This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 13:52)‘A Success Only Because They Were Not An Abject Failure’: Cheating, Totalitarianism, and the Compromised Morality of 2022 Beijing GamesThe Most Controversial, Most Unwelcoming Olympics of Our Lifetime are Now Over by USA Today (Christine Brennan)Toxic Beijing Games Did Lasting Damage to the Long-Term Survival of Olympics by USA Today (Nancy Armour)Part II (13:52 – 21:19)The Conscience, Rule of Law, and the Over-Reaching State: Protests in Canada and Now Coming to the U.S. — How Should Christians Think?Canada Ends Its Freeze on Hundreds of Accounts Tied to Protests by New York Times (Ian Austen)Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Tyranny by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)Part III (21:19 – 22:22)SCOTUS Takes Up Religious Liberty Case over Wedding Web Designer — Will It Defend Religious Liberty and Free Speech? Part IV (22:22 – 25:12)Male and Female in Scare Quotes?: The Moral Decline of our Civilization Summarized in a Retirement Column in the New York TimesFarewell, Readers, It’s Been a Remarkable Ride by New York Times (Jane Brody)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.

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 13:20)Massive Moral Questions Surround the Killing of World Central Kitchen Workers in Gaza: Considering the Issues Beyond the HeadlinesPart II (13:20 – 20:06)The Announcement Is That No Announcement is Coming: ‘No Labels’ Attempt to Establish Major Third Party Fails — Why?Part III (20:06 – 24:50)If You Don’t Worship the Creator, You’ll Worship Creation: The Confusion Behind Today’s Solar EclipsePrisoners Who Sued Over Lockdown Will Be Allowed to View Solar Eclipse by The New York Times (Erin Nolan)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.

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 07:24)A Drama With Life and Death Hanging in the Balance: Vermont Pushes to Become First State to Present Constitutional Amendment Establishing Abortion RightsVermont Moves Forward on Becoming First State to Guarantee the Right to Abortion in Its Constitution by Washington Post (Caroline Kitchener)Part II (07:24 – 08:53)Culture of Death Comes with an Industry: California Declares Itself Sanctuary State for Abortion with Roe v. Wade in the CrosshairsPart III (08:53 – 18:04)The Consequence of Creation Unraveled by Human Sin: China Faces Catastrophic Birth Rate and All of a Sudden Wants to Limit AbortionChina Tries to Dial Back Its High Abortion Rate by Wall Street Journal (Liyan Qi)Part IV (18:04 – 26:24)Once Information Exists, It Will Be Used: The Surveillance State Is Rising, and the Threats Are Real IRS Retreats From Facial Recognition to Verify Taxpayers’ Identities by Wall Street Journal (Richard Rubin and Laura Saunders)Where a Thousand Digital Eyes Keep Watch Over the Elderly by New York Times (Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno)Texas Sues Meta Over Facebook’s Facial-Recognition Practices by Wall Street Journal (John D. McKinnon)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.