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 &#8211; 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’ Inmates<ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/us/politics/transgender-prisoners-appeals-court.html">Federal Appeals Court Opens Door to Moving Trans Inmates Under Trump Gender Order</a> by The New York Times (Mattathias Schwartz)</li></ul>Part II (09:04 &#8211; 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 Admit<ul><li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/04/17/nx-s1-5780011/blue-state-hospitals-drop-transgender-affirming-care-minors#:~:text=Even%20in%20blue%20states%2C%20hospitals,affirming%20care%20for%20youth%20%3A%20NPR&text=LiveKQED%20Listen%20Live-,Even%20in%20blue%20states%2C%20hospitals%20drop%20gender%2Daffirming%20care%20for,gender%2Daffirming%20care%20for%20minors">Families left reeling after hospitals in blue states drop transgender care for youth</a> by NPR (Karen Brown)</li></ul>Part III (16:07 &#8211; 20:01)LGBTQ Ideology vs. Reason: The Labour Government in the UK Stalls on Enforcing Single-Sex Spaces<ul><li><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/04/15/kemi-badenoch-tells-tory-councils-protect-single-sex-spaces/">Tory councils ordered to enforce single-sex spaces</a> by The Telegraph (Daniel Martin)</li></ul>Part IV (20:01 &#8211; 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?&#8217;<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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