Friday, December 5, 2025

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 an Oklahoma university student who failed an assignment for expressing Christian views on gender and sexuality, and he answers questions about gambling and fantasy football, where to study astronomy, the nature of Jesus’s body, and questions to ask on a first date.
Part I (00:13 – 10:20)

• College Instructor Put on Leave Over Zero Grade for Gender Essay by The New York Times (Mark Arsenault)
• A Conservative Student Got a Zero on Her Paper About Gender. Did She Deserve It? by Chronicle of Higher Education (Emma Pettit)
• University of Oklahoma Student Receives Zero on Essay after Citing Bible by TPUSA

Part II (10:20 – 15:04)
Part III (15:04 – 18:14)
Part IV (18:14 – 21:30)
Part V (21:30 – 23:58)
Part VI (23:58 – 26:22)
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