The Briefing 04-04-16

Obama administration threatens cutting funds to North Carolina over transgender bathroom lawNew York Times (Matt Apuzzo and Alan Blinder) — North Carolina Law May Risk Federal AidNews Service of Florida (Margie Menzel) — Feds could block state ban on Planned Parenthood moneyWashington Post (Jenna Portnoy) — McAuliffe vetoes bill blocking Planned Parenthood fundingThe Guardian (Molly Redden) — Abortion without the clinic on offer with revolutionary new US program

Columnist calls for Christians to bow to modernity and accept inevitable LGBT directionNew York Times (Frank Bruni) — Bigotry, the Bible and the Lessons of IndianaNew York Times (Frank Bruni) — The Republicans’ Gay Freakout

Sydney University forces evangelical group to abandon evangelical statement "Jesus is Lord"Sydney Morning Herald (Eryk Bagshaw) — University of Sydney evangelical students vote to keep Jesus