“News of the World,” abortion, and the Biden administration: A fourfold biblical response
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
4.9 • 576 Ratings
🗓️ 25 January 2021
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
Tom Hanks' latest movie, News of the World, is a compelling story of one man's courageous defense of a girl no one wants. Today's podcast tells this story, then we relate it to the Biden administration's plans to advance abortion and define a fourfold biblical strategy by which to respond with courageous compassion.
The Daily Article is written by Dr. Jim Denison with the Denison Forum. This podcast is narrated by Chris Nichter.
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| 0:57.6 | Over the weekend, Janet and I watch Tom Hanks' new film, News of the World. It is a moving |
| 1:04.8 | story of one man's commitment to protect a girl no one wants. As viewers, we feel revulsed at those who would abuse or neglect her |
| 1:13.8 | and celebrate the courage with which Hanks' character cares for her. |
| 1:18.7 | There is something in us that venerates life and its achievements, |
| 1:22.5 | like football fans in Tampa and Kansas City today. |
| 1:25.8 | We celebrate when our teams win. Like the person who won |
| 1:29.4 | the one billion dollar mega-millionth jackpot over the weekend, we celebrate financial success. |
| 1:36.2 | When celebrities such as Larry King, Hank Aaron, and Alicia Landry pass away, we remember their |
| 1:42.1 | lives with gratitude. News of the world is so powerful because it |
| 1:47.0 | appeals to what Abraham Lincoln called the better angels of our nature. What we feel for this |
| 1:53.4 | girl is what God feels for every girl and boy, woman and man, from conception to death. This is why he grieves the abortion culture of our day, |
| 2:04.3 | and why he is calling you and me to do all we can to love pre-born children and their mothers. |
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