This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 – 09:50)
An Assault on Creation, Moral Order, and Common Sense: Boston Children’s Hospital’s’ Gender-Affirming’ Surgery Program for Adolescents
- No, Boston Children’s Hospital Doesn’t Provide Hysterectomies for Children by PolitiFact (Yacob Reyes)
- Children’s Hospital Offers ‘Gender-Affirming Hysterectomies’ to ‘Eligible’ Teenagers by CBS News (Alec Schemmel)
- Treatments by Boston Children’s Hospital
Part II (09:50 – 16:32)
‘They Don’t Have to Let You Change Your Pronouns or Call Yourself a Girl’s Name’: Britain Moves Away from the U.S. (and Towards Sanity) on Issues Related to Transgenderism, Children, and Youth
- Questioning America’s Approach to Transgender Health Care by The Economist
- Attorney General Says Schools Do Not Have to Accommodate Children’s Gender Wishes by The Guardian (Nadeem Badshah)
Part III (16:32 – 28:23)
When a Human Baby is Rejected as a Consumer Defect: Gay Couple Sues Fertility Clinic Over the Birth of Baby Girl
- Same-Sex Couple Sues Fertility Clinic Over Alleged Wrong Sex Embryo Implant by NBC News
- Gay Couple Sues Fertility Clinic Because Their Child is a Girl When They Wanted Boys by LGBTQ Nation (Nic Austin)
- Queer & Trans Interest Mag Faces Backlash for Gender Identity Self-Contradiction by Women are Human (Diana Shaw)
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Anthropomorphism
When God wanted to reveal Himself in the most unmistakable way imaginable, He spoke with language that our minds can understand. Today, Barry Cooper explains why our Creator often uses human traits and characteristics to describe Himself in His Word. Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/anthropomorphism/
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Monday, March 13, 2023
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 18:15) A Failed Bank, A Breach in Trust: Nation’s Second Largest Bank Failure Provokes Massive Worldview QuestionsPart II (18:15 – 19:52) Farmgate Avoided? South African President Cleared of Corruption Accusations After the Theft of Money from His Sofa StashCorruption Watchdog Moves to Clear South African President in Cash-in-Couch Incident by New York Times (John Eligon)Part III (19:52 – 23:30) Totalitarianism with No Rivals, No Successor in Sight: Xi Jinping Begins Unprecedented 3rd Presidential TermXi Seals His Political Supremacy, Focusing on Economy and U.S. Rivalry by New York Times (Chris Buckley and Keith Bradsher)Part IV (23:30 – 25:23) A Shift Towards More Chinese Power on the World Stage: China Brokers Deal Between Iran and Saudi Arabia — What Does This Mean for the U.S.?Part V (25:23 – 26:29) The Velocity of the Headlines: The Troubles of Today Were Often Unknowns Just YesterdaySign 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.
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Thursday, February 24, 2022
DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
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‘A Success Only Because They Were Not An Abject Failure’: Cheating, Totalitarianism, and the Compromised Morality of 2022 Beijing GamesUSA TODAY (CHRISTINE BRENNAN)
The Most Controversial, Most Unwelcoming Olympics of Our Lifetime are Now OverUSA TODAY (NANCY ARMOUR)
Toxic Beijing Games Did Lasting Damage to the Long-Term Survival of OlympicsPART 2
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The Conscience, Rule of Law, and the Over-Reaching State: Protests in Canada and Now Coming to the U.S. — How Should Christians Think?NEW YORK TIMES (IAN AUSTEN)
Canada Ends Its Freeze on Hundreds of Accounts Tied to ProtestsWALL STREET JOURNAL (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)
Justin Trudeau’s Liberal TyrannyPART 3
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SCOTUS Takes Up Religious Liberty Case over Wedding Web Designer — Will It Defend Religious Liberty and Free Speech?PART 4
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Male and Female in Scare Quotes?: The Moral Decline of our Civilization Summarized in a Retirement Column in the New York TimesNEW YORK TIMES (JANE BRODY)
Farewell, Readers, It’s Been a Remarkable Ride
