Tuesday, April 21, 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 the push for prisons to align with biological sexes, hospitals backing out of so-called ‘gender-affirming’ care for minors, the stall in the UK on enforcing single-sex spaces, and the right response to a polygamist man who comes to faith in Christ and asks, ‘What should I do now?’Part I (00:14 – 09:04)A Push for Prisons to Realign with Biological Sex: After Court Ruling, President Trump’s Gender Order May Lead to the Move of ‘Trans’ InmatesFederal Appeals Court Opens Door to Moving Trans Inmates Under Trump Gender Order by The New York Times (Mattathias Schwartz)Part II (09:04 – 16:07)Hospitals Back Out of So-Called ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors: There’s A Lot More Going on Here Than the Cultural Elites Want to AdmitFamilies left reeling after hospitals in blue states drop transgender care for youth by NPR (Karen Brown)Part III (16:07 – 20:01)LGBTQ Ideology vs. Reason: The Labour Government in the UK Stalls on Enforcing Single-Sex SpacesTory councils ordered to enforce single-sex spaces by The Telegraph (Daniel Martin)Part IV (20:01 – 28:15)Christian Reasoning on the Line: What is the Right Response to a Polygamist Man Who Comes to Faith in Christ and Asks, ‘What Should I Do Now?’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.