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The Briefing 10-23-2014

Podcast Transcript 1) Ottawa shooting example of terrorism's purpose; to undo civilization Suspected killer in Ottawa shootings had a disturbing side, Toronto Globe and Mail (Colin Freeze and Les Perreaux) Personal woes plagued Canadian who ...

October 23, 2014

The Briefing 08-29-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Rising number of Americans dependent on welfare threatens ability to reform system Government Dependency In U.S. Nears The Tipping Point, Investors’ Business Daily (Editorial) 2) Integrity of labor important to recogniz ...

August 29, 2014

The Briefing 06-10-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Secular writer concerned over literal belief in the Bible of many Americans Religious Constriction, New York Times (Charles M. Blow) 2) Scientist argues that intuitive perception of design in creation should be ‘overcom ...

June 10, 2014

It’s Back — The “Gospel of Jesus’s Wife” and the State of Modern Scholarship

The so-called "Gospel of Jesus's Wife" is back in the news and back in public conversation. The story first broke in a flurry of sensationalism back in September of 2012 when Smithsonian magazine declared that a papyrus fragment had been found which ...

April 14, 2014

The Briefing 08-15-13

1) Egyptian government cracks down on protests Egypt Imposes State of Emergency After 95 People Killed, Reuters (Yasmine Saleh and Tom Finn) Egypt Troops in Deadly Crackdown on Protestors, Wall Street Journal (Maria Abi-Habib and Leila Elmergaw ...

August 15, 2013

Rest in Print, Britannica: An Elegy for an Encyclopedia

And then they were no more. Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. announced Tuesday that it would no longer offer its venerable reference set in a printed edition. Western Civilization just took another hard blow to the chin. "It's a rite of passage in t ...

March 19, 2012

What the Bible Really Says About Sex . . . Really?

Has the church misunderstood the Bible's teachings on sexuality for over two thousand years? The current issue of Newsweek magazine reports on "new scholarship on the Good Book's naughty bits" that is supposed to turn our understanding of the Bible's ...

February 9, 2011

The Briefing

MSNBC brings back Olbermann... Some see Agenda, in efforts to ending Bullying... New Survival Song for Gays... The Votes are in but Eloquence didn't Win... U.S. News and World Report to End Monthly Publications... And Gene Robinson announces his reti ...

November 8, 2010

The Briefing

A literary surprise for the Nobel Committee... But no picture books for the little ones... Big changes in journalism... Barbara Boxer on abortion... Lutherans find their faith tested... And in New York, the pulpit is for laughs ...

October 11, 2010

The Briefing

Britain has a new party leader... America sees trouble in old media... Breakdown of order in Afghanistan... A breakdown of sanity in Congress... And a breakdown of accountability in the church ...

September 27, 2010

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