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‘Get with the Program’ — The Church of England Votes to Ordain Women Bishops

Writing about the age of John Milton, the British author A. N. Wilson once tried to explain to modern secular readers that there had once been a time when bishops of the Church of England were titanic figures of conviction who were ready to stand aga ...

July 15, 2014

The Briefing Special Edition: Supreme Court Ruling on Hobby Lobby Case

Podcast Transcript This special edition of The Briefing is released in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in the Hobby Lobby case. Today’s decision in the Hobby Lobby case represents a huge win for religious liberty in America, and the 5- ...

June 30, 2014

The Hobby Lobby Decision: A Big Win for Religious Liberty — and a Very Revealing Divide on the Court

Today's decision in the Hobby Lobby case represents a huge win for religious liberty in America, and the 5-4 decision will now stand as a landmark case that will reshape the religious liberty debate for generations to come. At the same time, the deep ...

June 30, 2014

Briefing 06-26-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Supreme Court's liberals and conservatives united on right to privacy Major Ruling Shields Privacy of Cellphones, New York Times (Adam Liptak) 2) 10th Circuit Court upholds same-sex marriage, paves way for Supreme Court ...

June 26, 2014

The Briefing 06-25-14

Podcast Transcript 1) United Methodist court reinstates defrocked minister in disregard of doctrinal fidelity Methodist Panel Reinstates Defrocked Pastor, New York Times (Michael Paulson and Emmarie Huetteman) The Mainline (Re)Forms Further ...

June 25, 2014

The Briefing 06-24-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Significant Supreme Court decisions to be handed down this week Eight big cases await Supreme Court rulings, USA Today (Richard Wolf) 2) PC(USA) takes clear stance against state of Israel Presbyterians Vote to Divest ...

June 24, 2014

The Briefing 06-23-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Creationism banned from all government funded UK schools triumph of materialistic worldview Teaching creationism as scientifically valid now banned in all UK public schools, United Press International (JC Sevcik) Govern ...

June 23, 2014

The Briefing 06-20-14

Podcast Transcript 1) PC(USA) affirms same-sex marriage, repudiating Scripture as membership declines Presbyterians vote to allow gay marriage, Religion News Service (Lauren Markoe) Presbyterian Church U.S.A. votes to allow gay marriage cere ...

June 20, 2014

The Briefing 06-19-14

Podcast Transcript 1) World Cup popularity evidence of democratizing effect of soccer Why is the World Cup so popular?, Christian Science Monitor (Matthew Clark) A game of two halves, The Economist 2) Heart, rather than parental pressure, ...

June 19, 2014

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