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DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
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The Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Comes Sunday: It Arrives This Year With Hope of a Supreme Court Reversal

WALL STREET JOURNAL (JACOB GERSHAM)
Texas Abortion Law Could Stay in Effect for Months After U.S. Appeals Court Ruling

PART 2
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‘The Power to Tax is the Power to Destroy’: Do Government Bureaucrats Get to Decide Who Is a True Minister of Your Church? Clarifying the Supreme Court’s Decision Not to Hear a Church’s Appeal

NBC NEWS (PETE WILLIAMS)
Supreme Court Justice Blasts Virginia City Over Refusing Tax Exemption for Church

THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
Trustees of the New Life in Christ Church v. City of Fredericksburg, Virginia

NEW LIFE IN CHRIST CHURCH (SEAN WHITENACK)
Update on Supreme Court Appeal: Supreme Disappointment and Sovereign Trust

PART 3
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How Can God Know Evil and Not Sin? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART 4
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How Does the Proposed Conversion Therapy Ban in Indiana Relate to the Equality Act? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART 5
(15:49 – 19:50):
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How Do You Define Conservatism? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART 6
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What Checks on Executive Power Belong to the People? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART 7
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What Should Be the Position of Christians When It Comes to Supporting More Pro-Family Policies from the Government? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 12:30) Too Christian to Teach in Arizona?: Public School District Ends Relationship with Arizona Christian University For Christian Convictions on Marriage, Gender and SexualitySchool board targets Christian student teachers to protect LGBTQ students by Arizona Republic (Laurie Roberts)Part II (12:30 – 21:05) Walgreens Sets Off Bomb in the Abortion Culture War: Company Outrages Pro-Abortion Politicians for Recognizing Legal Reality in Pro-Life StatesWalgreens Faces Blowback for Not Offering Abortion Pill in 21 States by New York Times (Pam Belluck and Julie Creswell)Walgreens is despicable for bowing to pressure not to sell abortion pills in some states by LA Times (The Editorial Board)Part III (21:05 – 25:30) The Rule of Law Requires Far More Than Words: There Is No Real Rule of Law in China—Just the Power of the Communist PartyAs the Rule of Law Disappears, So Do Chinese Dissidents by Wall Street Journal (Chen Guangcheng)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.