The Briefing 02-12-16

Discovery of gravitational waves wonderful, but the universe cannot tell its story aloneScience Magazine (Adrian Cho) — Gravitational waves, Einstein’s ripples in spacetime, spotted for first timeAir & Space Magazine (Heather Goss) — Detection of Gravitational Waves Opens a “New Window” for Astronomy

Pope and Russian Orthodox Patriarch to make history discussing future of ChristianityChristianity Today (Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra) — Why Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill Will Make Christian History in Cuba Tomorrow

Drafting mothers and daughters not only bad policy, but contrary to God's designNational Review (The Editors) — Only a Barbaric Nation Drafts Its Mothers and Daughters into CombatStars and Stripes (Travis J. Tritten) — Cruz, Rubio back bill to keep Obama from opening draft to women