This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 17:15) Are Morals Just Values? Does Moral Truth Change by Consensus? Confronting the Political and Moral Challenge of CommunitarianismGOP’s Presidential Candidate Must Find America’s Moral Center by Wall Street Journal (William A. Galston)Part II (17:15 – 24:01) Let’s Test the Theory of the Middle Ground: Case Study Number One, Bud LightHow Bud Light Blew It by Wall Street Journal (Jennifer Maloney)Bud Light maker stripped of LGBTQ+ rating for caving to Dylan Mulvaney backlash by USA Today (Jessica Guynn)Part III (24:01 – 28:55) Let’s Test the Theory of the Middle Ground: Case Study Number Two, The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence in Dodger StadiumDodgers Reverse Course and Reinvite Group to Pride Night by New York Times (Benjamin Hoffman)Dodgers apologize and invite Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to Pride Night by LA Times (Steve Henson and Sonja Sharp)The Dodgers faltered by disinviting the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence but came to their senses by LA Times (LZ Granderson)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.

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 07:53)China, Covid, the Winter Olympics, and the Surveillance State — Totalitarianism Tightens its GripLiving by the Code: In China, Covid-Era Controls May Outlast the Virus by New York Times (Chris Buckley, Vivian Wang and Keith Bradsher)China’s Finely Crafted Web of Digital Surveillance for the Beijing Olympics has been Years in the Making by Washington Post (Christian Shepherd)Part II (07:53 – 20:58)The Ratchet Effect and a Warning: When Government Claims New Powers, It Almost Never Gives Them BackCovid Restrictions and Other Overreach Bring America Toward a Libertarian Moment by Wall Street Journal (Gerard Baker)Part III (20:58 – 24:04)The Bureaucracy Always Wins: How Covid Has Served as an Catalyst For Growth in Government Size and SpendingSign 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.