Monday Morning Briefing (August 11, 2025)

There is more to cover this morning than we can possibly do. Below is all the stuff I found worthy of note over the weekend. We’ll see how much we can knock out:

Follow-Up - Women stepped up on Total Depravity

Clarification - I don’t want to know about every allegation against religious leaders

GMC victorious in Nigeria - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AtpHVsnQJ/

Anglicans in Nigeria excommunicate welsh anglicans - https://acnntv.com/church-of-nigeria-have-cut-ties-with-the-church-of-wales-over-election-of-lesbian-archbishop-primate-ndukuba/

Liberia is going well - https://www.facebook.com/share/16YR1Rf6NT/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Pastor Kendrick Oakley Caught Taking Up-Skirt Videos - https://www.fox23.com/news/tpd-issues-arrest-warrant-for-claremore-pastor-accused-of-trying-to-film-under-womans-skirt/article_c6a005df-a2cc-473f-8873-e47230c78a26.html and https://www.dlc.tv/leadership and https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14HAHxEhqTp/ and https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CZKkCtwYp/ and https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16jxxSjy4Y/

Doug Wilson CNN piece - https://x.com/william_e_wolfe/status/1953980171176096152?s=46&t=UGB_bVaMqYnX9gy5jXvGyg and https://x.com/joseph_spurgeon/status/1954210987923419541?s=46&t=UGB_bVaMqYnX9gy5jXvGyg and https://x.com/dmichaelclary/status/1953839151507296751?s=46&t=UGB_bVaMqYnX9gy5jXvGyg

UM pastor talks about gay sex life - https://x.com/protestia/status/1954112371913372061?s=46&t=UGB_bVaMqYnX9gy5jXvGyg

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