This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 13:01)Senate Soon to Vote on ‘Respect for Marriage Act’ — A Twisted Label that Might Shock Even Orwell Senate to Vote on Same-Sex Marriage in Coming Weeks by Associated Press (Mary Clare Jalonick)Part II (13:01 – 18:29)A Direct Assault on Religious Liberty: The Respect for Marriage Act — It’s Time to Take Names and Recognize Which Senate Republicans Suddenly Support Same-Sex MarriageThe Senate Must Stand Together on Marriage Equality by Washington Post (Tammy Baldwin and Susan Collins)Part III (18:29 – 24:20)‘When Did Religious Belief Become an Excuse to Discriminate?’: ACLU Officer Argues for the Undermining of Religious Liberty in the Name of ‘Equality’When Did Religious Belief Become an Excuse to Discriminate? by Washington Post (Louise Melling)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 – 12:56)The Power of the Administrative State Faces a Reckoning at the Supreme Court? SCOTUS Hears Case That Could Overturn Precedent of “Chevron Deference”Part II (12:56 – 18:02)Why Did Some Conservatives Support Administrative Deference? The Complicated History of This Major IssueChevron Deference Was Fun While It Lasted by Wall Street Journal (Eugene Scalia)Part III (18:02 – 26:05)The 50th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act: Evaluating the Divided Legacy of This Controversial Legislation50 years ago, Democrats and Republicans agreed to protect endangered species by Florida Today (Jim Waymer)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
(0:0 – 9:28):
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Violence Lurks in the Human Heart: Sifting through the Moral Complexities of the Horrifying School Shooting in Oxford, Michigan

NEW YORK TIMES (DANA GOLDSTEIN, STEPHANIE SAUL AND SOPHIE KASAKOVE)
In the Michigan Shooting, What Is the School’s Responsibility?

PART 2
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‘These Kids Know They’re Untouchable’: The Loss of Discipline in Schools and Its Effects on Society as a Whole

WDRB (KEVIN WHEATLEY AND VALERIE CHINN)
More than 400 Fights Reported at JCPS in Opening Weeks of 2021-22 School Year WDRB

WDRB (VALERIE CHINN)
Thousands of Fights in JCPS Schools Leave Some 'Disheartened' Despite 40% Drop from 2019

PART 3
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CNN Fires Chris Cuomo — Evaluating the Worldview Issues Surrounding CNN’s Loss of Primetime News Anchor

CNN (BRIAN STELTER)
CNN Fires Chris Cuomo

PART 4
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Cute Animals Videos Online Receive Millions of Views: There Might Be a Good Reason for Millions of Humans to Watch a Grinning Seal

NEW YORK TIMES (DAVEY ALBA)
Those Cute Cats Online? They Help Spread Misinformation.