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The comedian and abortion advocate Bill Maher made headlines this week when he admitted that abortion “kind of is” murder. Maher’s honesty exposes the deepest fault line in American culture, between those who consider life to be inherently sacred and those who consider it to be an instrumental means to other ends. There is no more urgent battle for the minds of Americans than this. About Denison F...

The first seven jurors were selected yesterday to serve on the first criminal trial of an American president in US history. The courtroom is dark today, as is expected for the duration of the six-week trial, but jury selection will resume tomorrow. What are the charges in the case? What is at stake in the trial? And what is the larger significance of this historic event? About Denison Forum and Th...

After becoming only the second golfer in history to win two Masters championships in his first five years on the tour, he told interviewers: “I believe in Jesus. Ultimately, I think that’s what defines me the most.” Christians who leverage their public influence to glorify God impact our culture in transformative ways. Are you a positive light in your community? About Denison Forum and The Daily A...

Sirens rang in Jerusalem as air defense systems shot down missiles over the city early yesterday morning. While the attack itself was not devastating, the New York Times reports that it “opened a volatile new chapter in the long-running shadow war between Iran and Israel.” This conflict is not just military but spiritual. Not just for the Middle East but for us as well. About Denison Forum and The...

The FBI arrested an eighteen-year-old in Idaho after discovering what it termed a “truly horrific” and “violent plot” to attack churches this past weekend on behalf of ISIS. FBI Director Christopher Wray has stated that the foreign terrorist threat and the potential for a coordinated attack here in the homeland is now increasingly concerning. Our unification as a nation is crucial to withstanding...

The US believes a major attack by Iran on Israel is imminent, according to reports citing sources familiar with US and Israeli intelligence assessments. It is apparently a matter of when Tehran will attack rather than if they will attack. If Iran attacks Israel, Americans will learn much about ourselves and the current health of our consensual democracy. About Denison Forum and The Daily Article T...

On the same day Donald Trump said abortion restrictions should be left to the states, the Vatican released a twenty-page document reaffirming its opposition to surrogate parenthood, “gender theory,” and what the media euphemistically calls “gender-affirming surgery.” Today we discuss how Thomas Jefferson’s unalienable rights is the keystone to civil society. About Denison Forum and The Daily Artic...

Despite all the hardships Israelis are facing these days, Gallup’s recent World Happiness Report lists their country as the fifth-happiest nation on Earth. The US ranks twenty-third. Why, in the midst of a battle for its very existence, surrounded by enemies on all sides and confronting the escalation of anti-Semitism around the world, are Israelis so happy? About Denison Forum and The Daily Artic...

Total solar eclipses occur every eighteen months, but at any given location, it can be centuries between appearances. When the “totality” occurs, the moon will completely cover the sun for about four minutes, the temperature will noticeably drop, and birds and other wildlife will become quiet. They’re not alone in responding to today’s unusual event. About Denison Forum and The Daily Article Today...

In the wake of the Israeli air strike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza, President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke yesterday to discuss the future of the war, including the role America will play. In a world full of proxy wars, it can be easy for us to treat sin in the same way with our rules of engagement. But Jesus holds a different standard for us.  About Denison F...

Richard Dawkins is one of the most visible atheists in the world. While recently stating, “I do not believe a single word of the Christian faith,” he also said he identifies as a “cultural Christian.” However the writer Niall Gooch adds that the great cultural contributions Dawkins appreciates “were not, and could not have been, created by half-believers who found Christianity merely soothing and...

According to the CDC, Avian influenza has infected more than 82 million poultry in forty-eight US states and has now spread to dairy cattle in the US. What we cannot see can be even more dangerous than what we can see, since it’s harder to prepare for the former than the latter. This principle is relevant to our souls and to the soul of our nation. About Denison Forum and The Daily Article Today&#...

The first section of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge has been removed from the Patapsco River and officials have opened a temporary shipping route around the wreckage. For those who did not survive—were they unlucky, or did God not favor them as he did those he spared miraculously? Choosing the right perspective is vital, not just for our personal flourishing but also for our national futur...

The White House became embroiled in controversy over the weekend after issuing a “Proclamation on Transgender Day of Visibility, 2024” for Easter Sunday. This controversy is nothing new: Easter has been dividing skeptics and believers since Jesus rose from the dead. You and I can choose today to become evidence for the most compelling argument for Easter in our relativistic culture: the changed li...

When the massive cargo ship Dali lost power early Tuesday morning, there were only a few minutes to act. The ship’s crew sent a mayday signal and dropped anchor, while transportation authority police officers stopped traffic heading to Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. Their actions likely saved many lives, but it was too late for seven road workers and an inspector on the bridge who could not...

Ronna McDaniel was chairwoman of the Republican National Committee for seven years until her resignation earlier this month. Last Friday, NBC News announced that they’d hired her. Four days later, following criticism from many of the network’s commentators, she was fired. In our “philodoxical” (“love of opinion”) culture where all truth is subjective, what you believe before you read the news prob...

A container ship rammed into Baltimore’s largest bridge early yesterday morning, causing it to snap and plunge into the river below. Six people are presumed dead as of this morning. Later in the morning, the US Supreme Court heard arguments in the first major abortion case since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022. At stake is access to the abortion pill mifepristone. Both news stories speak to the...

Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged yesterday for the first time that “radical Islamists” executed the bloody assault at Crocus City Hall in Moscow that left at least 139 dead. As Russia grieves, the world asks: Are the terrorists who staged the massacre a threat to the rest of us? About Denison Forum and The Daily Article Today's Daily Article was written by Dr. Jim Denison and narr...

Princess Kate’s video announcement that she is undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer shocked the world. But as Helen Lewis noted in the Atlantic , the princess was “bullied into this statement, because the alternative—a wildfire of gossip and conspiracy theories—was worse.” The other headline news over the weekend was the horrific shooting at a Moscow concert venue that left at least 137 pe...

Today's Daily Article was written by Dr. Ryan Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins. You can read this article on our website . You may also receive it in your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter . For more on what the Bible teaches on this subject and why, please see “ What does the Bible say about homosexuality? ” and “ What does the Bible say about transgenderism? ” NOTE: Denison Forum is...

The NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments kick off today, so if your office seems a bit more sparsely populated or email responses come slower than usual, now you know why. And considering the ways in which the sport has fundamentally changed over the last few years, this season’s tournament could be as unpredictable as any before it. The reasons why could be good news for basketball fans...

MrBeast, aka Jimmy Donaldson, is 25 and has more than 425 million fans. Time magazine has called him “the most watched person on earth.” He recently signed a $100 million deal with Amazon for “Beast Games,” a show that will have 1,000 contestants vie for $5 million, the largest single prize ever offered on TV or streaming. What explains MrBeast’s astronomic popularity? And how can his story help u...

There is a reported escalation of vulgarities by pastors in their sermons and writing. This despite the clear biblical command: “Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving” (Ephesians 5:4). As John Piper comments, “Crudeness is the sludge that accrues when the fountain of Godward thanks dries up.” What causes this “fo...

Kevin Briggs is the “Guardian of the Golden Gate.” The former California highway patrol officer has prevented more than two hundred people from dying by suicide on the Golden Gate Bridge. His tactic is simple but effective. He’ll ask the person in distress about their plans for the following day, then invites the person back to the bridge if their plan doesn’t work out. In a day when the threat of...

Earlier this week, the House of Representatives easily passed legislation that would essentially ban TikTok from the country unless its parent company sold its American user base. And while the bill faces a rockier path through the Senate, President Biden has already said he would sign it if it gets to his desk. But what’s actually in the bill and why are some wary that it won’t stop with TikTok?...