It’s Friday, July 25th, 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 Adam McManus

Victory for Dutch homeschool families

Earlier this year, the Home School Legal Defense Association highlighted the story of the Hinrich Family, who fought for over a year for the right to homeschool their children in the Netherlands.

Thankfully, this decision changes that.

Please pray that the authorities in the Netherlands will stop harassing homeschoolers for good.

Deuteronomy 6:4-7 underscores the role parents should play in the education of their children.

“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down, and when you get up.”

Epstein files controversy dragging Trump presidency down

The Epstein files controversy is dragging down the Trump presidency.  Gallup reports that his approval rating has sunk to 37%.

The revolt of House Republicans who favor releasing the Epstein case documents surprised White House officials and multiple members of GOP leadership, reports Politico.com.

Some have questioned whether President Trump himself is implicated criminally.

In an interview with Major Garrett on CBS’ The Takeout, House Speaker Mike Johnson emphasized the need to be transparent.

JOHNSON: “We want full transparency. We want everybody who is involved in any way with the Epstein evils -- let's call it what it was -- to be brought to justice as quickly as possible. We want the full weight of the law on their heads.”

GARRETT: “But when the Justice Department said in that same two-page memo, there's no reason to pursue further prosecutions, many said, ‘How can those two things be properly aligned?’”

JOHNSON: “These are good questions. I don't know. I've never seen the Epstein evidence. It wasn't in my lane, but I have the same concern and question that a lot of people do. I mean, there are real victims here.”

Murder victim’s mother forgives murderer Bryan Kohberger

Bryan Kohberger, who admitted to brutally stabbing four University of Idaho students to death at their home in November 2022, was given his sentence on July 23rd. 

Sadly, the judge sidestepped Biblical justice found in Genesis 9:6 which says, “Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made mankind."

The judge gave Kohberger four consecutive sentences of life in prison without the possibility of parole. He was also ordered to pay a combined $200,000 in fines and $5,000 in civil penalties to the families of each victim. He was also sentenced to an additional 10 years in prison and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine in connection with a count of burglary associated with the crime. 

Amazingly, the mother of one of Bryan Kohberger's murder victims forgave her daughter’s killer in court Wednesday, expressing hope that he would find Jesus Christ and said she'd be praying for him. 

Cara Northington, the mother of murder victim Xana Kernodle, expressed confidence that “Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, now has her in His loving arms in Heaven, where she can never be harmed ever again for eternity.” 

“Ozzy” Osbourne, who championed hell, wanted to go to Heaven

And finally, "Ozzy" Osbourne, who rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, died on July 22nd at the age of 76, reports The Guardian. The English musician adopted the nickname "Prince of Darkness.”

Osbourne’s signature song entitled “Black Sabbath” included these lyrics:

“What is this that stands before me?

In their 1970 song entitled “N.I.B.”,  they feature the lyrics, “My name is Lucifer, please take my hand.”

And a 1980 song  entitled “Mr. Crowley” referenced Aleister Crowley, an English occultist often labeled as "the wickedest man in the world." Ozzy explored Crowley’s legacy with curiosity and mystique.

The lyrics said,

“Mr. Crowley, what went on in your head?

Osbourne sold over 100 million albums, including his solo work and Black Sabbath releases. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Black Sabbath in 2006 and as a solo artist in 2024.

In the early 2000s, Osbourne became a reality television star when he appeared in the degrading, profanity-filled MTV reality show The Osbournes. It aired from 2002 to 2005 alongside Sharon, his second wife, and two of their children, Kelly and Jack. 

Sadly, Osbourne abused alcohol and drugs most of his life.  He also was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in his twilight years.

For someone who championed hell, he appeared to want to go to Heaven. In a 2010 interview with The Sunday Times, he said, “I genuinely believe that if you're a good person, you go to Heaven. But I can't imagine what that is. There has to be more to life than this.”

There is indeed more to life than what we can see in the physical realm.  But, in Romans 3:10, the Bible says, “There is none righteous, no, not one.” And Isaiah 64:6 says, “All our righteousness is like filthy rags.”

Finally, Romans 10:9 proclaims, “If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”

If you’ve never repented of your sin and asked Jesus Christ to be your Savior and Lord, there is no time like the present.

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It’s Thursday, July 24th, 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

United Kingdom urging 10 countries to give religious freedom

The United Kingdom is urging 10 countries in the world to protect religious freedom. 

British Member of Parliament David Smith announced the plan earlier this month as the U.K.’s new Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief.

Smith highlighted the persecution of Christians around the world in his briefing. His plan will promote religious freedom in countries where the need is greatest, including Afghanistan, Algeria, China, India, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria, Ukraine, and Vietnam.

Listen to comments Smith made on his X account.

SMITH: “So today, I was at the Foreign Office launching the freedom of religion or belief strategy -- a strategy that as U.K. Special Envoy, I've been working on for the last six months.

“That strategy is going to help us work with civil society organizations, with the U.K. posts all around the world, to focus in on the places that we can make the most difference to make sure that people can have freedom of religion or belief and not be persecuted for what they believe.”

At the end of his briefing, Smith quoted Proverbs 31:8-9 which says, “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly: defend the rights of the poor and needy.”

U.S. to incinerate $10 million worth of contraceptives

Reuters reports the United States is planning to incinerate nearly $10 million worth of contraceptives.

The stockpile includes contraceptive implants and pills that have been stored in Belgium ever since President Donald Trump put a freeze on U.S. foreign aid. The U.S. turned down offers from the United Nations and other organizations to buy the contraceptives. 

Instead, the U.S. is having them shipped to a facility in France that handles medical waste. This is in keeping with the Mexico City policy that Trump reinstated in January. The policy blocks U.S. funding to foreign groups that promote abortion.

Trump cuts funding for transsexual drugs and surgeries for minors

National Review reports the Trump administration is cutting federal funding for “sex trait modifications to minors.”

The Department of Health and Human Service is working on a new rule to protect children from transsexual drugs and surgeries. Hospitals that harm children this way would not be allowed to participate in Medicare or Medicaid. 

An administration official told National Review, “We are actively combing through all federal grants that go to the hospitals that still provide these procedures … to kids, and sorting through what funding could be cut.”

Previously-owned homes sales down

A report from the National Association of Realtors found the sale of previously owned homes fell 2.7% last month.

Meanwhile, the median existing-home sales price is up 2% at $435,300 -- the highest ever. 

Mortgage rates are also high with the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage coming in at 6.75%.

Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist at the National Association of Realtors, said, “Multiple years of undersupply are driving the record high home price. Home construction continues to lag population growth. This is holding back first-time home buyers from entering the market.”

25% of Gen Z workers regret college

One out of four Gen Z workers regrets going to college, according to a report from Resume Genius.

Survey respondents were born between 1997 and 2012.

Seventy-three percent of Gen Z employees said they earned a degree. Of those, 21% said they work in a different field than their degree, and 19% said their degree didn’t contribute to their career at all. Gen Z workers who studied science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or health professions were the most likely to say their degree contributed to their career. 

If they could change their education path, 13% of Gen Z workers said they would learn a skilled trade or pursue a career that doesn’t require a degree, and 10% would focus on entrepreneurship or self-employment. 

More young men coming to church

And finally, the American Bible Society released results from a flash poll it conducted last week. 

Over 120 churches around the country responded to the survey. The poll found that 54% of churches are seeing more interest in the Bible among young adults. And 58% said they are seeing more men coming to church. 

The survey noted, “Churches are seeing more men of all ages, but especially young, walking through their doors. And those who already attended are getting more invested in their faith and involved in their church.”

In Titus 2:1, 2, 6, the Apostle Paul wrote, “But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine: that the older men be sober, reverent, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience. … Likewise, exhort the young men to be sober-minded.”

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It’s Wednesday, July 23rd, 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 and Adam McManus

Muslims kill Syrian pastor and 20 members of family

Syrian Muslims took the life of a pastor and 20 members of his family over the weekend.

Khalid Mezher was the pastor of the Good Shepherd Evangelical Church in southern Syria. He and his family converted to Christianity years ago out of a religious group in the area known as the Druze. 

Violence between Druze militias and fighters from the Bedouin tribes, which are mostly Muslim, has taken the lives of hundreds of people over the last week. 

Evangelical leader Johnnie Moore wrote on X, “Pastor Khalid died for a faith that many Christians hardly live. They are now martyrs who gave their entire lives, in difficult circumstances, to share the love of Jesus with their neighbors and beloved Syria.”

In Matthew 16:25, Jesus said, “For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.”

Puerto Rico protects kids from transsexual drugs and surgeries

Puerto Rico is protecting children from transsexual drugs and surgeries.

Last Wednesday, Republican Governor Jenniffer González Colón signed the Law for the Protection of the Health and Well-being of Minors in Puerto Rico.

Harming children with such transsexual procedures is punishable by 15 years in prison.  

Puerto Rico joins nearly 30 states in America with similar bans.

Japan to invest $550 billion into America

President Donald Trump secured a great deal with Japan, reports The Epoch Times.

On Truth Social, President Trump announced, “We just completed a massive deal with Japan, perhaps the largest deal ever made. Japan will invest, at my direction, $550 billion into the United States, which will receive 90% of the profits.

“This deal will create hundreds of thousands of jobs. There has never been anything like it. Perhaps most importantly, Japan will open their country to trade including cars and trucks, rice and certain other agricultural products. … Japan will pay reciprocal tariffs to the United States of 15%.”

CBS/Skydance to pay Trump Foundation $36 million

President Trump recently reached a $16 million settlement with Paramount, the parent of CBS News, over what he claimed was misleading editing of a pre-election interview with the Democratic candidate for president, Kamala Harris, reports The Guardian.

While CBS initially called the lawsuit “completely without merit”, Paramount is in the midst of an $8 billion sale to the Hollywood studio Skydance Media, which requires the approval of federal regulators.

President Trump has claimed that the future owner of CBS will provide him with $20 million worth of advertising and programming – days after the network canceled The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

On Truth Social, Trump wrote, “We have just achieved a BIG AND IMPORTANT WIN in our historic lawsuit against 60 Minutes, CBS, and Paramount. … CBS and its corporate owners knew that they defrauded the American people, and were desperate to settle. Paramount/CBS/60 Minutes have today paid $16 Million in settlement, and we also anticipate receiving $20 million more from the new owners, in advertising, PSAs, or similar programming, for a total of over $36 million dollars.”

He added, “This is another in a long line of VICTORIES over the Fake News Media, who we are holding to account for their widespread fraud and deceit. The Wall Street Journal, The Failing New York Times, The Washington Post, MSDNC, CNN, and all other Mainstream Media Liars, are ON NOTICE that the days of them being allowed to deceive the American people are OVER.”

Federal workforce shrunk by 22,000 people

A report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond found the U.S. federal workforce has shrunk by over 22,000 people from January to May of this year.

Chuck Ezell, the Acting Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, said, “The American people deserve a government that is lean, efficient, and focused on core priorities. This data marks the first measurable step toward President Trumpʼs vision of a disciplined, accountable federal workforce and itʼs only the beginning.”

Trump has also extended his hiring freeze on federal workers through October.

Foreign buyers purchased $56 billion worth of U.S. homes

The National Association of Realtors reports that foreign buyers purchased $56 billion worth of U.S. homes from April 2024 through March 2025.

The number of home purchases by foreign buyers rose to over 78,000 this year. That’s up from last year’s report, but still down from 284,000 purchases in 2017. 

The top destination states for foreign buyers include Florida, California, Texas, and New York. The most popular origin countries of international buyers are China, Canada, Mexico, India, and the United Kingdom. China’s share of buyers has gone up significantly since 2007.

Star from The Cosby Show drowned

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who portrayed the teenage son Theo Huxtable on “The Cosby Show”, died at 54 in an accidental drowning in Costa Rica, reports the Associated Press.

Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Department said Warner drowned Sunday afternoon, July 20th on a beach on Costa Rica’s Limón province when a current pulled him deeper into the ocean.

His character, Theo, was the only son among four daughters in the household of Cosby’s Cliff Huxtable and Phylicia Rashad’s Clair Huxtable on the NBC sitcom. He was one of the prime representations of American teenage life and Black boyhood on a show that was the most popular in America for much of its run from 1984 to 1992.

Christian golfer says priorities are faith, family, then golf

And finally, Scottie Scheffler won the Open Championship earlier this week. Also known as the British Open, it’s the oldest golf tournament in the world. 

The American professional golfer has won 20 times worldwide since 2022. After his latest victory, Scheffler told reporters he enjoys golf but that faith and family are his greatest priorities. 

SCHEFFLER: “I would say my greatest priorities are my faith and my family. Those come first for me. Golf is third in that I've said it for a long time. Golf is not how I identify myself. I don't identify myself by winning tournaments, chasing trophies, being famous or whatever it is.

“This week, I was the best player in the world. I'm sitting here with the trophy. We're gonna start all over in Memphis, back to even par. Show goes on. I don't feel any different because I've won a golf tournament. This is not the ‘be all end all’ for me, but I'm extremely grateful for it.

“I don't think that I'm anything special, just because some weeks, I'm better at shooting a lower score than other guys are.”

Scheffler’s love for family inspired a Nike ad that celebrates fatherhood. The footwear company posted a picture of Scheffler on the golf course with his infant son. Nike wrote, “Priorities unchanged. Another major secured. The wins keep coming on and off the course for Scottie Scheffler.”

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It’s Tuesday, July 22nd, 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

U.S. Christian statesmen call attention to persecution of Christians

U.S. Republican Congressman Riley Moore of West Virginia and Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri introduced a congressional resolution (H. Res. 594) condemning the widespread and ongoing persecution of Christians in Muslim-majority countries.

On April 30th, Congressman Moore took a stand on the floor of the U.S. House.

MOORE: “Today, I rise to address a grave and urgent crisis: the rampant persecution of Christians in Africa and the Middle East. Across these regions, our brothers and sisters in faith experience violence, displacement, and death for their belief in our Lord, Jesus Christ. No person or community should ever face such brutal conditions for acknowledging the name of Jesus.

“In Nigeria, the situation is dire! More Christians face persecution there than any other nation combined. Since the outbreak of the Boko Haram’s insurgency in 2009, more than 18,000 churches and 2,200 Christian schools have been destroyed in northern Nigeria alone.

“More than 50,000 Christians have been killed, and more than 5 million have been displaced since 2009, making it the most dangerous country in the world for Christians.”

The July 17th resolution highlights the horrific slaughter of Christians in Nigeria, pastors arrested in Algeria, the torture of Christians in Yemen, the imprisonment of Christians in Iran, and other persecution taking place in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Syria, and Saudi Arabia.

The statement urged U.S. President Donald Trump to “prioritize the protection of persecuted Christians in U.S. foreign policy, including in the President’s diplomatic engagement with Muslim-majority countries and his efforts to stabilize the Middle East.”  

It further urged him to “use all diplomatic tools available, including within trade and national security discussions and negotiations, to advance the protection of persecuted Christians worldwide and within Muslim-majority countries.”

A Colorado Christian bookstore is suing the state for imposing recent changes to the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act on businesses.

Born Again Used Books in Colorado Springs has filed the suit through Alliance Defending Freedom, pointing out the infringement of the business’ freedom of speech under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.  

The suit states that under Colorado’s laws, “It is now illegal for public accommodations, like independent bookstores, to refer to transgender-identifying individuals with biologically accurate language in their publications and customer interactions.”

And "Born Again Used Books must instead profess an ideological view it opposes, contradict the message espoused in the very books it sells, and avoid explaining its Christian beliefs about human sexuality in store and online. In effect, the law requires this Christian bookstore to abandon its core religious beliefs."

London Pentecostal church now allowed to share Christ in streets

The local government had passed an Anti-Social Behavior, Crime and Policing Act forbidding the use of amplification equipment, the distribution of religious literature, and the display of Bible verses at the town center.  The Kingsborough Centre Church filed for judicial review, and obtained a reversal.  

The City also paid the church’s legal costs incurred during the ordeal.

Brazilian Supreme Court restricts former president Jair Bolsonaro

Brazil’s previous conservative president, Jair Bolsonaro, has come under severe restrictions by the Brazilian Supreme Court, reports Folha News.

This comes days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff on Brazilian goods. Bolsonaro was forced to wear an electronic ankle bracelet. He cannot access social media accounts, and is prohibited from contacting his son who lives in the United States.

The former Brazilian president has denied any responsibility for Trump’s decision to impose tariffs, but also recently publicly thanked God for the election of Trump.

Department stores are going bye-bye

Thirty years ago, these stores captured 9% of all retail sales. Today, they account for only a half percent.

Meanwhile, e-commerce (like Amazon and walmart.com) now take 17.2% of total retail sales up from 5.4% of the pie in 2003.

Dropping condominium prices a bad sign

The big losers right now are Oakland, California and Austin Texas, with a 24% drop, followed by St. Petersburg, Florida, Fort Myers, Florida, Sarasota, Florida, San Francisco, California, Boise, Idaho, and Denver, Colorado.

New president announced at G3 Ministries

Dr. Scott Aniol has been appointed the new president of G3 Ministries after Josh Buice's removal from office earlier in the year.

The elders of Pray’s Mill Baptist Church had uncovered irrefutable evidence that Buice has, for the past three years, operated at least four anonymous social media accounts, two anonymous email addresses, and two Substack platforms. These accounts were used to publicly and anonymously slander numerous Christian leaders, including faithful pastors -- some of whom have spoken at G3 conferences.

The G3 Church Network subscribes to the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession, and claims 200 U.S. churches in the network.

Dr. Aniol obtained his Doctorate degree in Theological Studies from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Fusion energy technology could power the world

And finally, fusion energy technology is advancing, and may soon be a reality — an unlimited source of power for the world.

Earlier this year, China’s Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak broke the world record for maintaining its artificial sun, and sustaining the hot plasma — confining plasma for an extraordinary 1,066 seconds, or about 18 minutes.

A tokamak is a device that uses magnetic fields to confine and heat plasma, a state of matter where atoms are stripped of their electrons, to extreme temperatures, enabling nuclear fusion to occur. 

A German fusion reactor at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, also just hit a record of 43 seconds of plasma heating, producing 1.8 gigajoules over a six-minute run.

As Psalm 19:1 and 4b-8 puts it: “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims His handiwork. … In them, He has set a tent for the sun, which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.  Its rising is from the end of the heavens, and its circuit to the end of them, and there is nothing hidden from its heat.”

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It’s Monday, July 21st, 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 Adam McManus

Nigerian Muslims slaughtered 27 Christians including 3-year-old girl

At 3:00 a.m. on July 15th, the Christian village of Bindi near Jos in the Plateau State in Nigeria, was plunged into a nightmare. Twenty-seven Christians were slaughtered, including a 3-year-old girl and nine members of Pastor Davou Musa’s family, burned alive in their home, reports TruthNigeria.com.

These attacks are not isolated incidents.

They are part of a coordinated, radical Islamic campaign carried out by Fulani terrorists, with a mission to eradicate Christians from Nigeria and establish a Muslim caliphate. The perpetrators shouted “Allahu Akbar” as they hacked, shot, and burned families alive.

One pastor shed light on what that Arabic phrase means.

PASTOR: “Allah Akbar. Some will translate that as ‘God is great.’ ‘ Perhaps a better translation of that Arabic phrase is, ‘Our God is greater.’ This is a declaration that the demon and demons working through these people consider themselves to be greater than Jesus Christ, the God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob.

“Ephesians 6:[12] says that our war is not just ‘against flesh and blood, but powers, principalities and spirits.’ Practically, what this means is, when you see conflict in the seen realm, there is far greater conflict in the unseen realm. And when you hear, ‘Our God is greater,’ that is a declaration of spiritual warfare from a demon against Jesus Christ, the God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob.”

And where was the military? Just two miles away, but they arrived two hours late, a disturbing pattern of complicity that Christians have endured over and over again.

Equipping The Persecuted is mobilizing immediately to assist survivors, providing emergency aid, trauma care, food, and security. But they urgently need your help.

They are the only organization on the ground whose mission is to stop the persecution, not just clean up after it. This is not just a humanitarian crisis. It is genocide. And the world is ignoring it.

Make a donation to Equipping the Persecuted through a special link in our transcript today at www.TheWorldview.com.

Huckabee rebukes attackers of Christian church in Palestinian town

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee condemned recent attacks on a Christian village and its historic church in the West Bank, calling them “a crime against humanity and God,” reports The Christian Post.

His statement came after visiting the site of the arson and ongoing harassment.

Huckabee travelled Saturday to Taybeh, a Christian Palestinian town that residents say has endured a wave of assaults by Israeli settlers in recent weeks, according to The Times of Israel.  The attacks include a fire set near the ruins of the Church of St. George, which church leaders described as among the most severe incidents to date.

Huckabee, a longtime Evangelical supporter of Israel, said during his visit that the desecration of religious sites represented “an act of terror” and that such actions should carry “harsh consequences.”

Trump diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency after leg swelling

Last Thursday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt gave the press an update on President Donald Trump's health. She told reporters that he has experienced mild swelling in his lower legs, according to a memo from Dr. Sean Barbarella, the physician to the president.

LEAVITT: “The president underwent a comprehensive examination, including diagnostic vascular studies. Bilateral lower extremity veinous doppler ultrasounds were performed and revealed chronic venous insufficiency, a benign, common condition, particularly in individuals over the age of 70.”

Leavitt also talked about photos showing some minor bruising on the back of the President's hand. She explained the bruising is a minor soft tissue irritation from frequent handshaking and the use of aspirin, reports CBN News.

Intercessors for America featured this prayer.  Pray with me now, if you would.

“Father, we lift President Trump before You. We ask You would heal him and strengthen his body as he continues to serve our great nation. Amen.”

Why Republicans defunded NPR and PBS

The U.S. Congress voted to defund the Public Broadcasting Corporation by $1.1 billion, reports The Epoch Times.

Republican Congressman Brandon Gill of Texas spoke from the floor of the House.

GILL: “Tonight is the culmination of months of work from House Republicans to defund left wing state sponsored media outlets like NPR.

“During that process, we got to bring in leadership from these outlets, like the CEO of NPR, Katherine Maher to testify before the House Oversight Committee she's written extensively about every single major woke buzz word that you could think of, including, ‘the ravages of late stage capitalism,’ ‘structural privilege,’ her own ‘cis white mobility privilege.’  Most Americans, including myself, didn't know what that meant until reading this.

“She's written about how ‘I do wish Hillary, [meaning Hillary Clinton], wouldn't use the language of ‘boy and girl.’ It's erasing language for non-binary people.

“This is the person running the outlet the other side of the aisle wants our tax dollars to subsidize non-partisan news outlets are not run by lunatics like this. Republicans are done using the power that voters give us to fund Democrat media machines. We're playing to win now.”

Chip and Joanna Gaines promote homosexuality on new TV show

And finally, Christians across America are objecting to the moral compromise of self-proclaimed Christians Chip and Joanna Gaines known for their home renovation show Fixer Upper and the Magnolia Network, reports the New York Post.

As producers of a new reality show “Back to the Frontier” which premiered on July 10th, they sparked backlash for casting a homosexual male couple.

A source close to Chip and Joanna – who cast a faux-married couple Jason Hanna and Joe Riggs and their 10-year-old twin sons through surrogacy – says they have long affirmed perversion.

Conservative Christian leaders like Reverend Franklin Graham and podcaster Allie Beth Stuckey both slammed their decision, with Graham calling the casting “very disappointing.” 

Graham was clear in his stance, writing: “His Word is absolute truth. God loves us, and His design for marriage is between one man and one woman.”

This prompted Chip to pour gasoline on the controversy by tweeting: “The way of ‘modern American Christian culture’ is ‘Judge 1st, understand later/never.’ ” 

Christian author Matt Walsh replied, “Maybe you should endeavor to understand the basic moral teachings of your own alleged religion before you give lectures to other people about their lack of understanding.”

And Robby Starbuck, another Christian influencer, said, “Promoting this show means cash is greater than Christianity. When you reduce it to that simple truth, it’s eye opening. I hope you correct course Chip. ‘For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?’” (Matthew 16:26)

The TV couple – parents to five children ranging between 20 and seven in age – are active members of the traditionally conservative Antioch Community Church of Waco, Texas. On its website, the church proclaims, “God commissions each of us to go into our spheres of influence and represent Jesus so that His Kingdom would come and His will would be done.”

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It’s Friday, July 18th, 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 Adam McManus

Nigerian Muslims slaughter Christian farmers

Nigerian Muslims murder Christian farmers there on almost a daily basis, reports International Christian Concern.  

Back in November 2020, the Muslim terrorist group, Boko Haram, slit the throats of 43 Christian farmers who were farming rice. Some were fishermen.  

The government remains silent in the face of this genocide. The Christian farmers need our voices.

International Christian Concern is raising money for an Emergency Relief Fund. You can make a contribution through a special link in our transcript today at www.TheWorldview.com.

According to Open Doors, Nigeria is the seventh most dangerous country worldwide for Christians to live.

Ukrainian parliament picks new Prime Minister

The Ukrainian parliament voted on July 17 to confirm Yuliia Svyrydenko as the new prime minister in a major cabinet shake-up.

Svyrydenko, a 39-year-old economist, was tapped by President Volodymyr Zelensky to replace Denys Shmyhal after his five years in office.

The new prime minister was confirmed with the support of 262 votes, with 22 voting against her and 26 abstaining.

The reshuffle takes place as Ukraine continues to resist Russia's full-scale invasion while seeking to navigate a transforming relationship with its key international supporter, the United States.

Mike Pence: Trump should release all Epstein files

On Wednesday, CBS’ Major Garrett asked former Vice President Mike Pence about the controversy swirling around the alleged Epstein list, reports the Gateway Pundit. It allegedly reveals the names of wealthy men who participated in the sex trafficking of girls and young women through the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Listen.

GARRET: “President Trump said that the Jeffrey Epstein matter is a hoax. Last week, his justice department said there were more than 1,000 victims of Jeffrey Epstein. Last summer, Trump said he was open to declassifying all the relevant files and the Epstein client list and that his suicide looks suspicious. How can all those things be true and it be a hoax? I don't understand where things stand with all this.”

PENCE: “I think the time has come for the administration to release all of the files regarding Jeffrey Epstein's investigation and prosecution. It's important that we protect the names of the victims. They should be excluded from any disclosure.

“But whether or not the facts justify charges, I think that anyone who participated or was associated with this despicable man ought to be held up to public scrutiny.”

Numbers 32:23 says, “Be sure: your sin will find you out.”

Possible tropical depression off Gulf of America

The weather system moving across the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday was showing a greater chance of becoming a tropical depression as it moves toward the northern Gulf Coast, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The system has a 40 percent chance of becoming a tropical depression as it moves west over the Gulf of America toward southeastern Louisiana. The tropical weather will affect Alabama and Mississippi as well.

New Orleans is bracing for 3 to 5 inches of rain through Saturday, but some areas could see as much as 10 inches.

Camp Mystic counselor, who died in flood, worked with special needs kids

19-year-old Katherine Ferruzzo was devoted to caring for children, from the campers in her cabin at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas to the students with special needs who she helped as a teacher aide at Spring Branch elementary schools, reports the San Antonio Express-News.

She planned to become a special education teacher after arriving at the University of Texas at Austin this fall to start her freshman year.

Tragically, Ferruzzo died in the Fourth of July floods that swept through Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian summer retreat along the Guadalupe River in western Kerr County. She had been the only counselor who remained unaccounted for, when her family members said in a statement that her remains had been found last Friday.

Her family said they are establishing the Katherine Ferruzzo Legacy Foundation “to honor Katherine and her compassion for those with special needs and learning differences.”

She recently graduated from Memorial High School, where she helped set up the school’s debut Unity Game, a mini-football game in which students with special needs could play football, cheerlead, or play in the band. 

She was one of at least 28 Camp Mystic counselors and campers along with owner Richard Eastland who died in the July 4th flood.

Father in flood used final moments to call his children

And finally, Jeff Ramsey, a Texas father used his final moments before he was swept away by the furious flood waters of the Guadalupe River to call his son and daughter, reports Fox 4 in Dallas.

Jake Ramsey, 24 years old, and his sister Rachel, age 23, never could have imagined the tragic turn a fourth of July getaway would take for their dad and his wife, Tonya.

RAMSEY: “They were definitely in the camper when it was swept away. Twenty-six feet and 45 minutes, that's it's just truly one of the most horrific disasters you can imagine.”

Once Jeff Ramsey realized it was too late for him and Tonya, he called his son and then his daughter to say goodbye.

RAMSEY: “He left us both voicemails, just saying, ‘Hey buddy, I love you so much. I think this is it for us. Tell Rachel I love her.’

“I went to listen to that message, and it broke me. Hers came after mine, and it was when they were already heading downstream. You could hear the panic, and it was just heartbreaking. We'll never listen to those messages again.”

Jeff Ramsey made another call to Tonya’s brother who was also camping along the Guadalupe River.

RAMSEY: “Thank the Lord he called he called Tanya's brother because otherwise they would have probably slept in and been swept away in the flood as well.”

Jeff found the frame of the camper.

RAMSEY: “The frame’s bent and just obliterated.”

So far, only Tonya’s body has been recovered.

RAMSEY: “My dad always said, ‘God has great plans for you.’ That was his one liner. And God calls us to trust Him no matter how terrible things may get.”

Jeff was vice president of benefits with the Miller group. He also did a lot of volunteer work with the Adaptive Training Foundation, a gem for amputees. Tonya’s cancer battle connected her with wigs.com where she was the client care manager.

Jake offered a word of wisdom.

RAMSEY: “Treat every day like it's your last. And you know, that's something that he did, and so I'm so grateful that he had such a great heart.”

Psalm 90:12 says, “So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”

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By Jonathan Clark

West Bank Christian communities attacked by Israeli settlers

Christian communities in the West Bank are experiencing increasing attacks from Israeli settlers.

Last Monday, Jewish extremists targeted the Palestinian Christian town of Taybeh. They attacked houses and started fires near the community’s historic church building.

The Council of Patriarchs and Heads of Churches of Jerusalem released a statement, saying, “The attacks by the hands of settlers against our community, which is living in peace, must stop, both here in Taybeh and elsewhere throughout the West Bank. This is clearly part of the systematic attacks against Christians that we see unfolding throughout the region.”

Church of England affirms sexual perversion for clergy … again

The Church of England voted Tuesday to remove a 1991 teaching document on sexuality from its ordination process.

The document, entitled Issues in Human Sexuality, said that clergy should not live in homosexual relationships. 

However, church leaders said the document now appears “prejudicial and offensive.” 

The Church of England has allowed clergy to enter homosexual civil partnerships since 2005. Last year, it approved services of blessing for homosexual couples.

Isaiah 5:20 says, “Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness.”

Christian non-profit victorious in case against ChatGPT

In the United States, a Christian non-profit won a religious freedom lawsuit against one of the biggest artificial intelligence organizations around.

OpenAI offers a 20% non-profit discount for a ChatGPT subscription unless an organization is religious. A Christian non-profit named Holy Sexuality challenged this policy with the help of Alliance Defending Freedom. In response, OpenAI reversed course and offered the discount. It also removed religious discrimination language from its policy.  

Dr. Christopher Yuan, the founder of Holy Sexuality, said, “Some corporations—especially tech companies—emboldened by intersectional ideology and anti-Christian sentiment, choose to unlawfully discriminate based solely on religion. We are grateful for this victory.”

Fourth Circuit upholds West Virginia ban on abortion kill pill

On Tuesday, the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld West Virginia’s ban on the Abortion Kill Pill called mifepristone.

The challenge to the ban came from GenBioPro, a company that produces the killing drug. 

The case marks the first time a federal appeals court has allowed states to restrict access to mifepristone. 

West Virginia Republican Governor Patrick Morrisey responded to the ruling, “West Virginia can continue to enforce our pro-life laws and lead the nation in our efforts to protect life. We will always be a pro-life state!”

Senate Republicans pass $9 billion budget cut

U.S. Senate Republicans advanced a $9 billion rescission bill on Tuesday with the tie-breaking vote of Vice President J.D. Vance.

The measure follows President Donald Trump’s agenda to cut spending on foreign aid and public broadcasting. Republicans must have the bill ready to be signed by Friday for the rescissions to be enacted. 

Listen to comments from Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune.

THUNE: “Later today, the Senate will begin consideration of the Trump administration's rescissions package reining in waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government is a priority shared by President Trump and by Senate Republicans.

“I appreciate all the work the administration has done in identifying wasteful spending. And now it's time for the Senate to do its part to cut some of that waste out of the budget. It's a small but important step toward fiscal sanity that we all should be able to agree is long overdue.”

Christian and Gospel music seeing a resurgence

Christian and Gospel music is seeing a resurgence, according to a report on music streaming trends by Luminate. 

The Christian/Gospel genre moved up to seventh place in the top 10 U.S. music genres this year. And Christian music ranked fourth among the highest-growth genres.

The report found Christian music listeners are mostly female, and the top generation listening to Christian music is Millennials.

Deacon given free truck after protecting church from gunman

And finally, WXYZ reports a church deacon in Michigan received a new truck recently after preventing a mass shooting at his church last month. 

On Sunday, June 22, a shooter opened fire outside CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne, Michigan. In God’s providence, Deacon Richard Pryor was running late. He saw the gunman heading to the church’s front door, dressed in camouflage and bearing an AR-15 style rifle as well as  more than a dozen fully-loaded magazines. That’s when Pryor ran the shooter over.

However, his truck was totaled in the process as the shooter shot up the truck.  Fortunately, Pryor was not injured.  Another person, acting as a volunteer security guard, shot the gunman dead.

In response, a local Ford dealership gifted the hero a brand new truck on a two-year free lease. Pryor said he was “thankful for everybody's support. The Lord was definitely involved in the events of that Sunday.”

Psalm 121:4 and 7 says, “Behold, He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. … The LORD shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul.”

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It’s Wednesday, July 16th, 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

Christians losing property rights in India, Nepal and Pakistan

International Christian Concern reports Christians are losing their property rights and access to land in South Asian nations like India, Nepal, and Pakistan.

In particular, India’s second-most populous state of Maharashtra plans to demolish hundreds of church buildings within six months. Officials claim the structures are unauthorized, and many of them are in tribal areas. 

The government also plans to enact an anti-conversion law. Such laws are often used to target Christians in the country. Currently, 12 of 28 states in India have anti-conversion laws.

South Asian nations like India are ranked on the Open Doors’ World Watch List as some of the most difficult places to live as a Christian. 

World population growth slowing down

Pew Research recently released world population projections for the next 75 years.

The global population more than tripled over the last 75 years from 2.5 to 8.2 billion people. However, population growth is expected to slow down, only reaching 10.2 billion by 2100.

Currently, the most populous countries in the world are China, India, and the U.S. China’s population is expected to shrink by more than half over the next 75 years, while the U.S. and India are expected to grow slightly.   

Global population growth is projected to primarily come from nations in Africa like Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, and Tanzania. 

10th anniversary of undercover videos exposing Planned Parenthood

This week marks 10 years since the Center for Medical Progress released their first undercover videos exposing Planned Parenthood.

Executives for the abortion giant were caught discussing how they sold the body parts of murdered babies.

The undercover investigation has contributed to efforts for defunding Planned Parenthood.

Troy Newman, the president of Operation Rescue, served as a founding member on the board of the Center for Medical Progress. He said, “I am honored to have been a part of this historic investigation, even though it came at great personal cost to those of us involved in revealing the horrific truth about the illicit trade in aborted baby parts. Today’s Planned Parenthood is vastly different from what it was in 2015. It is a weaker organization with waning political influence that is now collapsing from within.”

Proverbs 6:17 says that among the seven things God hates are “haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood.”

Trump threatens Russia with tariff to get peace deal with Ukraine

In a public meeting with NATO General Secretary Mark Rutte at the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened severe tariffs on Monday if Russia doesn’t come to a peace deal with Ukraine in the next 50 days.

TRUMP: “One of the reasons that you're here today is to hear that we are very unhappy, I am, with Russia. We're very, very unhappy with them. And we're going to be doing very severe tariffs if we don't have a deal in 50 days, tariffs at about 100%. You'd call them secondary tariffs. You know what that means.”

(His comments occur at the :45 mark of this video)

Trump also said the United States will sell top-of-the-line weapons to countries in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. In turn, NATO countries would then be able to provide such weapons like the Patriot air defense system to Ukraine.  

 Trump wants Federal Reserve to lower interest to save trillion dollars

The U.S. consumer price index rose by 0.3% last month. That put the 12-month inflation rate at 2.7%. Prices have been generally decreasing over the last year, but the inflation rate is still above the Federal Reserve’s target of 2%. 

Trump responded to the news by calling on the Fed to lower interest rates by three points. He said this would save an estimated one trillion dollars on debt payments. 

Bible readers most likely to volunteer in community

And finally, the American Bible Society released the fourth chapter of its State of the Bible USA 2025 report.

The chapter evaluated activities that promote wellbeing like physical exercise, spending time with a friend, volunteering in the community, meditation, and praying to God.

The study found people who engage the most with the Bible are also the most likely to engage in those activities, especially volunteering in the community. 

Such activities were also associated with higher levels of hope and lower levels of stress, anxiety, and loneliness. However, people who attend church regularly experienced even better results in those areas.

1 Timothy 4:8 says, “For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.”

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By Kevin Swanson

Sudanese Christians in the crosshairs

Sudanese Christian churches are being systematically destroyed by military forces.  

According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide, a persecution watchdog, the Rapid Support Forces bombed the Sudanese Episcopal Church, the African Inland Church, and the Roman Catholic Church in Al-Fashir, the capital of North Darfur State just last month.

And the Sudan Armed Forces destroyed a Pentecostal church complex in Khartoum last week.

Persecuted Chinese church perseveres

Chinese Pastor Wang Yi’s church has continued moving ahead despite their pastor’s arrest and 9-year-prison sentence.  

According to China Aid director, Bob Fu, they have planted two additional churches,  Praise God that the Chinese House Church movement is growing.

That’s not the only thing growing.  So is the homeschooling movement, reports World Magazine in an article entitled, “Hard choices ahead for homeschoolers in China.”

Kentucky church shooter killed 2 women, wounded policeman

The suspect in a church shooting in Lexington, Kentucky, has been identified as 47-year-old Guy House.

An aspiring rapper, House shot a police officer and killed two women at Richmond Road Baptist Church, before he was shot down by police officers. The wounded police officer is recovering.

Two other church members were also wounded in the shooting, reports The-Independent.com.

Pro-perversion and pro-abortion European group targets Christians

The European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights has issued a report attacking the Christian faith.  It was funded by George Soros and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

The report cites the enemy, by listing Christian people and organizations who represent traditional Christian values.

Paul Coleman, Director of Alliance Defending Freedom International,  called the report “a thinly veiled attempt to silence ideological opponents under the guise of academic research,” reports Hungary Today.

Bitcoin doubled in value in one year

The value of one Bitcoin has topped $120,000, reports NBC News. That’s almost exactly double what it was just a year ago, and twelve times the value of five years ago.  

Gold is up 40% over a year ago, and silver is up 28%.

And the size of the national herd of cows has dropped to 86.7 million head. That’s the lowest level since 1951.

Russia using 3,450 drones against Ukraine per month

Russia has stepped up its drone attacks on Ukraine since the beginning of the year, now averaging 3,450 drones per month. That’s up from about 1,000 drones per month in 2024.  

A total of 136 drones were counted Sunday night over Ukraine.

President Donald Trump announced yesterday, the United States would be providing more Patriot missiles to Ukraine, for shooting down Russian missiles.

Judge blocks defunding of Planned Parenthood in new law

Judge Indira Talwani’s order purports to force the Trump administration to defy a federal law passed by the U.S. Congress and signed by the President.

Supreme Court gives Trump green light to dismantle Dept of Education

In a 6-3 vote, the high court allows for Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to fire 1,400 employees — amounting to about half of the department workforce. Trump’s 2026 budget funds 2,179 employees compared to 4,099 working during the 2024 fiscal year.

More young adults lean Republican

A new Yale Youth Poll finds 18 to 21-year-olds leaning Republican by 12 points, while the older group of 22 to 29-year-olds still favor Democrats by 6.4 points. 

Trump reflects on assassination attempt anniversary

TRUMP: “God was protecting me, maybe because God wanted to see our country do better, or do really well, make America great again. But God was protecting me, Brian, I'll tell you. I have a job to do, so I don't like to think about it much. It's a little bit of a dangerous profession, being President.”

Proverbs 19:21 reminds us of God’s sovereign hand over all of our doings: “Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”

What are the most and least rewarding college disciplines?

What’s the best bang for the college enrollment buck?

A recent study found that for best starting pay and employment numbers, Civil engineering, Construction Services, Aerospace Engineering, and Nursing are the best majors.

By contrast, Anthropology, Sociology, and Fine Arts are the worst for starting pay.

Pastor John MacArthur died

And finally, this just in.

Pastor John MacArthur has passed on to glory, reports The Christian Post.

Recognized worldwide, as a definitive leader among conservative Evangelicals and reformed Christianity, Pastor John led Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California for 56 years. Remarkably, he authored nearly 400 book titles.

He preached the authority of Scripture and was defiant in the face of ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns.

The MacArthur Study Bible sold two million copies, and his commentary series sold another one million copies. Master’s Seminary, over which John MacArthur presided, enrolls 700 men, and his sermons are still heard over 1,000 radio stations across America through the Grace to You ministry.

Listen as he eloquently explains the spiritual significance of the death of Jesus Christ on the cross.

MacARTHUR: “Second Corinthians 5:21 – ‘He made Him who knew no sin, sin for us, that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.’  Let me unpack those 15 Greek words. He, God, made Jesus sin. What do you mean He made Jesus sin? Only in one sense. He treated him as if He had committed every sin ever committed by every person who would ever believe, though, in fact, he committed none of them.

“Hanging on the cross, He was holy, harmless, undefiled. Hanging on the cross, he was a spotless lamb. He was never, for a split second, a sinner. He is holy God on the cross, but God is treating him -- I'll put it more practically -- as if He lived my life. God punished Jesus for my sin, turns right around and treats me as if I lived His life.

“That's the great doctrine of substitution. And on that doctrine turned the whole reformation of the church. That is the heart of the Gospel.

“And what you get is complete forgiveness, covered by the righteousness of Jesus Christ. When He looks at the cross, He sees you. When He looks at you, He sees Christ.”

On the Grace to You ministry’s X account, they posted, "Our hearts are heavy, yet rejoicing, as we share the news that our beloved pastor and teacher John MacArthur has entered into the presence of the Savior. This evening, his faith became sight."

Pastor John is survived by his wife, Patricia Smith MacArthur; children Matt, Mark, Marcy, and Melinda; 15 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. He was 86 years old at his death. 

And we may add, Pastor John MacArthur was a big encouragement to the Generations Ministry and our publications ministry over the last few years.

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By Adam McManus

American churches are being attacked

A trend of American churches being attacked appears to be emerging, reports International Christian Concern.

On April 24, a Texas woman, identified as Natasha Marie O’Dell, pleaded guilty to intentionally setting fire to Seattle Laestadian Lutheran Church in Snohomish County, Washington, on August 25, 2023. 

The blaze destroyed much of the church, and damage to the property was placed at $3.2 million. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, O’Dell admitted to telling “various acquaintances that she was angry about churches and specifically with [that one].”

An Arizona man, identified as Zimnako Salah, was found guilty of a hate crime on April 3, 2025, after he targeted Christian churches with bomb threats. Salah intentionally attempted to intimidate Christians because of their faith, according to a special finding from a federal jury. 

After visiting four churches in Arizona, California, and Colorado, Salah left backpacks at two of them to cause fear among congregants. Although there were no bombs in the packs, improvised explosive device components were found in Salah’s storage unit. The man had also consumed violent videos of the Islamic State group on social media.

In John 15:18, Jesus said, “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated Me first.”

FBI closes the case on Jeffrey Epstein

The late Jeffrey Epstein was an American financier and child sex offender who assaulted 36 girls, some as young as 14, reported the Miami Herald. 

For years, it’s been rumored that Epstein did not act alone, but trafficked these girls to his prominent and wealthy male clients. Allegedly, Epstein used such a list to blackmail them.

In an unsigned DOJ/FBI memo, which was released Sunday, July 6th, it says, “This systematic review revealed no incriminating ‘client list.’ There was also no credible evidence found that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals as part of his actions.”

The memo also said, “After a thorough investigation, FBI investigators concluded that Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City on August 10, 2019. This conclusion is consistent with previous findings, including the August 19, 2019 autopsy. …  From the time Epstein was locked in his cell at around 10:40 pm on August 9, 2019, until around 6:30 am the next morning, nobody entered any of the tiers in the Special Housing Unit.”

Homosexual abortionist gets slap on wrist for leaving "half" of baby inside woman

An Illinois abortionist -- who left up to “half” of an aborted baby inside a woman and a coin-sized hole in her uterus  -- will be allowed to resume his practice after paying a $5,000 fine and undergoing extra medical education, reports LifeSiteNews.com.

Back in March, LifeSiteNews covered the case of Equity Clinic founder and medical director Dr. Keith Reisinger-Kindle, once the subject of fawning media coverage for promoting so-called abortion “access” and people’s “safety.”

According to a lawsuit by an unidentified ex-client from Indiana, the abortionist had allegedly violated that commitment to patient safety in dramatic fashion.

In April 2023, a pregnant mother went to abortionist Reisinger-Kindle for an abortion at approximately 22 weeks. After she called the next day to complain of cramping, she was told to take a painkiller.

However, when she went to the Community Hospital South Emergency Room in Indianapolis,  physicians subsequently found fetal remains in her right pelvis, which had to be surgically removed, as well as a uterine hole roughly the size of a quarter or half-dollar.

The woman’s lawsuit says, “The patient was found to have half of a deceased pre-born human being, in the right pelvis of the patient, with evidence of severe and intentional trauma. The skull was crushed and no brain was present.”

Isaiah 59:7 describes abortionist Keith Reisinger-Kindle and his ilk well. “Their feet rush into sin; they are swift to shed innocent blood. They pursue evil schemes; acts of violence mark their ways.”

Leftist argues Dems should become “pro-porn” party to win back men

And finally, a left-wing writer who is emphatically pro-abortion and pro-homosexual, recently actually argued that the Democrats should style themselves as the “pro-porn” party to win back ground on the “free speech” platform and entice young men away from the Republicans, reports Elizabeth Johnston, the Activist Mommy.

In a bizarre commentary for The Nation, that’s on par with a satire piece, writer Elie Mystal states that the Democrats should strategically embrace pornography, saying there’s “an opportunity here for the Left to pick up the banner of free speech. An opportunity to become the ‘porn party.’”

Responding to the Supreme Court’s decision in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, which upheld Texas’s requirement for age-verification on porn sites, Mystal cited the tired old cliché of Republican hypocrisy to make the case for embracing porn as a political strategy.

In Proverbs 7:10, 21-26, King Solomon warns his son of the seductive ways of an immoral woman. In many ways, his warnings are equally applicable to the lure of pornography. 

It says, “Then out came a woman to meet him, dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent. ... With persuasive words she led him astray;  she seduced him with her smooth talk. All at once, he followed her like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer stepping into a noose till an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare,  little knowing it will cost him his life.

“Now then, my sons, listen to me;  pay attention to what I say. Do not let your heart turn to her ways  or stray into her paths. Many are the victims she has brought down;  her slain are a mighty throng.”

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