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The Daily Article

‘These people are tearing up our livelihood’: How Jesus responded to violence

The Daily Article

The Denison Forum

Christianity, Daily News, News, Religion & Spirituality

4.9576 Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2020

⏱️ 7 minutes

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THE DAILY ARTICLE FOR JUNE 02, 2020

As violence continues in the wake of George Floyd's death, some are justifying this response as necessary to effect change. Today's podcast explores this issue from sociological and cultural perspectives, then we apply two principles from Jesus that would bring true peace to our lives and world.

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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

0:12.5

thedailyarticle.com. Now here's today's news, discerned differently.

0:19.4

They did this for no reason.

0:21.6

It's not going to bring George back here.

0:23.6

George is in a better place than we are.

0:26.6

Last night, I'm going to be honest.

0:28.6

I wished I was where George was.

0:30.6

These people are tearing up our livelihood.

0:32.6

This is how Stephanie Wilford, a disabled African-American woman who lives in South Minneapolis,

0:39.2

responded to the recent destruction in her community. She obviously had nothing to do with the

0:44.2

tragic death of George Floyd, but she has become a victim of those who are perpetrating violence

0:49.6

in response to it. A woman threw a Molotov cocktail into an NYPD car with four police officers inside Saturday.

0:57.8

The bottle shattered two of the vehicle's windows, but the gas inside did not ignite because toilet paper was used instead of a rag.

1:05.5

At least 60 Secret Service officers and special agents sustained multiple injuries in three days of violent clashes

1:12.3

near the White House. The Lincoln Memorial and National Mall World War II Memorial are among

1:17.6

the sites defaced with graffiti. Four police officers were shot early this morning in St. Louis

1:23.1

and were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the ongoing violence has forced store closings around the country.

1:31.1

In response, President Trump said late yesterday that he is taking immediate action

1:35.9

to mobilize all available federal resources to stop looting in riots across the country.

1:44.7

David French recently quoted New York Times author Michelle Goldberg, who noted that 2020 started

1:50.9

off like 1974.

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