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The Daily Article

CNN writer calls biblical morality 'disgusting'

The Daily Article

The Denison Forum

Christianity, News, Daily News, Religion & Spirituality

4.9576 Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2019

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

When we act publicly on our Christian values, we risk the anger and rejection of our post-Christian culture. Today's podcast examines the uproar over Karen Pence's decision to teach at a Christian school and offers two biblical commitments that will redeem the rising secularism of our day. For more news discerned differently, or to receive the Daily Article via email, please visit denisonforum.org.

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CNN writer calls biblical morality disgusting. This is Jim Denison's daily article for Friday,

0:06.1

January 18, 2019. Karen Pence taught art at Emmanuel Christian school in Virginia for 12 years

0:12.6

while her husband served as a congressman. Her office announced Tuesday that she missed teaching

0:17.7

art and will be returning to her part-time position.

0:21.8

Here's the problem.

0:26.0

This Christian school teaches and operates by a Christian code of conduct.

0:30.9

Emmanuel requires parents to agree that they and their children will not act in opposition to the biblical lifestyle the school teaches.

0:34.4

Examples include participating in, supporting, or condoning sexual immorality,

0:39.3

homosexual activity, or bisexual activity. The school's employment application requires employees

0:44.8

to affirm that the term marriage has only one meaning, the uniting of one man and one woman

0:49.7

in a single exclusive covenant union. It defines moral misconduct that would disqualify employees

0:56.4

as heterosexual activity outside of marriage, for example, premarital sex, cohabitation,

1:02.1

extramarital sex, homosexual or lesbian sexual activity, polygamy, transgender identity,

1:08.8

and any other violation of the unique roles of male and female.

1:12.6

According to a CNN opinion writer, this language is disgusting.

1:16.6

He's not alone in his outrage, but his argument is so important and so popular that I'd like to explore it with you today.

1:22.6

The writer claims that Emmanuel's stance insults millions of taxpaying American citizens, many who have served

1:28.3

their country, that it is acceptable to the wife of the man who is a heartbeat away from the

1:32.6

presidency should horrify and alarm all Americans. Of course, Emmanuel's statements are

1:37.6

expressions of basic Christian beliefs that have been affirmed for 20 centuries. For such

1:42.5

orthodoxy to be branded disgusting is noteworthy.

1:46.0

Even more significant is the writer's larger argument. He admits that the school does have a legal

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