AlbertMohler.com – The Briefing

The Briefing 05-25-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:00:59 +0000

On Gay Marriage, Obama’s Critics and Supporters Alike Think He May Shift Again… A Way Out Of The Same-Sex Marriage Mess… Patchwork of Same-Sex Laws… Video of Pastor’s Plan To ‘Get Rid Of’ Gays Goes Viral Keep Reading

The Briefing 05-24-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Thu, 24 May 2012 10:00:30 +0000

Catholics Sue Over Heath Care Mandate… Catholic Dioceses Sue Over Obama Mandate… Catholics In Court… Searching A Billon Planets For Life Keep Reading

The Briefing 05-23-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Wed, 23 May 2012 10:00:55 +0000

Obama’s Switch On Same-Sex Marriage Stirs Skepticism… NAACP Votes To Endorse Same-Sex Marriage… Ted Olson: On Obama and Gay Marriage… Do You Want The Good News First?… Council Speaker Weds Her Longtime Partner Keep Reading

The Briefing 05-22-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Tue, 22 May 2012 10:00:33 +0000

The Bible Condemns A Lot, But Here’s Why We Focus On Homosexuality… A Little Bit Indian… Coast Guard Grad Was Rescued At Sea As A Boy Keep Reading

The Briefing 05-21-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Mon, 21 May 2012 09:30:49 +0000

Facebook’s IPO Sputters… Future Is More Than Facebook… Ultra-Orthodox Jews To Hold Big Meeting On Internet Risks… Defense Asks Jury to Distinguish Sin From Crime… Stay-at-home Mom Fights New Credit Card Rule Keep Reading

The Briefing 05-18-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Fri, 18 May 2012 09:30:21 +0000

Newsweek Declares Obama ‘The First Gay President’… How to win a culture war and lose a generation… Mobile Phones Help Weaken North Korean Isolation Keep Reading

The Briefing 05-17-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:22:16 +0000

Georgetown gets it right on invitation to Kathleen Sebelius… Whites Account for Under Half of Births in U.S… Obama worth as much as $10 million… Coffee linked to lower risk of death Keep Reading

The Briefing 05-16-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:11:30 +0000

In City Where Dogs Outnumber Children, Finding Way for Coyotes to Coexist… Falling Birthrates In Japan… Elderly at Record Spurs Japan Stores Chase $1.4 Trillion… Yahoo CEO’s Downfall Keep Reading

The Briefing 05-15-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Tue, 15 May 2012 09:30:09 +0000

The Race to Build Enthusiasm Among Voters Is On… Gay on TV: It’s All in the Family… Passengers increase chance of teen driver fatalities, AAA study finds Keep Reading

The Briefing 05-14-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Mon, 14 May 2012 09:30:21 +0000

Obama ‘The First Gay President’… Unsolicited Advice: What should Mitt Romney say at Liberty University?… Romney Tells Evangelicals Their Values Are His, Too… Controversial Time Magazine Cover… Richard Stengel Defends Breast-feeding Cover… How Feminism Begat Intensive Mothering… New Jersey Will Remove From Standardized Tests Question Keep Reading

The Briefing 05-11-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Fri, 11 May 2012 09:30:28 +0000

Evolution’s End? President Obama Calls for Same-Sex Marriage… Path-setting children’s author Maurice Sendak dies… Roman Totenberg, renowned violinist, teacher, dies… Family Battle Offers Look Inside Lavish TV Ministry… Save the Children report: USA is 25th best place to be a mom Keep Reading

The Briefing 05-10-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Thu, 10 May 2012 09:30:44 +0000

The Influence Industry: Same-Sex marriage Issue Shows Importance of Gay Fundraisers… Time for Obama to come out on gay marriage… Campaigning Beyond Inspiration Keep Reading

The Briefing 05-09-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Wed, 09 May 2012 09:00:08 +0000

North Carolina Voters Pass Same-Sex Marriage Ban… Lugar Loses Primary Challenge in Indiana… Teen marijuana use on the rise, study says… Bomber in Plot on U.S. Airliner Is Said to Be a Double Agent… Foul Play Ruled Likely in Case of Spy Found Dead in Bag… 42% likely to be obese by 2030 Keep Reading

The Briefing 05-08-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Tue, 08 May 2012 10:28:57 +0000

On the Eve of Voting, a Senator Fights On… Billy Graham issues statement supporting NC marriage amendment… A Scramble as Biden Backs Same-Sex Marriage… Obama Gay Marriage Stance Presents Early Character Test For 2012 Election… Arrests and Violence at Overflowing Rally in Moscow… Rick Santorum Endorses Mitt Romney… Splitting? 79% of marital separations end in divorce Keep Reading

The Briefing 05-07-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Mon, 07 May 2012 12:00:55 +0000

Joe Biden is ‘Absolutely Comfortable’ with Gay Marriage… Biden ‘Comfortable’ with Gay Marriage Keep Reading

The Briefing 05-04-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Fri, 04 May 2012 10:29:26 +0000

Chen case is another human rights issue for Obama… 5 arrested in alleged plot to blow up Cleveland-area bridge… Academia Occupied by Occupy… Britain Weighs Missile Plan for Games… Teens births down in Bexar County Keep Reading

The Briefing 05-03-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Thu, 03 May 2012 09:30:06 +0000

If Peas Can Talk, Should We Eat Them?… Fate of Chen at core of US-China relation… A Word Heard Often, Except at the Supreme Court… Facebook can’t replace face-to-face conversation Keep Reading

The Briefing 05-02-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Wed, 02 May 2012 09:30:36 +0000

Number of newborns with drug withdrawal triples… Gay marriage battle down to wire in North Carolina… Bigotry on the Ballot… Deadly Attacks Hit Nigeria Christians… Benzion Netanyahu, Hawkish Scholar, Dies at 102 Keep Reading

The Briefing 05-01-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Tue, 01 May 2012 09:30:16 +0000

Teenage Birth Rates Continue to Drop… The Downside of Cohabiting Before Marriage… A Great Awakening Keep Reading

The Briefing 04-30-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:30:49 +0000

New North Korean Missile Is Called Into Question… Lesbian Scout leader ousted in Ohio; parents upset… Ruling Extends Sex-Discrimination Protection to Transgender Woman Denied Federal Job… His, hers, hens: Swedes’ gender-neutral push gains ground Keep Reading

The Briefing 04-27-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:30:39 +0000

Ex-President of Liberia Aided War Crimes, Court Rules… Rupert Murdoch Admits cover up… Is Sex Addiction Real?… States Up the Online Ante… Louisvillian killed while supporting combat in Afghanistan Keep Reading

The Briefing 04-26-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:30:07 +0000

Ron Paul vows to continue because Romney could ’stumble’… Romney sweeps five Northeast primaries… Warmth of Campus Spotlight Beckons Obama Back… Arizona’s migration law goes to Supreme Court… High court appears to lean toward Arizona in immigration law dispute… A creep, not a crook… Britain Slips Into Double-Dip Recession Keep Reading

The Briefing 04-25-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:30:09 +0000

Romney’s Women Split: Single vs. Married… Osteen: Romney is a Christian… Stress Rises on Social Security… Pleasing the constituency… Our National Media Don’t Deserve Their ‘Mainstream’ Title… The Ugly American - Sex Trafficking and Our National Humiliation Keep Reading

The Briefing 04-24-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:30:26 +0000

Our forefathers got it right - no religious test… Edwards Trial on Campaign Finance Begins… Farewell, the New Frontier… Norway’s Tears… Testimony of Accused Shocks, Spurs Debate… Starbucks Ditches Beetle Food Color Keep Reading

The Briefing 04-23-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:30:09 +0000

Sarkozy, favorite Hollande advance to runoff in French presidential vote… Utah’s Hatch Will Face a Primary for Senate… Charles W. Colson, Watergate Felon Who Became Evangelical Leader, Dies at 80 Keep Reading

The Briefing 04-20-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:44:59 +0000

Romney Aide Turns Focus to Search for His No. 2… Not Quite a Teen, Yet Sold for Sex… Colombia scandal exposes sex trafficking growth… Beware of Franklin’s Gambit in making decisions Keep Reading

The Briefing 04-19-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:30:36 +0000

Times explains use of photos of U.S. soldiers, body parts… 6-year-old handcuffed for throwing tantrum in school… Church outreach takes on new technical touch Keep Reading

The Briefing 04-18-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:30:32 +0000

Norway Mass Killer Defends Actions… Koran Giveaway in Germany Has Some Officials Worried… New Evidence Cited in Secret Service Prostitution Inquiry… On Campus, Opening Up Conversations About Sex Keep Reading

The Briefing 04-17-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:30:20 +0000

100 Tornadoes in 24 Hours, but Plenty of Notice… Agents for Secret Service Face Misconduct Inquiry… Free-lunch egalitarianism… North Korean Rocket Fails Moments After Liftoff… ’The Voice’: New Bible translation focuses on dialogue Keep Reading

The Briefing 04-16-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:30:52 +0000

After Santorum’s Exit: Can Obama Be Beaten?… Prosecutor Files Charge of 2nd-Degree Murder in Shooting of Martin… Drought condition spreads over USA… 100 Years at Sea Keep Reading

The Briefing 04-13-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:30:34 +0000

Rethinking Heaven… Forget the Church, Follow Jesus… Tina Brown: Holy Smoke!…’Reverts’ return to their childhood religions Keep Reading

The Briefing 04-12-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:30:30 +0000

Divided by God… Learning to Respect Religion… Diagnoses of Autism on the Rise, Report Says Keep Reading

The Briefing 04-11-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:30:56 +0000

2 Tulsa Shooting Suspects Confess, Police Say… Gay Mormon students at BYU come out in Web video… Maryland won’t marry same-sex couples - but can they divorce them?… Tuna Again? In Fault-Finding England, It’s a Cause for Divorce Keep Reading

The Briefing 04-10-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:30:04 +0000

Push for the Right to Die Grows in the Netherlands… American Apparel ‘exploitative’ adverts banned… Appeals Court Hears Arguments on Gay Marriage Law… Suicide Bombing Kills Dozens in Nigeria Keep Reading

The Briefing 04-09-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 09:30:42 +0000

Mike Wallace, CBS Pioneer of ‘60 Minutes,’ Dies at 93… Artist Thomas Kinkade Dies… An Ailing Chavez Prays For Time… Navy Jet Crashes in Virginia Beach; Pilots Ejected Safely… Five Face Charges in China Over Sale of Youth’s Kidney Keep Reading

The Briefing 04-06-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 10:19:22 +0000

Military Atheists Hold Army-Sponsored ‘Rock Beyond Belief’ Festival… Unchurched could carry Obama to victory… British Conservatives lead charge for gay marriage Keep Reading

The Briefing 04-05-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:09:50 +0000

Student-Loan Debt Tops $1 Trillion… Agency Administrator Fires Deputies, Then Resigns, Amid Spending Inquiry… Judge dismisses lawsuit against Dallas-based group, former chaplain for use of ‘curse’ prayers… Supervising Priest Goes on Trial in Abuse Case Keep Reading

The Briefing 04-04-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:28:08 +0000

Troubled History Emerges for Suspect in Fatal Oakland Attack… Mitt Romney wins Wisconsin, Maryland, D.C. primaries… Texas tornado videos show flying semi-trailers, golf ball-sized hail… President Confident Health Law Will Stand… A Favored Son Returns to Uphill Battle in Nebraska… Dallas-area atheists spread the word: They’re fine without religion Keep Reading

The Briefing 04-03-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:28:25 +0000

Gunman Kills 7 in a Rampage at a Northern California University… Beijing Cracks Down on Web Commentary to Quell Political Speculation… UK Internet group: Surveillance program in works… From Prisoner to Parliament in Myanmar… Reality sets in after Mega dreams Keep Reading

The Briefing 04-02-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:28:07 +0000

In Health Case, Appeals to a Justice’s Idea of Liberty… The Roberts Court Defines Itself… Census record release will shine light on 1940… Secularism with the Gloves Off: Vanderbilt University’s Assault on Religious Organizations… Vanderbilt University Insults Our Intelligence Keep Reading

The Briefing 03-30-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:41:59 +0000

Obsessed by the Circumstances of Her Birth… Gay Marriage Effort Attracts a Novel Group of Donors… For Prom, Schools Say ‘No’ to the Dress Keep Reading

The Briefing 03-29-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:28:29 +0000

In Court, Sharp Questions on Health Care Law’s Mandate… The Supreme Court’s Momentous Test… SAT and ACT to Tighten Rules After Cheating Scandal… Hilton Kramer, Art Critic and Champion of Tradition in Culture Wars, Dies at 84… Priscilla Buckley, Editor at National Review, Dies at 90… Supervising Priest Goes on Trial in Abuse Case Keep Reading

The Briefing 03-28-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:28:18 +0000

The Severability Doctrine… Microphone Catches a Candid Obama… Spring Break Gets Tamer as World Watches Online… Filmmaker in Submarine Voyages to Bottom of Sea Keep Reading

The Briefing 03-27-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:29:09 +0000

In Health Care Case, lawyers Train for 3-Day Marathon… C-Span Founder to Step Down as Chief Executive… The Hunger Games opens with $155 million… As Young Lose Interest in Cars, G.M. Turns to MTV for Help Keep Reading

The Briefing 03-26-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:51:18 +0000

France’s Jihadist Shooter Was No Lone Wolf… U.S. Sergeant Charged With 17 Counts of Murder in Afghan Killings… China to Stop Harvesting Inmate Organs… For Cheney, 71, New Heart Ends 20-Month Wait Keep Reading

The Briefing 03-23-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:30:53 +0000

Suspect in French Killings Slain as Police Raid Home… In Yemen, U.S. Teacher Is Shot Dead by Two Men… Challenge to Gay Marriage Fails in New Hampshire… Saints Coach Is Suspended for a Year Over Bounties… Rowan Williams to stand down as Archbishop of Canterbury Keep Reading

The Briefing 03-22-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:30:53 +0000

Controversial ‘One State Under God’ license plate goes on sale in Texas… Teenagers Now Texting 60 Times a Day… ’This American Life’ Retracts Episode on Apple’s Suppliers in China Keep Reading

The Briefing 03-21-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:30:55 +0000

Gunman May Have Filmed Attack at French School… Grand Jury in Florida Will Examine Death of Teenager… Supreme Court wrestles with child benefits Keep Reading

The Briefing 03-20-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:30:29 +0000

Drifting Right, Illinois Is Test for Romney… Hatch Likely to Escape Ouster; Evangelicals a Majority… Inner Workings of Senator’s Troubled Trial Detailed… U.S. Identifies Army Sergeant in Killing of 16 in Afghanistan… Books Women Read When No One Can See the Cover Keep Reading

The Briefing 03-19-12

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:30:56 +0000

Jury Finds Spying in Rutgers Dorm Was a Hate Crime… John Demjanjuk, 91, dies… Randomness and Assurance: Does Everything Happen for a Reason? Keep Reading