This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 08:32) The Senate Subverts Marriage: The So-Called ‘Respect for Marriage’ Act Passes Senate VotePart 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—BelieveStatement from President Joe Biden on Bipartisan Senate Passage of the Respect for Marriage Act by White HousePart 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’ ActDemocrats 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’ ActYoung Mormons Aren’t Fooled By Church Support for a Gay Marriage Bill by Washington Post (Addison Graham)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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The Department of Justice Says It Will “Vigorously” Defend Religious Exemption for Christian Institutions, But What Is the Biden Administration Actually Up To?

THE INDEPENDENT (GINO SPOCCHIA)
Biden under fire for defending Christian schools in anti-LGBT+ case: ‘The government is aligning with hate’

SLATE (MARK JOSEPH STERN)
No, the Biden Administration Isn’t Betraying Its Support for LGBTQ Rights

PART 2
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The Global Effort to Remove Legal Obstacles to Abortion: Toxic Ideas Don’t Just Stay Local, They Go Global

THE GUARDIAN (LIZ FORD)
End all legal barriers to abortion, say leading European politicians

PART 3
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The Evidence of Liberal Religion and Comprehensive Secularism in Great Britain: Are Religious Brits Really in Favor of Euthanasia?

THE JEWISH CHRONICLE (NOA HOFFMAN)
Poll finds majority of religious Brits favour assisted dying – as rabbi leads new euthanasia alliance

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 03:21)One of the 20th Century’s Most Influential Lives in World Politics Comes to An End: Mikhail Gorbachev Dies at 91 — And We Await Russia’s ResponsePart II (03:21 – 15:27)EuroPride Festival Brought to Screeching Halt in Serbia — Where You Find Historic, Orthodox Christianity, You Find a Society That Knows God’s Intention for Gender, Sexuality, and FamilyPart III (15:27 – 20:42)What Happens When Identity Politics Turns on the Sexual Revolution? Harry Styles Gets Accused of ‘Queerbaiting’Harry Styles Accused of ‘Queerbaiting.’ What is That – and Why Does It Matter? by USA Today (David Oliver)Part IV (20:42 – 23:25)‘We’re a Part of the Abortion Movement Too’: Trans Men Meet Ontological Obstacles as They Demand Recognition from Abortion Movement ‘We’re a Part of This Movement, Too.’ Transgender and Nonbinary People Say They Feel Excluded from the Abortion Fight by CNN (Jacquelyne Germain)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.