Judge Amy Coney Barrett's example of civility: Choosing today to invest in tomorrow
The Daily Article
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🗓️ 1 October 2020
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THE DAILY ARTICLE FOR OCTOBER 01, 2020
Judge Amy Coney Barrett's civility in these uncivil days is an example for us all. Today's podcast discusses this fact, then we focus on practical ways to choose civility today for the sake of our witness tomorrow.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Daily Article podcast, published by the Denison Forum for Culture-changing Christians. |
| 0:07.8 | To receive the Daily article directly to your email inbox each weekday morning, visit |
| 0:12.5 | thedailyarticle.com. Now here's today's news, discerned differently. |
| 0:19.6 | The rancorous nature of Tuesday night's presidential debate continues to be a reflection of our |
| 0:25.6 | political climate. |
| 0:26.6 | As Judge Amy Coney-Barratt began meetings with senators this week, ahead of her confirmation |
| 0:32.6 | hearings, multiple Democrats refused to see her. |
| 0:35.6 | Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer calls the process that led to her nomination, illegitimate. |
| 0:42.0 | Senator Richard Blumenthal also condemned what he called an illegitimate sham process. In the midst of such vitriol, Judge Barrett's demeanor is an example for us all. |
| 0:53.4 | My wife's blog yesterday commends Judge Barrett |
| 0:56.1 | for her quiet confidence in strong faith in these rancorous days. Surrounded by words of slander, |
| 1:02.9 | she allows her life to be her defense. She doesn't just believe her opinions, she lives them. |
| 1:09.3 | Janet then asked the question, will we have earned the right to share |
| 1:12.9 | our faith next year with the people we have shared our political opinions this October? In light of my |
| 1:19.2 | new book on Civility, I have been discussing the divisiveness of our culture in numerous media |
| 1:24.2 | interviews across recent weeks. Each time, I have asked the same question Janet |
| 1:29.6 | raises, urging Christians to act during the election in ways that will strengthen our witness |
| 1:35.0 | when the election is over. Why is this so urgent? How can we do this today? Partisan battles over the Supreme Court are as old as the United States. In 1795, President |
| 1:50.1 | George Washington nominated South Carolina Judge John Rutledge to be the Chief Justice. However, |
| 1:56.1 | after he was nominated but before the Senate voted, Rutledge spoke out against a treaty with Great Britain |
| 2:02.0 | that Washington supported, and the Senate had just ratified. In response, the Senate rejected the |
| 2:08.6 | president's nomination. Considering Supreme Court nominees during election years also has a long history. |
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