This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
PART I (4:33 – 4:33)
A Doomsday Plane and Ominous Message?: Vladimir Putin Set to Deliver Speech on 77th Anniversary of the Defeat of Nazi Germany

PART II (13:22 – 13:22)
Not So Fast, Let’s Look at the Data: Evaluating Jen Psaki’s Statement that ‘63% Support Roe’ According to Fox News Poll

Fox News Poll: Just Over Half Favor Banning Abortions After 15 Weeks by Fox News (Victoria Balara)

PART III (20:24 – 20:24)
Biden Administration Continues Commitment to Sexual Revolution as It Celebrates First Openly LGBTQ Person to Serve as Whitehouse Press Secretary

Column: Representation Matters. Biden’s New LGBTQ Press Secretary has a Big Job Ahead by LA Times (LZ Granderson)

PART IV (25:58 – 25:58)
Liberal Hermeneutics, Liberal Theology, and Liberal Politics: Your Reading of Scripture Eventually Dictates Your Political Views

Rabbi Reveals Why Abortion Access Is Important—and Supported by Scripture by Newsweek (Matt Keely)

Some Religions Support Abortion Rights. Their Leaders are Speaking Up. by NBC News (Julianne McShane)

The Right to Choose is a Jewish Value: the Battle for Choice, Autonomy and Progress in America by Temple Beth-El (Rabbi Mara Nathan)

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DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
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A Milestone in the Battle for Life: Supreme Court Allows Texas Abortion Law to Go Into Effect

CNN (KATE SULLIVAN)
Biden Blasts Texas' 6-Week Abortion Ban as 'Extreme' and Violation of a Constitutional Right

PART 2
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Elections Have Consequences — and the Supreme Court is One of Those Consequences

PART 3
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China Says “America Myth Down.” President Biden Says “Incredibly Successful.” Continued Humiliation After Afghanistan Evacuation

WALL STREET JOURNAL (YAROSLAV TROFIMOV AND JEREMY PAGE)
In Leaving Afghanistan, U.S. Reshuffles Global Power Relations

PART 4
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Actor Ed Asner, a Paragon of Liberalism in Hollywood, Dies at 91

NEW YORK TIMES (ANITA GATES)
Ed Asner, Emmy-Winning Star of ‘Lou Grant’ and ‘Up,’ Dies at 91

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
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The Moral Revelations of War: Truth, Facts, and Reality Become Increasingly Evident — And Hard to Deny

PART 2
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It’s Like the Soviet Union Ended and the Mafia Took Control: The Moral Dimensions of the Russian ‘Oligarchs’

PART 3
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Is There Anything For Which We Would Die? Christian Realism and the Defense of Things Worth Dying For

WALL STREET JOURNAL (MATTHEW HENNESSEY)
Most Democrats Say They’d Flee, Not Fight, a Ukraine-Style Invasion

PART 4
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A Life Devoted to the Cause for Life: Pediatrician Donald Pinkel, Who Revolutionized the Treatment of Childhood Leukemia

NEW YORK TIMES (CLAY RISEN)
Donald Pinkel, Who Developed a Cure for Childhood Leukemia, Dies at 95