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.

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 07:54)The Russian Bear is Poised for Attack: Russia Escalates Situation in Ukraine to Explosive ProportionsPart II (07:54 – 16:57)A Dark Day in Canada’s Constitutional History: Government Shuts Down Trucker Protests with Emergencies Act — And Reveals Both Constitutional Subversion and Class WarA New Class War Comes to Canada by New York Times (Ross Douthat)Part III (16:57 – 25:21)The Revolt Against Creation and the Destruction of Women’s Sports: Transgender Woman Continues to Defeat Biological Women in NCAA Swimming — as the Debate Reveals Cultural InsanityTrans Swimmer Revives an Old Debate in Elite Sports: What Defines a Woman? by New York Times (Azeen Ghorayshi)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.