It’s Tuesday, December 5th, A.D. 2023. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus. ([email protected])

By Kevin Swanson

Nigeria imprisoned woman who condemned the martyrdom of a Christian

Incredibly, a mother of five children has been languishing in a Nigerian prison for allegedly sharing a video in which she condemned the lynching of Deborah Yakubu — a student who was murdered and set on fire by her classmates -- for sharing her Christian faith.  

The imprisoned woman, Rhoda Jatau, was almost killed by another mob for sharing the video on What’s App. She was subsequently arrested, and has been imprisoned now for the last 18 months.  

The United Nations has condemned the Nigerian government’s treatment of the case in a letter signed by the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief and the vice-chair of communications of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention.  The representatives noted that “Both cases appear to be related to the legitimate exercise of the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion and of freedom of opinion and expression. Both are members of a religious minority.”

Pray for Rhoda’s immediate release.

ISIS killed 4, wounded 54 in Philippines

Four people were killed in an Islamic terrorist attack in the Philippines on Sunday.  

According to the Manila Times, 302 people were gathered when an explosion ripped through the auditorium, wounding 54 and killing 4.  ISIS, a  Muslim terrorist group, has claimed responsibility for the attack on these people made in the image of God. 

Argentina’s libertarian president-elect pulls out of BRICS

Argentina’s president-elect, Javier Milei, has called off Argentina’s participation in BRICS  — the international, intergovernmental organization made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, reports Voice of America. 

This comes despite warnings from China’s foreign ministry --  produced in a news briefing a week ago, where Mao Ning, the Communist spokeswoman, announced, “It would be a grave mistake if Argentina were to cut off ties with great powers such as China or Brazil. China is Argentina’s important trade partner.” 

Argentina’s new president takes office in five days. Milei has signaled closer ties with the United States. 

Russia banned homosexual propaganda

In other international news, Russia’s Supreme Court has ruled last week that the “international LGBTQ movement is in violation of Russia’s Law on Countering Extremism.”

Last December, the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, signed a bill into law banning LGBTQ propaganda, suggesting that homosexual relationships are “normal.”

Siberia hit 69 degrees below 0

You think it’s cold where you live?

The Sakha Republic in Siberia hit negative 69 degrees Fahrenheit yesterday, while Moscow and other parts of Russia were clobbered with record snowfall.

Biden blocks school lunch funding if they don’t push LHBT propaganda

Here in America, the Biden administration is blocking school lunch funding to schools that will not abide by its new pro-homosexual guidelines.   

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is redefining sexual discrimination to include “discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.”

Senate Republicans have already attempted to overturn the new requirements, but failed by a 47-50 vote. The new requirements will most likely be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court for a final decision. 

Time Magazine’s Person of the Year short list

Dictators and pop stars made the list of Time Magazine Person of the Year finalists.  

Xi Jinping, Taylor Swift, Barbie, King Charles III, Vladimir Putin, the people who have prosecuted Trump, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, all made the list.

The Psalmist cries out in Psalm 12:1-2. “Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases! For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men. They speak idly everyone with his neighbor; With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.”

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