This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 08:28) Natural Disaster of Catastrophic Proportions: Hurricane Ian Hits FloridaPart II (08:28 – 18:31) A Bloodthirsty (And Strange) Form of Works Righteousness: Patriarch Kirill Argues Russian Soldiers’ Death on the Ukrainian Battlefield Washes Away Their SinsPart III (18:31 – 24:15) ‘Lord, in My Luggage I Have Scripture That I Want to Take to Your Children Across This Border’: Brother Andrew, ‘God’s Smuggler,’ Dies at 94Died: Brother Andrew, Who Smuggled Bibles into Communist Countries by Christianity Today (Daniel Silliman)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.

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 09:37) ula is Back: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Elected Again as Brazil’s Next President —Revealing Major Issues Between Populism on the Right and Left Part II (09:37 – 23:28) Violence within a Political Context: Paul Pelosi Attacked in San Francisco — Does This Mark a New Era of Violence Against Political Leaders in the U.S.?Suspect in Assault at Pelosi Home had Posted about QAnon by Associated Press (Michael Biesecker and Bernard Condon)How to Respond to the Horrifying Pelosi Attack by Washington Post (The Editorial Board)The Assault on Paul Pelosi by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)Part III (23:28 – 26:41) ‘Remember People, Guns and Diet Mountain Dew Don’t Mix’: Woman Objects to Her Father’s Favorite Diet Soda with a Revolver“Don’t Dew This!” NC Police Cite Woman Who Didn’t Want Dad Drinking Mountain Dew by Charlotte Observer (Joe Marusak)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.

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
(0:0 – 7:45):
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Obama Says the Ship Has Sailed: This Is How Moral Revolutionaries Talk—And Threaten

THE HILL
Barack Obama Stumps For Terry McAuliffe In Virginia Ahead Of Nov. Election

REV
Barack Obama Speech for Virginia Gov. Candidate Terry McAuliffe Transcript

PART 2
(7:46 – 14:3):
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Huge Test For The Future As Campus Pride Releases The ‘Worst List’ Of Schools For LGBTQ Students: What Does it Mean?

NBC NEWS (JO YURCABA)
'Worst List' Names 180 Colleges That Are 'Unsafe' for LGBTQ Students

PART 3
(14:4 – 17:55):
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Writer Claims to Present ‘A Conservative Faith Argument For LGBTQ Rights’ — But Where Is The Conservatism? Where Is the Christian Faith?

THE HILL (CARLOS CURBELO)
A Conservative's Faith Argument For Supporting LGBTQ Rights

PART 4
(17:56 – 24:22):
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Study Claims Younger Generation Out Of Touch with Church Over Gender And Sexuality — But Where Is The True Disconnect?

WALL STREET JOURNAL (CLARE ANSBERRY)
Young People Say Disconnect Keeps Them From Church