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The Briefing 09-05-13

1) Nations with greatest influence must have greatest commitment to justice Obama complicates Syria response, USA Today (Editorial) Israelis worry about U.S.-Syria amid missile test, USA Today (Michele Chabin and Kim Hjelmgaard) On Syria, a ...

September 5, 2013

The Briefing 09-04-13

1) Copeland "health and wealth" ministry refusal to vaccinate connected to measles outbreak Texas megachurch’s teachings under scrutiny amid cluster of measles cases that has sickened 21, Associated Press 2) Parents should not be scandalized wh ...

September 4, 2013

Leisure and Labor—Two Gifts from God

Christians understand labor as a duty, but miss the fact that it is also a gift. In the first place, God has made us able to work: e.g., to manipulate things, to cultivate the ground, to manage herds, and to invent microprocessors. Secondly, He has a ...

September 2, 2013

The Briefing 08-30-13

1) Obama administration refuses to enforce federal marijuana laws Eric Holder Says DOJ Will Let Washington, Colorado Marijuana Laws Go Into Effect, Huffington Post (Ryan Reilly and Ryan Grim) Obama Administration Will Not Block State Marijuana ...

August 30, 2013

The Briefing 08-29-13

1) President Obama's MLK speech shifts segregation from race to economic inequality Remarks by the President at "Let Freedom Ring" Ceremony, The White House (President Obama) Fifty Years After the March, Commentary Magazine (Joshua Muravchik) ...

August 29, 2013

Martin Luther King, Jr. at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

On April 19, 1961, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered the Julius B. Gay Lecture at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. As historian Gregory A. Wills explains: On April 19, 1961, Martin Luther King, Jr. addressed the seminary community in a pac ...

August 28, 2013

The Content of Our Character—Fifty Years Later Many Challenges Remain

"I have a dream,” declared Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as he addressed a crowd of several hundred thousand gathered on the Mall around the Washington Monument. The date was August 28, 1963, and America was a cauldron of social unrest. Civil right ...

August 28, 2013

The Briefing 08-28-13

1) On 50th anniversary of "I Have a Dream" we remember every human is made in image of God The March on Wahsington, 50 Years Later, The Washington Times (Vance Garnett) 50 Years Later, Thousands Retrace March on Washington, USA Today (Alan Gome ...

August 28, 2013

The Briefing 08-27-13

1. Chemical weapons in Syria prove to be "uncivilized, barbarian, rogue"  Secretary Kerry's remarks on Syria, Washington Post Syria's Gas Attack on Civilization, Wall Street Journal (Andrew Roberts) 2. Compromising personal morality now the ...

August 27, 2013

The Briefing 08-26-13

1. Syrian regime crosses Obama's "red line," by using chemical weapons against own people William Hague: choice between military strikes on Syria or allowing tyrants to use chemical weapons, The Telegraph (Tim Ross) A step too far, The Economis ...

August 26, 2013

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