President George W. Bush’s statement on George Floyd’s death and its aftermath: Practical resources and a profound call
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 4 June 2020
⏱️ 7 minutes
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THE DAILY ARTICLE FOR JUNE 04, 2020
President George W. Bush's statement on George Floyd's death and its aftermath calls each of us to our duty in response. Today's podcast discusses his call to action, then we focus on the violence of these days, systemic issues, practical resources, and a powerful commitment.
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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. |
| 0:20.2 | Laura and I are anguished by the brutal suffocation of George Floyd and disturbed by the injustice |
| 0:26.6 | and fear that suffocate our country. |
| 0:29.6 | Thus begins a statement by President George W. Bush on Mr. Floyd's death and its aftermath. |
| 0:34.6 | President Bush observed that America's greatest challenge has long been |
| 0:39.5 | to unite people of very different backgrounds into a single nation of justice and opportunity. |
| 0:45.5 | The answer is, living up to American ideals, to fundamental truth that all human beings are created |
| 0:51.9 | equal and endowed by their God with certain rights. |
| 0:55.7 | In the President's view, lasting peace in our communities requires truly equal justice. |
| 1:01.8 | The rule of law ultimately depends in the fairness and legitimacy of the legal system. |
| 1:07.1 | And achieving justice for all is the duty of all. |
| 1:10.8 | How can each of us do our duty? |
| 1:15.4 | This week, we have sought to follow Jesus's wisdom in responding to Mr. Floyd's horrific death |
| 1:21.2 | and its aftermath in our nation. |
| 1:23.8 | On Monday, we discussed Jesus' relevance to this crisis and is called to love as we wish to be loved. |
| 1:31.3 | On Tuesday, following the wisdom of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we determined not to return |
| 1:36.9 | violence for violence, but to seek justice for all. |
| 1:40.7 | Yesterday, we responded to Representative John Lewis's call to be constructive, not destructive. |
| 1:47.1 | Today, let's discuss the violence of these days in the issues underlying this crisis. |
| 1:52.5 | We'll begin with the fact that those who are committing violence in response to George Floyd's |
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