Its Thursday October 22nd AD 2020 This isThe Worldviewin 5 Minutesheard atwwwTheWorldviewcom Im Adam McManus AdamTheWorldviewcom

By Jonathan Clark

Mali Islamic terrorists killed Swiss missionary

Switzerlands Federal Department of Foreign Affairsannouncedthat Islamic terrorists in the West African country of Mali killed missionary Beatrice Stockli last month

The Muslims held Stockli since January 2016 along with other hostages after kidnapping her for her faith

Stockli settled in northern Mali in 2000 and worked for a Swiss church and a missionary group distributing Christian materials

Psalm 11615 says Precious in the sight of the LORD isthe death of His saints

Netherlands eager to legalize murder of terminally ill children

The Netherlands Health MinistertoldParliament last week that the country is likely to legalize the killing of terminally-ill children between the age of 1 and 12 years

The practice is already legal for people over 12 years old and for infants in their first year

The Netherlands became the first European country to legalize euthanasia in 2002 And by 2016 the number of daily euthanasia killings rose to 16 accounting for four percent of annual deaths in the country

Secretary of State Pompeo seeks Christs wisdom daily

On Tuesday The Christian PostinterviewedUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo He has been outspoken in his Christian faith serving as a soldier small businessman member of Congress CIA director and now Secretary of State

Pompeo said he started pursuing Christ seriously during his freshman year at the US Military Academy atWest Point

Ever since then Pompeo said he has made time each day to pray and read the Bible or Christian materials

And Pompeo has used his platform to promote religious freedom internationally

When handling the tough decisions on the global stage Pompeo said I do my best to turn to God each and every day for sustainment and understanding wisdom and endurance to execute this mission

DC church holds outdoor service in midst of COVID Tyranny

Capitol Hill Baptist Churchin Washington DC held outdoor worship services on Sunday for the first time after suing the district over coronavirus lockdown restrictions

Associate Pastor Bobby Jamieson preached on the nature of civil government from Psalm 7211

JAMIESON All kings will one day acknowledge Jesus as King All rulers will one day bow before the rule of Christ All earthly authorities will one day answer to the authority of Christ

There are two basic forms submission can take One is humble trust and obedience which can happen now and bring glory to Christ through the submission to His authority The other is being unwillingly humbled by His just judgment on the Last Day All earthly authorities will either do their duty to Christ or receive their doom from Christ They will become either His willing subjects or His conquered captives

Earthly political power has the aura of finality In human terms every buck stops somewhere Every chain of command has a last link Every appeals process eventually comes to an end A bill is blocked by veto or the veto is overridden But that aura of finality tempts us to draw false conclusions It tempts us to think that human authority is the highest authority It tempts us to think that human power is the highest power

But right now as each of us draws breath Christ holds an office far higher than that of any earthly leader And one day He will divest all authority from all those who have resisted His rule

Psalm 7211 says Yes all kings shall fall down before Him all nations shall serve Him

Wikipedia has banned support for Biblical marriage

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Its Wednesday October 21st AD 2020 This isThe Worldviewin 5 Minutesheard atwwwTheWorldviewcom Im Adam McManus

By Adam McManus AdamTheWorldviewcom

How African Muslim converts to Christianity lose everything

Moses a 20-year-old African man had grown up with a father who was a Muslim and a mother who was a Christian After being exposed to the Koran and the Bible he finally realized that The only way Im going to find God the only way I can get to heaven for sure is through Jesus And he gave his life completely to Jesus reports International Christian Concern

MOSES At the age of 20 I decided fully to convert from Islam After converting then my father sent me away from the family He had given me land He denied me that land and I went

Jeff King president of International Christian Concern explained what happened next

KING He had lost everything when he came to Christ His father threw him out He was disinherited Soon he was bringing many many Muslims to Christ including his own brother Now his brother was an Imam a pastor basically of a mosque So when he converted he brought 46 people with him to Christ

King noted that a mentor named Pastor M began to disciple these new Christians who also lost everything

KING We love to work with evangelists who are reaching Muslims We love to work with the disciplers With Pastor M were working with them We just gave him a couple of cows because he has 22 converts living with him Those cows give off milk obviously and have babies The milk feeds the converts It also gives them something to sell in the marketplace and support themselves Its kind of a growing asset We love to support this kind of activity

If you would like to contribute financially to provide a way for these Muslim converts to Christ to provide for themselves by buying more livestock go to httpswwwpersecutionorggive

1 John 317 asks If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them how can the love of God be in that person

Trumps vision The great American dream vs being a socialist nation

President Trump appeared by phone on FOX amp Friends recently to discuss the election reports RealClearPoliticscom Co-host Will Cain boiled it down

CAIN Whats the number one stark contrast in your mind between you and Joe Biden

TRUMP The bottom line the American dream the great American dream versus being a socialist nation Were gonna be no different than Venezuela And Ill tell you what it can happen Venezuela 20 years ago was unbelievable And now they dont have water They dont have food they dont have medicine The only difference is wed be much bigger

FOX and Friends co-host Ainsley Earhardt asked this

EARHARDT Whats your message to all the folks living in the battleground states

TRUMP We built the strongest economy in the history of the world And then the plague came in the China plague We are not forgetting it And China knows that The plague came in We closed it down saved millions of lives and now weve opened it up

We dont only have a V recovery we have a super V We are recovering at a level that nobody else in the world has recovered 78 unemployment 78 doesnt sound good But I remember your show three months ago four months ago They were talking about possibly having unemployment of 42 Now were at 78 and heading down rapidly

Women for Amy bus tour rolling across America

Concerned Women for America is sponsoring a 12-state Women for Amy bus tour over the month of October to educate citizens in the target areas regarding the qualifications of nominee Amy Coney Barrett to sit on the Supreme Court Plus CWA insists that the seat must be filled BEFORE the General electio...

ItsTuesday October 20th AD 2020 This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at wwwTheWorldviewcom Im Adam McManus AdamTheWorldviewcom

By Kevin Swanson

Only 14000 US deaths are attributed to COVID-19 exclusively

Almost every US major media source continues to report on a Coronavirus Second Wave at the top of the newsHowever worldometers reports that the current US death rate is 718 per day on the 7-day rolling average Thats down from 853 deaths a month ago And its down from 1085 deaths two months ago

In other words thats a 34 DECREASE since AugustThese numbers are based on data whichinclude deaths caused by other contributing conditions

According to the CDC website COVID-19 was the sole cause of death in only 6 of deaths recorded where COVID-19 was involved The other 94 of the deaths involve what the CDC calls co-morbid conditions Once the co-morbid deaths are taken off the table only 14000 deaths are attributed exclusively to COVID-19

Biden supports transgendering 8-year-old child

Christian leaders are reacting with horror over Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens support for the transgendering of an 8-year-old girlBiden made comments to that effect at the ABC Town Hall last Thursday

First here is the question posed by a parent named Mieke Haeke from State College Pennsylvania

HAEKE Im the proud mom of two girls eight and 10 My youngest daughter is transgender The Trump administration has attacked the rights of transgender people banning them from military service weakening non-discrimination protections and even removing the word transgender from some government websites How will you as president reverse this dangerous and discriminatory agenda and ensure that the lives and rights of LGBTQ people are protected under US law

BIDEN I will flat out just change the law eliminate those executive orders number one

I remember I was being dropped off to get an application in the center of our city Wilmington Delaware And these two men well dressed leaned up and hugged one another and kissed one another Im getting out of the car at the light and I turned to my dad My dad looked at me and said Joey its simple They love each other

The idea that an 8-year-old child or a 10-year-old child decides You know I decided I want to be transgender Thats what I think Id like to be Itll make my life a lot easier

There should be zero discrimination I promise you there is no reason to suggest that there should be any right denied your daughter None Zero

And by the way my son Beau -- passed away -- was the Attorney General of the state of Delaware He was the guy who got the first transgender law passed in the state of Delaware because of a young man who became a woman who worked for him in the Attorney Generals office

Family Research Council President Tony Perkins tweeted Joe Biden thinks 8-year-olds have the capacity to make a life-altering decision to change their gender and says for someone to deny them that right is discriminationEither he is pandering for votes or hes totally lost it

President Trump exalts Jesus Christ

President Donald Trump acknowledged Jesus Christ as the most famous person in the world by far

TRUMP Somebody said to me the other day Youre the most famous person in the world by far I said No Im not No Im not

They say Yes you are I said No He said Whos more famous I said Jesus Christ applause

Im not taking any chances Im not gonna have an argument Hey Im not having any arguments Jesus Christ Im not gonna take any chances off given I guarantee And let me look up and Ill say And its not even close

Pastor publicizes sexual assault charges against musician Chris Rice...

Its Monday October 19th AD 2020 This isThe Worldviewin 5 Minutesheard atwwwTheWorldviewcom Im Adam McManus

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Why was Pakistan Elected to UNs Premier Human Rights Body

On October 13 Pakistan was elected by the United Nations General Assembly to the 47-member UN Human Rights Council reports the International Christian Concern This election has drawn criticism from human rights groups who have pointed out Pakistans poor record on protecting the rights of the countrys religious minorities

Pakistans election to the UN Human Rights Council means it will serve on the United Nations premier body for protecting human rights worldwide The council proposes resolutions and oversees investigations into human rights violations including religious freedom violations

According to the US Commission on International Religious Freedom Pakistan is among the worlds worst violators of religious freedom and has been designated a Country of Particular Concern

In the Muslim-majority nation of Pakistan Christians face high levels of persecution including false accusations of blasphemy abductions forced conversions and forced marriages

Pakistani Christians echo the prayers of King David found in Psalm 3115 My times are in Your hands deliver me from the hands of my enemies from those who pursue me

Judge Amy Barrett remained calm and collected

During last weeks contentious Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on President Trumps Supreme Court nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett the Democrats tried their level best to trip her up

Democratic Senator Corey Booker of New Jersey addressed the Trump administrations policy on illegal immigration

BOOKER Do you think its wrong to separate children from their parents to deter illegal immigrants from coming to the United States

BARRETT Well Senator Booker thats been a matter of policy debate And you know obviously thats a matter of hot political debate in which I cant express a view or be drawn into as a judge

BOOKER So I I respect that a lot But I think the underlying question is actually not hotly debated Do you think its wrong to separate a child from their parent not for the safety of the child or parent but to send a message As a human being do you believe that thats wrong

BARRETT Well Senator I think youre trying to engage me on the administrations border separation policies and I cant express a view on that So not expressing assent or dissent with the morality of that position I just cant be drawn into a debate about the administrations immigration policy

Then Democratic Senator Kamala Harris of California Bidens Vice Presidential pick asked Judge Barrett about climate change

HARRIS Do you accept that smoking causes cancer

BARRETT Im not sure exactly where youre going with this Yes every package of cigarettes warns that smoking causes cancer

HARRIS And do you believe that climate change is happening and its threatening the air we breathe and the water we drink

BARRETT Senator again I was wondering where you were going with that You have asked me a series of questions that are completely uncontroversial like whether COVID-19 is infectious whether smoking causes cancer and then trying to analogize that to eliciting an opinion from me that is on a very contentious matter of public debate And I will not do that I will not express a view on a matter of public policy especially one that is politically controversial because thats inconsistent with the judicial role as I have explained

HARRIS Thank you Thank you Judge Barrett And youve made your point clear that you believe its a debatable point

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Commi...

Its Friday October 16th AD 2020 This isThe Worldviewin 5 Minutesheard atwwwTheWorldviewcom Im Adam McManusAdamTheWorldviewcom

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Muslims jihadists killed 50 Christians in Burkina Faso Africa

The US Commission on International Religious Freedomreleased a new report on the worsening persecution of Christians in the West African nation of Burkina Faso

Islamic militants linked with al-Qaeda and the Islamic State are driving the violence against Christians The countrys government has struggled to restrain the violence Since May of last year militants have killed over 50 Christians In May jihadists also killed nearly 60 people targeting Christians

Romans 835-37 asks Who shall separate us from the love of Christ Shall tribulation or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or peril or sword As it is written For Your sake we are killed all day long We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us

Mental health problems up during COVID lockdowns

Mental health issues are rising during times of coronavirus lockdowns

The Well Being Trustestimates75000 people in America could die from drug or alcohol abuse andsuicide in connection with the lockdowns These deaths of despair are tied to multiple factors like unemploymentfear and dread and isolation

Suicide deaths in Japanroseto 13000 this year while coronavirus deaths number less than 2000 Similarly the African country of Malawi reportsa 57 percent increase in suicide deaths this year compared with last year

Catholics and Jews sue NY Gov Cuomo over CVID Tyranny

Catholic and Jewish groups in New York aresuingDemocratic Gov Andrew Cuomo for his restrictions on religious services in response to the coronavirus pandemic

Last Monday Cuomothreatenedto shut down religious institutions that do not follow his guidelines The guidelines include heavy restrictions on religious gatherings but leave retail shops manufacturing facilities and airplane travel exempt

American Bar Assoc gives Judge Barrett highest rating

Judge Amy Coney Barrett finished three days of confirmation hearings yesterday after being nominated to the Supreme Court by President Donald Trump

The US Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled an October 22 vote to send Barrett to the full Senate for confirmation

Democrats have decried what they call rushed proceedings However the American Bar Association hasratedBarrett as well qualified its highest rating

Deuteronomy 117 gives instructions for judges You shall not show partiality in judgment you shall hear the small as well as the great you shall not be afraid in any mans presence for the judgmentisGods

Two pro-abortion judicial rulings

On Tuesday the Supreme Courtrejectedan appeal by South Carolina Republican Gov Henry McMaster to defund two Planned Parenthood abortion mills from Medicaid tax dollars

Also on Tuesday a three-judge panel on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appealsruledagainst a Texas law that bans dismemberment abortions

Trumps Dept of Education warns about Communist propaganda

The US State Department and the Department of Educationissueda letter on October 9 The letter warns leaders of school districts and colleges about Communist Chinas influence on education in America

The letter said Over the last decade the authoritarian government of the Peoples Republic of China PRC has sent curriculum and PRC-trained teachers into hundreds of US K-12 schools through a program called Confucius Classrooms

Top Christian artist Lauren Daigle top Christian album Kanye West

Post Malonewonbig at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards on Wednesday The singer-songwriter and rapper whose lyrics are often explicit won nine prize...

Its Thursday October 15th AD 2020 This isThe Worldviewin 5 Minutesheard atwwwTheWorldviewcom Im Adam McManus AdamTheWorldviewcom

By Jonathan Clark

Laos evicts 7 Christian families from homes

Authorities in the Southeast Asian nation of Laos droveseven Christian families from their homes last week for their refusal to renounce their faith

These evicted believers now live in the woods with no food or clothing and nowhere to turn for help

Please pray for these persecuted brothers and sisters in Christ The communist nation of Laosranks 20thon the Open Doors World Watch list of worst nations for Christian persecution

Matthew 1929 says And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wifeor children or lands for My names sake shall receive a hundredfold and inherit eternal life

World Health Organizations now condemns COVID lockdowns

World Health Organization officials have reversed course and are now condemning coronavirus lockdowns

The Spectator a British magazine interviewedspecial envoy of the WHO Dr David Nabarro last Friday Nabarro said lockdowns have caused a terrible ghastly global catastrophe

NABARRO We in the World Health Organization do not advocate lockdowns as the primary means of control of this virus Remember lockdowns have one consequence that you must never ever belittle and that is making poor people an awful lot poorer

Barrett We knew our faith would be caricatured family attacked

Lawmakers grilled Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett for a third day yesterday Senators have pressed Barrett on issues involving religion and abortion

On Tuesday Barrettacknowledgedthat the infamous abortion caseRoe v Wadewas not a super-precedent of the Supreme Court and could be subject to overturning

BARRETT As Richard Fallon from Harvard said Roe is not a super-precedent because calls for its overruling have never ceased but that doesnt mean that Roe should be overruled It just means that it doesnt fall in the small handful of cases likeMarbury v MadisonandBrown v The Boardthat no one questions anymore

Barrett alsoacknowledgedthe attacks on her faith and her family for filling this position

BARRETT We knew our faith would be caricatured We knew our family would be attacked And so we had to decide whether those difficulties would be worth it because what sane person would go through that if there wasnt a benefit on the other side And the benefit I think is that Im committed to the rule of law and the role of the Supreme Court in dispensing equal justice for all

Im not the only person who could do this job but I was asked and it would be difficult for anyone So why should I say someone else should do the difficulty if the difficulty is the only reason to say no I should serve my country And my family is all in on that because they share my belief in the rule of law

CA judge Fuller Seminary should be allowed to expel homosexuals

Last week a California judgedismisseda lawsuit against Fuller Theological Seminary for expelling students living in vile passions with one another

Judge Consuelo Marshall wrote that the federal civil rights laws against so-called sexual discrimination cannot be applied to an educational institution that is controlled by a religious organization

More pastors back Trump now than in 2016

LifeWay Researchfoundthat 53 percent of Protestant pastors plan to vote for President Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential elections

Twenty-one percent plan to vote for former Vice President Joe Biden and 22 percent are still undecided

Interestingly Protestant pastors support Trump much more nowthan in 2016 At that time 40 percent were undecided 32 percent supported Trump and 19 percent supported Hillary Clinton

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Its Wednesday October 14th AD 2020 This isThe Worldviewin 5 Minutesheard atwwwTheWorldviewcom Im Adam McManus

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Imprisoned Vietnamese activist denied his Bible

Vietnamese activist and veteran Le Dinh Luong who was arrested on July 24 2017 for alleged subversion has been denied the use of the Bible reports International Christian Concern He is serving a 20-year prison sentence

According to human rights activist Quynh Dao a member of Amnesty International Australia Mr Luong began a hunger strike on October 4 Dao said The prison limited and even didnt allow him to use the Bible violating his religious freedom

In addition the Nam Ha prison environment is toxic literally as there have been mining activities nearby which go on day and night Small particles from a burned substance often fly into the prison cells As a result Mr Luongs breathing is obstructed

Senator Diane Feinstein vs Judge Amy Coney Barrett on abortion

In day two of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Judge Amy Coney Barretts nomination to the Supreme Court Democratic Senator Diane Feinstein of California pressed Judge Barrett on her views of two landmark abortion rights cases Roe v Wade and Planned Parenthood v Casey

FEINSTEIN Do you agree with Justice Scalias view that Roe was wrongly decided

BARRETT Senator I completely understand why you are asking the question But I cant pre-commit or say Yes Im going in with some agenda Because Im not I dont have any agenda I have no agenda to try to overrule Casey I have an agenda to stick to the rule of law and decide cases as they come

It would actually be wrong and a violation of the canons for me to do that as a sitting judge If I express a view on a precedent one way or another whether I say I love it or I hate it it signals to litigants that I might tilt one way or another in a pending case

FEINSTEIN Youve got a lovely family You understand all the implications of family life You should be very proud of that But my position is a little different Youre going on the biggest court of this land with a problem out there that all women see one way or another in their life Would you commit yourself on whether you would or would not

BARRETT Senator what I will commit is that I will obey all the rules of stare decisis Latin for to stand by things decided that if a question comes up before me about whether Casey or any other case should be overruled that I will follow the law of stare decisis applying it as the court has articulated yet applying all the factors -- reliance workability being undermined by later facts and law -- just all the standard factors I promise to do that for any issue that comes up -- abortion or anything else Ill follow the law

Ben Carson Stop removing Bibles in housing common areas

Dr Ben Carson secretary of Housing and Urban Development said the department is investigating a complaint against the owner and manager of senior apartments in Oklahoma for violating the Fair Housing Act by removing Bibles and other religious literature from their common areas reports the Christian Post

Carsonsaid Religious liberty is at the core of our nations identity and will be upheld under the Fair Housing Act Barring religious materials infringes upon this right and the Trump administration will not stand for discrimination against any group for practicing their religious traditions

Wilhoit Properties which manages the apartments and assisted-living homes owned by Vintage Housing was accused of sending an email to their 116 assisted living facilities asking the managers to remove Bibles and Christian literature from their libraries located in the common areas that were shared by all residents Thats according to theSapulpa Time...

ItsTuesday October 13th AD 2020 This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at wwwTheWorldviewcom Im Adam McManus AdamTheWorldviewcom

By Kevin Swanson

Chinese pastor and parents missing for 2 months

International Christian Concern reports that a pastor in Chinas Yunnan province and his parents have been missing for two months

Pray for Pastor Wang Hai and his wife who cares for two sons

California pastor fined 220000 for holding in-person services

In other Christian persecution news a Silicon Valley California pastor faces 220000 in fines for holding in-person services at Calvary Chapel San Jose reports the Epoch Times

Pray for Pastor Mike McClure

Church of England attendance dropped to 15 of population

Church of England weekly attendance dropped to 854000 people last year thats only 15 of the populationThis number also represents a 5 decrease from 2017An additional 980000 people attend evangelical churches

Thats a total of 3 of Englands population in church on a Sunday That rate would have been 40 at the turn of the 20th century

Independent restaurants lost 30 revenue local retail hurt as well

The Street is estimating that independently-owned restaurants will lose 30 this year compared to last year while the big chain restaurants will only slip about 18 Sadly thousands of independent restaurants are expected to go out of business

And the same thing is happening with independent retail storesWalmart and Target are posting stronger sales while the smaller mom-and-pop retail outlets are staying negative this year

Trump on Rush I would like to see a bigger stimulus package

The Democrats are proposing another 22 trillion pandemic relief package

In an interview on The Rush Limbaugh Show on Friday President Trump said he would support a larger relief package than that proposed by the Democrats reports Business Insider

TRUMP I would like to see a bigger stimulus package frankly than either the Democrats or the Republicans are offering

The White House has recently countered with a 18 trillion proposal for the new relief bill reports the Wall Street Journal

2020 Federal deficit is 15 of GDP

The Congressional Budget Office has issued an official number for the 2020 federal deficit Its now 31 trillion or 152 of the Gross Domestic Product

Thats the largest deficit as a percentage of the GDP since World War IIThe Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis records the federal debt per GDP at 135 up from 64 in 2008 and 30 in 1980

Judge Amy Barrett Courts are not designed to solve every problem

Senate Judiciary hearings opened Monday for Amy Coney Barretts nomination to the high bench

Barrett summarized her judicial philosophy in a few words

BARRETT Courts are not designed to solve every problem or right every wrong in our public life The policy decisions and value judgments of government must be made by the political branches elected by and accountable to the People The public should not expect courts to do so and courts should not try

Representing the Democrats in the Senate Senator Diane Feinstein of California focused primarily on Obamacare concerned that the socialist healthcare program might lose ground if Barrett is confirmed

Oreos company endorses homosexuality

The manufacturer of Oreo cookies has joined the homosexual bandwagon issuing limited-editionrainbow colored-cookies

On National Coming Out Day yesterday the Oreos promotional materials included depictions of lesbian activity and encouragements to support the LGBT community

Romans 1 explains these actions this wayEven as they did not like to retain God intheirknowledge God gave them over to a debased mind to do those thingswhich are not fittingbeing filled with all unrighteousnesssexual immo...

Its Monday October 12th AD 2020 This isThe Worldviewin 5 Minutesheard atwwwTheWorldviewcom Im Adam McManus

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Chinese Communists cracking down on on-line worship

When Early Rain Covenant Church waswas about to begin its online worship a member of the church Jia Xuewei had his electricity shut down around the same time reports International Christian Concern

When he went out the door to check what happened he was met by four men and forcibly taken to the police station He was interrogated about Early Rain Covenant Churchs recent retreat and the worship that was about to take place He did not return home until 8 pm

One church member suspected that the Chinese Communists took these measures to prevent the church from having online worship Another possible reason for the crackdown is that the Global Convention on Christian Faith and World Evangelization had more than 7000 Chinese Christians registered

Held between October 1 and October 6 many Chinese pastors criticized the clampdown on Christians by the Chinese Communist Party

Jesus said If the world hates you keep in mind that it hated Me first John 1518

Biden Youll know my opinion on court packing when election is over

Last Thursday Joe Biden refused again to answer whether he planned to add additional Supreme Court justices or pack the court if he is elected president reports LifeSiteNewscom

BIDEN Youll know my opinion on court packing when the election is over Now look I knowits a great question we all and I dont blame you for asking But you know the moment I answer that questionthe headline in every one of your papers will be about that

The term court packing traces back to Franklin Delano Roosevelts administration The Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937 attempted to add more justices to the Supreme Court to get New Deal legislation put into place after the Court originally rejected it It was the Judiciary Act of 1869 that established the composition of the Supreme Court to include one chief justice and eight associate justices

Today Democrats are especially eager to add additional seats on the Supreme Court to dilute the growing conservative majority especially if the Senates Republican majority confirms Amy Coney Barrett before the election November 3rd

Then in Nevada last Friday KTNV News Anchor Ross DiMattei followed up on Bidens refusal to admit whether he would add additional justices to the Supreme Court

DiMATTEI Ive got to ask you about packing the court

BIDEN Sure

DiMATTEI And I know that you said yesterday you arent going to answer the question until after the election But this is the number one thing that Ive been asked about from viewers in the past couple of days

BIDEN Well youve been asked by the viewers who are probably Republicans who dont want me continuing to talk about what theyre doing to the court right now

DiMATTEI Well sir dont the voters deserve to know

BIDEN No they dont deserve Im not gonna play his game Hed love me to talk about and Ive already said something on packing the court hed love that to be the discussion instead of what hes doing now

In response Governor Mike Huckabee said this on Fox amp Friends

HUCKABEE This is pretty bizarre This is like going to the car dealership to buy a new car and the car salesman says Look Im going to tell you what this car is going to cost after you sign the papers and take out the loan without an amount on it Ill fill that in later

Let me ask you Is there anybody watching today who would do that No because nobody is that stupid So is anybody stupid enough to vote for a guy who tells you Im not going to tell you what Im going to do till after y...

Its Friday October 9th AD 2020 This isThe Worldviewin 5 Minutesheard atwwwTheWorldviewcom Im Adam McManus AdamTheWorldviewcom

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Why Chinese president fears the Christians

Chinese officials aretryingto keep traditional Buddhists from converting to Christianity Authorities in Yunnan province warned residents of Buddhist villages that if they convert they will be fined and even have their land confiscated

Ron Boyd-MacMillan an Open Doors spokesman said Chinese officials fear Christianity could triple in size to 300 million believers in ten years

BOYD-MACMILLAN Why is Xi Jinping so scared of the church And the big perhaps the best argument Ive heard is that hes frightened of the numbers If you have a hundred million people in the country who dont really owe their ultimate allegiance to the Communist Party but to Christ thats a threat

Isaiah 97 says about Christ Of the increase ofHisgovernment and peace there will beno end

French president intends to outlaw homeschooling

French President Emmanuel Macron announcedlast week he intends to outlaw homeschooling in the country for virtually all children starting next year

Macron said he is fighting radical Islamists who want to replace the laws of the country with sharia law through private education However the homeschooling ban would affect many others Not only that none of the terrorist attacks in France can be traced to independent schools

Dept of Justice to DC Democratic Mayor Allow church to meet

The US Department of Justice isbackingCapitol Hill Baptist Church inWashington DC in their lawsuit against the coronavirus restrictions of Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser The city has banned outdoor worship services of over 100 people and the church has 850 members

John MacArthur Open your church

On Wednesday Pastor John MacArthur of Grace Community Church in California called on churches to open to exercise their right and duty to meet

MACARTHUR This is a watershed moment in America We have been granted by God the freedom to meet as a church and that is protected by the constitution We need to be the church not only because we are free to be the church but because were commanded to be the church by the Lord Jesus Christ the head of the church This is the time of all times to meet as the church Open your church The church is essential

Hebrews 1024-25 says Let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together as is the manner of some but exhorting one another

Vice President Pence took a stand for pre-born babies

Vice President Mike Pence and Sen Kamala Harris faced off on Wednesday for the only 2020 vice presidential debate at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City

USA TODAYsSusan Page moderated the debate which covered issues like the coronavirus pandemic the Supreme Court racism and the economy

Pence contrasted the two sides on the issue of abortion

PENCE I couldnt be more proud to serve as vice president to a President who stands without apology for the sanctity of human life Im pro-life I dont apologize for it And this is another one of those cases where theres such a dramatic contrast

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris support taxpayer funding of abortion all the way up to the moment of birth late-term abortion They want to increase funding of Planned Parenthood of America Now for our part I would never presume how Judge Amy Coney Barrett would rule on the Supreme Court of the United States but well continue to stand strong for the right to life

Two new sanctuary cities outlaw abortion

Last week New Home Texasjoined14 other cities in the state to become a sanctuary city for the unborn It passed an ordinance to outlaw abortion in the city

And ...