Wednesday, October 22, 2025

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 Church of England’s announcement that its synods would require ⅔ vote to approve same-sex marriage, a new social justice storybook Bible, Bible books that are targeting families with a hermeneutic of suspicion, and the centrality of the Word to raising children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Part I (00:14 – 10:12)
This is Just Delayed Surrender: The Church of England Will Require Two-Thirds Majorities in the Synod to Approve So-Called Same-Sex Marriage

• Bishops ‘killing’ plans for gay marriage by The Telegraph (Gabriella Swerling)

Part II (10:12 – 17:39)
A New Social Justice Storybook Bible? New Storybook Bible Trades Biblical Fidelity for Diversity

• Progressive publishers launch children’s Bible stories with social justice, diversity themes by Fox News (Kristine Parks)

Part III (17:39 – 23:23)
A Storybook Bible That Targets Your Children with a Hermeneutic of Suspicion: New Storybook Bible Seeks to Undermine the Truthfulness of God’s Word to Children

• Bible Books for Kids Take a Progressive Turn by Publishers Weekly (Cathy Lynn Grossman)
• New children’s Bible aims to capture diverse, nonpatriarchal ‘theology of love and justice’ by Religion News Service (Adelle M. Banks)

Part IV (23:23 – 25:33)
The Bible and Child Rearing: To Raise Your Children in the Nurture and Admonition of the Lord is to Raise Your Children in the Word
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