The Briefing 09-03-14

Podcast Transcript

1) Letter from clergy decrying U.S. military response to Islamic State underestimates human sinfulness

Islamic State issues video of beheading of U.S. hostage, Reuters (William MacLean)

Christian leaders call for end to US strikes in Iraq, focus on peaceful resolution, Religion News Service (David Gibson)

2) Stolen and leaked nude celebrity pictures symptom of sexually explicit culture

Apple confirms accounts compromised but denies security breach>, BBC

Reps respond to Jennifer Lawrence nude photo leak, USA Today (Alison Maxwell)

3) Sexual confusion now evident in admission policies of historic women’s colleges

Mills College changes policy to allow transgender women to enroll, USA Today (Khorri Atkinson)

Historic Women’s College Will Admit Transgender Students, Elle Magazine (Kate Winick)

Admission of Transgender Students, Mount Holyoke