Wednesday, April 1, 2026
The Briefing with Albert Mohler
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
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🗓️ 1 April 2026
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Summary
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses SCOTUS’s ruling that “conversion therapy” ban is unconstitutional, the clarification of male and female from the International Olympic Committee, and Idaho’s extension of trans bathroom bans to private businesses.
Part I (00:14 – 14:56)
SCOTUS Affirms Freedom of Speech for Christian Counselor: In 8-1 Decision, SCOTUS Rules Colorado’s “Conversion Therapy” Ban is Unconstitutional
- 24–539 Chiles v. Salazar by The Supreme Court of the United States
The International Olympic Committee Clarifies Male and Female: IOC Drops Clear Ruling Banning Men From Women’s Sports in the 2028 Olympics
- Olympic Committee Bars Transgender Athletes From Women’s Events by The New York Times (Tariq Panja)
A Big Win for Sanity in Idaho: Idaho Legislature Extends Trans Bathroom Bans to Private Businesses
- Idaho Criminalizes Transgender Use of Some Bathrooms in Private Businesses by The New York Times (Anna Griffin)
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| 0:00.0 | It's Wednesday, April 1st, 2006. |
| 0:07.4 | I'm Albert Moller, and this is the briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian |
| 0:13.0 | worldview. |
| 0:14.2 | Some really big developments of crucial interest to Christians. |
| 0:17.6 | I think most important right now is recognizing that yesterday, the Supreme Court of the |
| 0:21.4 | United States, handed down a decision, an eight one decision in favor of a licensed Christian |
| 0:27.0 | counselor in the state of Colorado who was protesting the fact that the state had declared to be |
| 0:32.9 | illegal and off limits talk therapy or so-called talking when it comes to professional practice |
| 0:40.5 | in ways that conflicted with the dominant LGBTQ ideology. |
| 0:44.9 | So that is to say this. |
| 0:46.8 | The state of Colorado had adopted legislation that eventuated in a regulatory measure that |
| 0:53.6 | stated that someone who was a licensed counselor could |
| 0:57.4 | only affirm same-sex orientation or other gender-related, sexuality-related identity questions. |
| 1:05.4 | And as this particular Christian counselor made clear, Kaylee Childs, she was legally prohibited from even |
| 1:12.7 | helping a young person. This is all about minors, children and teenagers. She was in terms of the |
| 1:19.1 | regulation prevented from even helping a young person who wanted to affirm biological sex |
| 1:26.6 | as gender identity or to affirm, let's just say, a traditional |
| 1:31.0 | understanding of gender and sexuality. So it's very, very interesting. Most of this has to do |
| 1:36.5 | with transgender related issues in terms of transgender identity. So this has happened now in several |
| 1:43.9 | states. You've in several states. |
| 1:44.3 | You've had several states adopt either legislation |
| 1:46.7 | or regulatory measures that state that licensed medical practice |
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