Monday, October 21, 2024

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:42) The Media Are Doing U.S. Citizens a Disservice in Their Reporting on Israel: Israel’s Only Option Remains Its Self-Preservation Sinwar’s Death Could Shake but Not Topple Hamas, Experts Say by The New York Times (Ben Hubbard) Hamas Says Its Demands Are Unchanged as Biden Pushes for Gaza Cease-Fire by The New York Times (Liam Stack Aaron Boxerman Bilal Shbair and Jim Tankersley) Sinwar’s Final Moments: On the Run, Hurt, Alone, but Still Defiant by The New York Times (Mark Mazzetti Natan Odenheimer Aaron Boxerman Ronen Bergman and Adam Goldman) Part II (10:42 - 14:46) The Christian Worldview Does Not Honor Surrogacy: The Principle of Alienation and the Massive Moral Risk of Our Modern Rent-A-Womb Industry Part III (14:46 - 17:08) Italy Bans Surrogacy Use by Its Citizens: This is the Right Move by Italy’s Prime Minister and Government Part IV (17:08 - 27:00) Kamala Harris Goes to Church: The Lack of Religion in the ‘24 Presidential Election Highlights the Vast Secularization of the U.S.