Marriage Aspirations and Cultural Shifts in 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 the shipment of 100,000 abortion pill packs between 2023 and 2024 to states that have outlawed abortion, the shift in American thinking on marriage and the acceptance of so-called LGBTQ “marriage” and “having children,” the destruction of feminism as women are now less likely to desire children than men, the resilience of marriage in creation order, and the hypocrisy of marriage by elites who advocate for progressive models of marriage but whose own marriages look comparatively conservative.
Part I (00:13 – 06:44)
A Giant Subversion of Life by Pill: New JAMA Study Shows 100,000 Abortion Pill Packs Were Sent to Recipients in States Where Abortion is Illegal

• Medication abortions drove up number of US procedures after Roe’s repeal, study shows by The Guardian (Carter Sherman)

Part II (06:44 – 12:36)
The Broken American Marriage Framework: The Shift in the American Mind on LGBTQ “Marriage” and “Having Children”

• Majorities of LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ U.S. adults under 50 want to get married someday by Pew Research Center (Kiley Hurst and Blen Wondimu)

Part III (12:36 – 15:42)
The Destruction of Feminism: Women are Now Less Likely to Want Children Than Men
Part IV (15:42 – 23:09)
Is Marriage as a Social Institution in the U.S. Thriving or Dying? New Evidence Suggests Its Strength and Resilience

• Why Marriage Survives: The institution has adapted, and is showing new signs of resilience. by The Atlantic (Brad Wilcox)

Part V (23:09 – 26:02)
The Elite Hypocrisy on Marriage: The Higher the Elite Status, the More In Tact the Family Structures Become

• The Awfulness of Elite Hypocrisy on Marriage by The Atlantic (Brad Wilcox)

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