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DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
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A Big Win for the Integrity of Christian Ministry and Christian Families as West Lafayette City Council Withdraws Proposed “Conversion Therapy” Ban

WEST LAFAYETTE JOURNAL AND COURIER (MARGARET CHRISTOPHERSON)
West Lafayette Leaders Condemn Conversion Therapy, Withdraw Proposed Ban

PART 2
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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 Example

PART 3
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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 Olympics

WALL STREET JOURNAL (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)
The Burner Phone Olympics

NEW YORK TIMES (STEVEN LEE MYERS AND ALAN BLINDER)
In Beijing, the Subject on Everybody’s Mind but Not Lips

NEW YORK TIMES (ALEXANDRA STEVENSON AND STEVEN LEE MYERS)
For Olympic Sponsors, ‘China Is an Exception’

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 16:31) President Biden Says Pandemic is Over. The Left Cries NO: As President Biden Declares the End of the Pandemic, Why Isn’t His Own Administration Backing Him?Biden Says the Pandemic Is Over. But at Least 400 People Are Dying Daily. by New York Times (Sheryl Gay Stolberg)No, President Biden, the Pandemic is Not Over by Washington Post (The Editorial Board)Is the Pandemic ‘Over,’ or Not? by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)No, Mr. President, the Pandemic Isn’t Over by LA Times (Eric J. Topol)Part II (16:31 – 22:32) Watch Out for the Moral Agenda of “Public Health” — Just Look at the Influence of Anthony FauciPart III (22:32 – 25:18) New Data from the CDC Suggest Highest STI Rates in Years: But the Moral Dimension of Sex is Deliberately Excluded from DiscussionNew CDC Data: STD Rates Shot Up in 2021 by Politico (Alice Miranda Ollstein)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.