This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 18:11)The Numbers Are Staggering: The Tidal Wave of Homeschooling Surges Throughout the U.S.Home schooling’s rise from fringe to fastest-growing form of education by Washington Post (Peter Jamison, Laura Meckler, Prayag Gordy, Clara Ence Morse, and Chris Alcantara)Part II (18:11 – 21:35)Progressive Educational Ideologies and Big Government: The Enemies of Homeschooling ParentsPart III (21:35 – 25:58)A Regressive, Isolating Ban? Students in Florida Irate (and Lonely?) After School District Bans Cell PhonesThis Florida School District Banned Cellphones. Here’s What Happened. by New York Times (Natasha Singer)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
PART 1
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An Atheist Is Now Harvard’s Head Chaplain: Harvard University as a Parable of Theological Collapse and the Secularization of the Academy

NEW YORK TIMES (EMMA GOLDBERG)
The New Chief Chaplain at Harvard? An Atheist.

NEW YORK POST (HANNAH FRISHBERG)
Harvard’s New Chaplain is An atheist — And ‘Good Without God’

BOSTON GLOBE (ANDREW BRINKER)
Harvard’s New Head Chaplain is An Atheist, Unanimously Elected By His Peers

THE GUARDIAN (MAYA YANG)
Harvard University’s New Chief Chaplain is … An Atheist

PART 2
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The Incredible Reach of Popular Culture: ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Will Air First Same-Sex Dance Pair — And Expects You to Join the Celebration

USA TODAY (BRYAN ALEXANDER)
JoJo Siwa to Compete on 'Dancing With the Stars' With Same-Sex Partner: 'We're Going to Make History'

PART 3
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What Does ‘Impossible Meat’ CEO Teach Us About Worldview? Collapse of Distinction between Human Creature and the Animals Leads to Inevitable Moral Confusion

NEW YORK TIMES (DAVID GELLES)
The ‘Hedonistic Altruism’ of Plant-Based Meat

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