Thursday, August 7, 2025

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 – 10:40)
The Birth of the ‘World’s Oldest Baby’: A Baby is Born After Being Frozen as an Embryo for 3 Decades

• Exclusive: A record-breaking baby has been born from an embryo that’s over 30 years old by MIT Technology Review (Jessica Hamzelou)
• World’s ‘oldest baby’ born from embryo frozen in 1994 by The Guardian (Tobi Thomas)

Part II (10:40 – 19:29)
Euthanasia is Not a Fundamental Right: Watch the Framing of the National Conversation Over Assisted Suicide

• A Cancer Patient Chose Assisted Death. That Wasn’t the Last Hard Choice. by The New York Times (Stephanie Nolen)

Part III (19:29 – 25:06)
Thou Shalt Not? Liberal Parents in Arkansas are Having a Fit Over Posting of Ten Commandments in Schools

• Judge blocks 4 districts from enforcing Arkansas law requiring Ten Commandments in classroom by The Associated Press (Andrew DeMillo)

Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.
Follow Dr. Mohler:
X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube
For more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.
For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.
To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.