Thursday, October 23, 2025

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

Trump Wants to Make America Fertile Again (00:00)
Having Babies is a Biblical Good, But There is Massive Moral Risk in Assisted Reproductive Technologies

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Announces Actions to Lower Costs and Expand Access to In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and High-Quality Fertility Care The White House

The Scandal of Surrogacy (13:06)
Not All Surrogates are Getting Paid – The Moral Risk Keeps Increasing

Surrogacy Is a Multibillion-Dollar Business. Sometimes the Money Goes Missing. The Wall Street Journal (Ben Foldy)

Words Have Consequences (18:45)
Celebration of Charlie Kirk’s Assassination on Social Media and the Failed Moral Diagnostic Test of the Left

Fired for Kirk posts, former Emory professor weighs cost of free speech The Atlanta-Journal Constitution (Thomas Lake)
The Oxford Union has always been full of idiots, but this one might sink it The Telegraph (Rowan Pelling)

Social Media Posts are Not Just a Problem on the Left (23:12)
Those on the Right (and Far-Right) are Making Abhorrent Posts Too



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