The Briefing with Albert Mohler

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

Part I (00:13 - 09:19)
Something Isn’t Adding Up: The Someone Needs to Explain the Outlier Voting Numbers From 2020

Part II (09:19 - 18:53)
Will a Woman Ever Be Elected President? It’s an Interesting Question But More Complicated Than You Might Think

• Will America ever elect a woman president? Experts weigh in after Kamala Harris loss by Raleigh News and Observer (Mary Helen Moore)

Part III (18:53 - 23:04)
Margaret Thatcher and Feminism: Why the First Woman to Serve as British Prime Minister is Not a Heroine to Ideological Feminism

Part IV (23:04 - 28:39)
Mad at the Election So Leaving the Country? The Media Love an Interesting Story, But the.Story of These Women is Even More Interesting Than They Think

• 'I want to take care of me': Why more American women are moving abroad for a better life by USA Today (Kathleen Wong)

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Part I (00:13 - 12:57)
A Look at the Voting Patterns by Gender: How Trump and Harris Fared Among Men and Women – the Single, Married, and Those With Children

• Why did Donald Trump win? Experts from around the Triad weigh in on decisive victory. by Winston-Salem Journal (Richard Craver)

Part II (12:57 - 16:46)
Creation Order’s Role in the Election Result: Millions of Americans Did Not Get on Board with the Sexual Revolution

• Transgender Americans Voice New Anxiety About Trump Agenda by The New York Times (Amy Harmon)

Part III (16:46 - 19:53)
The Moral Case for Restrained Speech: The Media’s Outlandish Claims About the Election Highlights Its Moral Inconsistency

• Kamala Harris for President by The New Yorker

Part IV (19:53 - 26:08)
The Inevitable Logic of Naturalism: Those Committed to Materialism Have Only Nihilism to Look Forward To

• The Emptiness of the Universe Gives Our Lives Meaning by The New York Times (Paul M. Sutter)

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Part I (00:13 - 10:37)
Fox News America Beat MSNBC America: Trump’s Election Win and the Decentering of the Media in America

Part II (10:37 - 17:59)
Not Your Grandparents’ Weed: Tuesday’s Election, the Increasing THC Levels in Marijuana, and the Moral Confusion of Our Age

• This Isn’t Your Parents’ ‘Woodstock Weed’ by The Wall Street Journal (Marc Siegel)

Part III (17:59 - 19:51)
To Whom Do We Pray?—"All of God" or God the Father, God the Son, or God the Holy Spirit? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from an 8-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part IV (19:51 - 23:05)
Is There a Problem with Girls Participating on Boys’ Teams in Athletics? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a Mom Listener of The Briefing

Part V (23:05 - 26:34)
Do Unbelievers Get Eternal Bodies at the Final Judgment as Well? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 14-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 11:00)
Kamala Harris Concedes the Election: The Vice President’s White House Hopes Come to an End as She alls President-Elect Trump and Delivers Her Concession Speech

• Read Vice President Kamala Harris’ Full Concession Speech by Time Magazine

Part II (11:00 - 20:10)
Mapping the Worldviews: Once Again, Liberal Political Intensity Was Hottest Nearest Cities, Coasts, and Campuses—and In a Big Way

Part III (20:10 - 23:10)
Guardians vs. Counter-Revolutionaries? Another Way of Seeing the Clash of Worldviews That Appeared at the Vote on Tuesday

• There’s Something Very Different About Harris vs. Trump by The New York Times (Ezra Klein)

Part IV (23:10 - 27:07)
The U.S. Census Bureau’s Big Mistake: Wrongful Population Counts Truly Threaten the Integrity of Our Elections




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Part I (00:13 - 08:54)
An Election Night for the Ages: It Was a Clear and Convincing Win for the Former President

Part II (08:54 - 17:54)
The Future of the Pro-Life Movement is in Trouble: The Pro-Abortion Movement Gathers Major Momentum in At Least 8 States with Abortion on the Ballot

Part III (17:54 - 26:20)
The Job of the Pro-Life Movement is Just Beginning: The 2024 Presidential Election Has Only Further Revealed the Great Battle Over Unborn Life




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Part I (00:13 - 12:46)
Election Day 2024 Has Finally Arrived: What to Watch For As the Results Roll In (All Too Slowly in Some Cases) Tonight

Part II (12:46 - 21:54)
The History of the Electoral College: Why Our Constitutional Republic Does Not Rely on the Popular Vote for President

• No Democracy Lives Forever by Liveright (Erwin Chemerinsky)

Part III (21:54 - 28:35)
No, the Presidential Election Should Not Be Based in the Popular Vote: The Electoral College is an Essential Strength of Our Constitutional Republic

• Beshear says he supports abolishing the Electoral College as Election Day nears by USA Today (Hannah Pinkski)
• Securing Democracy: Why We Have an Electoral College by Intercollegiate Studies Institute (Dr. Gary L. Gregg II)

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Part I (00:13 - 08:26)
Are You an Undecided Voter? How Is That Even Possible? The Stakes are Just Too High to Not be Prepared When You Enter the Voting Booth

• To the Still-Undecided Voters in This Election: Maybe Just Stay Home? by The Wall Street Journal (Jeff Greenfield)
• Millions in the West want mandatory voting. Are they right? by The Economist

Part II (08:26 - 16:37)
Swing States, Polling, and Confidence in Election Results: How We Should Evaluate the Polling and News Reports So Close to Election Day?

Part III (16:37 - 22:33)
The Dog Fight for Majority Control in the House: Out of 435 Seats, Less Than 30 Are Really in Question

• The Fight for the House Is on a Knife’s Edge by The New York Times (Catie Edmondson)

Part IV (22:33 - 26:45)
Christian Stewardship, Disinformation, and Chaos: Christians Have a Particular Responsibility for How We Handle Election Chatter




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Part I (00:13 - 10:27)
‘It’s Camp. It’s Carnal. It’s Macabre. It’s Silly.’: The Current Celebration of Halloween Has Much to Tell Us About the Moral Trajectory of Our Culture

• The Music Industry Is Hoping Halloween Can Be the New Christmas by The New York Times (Marc Hogan)

Part II (10:27 - 17:08)
How Can I Honor God with My Feelings When I’m Not Allowed to Date Yet? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 16-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part III (17:08 - 20:00)
How Can We Keep Christ at the Center of Our Wedding in Every Way? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (20:00 - 22:10)
Do You Get the Ordo Salutis Wrong in Your New Book? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

• Recapturing the Glory of Christmas by B&H Publishing (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

Part V (22:10 - 23:41)
What’s the Difference Between the Social Gospel and Liberation Theology? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (23:41 - 27:21)
Why Didn’t God Make Us So That We Know Everything When We’re Born? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 10-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 14:27)
Behind the ‘Science’ of Polling: What are the Polls? What Do They Tell Us? What Do We Want Them to Tell Us? What Do Others Want Us to Think They Tell Us?

• Forget the polls? Prediction fever takes over Trump vs. Harris 2024 election by USA Today (Phillip M. Bailey)
• One week to go: what is the state of the US presidential race? by The Financial Times (Oliver Roeder, Eva Xiao, Radhika Rukmangadhan, and James Politi)

Part II (14:27 - 24:09)
Opposing Worldviews, Fairness, and the LGBTQ Revolution: Will Fairness Be a Strong Enough Moral Judgment When It Comes to Men Participating in Women’s Sports?

• The dispute around a women’s volleyball team touches on a broader question: How to define ‘fair’ by The Associated Press (Deepti Hajela)

Part III (24:09 - 26:34)
Newsflash, People Don’t Trust the Media: Bezos Responds to the Backlash at The Washington Post’s Controversy

• The hard truth: Americans don’t trust the news media by The Washington Post (Jeff Bezos)

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Part I (00:13 - 10:27)
Abortion on the Ballot in Ten States: A Radical Constitutional Amendment Packaged as ‘Reproductive Health Care’ Faces Missouri Voters

• 2024 Ballot Measures by Missouri Secretary of State
• Amendment to Limit Government Interference with Abortion by Florida Division of Elections

Part II (10:27 - 15:57)
Where Did the Pro-Lifers Go? A Secular Age Clarifies Who is Convictionally and Genuinely Pro-Life

Part III (15:57 - 20:10)
We Are About to Learn How Effective a Pro-Abortion Platform Is: The Inconsistency of the American Voter and the Need to Continue to Fight for Unborn Life

• As Election Day Nears, Democrats Test Just How Powerful Abortion Really Is by The New York Times (Elizabeth Dias and Lisa Lerer)

Part IV (20:10 - 25:46)
There’s a New Key to Unlocking Who Might Win the Election? Why the Betting World Might Indicate Who Will Be the Next President of the United States

• The Crypto Website Where the Election Odds Swing in Trump’s Favor by The New York Times (David Yaffe-Bellany and Erin Griffith)

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