Monday, October 19, 2026

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 07:34)
How Could Anyone Do This? School Shooting Reveals the Reality of Moral Evil, But We Rightly Hunger for More Answers

• How a Teacher and a Dad Stopped the Slaughter in Bend by The New York Time (Anna Griffin, Aaron West, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Chelsia Rose Marcius)

Part II (07:34 – 15:09)
The Rule of Law Versus The Rule of Raw Power: How the Human Craving for Order Demands a Moral System, But Based on What Authority?

• Western Civ Lessons for Team Trump by The New York Times (Bret Stephens)
• Caracas Is Eerily Safe. State Death Squads Made Sure of It by The New York Times (Simon Romero)

Part III (15:09 – 00:06)
The Medical Miracle of Organ Transplantation Raises Huge Moral Issues: In The Washington Post, Professor Robert P. George Raises the Right Issues

• The U.S. can’t ignore the horrors of forced organ harvesting by The Washington Post (Robert P. George)
• HHS Decertifies Kentucky Organ Procurement Organization to Protect Patients, Restore Trust by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• ‘Horrifying’ mistake to take organs from a living person was averted, witnesses say by National Public Radio (Rob Stein)

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