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The Briefing 10-15-13

1) Oldest living Nazi war criminal dies, remorseless until the end War criminal Erich Priebke dies at 100; Nazi captain convicted in 1995, Los Angeles Times Erich Priebke, Nazi Who Carried Out Massacre of 335 Italians, Dies at 100, New York Tim ...

October 15, 2013

The Briefing 10-14-13

1) Has the Nobel Peace Prize's prestige been tarnished by politicization?  A Wishful Peace Prize, Wall Street Journal (Editorial) 2) When you read Alice Munro, you don't just read the story of people, but civilization Alice Munro Wins Nobel ...

October 14, 2013

Falling on Deaf Ears?—Why So Many Churches Hear So Little of the Bible

“It is well and good for the preacher to base his sermon on the Bible, but he better get to something relevant pretty quickly, or we start mentally to check out.” That stunningly clear sentence reflects one of the most amazing, tragic, and lamentable ...

October 14, 2013

The Briefing 10-11-13

1) Extend crisis deadline? Politics as theatre is growing tiresome and frustrating. GOP to Propose Temporary Debt-Ceiling Increase, Wall Street Journal (Patrick O'Connor, Siobhan Hughes, and Damian Paletta) 2) Are we witnessing a meltdown of th ...

October 11, 2013

The Briefing 10-10-13

1) Parenting is exhausting...and highly rewarding Survey Says: Parents Are Happy, but Tired, New York Times (KJ Dell'Antonia) Mothers more fatigued than dads but still find jobs and child care meaningful, report finds, Washington Post (Brigid S ...

October 10, 2013

The Briefing 10-09-13

1. President Obama nominates new head of Federal Reserve Obama to nominate Janet Yellen to lead Federal Reserve, LA Times (Jim Puzzanghera, Don Lee, and Kathleen Hennessey) Obama to Pick Yellen as Leader of Fed, Officials Say, New York Times (J ...

October 9, 2013

How Pornography Works: It Hijacks the Male Brain

We are fast becoming a pornographic society. Over the course of the last decade, explicitly sexual images have crept into advertising, marketing, and virtually every niche of American life. This ambient pornography is now almost everywhere, from the ...

October 9, 2013

The Briefing 10-08-13

1. New York Times Editors give their opinion on how Supreme Court should rule The Supreme Court Returns, New York Times (Editorial Board) 2. Originalism, Textualism, and Theology in Scalia's historic interview  In Conversation With Antonin S ...

October 8, 2013

Can Liberal Christianity Be Reinvented? – A Conversation With Theologian Theo Hobson

A pink reformation, The Guardian (Theo Hobson) Full Transcript ...

October 7, 2013

The Briefing 10-07-13

1) Supreme Court could take on seismic cultural issues this season Supreme Court term begins with contentious topics, Associated Press (Mark Sherman) The question facing Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Stay or go?, Washington Post (Nikki Kahn) 2) Rift ...

October 7, 2013

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