Karen Pence’s powerful analogy for religious liberty: How and why to speak the truth in love
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 13 November 2019
⏱️ 6 minutes
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THE DAILY ARTICLE FOR NOVEMBER 13, 2019
Karen Pence is in the news for defending religious freedom with a powerful analogy that is relevant to our post-Christian culture. Today's podcast explores this analogy and seeks ways to speak the truth with transforming love.
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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 thedailyarticle.com. |
| 0:14.3 | Now here's today's news, discerned differently. |
| 0:19.6 | Karen Pence is in the news as she increases her role in the 2020 presidential campaign. |
| 0:24.9 | In an interview with USA Today, she was asked about her decision to resume teaching art at |
| 0:31.2 | Emmanuel Christian school, which doesn't allow gay teachers or students. The reporter suggested |
| 0:36.9 | that a gay person might say your |
| 0:39.0 | faith is attacking them for who they are. Mrs. Pence replied, I don't make that connection. |
| 0:45.2 | This country was founded on religious liberty, and I think we have to be careful about infringing |
| 0:50.3 | on anyone else's beliefs. I think that if you have someone who has a certain belief, |
| 0:55.2 | that doesn't mean they're necessarily judging you. She illustrates her point effectively. |
| 1:00.3 | For example, there are people who have certain dietary restrictions because of their faith. |
| 1:05.3 | I don't feel like they are judging me if I eat that food. She then added, |
| 1:09.4 | that's unfortunate if someone feels judged. |
| 1:12.7 | It certainly would never, ever, ever be my intention for anyone to feel judged by me. |
| 1:18.4 | Definitely not. |
| 1:19.8 | But I'm just a person who believes in the Bible, so it shouldn't be right for someone to attack |
| 1:24.4 | me for my beliefs. |
| 1:31.3 | Let's work with Mrs. Pence's analogy for a moment. |
| 1:37.3 | The website Dallas Kosher lists a large number of restaurants that serve kosher food in our city. |
| 1:41.0 | If I walk past one of these restaurants while eating a cheeseburger, |
| 1:47.1 | violating the Orthodox Jewish interpretation of Exodus 2319 and Deuteron I cannot imagine that I would feel judged by those inside. If they are observant Jews, |
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