This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 09:00) Welcomed Back into the Arms of Vladimir Putin: The Merchant of Death Returns to Russia in Brittany Griner ExchangeViktor Bout’s Release Is Hailed in Russia as a Kremlin Victory by New York Times (Richard Pérez-Peña)Part II (09:00 – 16:11) A New Morality of Hostage Takers: Why the U.S. (And Other Democratic Nations) Will Get the Short End of the Stick in Government International Hostage SituationsU.S. Reluctantly Embraces New Era of Hostage Diplomacy by Wall Street Journal (Aruna Viswanatha and James T. Areddy)Part III (16:11 – 18:48) ‘A Role Model and Inspiration to LGBTQI+ Americans’: The Political Pressure on the Biden Administration That Led to the Swap for Brittany GrinerBrittney Griner Swap Puts Spotlight on Americans in Russia by New York Times (Valerie Hopkins, Anatoly Kurmanaev and Jonathan Abrams)Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, December 8, 2022 by The White HousePart IV (18:48 – 28:55) There’s a New “Independent” in the Senate? Kyrsten Sinema Changes Political Affiliation — But This Is an Unfolding Story, With Interesting WrinklesKyrsten Sinema Switches to Independent, Complicates Democratic Control of Senate by Wall Street Journal (Eliza Collins and Lindsay Wise)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 – 10:57)An Executive Order Against Anti-Christian Bias? Why This Move by President Trump Is Sadly Necessary—And SeriousPart II (10:57 – 16:04)Is Inerrancy a Modern Word and Concept? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners to The BriefingPart III (16:04 – 18:30)What Do We Make of the Reference to ‘Other Gods’ in Exodus 12? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners to The BriefingPart IV (18:30 – 24:44)What Should I Do About the Boring Parts of the Bible? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners to The BriefingPart V (24:44 – 27:43)Should Women Join the Military? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From a 14-Year-Old Listener to 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 – 09:50)An Assault on Creation, Moral Order, and Common Sense: Boston Children’s Hospital’s’ Gender-Affirming’ Surgery Program for AdolescentsNo, Boston Children’s Hospital Doesn’t Provide Hysterectomies for Children by PolitiFact (Yacob Reyes)Children’s Hospital Offers ‘Gender-Affirming Hysterectomies’ to ‘Eligible’ Teenagers by CBS News (Alec Schemmel)Treatments by Boston Children’s HospitalPart II (09:50 – 16:32)‘They Don’t Have to Let You Change Your Pronouns or Call Yourself a Girl’s Name’: Britain Moves Away from the U.S. (and Towards Sanity) on Issues Related to Transgenderism, Children, and YouthQuestioning America’s Approach to Transgender Health Care by The EconomistAttorney General Says Schools Do Not Have to Accommodate Children’s Gender Wishes by The Guardian (Nadeem Badshah)Part III (16:32 – 28:23)When a Human Baby is Rejected as a Consumer Defect: Gay Couple Sues Fertility Clinic Over the Birth of Baby Girl Same-Sex Couple Sues Fertility Clinic Over Alleged Wrong Sex Embryo Implant by NBC NewsGay Couple Sues Fertility Clinic Because Their Child is a Girl When They Wanted Boys by LGBTQ Nation (Nic Austin)Queer & Trans Interest Mag Faces Backlash for Gender Identity Self-Contradiction by Women are Human (Diana Shaw)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.