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The Briefing 03-20-15

1) Common Core false dichotomy between fact and opinion subversive to moral truth Why Our Children Don’t Think There Are Moral Facts, New York Times (Justin P McBrayer) 2) Greater dependence on technology decreases likelihood of academic succes ...

March 20, 2015

The Briefing 03-11-15

Podcast Transcript 1) Erskine College criticized by students, others, for making Christian convictions explicit Erskine College’s View on ‘Sin’ Jolts Gay Athletes, New York Times (Jeré Longman) South Carolina college denounces homosexuality ...

March 11, 2015

The Briefing 03-10-15

Podcast Transcript 1) Footage of OU fraternity’s racist anthem exposes persistence of racism in ‘modern people’  Oklahoma school’s response to video caught between racism, Civil Rights Act, CNN (Eliott McLaughlin) University of Oklahoma Frat ...

March 10, 2015

The Briefing 03-06-15

Podcast Transcript 1) San Francisco archbishop criticized for having Catholic schools hold to Catholic beliefs  Morals Clause in Catholic Schools Roils Bay Area, New York Times (Carol Pogash) 2) Story of priested twins points to importance o ...

March 6, 2015

The Briefing 02-02-15

Podcast Transcript 1) CUNY revocation of gender-specific prefixes signals extent of gender revolution’s impact on language CUNY: Don’t Address Students as ‘Mr.’ or ‘Ms.’, Wall Street Journal (Mike Vilensky) University Bans Use of ‘Mrs.’ and ...

February 2, 2015

The Briefing 01-30-15

Podcast Transcript 1) Legal win for Trinity Western Law school dodges choice between religious and erotic liberty Nova Scotia’s top court upholds Trinity Western accreditation, The Globe and Mail (Andrea Woo) Trinity Western law students OK ...

January 30, 2015

The Briefing 01-26-15

Podcast Transcript 1) Death of Saudi King Abdullah reveals vast worldview differences between nations Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Dies, Wall Street Journal (Ellen Knickmeyer and Ahemd Al Omran) Blogger sentenced to 1,000 lashes: Saudi Arabi ...

January 26, 2015

The Briefing 01-21-15

Podcast Transcript 1) Supreme court  decision on beards for inmates significant defense of religious liberty  Supreme Court upholds religious rights of prisoners, USA Today (Richard Wolf) 2) Pending same sex marriage decision may give politi ...

January 21, 2015

The Briefing 10-09-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Continued spread of Ebola reminder that plague is not merely a matter of the past Death of Thomas Eric Duncan in Dallas Fuels Alarm Over Ebola, New York Times (Manny Fernandez and Dave Phillips) 2) Lincoln, Nebraska mid ...

October 9, 2014

Faith on Earth — The Urgent Mission of Theological Education

There are few words more formal than inauguration and few occasions that can compare to the beginning of something so recognizably important as this – the ceremonial installation of the Reverend Doctor J. Ligon Duncan as Chancellor of Reformed Theolo ...

October 2, 2014

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