This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 09:26) Decades of Fatwa and Last Week’s Attack on Author Salman Rushdie: Theology, Honor Religion, and the HeadlinesPart II (09:26 – 16:25) ‘Intellectual Improvement Should Lead to Moral Improvement’: The Significance of the The Chautauqua Institution and Its MovementPart III (16:25 – 22:45) Where Has News Reporting Gone?: Study Shows CNN and MSNBC Make Big Move Left Since 2016Study: CNN, MSNBC Took Sharp Left Turns During Trump’s Presidency by Washington Post (Erik Wemple)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 – 3:38):
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Elections Have Consequences: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmed as Next Justice of the United States Supreme Court

PART 2
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Should Student Loans Be Forgiven? Would That Really Be the Just Thing to Do? A Closer Look at the Argument

PART 3
(12:29 – 14:4):
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Are You Arguing That God Misleads Us by Making the Earth Look Old When It is Actually Young? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART 4
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Did God Create Time? Does God Exist Outside of Time? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART 5
(16:54 – 19:36):
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Why Do You Think Creationism is Necessary for Christianity and the Gospel of Jesus Christ? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART 6
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Should Christians Advocate for the Overturning of Obergefell v Hodges? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART 7
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What Do You Think of the Conservative Silence Over the Hiring of Caitlyn Jenner as a Contributor for Fox News? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART 8
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Is There a Difference Between Mercy and Grace? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
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‘Each Year the Child is Coming to Belong More to the State and Less to the Parent’: The Issue of Parental Rights in Schools Is Not New, But it Is Urgent

THE NEW YORKER (JILL LEPORE)
Why the School Wars Still Rage

PART 2
(9:45 – 13:36):
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Proof of the Burden and Priority of Parenthood: Parents Willing to Change Voting Positions Based on Impact of Democratic Handling of Covid-19 Pandemic

WALL STREET JOURNAL (MICHAEL C. BENDER)
School Reopening Mess Drives Frustrated Parents Toward GOP

PART 3
(13:37 – 17:5):
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Vladimir Putin—and Russia With Him—Has Entered Unprecedented Territory in Modern History as a Superpower Now Clearly a War Criminal

NEW YORK TIMES (THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN)
How Do We Deal With a Superpower Led by a War Criminal?

PART 4
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Is a Petty Theft Really Just Petty?: Not for a Sane Society Committed to Moral Order

WALL STREET JOURNAL (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)
America’s Shoplifting Epidemic

PART 5
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Biden Administration Minimum Global Corporate Tax Policy Ends Before It Begins: Why?

WALL STREET JOURNAL (PAUL HANNON)
Already Stalled In U.S., Global Minimum Tax Hits European Roadblock