8.5.25 U.S. maritime strategy, regulating digital currency, and teaching the Bible in a second language

The World and Everything In It

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🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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U.S. nuclear submarines and maritime power, regulating cryptocurrency, and cross-cultural discipleship. Plus, Janie B. Cheaney on students learning to write, frankfurters on the freeway, and the Tuesday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Cedarville University—a Christ-centered, academically rigorous university located in southwest Ohio, equipping students for Gospel impact across every career and calling. Cedarville integrates a biblical worldview into every course in the more than 175 undergraduate and graduate programs students choose from. New online undergraduate degrees through Cedarville Online offer flexible and affordable education grounded in a strong Christian community that fosters both faith and learning. Learn more at cedarville.edu, and explore online programs at cedarville.edu/onlineAnd from Asbury University. Students who visit campus qualify for a one-thousand-dollar scholarship. asbury.edu/visit

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0:00.0	Good morning.
0:06.6	President Trump counters Russia with American nuclear muscle.
0:10.4	We'll talk with a former advisor to U.S. Sentka.
0:13.4	Also today, new laws on cryptocurrency and later Chinese immigrants in New Zealand,
0:19.1	learning the Bible and how to speak up.
0:21.7	In this class, I want you to feel very free to ask questions.
0:25.3	This is like an American school, not a Chinese school.
0:28.1	And why writing still matters in an age of AI.
0:35.9	It's Tuesday, August 5th.
0:40.0	This is The World and Everything in it from listeners-supported World Radio.
0:43.8	I'm Mary Reichard.
0:44.8	And I'm Nick Eicher. Good morning.
0:48.6	Time for the news now with Kent Covington.
0:52.3	Texas Governor Greg Abbott says he may take steps to remove Democratic state lawmakers from office.
0:59.0	After they fled the state, flying to New York and Chicago to block a vote on a new congressional map,
1:04.0	their absence denied the state house that needed quorum to move forward.
1:08.0	Democratic State Representative Gene Wu slammed Republican lawmakers.
1:12.1	They have spent their entire time playing dirty political games that only help themselves.
1:20.5	But Governor Abbott countered noting that Wu was speaking from Chicago.
1:24.2	It's kind of like running to Wisconsin to protest cheese. Those are New York and Illinois to
1:29.2	hallmark states. They've already done redistricting to eliminate Republicans. As for the governor's
1:34.9	threat, Democrats say he lacks the legal authority to remove them or to enforce subpoenas across
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