This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 11:01)A Human and Political Tragedy: President Joe Biden’s Calamitous Performance in the First Presidential Debate Last NightPart II (11:01 – 16:43)‘Aggressive Panic’: Democrats Respond to President Biden’s Debate Performance — The Democrats are in Major (And Complicated) CrisisPart III (16:43 – 22:17)Both Candidates Failed on Abortion, But They Didn’t Fail Evenly — Joe Biden and Donald Trump Reveal Our Challenge in Defense of LifePart IV (22:17 – 25:25)Credibility in Leadership and on Abortion: Americans Face Two Huge Issues in the Aftermath of Last Night’s Presidential DebateSign 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.

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 14:35) ‘This Is an Act of Sheer Evil’: Evaluating the Moral Language of President Biden’s Statement on the Hamas Attacks on IsraelRemarks by President Biden on the Terrorist Attacks in Israel by The White HousePart II (14:35 – 19:17) The Reality of Evil in an Age of Confusion: Moral Clarity in the Wake of BarbarityPart III (19:17 – 23:23) ‘Don’t’ Warns the President: The U.S. Warning Must Be Backed By Overwhelming Force If It Is Not HeededPart IV (23:23 – 27:08) We Do Know Evil When We See It: We Are Created as Moral Beings, and It ShowsSign 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 – 8:30):
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Tracking Developments in Ukraine: U.S. Declines Zelenskyy’s Request for a No-Fly Zone and Putin Criminalizes Any Citizen Who Refers to Russia’s War in Ukraine as ‘War’

NEW YORK TIMES (ANTON TROIANOVSKI)
Russia Takes Censorship to New Extremes, Stifling War Coverage

PART 2
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‘Taking Dictators Literally and Seriously’: Putin Stated Clearly His Determinations over Ukraine — Will the World Learn to Take Dictators at Their Word?

WALL STREET JOURNAL (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)
Taking Dictators Literally and Seriously

PART 3
(11:30 – 18:52):
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Two Contradictory Moralities Evident in One Nation: Two States (California & Florida) Present Polar Opposite Laws on Abortion Access in Preparation for Possible Overturning of Roe v. Wade

LA TIMES (MELODY GUTIERREZ)
More California Nurse Practitioners could Work Independently, Offer Abortions under New Bill

PART 4
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SCOTUS Votes to Reinstate Federal Death Penalty in Boston Marathon Terror Case , but President Biden has Threatened to Block Any Executions — What is at Stake?