Former CIA director calls GOP the most “dangerous” political force in the world
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🗓️ 22 August 2022
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The former director of the CIA recently claimed that the modern-day Republican Party is the most “dangerous” political force he has ever seen. Today’s levels of political divisiveness and hatred challenge our confidence in democracy itself. In The Daily Article for August 22, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison argues that it is urgent for Christians to be part of the solution and not part of the problem, and that we must refuse to condemn those with whom we disagree.
Author: Dr. Jim Denison
Narrator: Chris Elkins
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| 0:00.0 | This is Monday, August 22nd, 2022. Welcome to the Daily Article podcast. Today's article is written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins. |
| 0:14.1 | The former director of the Central Intelligence Agency recently claimed that the modern-day Republican Party is the most dangerous political force |
| 0:22.3 | he has ever seen. With Putin's invasion of Ukraine, China's ambitions for global dominance, Iran's |
| 0:28.7 | growing power in the Middle East, and North Korea's nuclear threats, this is quite a statement. |
| 0:34.2 | In similar news, Vanity Fair published an article titled, Republicans appear to be |
| 0:39.4 | realizing all their candidates are dangerous weirdos. And Democratic strategist James Carville is |
| 0:45.8 | condemning the media for covering both sides equally when some Democrats are just silly, but Republicans |
| 0:52.4 | are evil. By contrast, Republican House candidate Sarah |
| 0:57.0 | Palin told a cheering audience, it's no longer Democrat versus Republican. This is all about |
| 1:02.4 | control versus freedom. It's good versus evil. It's a spiritual battle. A national conservative |
| 1:08.5 | commentator said of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, |
| 1:11.8 | I just think she's an evil woman. A woman who is consumed with power. It just makes me disgusted. |
| 1:17.9 | More than 40% of Democrats see Republicans, not as political opponents, but as enemies. |
| 1:24.0 | Close to 60% of Republicans view Democrats in the same way. |
| 1:28.3 | And Pew Research Center reports that 72% of Republicans and 63% of Democrats say members of the other party are more immoral, dishonest, and close-minded than other Americans. |
| 1:42.3 | We are seeing a level of political divisiveness and hatred |
| 1:45.9 | today that challenges our confidence in democracy itself. One researcher warned that Americans are |
| 1:51.9 | losing faith in elections, institutions, and the ability of democracy to survive. More than at any |
| 1:58.5 | time in my lifetime, it is urgent that Christians be part of the solution and not part of the problem. |
| 2:05.2 | Christian cultural commentator David French published an article yesterday in which he wrote, and I quote, |
| 2:10.9 | The longer I live, the more convinced I am that our Christian political ethic is upside down. |
| 2:16.8 | On a bipartisan basis, the church has formed |
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