same-sex marriage legal in United Kingdom as Anglican church drops opposition Same-sex marriage now legal as first couples wed, BBC Get used to gay marriage, Philip Hammond tells Tory critics, The Telegraph (Christopher ...

April 2, 2014

The Briefing 03-31-14

Podcast Transcript 1) How can there be such high rates of religious belief and such poor rates of religious faithfulness? The Christian Penumbra, New York Times (Ross Douthat) 2) Demographics point us to reality world is changing, and we bet ...

March 31, 2014

Drowning in Distortion — Darren Aronofsky’s “Noah”

My first experience teaching the Bible came when I was asked at the last minute to teach a Sunday School class of first-grade boys. I was only 16 years old, and I did not exactly volunteer to teach the class. I found myself telling a familiar Bible s ...

March 31, 2014

The Briefing 03-28-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Despite Obama’s “retrenchment” the world is becoming a more dangerous place Global Crises Put Obama’s Strategy of Caution to the Test, New York Times (David E Sanger) Superpower Once Lived Here, The Weekly Standard (Wil ...

March 28, 2014

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