This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 03:52) A Historic City Rocked by Devastating Earthquake: Marrakech Struck by 6.8 Magnitude EarthquakeMorocco earthquake kills more than 2,000 people, survivors sleep outdoors by Reuters (Ahmed Eljechtimi and Abdulhak Balhaki)Part II (03:52 – 20:50) California’s Assault on the Family: Radical New Gender Bill is an Assault on Parental RightsAssembly Bill No. 957 by California Legislative InformationControversial Transgender Youth Bill by National Review (Ari Blaff)District Can’t Notify Parents if their Child Identifies as Transgender by New York Times (Anna Betts)Part III (20:50 – 27:15) Prison Break: What Recent Breakdowns of Prison Security in the UK and the U.S. Teach About the Depravity (and Ingenuity) of the Human HeartDaniel Khalife: First sighting of escaped prisoner investigated by BBC News (James Gregory)Murder Suspect Is Missing After Escape From D.C. Hospital by New York Times (Christine Hauser)Manhunt Persists as Escaped Pennsylvania Convict Danelo Cavalcante Slips Past Police Perimeter by Wall Street Journal (Ginger Adams Otis)Tower Officer Who Missed Danelo Cavalcante’s Prison Break Fired by Wall Street Journal (Ginger Adams Otis)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.

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
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America’s Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lands in Controversy — What Does This Mean for America’s Constitutional Order?

FOX NEWS (KYLE MORRIS)
Milley Secretly Called Chinese Officials Out of Fear Trump Would 'Attack' in Final Days, Book Claims

PART 2
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The Parable of Bitcoin: The Digital Is Never Merely Digital, for We Live in a World That is Made of Matter

NEW YORK TIMES (JON HUANG, CLAIRE O’NEILL AND HIROKO TABUCHI)
Bitcoin Uses More Electricity Than Many Countries. How Is That Possible?

PART 3
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Sometimes the New Solution is Worse than the Old Problem? “Experts” Argue that One Climate Solution May Be Worse than the Problem

NEW YORK TIMES (HIROKO TABUCHI)
Biden Outlines a Plan for Cleaner Jet Fuel. But How Clean Would It Be?

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 12:55) Both Natural and Moral Evil: Death Toll from Turkey-Syria Earthquake Raises Above 36,000 — And Those Governments Bear Some Responsibility for That Staggering TragedyPart II (12:55 – 20:02) What Is Going On Up There?: The U.S. Government Shoots Down More Airborne ObjectsWhat’s Going On Up There, Mr. President? by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)Part III (20:02 – 26:00) ‘The Truth Should Always Be Attended by a Bodyguard of Lies?’ We Will Likely Only Know What the Government Wants Us To About Unidentified Airborne ObjectsSign 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.