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 earthquakes in Venezuela, SCOTUS’s ruling on temporary status, secularist outrage at the Bible in Texas, President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, and the strange parable of a California pro-trans politician who was run off from a trans rights event over Gaza.Part I (00:14 &#8211; 09:44)Earthshaking Tragedy in Venezuela: Two Massive Earthquakes Struck Venezuela Last Week, and the Results are DevastatingPart II (09:44 &#8211; 16:48)SCOTUS Rules That Temporary Means Temporary: SCOTUS Decides That President Has Power To Remove Those Who Entered U.S. on Temporary Status<ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-1083_f204.pdf">Mullin v. Doe</a> by The Supreme Court of the United States</li></ul>Part III (16:48 &#8211; 21:25)Secularists are Outraged About the Bible in Texas: The Secular Antipathy Towards Christianity is Revealed in the Response to the Bible’s Inclusion in Texas Public School Curriculum<ul><li><a href="https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/texas-bible-stories-public-schools-donald-trump-mandate-b3002720.html">Texas is pushing forward with plans to make parts of the Bible required reading in public classrooms</a> by The Independent (Jim Vertuno and Jamie Stengle)</li></ul>Part IV (21:25 &#8211; 23:24)President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission: This is an Important Dividing Line<ul><li><a href="https://www.justice.gov/religious-liberty-commission/media/1449896/dl?inline">The Presidential Religious Liberty Commission</a> by The White House</li></ul>Part V (23:24 &#8211; 26:32)‘You Do Not Belong Here Anymore, Scott’: The Strange Parable of a California Pro-Trans Politician is Run Off From Trans Rights Event Over Gaza<ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/27/us/scott-wiener-trans-march-gaza-video.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share">Pro-Transgender Candidate Is Chased From a Trans Rights Event Over Gaza</a> by The New York Times (Katie Benner and Kellen Browning)</li></ul><a href="https://albertmohler.com/subscribe">Sign up</a> to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:<a href="https://twitter.com/albertmohler">X</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/albertmohler/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AlbertMohlerSBTS">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzH05TIlVgb3fNFMb10LYvg">YouTube</a>For more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to <a href="https://sbts.edu">sbts.edu</a>.For more information on Boyce College, just go to <a href="https://boycecollege.com">BoyceCollege.com</a>.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go <a href="https://albertmohler.com/contact">here</a>.

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