This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 12:30)Too Christian to Teach in Arizona?: Public School District Ends Relationship with Arizona Christian University For Christian Convictions on Marriage, Gender and SexualitySchool board targets Christian student teachers to protect LGBTQ students by Arizona Republic (Laurie Roberts)Part II (12:30 – 21:05)Walgreens Sets Off Bomb in the Abortion Culture War: Company Outrages Pro-Abortion Politicians for Recognizing Legal Reality in Pro-Life StatesWalgreens Faces Blowback for Not Offering Abortion Pill in 21 States by New York Times (Pam Belluck and Julie Creswell)Walgreens is despicable for bowing to pressure not to sell abortion pills in some states by LA Times (The Editorial Board)Part III (21:05 – 25:30)The Rule of Law Requires Far More Than Words: There Is No Real Rule of Law in China—Just the Power of the Communist PartyAs the Rule of Law Disappears, So Do Chinese Dissidents by Wall Street Journal (Chen Guangcheng)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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A House Built in the Air: A Secular Age Subverts any Secure Morality

WASHINGTON POST (KATE COHEN)
If They’re Going to Keep Passing Religious Laws, We’re Going to Need Exemptions

PART 2
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The Modern Secular Conceit: The Claim that Law Can Escape Making “Religious” Judgments

PART 3
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There Is No Half-Way House When it Comes to Defining Marriage—A Hard Lesson From Switzerland

NEW YORK TIMES (NOELLE ILLIEN)
Swiss Voters Approve Law Allowing Same-Sex Marriages

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 12:03) Are Americans Losing Their Religion? Big Questions Arise Over Secularization in the United StatesAmerica Is Losing Religious Faith by New York Times (Nicholas Kristof)Part II (12:03 – 20:25) The Incongruence of Belonging Without Belief: What the Apparent Decline of Christianity the US RevealsI left the church — and now long for a ‘church for the nones’ by The Washington Post (Perry Bacon Jr.)Part III (20:25 – 26:10) India Wins a Lap in the Space Race Against Russia — But the Moon Race is About Much More than National PrideSign 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.