This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 10:09) The Reality of Natural Evil and Moral Evil: Devastating Earthquake in Afghanistan, Genocidal Attack in Israel‘The Wrath of God’: Afghans Mourn Unimaginable Loss From Quake by New York Times (Christina Goldbaum and Yaqoob Akbary)Part II (10:09 – 17:24) Harvard’s Complicity: School Broiled in Controversy After Response to Student Statement Supporting Hamas’s Attacks on IsraelHarvard Shrugs at Jew-Hatred by Wall Street Journal (J.J. Kimche)Part III (17:24 – 19:55) A New Speaker of the House? Republicans Have a Nomination, But No ConsensusPart IV (19:55 – 26:00) More Celebrations, With Drum Circles? — National Coming Out Day 2023From Invisibility To Celebration: The Importance Of National Coming Out Day by Forbes (Julie Kratz)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
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America’s Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lands in Controversy — What Does This Mean for America’s Constitutional Order?

FOX NEWS (KYLE MORRIS)
Milley Secretly Called Chinese Officials Out of Fear Trump Would 'Attack' in Final Days, Book Claims

PART 2
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The Parable of Bitcoin: The Digital Is Never Merely Digital, for We Live in a World That is Made of Matter

NEW YORK TIMES (JON HUANG, CLAIRE O’NEILL AND HIROKO TABUCHI)
Bitcoin Uses More Electricity Than Many Countries. How Is That Possible?

PART 3
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Sometimes the New Solution is Worse than the Old Problem? “Experts” Argue that One Climate Solution May Be Worse than the Problem

NEW YORK TIMES (HIROKO TABUCHI)
Biden Outlines a Plan for Cleaner Jet Fuel. But How Clean Would It Be?

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.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 PressAiling 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 ControversyPope 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 RobberiesTV news crew robbed at gunpoint while reporting on armed robberies by Washington Post (Timothy Bella)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.