Wednesday, June 14, 2023

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

Part I (00:13 - 13:14)
Don’t Buy the Book Bans Propaganda: The Issue is More Complicated Than the Revolutionaries Want You to Think

• Republican lawmaker warns Broward libraries’ ‘I read banned books’ effort could prompt retaliation by Sun Sentinel (Anthony Man)

Part II (13:14 - 18:45)
The Bible is Pornographic Now?: Utah School Board Pulls Bible from Elementary School Libraries

• Protester opposed to book bans gets Bible pulled from some Utah schools by Washington Post (Justine McDaniel)
• ‘Sex-ridden’ Bible banned from schools in Utah by The Times (Hugh Tomlinson)

Part III (18:45 - 19:49)
The Argument Over Book Bans Becomes National Issue: President Biden Announces Coordinator Position to Monitor “Growing Threat” of Book Bans

• FACT SHEET:Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Protect LGBTQI+ Communities by White House

Part IV (19:49 - 24:06)
‘Even the French Are Blushing’: France’s Finance Minister Sparks Controversy After Publishing Steamy Novel

• Racy Novel by France’s Finance Minister Has Even the French Blushing by Wall Street Journal (Noemie Bisserbe and Sam Schechner)

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