Tuesday, August 26, 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 a new Pew Research Study that shows LGBT Americans are more likely to identify as ‘spiritual but not religious,’ how our culture has made an idol out of secular science, and the scandal of a fraudulent honesty professor at Harvard.
Part I (00:14 – 14:20)
LGBT Americans are ‘Spiritual But Not Religious’: New Pew Research Study Reveals LGBTQ Americans are Unlikely to Choose Scriptural Religions

• Religion and spirituality among LGBT Americans by Pew Research Center (Becka A. Alper and Asta Kallo)

Part II (14:20 – 17:40)
Secular Science is Out of Bounds: Our Culture Has Made an Idolatry of Secular Science

• The Doctors Who Cry ‘Science’ by The Wall Street Journal (Allysia Finley)
• Harvard Scholar Who Studies Honesty Is Accused of Fabricating Findings by The New York Times (Noam Scheiber)
• Harvard Scholar Who Studies Honesty Is Accused of Fabricating Findings by The New York Times (Noam Scheiber)

Part III (17:40 – 25:44)
Organized Crime in Organized Science: The Scandal of a Fraudulent Honesty Professor at Harvard Reveals Bigger Problem in Scientific Community

• Harvard revokes tenure from professor famous for ethics studies, first time in 80 years by NBC News (Viola Flowers)

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