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

Part I (00:13 - 13:52)
‘A Success Only Because They Were Not An Abject Failure’: Cheating, Totalitarianism, and the Compromised Morality of 2022 Beijing Games

• The Most Controversial, Most Unwelcoming Olympics of Our Lifetime are Now Over by USA Today (Christine Brennan)
• Toxic Beijing Games Did Lasting Damage to the Long-Term Survival of Olympics by USA Today (Nancy Armour)

Part II (13:52 - 21:19)
The Conscience, Rule of Law, and the Over-Reaching State: Protests in Canada and Now Coming to the U.S. — How Should Christians Think?

• Canada Ends Its Freeze on Hundreds of Accounts Tied to Protests by New York Times (Ian Austen)
• Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Tyranny by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

Part III (21:19 - 22:22)
SCOTUS Takes Up Religious Liberty Case over Wedding Web Designer — Will It Defend Religious Liberty and Free Speech?

Part IV (22:22 - 25:12)
Male and Female in Scare Quotes?: The Moral Decline of our Civilization Summarized in a Retirement Column in the New York Times

• Farewell, Readers, It’s Been a Remarkable Ride by New York Times (Jane Brody)

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