This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 07:26) A Bit of Recovered Sanity in the UK: British Government Puts Halt to New Scottish Gender Change LawPart II (07:26 – 12:26) Redefining Moral Issues as Healthcare Access: Evaluating the New Dictionary of the Sexual RevolutionariesUtah Becomes First State in 2023 to Ban Gender-affirming Care for Transgender Minors by USA Today (Susan Miller)Gov. Spencer Cox Signs Education Funding, Transgender Medical Bills by Utah Government (Spencer J. Cox)Part III (12:26 – 20:28) Worldviews and Ideologies Collide Over Social Media: Meta Grapples with Photography in Cases of Transgender and Non-Binary PeopleInstagram and Facebook Should Update Nude Photo Rules, Meta Board Says by New York Times (Maya King)Part IV (20:28 – 25:14) Look at This Case: Federal Jury Acquits Pro-Life Activist After Arrest for Supposed Violation of The FACE ActPro-Life Activist Arrested by FBI Acquitted on Federal Charges by National Review (Brittany Bernstein)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.

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 14:43)Happy Birthday, You Made It! Former President Jimmy Carter Becomes First President to Live to His 100th BirthdayThe Bible Meets the Modern Age: A Conversation with Former President Jimmy Carter by Thinking in Public (R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and President Jimmy Carter)Part II (14:43 – 19:51)NYC Mayor Eric Adams in the Hot Seat: Eric Adams Indicted on Federal Public Corruption Charges – And the Matrix of CorruptionEric Adams’s friends keep having their phones taken away by The Economist of LondonPart III (19:51 – 23:42)A Major Political Event in New York: Vice Presidential Candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance Will Battle Over Competing Visions for the Future of the U.S.Part IV (23:42 – 27:28)An Acting Legend and Aristocrat in Her Own Right Dies at 89: The Life and Legacy of Dame Maggie SmithSign 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
(0:0 – 5:12):
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‘How Much Is A Little Girl Worth?’: Gymnasts Tell Riveting and Wrenching Testimony in Senate Hearing Against Larry Nassar Highlighting Failure by FBI

BBC NEWS
Simone Biles: 'I Blame System That Enabled Larry Nassar Abuse'

PART 2
(5:13 – 18:1):
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Great Moment of Disclosure: Texas Abortion Law Unveils Divide in Pro-Life Conservatives Between Those Who Are Willing To Legalize Anti-Abortion Laws to Protect the Sanctity of Life and Those Who Are Not

THE BULWARK (JONATHAN V. LAST)
Why I Opted Out of the Abortion Wars

THE BULWARK (MONA CHAREN)
Why This Pro-Life Conservative Is Voting for Biden

NEW YORK TIMES (GAIL COLLINS AND BRET STEPHENS)
History Can Close In on Us Awfully Fast

PART 3
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The Great Divide Now Evident: The Sanctity of Human Is Not Just an “Issue”