It’s New Year’s Day, Thursday, January 1st, A.D. 2026. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 140 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus. ([email protected])

By Jonathan Clark

Hindus guilty of 80 anti-Christian incidents on Christmas in India

Hindu nationalists attacked Christians across India over the Christmas week.

International Christian Concern reports over 80 incidents of violent attacks, hate speeches, and tensions during Christmas celebrations. In one case, a group of children in a Christmas carol procession were attacked, and their instruments were destroyed.

Shashi Tharoor, a parliamentarian with the Indian National Congress, expressed “deep concern over the rising fear and anxiety among Christians in India. Sadly, there are attacks on Christians in different places of the country.” 

India is ranked 11th on the Open Doors’ World Watch List of the most difficult countries to be a Christian.

Matthew 5:10 says, “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.”

China continues massive military drills near Taiwan

China carried out massive military drills around Taiwan this week.

They were the most extensive war games to date, involving live fire, warships, and fighter jets. 

Taiwan functions as an independent nation. However, China claims the territory as its own and uses military drills as an intimidation tactic. 

The recent drills came after the United States agreed to an $11 billion arms sale to Taiwan last month.

Australian church attendance virtually recovered post COVID

Church attendance in Australia is recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The Church Pulse Check 2025 report surveyed 10% of Australian churches.

An estimated 1.35 million Australians attend churches services every week. That’s up from one million in 2021. It’s almost back to pre-pandemic levels of 1.4 million in 2016.

First two Trump vetoes

In the United States, President Donald Trump issued the first vetoes of his second term on Tuesday.

President Trump vetoed the Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act. It would provide taxpayer funding to a local water project in Colorado.

He wrote, “Enough is enough. My administration is committed to preventing American taxpayers from funding expensive and unreliable policies. Ending the massive cost of taxpayer handouts and restoring fiscal sanity is vital to economic growth and the fiscal health of the nation.”

President Trump also vetoed the Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendment Act. The bill would expand the area reserved for the Miccosukee Tribe in Florida.

Abortion Pill Rescue Network saved 7,000 babies

Heartbeat International reports its Abortion Pill Rescue® Network has saved the lives of over 7,000 unborn babies.

Using a progesterone protocol, Abortion Pill Reversal allows many mothers to save their pregnancy after starting down the path of a chemical abortion. 

An estimated 79% of abortions in the U.S. last year were done through the abortion pill.

However, Heartbeat International is seeing more and more women every year start the reversal process to save their babies. 

Proverbs 24:11 says, “Deliver those who are drawn toward death, and hold back those stumbling to the slaughter.”

Matthew top Bible book studied through Logos platform

The Bible study platform Logos released a report on how people around the world studied the Bible in 2025.

Listen to comments from Chris Migura, president of Logos.

MIGURA: “We saw some incredible outcomes this year. There were over 76 million study sessions in Logos so far this year. Of the 10 countries with the most Logos users, five are non-English speaking. We're thrilled to see that global impact.

“We reach new audiences. We're seeing more and more everyday believers -- not just pastors, students or scholars -- doing meaningful Bible study in Logos.”

Logos had over four million users across 164 countries last year. The top countries for Logos usage were Brazil, Germany, Mexico, South Korea, and Singapore.

The most-studied book of the Bible was the Gospel of Matthew. And the top Bible verse of the year was 2 Timothy 3:16. The verse says, “All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness.”

Only 31% of U.S. adults plan New Year’s resolution

And finally, a new YouGov survey revealed the top New Year’s resolutions of Americans.

Only 31% of U.S. adults said they planned on making some type of resolution or goal for 2026.

Of those, the top resolution was exercising more followed by being happy and eating healthier. Spending more time with family and praying more made it into the top 10 resolutions.

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And that's The Worldview on New Year’s Day, Thursday, January 1st, in the year of our Lord 2026. Follow us on X or subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music, or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus ([email protected]). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.