Wednesday, October 21, 2026

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 religious impulses behind socialism, the influence of radical professors, the failures of secular sexual ethics, and why Christian parents must never separate love from truth.
Part I (00:14 – 12:49)
Democratic Socialism as a New False Religion: Recognizing the Religious Impulses Undergirding Modern Ideologies

• The Democratic Socialist Congregation by Commentary (Jesse Arm)

Part II (12:49 – 18:08)
Radical Marxist Professors in the Academy: When Professors Teach Leftist Ideologies, It Shapes an Entire Generation

• Radical Professors Have Poisoned the Electorate by The Wall Street Journal (John Ellis)

Part III (18:08 – 23:02)
Everyone Has Some Form of Sexual Morality: The Radical Inadequacy of a Secular Sexual Morality

• Cornell and the Meaning of Consent by The New York Times (Debra W. Haffner)

Part IV (23:02 – 27:08)
Love at the Cost of Conviction? When Parents Abandon Truth to Affirm LGBTQ Children

• What I learned about my trans daughter changed how I vote by USA Today (Micky Lopez)

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