This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

Part I (00:14 - 11:35)
Not All Sanity is Lost: UK Supreme Court Upholds Biological Definition of a Women

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Part II (11:35 - 18:38)
A War Over Transgender Athletes in Maine: The Trump Administration Sues Maine Over Participation of Biological Males in Female Sports

Part III (18:38 - 25:33)
If You Accept Federal Money, You are Under Federal Law: Harvard Squares Off with Trump Administration – After It’s Accepted Billions in Dollars of Federal Funding (and Demands More)




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Part I (00:13 - 11:38)
What Do We Owe the Embryo? Christians Must Now Face the Question of IVF and Embryo Ethics Head On

• What Do We Owe This Cluster of Cells? by The New York Times (Anna Louie Sussman)
• This baby was carefully selected as an embryo. by The New York Times (Anna Louie Sussman)
• This vial is made to hold human embryos. by The New York Times (Anna Louie Sussman)

Part II (11:38 - 17:19)
From So-Called Healthcare to the Commodification of Babies: The Massive Moral Dangers Behind Embryo Technologies

Part III (17:19 - 20:40)
Is an Embryo Property or a Person? Courts are Avoiding This Massive Question

Part IV (20:40 - 24:53)
A Parable of Our Age: Blue Origin’s Space Stunt

• Lauren Sanchez, Sheryl Sandberg and the Death of Celebrity Feminism by The New York Times (Jessica Grose)
• One Giant Stunt for Womankind by The New York Times (Amanda Hess)

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Part I (00:13 - 08:00)
‘We Pray to Achieve a Future That Reflects the Truth, Beauty, and Goodness of Christ’s Eternal Kingdom in Heaven’: The Unprecedented White House Statement on Holy Week

• Presidential Message on Holy Week, 2025 by The White House (President Donald J. Trump)

Part II (08:00 - 14:52)
Scrapping Easter for ‘Inclusivity’? A Secular Society Eventually Reverts to Paganism

• Primary school scraps Easter service to ‘respect’ other religions by The Telegraph

Part III (14:52 - 22:10)
Our Young Adults Need ‘Adulting Classes’ Now? We are Failing at the Task of Helping Young People Grow into Adulthood

• Too many adults are absolutely clueless by The Economist

Part IV (22:10 - 25:11)
A Deadly Helicopter Crash: In the Wake of Tragedy We Seek Answers, Real Answers, and That’s Revealing In Itself

Part V (25:11 - 27:09)
A Much Needed Word for Pastors and Parents of Teenage Boys and Young Men: Why I Released a Special Edition of The Briefing on the Problem of Sextortion

• The Problem of Sextortion: A Message for Parents and Pastors of Teenage Boys and Young Men by The Briefing

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Part I (00:13 - 12:08)
You Can’t Just Blame the Pandemic: America’s School Crisis Started Long Ago, and It’s Predictably Getting Worse

Part II (12:08 - 16:28)
Failing Schools: New Study Shows the Pandemic Rocked States Under Democrat Influence Harder Than Republican States

• The pandemic hit pupils hardest in America’s Democrat-leaning states by The Economist

Part III (16:28 - 18:43)
To Help Students or Please Teachers Unions? Politicians Often Appear to Cater to Teaching Establishment Rather Than Good of Students

• Josh Shapiro Keeps Betraying Poor Pennsylvania Children by The Wall Street Journal (Rachel Langan)

Part IV (18:43 - 26:14)
‘Til Mindfulness Do You Part? The New Age Wellness Industry is Targeting Marriage

• Starting a New Life Together, With Wellness Top of Mind by The New York Times (Sarah Lyon)

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Part I (00:13 - 16:55)
Special Edition: The Problem of Sextortion: A Message for Parents and Pastors of Teenage Young Men




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Part I (00:13 - 10:50)
A Remarkable Life, Truth Even Stranger Than Fiction: KGB Officer Turned Double Agent, Oleg Gordievsky, Dies at 86

• Oleg Gordievsky, K.G.B. Officer Turned Double Agent, Dies at 86 by The New York Times (Clay Risen)
• Oleg Gordievsky worked for both sides in the cold war by The Economist

Part II (10:50 - 18:52)
Why Do We Have Nightmares? How Do We Battle What We See in Our Dreams? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part III (18:52 - 19:58)
Will Those in Christ Be Embodied in the Age to Come? If So, How Will We All Fit in the New Creation? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (19:58 - 21:43)
How Do I Keep My Children Safe From Their Grandparents’ Lukewarm View of Scripture? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (21:43 - 27:17)
What are Your Thoughts on Paula White Being Named Senior Advisor to the White House Faith Office? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing




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Part I (00:14 - 11:08)
President Trump Puts Major Tariffs on Hold for 90 Days – Except for China

Part II (11:08 - 16:36)
Florida School District Upholds Parental Authority: Only Parents Can Decide to Change a Child’s Name at School

• Florida high school teacher loses job after using student's preferred name by USA Today (Finch Walker)

Part III (16:42 - 20:29)
‘The Majority of Citizens Agree with Me, Not You’: Interaction Between Trump and Maine’s Governor Goes Viral

• Amid trans athletes spat, Maine sues USDA over freezing funds used to feed kids by The New York Times (Kinsey Crowley)

Part IV (20:29 - 22:23)
The Transgender Revolution is Trickling Down Further into the Sports World: Controversy Erupts Over Trans Fencer and Disc Golfer

• Women’s disc golfer refuses to play against transgender opponent by The Telegraph (Ben Rumsby)
• USA Fencing disqualifies female fencer for refusing to fight trans opponent by Reuters

Part V (22:23 - 28:18)
We Have Surpassed the Decadence of Rome: Federal Judge Permits Drag Show, ‘Draggieland,’ to Go On at Texas A&M

• Texas students sued to keep their drag show on campus. They won. by The Washington Post (Praveena Somasundaram)

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

Part I (00:13 - 15:15)
Crying Wolf? A Look at the Complicated Worldview Behind Supposedly Bringing Back Long-Extinct Species

• The Return of the Dire Wolf by Time (Jeffrey Kluger)

Part II (15:15 - 19:42)
De-Extinction and Creation Order: Should Humans Seek to Bring Animals Back From Extinction?

Part III (19:42 - 25:08)
There’s Reality, and There’s This: Rep. Huffman’s Protest of the National Prayer Breakfast as Unconstitutional

• The wall between Democrats and reality by Washington Examiner (Conn Carroll)

Part IV (25:08 - 27:18)
From Disregard to Disdain – Worldview Differences Turn Hostile




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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

Part I (00:13 - 12:04)
The Morality Tale of Corporate DEI: Businesses in the U.S. are Backing Off DEI – What Changed?

• Morgan Stanley Went Big on DEI, and No One Is Happy About It by The Wall Street Journal (AnnaMaria Andriotis and Lauren Weber)
• ‘Anti-Woke’ in the U.S., DEI at Home: the New Playbook for European Companies by The Wall Street Journal (Ben Dummett and Joe Wallace)

Part II (12:04 - 16:59)
DEI is Just Being Renamed: The Infectious Ideology Behind DEI Will Need More Than a Cultural Revolution to Uproot Its Influence Throughout Society

• Disney shareholders overwhelmingly reject anti-DEI proposal by USA Today (Jessica Guynn)
• New York Warns Trump It Will Not Comply With Public School D.E.I. Order by The New York Times (Troy Closson)

Part III (16:59 - 25:16)
San Francisco Rethinks Free Drug Program: One of the Most Liberal Cities in the U.S. Realizes Encouraging Drug Addiction was a Bad Idea – Go Figure

• ‘We’ve Lost Our Way’: San Francisco Rethinks Drug Paraphernalia Handouts by The New York Times (Heather Knight)

Part IV (25:16 - 28:44)
Sportsmanship and Statesmanship: Wayne Gretzky Shows Up to Celebrate the Breaking of His NHL Goal Record




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Part I (00:13 - 13:09)
How Much Financial Pain? How Much Gain? Trump’s Tariffs Raise Big Economic Questions

Part II (13:09 - 21:29)
A Collision Between Secularism and the LGBTQ Revolution: A Leader of New Atheism Goes After the Freedom From Religion Foundation for Abandoning Biology

• Losing My Nonreligion by The Wall Street Journal (Jerry A. Coyne)
• What is a woman? by FreeThought Now! (Kat Grant)
• Biology Is Not Bigotry by Free Inquiry (Jerry A. Coyne)
• Wednesday, January 8, 2025 by The Briefing (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)
• So even atheists kick out heretics? by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

Part III (21:29 - 26:38)
Most of the World is Still Explicitly Theological: Taliban Leader Delivers Major Theological Challenge to the West

• The Taliban leader says there is no need for Western laws in Afghanistan by The Associated Press

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