The Briefing with Albert Mohler Friday, February 27, 2026
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Feb 27, 2026 A look at plunging marriage rates and the social fallout younger generations face. A contrast between fleeting happiness and deeper Christian joy around having children. A moral debate on whether designing missiles can align with faith. Questions about girls in wrestling and when children bear responsibility for their beliefs.
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Marriage Collapse Threatens Demography And Economy
- Marriage and childbearing are collapsing in Britain and trending similarly elsewhere, producing fewer marriages, fewer births, and looming economic strain from an aging population.
- The Spectator data: marriage rates fell sharply across cohorts (85% for 1960 births) and declining marriage drives lower birthrates and greater loneliness.
Sexual Revolution Separated Sex Marriage And Reproduction
- Contraception, internet, and sexual liberation decoupled sex from marriage and procreation, creating a new sexual economy that accelerated marriage decline decades before smartphones.
- Mohler emphasizes this as a revolt against creation order with long-term social and moral consequences.
Children Add Meaning Not Just Happiness
- Having children may reduce momentary happiness but increases life meaning and durable joy, which the Christian worldview values above transient happiness.
- The Telegraph notes parents report greater meaning; Mohler contrasts happiness (contextual) with biblical joy (objective, grounded in marriage and children).