Tuesday, October 6, 2026

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses what the recent headlines about Cornell University reveal about the culture’s conception of morality, the crisis of forming young men, and the Non-Answer that Democrats have been advised to give to the transgender debate.Part I (00:14 – 11:44)So Morality Is Just Context? The Cornell Catastrophe Reveals Our Culture’s Conception of Morality— And The Christian ResponseMoral catastrophe at Cornell by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler Jr.)Part II (11:44 – 21:44)Fraternity Culture and the Crisis of Forming Men: Young Men Desperately Need Moral Formation, Conviction, and CharacterAnderson Cooper 360 Degrees October 2, 2026 Transcript by CNNAt Cornell, a Rape Case Defines an Era by The Chronicle of Higher Education (Megan Zahneis, Jasper Smith, and Sarah Brown)Part III (21:44 – 26:20)The Sandwich Method: Democrats Advised to Give Non-Answer to the Transgender DebateThe GOP’s Culture-War Hail Mary by The Atlantic (Elaine Godfrey)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.