Thursday, September 10, 2026

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses a Colorado school district at war with the Trump Administration over its transgender agenda, Mount Sinai’s shut down of ‘gender-affirming treatments’ for adolescents, and Europe’s struggle of what to do with empty churches.
Part I (00:13 – 10:02)
Colorado School District Goes to War with Trump Administration: Jefferson Co. School District is Fighting the Trump Administration’s Pushback Against the Transgender Agenda

• One School District’s Fight Against Trump’s Anti-Transgender Push by The New York Times (Michael C. Bender)

Part II (10:02 – 16:55)
Mount Sinai Shuts Down So-Called ‘Gender-Affirming Treatments’ for Adolescents: This Is Big News and Good News

• Mount Sinai Agrees to Pay a Fine Over Adolescent Gender-Transition Care by The New York Times (Joseph Goldstein)

Part III (16:55 – 26:12)
Europe Wrestles with What to Do with Empty Churches: This is an Unfolding Tragedy from the Devastating Wake of Secularism, and a Parable of Our Times

• What to Do With Europe’s ‘Zombie Churches’? These Artists Have Some Ideas. by The New York Times (Nina Siegal)

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