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The Briefing 12-03-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Decline in divorce rates result of overall decline in marriage   The Divorce Surge Is Over, but the Myth Lives On, New York Times (Claire Cain Miller) 2) Muslim prayer in National Cathedral example of secularized religi ...

December 3, 2014

The Briefing 12-02-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Mixed messages on predicted climate catastrophe reveal intellectual dishonesty of movement Optimism Faces Grave Realities at Climate Talks, New York Times (Coral Davenport) Can Climate Change Cure Capitalism?, New York ...

December 2, 2014

The Briefing 12-01-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Secular theology of modern politics mirrors structure of Christian worldview The Spiritual Shape of Political Ideas, Weekly Standard (Joseph Bottum) 2) Church of England deems Sunday services inconvenient, New Testament ...

December 1, 2014

The Ferguson Moment—A Moral Test for the Nation

This is an edited transcript of The Briefing podcast from early Tuesday morning, November 25, 2014, hours after the Ferguson, Missouri grand jury announcement. The grand jury decision Americans were waiting for came Monday night in the suburbs of ...

November 26, 2014

The Briefing 11-26-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Sec. Hagel’s resignation shows inadequacy of administration’s worldview in face of conflicts  Changing World Shrank Hagel’s Appeal to Obama, Wall Street Journal (Gerald F. Seib) Hagel Submits Resignation as Defense Chie ...

November 26, 2014

The Briefing 11-25-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Response to Ferguson grand jury’s decision a moral test for all America  Ferguson police officer won’t be charged in fatal shooting, Washington Post (Chico Harlan, Wesley Lowery, and Kimberly Kindy) Protests Flare After ...

November 25, 2014

The Briefing 11-24-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Report on Adam Lanza, Newtown shooter, reveals efforts to explain sin through disease New Report on Lanza: Parental Denial, Breakdowns, Missed Opportunities, Hartford Courant (Alaine Griffith and Josh Kovner) Report on ...

November 24, 2014

The Briefing 11-21-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Pres. Obama’s executive action on immigration vast overreach of presidential power Obama acts on immigration, announcing decision to defer deportations of 4 million, Washington Post (David Nakamura) Obama’s Immigration ...

November 21, 2014

The Briefing 11-19-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Pending Ferguson verdict from Grand Jury reminder of important check in American system For Ferguson Grand Jury, Details and Responsibilities Are Abundant, New York Times (Erik Eckholm and Julie Bosman) Mo. governor dec ...

November 19, 2014

The Briefing 11-18-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Widespread support for military action against ISIS underlines it as stark image of evil Obama Calls Islamic State’s Killing of Peter Kassig ‘Pure Evil’, New York Times (Rukmini Callimachi) Pentagon says US troops’ role ...

November 18, 2014

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