Was the Capitol riot a “Christian insurrection”? Why we must “live as though the truth were true”
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 11 January 2021
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THE DAILY ARTICLE FOR JANUARY 11, 2021
Evangelicals are being widely blamed for the Capitol riots last week. Today's podcast responds by focusing on Jesus' peacemaking example and calls us to respond by faith to the historic opportunity of our day.
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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. |
| 0:14.7 | Now here's today's news, discerned differently. |
| 0:19.9 | Patriots enlist and defend their country. They work hard, do their best, |
| 0:25.6 | raise good families. They help their neighbors. They perform civic duties. They grit their teeth |
| 0:31.7 | and pay their taxes. Then they show up and vote. They compete. They win or lose, but they do both with grace. |
| 0:40.3 | These are some of the things patriots do. Patriots do not storm their own capital over a lost election. |
| 0:47.6 | They do not bum-rush members of Congress. They do not assault strangers. They do not push and shove police officers and trash federal |
| 0:57.0 | buildings. These are things criminals do. And criminals of any political stripe deserve one thing. |
| 1:04.5 | The Rule of Law. Neil Patel, author of that response to the Capitol Riot and co-founder of the Daily Caller, |
| 1:12.6 | a conservative news outlet, is exactly right. Now substitute Disciples of Jesus for Patriots, |
| 1:21.2 | and you'll be right as well. A 15-year veteran of the U.S. Capitol Police and son of a former Senate Sergeant at Arms |
| 1:31.5 | died by suicide Saturday. His is the sixth death related to the Capitol riot last Wednesday. |
| 1:38.8 | Here's an announcement I never thought I would see. In response to the January 6th attacks, the U.S. Secret Service has |
| 1:46.3 | stated that they are anticipating and prepared for all possible contingencies with regard to |
| 1:52.1 | the presidential inauguration on January 20th. We are also learning that lawmakers may have been |
| 1:58.3 | exposed to COVID-19 during the lockdown. Following the riot, some sought to |
| 2:03.9 | blame Antifa, but this claim has been clearly debunked. Here's what I saw with my own eyes last Wednesday, |
| 2:11.8 | rioters who breached Capitol Hill carrying Christian flags. One said, Jesus is my Savior, Trump is my president. |
| 2:21.4 | Others waved, Jesus saves banners. One of the first rioters to enter the Senate chambers was |
| 2:27.6 | carrying a Christian flag. A flag reading proud American Christian with an American flag |
| 2:34.0 | inside an Icthus, an ancient Christian symbol, |
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