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The Briefing 09-13-17

Research finding that sexual orientation can be revealed by a computer highlights dangers of Artificial IntelligenceThe Guardian (Matthew Todd) — Why, exactly, would anyone want to use AI to decide whether I’m gay or straight?Washington Post (Derek Hawkins) — Researchers use facial recognition tools to predict sexual orientation. LGBT groups aren’t happy.The Economist — Advances in AI are used to spot signs of sexuality

Is a Utah judge preventing two men from having a biological child, or is it biology itself?Salt Lake City Tribune (Jennifer Dobner) — Utah couple heads to state Supreme Court over law that prevents married gay men from having biological children through surrogacy

The Wall Street Journal asks if we are we richer than we think we areWall Street Journal (Martin Feldstein) — We’re Richer Than We Realize

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The Briefing 09-12-17

Government is never neutral: A lesson in how bureaucracy really worksNew York Times (Ben Protess, Danielle Ivory, and Steve Eder) — Where Trump’s Hands-Off Approach to Governing Does Not Apply

Search-and-destroy mission in Iceland as babies with Down syndrome are nearly eliminatedCBS News (Julian Quinones and Arijeta Lajka) — "What kind of society do you want to live in?": Inside the country where Down syndrome is disappearingNational Review (Alexandra DeSanctis) — Iceland Eliminates People with Down SyndromeThe Federalist (David Harsanyi) — Pro-Choicers Should Explain Why They Think Eugenics Is Acceptable

Kate Millett’s legacy: A worldview that sees family as a problem cannot but end in sadnessNew York Times (Paul Sehgal and Neil Genzlinger) — Kate Millett, Ground-Breaking Feminist Writer, Is Dead at 82

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The Briefing 09-11-17

What the unpredictability of a hurricane says about human vulnerabilityWashington Post (Jason Samenow and Greg Porter) — Hurricane Irma to batter Florida Peninsula through the night

Dependence on technology revealed as many are in the dark after Hurricane Irma

New York Times amazed that hurricane strengthens, rather than weakens Christians’ faithNew York Times (Kevin Sack) — The Prayer Circle: Texans Rebuild After Harvey as a Practice of Faith

In the face of nature’s chaos, New York Times asks, “Why can’t we stop asking 'Why?'”New York Times (Henry Fountain) — Apocalyptic Thoughts Amid Nature’s Chaos? You Could Be Forgiven

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Exodus 25:23-26:36

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The Briefing 09-08-17

Religious liberty under fire in a hearing of the United States SenateNational Review (Alexandra Desanctis) — Dianne Feinstein Attacks Judicial Nominee’s Catholic Faith

Physician assisted suicide is not a fundamental human right, says New York courtWall Street Journal (Jacob Gershman) — New York’s Highest Court Rules Against Physician-Assisted Suicide

Why one federal sex education program has more to do with morality than moneyWall Street Journal — Teen-Pregnancy Subsidy Panic

The redefinition of childhood as sales of Lego products declineNew York Times (Amie Tsang) — Lego Will Cut 1,400 Jobs as Profit Dips, Despite Big-Screen Heroics

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Martin Luther, the Bible, and the Wartburg

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The Leadership Briefing

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There Is A God

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The Briefing 09-07-17

The fate of the Reformation in Western Europe, 500 years laterThe Guardian (Harriet Sherwood) — After 500 years, Europe’s Reformation scars have all but healed, study findsPew Research Center — Five Centuries After Reformation, Catholic-Protestant Divide in Western Europe Has Faded

The legacy of nominal Protestantism and cultural ChristianityPew Research Center — U.S. Protestants Are Not Defined by Reformation-Era Controversies 500 Years Later

A significant number of atheists in the United Kingdom don’t find atheism intellectually satisfyingRNS (Catherine Pepinster) — Britons reject creationism but some find evolutionary theory lacking, too

Mayor of New York City tells us what he really believes and it’s unvarnished socialismNew York Magazine (Chris Smith) — In Conversation: Bill de Blasio

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The Briefing 09-06-17

Why policy questions and constitutional questions aren’t always one and the sameTime Magazine — 'We Cannot Admit Everyone.' Read a Transcript of Jeff Sessions' Remarks on Ending the DACA Program

What should our priorities be in the aftermath of the White House’s decision on DACA?

The soul of a civilization as Europe tends toward childlessnessThe Economist — The rise of childlessnessThe Economist — In defence of the childless

Messianic message forbidden in China as Communist Party bans Handel’s MessiahThe Economist — In China, singing Handel’s “Messiah” is forbidden in public

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