DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
(0:0 – 8:28):
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New Bipartisan Alarm Over Facebook and its Dangers — Secrets Revealed and Investigations Gain Momentum

WALL STREET JOURNAL (JEFF HORWITZ)
Facebook Says Its Rules Apply to All. Company Documents Reveal a Secret Elite That’s Exempt.

THE ATLANTIC (ADRIENNE LAFRANCE)
The Largest Autocracy on Earth

PART 2
(8:29 – 15:7):
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The Most Serious Danger of Facebook: Instagram’s Negative Effects On Teenage and Young Adult Mental Health — Facebook Knows the Extent of the Problem, But Can’t Do Without Your Kids

WALL STREET JOURNAL (GEORGIA WELLS, JEFF HORWITZ AND DEEPA SEETHARAMAN)
Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Teen Girls, Company Documents Show

PART 3
(15:8 – 19:25):
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So, What Is the Christian Responsibility — But Human Dignity Is At Stake Of The Social Media Crisis

WALL STREET JOURNAL (JUSTIN SCHECK, NEWLEY PURNELL AND JEFF HORWITZ)
Facebook Employees Flag Drug Cartels and Human Traffickers. The Company’s Response Is Weak, Documents Show.

WALL STREET JOURNAL (KEACH HAGEY AND JEFF HORWITZ)
Facebook Tried to Make Its Platform a Healthier Place. It Got Angrier Instead.

WASHINGTON POST (JENNIFER RUBIN)
It’s Time to Stand Up to Facebook

PART 4
(19:26 – 24:26):
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Technology Will Demand Our Soul — A Technological Crisis Is a Theological Crisis

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 13:19) No Genuine Conservative Can Support This: The U.S. Senate to Vote on So-Called ‘Respect for Marriage’ Act to Codify Same-Sex Marriage as Law of the LandSenate Moves Ahead With Vote on Gay-Marriage Bill by Wall Street Journal (Katy Stech Ferek)Part II (13:19 – 21:57) A Direct Assault on Religious Liberty: The So-Called ‘Respect for Marriage’ Act — We Need to Take Names on Who Is Behind Republican Moral RelativismPart III (21:57 – 25:40) Be Fruitful and Multiply…Or Else: World Population Reaches 8 Billion People — Is It a Good Thing or a Cause for Concern?World Population Reaching 8 Billion: What This Means for the Family of Humanity by USA Today (António Guterres)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 – 13:50) Christians Did Not Start the Culture Wars, But We Cannot Evade Them: The Imperative of Christian Engagement for the Good of SocietyThe God I Know Is Not a Culture Warrior by New York Times (Tish Harrison Warren)Part II (13:50 – 19:20) Yes, Christians Should Be on the School Board: Why Christians Cannot Abandon Responsibility for the Larger SocietyDon’t Run for the School Board by Christianity Today (Bonnie Kristian)Part III (19:20 – 24:10) The Secular Shock: Christian Schools, There is a Price to Be PaidFlorida Christian School Says It Will Refer to Students Only by ‘Biological Gender,’ Asks Gay and Transgender Students to Leave by NBC News (Antonio Planas)Kindergartner in Louisiana Allegedly Forced Out of School Because Her Parents are a Same-Sex Couple by NBC News (Antonio Planas)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.