This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

PART I (9:27 - 9:27) Decades of Fatwa and Last Week’s Attack on Author Salman Rushdie: Theology, Honor Religion, and the Headlines

PART II (16:26 - 16:26) ‘Intellectual Improvement Should Lead to Moral Improvement’: The Significance of the The Chautauqua Institution and Its Movement

PART III (22:46 - 22:46) Where Has News Reporting Gone?: Study Shows CNN and MSNBC Make Big Move Left Since 2016

• Study: CNN, MSNBC Took Sharp Left Turns During Trump’s Presidency by Washington Post (Erik Wemple)