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 – 12:20) Guilty of ‘Targeting’?: The Cultural Rhetoric Surrounding Those Resisting the Sexual Revolution and LGBTQ IdeologyWhen Parents Hear That Their Child ‘Is Not Normal and Should Not Exist’ by New York Times (Megan K. Stack)Part II (12:20 – 19:00) Drag Queens Halted in Tennessee? Red State America and Bans on “Male and Female Impersonators”Rural Tennessee county jumps into drag show debate with new park rules by The Tennessean (Angele Latham)Part III (19:00 – 28:24) Restrict or Prohibit Vice? Merely Encourage Virtues?: A Debate That Reveals the Moral Confusion of Our TimesAmerica Has Gone Too Far in Legalizing Vice by The Atlantic (Matthew Loftus)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.

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
(0:0 – 7:45):
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Obama Says the Ship Has Sailed: This Is How Moral Revolutionaries Talk—And Threaten

THE HILL
Barack Obama Stumps For Terry McAuliffe In Virginia Ahead Of Nov. Election

REV
Barack Obama Speech for Virginia Gov. Candidate Terry McAuliffe Transcript

PART 2
(7:46 – 14:3):
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Huge Test For The Future As Campus Pride Releases The ‘Worst List’ Of Schools For LGBTQ Students: What Does it Mean?

NBC NEWS (JO YURCABA)
'Worst List' Names 180 Colleges That Are 'Unsafe' for LGBTQ Students

PART 3
(14:4 – 17:55):
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Writer Claims to Present ‘A Conservative Faith Argument For LGBTQ Rights’ — But Where Is The Conservatism? Where Is the Christian Faith?

THE HILL (CARLOS CURBELO)
A Conservative's Faith Argument For Supporting LGBTQ Rights

PART 4
(17:56 – 24:22):
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Study Claims Younger Generation Out Of Touch with Church Over Gender And Sexuality — But Where Is The True Disconnect?

WALL STREET JOURNAL (CLARE ANSBERRY)
Young People Say Disconnect Keeps Them From Church