Thursday, March 12, 2026

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.On today’s edition of The Briefing, I discuss Portland’s vote for legal protection for polyamorous families, how the push for polyamory is bigger than polyamory, the strategy of legalizing polyamory in U.S. cities, and Iranian sleeper cells in California.Part I (00:14 – 13:40)Portland is Now Ground Zero for Polyamory: Portland Votes for Legal Protections for Polyamorous Families – But This is Bigger Than PolyamoryPortland advances antidiscrimination protections for polyamorous families by Oregon Public Broadcasting (Alex Zielinski)In the Northwest, Polyamory Finds Something New: Legal Protection by The New York Times (Anna Griffin)Part II (13:40 – 19:55)A Page Out of the LGBTQ Playbook: Liberal Activist for Polyamory Reveals Gameplan – This Should Be a Wakeup Call for State LegislaturesPart III (19:55 – 26:56)The Iranian Sleeper Cells in California? We Should Be Watchful For Iranian Threats Among UsIran’s threats on U.S. soil: sleeper cells, lone wolves, cyberattacks and eerie numbers code by LA Times (Richard Winton)Iran may have activated ‘sleeper cells’ to carry out attacks around the globe, US officials say by The Independent (Isabel Keane)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.