This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 10:56)A Big Win for the Integrity of Christian Ministry and Christian Families as West Lafayette City Council Withdraws Proposed “Conversion Therapy” BanWest Lafayette Leaders Condemn Conversion Therapy, Withdraw Proposed Ban by West Lafayette Journal and Courier (Margaret Christopherson)Part II (10:56 – 16:12)A Difference Can Still Be Made in the Public Square: How Faith Life Church Alerted Us About Ordinance 31-21 in Indiana — And What Christians Should Learn From the ExamplePart III (16:12 – 23:39)The Allure of Spectacle and the Solidarity of Autocrats: Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin Send Message to West in Opening Ceremony of the 2022 Beijing OlympicsThe Burner Phone Olympics by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)In Beijing, the Subject on Everybody’s Mind but Not Lips by New York Times (Steven Lee Myers and Alan Blinder)For Olympic Sponsors, ‘China Is an Exception’ by New York Times (Alexandra Stevenson and Steven Lee Myers)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.

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PART 1
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ACLU Changes Ruth Bader Ginsberg Quote To Include Gender-Neutral Language — Less Than One Year After Her Death, Is RBG Already ‘On the Wrong Side of History?’

NEW YORK TIMES (MICHELLE GOLDBERG)
The A.C.L.U. Errs on R.B.G.

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‘It Was Not A Mistake Without A Thought’: Even As ACLU Apologizes, The Left Rethinks Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Second Wave Feminism in Light of LGBTQ Issues

NEW YORK TIMES (MICHAEL POWELL)
A.C.L.U. Apologizes for Tweet That Altered Quote by Justice Ginsburg

PART 3
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Getting Rid of ‘Balanced’ News Coverage: GLAAD Calls for Silencing Voices That Counter LGBTQ Movement

USA TODAY (SAMMY GIBBONS, PETRUCE JEAN-CHARLES, AND CLAIRE THORNTON)
'At the Whim of Misinformation': New Report Calls Out Southern Media Coverage of LGBTQ Issues

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 09:30)Vice President Harris’s Calculated Evasion on Where to Draw the Line on Abortion: CBS Asked the Question, But Democrats Must Be Pressed for an Honest Answer’Ridiculous’: Kamala Harris rejects claim Democrats want abortion rights until birth by USA Today (Marina Pitofsky)Part II (09:30 – 14:46)A Major Shift on the World Stage: Mexico’s Supreme Court Decriminalizes AbortionPart III (14:46 – 21:56)The Abortion War Rages in Kentucky: Race for Governor’s Mansion Runs Through Abortion IssuePart IV (21:56 – 27:08)Paper is Better: Research in Sweden Reveals Children Learn Better When Reading Print Copies of Books Rather Than Using Other Digital FormatsSweden says back-to-basics schooling works on paper by The GuardianSign 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.