Friday, January 17, 2025

The Briefing with Albert Mohler

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🗓️ 17 January 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

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

Part I (00:13 - 10:22)
Pornography Goes Before SCOTUS: SCOTUS Hears Consequential Oral Arguments on Texas Porn Case – What Wasn’t Said is Just as Important as What Was Said

Part II (10:22 - 11:28)
Limiting Porn Access is a Major Parental Responsibility: Christian Parents, We Cannot Entrust the Government to Rightly Limit Porn Access in Our Families

Part III (11:28 - 15:30)
What Comfort is There for the Christian When an Unsaved Loved One Dies? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners to The Briefing

Part IV (15:30 - 17:05)
Would Samson Have Lost His Supernatural Power If He Had Broken His Nazarite Vow By Drinking Alcohol? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 6-Year-Old Listener to The Briefing

Part V (17:05 - 18:56)
How Should My Husband and I Approach Our Children's Social Media Access? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners to The Briefing

Part VI (18:56 - 23:03)
Will the Republican Party Ever Return to Its Core Beliefs? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners to The Briefing

Part VII (23:03 - 28:19)
What is the Theological View of Voluntarism? How Does It Fit Within Scripture? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners to The Briefing

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0:00.0	It's Friday, January 17, 2025. I'm Albert Moller, and this is the briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
0:14.1	On Wednesday, some of the most interesting oral arguments held before the Supreme Court in recent times took place.
0:20.6	And the issue was a case in which
0:23.0	the state of Texas is being sued for passing legislation that requires age verification for those
0:30.2	who want access to porn sites. Now, in this case, both sides know that a precedent is likely to be
0:37.0	established. And the issue here is that
0:39.5	both sides see the precedent is absolutely crucial. The porn industry wants the precedent to be
0:46.4	that Supreme Court rules that any legislation limiting access to porn has to be subject to the legal
0:52.2	standard of what's called strict scrutiny.
0:55.3	Now, under strict scrutiny, that means that any law that restricts access to, say,
1:01.6	pornography in this case would be considered suspect, and the state could only defend it
1:05.9	if it were limited in its scope and absolutely necessary in terms of the action.
1:12.7	Now, that strict scrutiny is a very high standard, so high that most legislation challenged under that standard fails. And the
1:18.3	porn industry has been counting on that. On the other hand, the state of Texas is calling for the
1:22.8	Supreme Court to apply what is known as a rational basis test. That is to say, is this legislation that is
1:29.3	constitutional and makes sense? Is there justification for this kind of legislative action limiting,
1:35.1	say, access to porn sites to those who are age verified? You can understand the issues that are at
1:40.9	stake. But here's where, from a Christian perspective, I want to point out not so much what happened in the oral arguments as what didn't. And what didn't
1:50.0	happen, I just want to point out, is any moral declaration that there is something wrong,
1:55.8	morally wrong with pornography. It was implied that it's morally suspect, but we're in an age that is so
2:02.4	morally disarmed in a secularized phase of existence here in the United States with a liberalizing
2:08.7	culture. It's very difficult for anyone to say, looking at pornography is just wrong. And in a secular
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