This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 06:45) Part II (06:45 – 17:52) Gaslighting: Merriam-Webster Picks Its Word of the Year by BBC News (Sam Cabral)Part III (17:52 – 19:44) How Does the ‘Respect for Marriage’ Act Make a Church and Pastor Vulnerable If They Will Not Perform Same-Sex Marriage Ceremonies? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingA Friend’s Response to David French on the Respect for Marriage Act by WORLD Opinions (Kristen Waggoner)Part IV (19:44 – 23:14) Did God Try to Kill Moses? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingDid God Try to Kill Moses? by AlbertMohler.com (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)Part V (23:14 – 25:53) Is It Possible for a Person to Take His Own Life and Still Be a Christian? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingSign 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.

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 11:15) A Prophet of Moral Progressivism Dies at 101: The Life and Legacy of Norman LearTelevision’s boundary-smashing pioneer turns 100 by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)Part II (11:15 – 18:37) How Can We Trust the Bible is Inerrant If We Say That Only the Original Manuscripts Are Inerrant? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart III (18:37 – 21:10) Why Does Jude Reference the Book of Enoch? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart IV (21:10 – 25:26) How Can I Tell If God is Calling Me to Be a Pastor? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 12-Year-Old Listener of The BriefingSign 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
(0:0 – 9:30):
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The Sanctity of Human Life or the Sanctity of Court Precedents? The Single Word —Sanctity — Reveals the Great Moral Divide

CBS NEWS (LI COHEN)
Sotomayor Pens Scathing Dissent of Texas Abortion Ban: “Justices Have Opted to Bury Their Heads in the Sand”

PART 2
(9:31 – 12:6):
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Pelosi Describes Supreme Court Decision as ‘Cowardly and Flagrantly Unconstitutional’, Setting the Stage for Congress to Debate Abortion

WALL STREET JOURNAL (ELIZA COLLINS AND AARON ZITNER)
Pelosi Plans Abortion-Rights Vote for House After Supreme Court’s Texas Decision

PART 3
(12:7 – 20:8):
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Intersection of Liberal Religion and Pro-Abortion Movement: The Emergence of ‘Reproductive Freedom Congregations’

WASHINGTON POST (ALEJANDRA MOLINA)
Churches are Getting Designated as ‘Reproductive Freedom Congregations’

UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH
Buildings and History

PART 4
(20:9 – 24:15):
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The Mailbox — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners About Issues Addressed on The Briefing

PART 5
(24:16 – 27:3):
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‘A Dairymaid Can Milk Cows to the Glory of God’: On Labor Day We Reflect on the Dignity and Calling of Work