Thursday, May 1, 2025

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 - 07:40) Can Religious Schools Be Publicly Funded Charter Schools? SCOTUS Hears Major Religious Liberty Case from Oklahoma Part II (07:40 - 21:59) Pronatalism as Policy: The Trump Administration Grapples with a Falling Birth Rate and the Definition of the Family White House Assesses Ways to Persuade Women to Have More Children by The New York Times (Caroline Kitchener) Part III (21:59 - 23:06) Not Every Pronatalist Argument is Christian: The Mandate is Clear in Genesis, But Eugenics is Anti-Christian Part IV (23:06 - 26:45) The Ripple Effects of Record Low Birth Rates: We Should All Be Concerned About the Plummeting Birth Rates – Universities and Toy Manufacturers Undoubtedly Are U.S.