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The Briefing 08-27-14

Podcast Transcript 1) California commitment to abortion overrules conscience of two Catholic universities  A women’s rights victory as California nixes an attack on abortion coverage, Los Angeles Times (Michael Hiltzik) State reverses aborti ...

August 27, 2014

The Briefing 06-11-14

Podcast Transcript 1) College anti-discriminatory policies a collision of theory of toleration and actual practice Colleges and Evangelicals Collide on Bias Policy, New York Times (Michael Paulson) 2) 20 years later, Simpson trial has revolu ...

June 11, 2014

The Briefing 06-04-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Debate after abdication of Spanish king reminder of human longing for a good king King Juan Carlos to abdicate Spanish throne, The Telegraph (Fiona Govan) Abdication of King Juan Carlos Leads to Debate on Spanish Monarc ...

June 4, 2014

The Briefing 05-22-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Corona school’s right to hold doctrinal standard a matter of integrity of Christian education CORONA: Questions linger about Christian school’s firings over religion, Press Enterprise (David Olson) 2) Detailed doctrinal ...

May 22, 2014

The Briefing 05-14-14

Podcast Transcript 1) MIT’s secular invocation illustration of the sterility of totally secular culture Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT MIT Secular Students Successfully Lead Charge for Non-Religious Invocations at Graduation, Fri ...

May 14, 2014

The Briefing 05-02-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Political views of ‘mature suburbs’ reflect deeper cultural shifts Shifting Demographics Tilt Presidential Races in American Suburbs, Wall Street Journal (Elizabeth Williamson and Dante Chinni) 2) Bill Clinton’s politic ...

May 2, 2014

Welcome to Seminary—Now What? How to Be Faithful as a Seminary Student

My great privilege every semester is to welcome an incoming class of seminarians to the stewardship of theological education. This is not a privilege I take lightly. I remember what it was like to sit in the same room well over thirty years ago, bein ...

January 17, 2014

The Briefing 12-16-13

1) Horror in Arapahoe: How do we understand the human heart? Arapahoe High School shooting: Gunman intended to harm many at school, Denver Post (Kirk Mitchell, Jeremy Meyer and Sadie Gurman) Colorado shooting victim described as sweet, smart, a ...

December 16, 2013

The Briefing 10-25-13

1. New Mexico court to decide marriage "once and for all." Really?  New Mexico Justices to Rule on Gay Marriage, New York Times (Fernanda Santos) 2. 13 year old boy shot and killed by deputies in San Francisco for carrying toy gun Boy, 13, C ...

October 25, 2013

The Briefing 10-22-13

1. Constitutional Crisis: judges legalizing same-sex marriage with no provisions for religious organizations  New Jersey court agrees to allow same-sex marriage Monday, Washington Times (Cheryl Wetzstein) 4 same-sex couples file lawsuit in Tenn ...

October 22, 2013

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