This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
PART I (9:54 - 9:54)
Paganism Is The Most LGBTQ+ Religious Identity in US: Why That Should Not Be a Surprise
- Paganism, Gods and Goddesses Aside, is the Most LGBTQ-Affirming Faith in the US by Religion News Service (Heather Greene)
- Ordination of the Cherry Trees by Massachusetts Review
PART II (16:18 - 16:18)
How Did Evangelicals Become More Pro-Life? The Bible Can Answer for That
- Why is the South the Epicenter of Anti-Abortion Fervor? by Physicians Weekly (Sarah Varney)
PART III (25:21 - 25:21)
"We Materialists Cannot Allow A Divine Foot in the Door": The Obituaries of Two Scientists Make Clear that Theology Matters—Even Among Unbelievers
- Richard C. Lewontin, Eminent Geneticist With a Sharp Pen, Dies at 92 by The New York Times (Natalie Angier)
- Steven Weinberg, Groundbreaking Nobelist in Physics, Dies at 88 by The New York Times (Dylan Loeb McClain)