Thursday, November 17, 2022

The Briefing with Albert Mohler

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🗓️ 17 November 2022

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Summary

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

Part I (00:13 - 08:20)
Twelve Republicans Voted in Favor in Respect for Marriage Act — But Redefining Marriage Is Profoundly Not Conservative

Part II (08:20 - 15:14)
New Congressional Leadership Comes Into View: Why Does This Matter and Why Is the Road Ahead So Troubled?

Part III (15:14 - 18:59)
Mass Cultural Confusion, Government Failure, and a Gospel Opportunity for the Church: Encouragement for Christians in a Society of Moral Revolt

Part IV (18:59 - 24:50)
Issue of Abortion Goes Before Kentucky’s Supreme Court: But Abortion Rights Are Not, and Never Were, in the State’s Constitution.

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0:00.0	It's Thursday, November 17, 2022.
0:08.1	I'm Albert Molar, and this is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a
0:12.4	Christian worldview.
0:13.9	Well now we know the number is 12.
0:16.0	The number is 12 Republicans who voted for the so-called Respect for Marriage Act, demonstrating
0:21.3	a profound disrespect both for marriage and for religious liberty.
0:26.0	And as I've tried to make clear over and over again, anyone who would vote or move to
0:31.4	subvert the institution of marriage is no conservative.
0:35.4	You can have someone who claims to be conservative on fiscal and on other political issues, but
0:40.0	if they are subverting the institution that makes human civilization possible, then they
0:45.2	are no conservative.
0:46.7	They are not acting to conserve what must be conserved if civil society is to continue
0:52.9	be healthy and flourish.
0:55.0	So that is exactly what happened.
0:56.9	That is an extreme dereliction of duty when it came to 12 Republicans voting with all 50
1:04.0	Democrats for this or well-enamed Respect for Marriage Act.
1:08.1	Let me just remind you, there are at least two huge problems with this legislation.
1:12.3	Number one, the very essence of the thing.
1:14.9	The purpose of this bill, make no mistake, the purpose of this bill is to put the full
1:20.0	faith and authority of the United States government behind the subversion of marriage.
1:25.2	The denial that marriage can only be the union of a man and a woman.
1:28.8	It explicitly puts the United States Congress and thus, once the President of the United
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