This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 11:51)Putin ‘Elected’ President and Inaugurated in Imperial Glory: He Harkens Back to Imperial Past with a Wink and a Nod to Past Dictators as He Wins 5th TermPart II (11:51 – 16:36)Russia is Running Out of Money and Soldiers: The Reality of Today’s Russia as Putin Looks to Raise Taxes and Recruit Women for WarFamily Values or Fighting Valor? Russia Grapples With Women’s Wartime Role. by The New York Times (Anatoly Kurmanaev and Ekaterina Bodyagina)Part III (16:36 – 19:30)France Warms Up to China? Xi Jinping Makes Historic Trip to France as He Attempts to Reshape World SceneXi Visits Europe, Seeking Strategic Opportunity by The New York Times (Roger Cohen and Chris Buckley)Part IV (19:30 – 25:37)From Boy Scouts to Scouting America: How Scandals, the LGBTQ Revolution, and Deprioritization of Male Friendship Paved the Way to the Breakdown of the Boy ScoutsBoy Scouts rebrands as Scouting America, dropping gendered name by The Washington Post (Kim Bellware)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.

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 09:22)1 Out of 8 Americans Have Been Given Prescriptions for Antidepressants — Are We Really at the Point Where the Modern Age Just Equals Depression?Antidepressants Don’t Work the Way Many People Think by New York Times (Dana G. Smith)Part II (09:22 – 13:15)‘Puppies on Prozac and Cats on CBD’ : Evidently Our Pets Are Now as Anxious as We ArePuppies on Prozac: How to Handle Your Pet’s Anxiety by New York Times (Melinda Wenner Moyer)Part III (13:15 – 16:07)Why Is It Okay to Euthanize Our Sickly Pet But Never Right to Euthanize People? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Young Listener of The BriefingPart IV (16:07 – 18:21)If the Fall Had Not Happened, How Could the Earth Have Provided for Population That Would Grow Exponentially And Never Die? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart V (18:21 – 20:49)Why Did Georgia’s Senate Election Go to a Run-Off When the Republican Governor Won So Decisively? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart VI (20:49 – 24:02)Why Is It So Hard to Share the Gospel? Does Loving People Mean That We Respect Their Choices Even When Bad? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 14-Year-Old Listener of The BriefingPart VII (24:02 – 25:46)Why Did God Refer to Himself as ‘We’ in the Old Testament? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingSign 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.