This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 11:29)Marriage Delayed and Children Foregone: The Age of People in First-Time Marriages Is Rising, and Fertility Rates are Declining — We Better Watch This CloselyFirst-Time Marriages Are on the Rise for People in Their 40s and 50s by Wall Street Journal (Clare Ansberry)Part II (11:29 – 16:44)‘Gathering Together for Dinner Can Feel Like an Impossibility’: Families are Now So Busy That Many Children Never Have a Family Meal — And the Children are SufferingFamily Dinners Are Key to Children’s Health. So Why Don’t We Eat Together More? by Wall Street Journal (Julie Jargon and Andrea Petersen)Part III (16:44 – 20:45)When Does Personhood Begin? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart IV (20:45 – 23:03)Why Did God Put the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil in the Garden of Eden? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 7-Year-Old Listener of The BriefingPart V (23:03 – 25:21)What is the Distinction Between Justice and Fairness? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart VI (25:21 – 28:56)Do Verses 4 and 5 of Proverbs 26 Contradict Each Other? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | 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.

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.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 PauseGender 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 IssueThe 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 PoliciesMinnesota single-sex Catholic colleges say students who identify as ‘nonbinary’ may apply by Catholic News Register (Daniel Payne)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | 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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Abortion Rights = Trans Rights: A Portrait in Post-Modern Morality

NEW YORK TIMES (JENNIFER FINNEY BOYLAN)
Abortion Rights and Trans Rights Are Two Sides of the Same Coin

PART 2
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The Pro-Abortion Argument Goes For Broke —Presbyterian Minister Contends For Abortion as Moral Good

USA TODAY (REBECCA TODD PETERS)
I'm A Christian Minister Who's Had 2 Abortions. Here's How Faith Informed Those Decisions.

PART 3
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Pro-Abortion Advocates Seek To De-Stigmatize Abortion In Impossible Battle Against God’s Moral Universe

NPR (DANIELLE KURTZLEBEN)
Demonstrators Gathered to Protest for Reproductive Rights at the Women's March