Monday, November 3, 2025

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:14 – 08:41)Vice President Vance Steps on a Theological Nerve: The U.S. VP Says He Hopes His Hindu Wife One Day Converts to Christianity, and Secularists are Losing Their MindsVance defends saying he hopes his wife converts to Christianity by The Washington Post (Maegan Vazquez and Michelle Boorstein)Part II (08:41 – 13:10)Does Hinduism Lead to Heaven? Catholics and Protestants Answer DifferentlyUS VP Vance faces criticism after saying he hopes his wife becomes Christian by The Crux (Nirmala Carvalho)Pope Francis on interreligious dialogue by Vatican News (Cardinal Blase J. Cupich)Part III (13:10 – 21:09)Religious Allies in the Culture War: Conservative Catholics and Conservative Protestants Need Each Other to Show Up For BattleThe ascension of America’s Catholic right by The Financial Times (Rana Foroohar)Regime Change? A Future Beyond Classical Liberalism and Its Legacy? — A Conversation with Patrick J. Deneen by Thinking in Public (R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and Professor Patrick Deneen)How Liberalism Failed: A Conversation with Patrick J. Deneen by Thinking in Public (R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and Professor Patrick Deneen)Truth and Creation Order — A Conversation with Professor Robert P. George by Thinking in Public (R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and Professor Robert P. George)In the Library: Ryan T. Anderson by In the Library (R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and Dr. Ryan T. Anderson)The Illusion of a Secular State & The Impotence of Secular Conservatism by AlbertMohler.com (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)Part IV (21:09 – 26:03)Britain is Undermining Its Own Army: Trading Fraternity for Inclusivity is Weakening the British MilitaryArmy officers ordered to cut ties with men-only members’ clubs by The Telegraph (Tom Cotterill)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.