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Justice Alito temporarily restores access to abortion pill · The Daily Article

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  [SPEAKER_00]: It's Tuesday, May the 5th, 2026, and you've joined us for Dennison forums, Daily Article Podcast.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm Chris Elkins, near ending today's Daily article, Written by our co-founder, Dr. Jim Dennison.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Last Friday, eight federal appeals court blocked the mailing of mythopristone prescriptions restricting access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. On Monday, Justice Samuel Alito temporarily restored broad access to the drug, suspending the lower court's ruling for one week, so the full Supreme Court can consider the emergency appeals and decide how to proceed.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Pro-life advocates like me celebrated in 2022 when Rovey Wade was finally overturned, but we grieve that a majority of Americans still think abortion should be legal in all or most cases, and since the majority of abortions in the U.S. are attained through medical medications, if the course latest action stands, billions more babies will die.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: In our highly secularized post-Christian culture, it seems like it's one step forward,
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  [SPEAKER_00]: But there's an antidote to the discouragement many of us feel.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I don't typically read House Beautiful, but their recent headline called My Eye.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Psychologists explain why everyone's suddenly obsessed with grandma things.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Megan Shows reports, quote, from the renewed interest in vintage and antique inspired design, to celebrities openly embracing slower, more traditional pastimes like knitting,
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  [SPEAKER_00]: There's an unmistakable shift toward a more grand motherly way of living, particularly among young people, in quote, who explained the shift, she quotes Dr. Alfonso Ferguson, a licensed mental health counselor, quote, in times of uncertainty or rapid change, people gravitate toward familiar comforting symbols, whether it's the warmth of a crochet blanket, the smell of baked bread, or the slow ritual of a Sunday
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  [SPEAKER_00]: In the United States, we're currently navigating through a lot of cultural shifts, the tense political climate, looming economic uncertainty, and ever-changing landscape of the digital world are a recipe for burnout, in quote.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It's not just the bad news in the news, from mass shootings to virus outbreak to airline collapses.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: There's a sense as Aaron Ren notes in his book, Life in the Negative World, that the Christian faith, once viewed as a foundational to American society, is now a dangerous threat to contemporary society.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: A Department of Justice Task Force recently concluded that the Biden administration quote, Della Sly pursued actions to limit Christian ability to act in accordance with their faith.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: But we are not surprised to hear of persecution against Christians in Muslim countries, but it's disheartening to see such animosity in a country whose official motto is, in God we trust.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: In response, let's consider a thought experiment.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: CBS News recently carried this headline, XFBI Director James Komey faces charges over 86-47 posts.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: How strong is the case?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Did you answer the headline's question in your mind without reading the article?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Some are already convinced that the charges are another example of the Trump administration acting in lawless and vindictive ways, proof that the no-kings protests are on point and necessary.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Others are already convinced that Mr. Khomi's pro stands in a long line of dangerous threats against the president.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: proof that such is on point and necessary, either response jumps to the conclusion that persecution is at work, either against us, or against the president of the United States.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: In the face of animosity, it is tempting to assume a victimization posture and retreat from the culture wars.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We can pivot back to a time remembered as more peaceful and affirming of our faith, embracing grandma things in the decorations of our hearts, but there is a better way.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Harvard Social Scientist Arthur Brooks writes in The Atlantic that we can learn to manage uncertainty and fear by employing, quote,
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  [SPEAKER_00]: In quotes, Christians don't have to look far.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Romans 828 is a favorite verse for most believers.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: But as I often remind people when teaching on this text, it is vital to understand the purpose for which we are called.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Verse 29 continues, for those whom he forenew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his son in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Conformed, transformed translates a Greek word meaning to have the same shape or to be fashioned into the same form.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Said briefly, our father's purpose for your life and mine is that we become like his son.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: This is not a matter of imitation, I which we pretend to be like Christ, but impartation by which the Spirit transforms our hearts and minds until we become the living presence of Jesus in our world today.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Think of it this way.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: You and I were created by God in His image, established in Genesis 127.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Which means we are intended to resemble him.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: To this end, God took on flesh to show us who he wants us to be as portraits of Jesus in the world, according to John 1 verse 14.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: But sin mars this painting, so his spirit works noted in 1 Peter 1 verse 2, to remove what is not intended by the artist and restored what has been lost.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Now to my point, the Holy Spirit can redeem every circumstance in our lives, including our discouragements and persecutions by using them as instruments in our restoration.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Setbacks in the pro-life cause can prompt us to pray and work even more further for mothers in their unborn children.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Attacks on our faith can draw us even closer to our Lord for strength, demonstrated in Acts 4 verses 24 through 30, empowering us from verse 31 to speak the word of God with boldness.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: In just like Jesus, Max Locato writes, if our bodies malfunction, we seek help.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Shouldn't we do the same with our hearts?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Then he adds,
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Max assures us, quote, God loves you just the way you are, but he refuses to leave you that way.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Or then anything he wants you to be just like Jesus, in quote, do you want what he wants today?