This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 19:19) Affirmative Action, Christian Conscience and Same-Sex Weddings, Andy Warhol’s Estate, and More: SCOTUS Returns to Term with Major (And Interesting) Issues on the DocketHere are the Major Cases Before the Supreme Court This Fall by LA Times (David G. Savage)Part II (19:19 – 21:35) Historic Moment as Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Joins SCOTUS for Her First Full Term — What Dynamics Will She Add to the Court and the Important Cases Before It?Part III (21:34 – 29:36) Fat is Back — Fat Bear Week, That Is: Watch and Vote for Your Favorite Fattest Bear, to the Glory of GodFat Bear Week 2022 by National Park ServiceSign 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.

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
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Lessons In The Symbiotic Relationship Of Press and Political Elite — Lesson One: Katie Couric Apologizes For Protecting Ruth Bader Ginsberg Over 2016 Interview

WASHINGTON POST (ERIK WEMPLE)
Katie Couric Admits She Was Wrong to ‘Protect’ Ruth Bader Ginsburg

PART 2
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The Symbiotic Relationship Of Press and Political Elite — Lesson Two: The Book Business and Big Media

PART 3
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The Symbiotic Relationship Of Press and Political Elite — Lesson Three: Press Positively Covers Fashion Shift As Politics

NEW YORK TIMES (VANESSA FRIEDMAN)
Kyrsten Sinema’s Style Keeps Us Guessing

PART 4
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‘Gender Agnosticism’ On The Runway As Fashion Synthesizes With The Moral Revolution

NEW YORK TIMES (VANESSA FRIEDMAN AND GUY TREBAY)
The End of Gender

PART 5
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Why Are Cities More Liberal than Rural Areas? — Dr. Mohler RespondsTo Letters From Listeners Of The Briefing

PART 6
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Can The Supreme Court Overturn Texas Heartbeat Law But Still Overturn Roe v. Wade? — Dr. Mohler Responds To Letters From Listeners Of The Briefing

PART 7
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How Should Young Women Pursue Education and Careers Without Succumbing To The Cultural Imperative Of ‘Career First, Babies Second’? — 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 – 09:00) Welcomed Back into the Arms of Vladimir Putin: The Merchant of Death Returns to Russia in Brittany Griner ExchangeViktor Bout’s Release Is Hailed in Russia as a Kremlin Victory by New York Times (Richard Pérez-Peña)Part II (09:00 – 16:11) A New Morality of Hostage Takers: Why the U.S. (And Other Democratic Nations) Will Get the Short End of the Stick in Government International Hostage SituationsU.S. Reluctantly Embraces New Era of Hostage Diplomacy by Wall Street Journal (Aruna Viswanatha and James T. Areddy)Part III (16:11 – 18:48) ‘A Role Model and Inspiration to LGBTQI+ Americans’: The Political Pressure on the Biden Administration That Led to the Swap for Brittany GrinerBrittney Griner Swap Puts Spotlight on Americans in Russia by New York Times (Valerie Hopkins, Anatoly Kurmanaev and Jonathan Abrams)Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, December 8, 2022 by The White HousePart IV (18:48 – 28:55) There’s a New “Independent” in the Senate? Kyrsten Sinema Changes Political Affiliation — But This Is an Unfolding Story, With Interesting WrinklesKyrsten Sinema Switches to Independent, Complicates Democratic Control of Senate by Wall Street Journal (Eliza Collins and Lindsay Wise)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.