Suspect in attack on Paul Pelosi was on a “suicide mission”
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🗓️ 2 November 2022
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David DePape, the man accused of breaking into US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home, beating her husband Paul Pelosi, and seeking to kidnap her, told police he planned to target other California and federal politicians. Why has political vitriol and animosity reached such a boiling point in our culture? A simple explanation for our crisis is that Americans are replacing God with politics. But the truth is more complex.
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Author: Jim Denison, PhD
Narrator: Chris Elkins
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| 0:42.3 | Today is Wednesday, November the 2nd, 2022. |
| 0:46.2 | Welcome to the Daily Article podcast. |
| 0:48.5 | Today's article is written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins of the |
| 0:52.7 | Denison Forum. Psalm 10720 says, |
| 0:56.1 | He sent out his word and healed them and delivered them from their destruction. The man accused |
| 1:01.8 | of breaking into U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home, beating her husband and seeking to |
| 1:06.5 | kidnap her, told police he planned to target other California and federal politicians, according to a |
| 1:12.6 | court filing yesterday. The filing quotes David DePap as telling officers and medics at the scene |
| 1:19.4 | that he was sick of the lies coming out of Washington, D.C. He added, I didn't really want to hurt him, |
| 1:25.4 | but you know, this was a suicide mission. |
| 1:27.8 | I'm not going to stand here and do nothing even if it cost me my life. |
| 1:32.7 | This horrific attack is not an isolated event. |
| 1:36.5 | According to figures from the Capitol Police, |
| 1:38.8 | the number of recorded threats against members of Congress |
| 1:41.8 | has increased more than 10-fold since 2016, rising to 9,625 in 2021. |
| 1:50.7 | Threats are rising against members of both parties. I wouldn't be surprised if a senator or |
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