Tuesday, August 8, 2023

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. <br /><br /><u>PART I</u> (16:41 - 16:41) Medicine and Politics Collide In Transgender Revolution: American Academy of Pediatrics Doubles Down on Support for Transgender Procedures — But Is the Group Hedging its Bets? <br /><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/03/health/aap-gender-affirming-care-evidence-review.html#:~:text=The%20American%20Academy%20of%20Pediatrics%20backed%20gender%2Drelated%20treatments%20for,been%20banned%20in%2019%20states">Medical Group Backs Youth Gender Treatments, but Calls for Research Review</a> by New York Times (Azeen Ghorayshi) </li> </ul> <br /><br /><u>PART II</u> (24:20 - 24:20) Pope Francis’s Journey to Portugal: ‘Non-Judgmentalism’ and the Pope’s Strategy on Gender and Sexuality <br /><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/world/europe/pope-francis-portugal-youth-day.html">An Aging Pope Francis Looks to ‘Youth Day’ to Energize Church’s Future</a> by New York Times (Jason Horowitz) </li> </ul> <br /><br /><u>PART III</u>