December 30, 2025

Texas dad rescued daughter from Christmas kidnapper, Trump bombed Nigerian ISIS camps, Scottish pro-life grandmother arrested outside abortion mill

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It’s Tuesday, December 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 Kevin Swanson

Trump bombed Nigerian ISIS camps

It was a first in United States history.

President Donald Trump authorized US military action against ISIS-linked camps in northwestern Nigeria for the purposes of defending Christians who have been the brunt of a genocide that’s taken place over the last decade.

At least two camps, run by the Muslim terrorists, were hit by 18 precision missiles last Thursday on Christmas Day, reports The Guardian.

Nicaragua banned Bibles

Nicaragua has banned Bibles at the border. Tourists may not carry Bibles in any form into the country, according to new regulations.

Christian Solidarity Worldwide reports that the list of forbidden items now includes Bibles, newspapers, magazines, books of any kind, drones and cameras.

The Nicaraguan government has also shut down 1,300 religious organizations since April 2018. Repression has picked up since the 2021 election when Daniel Ortega was elected for a fourth consecutive term in office. Leading opposition candidates were jailed before the sham election.

Nicaragua has the fourth worst economy in South America, just above Cuba, Venezuela, and Haiti.

Scottish pro-life grandmother arrested outside abortion mill

A 75-year-old grandmother is the first to be arrested in Scotland for coming within 656 feet of an abortion mill. This comes after an anti-protesting law was passed last year.

The Times reported that Rose Docherty was holding a sign that simply stated: “Coercion is a crime. Here to talk, only if you want.”

In John 3:20, Jesus said, “For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.”

Puerto Rico recognizes pre-born baby as a person

Puerto Rico will now recognize the human fetus as a natural person from conception.

That’s the substance of a new law which is intended to provide the unborn child with dignity, rights of inheritance, and legal recognition. Sadly, the country still allows abortion for reasons connected to the alleged “life and health of the mother.”

Iran’s skyrocketing inflation and war with U.S., Israel, & Europe

External and internal pressures are increasing on nations worldwide.

Iran has edged up into 53 percent year-on-year inflation. That’s the fifth worst in the world. The economy is exasperated by water and energy shortages.

And the nation is dealing with rising numbers of protests and strikes.

In a published interview late last week, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran was in a "full-scale" war with the U.S., Israel and Europe.

Russia’s unrelenting attacks on Ukraine

And Russia continues its war on Ukraine.

Russia Today reported an additional 32 settlements in the Donbas area came under Russia control in December.

United States sold $11 billion of arms to Taiwan

Following the U.S. sale of $11 billion of arms to Taiwan, the Chinese armed forces have initiated an aggressive military exercise in the South China Sea.

It’s the largest scale blockade and attack simulation ever conducted to date. The communist nation is conducting live-fire exercises extremely close to the shores of Taiwan.

The official People’s Liberation Army news site announced that the drills include “task forces of bombers, amphibious assault ships, and anti-ship missiles.”

But keep in mind Isaiah 40:15. The prophet wrote, “The nations are as a drop in a bucket and are counted as the small dust on the scales; [The Lord] lifts up the isles as a very little thing. And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn nor its beasts sufficient for a burnt offering. All nations before Him are as nothing, and they are counted by Him less than nothing and worthless.”

U.S. blocks Venezuela’s oil exports

Things are heating up in Venezuelan waters — as the U.S. military continues its blockade of the nation’s oil exports.

Tankertruckers.com reports about $1 billion of oil, or about 8-10 tankers, have been held up in the Caribbean by the current blockade.

The Venezuelan government relies on oil exports for about two-thirds of its financing. Venezuela is pushing 250 percent inflation, year-over-year. That qualifies as the absolutely worst conditions in the world.

Private Texas schools applying for $10,000 government grants

Now, in stateside news, private schools in Texas are signing up for state funding.

At least 600 private schools have applied for grants under a new law, for the 2026-27 school year, according to Center Square. The pilot program is offering $10,000 grants to 100,000 students in the Lone Star state.

U.S. dollar less desirable

Will the dollar retain supremacy in the world market?

The U.S. dollar is less and less desirable by national banks around the world. The percent of the world’s foreign exchange reserve, held in U.S. assets, has dropped off from 72 percent to 57 percent since 1999.

Oklahoma college teacher fired for penalizing Biblical worldview

The teacher at the University of Oklahoma who had given a Christian student a zero score on her paper for advocating a biblical view of gender has been fired.

The university issued a statement charging the teacher assistant, by the name of William Curth, with arbitrary grading.

The student, Samantha Fulnecky, had appealed to the Bible in her essay, noting that, “God created men in the image of His courage and strength, and He created women in the image of His beauty. He intentionally created women differently than men.”

Dad rescued daughter from kidnapper on Christmas

And finally, a Texas dad rescued his daughter from a kidnapper on Christmas Day, reported WDBJ7.com.

The 15-year-old was walking her dog, when she was abducted at knife point. Her father traced her location by the phone — and found his daughter in the suspect’s truck, rescued her, and called the authorities.

Praise God she was not physically harmed. What a courageous father!

And that's The Worldview on this Tuesday, December 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. I’m Adam McManus ([email protected]). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

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