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)