Thursday, January 25, 2024

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

Part I (00:13 - 12:47)
We are Watching the Biggest Schism in American Protestant History: The Staggering Numbers of the UMC Split Come to Light

Part II (12:47 - 16:17)
Red and Blue America Shows Up in the UMC Split: The Worldview of Geography Behind the Headlines

Part III (16:17 - 18:34)
The Short Hermeneutical Jump from Ordination of Women to LGBTQ Affirmation: Conservative Methodists Have Many Other Issues to Face

• The Baltimore Sun’s New Owner Has the Newsroom on Edge by New York Times (Katie Robertson)
• Billionaires Wanted to Save the News Industry. They’re Losing a Fortune. by New York Times (Benjamin Mullin and Katie Robertson)

Part IV (18:34 - 19:28)
Why So Little Media Coverage on This Great Protestant Disaffiliation? The Secular Shift of Attention in a Post-Christian America

Part V (19:28 - 25:50)
Don’t Save Us If You’re a Conservative: Recent Sale of Baltimore Sun Has Alarm Bells Ringing on the Left




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