This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 08:56)‘The Top Takeaway of the Study is That There’s A Lot More to Learn’: NASA Admits Lack of Knowledge of Any Extraterrestrial Origins of UFOsNo evidence that UFOs have extraterrestrial origins, NASA finds by Washington Post (Shane Harris)Part II (08:56 – 15:11)Once the Dress Code Goes, What Goes Next? The Senate Casts Aside Professional Dress and Raises the Question of What Historical Decorum Will Go NextThe Senate Dress Code Gets a Casual Overhaul by New York Times (Robert Jimison)Part III (15:11 – 20:29)What Practical Advice Would You Give to College Students Considering Marriage While They Are Still in School? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart IV (20:29 – 25:33)How Can We Pledge Allegiance to a Country as a Christian? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart V (25:33 – 30:06)Is There Inherent Value in Praying or Speaking Truth Even If We Are Not Fully Engaged Mentally? — 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.

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
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How Many Hours a Week Should a Worker Work? Who Should Decide? Legislation Proposed in California Points to Lunacy of Government Overreach

WALL STREET JOURNAL (KATHERINE BINDLEY)
California Considers the Four-Day Workweek

WALL STREET JOURNAL (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)
California’s French Four-Day Workweek

PART 2
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‘Adam and Eve Were Not Commanded to Lounge in the Garden of Eden’: The Dignity of Work from the Biblical Worldview

PART 3
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Federal Judge in U.S. Blocks Masks Mandates While Chinese Government Exercises Autocratic Control Under COVID: The Tragedies of Totalitarianism

NEW YORK TIMES (CHARLES SAVAGE AND HEATHER MURPHY)
A Federal Judge Strikes Down the Mask Mandate on Planes and Public Transit.

NEW YORK TIMES (LI YUAN)
China’s ‘Zero Covid’ Mess Proves Autocracy Hurts Everyone

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
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Issues to Watch this Week: Democrats Say They Are Nearing Agreement on Massive Federal Spending Bill—But What Will it Be?

WALL STREET JOURNAL (PETER GRANITZ AND ELIZA COLLINS)
Democratic Voters Back Biden's Big Spending Bill

NEW YORK TIMES (MICHAEL D. SHEAR)
Biden the Dealmaker Finds That Compromise Can Have Consequences

PART 2
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Issues to Watch: Paramount Case In Abortion As Supreme Court Fast Tracks Hearing on Constitutionality Of Texas Abortion Law

CNN (ARIANE DE VOGUE)
Justice Sonia Sotomayor Criticizes Colleagues for Allowing Texas Abortion Ban to Remain in Effect

NEW YORK TIMES (ADAM LIPTAK)
Supreme Court Again Refuses to Block Texas Abortion Law

PART 3
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Issues to Watch: Major Issues Leading Up The Gubernatorial Vote In Virginia Next Tuesday — Including Who Decides Education Of Children

PART 4
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Worldview Consequences of Geography: Rural Counties In Maryland Argue for Joining West Virginia. Why? Worldview Matters

NEW YORK TIMES (MICHAEL LEVENSON)
Bye, Maryland? Lawmakers in 3 Counties Float a Plan to Secede From the State.

ASSOCIATED PRESS (IRIS SAMUELS)
Montana Redistricting Commission Advances Two Map Proposals

PART 5
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An American Story: Chief Earl Old Person, Blackfeet Nation Chief for 60 Years, Dies at Age 92

NEW YORK TIMES (CLAY RISEN)
Earl Old Person, Chief of the Blackfeet Nation, Dies at 92