Liz Cheney removed by Republicans from leadership role: The "story behind the story" in politics, Israel, culture, and our souls
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 13 May 2021
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Republicans removed Liz Cheney from her leadership post in the House of Representatives yesterday. In The Daily Article for May 13, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison explains political divisions in our culture as well as motivations behind the conflict in Israel and opposition to biblical morality in America, then he closes with the path to God's best purpose for our lives.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Daily Article podcast, published by the Denison Forum for Culture-Changing Christians. |
| 0:07.2 | To receive the Daily article directly to your email inbox each weekday morning, visit thedailyarticle.com. |
| 0:14.6 | Now here's today's news, discerned differently. |
| 0:18.7 | Hi, I'm Jim Denison with Denison Forum, and this is the Daily Article for Thursday, May 13th, 2021. |
| 0:24.1 | The title is Liz Cheney removed by Republicans from leadership role, the story behind the story in politics, Israel, culture, and our souls. |
| 0:34.5 | Elizabeth Lynn Cheney has been representing a Wyoming congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2017. |
| 0:42.1 | She's been serving as the House Republican Conference Chair, the third highest position in House Republican leadership as well. |
| 0:49.4 | She's the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney and one of the best known figures in Washington, D.C. |
| 0:55.5 | However, her repeated opposition to former President Trump's claim that the 2020 election was |
| 1:01.2 | stolen has led to rising opposition within her party. Yesterday, in a much anticipated move, |
| 1:07.6 | House Republicans voted to remove her from her leadership role. On the other side of the |
| 1:12.9 | Republican spectrum, more than 100 former party officials will release a letter later today, |
| 1:19.4 | stating that they will back the creation of a third party if the Republican Party does not break |
| 1:24.5 | with Mr. Trump and change course. Meanwhile, the publication The Hill |
| 1:29.3 | reports that, quote, fissures within the Democratic Party are starting to open up, end quote. |
| 1:35.4 | Divisions are growing over tax issues, infrastructure spending, and the Biden administration's |
| 1:40.2 | response to the growing conflict in Israel. Such political conflicts are themselves symptomatic of a larger |
| 1:47.1 | cultural conflict. Republicans and Democrats are divided over whether expanding the government's |
| 1:53.5 | role makes our problems better or worse. Within the parties, members are divided over whether |
| 1:58.8 | their party should work with its opponents or double |
| 2:01.8 | down on its governing philosophy. American politics illustrate the importance of seeking to understand |
| 2:08.4 | the story behind the story. The tragic escalation of fighting in Israel is a second symptom of factors |
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