This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 13:51)Big Government Fumbles Again: Legal Cannabis, ‘Equity,’ and a Society Losing Its MindCalifornia Promised ‘Social Equity’ after Pot Legalization. Those Hit Hardest Feel Betrayed by LA Times (Marisa Gerber)With Marijuana Now Legal in Virginia, Lawmakers Debate How to Set Up the Industry by Washington Post (Karina Elwood)Part II (13:51 – 23:13)Stormy Ethics Indeed: Brain Death, Xenotransplantation, and Arguments Over Who Should—Or Should Not—Receive Organ TransplantsPig Kidneys Transplanted to Human in Milestone Experiment by The Scientific American (Joanna Thompson)Patient in Groundbreaking Heart Transplant Has a Violent Criminal Record by New York Times (Roni Caryn Rabin)Part III (23:13 – 26:28)‘Dump the Character Standard’: Former Baseball Commissioner Argues Character Should Not Matter for Hall of FameDump the Character Standard for Baseball’s Hall of Fame by Wall Street Journal (Fay Vincent)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 – 08:44)‘Teens Who Grow Up Checking Social Media Become Hyper Sensitive to Their Peers’: New Study Shows Social Media Use Changes Brain in TeensSocial Media Use Is Linked to Brain Changes in Teens, Research Finds by New York Times (Ellen Barry)Part II (08:44 – 14:29)How Should Christians Think About IVF? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingChristian Morality and Test Tube Babies, Part One by AlbertMohler.com (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)Christian Morality and Test Tube Babies, Part Two by AlbertMohler.com (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)Part III (14:29 – 18:12)Does Life Begin at Fertilization In Utero or at Fertilization Regardless of the Location? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart IV (18:12 – 20:22)If Blood is Such an Important Part of Atonement in the Sacrificial System, Why is Flour Acceptable for Those Who Cannot Afford Turtledoves or a Lamb? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a Seven-Year-Old Listener of The BriefingPart V (20:22 – 22:36)Why Do You Think People So Harshly Attack the Doctrine of Penal Substitutionary Atonement? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart VI (22:36 – 26:44)What Does the Bible Say about Education? Why Do We Put Such a Focus on High Academic Achievement in the Modern Age? — 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 – 11:26)Right Motivation, Misguided Legislation: The House Votes to Pass the Anti-Semitism Awareness ActWorking definition of antisemitism by IHRAPart II (11:26 – 14:29)Legislation Has Intended and Unintended Consequences: The Major Concerns of the Potential Fallout of the Anti-Semitism Awareness ActPart III (14:29 – 20:41)A ‘Professional Agitator’ on Liberal Campus? The People of the Left Protesting on Campuses Include More Than StudentsThe 63-Year-Old Career Activist Among the Protesters at Columbia by The New York Times (Andrew Keh and Katherine Rosman)Part IV (20:41 – 24:50)Crackdowns on College Campuses Should Send a Clear Message: Behave or Go Home, or Go to Jail. A Clear Lesson from HistorySign 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.