Friday, August 2, 2024

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

Sex Education, A Nexus of Our Cultural Debate (00:00)
The Anniversary of the True Love Waits March Raises Big Debate Over Influence of Abstinence-Based Sex Education
- 30 years later, the evangelical purity movement still impacts sex education by NPR (Magnolia McKay)

Transgression and a Major Engine of the Sexual Revolution (9:53)
The Legacy of ‘Dr. Ruth’ and the Broader Strategy of Shaping Morality By the Left
- Ruth Westheimer, the Sex Guru Known as Dr. Ruth, Dies at 96 by The New York Times (Daniel Lewis)

Is There a Chasm Between Christians and the Political Left? If So, How Will It Affect Our Religious Freedom? (13:45)
— Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

How Can Pro-Life Christians Support the Republican Party After the Shift in Its Platform at the RNC This Year? (16:06)
— Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

What Are Your Thoughts on Endorsing Political Candidates? (19:53)
— Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

How Did Satan Manifest Himself When He Tempted Jesus in the Wilderness? (23:28)
— Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 13-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

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[roycevanblaricome]

Good video. I would just highlight the last point. Christians really need to learn that where God, for His reasons, has chosen to remain silent then we should as well. It's ok to ask a question and to be curious about things that aren't specifically addressed in Scripture but at the end of the day the mature Christian should understand that God has good reason for not addressing those things and should focus their attention on what He has said.

[D]

The "true love waits" effort was a total failure and it failed for many reasons. The SBC, and Christians in general, think Biblical sexual abstinence is all about sexual intercourse. As one young lady said..."I've been held every way I can be held, touched every way I can be touched, kissed every way I can be kissed....but I'm still a virgin!" Is this the goal? Is this what sexual purity means? No...this is not what God means by sexual purity. The dating culture is an abysmal failure and the church needs to repent of this ridiculous pagan practice.

[ljscheible]

I don't know what would make me ever consider voting for a Democrat. The values of the party are so contrary to my values.