This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 08:16)The Closer You Get to the Coast, Cities, or Campuses, the Closer You Get to the Moral Revolution — More EvidencePart II (08:16 – 17:54)Disney’s “Not At All Secret Gay Agenda” Becomes Clear — Real Agenda Revealed in “All Hands” Employee MeetingOf Course Disney Wants to Indoctrinate Your Children by Washington Examiner (Kaylee McGhee White)Part III (17:54 – 21:13)‘I Don’t Want to Hide My Personal Life From My (Kindergarten) Students’: The Response of an LGBT Teacher Reveals Why Florida Needed the Parental Education LawFlorida Teacher: ‘I Don’t Want to have to Hide’ My Personal Life from my Students by The Hill (Brooke Migdon)Part IV (21:13 – 24:21)CNN Now Places ‘Parental Rights’ in Scare Quotes Instead of ‘Gay Rights’ — Rights Talk Reveals True Clash Between Parents and Schools Focus on ‘Parental Rights’ Chips Away at Gay Rights by CNN (Zachary B. Wolf)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
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An Important Affirmation of Religious Liberty: SCOTUS Rules Condemned Criminals on Death Row Have Right to Clergy in Final Moments

SCOTUS
Ramirez v. Collier Executive Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice

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‘The Billionaire Tax’: It Might Start with the Few, but It Will Not Be Long to Until It Reaches the Many

WALL STREET JOURNAL (RICHARD RUBIN AND ANDREW DUEHREN)
Biden to Propose New Minimum Tax on Wealthiest Americans

NEW YORK TIMES (PETER COY)
Here’s the Neat Trick of Biden’s Billionaire Tax

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Seismic Moral Change Hidden in a Legal Filing: Citigroup Reveals That It Will Cover Travel Benefits to Employees to Receive an Abortion

USA TODAY (ELISABETH BUCHWALD)
What Citi's Abortion Policy Means for Companies as Supreme Court Considers Tighter Restrictions

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San Francisco’s Virtue Signaling Backfires as It Is Runs Out of States With Which It Can Conduct Business

WASHINGTON EXAMINER (ANDREW KERR)
San Francisco's Boycott of 28 States Backfires

WASHINGTON EXAMINER (CONN CARROLL)
San Francisco is Probably Boycotting You

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 07:56)An Important Affirmation of Religious Liberty: SCOTUS Rules Condemned Criminals on Death Row Have Right to Clergy in Final MomentsRamirez v. Collier Executive Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice by SCOTUSPart II (07:56 – 17:19)‘The Billionaire Tax’: It Might Start with the Few, but It Will Not Be Long to Until It Reaches the ManyBiden to Propose New Minimum Tax on Wealthiest Americans by Wall Street Journal (Richard Rubin and Andrew Duehren)Here’s the Neat Trick of Biden’s Billionaire Tax by New York Times (Peter Coy)Part III (17:19 – 20:28)Seismic Moral Change Hidden in a Legal Filing: Citigroup Reveals That It Will Cover Travel Benefits to Employees to Receive an AbortionWhat Citi’s Abortion Policy Means for Companies as Supreme Court Considers Tighter Restrictions by USA Today (Elisabeth Buchwald)Part IV (20:28 – 24:30)San Francisco’s Virtue Signaling Backfires as It Is Runs Out of States With Which It Can Conduct BusinessSan Francisco’s Boycott of 28 States Backfires by Washington Examiner (Andrew Kerr)San Francisco is Probably Boycotting You by Washington Examiner (Conn Carroll)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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The Slap Heard ‘Round the World: Moral Confusion as Tinseltown Honors Itself

NEW YORK TIMES (NICOLE SPERLING, MATT STEVENS AND JULIA JACOBS)
Academy Condemns Will Smith for Slap at Oscars and Opens Inquiry

WASHINGTON POST (ALYSSA ROSENBERG)
Will Smith’s Oscars Slap Doesn’t Need Explaining. Just Let it be Sad.

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Hollywood’s Centralized Control Over the Culture Wanes as New Media Forms Overtake Influence of Movies

NEW YORK TIMES (ROSS DOUTHAT)
We Aren’t Just Watching the Decline of the Oscars. We’re Watching the End of the Movies.

THE GUARDIAN (CATHERINE SHOARD)
Four Years on from #MeToo, the Oscars’ Feminism has Gone Rapidly Backwards

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An Obstacle to the LGBTQ Movement’s March Through the Public Schools: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Signs ‘Parental Rights in Education’ Law

NEW YORK TIMES (PATRICIA MAZZEI)
DeSantis Signs Florida Bill That Opponents Call ‘Don’t Say Gay’

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What Makes the News Makes a Culture: Citizens Oppose School’s Placement of Female Hygiene Products in Boys Bathrooms

PATCH (DAVID GIULIANI)
Some Opposed To Tampons In LTHS Boys Bathrooms

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.

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As the World Turns Over a Weekend: Leadership of NATO Meets in Poland as Russia Appears to Change Goals of War in Ukraine

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Poland Now Center Stage: Transformation of Global Affairs Seen in New Importance of Poland to the West

NEW YORK TIMES (ANDREW HIGGINS)
Long on Europe’s Fringe, Poland Takes Center Stage as War Rages in Ukraine

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Look Who (for Now) Claims to Believe in Objective Truth: War Brings Clarity in the Never-Ending Fight for Truth

NEW YORK TIMES (STEVEN LEE MYERS AND STUART THOMPSON)
Truth Is Another Front in Putin’s War

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A Demand for Regime Change in Russia? A Presidential Gaffe Can Upend World Politics

CNN (KEVIN LIPTAK)
Biden's Off-The-Cuff Remark on Putin Sends Shock Waves on Dramatic Final Day of Trip

WALL STREET JOURNAL (SABRINA SIDDIQUI AND TARINI PARTI)
Biden’s Remark on Putin Stirs Anxiety Among Western Allies

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 03:38)As the World Turns Over a Weekend: Leadership of NATO Meets in Poland as Russia Appears to Change Goals of War in UkrainePart II (03:38 – 08:13)Poland Now Center Stage: Transformation of Global Affairs Seen in New Importance of Poland to the WestLong on Europe’s Fringe, Poland Takes Center Stage as War Rages in Ukraine by New York Times (Andrew Higgins)Part III (08:13 – 15:31)Look Who (for Now) Claims to Believe in Objective Truth: War Brings Clarity in the Never-Ending Fight for TruthTruth Is Another Front in Putin’s War by New York Times (Steven Lee Myers and Stuart Thompson)Part IV (15:31 – 22:51)A Demand for Regime Change in Russia? A Presidential Gaffe Can Upend World PoliticsBiden’s Off-The-Cuff Remark on Putin Sends Shock Waves on Dramatic Final Day of Trip by CNN (Kevin Liptak)Biden’s Remark on Putin Stirs Anxiety Among Western Allies by Wall Street Journal (Sabrina Siddiqui and Tarini Parti)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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Fido Goes Paleo? Vegan? Ashwaganda Root Dog Food? When Pet Owners Feed Their Pets As They Feed Themselves, They Reveal More Than They Think

NEW YORK TIMES (PRIYA KRISHNA)
The Diet Worked For Them. Now Their Pets Are on It.

RELIGION NEWS SERVICE (CLAIRE GIANGRAVé)
Pope Francis Called Pet Owners Selfish. An Animal Chaplain Says He Sells Love Short.

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A Life That Tells the Story of the Twentieth Century, and the Story of America — Madeleine Albright Dies at Age 84

WORLD OPINIONS (R. ALBERT MOHLER JR.)
Only in America—the astounding life of Madeleine Albright, 1937–2022

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Should I Remove My Daughter from a School That Employs A Transgender Teacher for Children in the First Grade? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Will My Mother Go to Hell for Believing Her Baptism Gets Her to Heaven? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Why Does the Apostles’ Creed Single Out Pontius Pilate? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Does Romans 2:14 Mean that Gentiles Can Obey the Law Without the Holy Spirit? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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How Does the Holy Spirit Speak? Is It Through a Microphone? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Question from a Three-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 08:34)Fido Goes Paleo? Vegan? Ashwaganda Root Dog Food? When Pet Owners Feed Their Pets As They Feed Themselves, They Reveal More Than They ThinkThe Diet Worked For Them. Now Their Pets Are on It. by New York Times (Priya Krishna)Pope Francis Called Pet Owners Selfish. An Animal Chaplain Says He Sells Love Short. by Religion News Service (Claire Giangravé)Part II (08:34 – 17:04)A Life That Tells the Story of the Twentieth Century, and the Story of America — Madeleine Albright Dies at Age 84Only in America—the astounding life of Madeleine Albright, 1937–2022 by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler Jr.)Part III (17:04 – 19:15)Should I Remove My Daughter from a School That Employs A Transgender Teacher for Children in the First Grade? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart IV (19:15 – 20:49)Will My Mother Go to Hell for Believing Her Baptism Gets Her to Heaven? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart V (20:49 – 22:07)Why Does the Apostles’ Creed Single Out Pontius Pilate? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart VI (22:07 – 23:39)Does Romans 2:14 Mean that Gentiles Can Obey the Law Without the Holy Spirit? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart VII (23:39 – 25:00)How Does the Holy Spirit Speak? Is It Through a Microphone? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Question from a Three-Year-Old Listener of 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.