Friday, August 29, 2025

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 our society’s boy crisis and its struggle to turn boys into men, and I answer questions about why God cares about gender, the Christian battle of ideas, and if mandatory reporting laws violate the first amendment.
Part I (00:13 – 15:06)
We are in (Another) Boy Crisis: Every Successful Civilization Has to Figure How to Turn Boys into Men – And We Face New Challenges

• Boy Crisis of 2025, Meet the ‘Boy Problem’ of the 1900s by The New York Times (Robert D. Putnam and Richard V. Reeves)

Part II (15:06 – 22:05)
Why Did God Create Human Beings as Male and Female? Why Does Gender Distinction Matter to God? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
Part III (22:05 – 25:11)
You Say That Christians are in a ‘Battle of Ideas.’ Where Do You See That in Scripture? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
Part IV (25:11 – 29:12)
Do Mandatory Reporting Laws Violate First Amendment Rights? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
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