Boris Johnson to resign as Prime Minister: A lesson on the high cost of sin
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 8 July 2022
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Boris Johnson announced Thursday morning that he would resign as Britain's Prime Minister after more than fifty cabinet members resigned in the wake of the latest scandal to plague his administration. In The Daily Article for July 8, 2022, Dr. Ryan Denison covers some of these scandals, the effect that lying to Parliament and the British people had on Johnson's career, and the lesson Christians can learn about the high cost of sin.
Author: Dr. Ryan Denison
Narrator: Chris Elkins
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Daily Article podcast for Friday, July 8, 2022. |
| 0:08.3 | Today's article is narrated by Chris Elkins and written by Dr. Ryan Denison, senior editor |
| 0:13.6 | for Theology, who has written more than 400 articles for Denison Forum. |
| 0:18.8 | In breaking news overnight, former Japanese Prime Minister |
| 0:21.9 | Shinzo Abe was assassinated while campaigning for a candidate near Kyoto, Japan. A suspect is in |
| 0:28.3 | custody. Abbe was the longest serving prime minister in Japan, and, according to the New York |
| 0:33.6 | Times, his tenure was a remarkable feat of longevity. The same could not be said for |
| 0:39.2 | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who announced Thursday morning that he would resign after more |
| 0:44.4 | than 50 cabinet members resigned in the wake of the latest scandal to plague his administration. |
| 0:50.0 | At the time of his resignation, his approval rating had dropped to 23%, and only 13% of British voters thought he was trustworthy. |
| 0:59.9 | The situation had become so dire that there are not enough current people working in the government to actually pass legislation. |
| 1:07.9 | He will remain in office until his party chooses a new leader with |
| 1:11.7 | Defense Secretary Ben Wallace considered the favorite to take his place. Momentum for Johnson to |
| 1:17.6 | resign has been building for quite some time. He narrowly survived a vote of no confidence last |
| 1:23.1 | month and one of the key figures who helped him garner sufficient support to do so, |
| 1:28.3 | Deputy Chief Whip Chris Pincher, has since been at the center of another scandal. |
| 1:33.6 | After getting so drunk at an exclusive club near Buckingham Palace last week, |
| 1:38.2 | Pincher allegedly molested two men before being helped into his taxi. |
| 1:42.9 | While he has since offered his resignation, |
| 1:45.7 | Pinscher has been accused of such behavior multiple times in the past. After elevating Pinscher, |
| 1:51.1 | Johnson lied about being unaware of the former Deputy Chief Whipp's history when questioned |
| 1:56.5 | about this election. It's hardly the first time Johnson has lied to his fellow members of government or to the British people. It's just the first time Johnson has lied to his fellow members of government |
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