This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:14 &#8211; 11:28)Decolonizing Tolkien? The Attempt to Deconstruct J.R.R. Tolkien is a Parable for Deconstructing the West and Truth Itself<ul><li><a href='https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10/17/mickey-mouse-degrees-decolonising-tolkien/'>A degree used to mean something. Now students are taught to ‘decolonise’ Tolkien</a> by The Telegraph (Judith Woods)</li><li><a href='https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10/18/lord-of-the-rings-tolkien-racist-way-of-the-world-woke/'>If Lord of the Rings is ‘racist’, answer me this</a> by The Telegraph (Michael Deacon)</li></ul>Part II (11:28 &#8211; 20:42)The Spread of Assisted Suicide: The Moral Warnings from Great Britain and Canada Cannot Be Ignored in the U.S.<ul><li><a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AephFm7XlMU'>Canada is Turning Itself into a Death Cult</a> by The Briefing (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)</li><li><a href='https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/09/canada-euthanasia-demand-maid-policy/683562/'>Canada is Killing Itself</a> by The Atlantic (Elaina Plott Calabro)</li><li><a href='https://thespectator.com/topic/canada-assisted-suicide-laws-out-control/'>Canada’s assisted suicide laws are out of control</a> by The Spectator (Dan Hitchens)</li></ul>Part III (20:42 &#8211; 27:10)A Parable from Great Britain: Prince Andrew Surrenders Use of Royal Titles as the Scandals Surround Him Continue to Build<ul><li><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/world/europe/prince-andrew-duke-of-york-title.html'>Prince Andrew Surrenders Duke of York Title</a> by The New York Times (Mark Landler)</li></ul><a href="https://albertmohler.com/subscribe">Sign up</a> to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:<a href="https://twitter.com/albertmohler">X</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/albertmohler/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AlbertMohlerSBTS">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzH05TIlVgb3fNFMb10LYvg">YouTube</a>For more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to <a href="https://sbts.edu">sbts.edu</a>.For more information on Boyce College, just go to <a href="https://boycecollege.com">BoyceCollege.com</a>.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go <a href="https://albertmohler.com/contact">here</a>.

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