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Today is July 26, 2019, and today's article is written by Dr. Jim Denison's oldest son, Ryan.

Ryan is an M. Div graduate of Truitt Seminary and currently completing his Ph.D. in

church history. He has written the daily article in Dr. Denison's absence in the past and was the co-author of our latest publication, How Does God See America?

A monument donated to the local police department of Tiga K. South Carolina is making headlines today after the city council chose to remove it only a few weeks after it was put in place.

The monument contained a reference to Matthew chapter 5, verse 9,

in which Jesus stated,

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God,

as well as a prayer asking the Lord for courage, strength, and compassion, among other qualities.

After complaints began to come into the city council, officials decided to

scrub the word Lord from the prayer, before recently deciding to simply remove the monument

for the time being. While officials may have hoped that removing the monument would end the argument,

that's not what has happened in the days since. Rather, complaints have continued to file into the

office, this time from those angered that the memorial is no longer present. As Tiga K. City Manager

Charlie Funderberg described it, there's no win here at all, which is probably the only aspect

of this controversy that everyone can agree on.

In yesterday's article on the Mueller hearing and non-partisanship,

we discussed some of the reasons why we need to be cognizant of not only the views we take,

but also how we express them if we want to be faithful to the gospel calling each of us has received.

Stories like the situation emerging in South Carolina highlight why that can be so difficult.

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