Today is April 6th, 2023, Monday Thursday of Holy Week.

Welcome to the Daily Article podcast.

I'm Chris Elkins with the Denison Forum, narrating today's article written by Dr. Jim Denison.

Stop me if you've heard this before.

The World Health Organization is reporting another outbreak of a contagious viral disease.

In this case, the threat is the Marburg virus now spreading in Africa.

In the past, case fatality rates have varied from 24% to 88%, which contrasts with a 1.1% COVID-19 mortality rate in the U.S.

The virus can spread from contaminated surfaces and materials, as well as through direct contact

with the bodily fluids of infected people, including the deceased. No vaccines or antiviral therapies have been approved to treat the virus.

The good news is that Marburg, in its current form, is not as contagious as SARS and is therefore

unlikely to become a pandemic. So long as the current outbreak is limited to regions of Africa, I would guess that it would

receive little attention in the American press. What doesn't affect us personally?

Seldom impacts us personally. Here's a second example. An axe attack at a daycare center yesterday

killed four children and injured at least four others.

When I learned that the tragedy occurred in Brazil and not the U.S., I confess that it felt a little

less personal to me. Here's a third example. A Milwaukee judge won a high-stakes Wisconsin

Supreme Court race Tuesday, making it likely that the court will support abortion rights in the state.

Some pro-abortion activists want to use victories such as the vote in Wisconsin to bar any restrictions on abortion.

As a pro-life supporter, these stories are tragic to me. However,

since I live in Texas, where pro-life legislators are in the majority, they feel less personal

than they would if I lived in Wisconsin. As I noted, what doesn't affect us personally,

seldom impacts us personally. You and I will be eternally grateful

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