Monday, February 20, 2023

The Briefing with Albert Mohler

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

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🗓️ 20 February 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

Part I (00:13 - 08:37)
Gender-Neutral Language for God?: Church of England Deliberates Shift in Use of Language for God in Worship Services

Church of England Considers Gender-Neutral Language for God by New York Times (Amanda Holpuch)

Part II (08:37 - 15:25)
‘Feminism Cannot Be Done from the Existing Base of the Christian Bible’: The Background to The Church of England’s Reconsideration of Terms Used for God

Part III (15:25 - 17:21)
God Gets to Name Himself: Why We Must Never Tamper With God’s Self-Revelation

Part IV (17:21 - 25:03)
She Who Must Not Be Named: J.K. Rowling Falls Short of the LGBTQ Revolution

In Defense of J.K. Rowling by New York Times (Pamela Paul)
J.K. Rowling and Trans Women: A Furor by New York Times

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0:00.0	It's Monday, February 20, 2023.
0:07.8	I'm Albert Moller, and this is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from
0:12.1	a Christian World View.
0:14.0	Day by day on The Briefing, we often look headline by headline trying to sift what is most
0:18.8	important not just in terms of news value or even just in terms of moral value, but what
0:24.0	is most important as we try to think in terms of the Christian World View.
0:28.0	What do we need to think about and talk about in order to be intelligent Christians seeking
0:33.4	to live as faithful Christians in a very convoluted age?
0:37.6	But every once in a while a headline comes along that's different than the rest.
0:42.1	And even though theology is often as we say, just beneath the headlines, every once in
0:46.6	a while it leaps right into the headlines themselves.
0:49.4	That's exactly what happened just in recent days with a headline like this, this one's
0:53.7	one The New York Times and I quote, gender term used for God is considered by church.
1:00.2	Amanda Holpuk is the reporter on the story.
1:02.9	The headline on the online edition was this way, Church of England considers gender neutral
1:07.2	language for God.
1:08.2	Now that clarifies things, it's not just any church, it's the Church of England.
1:12.4	And what is being considered here is what is identified as gender neutral language for
1:17.0	God.
1:18.0	The article begins with this statement quote, the Church of England is considering whether
1:21.6	to use gender neutral terms to refer to God.
1:24.5	A spokesperson said adding that there are, quote, no plans to abolish or substantially
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