Thursday, February 12, 2026

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 unspeakable heartbreak in Canada as it is reeling from one of the deadliest mass shooting tragedies in its history, the pattern of transgender identity in mass shootings, and the rainbow Pride flag and what it reveals.
Part I (00:14 – 03:34)
Unspeakable Heartbreak: Canada is Reeling From One of the Most Deadly Mass Shooter Tragedies In Its History
Part II (03:34 – 10:47)
There is a Pattern Here, and Many Press Reports are Complicit: The Canadian Shooter is a Male Who Claimed Transgender Identity

• Shooter in Canada kills 9 people and injures 25 others at a school and home by The Associated Press (Jim Morris and Rob Gillies)
• Canada Mourns Eight Dead in Mass Shooting by The Wall Street Journal (Jack Morphet, Paul Vieira, and James T. Areddy)
• Canada school shooter was transgender teenager by The Telegraph (Kieran Kelly, Andrea Hamblin, and Josh White)
• Police name Canada school shooting suspect and say six children among victims by BBC News

Part III (10:47 – 23:59)
A Battle Over Symbols: The Rainbow Pride Flag And What It Reveals

• Pride Flag Is Removed From Stonewall Monument After Trump Directive by The New York Times (Liam Stack, Jonathan Wolfe, and Yan Zhuang)
• Trump administration removes Pride flag from Stonewall gay rights monument by The Washington Post (Tim Craig)
• Trump administration removes LGBTQ+ Pride flag from Stonewall national monument by The Guardian (Cecilia Nowell)
• Gary Bettman praised ‘Heated Rivalry’ and NHL Pride Nights. The leaguewide reality doesn’t match by The Athletic (Rob Rossi)

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