Wednesday, May 10, 2023

The Briefing with Albert Mohler

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🗓️ 10 May 2023

⏱️ 25 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 - 13:34)
Trust the Experts, Disregard Parents: “Book Bans” and the Battle Over the Public Schools

Book Bans Rising Rapidly in the U.S., Free Speech Groups Find by New York Times (Alexandra Alter)

Part II (13:34 - 21:52)
Grading with Equity or Equality?: The Problem of an “Equity-Based” Approach to Grading and Classwork

Schools Are Ditching Homework, Deadlines in Favor of ‘Equitable Grading’ by Wall Street Journal (Sara Randazzo)

Part III (21:52 - 24:52)
Tuscaloosa, We Have a Problem: Baseball Head Coach Relieved of Duties Over Gambling Scandal

Alabama Fires Baseball Coach After Reports of Suspicious Betting on Team’s Game by New York Times (Victor Mather)

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0:00.0	It's Wednesday, May 10, 2023.
0:07.6	I'm Albert Moller and this is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a
0:12.2	Christian worldview.
0:14.2	How issues are framed is a great deal to do how Americans think about them and we need
0:18.6	to think about that framing.
0:20.4	The framing of an issue means the way it is presented, the reality that is assumed,
0:24.9	the claims that are made and it's really important for us to understand that we are being
0:29.9	messaged all the time by those who want to frame the story their way.
0:34.7	And so at least a part of what we need to do is to understand that we are in essence watching
0:38.8	and observing the framing of issues all the time.
0:42.1	The big question is, is this framing fair or is it unfair?
0:45.8	Is it accurate or is it inaccurate?
0:48.7	Now one of the issues to which we need to return is the claim that the United States is suffering
0:53.8	from an epidemic of book banning and you will see this made as a claim in the mainstream
0:58.7	media all the time.
1:00.6	And just yesterday the New York Times ran an article that interviewed a couple of its
1:04.4	own reporters on this question and it turns out really to reveal what is at stake and
1:09.8	it does so unintentionally, not intentionally.
1:12.7	And that's kind of the point.
1:14.0	So let's get to it.
1:15.3	The headline on the article and it's in the column known as the story behind the story
1:19.5	in the New York Times.
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