This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 15:51)Rebuilding Challenges and Costs, Opportunism and Moral Corruption, Big Government and Bi-Partisan Political Cooperation: The Paradoxical (And Urgently Important) Aftermath of Hurricane IanPart II (15:51 – 20:22)Why Don’t Humans Evacuate When They are Warned of a Natural Disaster?: Human Nature, ‘Anchoring,’ and Our False Sense of Security in a Fallen WorldHow Hurricane Ian Caught So Many Off Guard by Axios (Andrew Freedman)Part III (20:22 – 24:37)A Russian Czar with Nuclear Weapons Backed into a Corner: Vladimir Putin in Vulnerable State as War in Ukraine Slips Through His FingersPart IV (24:37 – 28:33)125 People Killed During Indonesian Soccer Match: Why Do Sporting Events Spark Such Violent Riots? — The Answer Can Never Be Merely AnthropologicalSign 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.

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 12:56)The Power of the Administrative State Faces a Reckoning at the Supreme Court? SCOTUS Hears Case That Could Overturn Precedent of “Chevron Deference”Part II (12:56 – 18:02)Why Did Some Conservatives Support Administrative Deference? The Complicated History of This Major IssueChevron Deference Was Fun While It Lasted by Wall Street Journal (Eugene Scalia)Part III (18:02 – 26:05)The 50th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act: Evaluating the Divided Legacy of This Controversial Legislation50 years ago, Democrats and Republicans agreed to protect endangered species by Florida Today (Jim Waymer)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.

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
(0:0 – 10:24):
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Court Rules Against Catholic School’s Firing of a Gay Teacher — Warning Every Religious Institution of the Inevitable Clash of the Sexual Revolution and Religious Liberty

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Court Rules Catholic School Wrongfully Fired Gay Substitute

PART 2
(10:25 – 14:12):
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The Culture of Death Scores Another Victory: Mexican Supreme Court Decriminalizes Abortion

WASHINGTON POST (MARY BETH SHERIDAN AND ALEJANDRA IBARRA CHAOUL)
Mexico Decriminalizes Abortion, A Dramatic Step in World’s Second-Biggest Catholic Country

PART 3
(14:13 – 17:56):
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Gender Neutrality by Government Decree—Legislature of California Seeks to Push Itself Into Every Aspect of Life, Including the Toy Aisle

THE HILL (NATALIE PRIEB)
California Lawmakers Pass Bill Requiring Gender Neutral Sections in Department Stores

PART 4
(17:57 – 22:53):
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Irony in the Academy? Study About Dishonesty Turns Out to Be Dishonest

CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION (TOM BARTLETT)
A Dishonest Study on Dishonesty Puts a Prominent Researcher on the Hot Seat

PART 5
(22:54 – 24:46):
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Epimenides Paradox: Can You Trust a Liar Who Says He Is Lying?