This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 14:02)Lessons From Two Decades of Conflicted History: Christian Realist Considerations of the Iraq War 20 Years Later20 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 ReformsPart III (19:46 – 24:15)A Parable of the Human Spectacle: Silicon Valley Bank Merchandise Surges to Sale on EbayThere’s a Run on Silicon Valley Bank Swag by Wall Street Journal (Alyssa Lukpat and Caitlin Ostroff)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 – 06:16) India’s Deadly Train Crash: Human Error or Mechanical Failure? Sometimes it Comes Down to BothPart 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 ChristianityPride 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 RevolutionariesSame-Sex Couples Accounted for 1% of Households in 2020, Census Shows by Wall Street Journal (Paul Overberg and Anthony DeBarros)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.

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 06:19)‘Can You Provide A Definition for the Word Woman?’: Such A Simple Question, but Why Won’t Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Answer It?If Ketanji Brown Jackson Doesn’t Know What A ‘Woman’ Is, Why Does She Use The Word So Much? by The Federalist (Elle Reynolds)Part II (06:19 – 11:15)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?The transgender revolution and the death of truth by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler Jr.)Part III (11:15 – 20:32)The Distinction of Boys and Girls, Men and Women, is Just “A Claim of Biological Difference?” Insanity Looms Over Our Age Lia Thomas’ NCAA Championship Performance Gives Women Sports a Crucial Opportunity by NBC News (Cheryl Cooky)Part IV (20:32 – 23:36)Moral Surrender and Political Spinelessness: GOP Governors of Indiana and Utah Veto Bills to Restrict Girls‘ Sports to GirlsIrrationality and Spinelessness: GOP Governors of Indiana and Utah Veto Bills to Relegate Women’s Sports to Biological Women by Wall Street Journal (Jennifer Calphas)Utah Governor Vetoes Transgender-Athlete Bil by New York Times (Eduardo Medina)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.