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

Part I (00:13 - 15:17)
The World is Reaching a Catastrophic Fertility Rate: The Huge Demographic Changes Taking Place Before Our Eyes Worldwide

• Suddenly There Aren’t Enough Babies. The Whole World Is Alarmed. by The Wall Street Journal (Greg Ip and Janet Adamy)

Part II (15:17 - 18:10)
Secularization, Lifestyle Choices, and Complexities of Modernity: The Devastating Causes of the Falling Birth Rates Worldwide

Part III (18:10 - 19:47)
Our Society Has an Increasing Death Impulse: Even After Statewide Abortion Bans, the Abortion Rate Keeps Creeping Up

• Despite state bans, abortions nationwide are up, driven by telehealth by NPR (Elissa Nadworny)

Part IV (19:47 - 25:25)
Residency Students Look to States Without Abortion Bans? What Does It Say of the Medical Community That is So Committed to the Culture of Death?

• Fewer medical students are applying to residency in states with near-total abortion bans by The Hill (Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech)

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Part I (00:13 - 08:00)
Same-Sex Marriage Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary: How the Revolutions Over Contraceptives and Divorce Led to the Sexual Revolution and the Attempted Redefinition of Marriage

• How 20 Years of Same-Sex Marriage Changed America by The Wall Street Journal (Molly Ball)

Part II (08:00 - 17:19)
How Did Our Culture Come to Affirm Same-Sex Marriage? The Moral, Social, and Political Activism That Led to Our Current Cultural Revolution and Moral Shift

Part III (17:19 - 22:20)
Target Tones Down Pride Month Displays: Don’t Be Fooled, This is About Marketing, Not Morality

• Battered by boycott and backlash, Target will not sell Pride collection in all stores by USA Today (Jessica Guynn)

Part IV (22:20 - 25:25)
Moral Agenda Through Smoke and Mirrors: How Corporate America Pushes the Cultural Revolution




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Part I (00:13 - 15:47)
Nihilism Hits a Wall: Jerry Seinfeld Gets Crossways with the Cultural Left

• About 30 students walk out on Jerry Seinfeld at Duke commencement by Politico
• As Seinfeld Receives Honorary Degree at Duke, Students Walk Out in Protest by The New York Times (Eduardo Medina and Emily Cataneo)

Part II (15:47 - 22:31)
Where Does the U.S. Stand with Israel Now? Rafah, President Biden’s Comments, and the Intricacies of Israel’s Self-Defense Intermingled with U.S. Interests

Part III (22:31 - 25:58)
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez Corruption Trial Begins with Huge Moral Significance — And His Defense Strategy Includes Blaming It on His Wife




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Part I (00:13 - 12:49)
A Preschooler Can See It, Why Not the Rest? The Redefined Family Collides with Mother’s Day

• Our daughter wanted a mommy, so she picked one of her dads by The Washington Post (Richard Just)

Part II (12:49 - 20:33)
No, a Same-Sex Couple Does Not Have Fertility Issues: Gay Couple in New York Files Claim for Lack of ‘IVF Benefits’

• A gay couple couldn’t access IVF benefits. They’re suing New York City. by The Washington Post (Maham Javaid)

Part III (20:33 - 25:01)
President Biden Threatens Israel’s Ability to Defend Itself: A Block on Arms is a Gift to Hamas




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Part I (00:13 - 07:42)
Federal Court Rules Catholic School Has Right to Be Catholic: Huge Win for Religious Freedom as Court Sides with Catholic School’s Firing of Teacher in Same-Sex Marriage

• Catholic school can fire gay drama teacher for marrying, court rules by The Washington Post (Rachel Weiner)

Part II (07:42 - 12:42)
What are Your Most and Least Favorite Aspects of Being President of an Academic Institution? What Advice Do You Have for a Christian with Higher Education Leadership Ambitions? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part III (12:42 - 16:33)
My Adult Son Embraced a Sinful Lifestyle and Walked Away from the Lord. Does That Disqualify Me from Ministry? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (16:33 - 21:06)
How Can Girls Dress Modestly Without Being Legalistic, and How Can Boys Take Ownership of Their Thoughts Towards Young Women? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 15-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part V (21:06 - 23:51)
How Can I Share the Gospel with an Atheist Who is Coming to My School to Share His View on the Origin of the Earth? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 12-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part VI (23:51 - 27:37)
How Do You Respond to Conservatives Today Who Denigrate Conservative Bastions Like Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 15:39)
Can a Christian Be Scotland’s First Minister (Prime Minister)? The Controversy Over Kate Forbes Reveals the Victory of Secularism

• Whoever leads Scotland next, it can’t be Kate by The Times of London (Kenny Farquharson)

Part II (15:39 - 18:38)
No, Religious Belief and Political Beliefs Cannot Be Separated: Secularists Demand Impossible Task of Casting Theological Beliefs From the Public Square

Part III (18:38 - 26:00)
‘I Had No Idea Within Less Than 3 Minutes I Would Be in Handcuffs’: Faculty Backing Campus Protests Face Reality … a Bit Too Late

• For college faculty, supporting protesters is a new job — and risk by The Washington Post (Kyle Melnick and Danielle Douglas-Gabriel)

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Part I (00:13 - 11:51)
Putin 'Elected' President and Inaugurated in Imperial Glory: He Harkens Back to Imperial Past with a Wink and a Nod to Past Dictators as He Wins 5th Term

Part II (11:51 - 16:36)
Russia is Running Out of Money and Soldiers: The Reality of Today’s Russia as Putin Looks to Raise Taxes and Recruit Women for War

• Family Values or Fighting Valor? Russia Grapples With Women’s Wartime Role. by The New York Times (Anatoly Kurmanaev and Ekaterina Bodyagina)

Part III (16:36 - 19:30)
France Warms Up to China? Xi Jinping Makes Historic Trip to France as He Attempts to Reshape World Scene

• Xi Visits Europe, Seeking Strategic Opportunity by The New York Times (Roger Cohen and Chris Buckley)

Part IV (19:30 - 25:37)
From Boy Scouts to Scouting America: How Scandals, the LGBTQ Revolution, and Deprioritization of Male Friendship Paved the Way to the Breakdown of the Boy Scouts

• Boy Scouts rebrands as Scouting America, dropping gendered name by The Washington Post (Kim Bellware)

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Part I (00:13 - 12:51)
‘I Didn’t Go to School Carrying a Tent’: Campuses Face Blowback from Donors after Protests and Divestment Attempts

• Dear Columbia Students, Divestment From Israel Won’t Work by The Wall Street Journal (James Mackintosh)
• Billionaire Donor Assails Brown’s ‘Unconscionable’ Deal With Protesters by The New York Times (Rob Copeland)

Part II (12:51 - 18:58)
Trust Me, You’re a Long Way from the Gulag: Privileged Activist Upset for Being Treated Less Than Privileged as a Disruptor on Columbia’s Campus

• I'm a student who was arrested at a Columbia protest. I am not a hero, nor am I a villain. by USA Today (Allie Wong)

Part III (18:58 - 25:52)
It Was a Total LGBTQ Victory: History Will Record that the United Methodist General Conference Was a Comprehensive Capitulation to Theological Revisionism

• With a final flourish, United Methodist conference eliminates all anti-LGBTQ policies by Religion News Service (Yonat Shimron)

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Part I (00:13 - 11:26)
Right Motivation, Misguided Legislation: The House Votes to Pass the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act

• Working definition of antisemitism by IHRA

Part II (11:26 - 14:29)
Legislation Has Intended and Unintended Consequences: The Major Concerns of the Potential Fallout of the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act

Part III (14:29 - 20:41)
A ‘Professional Agitator’ on Liberal Campus? The People of the Left Protesting on Campuses Include More Than Students

• The 63-Year-Old Career Activist Among the Protesters at Columbia by The New York Times (Andrew Keh and Katherine Rosman)

Part IV (20:41 - 24:50)
Crackdowns on College Campuses Should Send a Clear Message: Behave or Go Home, or Go to Jail. A Clear Lesson from History




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Part I (00:13 - 04:19)
Abortion and the Tale of Two States: Florida’s 6-Week Abortion Ban Takes Effect As Arizona Repeals 1864 Abortion Ban

Part II (04:19 - 10:58)
Communist Cuba Flirts with Capitalism? Free Market, Human Flourishing, and the Failures of Communism

• In a Communist Stronghold, Capitalists Become an Economic Lifeline by The New York Times (David C. Adams)

Part III (10:58 - 16:10)
Why the Paucity of Evangelicals on the Supreme Court? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (16:10 - 22:20)
Do Roman Catholics Go to Heaven? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (22:20 - 26:02)
Is the Bible Both Inerrant and Infallible? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (26:02 - 28:58)
Is the Position of the Pope Analogous in Any Way to the President to the SBC? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

• The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy by

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Part I (00:13 - 12:44)
A Denominational Surrender: United Methodist Church Reverses LGBTQ Doctrine and Policy

Part II (12:44 - 15:40)
‘The Practice of Homosexuality is Incompatible with Christian Teaching’: The UMC Just Abandoned This Truth … Without Debate

• United Methodist Church Reverses Ban on Practicing Gay Clergy by The New York Times (Ruth Graham)

Part III (15:40 - 17:29)
The Slippery Slope of Women Pastors: The Hermeneutic That Leads to Women Pastors is the Same Hermeneutic That Leads to LGBTQ Inclusion

Part IV (17:29 - 25:47)
Why Were the Police Not Called In Sooner? Campuses (Finally) Crackdown as Protests Continue to Escalate and Get More Destructive

• Police Clear Building at Columbia and Arrest Dozens of Protesters by The New York Times
• College students are telling you exactly how they feel about the Israel-Hamas war. Listen. by USA Today (Sara Pequeño)

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