July 30, 2025

Planned Parenthood closes 33 abortion mills, Ugandan Muslims kill relative convert to Christianity, Florida has greatest religious liberty; West Virginia the worst

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It’s Wednesday, July 30th, A.D. 2025. 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

Ugandan Muslims kill relative convert to Christianity

Muslims in Uganda killed a relative of theirs earlier this month after he had converted to Christianity.

Kasajja Abdul Maliki accepted Christ in April. The pastor who shared the Gospel with him told Morning Star News, “I took him to my house and discipled him in Christian teachings for a week, and thereafter he returned back to his home.”

Since then, Maliki stopped attending prayers at the mosque. He would study the Bible and pray in his home instead. His relatives broke into his house on July 18. They found him praying for their salvation. Some of them became so angry, they began beating him and even stabbed him. Neighbors tried to save Maliki, but he died on the way to a nearby clinic.

Revelation 12:11 says, “They overcame [the Devil] by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.”

Argentinian president recognizes non-Catholic religious groups

Evangelical Focus reports that Argentina now recognizes Evangelical churches.

President Javier Milei signed a measure to officially recognize non-Catholic religious groups as “religious legal entities.” Most people in Argentina still identify as Catholic, but the number of Evangelicals has grown in recent years.

The Christian Alliance of Evangelical Churches of the Republic of Argentina commented on the new measure. It said, “This was achieved thanks to the efforts, prayers, and perseverance of Christians who have worked with respect, patience, and faith to see this progress for over 30 years.”

Florida has greatest religious liberty; West Virginia the worst

In the United States, First Liberty Institute released their 2025 Religious Liberty in the States report.

The report evaluates states based on 47 religious liberty safeguards. The top state this year was Florida with a score of 74.6%. The worst state was West Virginia with a score of 19.6%. Most states fell in the 25%-50% range.

Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis enthusiastically affirmed religious liberty.

DeSANTIS: “Today, Florida has earned the number one ranking amongst all 50 states for protecting religious liberty. If you go back to the founding of our country, religious liberty was basically the first freedom that the Founding Fathers sought to protect.

“Religious freedom was part of the reason people even settled in the American colonies to begin with. This is something that is central to the American experiment and central to our way of life. But it is something that has really been under assault in recent years.”

U.S. federal employees allowed to talk about Christian faith

Federal employees can now talk about their faith at work.

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management sent out a memo on Monday about protecting religious expression in the federal workplace.

Workers are allowed to display Bibles and crosses, talk to other employees about their faith, and form prayer groups.

The memo states, “The Federal workforce should be a welcoming place for Federal employees who practice a religious faith. Allowing religious discrimination in the Federal workplace violates the law. It also threatens to adversely impact recruitment and retention of highly-qualified employees of faith.”

Planned Parenthood closes 33 abortion mills nationally

Life News reports that Planned Parenthood has closed 33 abortion mills so far this year.

This includes one of its locations in the Houston area of Texas which was known as the largest abortion mill in the Western Hemisphere.

Shawn Carney with 40 Days for Life said, “The defunding of Planned Parenthood and the closure of abortion centers from coast to coast means that July 2025 will go down as the WORST month in Planned Parenthood's history… for now! Toppling this abortion Goliath proves that, with God, all things truly are possible.”

Trust in church increases

And finally, people are putting more trust in the church, according to a survey from Gallup.

Thirty-six percent of U.S. adults have significant confidence in the church. That’s up from 31% in 2022. However, it’s down from 66% in 1973 when Gallup first started tracking the percentage.

The last year that a majority of Americans had confidence in the church was 2009. Currently, the only institutions that a majority of Americans trust are small business, the military, and science.

Proverbs 3:5-6 reminds us, “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.”

And that's The Worldview on this Wednesday, July 30th, in the year of our Lord 2025. 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. Plus, you can get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I’m Adam McManus ([email protected]). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

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