Friday, April 17, 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 California taxpayers footing the bill for so-called sex changes for illegal aliens, an unexpected hero in Cambodia, Trump’s blasphemy post, abstaining from Hungary’s election, using creation order to argue against women in combat, and interplanetary habitation. Part I (00:14 – 10:16) So-Called ‘Sex Changes’ for Illegal Aliens? California Taxpayers Foot the Bill California Provides Sex-Change Procedures to Homeless Illegal Aliens by City Journal (Christopher F. Rufo and Jonathan Choe) Part II (10:16 – 13:16) Magawa, Cambodian Hero: Cambodia Unveils Statue Honoring Landmine-Sniffing Rat Cambodia unveils statue to honour famous landmine-sniffing rat by BBC News (Claire Keenan) Part III (13:16 – 16:23) Why Didn’t You Call Trump’s Post Earlier This Week Blasphemy? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The Briefing Part IV (16:23 – 20:18) I’m From Hungary But Didn’t Vote. Should I Have Voted and Chosen the Lesser of Two Evils, Or Was It Right to Abstain? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The Briefing Part V (20:18 – 23:31) Was It Illogical For You to Use Creation Order to Argue Against Women in Combat? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The Briefing Part VI (23:31 – 26:52) How Should We View Interplanetary Habitation? — Dr.