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.

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
(0:0 – 2:17):
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Clash Of Worldviews In Headlines This Week: US Supreme Court Holds Hearing Today Over Texas Heartbeat Law — The Court Is Set for a Big Ruling

PART 2
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Issues This Week: Gubernatorial Elections in Virginia and New Jersey; Will Minnesota Defund the Police? So Much at Stake in Tuesday’s Off-Year Elections

PART 3
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International Issues This Week: Government Leaders Meet For Climate Summit And G20 Countries Commit To Corporate Tax Policy — Raising Big Questions (And Big Bills)

PART 4
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Issues This Week: President Joe Biden Leaves For Rome Without Clear Agreement On Huge Spending Bill or Final Vote

PART 5
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‘He Said I’m A Good Catholic’: President Biden Visits The Vatican And Reports That He Should Continue Receiving Communion — While We Receive More Moral Confusion From Pope Francis

WALL STREET JOURNAL (FRANCIS X. ROCCA AND CATHERINE LUCEY)
Biden Says Pope Told Him He Is a Good Catholic Amid Controversy Over Abortion

THE HILL (LEXI LONAS)
Biden Receives Communion In Rome

PART 6
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Halloween, The Gender Revolution, And Twix: Shaming Your Children Into Identifying With Trans Ideology, One Candy Commercial At A Time

How do we live in submission to Jesus while also submitting to godless authorities? What does it mean to honor the government or to love your neighbor during this pandemic?  Les sits down with Robert MccCurley to discuss living with Christ as King even under tyrannical oppression.Leave a voicemail: ‪(772) 324-9328‬