Wednesday, August 27, 2025

About this sermon

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the disturbing media support for the release of the Menendez brothers, Uruguay’s push for assisted suicide, and the current debates over capital punishment. The Menendez Brothers in the American Conscience (00:00) The Disturbing and Entertainment-Driven Media Campaign in Support of the Menendez Brothers - Menendez Hasn’t Been a ‘Model Prisoner,’ Board Says in Denying Parole The New York Times - Trump calls for expansion of death penalty in D.C. The Washington Post (Emily Davies and Salvador Rizzo) The Culture of Death Creeps Forward in Uruguay (12:53) Uruguay’s Push for Assisted Suicide, And Secularization is a Big Part of the Picture - Liberal Uruguay and the right to die The Economist Capital Confusion (20:49) Current Debates About the Death Penalty Reveal Big Worldview Shift - The Men Suing Over Their Partners’ Abortions The Wall Street Journal (Jennifer Calfas and Mariah Timms) - Texas man spiked girlfriend's drink with Plan C to terminate her pregnancy, officials claim NBC News (David K. Li) Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter: https://twitter.com/albertmohler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/albertmohler/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlbertMohler For more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to https://www.sbts.edu/ For more information on Boyce College, just go to https://boycecollege.com/. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go to https://albertmohler.com/contact