What makes this Homecoming King and Queen so special? Valuing every life as much as God does
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
4.9 • 576 Ratings
🗓️ 8 November 2019
⏱️ 6 minutes
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THE DAILY ARTICLE FOR NOVEMBER 8, 2019
A Homecoming King and Queen chosen last week in California is making news. Today's podcast tells their story, discusses attempts to restrict abortion for Down syndrome babies, and discusses the urgency of working and praying for life today.
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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. |
| 0:19.5 | Noah Stokes and Christaia Gordon were crowned homecoming king and queen last |
| 0:24.2 | Friday at Arapaho High School in Littleton, Colorado. They were honored in the homecoming parade |
| 0:30.1 | and danced the next day. Why is this story so newsworthy? Because both Noah and Christia have |
| 0:36.3 | Down syndrome. I cite their story in light of a National |
| 0:39.5 | Review article reporting that 61 to 93% of U.S. women choose abortion after a Down syndrome diagnosis. |
| 0:48.3 | Fortunately, federal legislation has been introduced that forbids abortion providers from performing |
| 0:53.6 | abortions sought because the fetus |
| 0:56.0 | has been diagnosed with Down syndrome. Tragically, a Gallup survey shows that 49% of Americans |
| 1:02.0 | favor such abortions in the first trimester, though support drops to 29% in the third trimester. |
| 1:11.7 | A study published in the American Journal of Medical Genetics |
| 1:15.3 | asked people with Down syndrome ages 12 and older |
| 1:18.5 | about their self-perceptions. |
| 1:20.6 | Nearly 99% indicated that they were happy with their lives. |
| 1:24.7 | 97% liked who they were. |
| 1:27.3 | 96% liked how they look. |
| 1:29.3 | And nearly 99% expressed love for their families. |
| 1:33.3 | The participants encouraged parents to love their babies with Down syndrome, |
| 1:37.3 | mentioning that their own lives were good. |
| 1:40.3 | The study concluded, |
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