This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 09:56)The Slap Heard ‘Round the World: Moral Confusion as Tinseltown Honors ItselfAcademy Condemns Will Smith for Slap at Oscars and Opens Inquiry by New York Times (Nicole Sperling, Matt Stevens and Julia Jacobs)Will Smith’s Oscars Slap Doesn’t Need Explaining. Just Let it be Sad. by Washington Post (Alyssa Rosenberg)Part II (09:56 – 16:17)Hollywood’s Centralized Control Over the Culture Wanes as New Media Forms Overtake Influence of MoviesWe Aren’t Just Watching the Decline of the Oscars. We’re Watching the End of the Movies. by New York Times (Ross Douthat)Four Years on from #MeToo, the Oscars’ Feminism has Gone Rapidly Backwards by The Guardian (Catherine Shoard)Part III (16:17 – 20:31)An Obstacle to the LGBTQ Movement’s March Through the Public Schools: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Signs ‘Parental Rights in Education’ LawDeSantis Signs Florida Bill That Opponents Call ‘Don’t Say Gay’ by New York Times (Patricia Mazzei)Part IV (20:31 – 22:49)What Makes the News Makes a Culture: Citizens Oppose School’s Placement of Female Hygiene Products in Boys Bathrooms Some Opposed To Tampons In LTHS Boys Bathrooms by Patch (David Giuliani)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 – 15:27)They Are Trying Out a New Argument for “Gender Affirming” Surgery and Treatments—A Newly Invented Right of Integrity Means the Surrender of Modern MedicineIntegrity and Rights to Gender-Affirming Healthcare by Journal of Medical Ethics (Richard Rowland)Part II (15:27 – 18:23)Public Health Professor urges Medical Doctors to Fight for LGBTQ Rights at the State Level: This is How Morality is Reshaped Before Our EyesImplications of Dobbs for the (Re)Criminalization of Intimacy Among LGBTQ Individuals by JAMA Network (Joanne D. Rosen)Part III (18:23 – 22:38)‘Unleash Your Inner (Super) Hero’: Supplement Companies Find Success in Infantilizing Marketing Ploy Directed at American MenUsing Superheroes to Sell, This Time to Adults by New York Times (Alyson Krueger)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 – 12:55) Both Natural and Moral Evil: Death Toll from Turkey-Syria Earthquake Raises Above 36,000 — And Those Governments Bear Some Responsibility for That Staggering TragedyPart II (12:55 – 20:02) What Is Going On Up There?: The U.S. Government Shoots Down More Airborne ObjectsWhat’s Going On Up There, Mr. President? by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)Part III (20:02 – 26:00) ‘The Truth Should Always Be Attended by a Bodyguard of Lies?’ We Will Likely Only Know What the Government Wants Us To About Unidentified Airborne ObjectsSign 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.