This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 11:39)A Political Stunt But Also a Big Moral Issue: What’s Behind the Democrat’s Contraceptive BillHouse Democrats Begin Bid to Force Contraceptive Vote, Pressuring G.O.P. by The New York Times (Annie Karni)Part II (11:39 – 20:52)An Epidemic of Gambling Among Young Men Shows Up Again in Sports: Tucupita Marcano Receives Lifetime Ban from Baseball for Violating Rule 21Major League Rule 21 by Major League BaseballPart III (20:52 – 25:39)Legalized Betting on U.S. Elections is a Terrible Idea — If This Law is Passed, We Might Never Know If We Can Trust Our Election Results AgainWhy the push to legalize gambling on U.S. elections is so dangerous by LA Times (Dennis Kelleher and Lisa Gilbert)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 – 13:35)The Red Wave That Did Not Happen: What Caused the Taming of the Projected Republican Tsunami?Part II (13:35 – 20:05)An Abject Tragedy and Unmitigated Moral Failure: Citizens in Several States Vote Overwhelmingly in Support of Abortion RightsA Predicted ‘Red Wave’ Crashed Into Wall of Abortion Rights Support on Tuesday by Politico (Alice Miranda Ollstein and Megan Messerly)American Voters Just Sent a Crystal-Clear Message: They Believe in Abortion Rights by The Guardian (Jill Filipovic)Women Remembered to Vote on Abortion by Slate (Dahlia Lithwick)Abortion-Rights Supporters Prevail in Midterm Ballot Measures by Wall Street Journal (Laura Kusisto and Jennifer Calfas)Part III (20:05 – 24:58)History Is Often Much Closer Than We Think — An Obituary of the (Thought to Be) Last Child of an Enslaved Person Reminds Us of That FactDaniel Smith, 90, Dies; Thought to Be the Last Child of an Enslaved Person by New York Times (Clay Risen)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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Snap Election in Canada: Canadians Face A Choice With Big Worldview Implications — And the World Watching

ABC NEWS (ROB GILLIES)
EXPLAINER: What Are the Issues in Canada's Close Election?

PART 2
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More Than Submarines at Stake Here—Shift in Shape of Global Politics As AUKUS Alliance Created to Curve the Global Expansion of China

PART 3
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AUKUS Alliance Made Up of Nations From “The English-Speaking Peoples” — It Matters

PART 4
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War Over Pronouns Is Coming For You — Virtue Signaling of a Quintessential Sort As Yale Law School Professor Calls for Use of ‘They’ For All People Unless Told Otherwise

WASHINGTON POST
Until I’m Told Otherwise, I Prefer to Call You ‘They’