Tuesday, January 20, 2026

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 09:23)
A New and Ominous Landscape: Looking at the Recent Church Invasion and Public Attention

• Christian leaders urge protecting worshippers’ rights after protesters interrupt service by The Associated Press (Giovanna Dell’orto)
• The People of Minneapolis vs. ICE: A Street-Level View by The New York Times (Vivian Yee)

Part II (09:23 – 11:05)
Minnesota Reveals a Big Political Realignment: These Protests Are Becoming Predictable

• After Renee Good Killing, Derisive Term for White Women Spreads on the Far Right by The New York Times (Clyde McGrady)
• The Right Is Furious With Liberal White Women by The New York Times (Michelle Goldberg)
• The white women turning to ‘Dark Woke’— They turn private despair into public rage by The Institute for Family Studies (Emily Jashinsky)

Part III (11:05 – 18:19)
AWFUL? The Political Radicalization of Women in Modern Societies

• Young women are radicalising by The New Statesman (Scarlett Maguire)
• Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S. by Gallup (Benedict Vigers and Julie Ray)

Part IV (18:19 – 26:45)
The Inevitable Disappointment of Rebellion: Defying Creation Order Will Never Lead to Human Flourishing
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