The Briefing with Albert Mohler Tuesday, May 27, 2025
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May 27, 2025 A horrific attack on Israeli diplomats in the U.S. raises urgent questions about security and diplomacy in a volatile geopolitical landscape. Meanwhile, theological debates swirl at Fuller Seminary as it reaffirms its stance on LGBTQ issues, facing tensions between institutional beliefs and individual faculty perspectives. The podcast also highlights the challenge of maintaining biblical truth amid cultural pressures, and wraps up with an intriguing discovery in the game Boggle that reveals the highest possible scoring word.
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Deadly Attack on Israeli Diplomats
- Two young Israeli embassy staffers in Washington, D.C. were killed in a terrorist attack by a man who claimed he did it for Palestine.
- The attacker shouted "free Palestine," highlighting the deadly nature of terrorism even in free societies.
Security Challenge for Diplomats
- Protecting diplomats in free societies is extremely challenging because constant security is impractical.
- Terrorists only need to succeed once, while security forces must be perfect every time, revealing a fundamental vulnerability of civilization.
Fuller Seminary's LGBTQ Stance
- Fuller Seminary reaffirmed its historic stance on LGBTQ issues, resisting calls to change policies despite internal pressures.
- The seminary is navigating complex tensions between traditional biblical teaching and modern cultural demands for inclusion.
