The Briefing 01-20-16

US-Iranian hostage swap prime example of moral dilemmas often faced in a fallen worldNew York Times (Peter Baker) — U.S.-Iranian Swaps Pit Compassion Against Costs

Hawking makes end-of-world predictions, illustrates hopelessness of secular naturalismBBC (David Shukman) — Hawking: Humans at risk of lethal 'own goal'

Custody battles over frozen embryos underscore personhood of unborn from conceptionNew York Times (Tamar Lewin) — Anti-Abortion Groups Join Battles Over Frozen Embryos

Rising trend to abort babies with Down's Syndrome an affront to the image of GodThe Telegraph (Tim Stanley) — Down's Syndrome people risk 'extinction' at the hands of science, fear and ignorance

New government guidelines for Canadian schools reveal the reaches of the LGBT revolutionCBC News — Alberta students to define their own gender: 5 big changes in new school guidelines