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

Part I (00:14 - 12:00)
A Win for Sanity at the Supreme Court: SCOTUS Sides with Tennessee in Ban on So-Called Transgender Treatment for Minors

• United States v. Skrmetti by The Supreme Court of the United States

Part II (12:00 - 16:22)
‘The Experts Have Been Wrong Before’: Justices Thomas Speaks the Truth About Subversion by the Elites

Part III (16:22 - 25:29)
A Shift Toward Preferring Girls? The Economist Finds the Question Interesting, But Not Morally Important

• The stunning decline of the preference for having boys by The Economist

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Part I (00:14 - 11:55)
A Crisis of Existential Crises: Outside of Christ, Everything is an Existential Crisis

• Why Is Everything an Existential Crisis? by The Wall Street Journal (Andrew Hartz)

Part II (11:55 - 17:00)
Is Burning the Koran a Crime in the UK? A Strange Alliance of Secularists and Christians are Questioning a Ruling in the UK

• A ruling in Britain stokes fears of backdoor blasphemy laws by The Economist

Part III (17:00 - 22:44)
President Macron is Posturing: The Big Problems with the Calls by France’s President for a Palestinian State

Part IV (22:44 - 26:40)
The Non-Existent European Constitution: The 20th Anniversary of the European Vote for a Written Constitution That Failed

• The constitution that never was still haunts Europe 20 years on by The Economist

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Part I (00:13 - 08:16)
The Moral Shift Towards LGBTQ Acceptance – How Did Our Society Get Here?

Part II (08:16 - 18:44)
Surrogacy and the War Against Ontology: Heterosexuality is Biased Towards Procreation – That’s Just Biology

• They spent over $200K to expand their family. Doctors say it's common for LGBTQ+ couples. by USA Today (Adrianna Rodriguez and David Oliver)
• Stonewall veterans sound alarm over Trump's attempt to erase trans history by USA Today (Michael Collins)

Part III (18:42 - 26:04)
USA Today as a Barometer for the Culture – Look at the Pages of This Liberal Newspaper for a Good Idea on Where Society is on LGBTQ Issues

• Pride month could be a balm, says bishop Trump blasted over LGBTQ+ sermon by USA Today (Deborah Barfield Berry)
• Special Edition: Pride 2025 by USA Today

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Part I (00:13 - 12:14)
Degrading the Threat of Iran’s Nuclear Capabilities: The Military Strategy of Israel and the Hope of Her Allies

• Israel’s Nuclear Good Deed Against Iran by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)
• Diplomacy With Iran Is Damaged, Not Dead by The New York Times (Steven Erlanger)
• Israel Had the Courage to Do What Needed to Be Done by The New York Times (Bret Stephens)

Part II (12:14 - 16:19)
A Shooting War Threatens Our Constitutional Republic: Our Culture War Cannot Turn Into a Shooting War – Not in Minnesota Nor Anywhere Else

• Who Are the Lawmakers Who Were Shot? by The New York Times (Ernesto Londoño and Mitch Smith)

Part III (16:17 - 22:41)
A War of Demonstrations This Weekend: The 250th Anniversary of the Military Parade in D.C. and the ‘No Kings’ Protests Across the Country

Part IV (22:41 - 25:47)
One of the Most Significant Airplane Tragedy Events in Two Decades: Air India’s 787 Crash




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Part I (00:13 - 09:38)
Well, It's Happened- Israel Strikes Iran, Targeting Key Nuclear Installations

• Rubio calls Israeli strikes against Iran 'unilateral,' says US not involved by Reuters (Kanishka Singh)

Part II (09:38 - 14:02)
Is It Possible to Go a Day Without Sinning? - Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part III (14:02 - 16:23)
Is My Desire, as a Young Woman, to be an Optometrist Wrong? - Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (16:23 - 20:21)
Did God Will My Brother’s Death? - Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (20:21 - 22:54)
How Can the Trustees of Institutions Prevent Liberal Drift? - Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (22:54 - 25:16)
Is the Conflict Between Elon Musk and President Trump as Heated as the Media is Painting It Out to Be? - Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VII (25:16 - 26:53)
Why is It Taking So Long to Find a New Archbishop of Canterbury? - Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing




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Part I (00:14 - 09:50)
The Culture of Death Advances in New York: New York Assisted Suicide Bill Now Goes to Governor

• New York Moves to Allow Terminally Ill People to Die on Their Own Terms by The New York Times (Grace Ashford)

Part II (09:50 - 21:03)
There is No ‘Death Worth Dying’ — So-called Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) is Government Authorized Suicide

• New York’s Assisted-Suicide Mistake by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)
• Do Patients Without a Terminal Illness Have the Right to Die? by The New York Times (Katie Englehart)

Part III (21:03 - 25:58)
George Soros is Trying to Turn Texas Blue: Liberal Financier is Pouring Money and Effort into Liberalizing Texas Politics

• Group Backed by George Soros to Plow Millions Into Turning Texas Blue by The Wall Street Journal (Ken Thomas)

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Part I (00:14 - 07:33)
Trump and Newsom Square Off on Illegal Immigration and ICE Raids: The Constitutional Issues Loom Large, But the Political Calculus is Real

Part II (07:33 - 16:38)
The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal Face Off: Influential Liberal and Conservative Newspapers Have Major Worldview Collision on Illegal Immigration and ICE Raids

• Trump Calling Troops Into Los Angeles Is the Real Emergency by The New York Times (The Editorial Board)
• Democrats Make Stephen Miller’s Day by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

Part III (16:38 - 25:49)
The Left’s Incongruence on Killing Children Laid Bare: It’s Legally Incoherent to Draw an Absolute Line at the Birth Canal

• A DNA Technique Is Finding Women Who Left Their Babies for Dead by The New York Times (Isabelle Taft)
• DOJ Worker Facing Murder Charge, Accused of Spiking Girlfriend's Drink with Abortion Pill by The Dallas Morning News (Chase Rogers)

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

Part I (00:14 - 15:06)
A ‘Regression’ on Gender? The Recoil to the Transgender Movement is Grounded in Creation Order, Not Merely a Speed Bump in Progressive History

• The Transgender Tipping Point by Time (Katy Steinmetz)
• Our Regression on Gender Is a Tragedy, Not Just a Political Problem by The New York Times (David Wallace-Wells)

Part II (16:02 - 15:24)
The Triumph of the Therapeutic and the Death of Family Ties: Therapy Culture is Causing Kids to Cut Their Relationships with Their Parents

• There’s a Link Between Therapy Culture and Childlessness by The New York Times (Michal Leibowitz)

Part III (16:02 - 23:04)
The Therapeutic Culture and the Tragedy of Childlessness: The Tie Between Therapy Culture and Falling Birth Rates

Part IV (23:04 - 26:11)
The Glory of God in the Birth of a Dolphin Calf: One Dolphin Mother Helps Another With Her Birth

• Video shows dolphin calf birth and first breath at Chicago zoo. Mom’s friend helped by The Associated Press

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Part I (00:13 - 07:46)
A Brief History of Pride Month and the Pride Flag – How Did This Happen, and What Does It Mean in 2025?

• Rainbow flag meaning: A brief history lesson on how the Pride flag came to be by USA Today (Olivia Munson)
• Pride Events in New York: Here’s How to Celebrate by The New York Times (Erik Piepenburg)

Part II (07:46 - 13:49)
A Few Corporations Back Off Pride Month: The U.S. Is Going to Need Much More to Return to Any Semblance of Sanity On This Issue

• In the Shadow of the White House, the World Celebrates Pride in D.C. by The New York Times (Campbell Robertson)

Part III (13:51 - 16:26)
Vietnam Has a Big Birth Rate Problem: Vietnam Attempts to Reverse the Disaster of Its 2-Child Policy

• Vietnam ends its longstanding 2-child policy by NPR (Nga Pham)

Part IV (16:26 - 25:12)
Birth Rate Issues are Fundamentally a Theological Problem: The Rejection of God’s Glory in Human Procreation Will Never Lead to Human Flourishing




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Part I (00:14 - 05:26)
SCOTUS Unanimously Says Straight Woman Can Prevail in Reverse Discrimination Suit – This is a Victory for Common Sense Interpretation of the Law and the Constitution

• Supreme Court Rules for Straight Woman in Job Discrimination Suit by The New York Times (Adam Liptak)
• Ames v. Ohio Dept. of Youth Services by The Supreme Court of the United States

Part II (05:26 - 17:50)
The Providence of God and the Eventual Defeat of Nazi Germany – Today Marks the 81st Anniversary of D-Day

• The Man Whose Weather Forecast Saved the World by The New York Times (Nazaneen Ghaffar)
• James Lee Harrington Obituary by Thomas Funeral Home

Part III (17:50 - 20:17)
How Do We Reconcile the Desire to Leave a Powerful Legacy and the Biblical Command to Humility? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (20:17 - 21:55)
Does God Love People Who are in Hell? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 6-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part V (21:55 - 24:26)
Is a Man Who Has an Unbelieving Wife Disqualified from Pastoral Ministry? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (24:26 - 27:40)
What Does the Bible Say About Fishing? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing




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

Part I (00:14 - 15:12)
Ukraine’s Surprise Drone Attack: Ukraine Launches Devastating Drone Attack on Russia’s Bomber Fleet – We are in a New Age of Asymmetrical Warfare

Part II (15:12 - 18:29)
America, You’ve Been Warned: The U.S. Needs to Take Ukraine’s Drone Attack on Russia as an Exposure of Our Own Vulnerabilities

• Ukraine’s Drone Strike Is a Warning—for the U.S. by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

Part III (18:29 - 23:27)
So Many Parents are ‘Unschooling’ Their Children – What Does It Mean, and What’s Behind It?

Part IV (23:27 - 26:10)
There’s More to ‘Unschooling’ Than the Left Wants You to Believe – Watch Out for the Elites Looking to Regulate Your Children’s Education




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