It’s Tuesday, January 23rd, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus. ([email protected])

By Kevin Swanson

Chinese Communists sentence pastor to 14 years in prison

A Chinese pastor with a large online presence has received a sentence of 14 years in prison.

Kan Xiaoyong, his wife Wang, and four other church members all received prison sentences at the hands of the despotic communist government, reports Bitter Winter Magazine.

Pastor Kan has supported the House Church movement with what he called the Home Discipleship Network for the last four years.  Both the pastor and his wife were tortured for two to three hours by Chinese authorities, reports Radio Free Asia. 

Indian prime minister doubles down on Hinduism

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is moving more nationalist and more committed to a Hindu state. That will mean more persecution for Christians and those of other minority religions.

His enthusiastic support for the false god “Lord Ram” and a new Hindu temple in northern India’s Ayodhya is an attempt to create what Modi has called “The New India.”

Hindus for Human Rights is protesting, calling this an attempt to “weaponize Hinduism in the name of the BJP’s repressive nationalist ideology, ahead of national elections in May.”

Brazil floods kill 32

Torrential rains in Brazil led to severe flooding last week, resulting in the deaths of at least 32 persons and the displacement of 5,000 others, according to The Brazilian Report.

And The Christian Daily reports that the Rio de Janeiro flood left 12 dead.

The Brazilian Evangelical Alliance is calling for prayers and volunteers to help with the clean up efforts for church communities affected by the flooding — reported to be the worst in 90 years. 

Brazil critical of Israel

Also, in relation to the Israeli-Hamas War, Brazil has joined South Africa and other Arab nations to bring charges of genocide against Israel in the International Court of Justice for Israel’s defending itself after being attacked by the Muslim terrorist group on October 7th.

The United States, Canada, and Germany have criticized the motion.

Ron DeSantis withdraws from presidential race

Ahead of today’s first-in-the nation primary in New Hampshire, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has pulled out of the presidential race, and he’s putting his support behind former president Donald Trump.

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DeSANTIS: “I can't ask our supporters to volunteer their time and donate their resources if we don't have a clear path to victory. Accordingly, I am today suspending my campaign.

“It's clear to me that a majority of Republican primary voters want to give Donald Trump another chance. They watch his presidency gets stymied by relentless resistance, and they see Democrats using lawfair to this day to attack him. While I've had disagreements with Donald Trump, such as on the coronavirus pandemic and his elevation of Anthony Fauci, Trump is superior to the current incumbent, Joe Biden.

“He has my endorsement because we can't go back to the old Republican Guard of yesteryear.”

Trump leads Haley, 50-39%, in New Hampshire

 

A CNN poll finds that Trump’s lead over second place Republican candidate Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina Governor, is now 50-39% in the New Hampshire primary today, where Haley has her best shot. 

Real estate market hitting recession

The real estate market has hit recession levels. Existing-home sales waned by 1 % in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.78 million, reports the National Association of Realtors.

That’s the lowest level since the 2010 recession.

Court: 18 to 20-year-olds can carry guns

The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the rights of 18 to 20-year-olds to carry arms. 

The court ruled that a Pennsylvania law, which prohibits the right of these young adults from carrying firearms in public during a state of emergency, was unconstitutional. 

U.S. Circuit Judge Kent Jo