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

Part I (00:13 - 15:21)
An Unlikely Allyship Formed Over a Common Enemy: President Joe Biden Makes Landmark Visit to Vietnam

Part II (15:21 - 18:31)
Threats to Liberty Captured in One Global Agreement: The Budding Relationship of the Leaders of Russia and North Korea on the World Stage

Part III (18:31 - 25:40)
Tyranny is Closer at Hand Than You Might Think: New Mexico’s Governor Attempts Unconstitutional Suspension of Gun Carrying Laws* New Mexico’s dicey gun restriction draws detractors even from the left by Washington Post (Aaron Blake)

Part IV (25:40 - 28:11)
What Crime Justifies an 11-Millenia Prison Sentence? Turkey Hands Down 11,196-Year Sentence for Leader of Failed Crypto Exchange* Boss of Failed Crypto Exchange Gets 11,196-Year Sentence by Wall Street Journal (Angus Berwick)

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Part I (00:13 - 03:52)
A Historic City Rocked by Devastating Earthquake: Marrakech Struck by 6.8 Magnitude Earthquake* Morocco earthquake kills more than 2,000 people, survivors sleep outdoors by Reuters (Ahmed Eljechtimi and Abdulhak Balhaki)

Part II (03:52 - 20:50)
California’s Assault on the Family: Radical New Gender Bill is an Assault on Parental Rights* Assembly Bill No. 957 by California Legislative Information * Controversial Transgender Youth Bill by National Review (Ari Blaff) * District Can’t Notify Parents if their Child Identifies as Transgender by New York Times (Anna Betts)

Part III (20:50 - 27:15)
Prison Break: What Recent Breakdowns of Prison Security in the UK and the U.S. Teach About the Depravity (and Ingenuity) of the Human Heart* Daniel Khalife: First sighting of escaped prisoner investigated by BBC News (James Gregory) * Murder Suspect Is Missing After Escape From D.C. Hospital by New York Times (Christine Hauser) * Manhunt Persists as Escaped Pennsylvania Convict Danelo Cavalcante Slips Past Police Perimeter by Wall Street Journal (Ginger Adams Otis) * Tower Officer Who Missed Danelo Cavalcante’s Prison Break Fired by Wall Street Journal (Ginger Adams Otis)

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Part I (00:13 - 09:42)
A Race to Set the Rules in Space: The Larger Purpose Behind Missions to the Moon Included Politics, Minerals, and Global Competition* The new contest to land on the Moon by Financial Times (Peggy Hollinger and Benjamin Parkin)

Part II (09:42 - 14:07)
Does the Christian Worldview Support Space Exploration? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 14-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part III (14:07 - 22:10)
How Do We Square the American Revolution with Christianity? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (22:10 - 26:20)
How Should Christians Answer the Trolley Problem? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Part I (00:13 - 12:09)
Europe's Incendiary Problem: Debates Arise Over Burning of the Quran in Sweden and Denmark

Part II (12:09 - 19:07)
We Honor Christ, and He Will Defend His Own Honor: Christianity, Unlike Islam, is not an Honor Religion

Part III (19:07 - 23:20)
‘Black Lives Matter’ Versus ‘Black Pre-Born Lives Matter’: D.C. Circuit Court Rules the Government Cannot Play Favorites in a Public Forum* Progressives for Speech Discrimination by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

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Part I (00:13 - 10:21)
U.S. Elites Question Support for Transgender Procedures: Rise of Gender Reassignment Surgeries Now Giving Medical and Media Professionals Pause* Gender Surgeries Nearly Tripled From 2016 Through 2019, Study Finds by New York Times (Emily Baumgaertner)

Part II (10:21 - 20:59)
‘The Gender War is Over in Britain’: The UK Takes Up More Conservative Position on Transgender Issue* The Gender War Is Over in Britain by The Atlantic (Helen Lewis)

Part III (20:59 - 25:30)
Catholic Single-Sex Universities Betray Their Mission and Doctrine: College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University Adopt Contrarian Gender Admissions Policies* Minnesota single-sex Catholic colleges say students who identify as ‘nonbinary’ may apply by Catholic News Register (Daniel Payne)

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Part I (00:13 - 13:50)
A Nation Divided Against Itself on Abortion Cannot Stand: The Case for Federal Protection of Persons in the Womb Under the 14th Amendment* What the Contradiction of Slavery Tells Us About Abortion Rights by New York Times (Jamelle Bouie) * Even if Roe is overturned, Congress must act to protect the unborn by Washington Post (Robert P. George and Josh Craddock)

Part II (13:50 - 21:39)
Yes, Many from the Left Do Support Abortion Up Until Birth: Jen Psaki’s Reign of Untruth on Abortion Continues* Psaki: GOP claims that Democrats root for late-term abortion is ‘entirely misleading’ by The Hill (Miranda Nazzaro) * Jen Psaki Isn’t Telling the Truth about Late-Term Abortion by National Review (John McCormack)

Part III (21:39 - 25:40)
The United States is Unsafe for LGBTQ Visitors? Canada Goes Global Virtue Signaling* Canada Cautions L.G.B.T.Q. Citizens Visiting U.S. Over State Laws by New York Times (Ian Austen)

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Part I (00:13 - 06:01)
Artificial Intelligence and the Morality of Knowledge: AI Creators Are Clambering for Government Regulation, But Pandora’s Box Has Already Been Opened

Part II (06:01 - 11:07)
Where Humans Go, Their Sin Patterns Follow: Report Reveals ChatGPT Shows Biases of Its Creators* ChatGPT leans liberal, research shows by The Washington Post (Gerrit De Vynck)

Part III (11:07 - 16:30)
What Explains the Unusually High Number of Roman Catholics on the Supreme Court? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (16:30 - 21:00)
If God Doesn’t Change His Mind, Why Does the Bible Say He Regrets Things? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 14-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part V (21:00 - 24:41)
What Are We to Make of the Morality of Risk in the Development of New Technologies? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (24:41 - 27:03)
Even as Cultural Christianity Has Decreased in the United States, Is the Number of Serious, Committed, Pious Christians Actually Higher Than It Was 50 Years Ago? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Part I (00:13 - 12:25)
The Biden Administration Intends to Send Dangerous Message to Hostile Regimes: We Will Pay Ransom for Your Hostage Taking* How Much Is an American Hostage Worth? by New York Times (Bret Stephens) * Holding America Hostage by National Review (Noah Rothman)

Part II (12:25 - 19:45)
It’s Wrong to Believe That Moral Judgments Are Real? The Modern Age and its Justification of Sexual Misbehavior* Love is in the air but birds are often unfaithful partners by Financial Times (Jonathan Guthrie)

Part III (19:45 - 25:08)
If it’s Possible it’s Natural? A Transhumanist Denies the Meaning of Nature

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Part I (00:13 - 17:12)
No, Pope Francis, Doctrinal Faithfulness is Not Reactionary Rigidity: Pope Francis Encourages Doctrinal Leftism That Has Conservative Catholics Grinding Their Teeth* ‘The Water Has Been Agitated’ by La Civiltà Cattolica (Antonio Spadaro, SJ) * Pope says some ‘backward’ conservatives in US Catholic Church have replaced faith with ideology by Associated Press * Ailing Pope Francis Hurries to Bolster His Progressive Legacy by Wall Street Journal (Francis X. Rocca)

Part II (17:12 - 20:38)
The Kremlin Loves That Pope Francis Admires Russian Autocratic Leaders: The Pope Creates an Awkward Controversy* Pope Francis Praises Historical Russian Imperialism Amid War in Ukraine by Wall Street Journal (Francis X. Rocca) * Vatican Walks Back Pope Francis’ Praise for Russian Empire by Wall Street Journal (Francis X. Rocca)

Part III (20:38 - 24:10)
How’s This For Irony? Chicago Crew Robbed at Gunpoint While Filming a Documentary On the Increase of Armed Robberies* TV news crew robbed at gunpoint while reporting on armed robberies by Washington Post (Timothy Bella)

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 11:09) Is a Sperm Donor a Father? Wall Street Journal Raises Big Questions, Reveals Even Deeper Longing Within the Imago DeiA Sperm Donor Chases a Rol... Continue reading →

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Part I (00:13 - 12:03)
Are Americans Losing Their Religion? Big Questions Arise Over Secularization in the United States* America Is Losing Religious Faith by New York Times (Nicholas Kristof)

Part II (12:03 - 20:25)
The Incongruence of Belonging Without Belief: What the Apparent Decline of Christianity the US Reveals* I left the church — and now long for a ‘church for the nones’ by The Washington Post (Perry Bacon Jr.)

Part III (20:25 - 26:10)
India Wins a Lap in the Space Race Against Russia — But the Moon Race is About Much More than National Pride

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Part I (00:13 - 08:07)
Vladimir Putin Sends a Clear Message: Wagner Leader Yevgeny Prigozhin (Apparently) Killed in Plane Crash — There is No Surprise Here

Part II (08:07 - 10:51)
Who Is Your Favorite Church Leader From the Reformation or the Puritan Era? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part III (10:51 - 16:20)
Why Do We Have an Original Sin Nature Because of Adam? Why Does God Allow Satan to Do Evil? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Young Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (16:20 - 18:30)
Are There Any Commands about Baptism in the Old Testament? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (18:30 - 21:09)
How Would You Answer Someone Who Says That the New Covenant Overrules the Noahic Covenant’s Approval of the Death Penalty? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (21:09 - 23:40)
What are the Most Important Traits in a Man We Should Look for as We Seek to Hire a New Pastor? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VII (23:40 - 26:32)
Who is Your Favorite Downton Abbey Character? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Part I (00:13 - 13:11)
‘The Way to Stop Discriminating on the Basis of Race is to Stop Discriminating on the Basis of Race’: SCOTUS Strikes Down Affirmative Action in 6-3 Decision* Students For Fair Admissions Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College by Supreme Court of the United States

Part II (13:11 - 17:50)
Two Moral Worlds Respond to SCOTUS’s Affirmative Action Decision: Dueling Definitions of Justice Argue Over the Judgement of the Court

Part III (17:50 - 20:11)
Unprecedented Personal Comments in the Affirmative Action Opinions by Justices: Justices Thomas and Jackson Speak Their Minds

Part IV (20:11 - 26:19)
Can an Evangelical Postal Employee Be Forced to Make Deliveries on Sundays?: SCOTUS Rules Unanimously That Reasonable Accommodations Must Be Made * Groff v. DeJoy, Postmaster General by Supreme Court of the United States

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Part I (00:13 - 15:17)
Falling Birth Rates, the Biggest Issue of Our Time: We Are Looking at a Looming Catastrophe — And Few Are Talking About It* The baby-bust economy: How declining birth rates will change the world by The Economist

Part II (15:17 - 19:23)
‘No One Owes It to Others to Bring Up Children’: The Astounding Argument Behind Falling Number of Births

Part III (19:23 - 25:08)
‘Be Fruitful, and Multiply, and Fill the Earth.’: God’s Command and Our Obedience for His Glory

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Part I (00:13 - 11:13)
Vice President Harris Visits NYC for Pride Month: The Political Strategy of the Biden Administration and the Celebration of the LGBTQ Revolution* Kamala Harris, at Stonewall, Seeks to Reassure L.G.B.T.Q. Community by New York Times (Liam Stack) * Report Cites More Than 350 Anti-L.G.B.T.Q. Incidents Over 11 Months by New York Times (Maggie Astor)

Part II (11:13 - 15:19)
We Can’t Lose the War Over Words: On the Importance of Language and the Attempted Relabeling of the Killing of Unborn Life as ‘Healthcare’

Part III (15:19 - 22:56)
The Marketing of Book Bans for Political Traction: The Genuine Delusion of the Progressive Left* Librarians train to defend intellectual freedom and fight book bans at Chicago conference by Associated Press (Claire Savage)

Part IV (22:56 - 24:44)
Pride Month Is Not Enough Now?: Rachel Levine Calls for ‘Summer of Pride’ — And It Won’t Stop There

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Part I (00:13 - 13:29)
Theory, Movement, Politics? How Did Dobbs (And Roe’s Reversal) Arise?: The Conservative Legal Movement Behind the Decision and the Left’s New Response* Why the Supreme Court Really Killed Roe v. Wade by Politico (Robert L. Tsai and Mary Ziegler)

Part II (13:29 - 20:10)
SCOTUS Should Be More Political?: Arguments Over the Role of the Supreme Court in America Abound* We Need to Talk About Overturning the Dobbs Decision by New York Times ( David S. Cohen, Greer Donley, and Rachel Rebouché) * The Courts Should Be More Political, Not Less by New York Times (Jedediah Britton-Purdy)

Part III (20:10 - 24:36)
The Left’s Cultural Concept of Backlash: America’s ‘Triggered’ Response to Cultural Movements and Its Significance* 'Backlash': America is Triggered by Progress by New York Times (Michelle Goldberg)

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 12:06) A Coup Against Putin, a Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery Inside an Enigma: What We Can and Cannot Know About the Moves of the Wagner Group Over the ... Continue reading →

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Part I (00:13 - 13:17)
Controversies, Theological Debates, and the Need for Denominational Faithfulness: Considerations of the 2023 SBC Annual Meeting

Part II (13:17 - 17:35)
Will Our Daughters With Severe Intellectual Disabilities Go to Heaven? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing* The Salvation of the 'Little Ones': Do Infants who Die Go to Heaven? by AlbertMohler.com (R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and Daniel L. Akin)

Part III (17:35 - 21:18)
Can Christians Write Horror Stories? How Christian Does a Story Have to Be to Glorify God? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 12-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part IV (21:18 - 23:10)
Do Children’s Bibles with Depictions of Jesus Violate the Second Commandment? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Part I (00:13 - 07:23)
A Federal Judge Plays Medical Authority: Judge Strikes Down Arkansas Law Banning Gender Transition Care for Minors, Citing Medical Arguments * Judge Strikes Down Arkansas Law Banning Gender Transition Care for Minors by New York Times (Rick Rojas and Emily Cochrane)

Part II (07:23 - 14:41)
When it Comes to Adolescents, the U.S. is a ‘Transgender-Care Outlier’ — European Countries Have Pulled Way Back on Transgender Procedures for Teens* U.S. Becomes Transgender-Care Outlier as More in Europe Urge Caution by Wall Street Journal (Jathon Sapsford and Stephanie Armour)

Part III (14:41 - 19:06)
Lia Thomas Mansplains Feminism? The Transgender Movement Clashes with Feminism (and Biology) Once Again

Part IV (19:06 - 24:45)
Hunter Biden’s Plea Agreement: Questions about Truth and Justice Loom Large in the Wake of the Headline. And Does the Investigation Continue, or Not?

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Part I (00:13 - 13:36)
The (Failed) Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention: A Forced Rethinking of Globalization — And Its Clash with the Christian Worldview* Failures of Globalization Shatter Long-Held Beliefs by New York Times (Patricia Cohen)

Part II (13:36 - 19:18)
The World Map is Changing Before Our Eyes: How New Enemies and New Allies Are Reshaping Global Alliances

Part III (19:18 - 26:22)
From Soccer Moms to the Suburbs: The Demographics of Swing Voters Change and Stay the Same* Trump Needs White Suburban Women. His Indictment Splits Them. by Wall Street Journal (Catherine Lucey and Annie Linskey) * Clinton Swipes the GOP’s Lyrics by Washington Post (E.J. Dionne Jr.)

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Part I (00:13 - 16:40)
What Punishment Fits the Crime? The Pittsburgh Tree of Life Shooter Found Guilty of Horrific Crimes, Raising Debate Over Capital Punishment* Gunman guilty in shooting deaths of 11 worshippers at Pittsburgh Tree of Life synagogue by USA Today (Jeanine Santucci) * Almost all Louisiana death row prisoners ask John Bel Edwards to spare their lives by Picayune Times (James Finn)

Part II (16:40 - 23:13)
To Censor or Not to Censor Explicit Material of Children on Social Media? — That is the Question Advocates and Allies of the LGBTQ Revolution Are Reluctant to Answer* The EARN IT Act poses risks to LGBTQ communities online, advocates say. Here's how by USA Today (Ella Lee)

Part III (23:13 - 27:04)
You Can’t Make This Up: Anheuser-Busch Accepts Lead Marketing Award at Cannes Event After Trans Marketing Disaster* After Bud Light Debacle, AB InBev Takes a Bow at Ad-Biz Oscars by Wall Street Journal (Katie Deighton)

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Part I (00:13 - 07:15)
A Massive Revolution on the Moral Landscape: USA Today Publishes Story Arguing That High Financial Cost of “Having a Baby” For LGBTQ Couples Is Discriminatory and Unjust* 'Still a lot of hurdles': For LGBTQ+ couples, the path to in vitro fertilization is harder by USA Today (Bailey Schulz)

Part II (07:15 - 19:28)
Will the American Insurance Payer Subsidize the Moral Revolution?: The Rising Tide of the Sexual Revolution Reaches Ever Higher

Part III (19:28 - 30:19)
Brilliant Minds, Dark Turns in Life, and Big Questions: Two Recent Obituaries Raise Massive Moral Questions* Daniel Ellsberg, Who Leaked the Pentagon Papers, Is Dead at 92 by New York Times (Robert D. McFadden) * Ted Kaczynski, ‘Unabomber’ Who Attacked Modern Life, Dies at 81 by New York Times (Alex Traub)

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Part I (00:13 - 05:56)
Is the Transgender Movement More Than Just Ideology? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part II (05:56 - 13:26)
How Should Christians Think About Working For a Company That Hosts and Promotes LGBTQ Events? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part III (13:26 - 19:38)
Does the U.S. Intelligence Whistleblower’s Potential Confirmation of Aliens Have Implications for the Gospel of Jesus Christ? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 17-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part IV (19:38 - 22:26)
What Will Our Bodies Be Like After the Second Coming of Christ? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 6-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part V (22:26 - 25:16)
When We Use the Term ‘Elite’ to Refer to the Moral Revolutionaries, Are We Speaking Too Highly of Them? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Part I (00:13 - 12:16)
Who Will Win the Republican Presidential Nomination?: The Unprecedented Republican Presidential Race Ahead of the 2024 Primary Election* The G.O.P. Has Drifted, but Mike Pence Is as Conservative as Ever by New York Times (Jonathan Swan)

Part II (12:16 - 19:46)
From Conservative Conduct to Conservative Confrontation: Ron Desantis and His Political Strategy in the Fight for the Republican Presidential Nomination* With Migrant Flights, DeSantis Shows Stoking Outrage Is the Point by New York Times (Shane Goldmacher)

Part III (19:46 - 25:48)
Are Sports Taking Over the Family?: Some Christian Considerations for the Role of Children’s Sports for the Family* Are You an Exhausted Spring Sports Parent? This Is for You by Wall Street Journal (Jason Gay)

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Part I (00:13 - 13:14)
Don’t Buy the Book Bans Propaganda: The Issue is More Complicated Than the Revolutionaries Want You to Think* Republican lawmaker warns Broward libraries’ ‘I read banned books’ effort could prompt retaliation by Sun Sentinel (Anthony Man)

Part II (13:14 - 18:45)
The Bible is Pornographic Now?: Utah School Board Pulls Bible from Elementary School Libraries* Protester opposed to book bans gets Bible pulled from some Utah schools by Washington Post (Justine McDaniel) * ‘Sex-ridden’ Bible banned from schools in Utah by The Times (Hugh Tomlinson)

Part III (18:45 - 19:49)
The Argument Over Book Bans Becomes National Issue: President Biden Announces Coordinator Position to Monitor “Growing Threat” of Book Bans* FACT SHEET:Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Protect LGBTQI+ Communities by White House

Part IV (19:49 - 24:06)
‘Even the French Are Blushing’: France’s Finance Minister Sparks Controversy After Publishing Steamy Novel* Racy Novel by France’s Finance Minister Has Even the French Blushing by Wall Street Journal (Noemie Bisserbe and Sam Schechner)

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How the LGBTQ Revolution Game is Being Played: Human Rights Campaign Declares State of Emergency over LGBTQ Issues* For the First Time Ever, Human Rights Campaign Officially Declares ‘State of Emergency’ for LGBTQ+ Americans; Issues National Warning and Guidebook to Ensure Safety for LGBTQ+ Residents and Travelers by Human Rights Campaign (HRC Staff) * 'State of emergency': LGBTQ Americans given dire warning from Human Rights Campaign by USA Today (Claire Thornton) * Yes, We’re in an L.G.B.T.Q. State of Emergency by New York Times (Charles Blow)

Part II (13:59 - 17:01)
Pride Month Seeks Even More Consumer Support: The LGBTQ Pressure on Companies to Corporate Capitulation * Businesses that practice real Pride Month allyship will be on the right side of history by USA Today (Kelley Robinson)

Part III (17:01 - 23:57)
Disney Remakes Spark Debate Between Those on the Left: The Argument Within the Left on How to Keep the Animated Classics “Relevant”* The Man Reimagining Disney Classics for Today’s World by New York Times (Brooks Barnes)

Part IV (23:57 - 25:51)
Digital Media Destabilizes CNN: Chris Licht Steps Down as CEO of CNN* Los Angeles Times to Cut More Than 10% of Newsroom by New York Times (Katie Robertson)

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Part I (00:13 - 10:18)
America on Trial: The Trump Indictment and the Trial of the Rule of Law and the American Order* Trump’s Case Puts the Justice System on Trial, in a Test of Public Credibility by New York Times (Peter Baker) * A Destructive Trump Indictment by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

Part II (10:18 - 14:57)
An Engagement Ring Recession and Future of Marriage: A Decline in the Purchase of Engagement Rings Tells a Bigger Story* What All the Single Ladies (and Men) Say About the Economy by New York Times (Jeanna Smialek and Jason Karaian)

Part III (14:57 - 24:36)
‘A Scientist’s Sexuality Shouldn’t Matter’: Theoretical Physicist Makes Important Argument Regarding Effects of DEI on Science as a Field of Study* A Scientist’s Sexuality Shouldn’t Matter by Wall Street Journal (Lawrence Krauss)

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Part I (00:13 - 12:21)
A Big Life on the Screen of the 20th Century: The Life and Legacy of Pat Robertson, Dead at 93

Part II (12:21 - 17:38)
Smoke Like the Eruption of a Major Volcano Hangs Over US East Coast: Worldview Arguments Rage in the Midst of the Fallout of Dangerous Wildfires in Canada* Wildfires and Progressive Climate-Change Deniers by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

Part III (17:38 - 22:09)
Is It Acceptable to Worship on Another Day of the Week Besides the Lord’s Day In Order to Make Space for Other Activities Like Sports? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 15-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part IV (22:09 - 24:09)
Why Was Jesus Baptized By John the Baptist? Did John the Baptist Wear Camel Skin Out of Sadness? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (24:09 - 26:45)
Can A Christ Follower Responsibly Work For a Company That Supports the LGBTQ Revolution? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Part I (00:13 - 11:31)
Medicine, Morality, or Law? Florida District Judge Halts Florida Law Banning Trans Hormone Treatments for Children and Teens

Part II (11:31 - 18:20)
For the PGA Tour, Money Evidently Speaks Louder Than Morals: Merger With LIV Golf Comes With Big Moral Questions* PGA Tour and LIV Golf Agree to Alliance, Ending Golf’s Bitter Fight by New York Times (Alan Blinder) * The PGA Tour Partners With Its Nemesis LIV. The Money Wins Again. by Wall Street Journal (Jason Gay)

Part III (18:20 - 23:50)
D-Day, 79 Years Later: Profound Gratitude to the Heroes Who Stormed the Beaches of Normandy and Changed History* ‘It was tough’: World War II veterans return to Utah Beach to mark D-Day’s 79th anniversary by Associated Press (Sylvie Corbet and Jeffrey Schaeffer)

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Part I (00:13 - 15:44)
The Three Ages of Modern Media: Looking at the Shape of Our Media Challenge * Hundreds of Gannett Journalists Walk Out by New York Times (Katie Robertson)

Part II (15:44 - 21:28)
Digital Media and the Brave New World of News Media: Technology is Reshaping the Media Landscape* CNN CEO Chris Licht Apologizes to Staff, Saying He Overshadowed Network’s Achievements by Wall Street Journal (Amol Sharma and Isabella Simonetti) * Inside the Meltdown at CNN by The Atlantic (Tim Alberta)

Part III (21:28 - 26:37)
‘Customer Ratings Have Become Meaningless’: A Culture Where ‘Average’ Is Rated As ‘Superb’ Just Might Have a Problem* Customer Ratings Have Become Meaningless. ‘People Hand Out 5 Stars Like It’s Candy.’ by Wall Street Journal (Preetika Rana)

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Part I (00:13 - 06:16)
India’s Deadly Train Crash: Human Error or Mechanical Failure? Sometimes it Comes Down to Both

Part II (06:16 - 23:33)
Just One Issue of USA Today Reveals the Transformed Moral Landscape: It Also Reveals Finger-pointing at Both Parents and Christianity* Pride month arrives as wave of anti-LGBTQ bills make many states less equitable by USA Today (Charisse Jones) * Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina showing true bravery by coming out by USA Today (Dan Wolken) * Senate advances same-sex marriage bill that also includes religious freedom protections by USA Today (Savannah Kuchar and Ledyard King) * 'Rejected solely because of your identity': Homeless LGBTQ youths face unique challenges by USA Today (Claire Thornton)

Part III (23:33 - 24:50)
There Is More (and Less) to This Story: The Inverted Math of the Moral Revolutionaries* Same-Sex Couples Accounted for 1% of Households in 2020, Census Shows by Wall Street Journal (Paul Overberg and Anthony DeBarros)

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Part I (00:13 - 13:57)
Was the Debt Ceiling Crisis a Manufactured Drama? Not Entirely, But There Was a Political Plot and a Predictable Resolution

Part II (13:57 - 19:22)
A Parable of America’s Fracturing Entertainment Culture: What the Viewership of the Finale of ‘Succession’ Teaches About the American Public and New Media

Part III (19:22 - 23:18)
Stories and the Imago Dei: Humans Are Storytelling Creatures — And Our Place in God's Story Matters Most

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Part I (00:13 - 13:48)
Target Has Redefined its Business Model to Force Its Consumers to Make a Choice: Will They Support the LGBTQ Revolution Or Not?* Combative Consumers Change the Marketing Strategy for Target and Bud Light by Wall Street Journal (Katie Deighton and Patrick Coffee) * Target may have 'lost control of the narrative' as financial losses, LGBT anger mounts: consumer researchers by Fox News (David Rutz)

Part II (13:48 - 17:25)
Should Christians Do Business With Companies Who Support Causes We Cannot? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part III (17:25 - 19:52)
How Should Protestant Christians Think About the “Incorruption” of a Nun? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (19:52 - 24:53)
Should Christians Just Accept the Inevitability of AI Technologies to Get Ahead of the Curve? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Part I (00:13 - 12:49)
Well, Are Humans Facing the Threat of Extinction by Artificial Intelligence or Not?: The Argument Over the Consequences of AI Rages On* A.I. Poses ‘Risk of Extinction,’ Industry Leaders Warn by New York Times (Kevin Roose) * Leading experts warn of a risk of extinction from AI by NPR (Vanessa Romo)

Part II (12:49 - 19:49)
The Morality of Knowledge and Technological Determinism: Big Worldview Issues Behind AI Technologies

Part III (19:49 - 25:34)
No, AI Will Not Lead to Our Extinction, But We Do Need Protection — From Ourselves* AI Poses ‘Risk of Extinction’ on Par With Pandemics and Nuclear War, Tech Executives Warn by Wall Street Journal (Alyssa Lukpat) * California Takes On Candy Makers With Bill Opponents Call the ‘Skittles Ban’ by Wall Street Journal (Kristina Peterson)

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Uganda’s Clear Signal to the West — We Reject Your LGBTQ Revolution: Uganda Passes Law Criminalizing Specific Expressions of Homosexuality* Ugandan President Signs Anti-Gay Law That Includes Death Penalty as a Punishment by New York Times (Abdi Latif Dahir)

Part II (09:06 - 17:15)
President Biden Declares Uganda’s Law ‘A Tragic Violation of Universal Human Rights’ — But What Universal Human Rights, Specifically?

Part III (17:15 - 26:54)
Who to Watch in the 2024 Election: Will the Socially Conservative, Fiscally Liberal Voter Make Up the Significant ‘Swing Vote’ in the Next Presidential Election? * Ron DeSantis and the ‘Scaffle’ Vote by New York Times (David Leonhardt)

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Part I (00:13 - 10:44)
Biden and McCarthy Strike a Deal to Avert Debt Default, But Can They Muster Enough Votes? The Worldview Dimensions Get Complicated

Part II (10:44 - 16:16)
Strong Islam Equals Strong Turkey? Worldview Considerations of President Erdogan’s Election to Unprecedented Third Term in Turkey* by

Part III (16:16 - 25:48)
From the Byzantium and the Roman Empire to the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey: Why So Much History Intersects In One Nation* by

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Social Media Preys on the Young: The Federal Government Sounds the Alarm on Dangers of Social Media Use Among Adolescents* Social Media Could Pose ‘Profound Risk of Harm’ to Young People’s Mental Health, Surgeon General Warns by Wall Street Journal (Jennifer Calfas) * Teenagers Resent Social Media. They Also Resent Efforts to Take It Away. by New York Times (Troy Closson, Olivia Bensimon, Wesley Parnell and Michael D. Regan)

Part II (14:12 - 18:41)
How is Jesus God’s Son? How Can He Be God and Man at the Same Time? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 12-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part III (18:41 - 21:27)
Why Did You Not Mention the Connection of Satanism to The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence on The Briefing? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (21:27 - 23:54)
How Would You Respond to a Christian Couple Who Argues They Can Cohabitate So Long as They Do Not Sleep Together? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (23:54 - 28:54)
To What Degree Do We Legislate Morality Without Creating a Theocracy? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Part I (00:13 - 07:19)
The Moral Revolution’s Targeting of Institutions: It’s Not an Accident, It’s a Strategy

Part II (07:19 - 17:11)
The Fight for Institutions Will Come to Your Christian College: Houghton University Under Scrutiny After Firing Employees For Using Preferred Pronouns in Email Signature* A University Fired 2 Employees for Including Their Pronouns in Emails by New York Times (Liam Stack)

Part III (17:11 - 24:29)
Trust Teachers Over Parents? Beware the Progressive Bandwagon Telling Parents to Go Home

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Part I (00:13 - 14:43)
The Great Blockade to the LGBTQ “Progress” in Japan: How Shintoism Has Led Japan to Be Out of Step with the Moral Revolution* The Religious Right’s Hidden Sway as Japan Trails Allies on Gay Rights by New York Times (Motoko Rich and Hikari Hida)

Part II (14:43 - 20:57)
The Role of Bathrooms in the Culture War: Those Who Want to Limit Bathroom Use to Biological Sex Are Now Labeled as Fanatics* Ron DeSantis Knows That the Best Place to Humiliate People Is in the Bathroom by New York Times (Lydia Polgreen)

Part III (20:57 - 24:13)
‘We Want Privacy!’: The Ironic Cries for Privacy by Prince Harry and Meghan

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Part I (00:13 - 17:15)
Are Morals Just Values? Does Moral Truth Change by Consensus? Confronting the Political and Moral Challenge of Communitarianism* GOP’s Presidential Candidate Must Find America’s Moral Center by Wall Street Journal (William A. Galston)

Part II (17:15 - 24:01)
Let’s Test the Theory of the Middle Ground: Case Study Number One, Bud Light* How Bud Light Blew It by Wall Street Journal (Jennifer Maloney) * Bud Light maker stripped of LGBTQ+ rating for caving to Dylan Mulvaney backlash by USA Today (Jessica Guynn)

Part III (24:01 - 28:55)
Let’s Test the Theory of the Middle Ground: Case Study Number Two, The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence in Dodger Stadium* Dodgers Reverse Course and Reinvite Group to Pride Night by New York Times (Benjamin Hoffman) * Dodgers apologize and invite Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to Pride Night by LA Times (Steve Henson and Sonja Sharp) * The Dodgers faltered by disinviting the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence but came to their senses by LA Times (LZ Granderson)

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Part I (00:13 - 04:20)
Political Impasse Broken in Nebraska: Historic Legislative Session Leads to Double Issue Bill on Abortion and Transgender Questions* Nebraska Passes Restrictions on Abortion, Gender-Affirming Care for Minors by Wall Street Journal (Jennifer Calphas)

Part II (04:20 - 16:10)
Human Work and Human Dignity: The Political and Moral Disagreement Over Welfare Work Requirements Exposed

Part III (16:10 - 25:07)
Will Ukraine Fly American F-16 Jets?: The Biden Administration Possibly Allowing Transfer of Coveted U.S. Fighter Planes to Ukraine — Why?

Part IV (25:07 - 28:09)
Drag Queens, a Moral Barometer of Our Time: Northwest Arkansas Arts Center Loses Board Members After Instituting Restrictions on Drag Shows with Minors Present* Seven Walton Arts Center board members resign in wake of NWA Pride decision by Fayetteville Flyer

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* Military Caught Airman Mishandling Secrets Before Arrest but Left Him in Job by New York Times (Glenn Thrush and Robin Stein)

Part II (08:16 - 15:20)
* German Court Convicts Five Men for Green Vault Jewel Heist by New York Times (Christopher F. Schuetze)

Part III (15:20 - 19:33)
* Spycraft and Soulcraft on the Front Lines of History: A Conversation with James Olson by AlbertMohler.com (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

Part IV (19:33 - 20:37)

Part V (20:37 - 23:32)

Part VI (23:32 - 26:01)

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Part I (00:13 - 10:09)
Political Drama in North Carolina Over Abortion: State Senate Overrides Democratic Governor’s Veto of Abortion Ban in Strategic Win for Pro-Life Movement

Part II (10:09 - 15:33)
Family Lines Drawn Over Abortion: Granddaughter of Senator Jesse Helms Fights to Undo Grandfather’s Legacy * NC abortion ban is an extreme extension of my grandfather's legacy. I'm working to undo it. by USA Today (Ellen Gaddy)

Part III (15:33 - 18:19)
The Pro-Abortion Movement’s Internal Fight Over Strategy — One Debate? Use of the Word ‘Woman’* Abortion Access Keeps Winning Elections by New York Times (David Leonhardt and Lyna Bentahar)

Part IV (18:19 - 22:18)
JPMorgan Discriminates on the Basis of Religious Beliefs? Nation's Largest Bank Faces Shareholder Challenge on Cancelling of Religious Accounts* JPMorgan Targeted by Republican States Over Accusations of Religious Bias by Wall Street Journal (Jathon Sapsford)

Part V (22:18 - 25:28)
Who’s Regulating the Regulators?: Let's Hold All Responsible Fully Accountable When a Bank Fails* SVB’s Greg Becker Tells His Story by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

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The Argument Over Debt Ceiling: President Biden Has No Choice But to Deal With Congress* The Case for Violating the Debt Limit Is Dangerous Nonsense by New York Times (Michael W. McConnell)

Part II (14:30 - 18:15)
The Pill Becomes Available Over the Counter? The FDA Appears to Allow Over-the-Counter Sales of Birth Control Pill* FDA panel recommends allowing birth control pill to be sold over the counter by USA Today (Christine Fernando)

Part III (18:15 - 23:23)
We Need to ‘Protect People Against Pregnancy’?: The Moral Revolution Summarized in Just a Sentence

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Part I (00:13 - 06:34)
Truth is Stranger Than Fiction: George Santos and Our Postmodern Identity Crisis

Part II (06:34 - 12:08)
An Athletic Phenom, Chivalry, and the Gender Binary: The Track Event That Wrought Mia Brahe-Pedersen’s Blazing 100-meter Dash* The High School Sprint Phenom Who Beat Her Prom Date by Wall Street Journal (Rachel Bachman)

Part III (12:08 - 20:47)
A Diet of Darkness: The Corrosive Nature of Social Media and the Dark Rabbit Holes in Which Our Adolescents Are Falling* TikTok Feeds Teens a Diet of Darkness by Wall Street Journal (Julie Jargon)

Part IV (20:47 - 24:10)
A Bridge Between News and Pop Culture No More: Paramount Announces MTV News Will Be Brought to an End* How MTV Broke News for a Generation by New York Times Remy Tumin

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Part I (00:13 - 11:23)
The Subway Tragedy? Crime? Only Time and the Rule of Law Will Tell — Some Christian Considerations on the Death of Jordan Neely* Jordan Neely Was on New York’s ‘Top 50’ List of Homeless People at Risk by New York Times (Andy Newman) * Daniel Penny Is Charged, Released on Bail in Chokehold Killing of Jordan Neely by Wall Street Journal (James Fanelli and Jimmy Vielkind)

Part II (11:23 - 18:39)
A Massive System Failure in New York: A Broken Society and the Struggle to Help Those Who Fall Through the Cracks* Chokehold Killing Fuels Scrutiny of Police’s Growing Role in Subways by New York Times (Ana Ley and Chelsia Rose Marcius)

Part III (18:39 - 24:34)
The F.D.A. and “Discrimination” — New Blood Policy Spotlights the Moral Revolution* F.D.A. Eases Ban on Blood Donations From Gay and Bisexual Men by New York Times (Christian Jewett)

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Part I (00:13 - 15:00)
Preparing for the Coronation of King Charles III: Some Christian Considerations Before the Crowning of Britain’s King Tomorrow

Part II (15:00 - 24:00)
If Gene Therapy Was Able to Eliminate Such Genetic Disorders as Down Syndrome, Would That Be Seen as a Morally Acceptable Procedure? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part III (24:00 - 26:58)
Genetic Screenings as Engine of the Culture of Death: Abortion Used Against Those with Down Syndrome

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Part I (00:13 - 10:42)
Battle Over Religious Charter Schools: Why the Battle Against School Choice?* How school choice drives America’s people of faith apart by Religion News Service (Amy Laura Hall)

Part II (10:42 - 19:47)
The American Religious Intuition: Are U.S. Lawmakers More Religious Than Their Voters?* Our lawmakers are more religious than we are by Axios (Russell Contreras)

Part III (19:47 - 25:45)
Discrimination Through a Dress Code?: Texas Department of Agriculture Receives Critique for Requiring Dress Code According to Biological Gender* Texas agriculture department's new dress code is based on 'biological gender' by NPR (Jonathan Franklin)

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Part I (00:13 - 15:45)
What has Caused this Epidemic of Loneliness?: U.S. Surgeon General Declares Nationwide Emergency* Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation 2023 by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Vivek H. Murphy)

Part II (15:45 - 21:15)
A Moral Breakdown Caused This: Many Factors Have Led to Our Crisis of Loneliness. History Shows the Solution Will Not Come from More Isolation* Loneliness poses risks as deadly as smoking: surgeon general by Associated Press (Amanda Seitz)

Part III (21:15 - 23:24)
A People for God’s Glory and Human Flourishing: The Christian Responsibility to Rebuild from the Ruins What Society Has Demolished

Part IV (23:24 - 25:31)
Dennis the Menace, a Metaphor: What the Relationship of Dennis and Mr. Wilson Teaches Us About Flourishing Neighborhoods* The Power of a Good Neighborhood by Wall Street Journal (Susan Pinker)

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Part I (00:13 - 08:44)
Medical Elites Serving the Moral Revolutionaries: Journal of the American Medical Association Publishes Article Addressing Prostate Cancer in Transgender Women* Prostate Cancer in Transgender Women in the Veterans Affairs Health System, 2000-2022 by Journal of the American Medical Association (Farnoosh Nik-Ahd, Amanda De Hoedt, and Christi Butler)

Part II (08:44 - 16:00)
Conservative Americans Aren’t the Only Ones Rejecting Same-Sex Marriage: What’s Happening in India and Italy?* Italy Strips Some Gay Couples of Parental Recognition by Wall Street Journal (Margherita Stancati)

Part III (16:00 - 27:37)
A Theological Revolution in an Obituary: Rabbi Harold S. Kushner Dies at 88* Rabbi Harold S. Kushner, Reassuring Best-Selling Author, Dies at 88 by New York Times (Sam Roberts)

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Part I (00:13 - 11:53)
A Major Debate in the Pro-Life Movement Right Now: Should Pro-Life Efforts Target Federal Legislation, or Should It Focus on Legislation in the States, or Both?* What comes now in the great battle for life? by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

Part II (11:53 - 19:12)
The Temptation of Evangelical Moral Relativism: Holding the Line When Members of Christian Families Face Sin and Disorder* Montana governor lobbied by non-binary son to reject anti-trans bills by The Guardian (Sam Levine)

Part III (19:12 - 27:13)
The Legacy of Sin is Very Long: ‘Nazi Cloud’ Hangs Over Jewelry Auction in New York and the Release of Dutch Archive of Accused Nazi Collaborators* Nazi Cloud Hangs Over One of the Largest Jewelry Sales in History by New York Times (Zachary Small) * Dutch to Make Public the Files on Accused Nazi Collaborators by New York Times (Nina Segal)

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Part I (00:13 - 06:46)
‘My Best Day in the Navy is When I Survived Dec. 7, 1941. It Was Also My Worst Day.’: The Oldest Survivor of the U.S.S. Arizona Sinking Dies at 102* Ken Potts, Oldest Survivor of U.S.S. Arizona Sinking, Dies at 102 by New York Times (Sam Roberts)

Part II (06:46 - 15:48)
The Quest for Justice Must Not End: The Last Remaining Nuremberg Prosecutor Dies at 103* Benjamin B. Ferencz, Last Surviving Nuremberg Prosecutor, Dies at 103 by New York Times (Robert D. McFadden)

Part III (15:48 - 18:53)
Gender and the Trinity? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (18:53 - 19:58)
You Said Our Culture is on a Transgressive Trajectory. Did the Term ‘Transgressive’ Originate With You? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (19:58 - 21:12)
Would Those Brought Back from the Dead (like Lazarus) Have Regretted Returning to Earthly Life? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (21:12 - 23:29)
How Can I Know God’s Plan for My Life and Find Contentment in It Without Fear? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a College Student Listener of The Briefing

Part VII (23:29 - 26:07)
Is the Use of Artificial Intelligence for School Work Ethical? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Part I (00:13 - 11:06)
Commercial Opportunity Meets Temptation in Sport: Professional and Collegiate Sports Reckon with Corruption of Sports Betting* NFL Suspends Five Players for Sports Gambling by Wall Street Journal (Andrew Beaton)

Part II (11:06 - 17:04)
A Sticky Standard Over ‘Sticky Stuff’: MLB’s Recent Rosin Controversy Highlights the Pervasiveness of Sin and Both the Necessity and Limitation of Rules in a Fallen World* MLB Suspends Max Scherzer Over Use of ‘Sticky Stuff’ by Wall Street Journal (Lindsey Adler)

Part III (17:04 - 25:19)
The De-Incentivization of Work: Work is not a ‘Wacko’ Idea, Mr. President * Is Work for Welfare ‘Wacko’? by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

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Part I (00:13 - 10:08)
Here We Go Again? Campaign 2024 Takes Shape as President Biden Announces Campaign for Second Term* Biden Has Held the Fewest News Conferences Since Reagan. Any Questions? by New York Times (Michael D. Shear)

Part II (10:08 - 15:12)
A Campaign Built on a Radical Redefinition of Freedom: President Joe Biden’s Presidential Campaign Reveal Shows His Evolution on Some of Our Culture’s Biggest Moral Issues

Part III (15:12 - 26:17)
An Astounding Moment in Church History: Conservative Anglicans Break from Archbishop of Canterbury Over Blessings of Same-Sex Unions* Conservative Anglicans Call for Break With Archbishop of Canterbury Over Same-Sex Blessings by Wall Street Journal (Francis X. Rocca) * Justin Welby rejected as leader by conservative Anglicans over same-sex blessings by BBC (Harry Farley)

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Part I (00:13 - 13:04)
A Bet on the Transgressive Trajectory of the Culture: Bud Light, Ulta, and Nike Go Public with Sponsorship of the Transgender Revolution

Part II (13:04 - 17:23)
A Vote for Sanity and Honesty to Save Women’s Sports: GOP House Votes That Restrictions of Biological Males from Competing as Females Falls Under Title IX Regulations* GOP lawmakers don't care about women's sports or the athletes who play them by USA Today (Nancy Armour)

Part III (17:23 - 24:20)
The Real Enemy is the Cisgender Majority and the Affirmation of Normativity: The Transgender Revolution’s Great Enemy* Sports need to discuss cisgender discomfort over transgender athletes winning by Out Sports (Karleigh Webb) * Gut feelings and logic coincide when trans athletes wreck women’s sports by Washington Examiner (Hugo Gurdon)

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Part I (00:13 - 09:32)
The Abortion Fight Thrown Back to Lower Courts: SCOTUS Issues Order in Fight Over Mail-in Abortion Pill

Part II (09:32 - 15:05)
A Human Pesticide or Method of Liberation?: The Worldview Divide Over Mifepristone—and Abortion by Any Means

Part III (15:05 - 22:12)
Who are the Good Guys in Sudan?: The Country’s Civil War Sheds Light on the Complexity of Its Current Conflict

Part IV (22:12 - 25:16)
A Rapid, Unscheduled Disassembly: Space X’s Successful, Albeit Short-Lived, Mission This Weekend

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Part I (00:13 - 01:41)
A Word from the Heart: My Sincerest Thanks to Listeners for Prayer and Encouragement

Part II (01:41 - 11:46)
Once a Technological Innovation Now a Bygone Artifact: Netflix Ditches DVD Rental Business* Netflix Will End Its DVD Service, 5.2 Billion Discs Later by New York Times (Nicole Sperling)

Part III (11:46 - 14:39)
A Parable of the Decline of the Value of Weddings?: David’s Bridal Files Bankruptcy for Second Time in Five Years

Part IV (14:39 - 23:24)
How Should Christians Think About Snowflake Adoptions? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (23:24 - 26:45)
What is the Difference Between Reading About Violence and Watching It in a Movie? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 13-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part VI (26:45 - 27:31)
What Does It Mean for Jesus to Be Tempted in Every Way? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VII (27:31 - 29:55)
Could Mankind Experience Physical Injuries Before The Fall? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Part I (00:01 - 00:02)
An Update Regarding The Briefing

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Part I (00:13 - 08:19)
Moore’s Law and Our Brave New World: Gordon E. Moore Dies at 94* Gordon E. Moore, Intel Co-Founder Behind Moore’s Law, Dies at 94 by New York Times (Holcomb B. Noble and Katie Hafner)

Part II (08:19 - 11:23)
Why Weren’t Comstock Laws Recognized in Connection to the Abortion Pill Long Ago? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part III (11:23 - 12:41)
Why is the LGBTQ Agenda So Strong in the UK? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (12:41 - 14:51)
To What Degree Has the Image of God Been Degraded in Our Lives Because of Sin? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (14:51 - 17:10)
Do Animals Have Souls? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (17:10 - 18:39)
Will We Have Our Memories in Heaven? Will We Know Our Family and Friends in Heaven? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VII (18:39 - 20:29)
Are There Religious Liberty Protections for Churches That Allow Them to Delineate Between Which Non-Christian Groups Can Rent Their Spaces? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VIII (20:29 - 22:09)
Is It a Sin to Speed While Driving? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IX (22:09 - 24:49)
If I Was Baptized As an Infant, Should I Be Re-Baptized As An Adult After I Came to Faith in Christ? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Part I (00:13 - 09:47)
Abortion Brings College Students to the Polls: How Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Election Was Highly Affected by Young Liberal Turnout* How Wisconsin liberals set record campus turnout in court election by Washington Post (Dan Balz and Dylan Wells)

Part II (09:47 - 17:25)
‘Unpopular in France and Untrusted Beyond It’: Macron Further Complicates Allyship to the West After Trip to China* France’s Macron Renews Call for a Sovereign Europe Less Reliant on Foreign Powers by Wall Street Journal (Noemie Bisserbe and Laurence Norman) * From Red Carpet to Doghouse: Macron Returns From China to Allied Dismay by New York Times (Roger Cohen)

Part III (17:25 - 23:41)
They Will Not Only Target the Catholics: Religious Liberty for Evangelicals isNot Safe When Government Agencies Target Catholic Organizations * DOJ Recommends No Jail Time for Trans Catholic Church Vandal by National Review (Jeff Zymeri) * Pax­ton Demands Answers After Anti-Catholic Bias was Revealed With­in the FBI by Texas Attorney General

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Part I (00:13 - 11:34)
“I’ll Affirm Your Lifestyle If You’ll Affirm Mine”: A Powerful Engine of Change in Our Cultural Moment* US support for LGBTQ rights grows even as gap widens between Democrats and Republicans, survey says by USA Today (Marc Ramirez)

Part II (11:34 - 15:25)
Further From Scriptural Revelation So More Immoral?: PRRI Study Reveals Theology Matters

Part III (15:25 - 19:47)
State Governors Partake in Blatant Political and Moral Defiance: Liberal State Leaders Stockpile Abortion Pills* Healey, in bid to ‘ride out’ legal challenge, moves to stockpile 15,000 mifepristone doses in Massachusetts by USA Today (Matt Stout and Mike Damiano)

Part IV (19:47 - 26:44)
Majority of Millennials Own Homes Now – Here’s Why That Matters* Report: More millennial households own than rent. Here's where they're buying. by USA Today (Bailey Schulz)

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A Political Parable of Our Cultural Age: Chicago’s Mayoral Election* You Can’t Throw the Bums Out if You’ve Voted With Your Feet by Wall Street Journal (Allysia Finley) * As ominous clouds gather over Chicago, progressivism marches on by Washington Post (Jim Geraghty) * Chicago Gets What It Voted For by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

Part II (15:31 - 21:05)
(Some) Comstock Laws Are Still in Effect?: A New Revelation Dawns on the Political Left

Part III (21:05 - 23:09)
A Very Dark Day in Kentucky: Unspeakable Tragedy in Louisville Yesterday

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Part I (00:13 - 03:23)
Federal Judge Takes a Stand for Unborn Life and Women’s Health: Case Over Mifepristone Sparks Abortion Pill Debate

Part II (03:23 - 15:25)
Abortion is Reshaping the Political Landscape, and It Poses a Huge Challenge to the Pro-Life Movement — We Are About to Find Out What Pro-Lifers Are Made Of* The GOP’s Abortion Flop by Wall Street Journal (Kimberley A. Strassel) * Wisconsin Rout Points to Democrats’ Enduring Post-Dobbs Strength by New York Times (Reid J. Epstein) * The Abortion Ban Backlash Is Starting to Freak Out Republicans by New York Times (Michelle Goldberg)

Part III (15:25 - 21:18)
Will Title IX Mean Boys on Girls’ Teams? Biden Administration Undermines Fairness in Support of LGBTQ Revolution* Biden proposal would bar schools from enacting outright bans on trans athletes by Associated Press (Collin Binkley)

Part IV (21:18 - 24:29)
The Shifting Tides of Politics in Arizona and North Carolina — What to Watch to Prepare for the 2024 Election Cycle

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Part I (00:13 - 09:25)
Good Friday, Indeed: The Centrality of the Cross and Resurrection to Christian Hope

Part II (09:25 - 13:42)
Did Jesus Have Free Will? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part III (13:42 - 15:32)
Did Jesus Sweat Blood in the Garden of Gethsemane, or Were His Tears Merely Like Drops of Blood? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (15:32 - 21:11)
What Are Your Thoughts on Andy Stanley’s Apologetic Method of Focusing on the Resurrection of Christ Apart from Scriptural Authority? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (21:11 - 23:12)
Why Did Jesus Not Have to Stay Dead For Eternity? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (23:12 - 27:20)
Why Is the Shed Blood of Jesus So Important? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Part I (00:13 - 06:11)
Russia Pushes Finland into the Arms of NATO: How Putin is Reshaping of the Global Geo-Political Map

Part II (06:11 - 15:37)
A Long Commitment Based in a Fascinating History: Finland’s Neutrality Comes to an End

Part III (15:37 - 21:52)
President Biden Will Skip the Coronation of Britain’s King Charles III — And There Is a Long History Behind That Decision

Part IV (21:52 - 28:55)
The ‘Special Relationship’ That Now Unites the United States and Britain Took a Long Time to Develop: Does Anyone Remember War Plan Red?

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A Dark Day in American History, But What Does it Mean? Former President Donald J. Trump Arraigned in New York Court on 34 Felony Charges* Five takeaways from the Trump indictment in New York by Washington Post (Philip Bump) * The Trump indictment is a dangerous leap on the highest of wires by Washington Post (Ruth Marcus)

Part II (08:18 - 15:34)
Lord, Please Save Us From Ourselves: The Dangerous Political Precedent Set in That Manhattan Court Today

Part III (15:34 - 25:54)
A Precedent-Shattering Election: Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Flips With Huge Implications for the Future of American Politics* Liberals win control of Wisconsin Supreme Court ahead of abortion case by Washington Post (Patrick Marley)

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A Seismic Moment in U.S. History As Future Hangs in the Balance: The Rule of Law on Trial in New York and the Battle Over Wisconsin’s Supreme Court* The Trump indictment and the rule of law on trial by WORLD Opinons (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

Part II (02:05 - 15:18)
Parents Dare to Challenge Books? Librarians Complain About Parents Disrupting Moral Revolution* Attempts to Ban Books Doubled in 2022 by New York Times (Alexandra Alter and Elizabeth A. Harris)

Part III (15:18 - 21:08)
The House of Representatives Isn’t Representative Enough?: Harvard Professor Makes Case for Expanding Representatives by the Thousands – Here’s Why It Won’t Work* The House was supposed to grow with population. It didn’t. Let’s fix that. by New York Times (Danielle Allen) * Just how big should the House be? Let’s do the math. by New York Times (Danielle Allen) * How big should the House be? Here’s what readers suggested. by New York Times (Danielle Allen)

Part IV (21:08 - 26:41)
Will Legalized Gambling Take Over College Sports? Universities in Hot Water over Promotion of Sports Betting on Campuses* Facing Criticism, a Gambling Company and a University End Their Deal by New York Times (Kevin Draper)

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Part I (00:13 - 13:37)
Morally Bankrupt Regimes Act Repressively: Why Russia Arrested a Reporter from the Wall Street Journal Last Week* Journalist’s arrest threatens reporting from Russia by Associated Press (David Bauder) * Russia Takes a Journalist Hostage by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

Part II (13:37 - 17:44)
Echoes of the Great Terror of the Stalin Era: Russian Father Arrested for Thought Crimes—Thought Crimes Found in the Art of His 13-Year-Old Daughter* A Child’s Drawing, a Dad’s Antiwar Posts, and Russia’s Latest Orphan by New York Times (Valerie Hopkins)

Part III (17:44 - 25:54)
Moral Hazard is a Risk for All: For example, How the Biden Administration is Rewarding Bad Behavior* The Moral Hazard of Joe Biden’s Presidency by Wall Street Journal (Daniel Henninger)

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Part I (00:13 - 09:25)
A Momentous Act in American History: Former President Trump to Be First President or Former President Indicted on Criminal Charges – What Does This Mean?

Part II (09:25 - 14:12)
Is There A Predictable, Historical Progression in the Modern Era That Leads to a Liberal Free Fall? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part III (14:12 - 18:14)
If Jesus is God, Why Does His Death Matter? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (18:14 - 24:14)
Can Virtue Be Taught? Are Humans Born with a Moral Compass and Virtue? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (24:14 - 26:16)
Why Doesn’t God Answer My Prayers? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Part I (00:13 - 14:53)
A Heroic Testimony to the Goodness of God’s Assignment to Government: The Courageous Response of the Officers in Nashville* Experts say police response in Nashville was ‘exact opposite’ to Uvalde by Washington Post (Robert Klemko)

Part II (14:53 - 16:50)
Vestiges of God’s Glory: Christians Show Courage and Faith in the Face of Unspeakable Evil* A Place of Sanctuary Is Punctured by the Reality of Gun Violence in America by New York Times (Emily Cochrane, Eliza Fawcett, Jesus Jiménez and Rick Rojas)

Part III (16:50 - 25:08)
‘Parental Rights’ Is Just an Advantageous Political Term?: The Battle Over Public Education (And Much More) Rages On* What the Republican Push for ‘Parents’ Rights’ Is Really About by New York Times (Jamelle Bouie)

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Part I (00:13 - 15:24)
A Search for Motive and Explanation in a Deeply Divided America: The Transforming Narrative of the Nashville Shooting* Most mass shooting suspects are male. by New York Times (Emily Schmall) * Police seek motive as Nashville school shooting captures the attention of a divided nation by LA Times (Terry Castleman, Alexandra E. Petri, and Kevin Rector)

Part II (15:24 - 16:51)
‘Take Heart, I Have Overcome the World’: Hope for the Christian in a Dark, Fallen World

Part III (16:51 - 26:59)
Crime and Rehabilitation?: San Quentin Prison Set to Become a Rehabilitation Center* California will remake San Quentin prison, emphasizing rehab by Associated Press (Janie Har and Sophie Austin)

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Part I (00:13 - 07:47)
Heartbreak in Nashville: Horrific Tragedy as Shooter Takes the Lives of 3 Children and 3 Adults at the Christian School

Part II (07:47 - 15:25)
Is Reality Dawning in Elite Sports?: World Athletics Council Restrict Transgender Women from Competition as Women* Transgender track and field athletes can't compete in women's international events by NPR (Juliana Kim) * World Athletics votes to ban transgender athletes from women’s events by Washington Post (Les Carpenter)

Part III (15:25 - 18:47)
The Big Issue Facing the Oldest Population on Earth: Italy Has a Huge Birth Rate Problem* Who Will Take Care of Italy’s Older People? Robots, Maybe. by New York Times (Jason Horowitz)

Part IV (18:47 - 22:37)
The Scandal of Gendercide: China’s Missing Baby Girls and Rising ‘Bride Prices’* The Scandal of Gendercide—War on Baby Girls by AlbertMohler.com (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.) * In China, Marriage Rates Are Down and ‘Bride Prices’ Are Up by New York Times (Nicole Hong and Zixu Wang)

Part V (22:37 - 26:06)
‘The Silly Old Bear Becomes a Resistance Icon’: China’s Communist Party Tries to Cancel Winnie the Pooh* The autocrat threatened by Winnie the Pooh by NPR (Scott Simon)

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Part I (00:13 - 13:43)
Parents Over Politics or Politics Over Parents?: The Fight for the Future of Public Education in America* Divided House Passes G.O.P. Bill on Hot-Button Schools Issues by New York Times (Annie Karni)

Part II (13:43 - 21:05)
President Biden and Prime Minister Trudeau Hold Summit: Interesting Worldview and Histories on Display

Part III (21:05 - 23:59)
Natural Disaster and Human Fragility in a Fallen World: Praying for Those Rebuilding and Grieving After Recent Catastrophic Tornado

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Part I (00:13 - 14:56)
Marriage, the Keystone and Primeval Institution of Society: The Benefits of God’s Good Gift of Marriage Appears in an Unexpected Place* Marital transitions during earlier adulthood and subsequent health and well-being in mid- to late-life among female nurses: An outcome-wide analysis by Global Epidemiology (Ying Chen, Maya B. Arthur, Brendan W. Case, and Tyler J. VanderWeele) * For Long-Term Health and Happiness, Marriage Still Matters by Wall Street Journal (Brendan Case and Ying Chen)

Part II (14:56 - 21:41)
Should Christians Continue to Honor the Sabbath as Described in the Old Testament? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part III (21:41 - 25:05)
Are There Too Many Denominations Within the Protestant Church? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (25:05 - 27:03)
Does the Gospels Retelling the Parables of Jesus Each in Their Own Way and in a Different Order Destroy the Inerrancy of Scripture? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (27:03 - 29:28)
Are We All God’s Children? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Part I (00:13 - 11:36)
President Biden’s First Veto: White House Targets Pension Funds in Protection of ESG* Biden Issues First Veto to Protect Socially Conscious Investing by New York Times (Katie Rogers)

Part II (11:36 - 20:45)
Banking and the Centrality of Trust: Recent Bank Downfalls Highlight the Necessity of Trust for a Healthy, Functioning Society* Credit Suisse’s Death Gives Birth to New Type of Bank Crisis by Wall Street Journal (Stephen Wilmot and Telis Demos)

Part III (20:44 - 25:06)
The Problem with the Theory of Regulation: Why More Regulation Won’t Solve Banking Problems* Before Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the Fed Spotted Big Problems by New York Times (Jeanna Smialek) * From Zero to Hero by Wall Street Journal (Andy Kessler)

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Part I (00:13 - 08:54)
A Major Realignment on the World Stage: Vladimir Putin’s Developing Friendship with Xi Jinping

Part II (08:54 - 20:25)
The Limitations of International Criminal Court: Why Vladimir Putin Will Not Be Dealt Justice for His War Crimes by the ICC

Part III (20:25 - 24:44)
Russia’s Diabolical Spoils of War, Children: Only the Vilest of Regimes Would Openly Abduct Children and Put Them Up for Adoption As Its Own* Using Adoptions, Russia Turns Ukrainian Children Into Spoils of War by New York Times (Emma Bubola)

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Part I (00:13 - 13:23)
Sexual Liberation Requires a New Religion: The Free Fall of the Liberal Churches from Historic, Orthodox Christianity* Frank T. Griswold III, Bridge-Building Bishop, Dies at 85 by New York Times (Sam Roberts)

Part II (13:23 - 18:49)
The Push For Religious LGBTQ Allies: The Big Tent of the Sexual Revolution Vies for Support – Unless You Hold to Biblical Christianity* Ancient Judaism Recognized a Range of Genders. It’s Time We Did, Too. by New York Times (Elliot Kukla)

Part III (18:49 - 23:18)
Nonbinary Gender Is Central to Understanding Judaism?: Transgender Rabbi Contends Gender Spectrum Has Always Existed in Judaism

Part IV (23:18 - 25:11)
The Numbers Don’t Lie: President Emmanuel Macron Survives No Confidence Vote

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Part I (00:13 - 14:02)
Lessons From Two Decades of Conflicted History: Christian Realist Considerations of the Iraq War 20 Years Later* 20 Years After U.S. Invasion, Iraq Is a Freer Place, but Not a Hopeful One by New York Times (Alissa J. Rubin)

Part II (14:02 - 19:46)
“I Am the State?”: Emmanuel Macron Invokes Article 49.3 For Pension Reforms

Part III (19:46 - 24:15)
A Parable of the Human Spectacle: Silicon Valley Bank Merchandise Surges to Sale on Ebay* There’s a Run on Silicon Valley Bank Swag by Wall Street Journal (Alyssa Lukpat and Caitlin Ostroff)

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Part I (00:13 - 08:08)
The Extraordinary Madness of Crowds: Did Twitter Drive to the Run on the Bank in Silicon Valley?* Social-Media Postings Amplify Anxiety Over SVB Collapse by Wall Street Journal (Georgia Wells and Alexa Corse) * Was the SVB Collapse a Twitter Panic? by Wall Street Journal (Daniel Henninger)

Part II (08:08 - 14:46)
The Black Sea and its Long History: Russia Destroys U.S. Drone, Sparking Bigger Questions of the Importance of History and Geography

Part III (14:46 - 16:09)
Evolution and Creationism Show Up in the New York Times Obituary Section: Francisco Ayala Dies at 88* Francisco Ayala, Biologist and Defender of Evolution, Dies at 88 by New York Times (Cornelia Dean)

Part IV (16:09 - 19:01)
Would There Be Sin in the World If Adam Refused to Eat of the Forbidden Fruit? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (19:01 - 20:40)
Could You Argue for the Divine Authority of Scripture Without Utilizing Circular Reasoning? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (20:40 - 23:20)
What is the Biblical Responce to Abortion in the Cases of Rape, Incest, and Health of the Mother? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VII (23:20 - 24:50)
What Does It Mean to Be Unequally Yoked? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VIII (24:50 - 28:08)
How Should Doctors Respond to Cultural Christians Who Are Convinced God Will Perform a Miracle in the Face of an Undeniable Terminal Illness Prognosis? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Part I (00:13 - 10:35)
How Do You Have a Woman’s College If You Do Not Know What a Woman Is?: Historic Seven Sisters Colleges Reckon with the ‘T’ of the LGBTQ Revolution

Part II (10:35 - 17:34)
Proximate Sin, Proximate Confusion: Understanding the Scale (And Self-Delusion) of the Transgender Revolution Taking Over Our Culture* At Wellesley College, Students Vote to Admit Trans Men by New York Times (Vimal Patel)

Part III (17:34 - 25:49)
Alcoholics Anonymous in the Secular Crosshairs: New York Politicians Contend For ‘Nonreligious Rehabilitation’ Options* People Have a Right to Nonreligious Rehab by New York Times (Maia Szalavitz) * In America, you have to opt out of religion in public life. That’s backward. by Washington Post (Kate Cohen)

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Part I (00:13 - 15:28)
A Legacy (Thus Far) Marked by ‘Bewildering Ambiguity’: Pope Francis Reaches 10 Years as Papal Leader* 10 Years On, Pope Francis Faces Challenges From the Right and the Left by New York Times (Jason Horowitz) * ​Ten Years of Pope Francis by First Things (Dan Hitchens) * Women’s Ordination, Transgender Ideology Move Forward at German Synodal Way by National Catholic Register (Jonathan Liedl)

Part II (15:28 - 21:29)
A Failure for the Federal Justice Department: Scripture and Human Conscience Cry Out Against the Sentencing of Manhattan Bike Path Terrorist* Manhattan Bike Path Terrorist Avoids Death Penalty by Wall Street Journal (Corinne Ramey and Sadie Gurman)

Part III (21:29 - 26:41)
President Biden’s New Theological Category: ‘Close to Sinful’ — And the Bible Knows Nothing of It* Florida anti-trans legislation is ‘close to sinful,’ Biden tells Kal Penn by Washington Post (Victoria Bisset)

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Part I (00:13 - 10:20)
Who’s Going to Pay the Bills in France?: Millions of People Protest in Response to President Macron’s Increase of Retirement Age

Part II (10:20 - 15:38)
France Has a Huge Moral Problem, Abortion: President Macron Seeks to Enshrine Abortion into the French Constitution* Macron Calls for Enshrining Right to Abortion in French Constitution by New York Times (Roger Cohen)

Part III (15:38 - 22:12)
Netanyahu Attempts to End Democracy in Israel?: Disputes Over Judicial Reforms in Israel Raise Issue of Limitations of Oral Constitutions* Israel Needs Judicial Reform—but How? by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

Part IV (22:12 - 26:19)
Stepping Into Femininity But Out of Clothing?: The ‘Naked Dress’ Spectacle at the Oscars * On Oscars Carpet, the ‘Naked Dress’ Ruled by Wall Street Journal (Rory Satran)

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Part I (00:13 - 18:15)
A Failed Bank, A Breach in Trust: Nation’s Second Largest Bank Failure Provokes Massive Worldview Questions

Part II (18:15 - 19:52)
Farmgate Avoided? South African President Cleared of Corruption Accusations After the Theft of Money from His Sofa Stash* Corruption Watchdog Moves to Clear South African President in Cash-in-Couch Incident by New York Times (John Eligon)

Part III (19:52 - 23:30)
Totalitarianism with No Rivals, No Successor in Sight: Xi Jinping Begins Unprecedented 3rd Presidential Term* Xi Seals His Political Supremacy, Focusing on Economy and U.S. Rivalry by New York Times (Chris Buckley and Keith Bradsher)

Part IV (23:30 - 25:23)
A Shift Towards More Chinese Power on the World Stage: China Brokers Deal Between Iran and Saudi Arabia — What Does This Mean for the U.S.?

Part V (25:23 - 26:29)
The Velocity of the Headlines: The Troubles of Today Were Often Unknowns Just Yesterday

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Part I (00:13 - 13:13)
Colors Tell a Story About the Culture: What the Color (Sometimes) Tells Us About Worldview, Taste, and Trends* What’s happening to the color of L.A. cars? Inside the obsession with muted earth tones by LA Times (Daniel Miller)

Part II (13:13 - 14:31)
The Stinking City: New York City’s Marijuana Stench Problem* New York Smells Like a Declining City by Wall Street Journal (Jason De Sena Trennert)

Part III (14:31 - 16:50)
In Recognition of the ‘King of Sting’: Famous Entomologist, Justin O. Schmidt, Dies at 75* Justin O. Schmidt, Entomologist Known as ‘King of Sting,’ Dies at 75 by New York Times (Richard Sandomir)

Part IV (16:50 - 18:20)
How Do You Maintain A Fruitful and Flourishing Marriage Through the Busyness of Life? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (18:20 - 19:25)
If God Does Not Change, Why Does the Bible Say He Regretted Making Saul King? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (19:25 - 21:14)
Why Did You Not Cite the Old Testament as Permission for Using Instruments in Worship? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VII (21:14 - 23:37)
How Should Christians Think About the Concept of Closure? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VIII (23:37 - 24:37)
How Can We Claim the Song That Bears Solomon's Name as Wisdom in the Very Area Where His Inconsistency is Most Visible? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IX (24:37 - 26:45)
So What Exactly Did Adam and Eve Learn About Good and Evil? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Part I (00:13 - 12:30)
Too Christian to Teach in Arizona?: Public School District Ends Relationship with Arizona Christian University For Christian Convictions on Marriage, Gender and Sexuality* School board targets Christian student teachers to protect LGBTQ students by Arizona Republic (Laurie Roberts)

Part II (12:30 - 21:05)
Walgreens Sets Off Bomb in the Abortion Culture War: Company Outrages Pro-Abortion Politicians for Recognizing Legal Reality in Pro-Life States* Walgreens Faces Blowback for Not Offering Abortion Pill in 21 States by New York Times (Pam Belluck and Julie Creswell) * Walgreens is despicable for bowing to pressure not to sell abortion pills in some states by LA Times (The Editorial Board)

Part III (21:05 - 25:30)
The Rule of Law Requires Far More Than Words: There Is No Real Rule of Law in China—Just the Power of the Communist Party* As the Rule of Law Disappears, So Do Chinese Dissidents by Wall Street Journal (Chen Guangcheng)

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Part I (00:13 - 14:16)
If You Want to Reach the Next Generation, Target the Young: Why the Schools Are the Hot Spot of Controversy

Part II (14:16 - 23:45)
In Defense of the Detransitioner: Dissenters of the Transgender Revolution Confront the Worldview of Progressive Secularism* A transgender patient’s lawsuit against Kaiser is a front for the conservative war on LGBTQ rights by LA Times (Michael Hiltzik)

Part III (23:45 - 28:00)
The New Age Candidate with a Department of Peace?: Marianne Williamson to Run in 2024 Democratic Presidential Race* Marianne Williamson Says She Will Run for President Again by New York Times (Maggie Astor)

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Part I (00:01 - 00:02)
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Part I (00:13 - 15:16)
Moral Clarity in a Morally Confused Age: Alex Murdaugh Sentenced to Life in Prison

Part II (15:16 - 22:54)
Join Us On the Way of the Dodo: Episcopalian Priest Encourages Church of England to Embrace Full LGBTQ Inclusion* The Church of England can learn from Episcopalians on same-sex marriage by The Financial Times (Steven Paulikas)

Part III (22:54 - 28:28)
A Parable of the Transience of Human Existence: Ancient Antioch Destroyed by Turkey’s Earthquake

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Part I (00:13 - 08:38)
A Once-Religious Society Falls Deeper Into Secularism: Spain Expands Abortion Rights and Trans Rights for Teenagers* Spain approves menstrual leave, teen abortion and trans laws by LA Times (Jennifer O’Mahony and Ciarán Giles)

Part II (08:38 - 17:28)
Some Moral Sanity Preserved in California: Sirhan Sirhan Denied Parole Yet Again* Board Denies Parole for Sirhan Sirhan, the Assassin of Robert F. Kennedy by New York Times (Shawn Hubler) * Linda Kasabian, 73, Dies; Lookout Testified Against Charles Manson by New York Times (Neil Genzlinger)

Part III (17:28 - 21:37)
What is the Definition of Virtue? Is Being Virtuous Contingent on Accepting Christ as Lord? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (21:37 - 25:04)
Why Did Humans Start to Eat Meat After the Flood? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (25:04 - 26:53)
How Could King Solomon Be Called Wise While Having 700 Wives and 300 Concubines? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (26:53 - 30:18)
Should We Use Instruments in Our Worship, Or Should We Sing Acapella? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Part I (00:13 - 13:55)
New College Set on a New Course: The New York Times Calls It a Higher Education Apocalypse — Is It?* Florida Could Start Looking a Lot Like Hungary by New York Times (Michelle Goldberg) * Ron DeSantis, Black History and CRT by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

Part II (13:55 - 20:58)
A Sign of the Confusion of Our Times: LA Prosecutor Suspended For ‘Misgendering’ and ‘Deadnaming’ Defendant* Prosecutor in controversial Hannah Tubbs case suspended for ‘misgendering’ defendant by LA Times (James Queally)

Part III (20:58 - 29:44)
Now Hiring, Rat Czar: New York City Has a Rat Problem — And a Bigger Ethical Dilemma of How to Terminate Them ‘Humanely’* Is There an Ethical Way to Kill Rats? Should We Even Ask? by New York Times (Oliver Whang)

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Part I (00:13 - 14:30)
How Did Roald Dahl End Up on the Wrong Side of Published History?: The Velocity and the Comprehensiveness of the Moral Revolution* Roald Dahl’s Children’s Books Changed to Make Them More Inclusive by Wall Street Journal (David Luhnow and Max Colchester) * The case against rewriting Roald Dahl by The Financial Times (Nilanjana Roy)

Part II (14:30 - 21:18)
‘Power Corrupts, and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely’: The Christian Worldview Impetus for Limiting the Power of the Government * Newsom rescinds California’s COVID-19 state of emergency, marking an end to the pandemic era by LA Times (Taryn Luna)

Part III (21:18 - 26:08)
Attorneys General Duel Over Abortion: Important Court Cases Force States to Rule on Issue of Abortion by Pill

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Part I (00:13 - 14:20)
The New Morality Collides with Religious Freedom: San Diego Evangelical Church Under Fire for LGBTQ Comments While Renting Public School Space* A Scripps Ranch church hosted a controversial LGBTQ talk at a public school. Could the school say no? by LA Times (Kristen Taketa)

Part II (14:20 - 16:43)
Hard Coercion and Soft Coercion Are Both Forms of Coercion: Considerations on Possible Outcomes in Religious Liberty Battles Ahead

Part III (16:43 - 25:21)
Gen Z is Driving the Sexual Revolution: Unprecedented Numbers of Young People Identify as LGBTQ — What is Behind the Shocking Spike?* Gen Z is driving force among adults identifying as LGBTQ, poll shows. Here's a breakdown. by USA Today (Susan Miller)

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Part I (00:13 - 11:15)
Identity Politics Spreads Like a Wildfire Through the Cultural Elites: DEI Ideology and Its Effects on Higher Education* American universities are hiring based on devotion to diversity by The Economist

Part II (11:15 - 21:22)
DEI Requirements Are Coming to a University Near You — Yes, Even To You, Texas* How ‘Diversity’ Policing Fails Science by Wall Street Journal (John D. Sailer)

Part III (21:22 - 26:20)
A Parable of the Revolving Chairs in the Institutional Elites of Our Culture: Jen Psaki Heads to MSNBC As Anchor Chair* Jen Psaki, Once the Voice of Biden, Moves to an Anchor Chair by New York Times (Michael M. Grynbaum)

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Part I (00:13 - 07:50)
Power to Parents: States Weigh Allowing Use of Education Vouchers for School Choice

Part II (07:50 - 15:38)
What About the ‘He Gets Us’ Campaign? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part III (15:38 - 19:57)
Are Gender-neutral Hymns A Subversion of God and His Word? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (19:57 - 23:33)
Can You Give Hope For Those Of Us in Despair Over the Issues of Our Culture? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (23:33 - 27:55)
What About the Crusades? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Part I (00:13 - 07:46)
More Big Battles Erupt in the States: Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Heads to a Run-Off — With Huge Issues at Stake* Money pours into Wisconsin Supreme Court race ahead of Feb. 21 primary by Wisconsin Public Radio (Shawn Johnson)

Part II (07:46 - 12:41)
The Administrative State Wins Again: The Courts Are Still Ruling by a Badly Mistaken Precedent, and Constitutional Order is Undermined

Part III (12:41 - 19:22)
‘“Do Something” Should Not Have Been Public Policy’: New York Times Documents Study on Effectiveness of Masks Against Covid-19* Another D.C. Circuit Chevron Special by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

Part IV (19:22 - 22:08)
The Disease Formerly Known as Monkeypox: Dangerous Development of Mpox Found to Have Links with H.I.V.* Mpox Often Leads to Severe Illness, Even Death, in People With Advanced H.I.V. by New York Times (Apoorva Mandavilli)

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Part I (00:13 - 09:41)
Message Sent: President Biden Makes History with Surprise Appearance in Kyiv* Biden’s Kyiv Visit Lifts Spirits of War-Weary Ukrainians by New York Times (Marc Santora)

Part II (09:41 - 19:56)
The Clash of Idealism and Realism in American Political Policy: The Conflict Under the Headlines * Will the Ukraine War Push the West Toward a New Realism? by Wall Street Journal (Gerard Baker)

Part III (19:56 - 24:50)
A Not-So Conservative Conservative: The New York Times Pumps Chris Sununu as Possible Republican Presidential Nominee* Chris Sununu Eyes the G.O.P.’s ‘Normal’ Lane in 2024. Does It Exist? by New York Times (Matt Flegenheimer)

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Part I (00:13 - 12:20)
Guilty of ‘Targeting’?: The Cultural Rhetoric Surrounding Those Resisting the Sexual Revolution and LGBTQ Ideology* When Parents Hear That Their Child ‘Is Not Normal and Should Not Exist’ by New York Times (Megan K. Stack)

Part II (12:20 - 19:00)
Drag Queens Halted in Tennessee? Red State America and Bans on “Male and Female Impersonators”* Rural Tennessee county jumps into drag show debate with new park rules by The Tennessean (Angele Latham)

Part III (19:00 - 28:24)
Restrict or Prohibit Vice? Merely Encourage Virtues?: A Debate That Reveals the Moral Confusion of Our Times* America Has Gone Too Far in Legalizing Vice by The Atlantic (Matthew Loftus)

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Part I (00:13 - 07:30)
Gender-Neutral Language for God?: Church of England Deliberates Shift in Use of Language for God in Worship Services * Church of England Considers Gender-Neutral Language for God by New York Times (Amanda Holpuch)

Part II (07:30 - 14:04)
‘Feminism Cannot Be Done from the Existing Base of the Christian Bible’: The Background to Feminist Reconsiderations of Terms Used for God

Part III (14:04 - 17:21)
God Gets to Name Himself: Why We Must Never Tamper With God’s Self-Revelation

Part IV (17:21 - 25:03)
She Who Must Not Be Named: J.K. Rowling Falls Short of the LGBTQ Revolution* In Defense of J.K. Rowling by New York Times (Pamela Paul) * J.K. Rowling and Trans Women: A Furor by New York Times

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Part I (00:13 - 18:33)
A Crisis of ‘Belonging?’ A Clash of Worldviews Reveals a Deep Human Longing on College Campuses* Everyone Is Talking About ‘Belonging,’ but What Does It Really Mean? by Chronicle of Higher Ed (Adrienne Lu)

Part II (18:33 - 14:03)
Is a Public Profession of Faith Necessary for Salvation? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part III (14:03 - 18:45)
How Can Jesus Sympathize With a Woman’s Infertility? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (18:45 - 21:24)
Is It a Biblical Mandate To Be a Member of a Local Church? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (21:24 - 23:45)
Can Christians Join the Military? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (23:45 - 25:31)
What Does It Mean When a Church Says It Will Bless the Union of Same-Sex Couples? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Part I (00:13 - 08:03)
Mourning with MSU: A Christian Response to the Horror and Riddle of Evil

Part II (08:03 - 17:01)
The New York Times is Not Sufficiently LGBTQ?: Contributors Write Letter Chastising Paper for Insufficient Support of “Transgender Care” for Children* New York Times Contributors' Letter by New York Times * The Battle Over Gender Therapy by New York Times (Emily Bazelon)

Part III (17:01 - 22:26)
The Transgender Revolution Is Not Going as Planned: Why the Average American Still (Rightly) Recoils at the Transgender Movement

Part IV (22:26 - 25:35)
Who are the Cultural Warriors?: The Self-Deception of Those Certain of Victory on the Left

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Part I (00:13 - 12:08)
A Massive Cry for Help: Teen Girls Wrestle With Record Levels of Sadness and Depression. Why?* Teen Girls Report Record Levels of Sadness, C.D.C. Finds by New York Times (Azeen Ghorayshi and Roni Caryn Rabin) * Teen Girls Experiencing Record Levels of Sadness and Suicide Risk, CDC Says by Wall Street Journal (Sarah Toy)

Part II (12:08 - 21:40)
The Story Behind the Headlines: Our Society is Marked by Awful Maladies, But Just Will Not Face Them Honestly

Part III (21:40 - 27:11)
We Respect and Love in Accordance with Truth: A Christian Response to the Troubling Realities Our Young People Face* How Teens Recovered From the ‘TikTok Tics’ by New York Times (Azeen Ghorayshi)

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Part I (00:13 - 12:55)
Both Natural and Moral Evil: Death Toll from Turkey-Syria Earthquake Raises Above 36,000 — And Those Governments Bear Some Responsibility for That Staggering Tragedy

Part II (12:55 - 20:02)
What Is Going On Up There?: The U.S. Government Shoots Down More Airborne Objects* What’s Going On Up There, Mr. President? by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

Part III (20:02 - 26:00)
‘The Truth Should Always Be Attended by a Bodyguard of Lies?’ We Will Likely Only Know What the Government Wants Us To About Unidentified Airborne Objects

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Part I (00:13 - 09:24)
What the Great Spectacle Shows: A Look at What Super Bowl LVII Reveals About Our Culture* Severely understaffed hospitals shouldn’t be buying Super Bowl ads by Washington Post (Farzon A. Nahvi)

Part II (09:24 - 19:22)
Incentivizing Vice: One of the Many Problems of Sports Gambling

Part III (19:22 - 25:56)
You Will Know It By Its Fruit: The Devastation Left in the Wake of the Gambling Industry* Would Jesus Bet on the Super Bowl? by Wall Street Journal (Barton Swaim)

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Part I (00:13 - 16:19)
Friendly Fire? How Big Business Is Subverting the Family* Child care crisis: What costly daycare and fewer workers mean for US economy and taxpayers by USA Today (Alia Wong)

Part II (16:19 - 19:32)
Are the Pizzas Here Yet?: 6-Year-Old Uses Dad’s Phone to Order $1000 Worth of Food from Grubhub* A 6-year-old ordered $1,000 in takeout. The reason: He was hungry. by Washington Post (Andrea Salcedo)

Part III (19:32 - 22:23)
Our 6-Year-Old Daughter Wants to Be a Boy When She Plays Pretend. Is This a Cause for Concern? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (22:23 - 23:52)
How Can Christians or Conservatives Argue Consistently for Freedom of Religion While Also Condemning Satanism? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (23:52 - 27:00)
Should European Muslims Make a Common Alliance with European Christians to Defend Conservative, Family-Oriented, Sexual Mores? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (27:00 - 28:25)
How Do We Fight CRT Depicted in Children’s Entertainment? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VII (28:25 - 30:44)
Since Jesus Was Born as a Man, Does This Mean God’s Gender is Male? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 9-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

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Part I (00:13 - 15:47)
Expand the Government. Extend Radical Abortion Rights.: President Biden’s State of the Union Address

Part II (15:47 - 22:00)
Politics is the Arena of the Performative — But How Do We Discern What Political Actions Are Genuine and Not Just for Show?

Part III (22:00 - 24:02)
Performativity is Never Enough: God’s Desire for Sincere Devotion From HIs People

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Part I (00:13 - 07:28)
‘A Domain Awareness Gap’: U.S. Military Acknowledges Chinese Spy Airships Have Previously Gone Undetected Over U.S. Airspace* Domain Awareness Superiority Is the Future of Military Intelligence by Army University Press (Chief Warrant Officer 4 Robert M. Ryder, U.S. Army Reserve)

Part II (07:28 - 12:15)
A Direct Assault on the Cause of Life: Minnesota Passes the “Protect Reproduction Options Act,” Which is Both Radical and Deadly

Part III (12:15 - 18:00)
Vaccine Skepticism Is Growing?: Some Background to the Controversy * Rethinking Next-generation Vaccines for Coronaviruses, Influenzaviruses, and Other Respiratory Viruses by Cell (Anthony Fauci, David M. Morens, and Jeffery K. Taubenberger)

Part IV (18:00 - 22:03)
So Who Decides? California Elites Fail Attempt to Outlaw “Misinformation”* California Loses on Medical Censorship by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

Part V (22:03 - 24:16)
Monogamy Isn’t For Everyone?: USA Today–Once Again–Reveals How Our Culture’s Moral Universe Has Been Flipped Upside Down* Ask These Questions Before Your Relationship Becomes Exclusive by USA Today (Sara Kuburic)

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Part I (00:13 - 06:46)
Horrifying Tragedy as Earthquake Kills Thousands in Turkey and Syria — What Disasters and Response Reveals About Civilization

Part II (06:46 - 19:57)
The Commercialization of Transgression: The 65th Annual Grammy Awards

Part III (19:57 - 21:32)
Yes, Christians Certainly Do Believe in Satan — But Where is the Outrage from Our Culture When Satan is Worshiped on Stage at the Grammys?

Part IV (21:32 - 23:18)
The Commercialization of Satanism: Who Funded the Glorification of Satan through Sponsorship at the Grammy Awards?

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Part I (00:13 - 12:10)
A Conspicuous Attempt at Espionage: China's Balloon – Why Did the U.S. Government Handle This So Clumsily?

Part II (12:10 - 17:36)
Freedom Always Has Enemies: Why Democracy Will Always Face Massive Threats in a Fallen World

Part III (17:36 - 25:55)
Political Stunt or Strong Economic and Ideological Statement?: Congress Votes Down Socialism in all its Forms

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Part I (00:13 - 09:16)
Spiritual Appropriation or the ‘Wisdom of Mother Earth’?: The Pagan Resurgence in the Midst of a Secular Culture* Marie Kondo’s life is messier now — and she’s fine with it by Washington Post (Jura Koncius) * As smudging goes mainstream, concerns rise over appropriation, overharvesting by Washington Post (Laura Reiley)

Part II (09:16 - 12:25)
‘Is the Artificial Meat Kosher?’ — Theology is Always Close to the Headlines, Even Strangely* Is lab-grown steak kosher? Religious leaders weigh the sensitive question by Washington Post (Laura Reiley)

Part III (12:25 - 15:17)
What Do You Recommend For Someone Trying to Make His Way Back to the Faith? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (15:17 - 19:08)
What are the Historical Reasons for the Sexual Revolution? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (19:08 - 27:33)
How Do I Know If I Am Growing into Adulthood? How Do I Approach Witnessing to My Collegiate Classmates? What Dating Advice Would You Offer to Young Christians? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from College Students on The Briefing

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Part I (00:13 - 14:41)
Sinful But Not Criminal?: Pope Francis Confuses, and Then Attempts to Clarify, Recent Comments on Homosexuality* Pope Francis Says Homosexuality Is Not a Crime by New York Times (Elisabetta Povoledo) * Pope Francis clarifies comments on sin and homosexuality by Catholic News Agency (Hannah Brockhaus)

Part II (14:41 - 19:09)
‘The Task of the New Pope Will to Ensure Doctrinal Clarity’: Catholic Cardinals Dispute Theological and Moral Issues Sparked by LGBTQ Revolution* The War Between the Catholic Cardinals by New York Times (Ross Douthat)

Part III (19:09 - 23:19)
Convictional Leadership in a Secular Age: The High Stakes of Choosing Christian Leaders

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Part I (00:13 - 15:51)
‘The Ideology of the Judges Makes All the Difference': Why It Matters Who’s Sitting on the Courts * Biden Has Bolstered 9th Circuit’s Liberal Flank, But Has Yet to Match Trump’s Impact by LA Times (Kevin Rector)

Part II (15:51 - 20:17)
The Most Important Election of 2023?: Why Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Election is on the Forefront of the Political Battlegrounds* 2023’s Biggest, Most Unusual Race Centers on Abortion and Democracy by New York Times (Reid J. Epstein)

Part III (20:17 - 22:58)
The Transmogrifier: No, Not Calvin and Hobbes — The Changing Cultural Landscape

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Part I (00:13 - 07:26)
A Bit of Recovered Sanity in the UK: British Government Puts Halt to New Scottish Gender Change Law

Part II (07:26 - 12:26)
Redefining Moral Issues as Healthcare Access: Evaluating the New Dictionary of the Sexual Revolutionaries* Utah Becomes First State in 2023 to Ban Gender-affirming Care for Transgender Minors by USA Today (Susan Miller) * Gov. Spencer Cox Signs Education Funding, Transgender Medical Bills by Utah Government (Spencer J. Cox)

Part III (12:26 - 20:28)
Worldviews and Ideologies Collide Over Social Media: Meta Grapples with Photography in Cases of Transgender and Non-Binary People* Instagram and Facebook Should Update Nude Photo Rules, Meta Board Says by New York Times (Maya King)

Part IV (20:28 - 25:14)
Look at This Case: Federal Jury Acquits Pro-Life Activist After Arrest for Supposed Violation of The FACE Act* Pro-Life Activist Arrested by FBI Acquitted on Federal Charges by National Review (Brittany Bernstein)

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Part I (00:13 - 11:55)
Yet Another Horrifying Video Presented to Americans: Bodycam Footage Released of Tyre Nichols’ Arrest and Beating

Part II (11:55 - 17:30)
Public Opinion, Moral Consensus, and Justice: Theological Considerations of the Memphis Crisis

Part III (17:30 - 22:03)
Mourn with Those with Mourn: Praying for the Mourning and for Gospel Ministry in Memphis

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Part I (00:13 - 04:56)
M&Ms Cancels Their Spokescandies: How the Candy Controversy Provides a Window into Our Culture* M&M’s accept Tucker Carlson’s invite to the culture wars by Washington Post (Molly Roberts) * M&M’s replaces 'polarising' chocolate mascots by The Telegraph (Jamie Johnson) * How M&M’s Found Itself in the Culture Wars by New York Times (Daniel Victor)

Part II (04:56 - 13:26)
Strange Business: Why are So Many Corporations Entering the Culture War?

Part III (13:26 - 16:11)
Biden Administration Orders Mail Order Abortion Pills Be Sent Through Mail, Saying No one Knows How They Might Be Used? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (16:11 - 18:10)
Why Do Conservative Christians Refer to an Unborn Child as ‘Preborn’ and Not Just as a Baby? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (18:10 - 19:50)
Is It a Right Application of Scripture to Use the Poetry Portions of the Bible for Specific Doctrinal Statements? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (19:50 - 22:40)
Our Family’s Pediatrician Requires Me, as a Parent, to Leave the Room During Our Daughter’s Well-Child Visit. Should I Be Alarmed? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VII (22:40 - 23:43)
Is the Push to Keep Students' Transitions Hidden from Parents a Trojan Horse to Sever the Long-held Cultural Feelings Around Minor Consent? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VIII (23:43 - 26:32)
Why Did God Make Satan If God Knew He Would Be Bad? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter From an 8-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

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Part I (00:13 - 10:13)
Church of England Will Not Authorize Same-Sex Marriages But Permits Clergy to Bless Same-Sex Unions ​— This is Moral Cowardice and a Theological Disaster* Draft prayers of thanksgiving, dedication and for God’s blessing for same-sex couples published by Church of England

Part II (10:13 - 20:47)
The Church’s Bishops are Corrupting the Church: There Can Never Be a Middle Way Between Same-Sex Marriage and Orthodox, Biblical Christianity* Church of England Will Bless Same-Sex Couples, but Won’t Marry Them by New York Times (Euan Ward)

Part III (20:47 - 25:25)
The End of Parenthood as It is Biblically Defined: Our Society Seeks to Supplant Parental Authority with the Authority of Public Schools* Trans Kids Deserve Private Lives, Too by New York Times (Michelle Goldberg)

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Part I (00:13 - 10:25)
The Right Side of History? Vice President Delivers Pro-Abortion Address in Wake of 50th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade

Part II (10:25 - 19:15)
‘We Deserve So Much Better Than Roe’: Pro-Abortion Movement Uses Dobbs Decision to Push for Abortion Rights That Far Exceed Those Brought By Roe* Does the War Over Abortion Have a Future? by New York Times (Linda Greenhouse) * We Deserve So Much Better Than 'Restore Roe' by Jezebel (Susan Rinkunas) * Why I'm Letting Go of Roe v. Wade on What Would Be Its 50th Anniversary by Teen Vogue (Alexis McGill Johnson)

Part III (19:15 - 23:11)
An Icon of The Left Steps Down from Leadership: Jacinda Ardern Resigns as New Zealand’s Prime Minister

Part IV (23:11 - 28:16)
Agnosticism in High Office: New Zealand as A Parable of a Post-Christian Age

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Part I (00:13 - 07:54)
Public Schools Represent Government Schools, and Modern Government Schools are Coming for Parental Rights* Is Defying Parents the Only Ethical Alternative? by The Atlantic (Conor Friedersdorf) * January 12, 2023 by The Briefing (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

Part II (07:54 - 19:03)
‘One Wrong Step Could Result in Irreparable Harm’: School Hides Teenage Student’s Transgender Identity from Parents — Christian Parents, Beware.* When Students Change Gender Identity, and Parents Don’t Know by New York Times (Katie J.M. Baker)

Part III (19:03 - 24:31)
Facebook Denies Gender in Advertising, Declaring It Will Move to ‘Gender-Neutral’ Ad Targeting for Teenagers* Facebook, Instagram Ban Ads Targeted at Teens Based on Gender by Wall Street Journal (Joseph De Avila)

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Part I (00:13 - 07:04)
Yesterday Marked 50 Years Since the Infamous Roe v. Wade Decision, But How Did That Decision Happen in the First Place?

Part II (07:04 - 14:15)
A Thunderclap Across the U.S. Moral Landscape: Justice Harry Blackman’s Majority Opinion That Led to Abortion on Demand

Part III (14:15 - 18:54)
The Awakening of the Christian American Conscience: The Emergence of the Evangelical Response to Roe v. Wade

Part IV (18:54 - 23:18)
Abortion and the Clash of Absolutes: You Either Recognize and Defend Life in the Womb or You Do Not

Part V (23:18 - 26:14)
The Power of Law and the Corruption of the American Moral Conscience: The Darkest Legacy of Roe v. Wade

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Part I (00:13 - 12:56)
‘The State Doesn’t Surrender in the Face of the Mafia’: Italy’s Top Mob Fugitive Captured After 30 Years on the Run* Italy’s most-wanted Mafia boss nabbed after 30 years on run by Associated Press (Frances D’Emilio) * Mafia Boss Arrested in Italy After Eluding Capture for 30 Years by New York Times (Jason Horowitz and Gaia Pianigiani) * Just How Common Is Corporate Fraud? by New York Times (Ephrat Livni)

Part II (12:56 - 17:00)
Given His Omniscience and the Occurrence of So Many Miscarriages, Is God the Most Prolific Abortionist? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part III (17:00 - 19:38)
Why Did the FDA Change the Packaging of the Morning After Pill? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (19:37 - 21:45)
I Had a Miscarriage at 11 Weeks Due to a Blighted Ovum. Was There Ever a Life in Me? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (21:45 - 23:59)
What is the Meaning of the Term ‘Catholic’ in the Apostles’ Creed? What Does the Apostles’ Creed Mean When It References the Communion of the Saints? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (23:59 - 26:14)
What is Satan’s Purpose and Goal? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Part I (00:13 - 18:44)
China Has Become Old Before It Has Become Rich: China in Crisis as Birth Rates Drop Lower Than Death Rates For First Time in Decades* China records 1st population fall in decades as births drop by Associated Press (Ken Moritsugu) * China’s Population Falls, Heralding a Demographic Crisis by New York Times (Alexandra Stevenson and Zixu Wang)

Part II (18:44 - 23:03)
No, This is Primarily a Moral Problem: Evaluating the West’s Response to China’s Population Drop* Big News About a Smaller Chinese Population by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board) * China’s Economy Stumbled Last Year With Covid Lockdowns Hobbling Growth by New York Times (Keith Bradsher)

Part III (23:03 - 26:23)
Retirement Is Considered Sacred? Emmanuel Macron Fights Losing Battle of Increasing France’s Retirement Age* As France Moves to Delay Retirement, Older Workers Are in a Quandary by New York Times (Liz Alderman)

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Part I (00:13 - 15:52)
Hold Onto Your Stoves — Yes, Progressive Really Are Coming for Them* The Coming Gas Stove Culture War by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board) * How the Gas Stove in Your Kitchen Became a Symbol of Freedom by Wall Street Journal (Gerard Baker) * It’s Only a ‘Culture War’ When Conservatives Do It by National Review (Nate Hochman)

Part II (15:52 - 18:35)
Experts Note A Significant Uptick in UFO Sightings Over the Last Few Years — What Does This Mean?

Part III (18:35 - 25:16)
A Society Running From Revealed Truth Will Never Be Intellectually Satisfied: Why Our Government Has Undertaken to Spend Millions of Dollars on UFO Research* Did Aliens Land on Earth in 1945? A Defense Bill Seeks Answers. by New York Times (Remy Tumin)

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Part I (00:13 - 16:52)
‘They’re Trying to Cancel My Whole Existence.’: Psychotherapeutic Ideology and Identity Politics Meets in the Moral Revolution and its Transformation of Language* Want to Understand L.G.B.T.Q. Life in America? Go to Alabama. by New York Times (Lydia Polgreen)

Part II (16:52 - 23:20)
Holy Scripture Must Give Way? Bishop Calls for Church of England to Change Its Doctrine on Sexuality and Marriage* An open letter from Bishop John by The Church of England Diocese of Worcester (John Inge)

Part III (23:20 - 27:48)
The Essence of Protestant Liberalism and Capitulation to a Secular Culture: It’s Sola Scriptura or Secular Wisdom, So Make Your Choice

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Part I (00:13 - 05:04)
Thoughts of an Observer: SpaceX Launches Falcon Heavy Carrying Classified Payload

Part II (05:04 - 18:41)
Classified Documents Found in Trump’s Mar-A-Lago, Biden’s Corvette Garage, and Hillary Clinton’s Email: How Did the U.S. Become So Incompetent in Dealing with Its Classified Information?* Documents Inquiry Puts Spotlight on Biden’s Frenetic Last Days as Vice President by New York Times (Peter Baker and Michael D. Shear)

Part III (18:41 - 26:56)
‘Who Lives? Who Dies? Who Decides?’: The Worldviews On Display Reveal a Moral Crossroads* When does life begin? by New York Times (Elizabeth Dias) * An Issue in the Abortion Debate: The Beginning of Human Life by New York Times

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Part I (00:13 - 09:27)
Governments Have Consequences, Especially Totalitarian Regimes: Just Consider China and its Current COVID Crisis* China’s Opaque Decision-Making Confounds Business, Governments by Wall Street Journal (Chun Han Wong and Liza Lin)

Part II (09:27 - 14:49)
Why Does God Seek Glory for Himself? Does That Make Him a Narcissist? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing* by

Part III (14:49 - 16:52)
What is God’s Glory? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing* by

Part IV (16:52 - 21:06)
Should Expectant Christian Parents Opt In or Out of Prenatal Genetic Testing? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (21:06 - 27:01)
Roman Catholicism and Protestantism on the Trinity and Other Doctrines — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Part I (00:13 - 15:40)
‘Deferring to Parents Cannot Be Morally Justified’: Educator Group in U.S. Calls Teachers to Disregard Parental Rights on Issue of Gender Identity in Schools* Is Defying Parents the Only Ethical Alternative? by The Atlantic (Conor Friedersdorf) * Gender Expression and Identity by NAEYC (Stephanie Feeney, Nancy K. Freeman, Katie Schaffer) * “Don’t Let My Son Dress Up as a Girl!”—The Response by NAEYC (Stephanie Feeney, Nancy K. Freeman)

Part II (15:40 - 22:34)
Who Should Be Allowed in Which Bathroom? Who Should Be Allowed on Which Team? — Transgender Revolutionaries Continue to Fight For Control Over Public Schools in Florida* Florida transgender female athlete lawsuit revived by judge by The Orlando Sentinel (Jim Saunders)

Part III (22:34 - 27:19)
‘Male, Female, or Other?’: U.S. Census Bureau Struggles with Ramifications of the LGBTQ Revolution

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Part I (00:13 - 13:19)
So What Armed Rebellion? Theological Considerations of Rebellions Against Government* Brazilian Authorities Detain 1,500 Protesters Involved in Riot by Wall Street Journal (Samantha Pearson and Luciana Magalhaes)

Part II (13:19 - 20:18)
Two Models of Revolutions in the Modern Age: What Conservatives Can Learn from the American and French Revolutions

Part III (20:18 - 25:52)
Most Teenagers Have Seen Online Pornography: The Unprecedented Moral Challenges of Digital Technology* Three-Quarters of Teenagers Have Seen Online Pornography by Age 17 by New York Times (Cecilia Kang)

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Part I (00:13 - 07:58)
The Return of Doctor Population Bomb — Why Do the Media Seem to Want Such an Intellectually Discredited Doomsday Prophet to Be Vindicated?* The Paul Ehrlich Apocalypse Is Back by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

Part II (07:58 - 14:04)
An Anti-Human Worldview Runs Rampant Through Our Culture: How Issues of Abortion Intersect with Those of Population Control and Make For a Deadly Combination

Part III (14:04 - 20:20)
Sometimes, the Death Penalty is the Right (and Righteous) Response: Biden’s Department of Justice Presses for Death Penalty in Terrorism Case, Even as the President Claims to Have Halted Federal Executions* Suspect in Bike Path Killing Faces First Death Penalty Trial Under Biden by New York Times (Benjamin Weiser)

Part IV (20:20 - 28:09)
One Who Worked to Save Lives and One Who Worked in a Death Camp: Juxtaposing Two Lives and Huge Moral Lessons* Albert A. Richman, 88, Dies; Rabbinical College President by New York Times * Irmgard Furchner: Nazi typist guilty of complicity in 10,500 murders by BBC News (Paul Kirby and Robert Greenall)

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Part I (00:13 - 10:12)
The Insatiable Culture of Death Expands Its Reach: FDA Approves Retail Stores to Prescribe Abortion Pills* Abortion Pills Can Now Be Offered at Retail Pharmacies, F.D.A. Says by New York Times (Pam Belluck) * Justice Department clears Postal Service to deliver abortion pills even in restrictive states by USA Today (Christine Fernando) * Abortion pills in pharmacies are the future. But the FDA should do more to expand access by LA Times (Ushma D. Upadhyay)

Part II (10:12 - 18:09)
A Defeat for Unborn Life and Sign of Challenges to Come: South Carolina’s Supreme Court Rules State’s Constitution Provision for Right to Privacy Includes Abortion* South Carolina Constitution Includes Abortion Right, State Supreme Court Rules by New York Times (Kate Zernike)

Part III (18:09 - 25:25)
A Strategy for the Abortion Announced in and by the Media? New York Times Publishes Editorial Board’s Abortion Manifesto* A Promising New Path to Protect Abortion Access by New York Times (The Editorial Board)

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Part I (00:13 - 08:44)
‘Teens Who Grow Up Checking Social Media Become Hyper Sensitive to Their Peers’: New Study Shows Social Media Use Changes Brain in Teens* Social Media Use Is Linked to Brain Changes in Teens, Research Finds by New York Times (Ellen Barry)

Part II (08:44 - 14:29)
How Should Christians Think About IVF? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing* Christian Morality and Test Tube Babies, Part One by AlbertMohler.com (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.) * Christian Morality and Test Tube Babies, Part Two by AlbertMohler.com (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

Part III (14:29 - 18:12)
Does Life Begin at Fertilization In Utero or at Fertilization Regardless of the Location? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (18:12 - 20:22)
If Blood is Such an Important Part of Atonement in the Sacrificial System, Why is Flour Acceptable for Those Who Cannot Afford Turtledoves or a Lamb? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a Seven-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part V (20:22 - 22:36)
Why Do You Think People So Harshly Attack the Doctrine of Penal Substitutionary Atonement? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (22:36 - 26:44)
What Does the Bible Say about Education? Why Do We Put Such a Focus on High Academic Achievement in the Modern Age? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Part I (00:13 - 06:54)
An Unprecedented Event in the History of the Roman Catholic Church: Pope Francis Set to Preside Over Benedict XVI’s Funeral

Part II (06:54 - 10:31)
When the Papacy Pushed Back Against the Increasingly Hostile, Secular Age: What Cardinal Ratzinger Taught Me About Confronting Liberal Protestantism* Benedict’s Death Leaves Catholic Conservatives Bereft by New York Times (Jason Horowitz)

Part III (10:31 - 13:37)
The Dictatorship of Relativism and the Challenge of the Secular Age

Part IV (19:27 - 26:32)
The Criminologist Becomes a Criminal? In a Fallen World, Sinners Can Give Themselves to Sin Such That It Consumes Them. How Else Can We Understand a Criminologist Who Becomes a Serial Murderer?

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Part I (00:13 - 08:32)
‘When Does Life Start?’: The New York Times Asks One of Life’s Biggest Questions — How Should Christians Answer It?* When does life begin? by New York Times (Elizabeth Dias)

Part II (08:32 - 18:45)
‘Your Eyes Saw My Unformed Substance, You Knitted Me Together in My Mother’s Womb’: A Theological Argument for Affirming Life’s Beginning at Fertilization

Part III (18:45 - 24:52)
Just About Everything George Santos Claims About Himself is False — How Did the Media Miss This Scale of Fraud?* Santos Filings Now Claim Net Worth of $11 Million by The North Shore Leader (Maureen Daly) * Why George Santos’s Lies Matter by Wall Street Journal (Peggy Noonan)

Part IV (24:52 - 28:46)
George Santos is Not the First Politician to Lie About His Past, But You Probably Won’t Hear That From the White House* Santos must have learned from Biden how to make up details about his past by Washington Post (Marc A. Thiessen)

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Part I (00:13 - 09:31)
A Reshaped Landscape of Political Expression in the U.S.: Today Marks the Opening of the 118th Congress — We Must Watch It Closely

Part II (09:31 - 23:18)
The Passing of a Political Epoch: Nancy Pelosi’s Tenure as Speaker of the House Comes to an End

Part III (23:18 - 27:14)
Leaving the House (Far) More Liberal Than She Found It: The Political Legacy of Nancy Pelosi

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Part I (00:13 - 11:23)
Buyer Beware, There’s Always a Worldview Story Behind Toys: American Girl Publishes Book Pushing Puberty Blockers to Adolescent Girls* American Girl Refuses to Apologize for Pushing Advice for Pre-teens to Obtain Puberty Blockers from Doctors if They Feel 'Different' - and Says It's Meant to Make Children 'Feel Informed and Confident' by Daily Mail (Vanessa Serna) * How American Girl Lost This American Mother by Deseret News (Bethany Mandel)

Part II (11:23 - 13:24)
Why Did It Take So Long for God to Send Baby Jesus? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 3-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part III (13:24 - 16:36)
Should Churches Gather on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day This Year? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (16:36 - 18:31)
Does Jesus Have Mary’s DNA? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (18:31 - 20:25)
Why Is It Assumed That There Were Three Wisemen? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (20:25 - 22:44)
Where Was Jesus Before He Was Conceived in Mary? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VII (22:44 - 27:36)
What Does Isaiah Mean When He Says that the Government Will Be on Jesus’ Shoulders? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Part I (00:13 - 10:44)
‘Old Fashioned Embezzlement With New Blockchain Jargon’: Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested for Fraud * Prosecutors Say FTX Was Engaged in a ‘Massive, Yearslong Fraud’ by New York Times (David Yaffe-Bellany, Matthew Goldstein and Emily Flitter) * Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Crash by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

Part II (10:44 - 14:18)
Value Must Be Based in Something Real: The Issue of Crypto Currency

Part III (14:18 - 20:00)
An Ivy League Family, Big Donations to Progressive Causes, and a Silicon Valley Rejection of Power Attire: The Backstory of Sam Bankman-Fried

Part IV (20:00 - 28:20)
Famous and Infamous, Controversial and Political: Anthony Fauci Retires as 5th Director of NIAID

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Part I (00:13 - 09:38)
How Do We Understand Our Place in History and the Morality of History?: The View of History Revealed in Yesterday’s White House Ceremony Celebrating Gay Marriage

Part II (09:38 - 18:55)
Vice President Harris Says “This is a Victory, and This is a Part of a Larger Fight”: The Interconnectedness of LGBTQ Issues Abortion, and Contraception for the Left — But You Won’t Find Any of Them in the Constitution* White House Invites Drag Performers to Same-Sex Marriage Bill-Signing Celebration by National Review (Caroline Downey)

Part III (18:55 - 26:30)
Justice Delayed is Not Always Justice Denied: Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud, Lockerbie Bomb Maker, Will Finally Face U.S. Court on Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing

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Part I (00:13 - 12:40)
Conservative Christians, Why Draw the Line over Gay Marriage?: A Case for Upholding the Biblical Definition of Marriage in Our Society* A Question to Conservative Christians on Gay Marriage: Why Draw the Line Here? by Washington Post (E.J. Dionne Jr.)

Part II (12:40 - 20:34)
Answering E.J. Dionne: Explaining Why Conservative Christians Cannot Just Accept Same-Sex Marriage and Move On

Part III (20:34 - 25:06)
‘Shark Week’ Under Fire for Lack of Diversity After Study Finds Too Many Shark Experts Named ‘Mike’ — Yes, This is a Real News Story, at The Washington Post* ‘Shark Week’ Lacks Diversity, Overrepresents Men Named Mike, Scientists Say by Washington Post (Daniel Wu)

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Part I (00:13 - 09:00)
Welcomed Back into the Arms of Vladimir Putin: The Merchant of Death Returns to Russia in Brittany Griner Exchange* Viktor Bout’s Release Is Hailed in Russia as a Kremlin Victory by New York Times (Richard Pérez-Peña)

Part II (09:00 - 16:11)
A New Morality of Hostage Takers: Why the U.S. (And Other Democratic Nations) Will Get the Short End of the Stick in Government International Hostage Situations* U.S. Reluctantly Embraces New Era of Hostage Diplomacy by Wall Street Journal (Aruna Viswanatha and James T. Areddy)

Part III (16:11 - 18:48)
‘A Role Model and Inspiration to LGBTQI+ Americans’: The Political Pressure on the Biden Administration That Led to the Swap for Brittany Griner* Brittney Griner Swap Puts Spotlight on Americans in Russia by New York Times (Valerie Hopkins, Anatoly Kurmanaev and Jonathan Abrams) * Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, December 8, 2022 by The White House

Part IV (18:48 - 28:55)
There’s a New “Independent” in the Senate? Kyrsten Sinema Changes Political Affiliation — But This Is an Unfolding Story, With Interesting Wrinkles* Kyrsten Sinema Switches to Independent, Complicates Democratic Control of Senate by Wall Street Journal (Eliza Collins and Lindsay Wise)

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Part I (00:13 - 09:24)
A Democratic Publicity Stunt Turned Into Huge Shift in Moral Landscape: Congress Passes ‘Respect for Marriage’ Act* I’m Proud to Protect Marriage as One of My Last Acts as Speaker by Washington Post (Nancy Pelosi)

Part II (09:24 - 13:19)
Am I a Christian Nationalist for Supporting Pro-Life Laws and Wanting Biblical Ethics in Voting Patterns? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part III (13:19 - 16:16)
How Much of Scripture’s Commands Should Christians Seek to Legislate in Society? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (16:16 - 21:25)
What is the Difference Between Protestants and Evangelicals? Should All Protestants Be Evangelicals? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (21:25 - 25:32)
What Exactly Do the Words ‘Heretic’ and ‘Heresy’ Mean? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (25:32 - 29:15)
What Would It Mean for Christians If Scientists Found Life in the Sea on One of Jupiter’s Moons? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from a Seven-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

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Part I (00:13 - 12:11)
When Voting Reflects Worldview: Georgia’s Senate Run-Off Results Show Significant Shift in the State’s Population and Worldview

Part II (12:11 - 21:21)
“Democratic Backsliding?” Indonesia’s New Ban on Sex Outside of Marriage* In Sweeping Legal Overhaul, Indonesia Outlaws Sex Outside Marriage by New York Times (Sui-Lee Wee)

Part III (21:21 - 24:34)
Truth is Stranger Than Fiction: Serious Coup Plot in Germany Reveals Prince and His Attempt to Seize Power

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Part I (00:13 - 10:16)
What is the Difference Between the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and Why Does it Matter? History, Theology, and Headlines Collide* Zelensky Proposes Barring Orthodox Church That Answers to Moscow by New York Times (Marc Santora) * Ukraine Clamps Down on Orthodox Church Linked to Moscow by Wall Street Journal (Yaroslav Trofimov)

Part II (10:16 - 14:48)
Children Holding Sexually Perverse Teddy Bears and Papers Signaling Child Pornography? How Could Balenciaga Ads Cross Such Clear Moral Boundaries?* Balenciaga’s continuing exploitation of minors by WORLD Opinions (Allie Beth Stuckey)

Part III (14:48 - 23:23)
The Controversy of Balenciaga Raises the Question: Will We Be a Culture That Protects Our Children from Child Exploitation?

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Part I (00:13 - 13:19)
Can Government Compel Speech? Is Same-Sex Opposition to Be Equated to Racism?: SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments for Major Religious Freedom Case * 303 Creative LLC v. Aubrey Elenis by The Supreme Court of the United States

Part II (13:19 - 16:30)
Moral Libertarianism Goes West? Colorado’s Moral Landscape and the 303 Creative Case at the Supreme Court

Part III (16:30 - 22:55)
If You Want to Understand an Individual, Look at His Theology: Reverend Raphael Warnock and the Senate Run-Off in Georgia Today

Part IV (22:55 - 26:06)
How to Spot a Dictator: They Never Laugh at Themselves — The Winnie the Pooh Ban in China Is Yet Another Example of That Reality * Winnie the Pooh joins Chinese Covid Lockdown Protests by The Guardian (Justin McCurry)

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Part I (00:13 - 06:27)
To Preserve, Protect, and Defend the Constitution of the United States: That is the Presidential Oath of Office, and No One Should Enter that Office Who Contradicts It

Part II (06:27 - 09:55)
The Danger of Recklessness in Leadership: We Need Qualified and Courageous Conservative Presidential Candidates

Part III (09:55 - 18:14)
Anti-Semitism is an Ever-Present Danger in Public Life — Conservatives, and Especially Christians, Must Reject It and All Who Support It

Part IV (18:14 - 20:38)
LGBTQ Revolution Collides with Religious Liberty and Free Speech: SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments on 303 Creative Case Today

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Part I (00:13 - 06:45)

Part II (06:45 - 17:52)
* Gaslighting: Merriam-Webster Picks Its Word of the Year by BBC News (Sam Cabral)

Part III (17:52 - 19:44)
How Does the ‘Respect for Marriage’ Act Make a Church and Pastor Vulnerable If They Will Not Perform Same-Sex Marriage Ceremonies? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing* A Friend’s Response to David French on the Respect for Marriage Act by WORLD Opinions (Kristen Waggoner)

Part IV (19:44 - 23:14)
Did God Try to Kill Moses? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing* Did God Try to Kill Moses? by AlbertMohler.com (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

Part V (23:14 - 25:53)
Is It Possible for a Person to Take His Own Life and Still Be a Christian? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Part I (00:13 - 13:50)
Totalitarianism vs. Human Dignity in China: The Chinese Communist Party and its Surveillance State, Protests, and COVID Captivity* The Innocence of Jimmy Lai by Wall Street Journal (William McGurn)

Part II (13:50 - 16:47)
Totalitarianism vs. Human Dignity in Iran: Protests Against the Islamic Republic and Draw Attention at the World Cup Games

Part III (16:47 - 19:04)
‘Survival Was A Moral As Well As A Physical Struggle. . . The Good People Died First.’: The 90th Anniversary of the Holomodor and Another Horror of Totalitarianism in the 20th Century

Part IV (19:04 - 27:09)
History Revealed and History Made: The 100th Anniversary of the Discovery of King Tutankhamun’s Tomb

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Part I (00:13 - 08:32)
The Senate Subverts Marriage: The So-Called ‘Respect for Marriage’ Act Passes Senate Vote

Part II (08:32 - 15:51)
‘Love Is Love’: The Argument Undergirding the ‘Respect for Marriage’ Act That Advocates Really Don’t—And Really Can’t—Believe* Statement from President Joe Biden on Bipartisan Senate Passage of the Respect for Marriage Act by White House

Part III (15:51 - 22:29)
No, Senator, You Cannot Dignify That Which is Against Nature: Why Same-Sex Couples Will Still Be Disappointed After the Passing of the ‘Respect for Marriage’ Act* Democrats Succumb to Political Reality on Same-Sex Marriage Bill by The Hill (Brooke Migdon and Al Weaver)

Part IV (22:29 - 25:39)
The Mormon Church and Some Evangelicals Cut a Devil’s Bargain: How Religious Groups Made Themselves, and the Larger Society, More Vulnerable By Support for the ‘Respect for Marriage’ Act* Young Mormons Aren’t Fooled By Church Support for a Gay Marriage Bill by Washington Post (Addison Graham)

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Part I (00:13 - 14:03)
A Direct Assault Upon Christianity and Conservatives in the Public Square: Justice Amy Coney Barrett Called to Recuse Herself from Case Due to Biblical Views on Sexuality* Amy Coney Barrett Urged to Step Away from Gay Rights Case Because of Faith Affiliation by The Guardian (Stephanie Kirchgaessner)

Part II (14:03 - 19:38)
Horrific Tragedy and Heinous Sin Against Image Bearers: Fatal Shooting in LBGTQ Club in Colorado Springs Was Evil, and Much About the Shooter Remains Unclear* Club Q Attack No Surprise for Extremism Experts Who Saw Looming Threat, Decades-Old Pattern by USA Today (Will Carless)

Part III (19:38 - 24:38)
‘Extremism Experts Saw This Coming’: Some Claim Biblical Doctrine of Sexuality Led to Colorado Springs Hate Crime — Watch Out for This Argument * Being LGBTQ in Colorado Springs Wasn’t Always Easy. Now, Some Feel More Exposed Than Ever. by NBC News (Matt Lavietes)

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Part I (00:13 - 16:18)
Corruption, Bribery, Migrant Labor, LGBTQ Debates, and Alcoholic Beverages: Controversy Arises Over FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022* The World Cup That Changed Everything by New York Times (Tariq Panja and Rory Smith)

Part II (16:18 - 21:22)
Is the National Sports Stage Only for (Hypocritical) Western Democracies?: Qatar’s Public Case for Hosting the World Cup

Part III (21:22 - 24:20)
‘Sportswashing’ and ‘Performative Moral Outrage‘: FIFA World Cup Brings Clash of Worldviews to the World Stage

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Part I (00:13 - 08:44)
From Frozen TV Dinners to Turkey Ice Cream: How Turkey Turned into a Year-Round Staple of the American Diet* How the U.S. Became Turkey Nation by Wall Street Journal (Bee Wilson) * Thanksgiving Food Is Showing Up in Unusual Dishes—Turkey Ice Cream, Anyone? by Wall Street Journal (Charles Passy)

Part II (08:44 - 14:00)
‘Thanksgiving Offers a Moment to Appreciate Whatever Good This Year Wrought, Even If by Accident or Chance.’: The Emptiness of a Secular Humanist Thanksgiving* Is There a Problem With Thanksgiving? by New York Times (Pamela Paul)

Part III (14:00 - 18:59)
‘A Heart Without Thankfulness Can Never Be a Godward Heart’: The Imperative of Proper Christian Thankfulness * They Did Not Honor Him or Give Thanks—Why Thanksgiving is Inescapably Theological by AlbertMohler.com (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.) * Saying grace: How a moment of thanks, religious or not, adds meaning to our meals by Washington Post (Emily Heil)

Part IV (18:59 - 22:01)
‘Blessing and Glory and Wisdom and Thanksgiving and Honor and Power and Might be to Our God Forever and Ever!’: The Centrality of Christian Thankfulness

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Part I (00:13 - 10:45)
Conservatism Without Theism Will Not Long Last: Secular Worldviews Cannot Lastingly Support Truths that Require Conserving

Part II (10:45 - 18:51)
Pluralism Is Not Enough, Same-Sex Marriage Cannot Be Affirmed: The Parable of David French* ​​The parable of David French: This is how conservatism dies, and this is how marriage is surrendered by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.) * Pluralism Has Life Left in It Yet by The Atlantic (David French) * Why I Changed My Mind About Law and Marriage, Again by The Dispatch (David French)

Part III (18:51 - 25:00)
This Is How Conservatism Dies: If Marriage is Not Conserved, Nothing Genuinely Conservative Can Last

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Part I (00:13 - 12:21)
‘You Cannot Defy Creation Without Tremendous Cost to the Creature’: Medical Authorities Question Use of Puberty Blockers for ‘Transgender’ Youth * They Paused Puberty, but Is There a Cost? by New York Times (Megan Twohey and Christina Jewett)

Part II (12:21 - 15:57)
The Research on Damage of Hormone Therapy for Minors Is Not New, So Why is the Medical Establishment Just Now Acknowledging It?

Part III (15:57 - 19:18)
‘I Wish There Had Been More Questions’: The Problem of the Morality of Harm

Part IV (19:18 - 24:24)
The New York Times Is Raising the Alarm on Puberty Blockers — How Long Until Others Follow?

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Part I (00:13 - 09:22)
1 Out of 8 Americans Have Been Given Prescriptions for Antidepressants — Are We Really at the Point Where the Modern Age Just Equals Depression?* Antidepressants Don’t Work the Way Many People Think by New York Times (Dana G. Smith)

Part II (09:22 - 13:15)
‘Puppies on Prozac and Cats on CBD’ : Evidently Our Pets Are Now as Anxious as We Are* Puppies on Prozac: How to Handle Your Pet’s Anxiety by New York Times (Melinda Wenner Moyer)

Part III (13:15 - 16:07)
Why Is It Okay to Euthanize Our Sickly Pet But Never Right to Euthanize People? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Young Listener of The Briefing

Part IV (16:07 - 18:21)
If the Fall Had Not Happened, How Could the Earth Have Provided for Population That Would Grow Exponentially And Never Die? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (18:21 - 20:49)
Why Did Georgia’s Senate Election Go to a Run-Off When the Republican Governor Won So Decisively? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (20:49 - 24:02)
Why Is It So Hard to Share the Gospel? Does Loving People Mean That We Respect Their Choices Even When Bad? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 14-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part VII (24:02 - 25:46)
Why Did God Refer to Himself as ‘We’ in the Old Testament? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Part I (00:13 - 08:20)
Twelve Republicans Voted in Favor in Respect for Marriage Act — But Redefining Marriage Is Profoundly Not Conservative

Part II (08:20 - 15:14)
New Congressional Leadership Comes Into View: Why Does This Matter and Why Is the Road Ahead So Troubled?

Part III (15:14 - 18:59)
Mass Cultural Confusion, Government Failure, and a Gospel Opportunity for the Church: Encouragement for Christians in a Society of Moral Revolt

Part IV (18:59 - 24:50)
Issue of Abortion Goes Before Kentucky’s Supreme Court: But Abortion Rights Are Not, and Never Were, in the State’s Constitution.

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Part I (00:13 - 10:42)
These Elections Matters Massively But You Have No Vote: Who Will Become Speaker of the House, Senate Majority Leader, and President Pro Tempore?

Part II (10:42 - 20:11)
The Mormon Church Comes Out in Official Support of the Respect for Marriage Act — Big Theological Issues Are in Play Here, and History, Too* Is the U.S. Senate really going to redefine marriage? by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

Part III (20:11 - 24:29)
The Epimenides Paradox Arises Anew as the Two Most Powerful Spies in the World Meet Together — And That’s No Lie* The C.I.A. Director Meets with His Russian Counterpart to Warn Against the Use of Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine. by New York Times (Jim Tankersley and Edward Wong)

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Part I (00:13 - 13:19)
No Genuine Conservative Can Support This: The U.S. Senate to Vote on So-Called ‘Respect for Marriage’ Act to Codify Same-Sex Marriage as Law of the Land* Senate Moves Ahead With Vote on Gay-Marriage Bill by Wall Street Journal (Katy Stech Ferek)

Part II (13:19 - 21:57)
A Direct Assault on Religious Liberty: The So-Called ‘Respect for Marriage’ Act — We Need to Take Names on Who Is Behind Republican Moral Relativism

Part III (21:57 - 25:40)
Be Fruitful and Multiply…Or Else: World Population Reaches 8 Billion People — Is It a Good Thing or a Cause for Concern?* World Population Reaching 8 Billion: What This Means for the Family of Humanity by USA Today (António Guterres)

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Part I (00:13 - 02:00)
Barely a Red Ripple? Democrats Claim Thin Majority in the Senate. We Await Further Word on House Races

Part II (02:00 - 16:07)
Go Figure: New Research Shows Married Couples Have Greater Financial Wealth Than Cohabiting Couples — And Sociologists are Scratching Their Heads as to Why* Moving In Together Doesn’t Match the Financial Benefits of Marriage, but Why? by Wall Street Journal (Julia Carpenter) * The Financial Implications of Cohabitation Among Young Adults by Journal of Financial Planning (Sonya Britt-Luter, Cassandra Dorius, Derek Lawson)

Part III (16:07 - 22:09)
‘Republicans Traded the Election of 2022 for a Generational Goal’: The Reversal of Roe. Was It Worth It? * What the Pro-Life Movement Lost and Won by New York Times (Ross Douthat)

Part IV (22:09 - 26:05)
A News Story with a (Very) Weird Twist: Norwegian Princess Relinquishes Royal Duties to Marry American Celebrity Shaman

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Part I (00:13 - 12:01)
In Historic Turn, Benjamin Netanyahu to Lead Israel Again: What Does Bibi’s Return to Power Mean for Israel?

Part II (12:01 - 18:12)
Why Do You Consider Salvation By Grace Alone an Essential Doctrine? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part III (18:12 - 21:24)
If Marriage is Supposed to Be a Monogamous Relationship Between a Man and a Woman, Why Did Many of the Old Testament Patriarchs Practice Polygamy? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (21:24 - 24:25)
Can You Clarify the Distinctions Between The Right and Conservatism (and The Left and Liberalism)? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (24:25 - 26:33)
Why Don’t Muslims in the West Face the Same Religious Liberty Issues as Christians? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Part I (00:13 - 13:35)
The Red Wave That Did Not Happen: What Caused the Dissipation of Election Day’s Projected Republican Tsunami?

Part II (13:35 - 20:05)
An Abject Tragedy and Unmitigated Moral Failure: Americans Vote Overwhelmingly in Support of Abortion Rights* A Predicted ‘Red Wave’ Crashed Into Wall of Abortion Rights Support on Tuesday by Politico (Alice Miranda Ollstein and Megan Messerly) * American Voters Just Sent a Crystal-Clear Message: They Believe in Abortion Rights by The Guardian (Jill Filipovic) * Women Remembered to Vote on Abortion by Slate (Dahlia Lithwick) * Abortion-Rights Supporters Prevail in Midterm Ballot Measures by Wall Street Journal (Laura Kusisto and Jennifer Calfas)

Part III (20:05 - 24:58)
History Is Often Much Closer Than It Might Seem — An Obituary of the (Thought to Be) Last Child of an Enslaved Person Reminds Us of That* Daniel Smith, 90, Dies; Thought to Be the Last Child of an Enslaved Person by New York Times (Clay Risen)

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Part I (00:13 - 03:52)
So, Do Voting Patterns Change with the Weather? You Probably Guessed that Political Strategists Have an Answer for That* Will Rain Affect Turnout Tomorrow? The Answer Is Cloudy. by New York Times (Eve Washington and John Keefe)

Part II (03:52 - 09:49)
The Greater the Opportunity for Mischief, The Greater Likelihood Mischief Might Happen and Suspicions Will Rise: On Preserving the Integrity of Voting (and Counting Votes) on Election Day

Part III (09:49 - 17:11)
Another Casualty of COVID? The Weakening of American Confidence in the Political Process in a Post-Pandemic World?

Part IV (17:09 - 24:04)
Voter ID Law Creates "Unique Obstacles" for Transgender Voters’: USA Today Offers Yet Another Analysis Fueled by Ideology* As Anti-LGBTQ Rhetoric Grows, Voter ID Laws Create Obstacles for Thousands of Transgender Voters by USA Today (Cady Stanton) * The 2020 LGBT Vote: Preferences and characteristics of LGBT voters in the U.S. by USA Today (Cady Stanton)

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Part I (00:13 - 03:24)
Christian Stewardship and Your Ballot Today — It’s Now Up to Voters

Part II (03:24 - 13:47)
A Not So United Climate Meeting: World Leaders Gather for COP27. What Is it About?* Last Eight Years Were the Warmest in Modern Times, U.N. Body Says by Wall Street Journal (Eric Niiler) * Global Diplomats are Talking About Climate Change — Again. Does It Do Any Good? by USA Today (Elizabeth Weise)

Part III (13:47 - 18:22)
More Heat Deaths (But Less Deaths from Cold): Deciphering Climate Change Claims * Climate Change and the Lancet’s ‘Heat Death’ Deception by Wall Street Journal (Bjorn Lomberg)

Part IV (18:22 - 24:40)
A Difficult Case in the Midst of a Dark, Conflicted History: SCOTUS Set to Hear Oral Arguments on Navajo Adoption Case* Race Question in Supreme Court Adoption Case Unnerves Tribes by New York Times (Jan Hoffman)

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Part I (00:13 - 12:00)
Swing Seats, Swing Districts, and Swing States: Buckle Your Seatbelts, It’s Election Week

Part II (12:00 - 24:52)
This is the Most Important Election of Your Lifetime: Why a Fraternity of Presidents Rallied in Pennsylvania This Weekend Ahead of the Midterm Election* 3 Presidents Swoop Into Pennsylvania, in a Clash That Transcends 2022 by New York Times (Lisa Lerer and Michael C. Bender)

Part III (24:52 - 26:57)
Politically Right and Politically Gracious: An Approach for Faithful Voting on Election Day

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Part I (00:13 - 10:04)
‘American Couples Didn’t Let Pandemic Isolation Go to Waste.’: Fertility Rates in U.S. See First Major Decline Reversal Since 2007* The Great Pandemic Baby Bump by The Atlantic (Jerusalem Demsas)

Part II (10:04 - 15:51)
New Dad, Does It Feel Like the Birth of Your Firstborn Child Shrank Your Brain? — Turns Out, That’s Exactly What’s Happened (And It’s a Good Thing) * Becoming A Father Shrinks Your Cerebrum by The Economist

Part III (15:51 - 18:26)
How Do We Consistently Address Hard Issues From the Culture With Our Kids Without Discouraging Them? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (18:26 - 20:51)
Should Adultery Be Illegal? What About Homosexuality? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (20:51 - 26:11)
What Do You Mean When You Refer to Yourself as Augustinian? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (26:11 - 28:15)
What Language Did Adam and Eve Speak? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 9-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

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Part I (00:13 - 06:31)
Is it Even Possible for California to Be More Pro-Abortion? A Proposed Constitutional Amendment and it’s Meaning* Proposition 1: Constitutional Right to Reproductive Freedom. Legislative Constitutional Amendment. by Legislative Analyst's Office

Part II (06:31 - 14:23)
Abortion, Autonomy, and Moral Insanity Come Together in Vermont’s Abortion Vote — And a Liberal Denomination Tries to Rewrite Christian Theology* Vermont Proposal 5, Right to Personal Reproductive Autonomy Amendment by Ballotpedia

Part III (14:23 - 17:30)
Another Vote to Establish a Radical Right to Abortion: Michigan’s Proposal 3* Michigan Proposal 3, Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative by Ballotpedia

Part IV (17:30 - 21:53)
An Amendment for Moral Sanity and Constitutional Clarity: A Vote for Amendment 2 in Kentucky is a Vote for Life* Amendment II by Legislature of Kentucky

Part V (21:53 - 27:15)
Montana Proposes ‘Born Alive Infants Protection Act’ to Establish that Born-Alive Infants are Legal Persons — Who Could Possibly Vote Against That?* Montana LR-131, Medical Care Requirements for Born-Alive Infants Measure by Ballotpedia

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Part I (00:13 - 15:27)
They Are Trying Out a New Argument for “Gender Affirming” Surgery and Treatments—A Newly Invented Right of Integrity Means the Surrender of Modern Medicine* Integrity and Rights to Gender-Affirming Healthcare by Journal of Medical Ethics (Richard Rowland)

Part II (15:27 - 18:23)
Public Health Professor urges Medical Doctors to Fight for LGBTQ Rights at the State Level: This is How Morality is Reshaped Before Our Eyes* Implications of Dobbs for the (Re)Criminalization of Intimacy Among LGBTQ Individuals by JAMA Network (Joanne D. Rosen)

Part III (18:23 - 22:38)
‘Unleash Your Inner (Super) Hero’: Supplement Companies Find Success in Infantilizing Marketing Ploy Directed at American Men* Using Superheroes to Sell, This Time to Adults by New York Times (Alyson Krueger)

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An Important Affirmation of Religious Liberty: SCOTUS Rules Condemned Criminals on Death Row Have Right to Clergy in Final Moments

SCOTUS

Ramirez v. Collier Executive Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice

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‘The Billionaire Tax’: It Might Start with the Few, but It Will Not Be Long to Until It Reaches the Many

WALL STREET JOURNAL (RICHARD RUBIN AND ANDREW DUEHREN)

Biden to Propose New Minimum Tax on Wealthiest Americans

NEW YORK TIMES (PETER COY)

Here’s the Neat Trick of Biden’s Billionaire Tax

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Seismic Moral Change Hidden in a Legal Filing: Citigroup Reveals That It Will Cover Travel Benefits to Employees to Receive an Abortion

USA TODAY (ELISABETH BUCHWALD)

What Citi's Abortion Policy Means for Companies as Supreme Court Considers Tighter Restrictions

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San Francisco’s Virtue Signaling Backfires as It Is Runs Out of States With Which It Can Conduct Business

WASHINGTON EXAMINER (ANDREW KERR)

San Francisco's Boycott of 28 States Backfires

WASHINGTON EXAMINER (CONN CARROLL)

San Francisco is Probably Boycotting You

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The Slap Heard ‘Round the World: Moral Confusion as Tinseltown Honors Itself

NEW YORK TIMES (NICOLE SPERLING, MATT STEVENS AND JULIA JACOBS)

Academy Condemns Will Smith for Slap at Oscars and Opens Inquiry

WASHINGTON POST (ALYSSA ROSENBERG)

Will Smith’s Oscars Slap Doesn’t Need Explaining. Just Let it be Sad.

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Hollywood’s Centralized Control Over the Culture Wanes as New Media Forms Overtake Influence of Movies

NEW YORK TIMES (ROSS DOUTHAT)

We Aren’t Just Watching the Decline of the Oscars. We’re Watching the End of the Movies.

THE GUARDIAN (CATHERINE SHOARD)

Four Years on from #MeToo, the Oscars’ Feminism has Gone Rapidly Backwards

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An Obstacle to the LGBTQ Movement’s March Through the Public Schools: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Signs ‘Parental Rights in Education’ Law

NEW YORK TIMES (PATRICIA MAZZEI)

DeSantis Signs Florida Bill That Opponents Call ‘Don’t Say Gay’

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What Makes the News Makes a Culture: Citizens Oppose School’s Placement of Female Hygiene Products in Boys Bathrooms

PATCH (DAVID GIULIANI)

Some Opposed To Tampons In LTHS Boys Bathrooms

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As the World Turns Over a Weekend: Leadership of NATO Meets in Poland as Russia Appears to Change Goals of War in Ukraine

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Poland Now Center Stage: Transformation of Global Affairs Seen in New Importance of Poland to the West

NEW YORK TIMES (ANDREW HIGGINS)

Long on Europe’s Fringe, Poland Takes Center Stage as War Rages in Ukraine

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Look Who (for Now) Claims to Believe in Objective Truth: War Brings Clarity in the Never-Ending Fight for Truth

NEW YORK TIMES (STEVEN LEE MYERS AND STUART THOMPSON)

Truth Is Another Front in Putin’s War

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A Demand for Regime Change in Russia? A Presidential Gaffe Can Upend World Politics

CNN (KEVIN LIPTAK)

Biden's Off-The-Cuff Remark on Putin Sends Shock Waves on Dramatic Final Day of Trip

WALL STREET JOURNAL (SABRINA SIDDIQUI AND TARINI PARTI)

Biden’s Remark on Putin Stirs Anxiety Among Western Allies

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Fido Goes Paleo? Vegan? Ashwaganda Root Dog Food? When Pet Owners Feed Their Pets As They Feed Themselves, They Reveal More Than They Think

NEW YORK TIMES (PRIYA KRISHNA)

The Diet Worked For Them. Now Their Pets Are on It.

RELIGION NEWS SERVICE (CLAIRE GIANGRAVé)

Pope Francis Called Pet Owners Selfish. An Animal Chaplain Says He Sells Love Short.

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A Life That Tells the Story of the Twentieth Century, and the Story of America — Madeleine Albright Dies at Age 84

WORLD OPINIONS (R. ALBERT MOHLER JR.)

Only in America—the astounding life of Madeleine Albright, 1937–2022

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Should I Remove My Daughter from a School That Employs A Transgender Teacher for Children in the First Grade? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Will My Mother Go to Hell for Believing Her Baptism Gets Her to Heaven? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Why Does the Apostles’ Creed Single Out Pontius Pilate? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Does Romans 2:14 Mean that Gentiles Can Obey the Law Without the Holy Spirit? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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How Does the Holy Spirit Speak? Is It Through a Microphone? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Question from a Three-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

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‘Can You Provide A Definition for the Word Woman?’: Such A Simple Question, but Why Won’t Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Answer It?

THE FEDERALIST (ELLE REYNOLDS)

If Ketanji Brown Jackson Doesn’t Know What A ‘Woman’ Is, Why Does She Use The Word So Much?

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The Death of Truth Realized in a Swimming Pool: Lia Thomas, A Biological Male, Wins the NCAA Women’s National Swimming Championship — And the Entire Society Is to Celebrate?

WORLD OPINIONS (R. ALBERT MOHLER JR.)

The transgender revolution and the death of truth

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The Distinction of Boys and Girls, Men and Women, is Just “A Claim of Biological Difference?” Insanity Looms Over Our Age

NBC NEWS (CHERYL COOKY)

Lia Thomas' NCAA Championship Performance Gives Women Sports a Crucial Opportunity

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Moral Surrender and Political Spinelessness: GOP Governors of Indiana and Utah Veto Bills to Restrict Girls‘ Sports to Girls

WALL STREET JOURNAL (JENNIFER CALPHAS)

Irrationality and Spinelessness: GOP Governors of Indiana and Utah Veto Bills to Relegate Women’s Sports to Biological Women

NEW YORK TIMES (EDUARDO MEDINA)

Utah Governor Vetoes Transgender-Athlete Bil

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Performance Art in the Confirmation Process: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Faces a Line of Questions from Senate Committee Members

PART 2 (7:41 - 11:34):

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Massive Clash over the Nature of the Court and the Biggest Worldview Questions: Judiciary Hearings Reveal Massive, Dangerous Role of SCOTUS in National Life

USA TODAY (JONATHAN HURLEY)

Ketanji Brown Jackson Getting the Respect that Amy Coney Barrett was Denied

WASHINGTON POST (HENRY OLSEN)

Republicans are Right to Oppose Ketanji Brown Jackson

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A Massive Act of Disclosure: Covid Phenomenon Reveals Worldview Divide Between Liberals and Conservatives — and Between Those Identified as Liberal and Very Liberal

NEW YORK TIMES (DAVID LEONHARDT)

Covid and the ‘Very Liberal’

NEW YORK TIMES (DAVID LEONHARDT)

Do Covid Precautions Work?

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‘The Day Will Come When Those Responsible for These Appalling Acts will Have to Answer for Them’: Nation of Burma Declared Guilty of Genocide

NEW YORK TIMES (LARA JAKES)

Myanmar’s Military Committed Genocide Against Rohingya, U.S. Says

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Opening Confirmation Hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Sets Stage for an Important Week in American History

WASHINGTON POST (PAUL WALDMAN)

The Two Phoniest Words You’ll Hear During Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Confirmation

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A Clash of Judicial Philosophies: How Should Judges Interpret the Constitution?

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Parallel of Law and Theology: How A Reader Reads One Text Will Affect How He Interprets Another, Including the Bible and the U.S. Constitution

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The Toads are Smoked? Psychedelic Venom of Sonoran Toad Shows New Lengths Humans Will Go to Escape Reality

NEW YORK TIMES (SIMON ROMERO)

Demand for This Toad’s Psychedelic Venom Is Booming. Some Warn That’s Bad for the Toad.

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New Urgency to Worldview Issues As Ukraine War Enters Another Deadly Week

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Is Russia Committing War Crimes? Is Vladimir Putin a War Criminal: Objective Morality and the Limits of Law

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Advice and Consent: Senate Judiciary Committee Set to Consider Nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court

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Who is Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, and What Should We Expect from the Senate Judiciary Hearings? — Huge Christian Worldview Issues at Stake

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Gotham’s Dark Knight of 2022: The Darkest Batman Ever — To Match Our Cultural Moment

WALL STREET JOURNAL (JOHN JURGENSEN)

‘The Batman’ Is Very Dark, and Not Just Emotionally

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The Cat in the Hat Turns 65 — Only to Find Modern Culture Turning Against Him?

USA TODAY (MARCO DELLA CAVA)

'The Cat in the Hat' Turns 65 and Lives 'Somewhere in between Offensive and Inoffensive'

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Are Classical Nudes Pornographic? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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What Age Is Too Young to Talk to Children About Transgender Issues? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Should Christians Attend Same-Sex Weddings? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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‘They Worshiped the Creature Rather than the Creator’: What’s Behind the Moral Confusion in Your Culture

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The Moral Revolution Demands Absolute Surrender: USA Today Announces Rachel Levine — A 'Transgender Woman' — As a Woman of the Year

USA TODAY (SUZANNE HACKNEY)

‘Be True to Yourself’: A Message from the Nation’s Highest-Ranking Openly Transgender Official

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Two Dads, One Donor Mom, Two Surrogate Mothers = One Social Media Circus that Reveals Moral Corruption

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Merely Being Against the Left Does Not Make You A Conservative — So-Called Conservatives Who Defy Creation Are Not Conservatives At All

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In a Day of Diminishing Conviction: Demonstrations of Courage Are Worth Celebrating, Wherever They Are Found

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Idaho Follows Texas Model Law: Bans Abortions After Fetal Heartbeat

NEW YORK TIMES (KATE ZERNIKE)

Idaho Is First State to Pass Abortion Ban Based on Texas’ Law

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Defenders of Abortion Hate the Word “Heartbeat” — Because The Word Affirms the Reality of A Human Baby in the Womb

NEW YORK TIMES (RONI CARYN RUBIN)

Abortion Opponents Hear a ‘Heartbeat.’ Most Experts Hear Something Else.

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When Geography Tells a Worldview Story: Realtors in Idaho Entice Conservatives in California to Move to Idaho

LA TIMES (NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS)

Realtors to Conservatives Living in Liberal Areas: Try Idaho

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The Theft of Value: The U.S. Faces an Inflation Crisis — And With It, A Moral Crisis

WALL STREET JOURNAL (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)

It’s Joe Biden’s Inflation

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The Moral Clarity of War: Media Rightly Reports Heart Wrenching Story of the Death of Pregnant Mother and Baby as a Result of Russia’s Bombing of Maternity Ward in Mariupol — Using the Word ‘Baby’

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War Exposes the Surrogacy Industry in Ukraine: A Christian Consideration of the Issue

WALL STREET JOURNAL (ISABEL COLES)

Ukraine Is a World Leader in Surrogacy, but Babies Are Now Stranded in a War Zone

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Socially Responsible Military Investments? Coming to a Socially Conscious Fund In Your Portfolio? The Left Grapples (Again) with the Moral Quandary of Defense Industries

NEW YORK TIMES (JEFF SOMMER)

Russia’s War Prompts a Pitch for ‘Socially Responsible’ Military Stocks

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The Moral Revelations of War: Truth, Facts, and Reality Become Increasingly Evident — And Hard to Deny

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It’s Like the Soviet Union Ended and the Mafia Took Control: The Moral Dimensions of the Russian 'Oligarchs’

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Is There Anything For Which We Would Die? Christian Realism and the Defense of Things Worth Dying For

WALL STREET JOURNAL (MATTHEW HENNESSEY)

Most Democrats Say They’d Flee, Not Fight, a Ukraine-Style Invasion

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A Life Devoted to the Cause for Life: Pediatrician Donald Pinkel, Who Revolutionized the Treatment of Childhood Leukemia

NEW YORK TIMES (CLAY RISEN)

Donald Pinkel, Who Developed a Cure for Childhood Leukemia, Dies at 95

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Objective Reality is Real and Knowable: Even In an Age of Fake News, The Truth Will Always Come to the Light

CNN (JACK GUY, TIM LISTER, OLGA VOITOVYCH, PAUL P. MURPHY, GIANLUCA MEZZOFIORE, CELINE ALKHALDI AND KATIE POLGLASE)

Russia's Bombing of Maternity and Children's Hospital an 'Atrocity,' Zelensky Says

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An Important Battle Won in Midst of Budget Atrocity: Hyde Amendment Reinserted into Spending Bill, Protects Taxpayer Money from Funding Abortions — For Now

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‘Our Policy is Based on the Citizen, Not Woke Corporations’: Florida’s Governor Speaks Back to Disney CEO

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Can I Fight in a Just War If A Member of My Family Serves in the Opposing Military? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Why Do You Often Say ‘Let There Be Life’ When Referring to A Baby Formed in the Womb? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Should We Use Genetic Modification As A Means of Procreation? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Is the Command ‘Be Fruitful and Multiply’ for all People? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Vladimir Putin, A Friend to Christian Morality and Conservative Culture?: A Christian Response This Question

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The Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian Ruler in “Symphonia” — What Does This Mean?

RELIGION NEWS SERVICE (PETER SMITH)

Moscow Patriarch Stokes Orthodox Tensions with War Remarks

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So Having a McDonalds Didn’t Guarantee Peace? Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention Proved Wrong as Russia Invades Ukraine

NEW YORK TIMES (JULIE CRESWELL)

Food Companies, Long Symbols of the West in Russia, Pause Operations

NEW YORK TIMES (THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN)

Foreign Affairs Big Mac I

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Impact of War in Ukraine Starts to Hit Close to Home as U.S. Shuts Off All Energy Imports from Russia: What Does All This Mean?

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‘We Must Not Trade One Dictator for Another’: Is Buying Petroleum From Venezuela Morally Better Than Buying From Russia?

ARIZONA REPUBLIC (ELVIA DIAZ)

President Biden Cozying Up to Venezuela Over Russia Oil Embargo is Disgusting

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The Power of Entertainment Culture: Disney CEO Avoids Public Statement on Florida ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Citing Storytelling as a Better Change Agent in Society

LA TIMES (RYAN FAUGHNDER)

Disney CEO Bob Chapek Addresses Employees on Silence over Florida LGBTQ Bill

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“Ethical Non-Monogamy”: Redefinition of Marriage and Revolution of Polyamory Trickles Down into Moral Advice Column

THE WASHINGTON POST (AMY DICKINSON)

Ask Amy: Our Son and His Wife Just Told Us They’re Polyamorous

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The ‘Breadbasket of Europe’ is Endangered: War in Ukraine Threatens Global Food Supply, Possibly for Years to Come

LA TIMES (MAXIMO TORERO)

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Should Not Cause a Hunger Crisis

ASSOCIATED PRESS (JOSEPH WILSON, SAMY MAGDY, AYA BATRAWY, AND CHINEDU ASADU)

Russian War in World’s ‘Breadbasket’ Threatens Food Supply

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Stand with Dictators and You Will Fall with Them: There Is No Separation of Culture and Morality — The Case of a Russian Orchestra Conductor With Time on His Hands

LA TIMES (JONATHAN ROSENBERG)

A Putin Supporter’s Carnegie Hall Appearance was Canceled. Should Art be Separated from Politics?

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The Cannabis Culture Has No Brakes: California State Fair Officials Establish Competition Category for Most Potent Marijuana. Are They High?

LA TIMES (THE TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD)

Are State Fair Officials High? They Should Not Reward Super-Potent Marijuana

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The Spreading Logic of Gambling: Sports Betting Arrives as the Latest Temptation

LA TIMES (JOHN MYERS AND TARYN LUNA)

California Voters Lean Toward Legalizing Sports Betting in New Poll

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Tracking Developments in Ukraine: U.S. Declines Zelenskyy’s Request for a No-Fly Zone and Putin Criminalizes Any Citizen Who Refers to Russia’s War in Ukraine as ‘War’

NEW YORK TIMES (ANTON TROIANOVSKI)

Russia Takes Censorship to New Extremes, Stifling War Coverage

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‘Taking Dictators Literally and Seriously’: Putin Stated Clearly His Determinations over Ukraine — Will the World Learn to Take Dictators at Their Word?

WALL STREET JOURNAL (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)

Taking Dictators Literally and Seriously

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Two Contradictory Moralities Evident in One Nation: Two States (California & Florida) Present Polar Opposite Laws on Abortion Access in Preparation for Possible Overturning of Roe v. Wade

LA TIMES (MELODY GUTIERREZ)

More California Nurse Practitioners could Work Independently, Offer Abortions under New Bill

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SCOTUS Votes to Reinstate Federal Death Penalty in Boston Marathon Terror Case , but President Biden has Threatened to Block Any Executions — What is at Stake?

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Reordering the Justice System in the Name of Social Justice by Redefining the Role of the District Attorney — And Attempts to Recall Leftist Prosecutors

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Does Peter’s Command to Honor Authority Include Evil Leaders? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Is Sexual Orientation or Sexual Behavior Outside of God’s Design Sin? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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When God Commanded Israel to Invade the Canaanites, Was That a Precedent for Other Nations? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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From Peter the Great to Putin the Bully — A Briefing on the Ukraine Crisis and the Russian Threat: History, Empire, Kiev, Moscow, Religion and Worldview

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The Bloodlands of Europe: Ukraine Between the Nazis and the Soviets, and Death from Every Direction

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The West Will Merely Protest? Putin’s Strategy for Supremacy in Ukraine and the Lessons of History

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The Ultimate End of Vladimir Putin: Russian Glory Restored and the End of Western Influence in the World

THE ATLANTIC (ANNE APPLEBAUM)

The Reason Putin Would Risk War

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A Big Win for the Integrity of Christian Ministry and Christian Families as West Lafayette City Council Withdraws Proposed “Conversion Therapy” Ban

WEST LAFAYETTE JOURNAL AND COURIER (MARGARET CHRISTOPHERSON)

West Lafayette Leaders Condemn Conversion Therapy, Withdraw Proposed Ban

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A Difference Can Still Be Made in the Public Square: How Faith Life Church Alerted Us About Ordinance 31-21 in Indiana — And What Christians Should Learn From the Example

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The Allure of Spectacle and the Solidarity of Autocrats: Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin Send Message to West in Opening Ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Olympics

WALL STREET JOURNAL (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)

The Burner Phone Olympics

NEW YORK TIMES (STEVEN LEE MYERS AND ALAN BLINDER)

In Beijing, the Subject on Everybody’s Mind but Not Lips

NEW YORK TIMES (ALEXANDRA STEVENSON AND STEVEN LEE MYERS)

For Olympic Sponsors, ‘China Is an Exception’

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What Does It Mean to be an Evangelical? According to David Brooks, It Means to be a Part of a Fracturing Movement at War with Itself

NEW YORK TIMES (DAVID BROOKS)

The Dissenters Trying to Save Evangelicalism From Itself

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Evangelicals are Out of Step with the New York Times — No Surprise There

WORLD OPINIONS (R. ALBERT MOHLER JR.)

Sir, you are not a conservative

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The Transgender Revolution: If You Accept the Ideology You Accept the Policies

NEW YORK TIMES

N.C.A.A. to Review U.S.A. Swimming’s New Policy for Transgender Athletes

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'Lia Thomas Has Every Right to Live Authentically’: The Transgender Movement, Existentialism, and the Psychotherapeutic Turn

NEW YORK POST (PATRICK REILLY)

Teammates say they are uncomfortable changing in locker room with trans UPenn swimmer Lia Thomas

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The Liberal God of Post-Christian Culture: No Wrath, No Judgment, No Worries

THE ECONOMIST (CATHERINE NIXEY)

The Church of England’s God is Becoming More Liberal

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What is the Difference Between ‘Natural Rights’ and ‘Human Rights?’ — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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What is the Difference Between Socialism, Marxism, Communism, and Totalitarianism? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Should We Make A Big Deal About Changes in Language, Especially About Theological Terms? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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China, Covid, the Winter Olympics, and the Surveillance State — Totalitarianism Tightens its Grip

NEW YORK TIMES (CHRIS BUCKLEY, VIVIAN WANG AND KEITH BRADSHER)

Living by the Code: In China, Covid-Era Controls May Outlast the Virus

WASHINGTON POST (CHRISTIAN SHEPHERD)

China’s Finely Crafted Web of Digital Surveillance for the Beijing Olympics has been Years in the Making

PART 2 (7:54 - 20:58):

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The Ratchet Effect and a Warning: When Government Claims New Powers, It Almost Never Gives Them Back

WALL STREET JOURNAL (GERARD BAKER)

Covid Restrictions and Other Overreach Bring America Toward a Libertarian Moment

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The Bureaucracy Always Wins: How Covid Has Served as an Catalyst For Growth in Government Size and Spending

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The Pro-Life Movement Cannot Stop Until Every Human Life is Respected: Evaluating the Shifting Abortion Landscape And Its Effect on Upcoming Elections — And the Battles Ahead

USA TODAY (DAVID JACKSON)

After Roe? Pro- and Anti-Abortion Rights Groups Face New Landscape in 2022 Midterms – and Beyond

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Character in Leadership: Boris Johnson Under Fire for Scandals — Boiling Down to His Inability to Say No

NEW YORK TIMES (MARK LANDLER AND STEPHEN CASTLE)

Report on Downing Street Parties Deepens Crisis for Boris Johnson

THE ECONOMIST

Yes Man: Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister Who Can’t Say No

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The Moral Revolution Meets the Emoji: Apple Announces ‘Pregnant Man’ and ‘Pregnant Person’ Emojis in New Update

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Big Government Fumbles Again: Legal Cannabis, ‘Equity,’ and a Society Losing Its Mind

LA TIMES (MARISA GERBER)

California Promised ‘Social Equity’ after Pot Legalization. Those Hit Hardest Feel Betrayed

WASHINGTON POST (KARINA ELWOOD)

With Marijuana Now Legal in Virginia, Lawmakers Debate How to Set Up the Industry

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Stormy Ethics Indeed: Brain Death, Xenotransplantation, and Arguments Over Who Should—Or Should Not—Receive Organ Transplants

THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN (JOANNA THOMPSON)

Pig Kidneys Transplanted to Human in Milestone Experiment

NEW YORK TIMES (RONI CARYN RABIN)

Patient in Groundbreaking Heart Transplant Has a Violent Criminal Record

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‘Dump the Character Standard’: Former Baseball Commissioner Argues Character Should Not Matter for Hall of Fame

WALL STREET JOURNAL (FAY VINCENT)

Dump the Character Standard for Baseball’s Hall of Fame

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The Left Pushes for the Resurrection of the Equal Rights Amendment — And At Its Heart is the Issue of Abortion

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‘11 Million People They Were Going to Kill. They Had Very Big Plans’: The 80th Anniversary of the Wannsee Conference and One of the Darkest Meetings in Human History

NEW YORK TIMES (KATRIN BENNHOLD)

80 Years Ago the Nazis Planned the ‘Final Solution.’ It Took 90 Minutes.

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‘Going to Services Shouldn’t Be an Act of Courage’: The Scourge of Anti-Semitism in America and Around the World

NEW YORK TIMES (DEBORAH E. LIPSTADT)

For Jews, Going to Services Is an Act of Courage

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Identity Politics and Intersectionality Come to the Supreme Court: President Biden Says He Will Keep 2020 Campaign Promise in Upcoming SCOTUS Nomination

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Get Ready for the Battle Over Another Supreme Court Nomination: The Stakes Only Grow Larger

PART 3 (15:16 - 19:53):

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How Should Parents Talk to Children About Transgender Issues in Popular Culture? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Economic Ethics: Should Politicians Be Able to Trade Stock While in Office? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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‘I Don't Want Somebody Appointed Who Will Just Reverse Everything I've Done’: Evaluating the Political and Historical Context of Justice Stephen Breyer’s Impending Retirement

CNN (CHRIS CILLIZZA)

Stephen Breyer Just Made Democrats' Friday

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The Constitutionalism of Justice Breyer: Traditional Liberalism, Pragmatism, and Outcome-Based Jurisprudence

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The Last of His Kind? The Liberal Legacy of Justice Stephen Breyer

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The Transgender Revolution’s War on Language Will Result in the Destruction of Pronouns