This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 07:54)Public Schools vs Parental Rights: Educators Assume Right to Affirm a Child’s Trans Identity and Hide it From ParentsIs Defying Parents the Only Ethical Alternative? by The Atlantic (Conor Friedersdorf)January 12, 2023 by The Briefing (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)Part II (07:54 – 19:03)Whose Morality? Whose Authority? Educators Claim Moral Imperative to Undermine Parents on Gender Issues When Students Change Gender Identity, and Parents Don’t Know by New York Times (Katie J.M. Baker)Part III (19:03 – 24:31)Sign of the Times? Digital Platforms to Ban Gender-based Advertising for TeenagersFacebook, Instagram Ban Ads Targeted at Teens Based on Gender by Wall Street Journal (Joseph De Avila)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 – 03:21)One of the 20th Century’s Most Influential Lives in World Politics Comes to An End: Mikhail Gorbachev Dies at 91 — And We Await Russia’s ResponsePart II (03:21 – 15:27)EuroPride Festival Brought to Screeching Halt in Serbia — Where You Find Historic, Orthodox Christianity, You Find a Society That Knows God’s Intention for Gender, Sexuality, and FamilyPart III (15:27 – 20:42)What Happens When Identity Politics Turns on the Sexual Revolution? Harry Styles Gets Accused of ‘Queerbaiting’Harry Styles Accused of ‘Queerbaiting.’ What is That – and Why Does It Matter? by USA Today (David Oliver)Part IV (20:42 – 23:25)‘We’re a Part of the Abortion Movement Too’: Trans Men Meet Ontological Obstacles as They Demand Recognition from Abortion Movement ‘We’re a Part of This Movement, Too.’ Transgender and Nonbinary People Say They Feel Excluded from the Abortion Fight by CNN (Jacquelyne Germain)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 – 15:40)George Orwell’s Fiction Becomes Fact: The Biden Administration’s Ministry of TruthPart II (15:40 – 20:11)New York Times Columnist Argues ‘Parents Should Not Shield Children from Dangerous Ideas’ — Do Our Children Have More Moral Sense Than Parents?Your Kids Can Handle Dangerous Ideas by New York Times (Matt Gross)Part III (20:11 – 25:35)Cultural Elites Want Continued Control of the Public School: Parents Are the Main Threat Parents Aren’t the Only Ones With Rights by New York Times (Frank Bruni)Your God and My Dignity by New York Times (Frank Bruni)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.