Its Thursday January 30th AD 2020 This isThe Worldviewin 5 Minutesheard atwwwTheWorldviewcom Im Adam McManus adamtheworldviewcom

By Jonathan Clark

China prohibits Christian funerals

Not content to persecute living Christians alone Communist China officials have now prohibited Christians from having religious ceremonies during funerals for believersreports Bitter Winter

The regulations also strip faith-based themes from any events outside of places of worship including weddings visiting groups choirs orchestras and other fellowships

In December the government of Wenzhou citys Pingyang county in the eastern province of Zhejiang adopted new rules to get rid of bad funeral customs and to ban clerical personnel from funerals

Psalm 534-5 asks Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge who eat up my people as they eat bread and do not call upon God There they are in great fear where no fear was for God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you You have put them to shame because God has despised them

Coronavirus infects 6000 Chinese claiming 130 lives

Meanwhile 6000 people are infected with the China-based coronavirus cases claiming the lives of 130 people

The virus has spread to 18 other countries but with no deaths reported except in China so far

European Union greenlights Britains exit by years end

On Wednesdaythe European Union voted621 to 49 to approve the UKs Brexit plan

The UK is formally scheduled to the leave the EU on January 31 but will abide by EU rules until the end of the year

Trump gives 375 million to churches to defend against violence

Last weekPresident Trump addresseda gathering of American Mayors at the White House on transforming Americas communities

Trump announced a funding plan for religious groups to defend themselves from violence

TRUMP In the face of attacks on synagogues mosques and churches in our community something that is just so horrible we must work together to reject the monstrous evils of anti-Semitism and anti-religious bigotry applause In a few moments I will sign legislation authorizing 375 million for federal grants to help houses of worship and other faith-based and non-profit organizations defend against violence applause

Fox Sports Yes to Drag Queens No to pro-life TV ad

FOX Sports will be allowingdrag queens to make an historical appearance in a commercial during the 2020 Super Bowl However FOX will not approve a pro-life ad during the football event

Pro-life advocates with Faces of Choicehave tried without success for over six months to get ad time during the Super Bowl The organization is devoted to sharing the stories of people who have survived abortion attempts

To support Faces of Choice you cansign the petitionlinked in our transcript today attheworldviewcom

Isaiah 520 says Woe to those who call evil good and good evil who put darkness for light and light for darkness

Trumps HHS to California Stop requiring health insurance to cover abortion

Last Friday the same day as the 2020 March for Life the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights said itissued a notice of violation to California over the states 2014 abortion coverage mandate

The Trump administration warned California that it will cut federal funding over the states requirement that health insurance plans cover abortions a rule that affects church healthcare plans

Atheist former legislator meets his Creator

Former California Democratic Rep Fortney Pete Stark Jrdied at the age of 88at his home in Maryland last Friday according to his family

Stark was known as the first openly atheist member of Congress and served on the advisory boards of the Secular Coalition for America and the American Humanist Association

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ItsWednesday January 29th AD 2020 This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at wwwTheWorldviewcom Im Adam McManus

By Adam McManus adamtheworldviewcom

Massive Caribbean earthquake triggers tsunami warning

After a massive 77-magnitude earthquake struck the Caribbean at 210pm Eastern on Tuesday the US Geological Survey a scientific agency of the United States government issued a tsunami warning in Jamaica Cuba and the Cayman Islands

The quake which was felt in Miami struck 75 miles off the northwest tip of Jamaica and 50 miles off of southeastern Cuba It was about 6 miles deep reports weathercom

British venue cancels Franklin Graham crusade event

Fearful that Evangelist Franklin Graham was going to bring a message of hate to the homosexuals and transgenders of the United Kingdom because of an open letter that LGBT leaders sent an entertainment venue canceled the May crusade event in Sheffield reports the Christian Post

Graham rejected the claim saying on Facebook This is just not true I am coming to share the Gospel which is the Good News that God loves the people of the UK and that Jesus Christ came to this earth to save us from our sins The rub I think comes in whether God defines homosexuality as sin The answer is yes But God goes even further than that to say that we are all sinnersmyself included

Trump unveils Deal of the Century Mideast peace plan

Yesterday President Donald Trump unveiled his Deal of the Century peace plan in the White House giving Israel full control of the settlements and Jerusalem as its undivided capital The plan also established a Palestinian state reports the Jerusalem Post

The plan Trump said has the support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main political rival Blue and White head Benny Gantz

Netanyahu said If the Palestinians are genuinely prepared to make peace with the Jewish state Israel will be prepared to negotiate peace right away

For the first time in this conflict Trump has reached an understanding with Israel regarding a map setting forth borders for a two-state solution The president explained that the plan will more than double Palestinian territory No Palestinians will be uprooted from their homes

Senate Republicans cannot block impeachment witnesses

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell does not have enough votes to block witnesses like former National Security Advisor John Bolton in President Trumps Senate impeachment trial reports the Wall Street Journal

CNNs Don Lemon amp two liberal guests belittle Trump supporters

CNNs Don Lemon and two liberal guests on his show are facing backlash after they mocked President Trumps supporters and depicted them as uneducated

Lemon was joined by New York Times columnist Wajahat Ali and GOP strategist Rick Wilson during his show Saturday night to discuss the recent feud between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Public Radio Following an interview last week Pompeo allegedly yelled at NPR reporter Mary Louise Kelly off air and demanded that she locate Ukraine the topic of the initial disagreement on an unlabeled map

Wilson who has written anti-Trump books including Everything Trump Touches Dies and Running Against the Devil A Plot to Save America From Trump pivoted the conversation to attack Trump supporters prompting uncontrolled laughter from Don Lemon as the CNN anchor doubled over at the CNN news anchor desk

WILSON Pompeo also knows deep in his heart that Donald Trump couldnt find Ukraine on a map if you had the letter U and a picture of an actual physical crane next to it He knows that this is an administration defined by ignorance of the world And so thats partly him playing to their base and playing to their audience

Wilson went on to use a heavy Southern accent to impersonate how he believes...

ItsTuesday January 28th AD 2020 This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at wwwTheWorldviewcom Im Adam McManus adamtheworldviewcom

By Kevin Swanson

Colorado tries to force artist to support homosexual weddings

Has Colorado demonstrated itself to be the most anti-Christian state Alliance Defending Freedom has taken up the Lorie Smith case in Colorado a graphic artist who is being forced by the state to support unnatural weddings against her conscience

ADF has issued its first brief in the case presented before the 10th Federal Circuit Court complaining that the state of Colorado uses its Accommodation law to force Lorie to create websites celebrating same-sex weddings and ban Lorie from posting a statement explaining the content she can create This attack on Lories faith and editorial freedom targets the fundamental First Amendment rulethat a speaker has the autonomy to choose the content of her own message

The Coronavirus outbreak compared to 1918 Spanish Influenza

Dr Eric Feigl-Ding a Harvard-trained epidemiologist took to Twitter over the weekend calling the Coronavirus outbreak thermonuclear pandemic level bad and declaring I really hate to be the epidemiologist who has to admit this but we are potentially faced with an unchecked pandemic that the world has not seen since the 1918 Spanish Influenza

Thus far the death toll has reached 81 in China making for a 3 death rate on the 2744 confirmed cases The United States has confirmed 5 cases thus far all of whom had traveled to the Wuhan district in China the major source of the pandemic

However Worldometers records 3000000 deaths by abortion worldwide since January 1st

In Exodus 526 the Lord said If you will give earnest heed to the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in His sight and give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians for I the LORD am your healer

Catholics chastise liberal evangelical groups over gender issue

The US Conference of Catholic Bishops has taken a position against the misnamed Fairness for All bill supported by the liberal National Evangelical Association and the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities

In a public letter to the bill sponsor Republican Representative Chris Stewart of Utah the RomanCatholic Bishops said the bill effectively establishes gender ideologies as a basis for federal laws relegating fundamental truths about biology and marriage to often narrowly-prescribed exemptions

The National Evangelical Association which supports the bill includes denominations such as the PCA the EPC the Assemblies of God the EV Free Church of America and the Vineyard USAThisbill supported by the evangelicals would add sexual orientation to the federal Civil Rights Act and thereby persecute Christian-owned accommodations businesses retailers banks and healthcare service providers

Proverbs 2526 says Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked

25 million Australian acres burned after country embraced abortion homosexual marriage

Australian fires are dying down now but the devastation left tops almost 25 million acres an area the size of South Korea That doesnt even compare with the hundreds of millions of acres burned down in the 1974-75 fire season in Australia

However in terms of buildings destroyed this fire season was the second worst of all time second to the Black Fire bushfires of 1939Its being referred to as the costliest natural disaster in Australias history

And those fires burned while Australia was in the world news throughout 2018 and 2019 for its legalization of abortion in New South Wales and the legalization of homosexual marriage nationwide

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Its Monday January 27th AD 2020 This isThe Worldviewin 5 Minutesheard atwwwTheWorldviewcom Im Adam McManus

By Adam McManus adamtheworldviewcom

Trump First president to attend the March for Life

Since the 1973 Roe v Wade Supreme Court ruling that virtually legalized abortion President Donald Trump was the first president to address the March for Life in person last Friday

TRUMP It is my profound honor to be the first president in history to attend the March for Life applause and cheers Were here for a very simple reason to defend the right of every child -- born and unborn -- to fulfill their God-given potential applause and cheers

For 47 years Americans of all backgrounds have traveled from across the country to stand for life And today as President of the United States I am truly proud to stand with you applause and cheers

The life movement is led by strong women amazing faith leaders and brave students who carry on the legacy of pioneers before us to raise the conscience of our nation and uphold the rights of our citizens You embrace mothers with care and compassion You are powered by prayer and motivated by pure unselfish love

You can watch the entire 13-minute speech by President Trump here

In Jeremiah 15 God says to his prophet Before I formed you in the wombI knew you before you were bornI set you apart I appointed you as a prophet to the nations

CBS ignores March for Life features Planned Parenthood CEO

Not surprisingly the CBS online channel didnt provide live coverage of the presidents remarks to the March for Life on Friday They only mentioned it for a few seconds before leaping into more impeachment analysis reports LifeNewscom

But in the minutes before impeachment coverage on Wednesday they ran an exclusive interview from Davos Switzerland with Planned Parenthood acting CEO Alexis Johnson

KATE SMITH What is the status of abortion and reproductive health in the United States today

ALEXIS JOHNSON Here we are at the Davos conference talking about the fourth industrial revolution and we are still talking about the impact of all of these onerous restrictions and bans on access to safe and legal abortion in the states

Stephanopoulos Caught in Throat-Slitting Gesture to End Trump Lawyer Talking

ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos was captured on camera making a slit-the-throat gesture to producers telling them to cut away from a press QampA session with Trump attorney Jay Sekulow reports NewsBustersorg

After Sekulow made a compelling point carried live by ABC Stephanopoulos gestured to cut Sekulows comments short as President Trumps attorney was getting ready to answer another question

Listen

SEKULOW Weve got something very different than what youre hearing up here Weve got lawyers when our side of the case goes that represent multiple schools of thought on what is and is not an impeachable offense But they have one thing in common that the actions alleged and the actions of the president do not reach that level no matter which school of thought youre on Were not afraid to put out both of those schools of thought because our position is you still have to meet basic fundamental constitutional obligations and they havent Next

REPORTER How much more work

SEKULOW Im sorry

REPORTER do you think you have ahead to convince

STEPHANOPOULOS And that is Jay Sekulow right there

Christian talk show host Todd Starnes said Folks do not be fooled by the Mainstream Media They have absolutely no intention of giving the president or any of his defenders a fair shake

Jon Voight stands with President Trump against removal from office

Jon Voight is standing by President Trump

The 81-year-old actor longtime Trump supporter and the father of a...

Its Friday January 24th AD 2020 This isThe Worldviewin 5 Minutesheard atwwwTheWorldviewcom Im Adam McManusadamtheworldviewcom

By Jonathan Clark

3000 European churches schools cemeteries vandalized

The Gatestone Institute reportsthat 3000 Christian churches schools cemeteries and monuments were vandalized looted or defaced in Europe during 2019

The attacks were most common in France where an average of three Christian sites were vandalized per day In Germany the rate was two per day The spike in such attacks comes at a time of mass migration from the Muslim world into Europe In Spain the attacks are mostly carried out by anarchists and radical feminists who want to erase Christianity from the public square

Psalm 141 says Thefool has said in his heart There isno God They are corrupt they have done abominable works there is none who does good

Iranian Christian activist arrested after criticizing Muslim regime

On January 12Iranian officials arrestedChristian human rights activist Mary Fatemeh Mohammadi who has been working in Tehran

Mohammadis arrest comes after tweets she made criticizing the oppression of the Muslim regime

Supreme Court takes Montana religious liberty case

On Wednesday the US Supreme Court agreed to hear an important religious liberty caseEspinoza v Montana Department of Revenue

The state of Montana had been offering tax breaks to people and businesses that donated to private schools However when most of the scholarships were going to children at religious schools Montana pulled back the program Montana parents went to court saying the state was discriminating

Eric Baxters Becket Fund for Religious Liberty filed an amicus brief on behalf of the parents Baxtertold CBN Newshe was encouraged by what the justices said during the hearing

BAXTER Five of the justices seemed to very clearly see the discrimination thats occurring when you take funding away from students because of their religious status

Lead plaintiff Kendra Espinoza said the scholarships were essential in giving her children the education she wanted them to have

ESPINOZA At home were a Christian family and I want those values taught at school I think that our morals as a society come from the Bible

Ephesians 64 says Do not provoke your children to wrath but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord

Trump will be the first president to attend March for Life ever

President Donald Trumpannounced he will be attendingin person and speaking at todays 47th annual March for Life in Washington DC making him the first president to attend the March for Life

Jeanne Mancini President of March for Life said We are deeply honored to welcome President Trump to the 47th annual March for Life He will be the first president in history to attend and we are so excited for him to experience in person how passionate our marchers are about life and protecting the unborn

Last year Trump addressed the March through a surprise video link telling the crowd every life is worth protecting

Pro-lifers protested prayed at Pelosis office over anti-infanticide bill

On Wednesday the anniversary of the infamousRoe v Wadedecision dozens of pro-life people gathered at the office of Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to demand she allow a vote on a bill to stop infanticideIts called the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

Many of the participants were young people and some of the participants even prayed in front Pelosis office before being arrested by US Capitol policereports Life News

If your Congressman happens to be a Democrat please get on the phone today and call 202-224-3121 and urge him or her to support the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Thats 202-224-3121

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Its Thursday January 23rd AD 2020 This isThe Worldviewin 5 Minutesheard atwwwTheWorldviewcom Im Adam McManus

By Jonathan Clark

Kidnapped Nigerian Christian teenager Leah Sharibu reportedly alive

Leah Sharibu the Nigerian Christian teenager who was kidnapped is reportedly still alive

Boko Haram the extremist Islamic group abducted Sharibu and many other schoolgirls in Nigeria Africa in February 2018 releasing them all except Sharibu because she would not renounce her Christian faith

Last Wednesday Boko Haram released five aid workers whom they had kidnapped in December 2019 One of the aid workers Jennifer Ukambong Samuel said she spoke with Christian nurse Alice Loksha Ngaddah who has been enslaved along with Sharibu Ngaddah said that Sharibu is alive but asked for prayers adding that she had left everything to God

Hebrews 133 says Remember the prisoners as if chained with themthose who are mistreatedsince you yourselves are in the body also

US-China trade war hurt Chinese economic growth

Chinas economic growthslowed to a nearly 30-year lowin 2019 amid a trade war with the United States

The worlds second largest economy slowed in growth to 61 last year down from 66 in 2018

Meanwhile the communist countrysbirth rate has fallento a 70-year low of 1048 per 1000 in 2019 despite rolling back the infamous one-child policy

UK parliament debates assisted suicide today

The UK parliament is debatingthe legalization of assisted suicide today

The Westminster Hall debate will not actually change the law or include a vote but it does represent a push by the pro-death lobby to legalize such killing

Wisdom says in Proverbs 836 All those who hate me love death

Trump declared National Sanctity of Human Life Day

President Donald Trumpdeclared January 22 the anniversary of the infamous 1973Roe v Wadedecision to be National Sanctity of Human Life Day

Trump wrote On National Sanctity of Human Life Day our Nation proudly and strongly reaffirms our commitment to protect the precious gift of life at every stage from conception to natural death Recently we have seen decreases in the total number and rate of abortions in our country Still there is more to be done and as President I will continue to fight to protect the lives of the unborn As a Nation we must remain steadfastly dedicated to the profound truth that all life is a gift from God who endows every person with immeasurable worth and potential

Democrats try to reinstate parts of Obamacare

On Tuesdaythe US Supreme Court refused the requestof House Democrats to fast-track a case challenging the Affordable Care Act but may hear the case later

Democrats want to reinstate parts of Obamacare that have been repealed by the Trump administration

Meanwhilethe Supreme Court agreedlast Friday to hearLittle Sisters of the Poor v Commonwealth of Pennsylvaniawhich involves a Trump administration rule that gives religious exemptions from the Obamacare mandate that would force groups to provide insurance coverage for abortifacients

22000 gun rights activists gather at Virginia Capital

Twenty-two thousand people joined a peaceful proteston Monday in Richmond Virginia to oppose gun control legislation that Democratic Governor Ralph Northam and the new Democratic majority are pushing

Officials warned about the possibility of violent clashes however there were no incidents and only one person was arrested on charges of wearing a mask in public

Video of 3-year-old boys prayer at school goes viral

And finally a videoof three-year-old Makhi Martin leading his classmates in prayer earlier this month has gone viral with nearly three million Facebook views

The boys mother Ranisha Martin captured the moment at their Christian school in St Louissaying i...

ItsWednesday January 22nd AD 2020 This isThe Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at wwwTheWorldviewcom Im Adam McManus

By Adam McManus adamtheworldviewcom

Nigerian pastor beheaded by Muslim militants

Rev Lawan Andimi who made headlines this month after praising God in a ransom video was beheaded Monday afternoon by Boko Haram Muslim militants in Nigeria Africa reports the Christian Post

Days after he went missing on Jan 3 and a video was posted online which appeared to show Andimi being forced into a vehicle by his captors hewas seen in a videoreleased by his captors calling on fellow Christian leaders and state government officials to secure his release

The Worldview featured his words from that video on January 10th

ANDIMI I have never been discouraged because all conditions that one finds himself is in the hands of God God who made them to take care of me and to leave me with my life Dont cry dont worry but thank God for everything

Dede Laugesen the Executive Director of Save the Persecuted Christians said They murdered him because he refused to renounce his faith And because they couldnt raise the money for his ransom

Andimis captors had demanded 2 million euros but the church was only able to raise 4969 euros

Nigeria ranks as the 12th-worst country in the world when it comes to Christian persecution according to Open Doors USAs 2020 World Watch List

Revelation 69-10 says When He opened the fifth seal I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held And they cried with a loud voice saying How long O Lord holy and true until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth

Bloomberg runs national TV ads calling Senate to remove Trump

Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg who is spending millions of dollars of his own billions launched a new impeachment-focused television ad yesterday urging the Senate to remove President Donald Trump from office reports the Associated Press

The ad will run in 27 states including states represented by vulnerable Republican senators It comes as the Senate begins its impeachment trial against Trump based on charges he abused his power and obstructed Congress

McConnell emphasized fairness of Senate impeachment trial

In outlining the process for the Senate impeachment trial Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell emphasized fairness reports Politicocom

McCONNELL The Senates fair process will draw a sharp contrast with the unfair and precedent-breaking inquiry that was carried on by the House of Representatives The House broke with precedent by denying members of the Republican minority the same rights that Democrats had received when they were in the minority back in 1998

Here in the Senate every single Senator will have exactly the same rights and exactly the same ability to ask questions The House broke with fairness by cutting President Trumps counsel out of their inquiry to an unprecedented degree Here in the Senate the presidents lawyers will finally receive a level playing field with the House Democrats and will finally be able to present the Presidents case Finally some fairness

Unusual witness trade discussed ahead of Senate trial

Several Senate Democrats are privately discussing an unusual witness trade reports MSNcom

They might be willing to allow Vice President Joe Bidens son Hunter to testify about how he benefitted from his fathers threat to withhold US funds from Ukraine if the country did not stop the prosecution of Burisma the private Ukrainian gas firm as prosecutors were looking into suspected tax violations in 2014 Burisma paid Hunter Biden 50000 per month as board member

In exchange for Hunter Bidens testimony President Trumps supporters might be willing to al...

ItsTuesday January 21st AD 2020 This isThe Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at wwwTheWorldviewcom Im Adam McManus adamtheworldviewcom

By Kevin Swanson

Three Kenyan Christian teachers murdered by Muslim militants

On January 13th three Christian Kenyan teachers were murdered by Al Shabaab Muslim militants Their names wereCaleb Mutua Titus Ushindi and Samuel Muthui Kyonzu

The Worldview spoke to Nathan Johnson regional director for Africa about the attack

JOHNSON There are plenty of attacks that happen in Kenya but theyre all almost all solely along the border of Somalia within 50 to 100 miles of the border of Somalia Its because Al Shabaab the terrorist group based out of Somalia actually comes into Kenya to attack mainly Christian targets sometimes and its kind of rare but sometimes military or governmental targets as well But they are specifically attacking Christians to provoke and DELETE to provoke and to harm the Kenyan government because the Kenyan government has been helping the Somalian government fight Al Shabaab

Johnson asked that Christians here would pray for the families of the three men who were killed and that the government would bring justice to their killers

JOHNSON Pray for their spiritual welfare obviously pray for their physical welfare as well Again when you lose a son or a husband a lot of times that means youre going to lose access to food or medical care or you just dont have as much money as in general to be able to take care of themselves financially And then I would also pray for the Kenyan government to really be able to figure out effective ways to really deal with this problem as it seems to continue to grow

Britain to Franklin Graham Your homophobia is not welcome here

Franklin Grahams UK evangelistic tour planned for May and June of this year is receiving negative press coverage and pressure from the perverse sexual community to call it off

He is being accused ofincitement to violence hate speechand homophobic views including but limited to branding homosexuality as a sin

The local Anglican bishop announced he will not support Grahams visit and activists in Sheffield are pushing for cancellation of the event in Sheffield according to the UK Guardian

Proverbs 284 reminds us thatthose who forsake the law praise the wicked but such as keep the law contend with them

Marines threatening company for making Christian dog tags

First Liberty Institute the Christian legal defense group based in Plano Texas is threatening legal action against the US Marines trademark licensing office

This comes after the office demanded that the company Shields of Strength stop creating dog tags bearing Bible verses on them

According to the letter issue by First Liberty the directive is unconstitutional and violates the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act

The mandate came after a complaint was issued by the Military Religious Freedom FoundationThe organization Shields of Strength has been issuing the Bible-verse laden tags for twenty years sometimes at a rate of 50000 per month

Attendance at Womens March in DC dropped by 490000 from 2017

The annual Womens March in Washington has lost steam reports National Public RadioOnly 10000 people showed up for this years march over the weekend down from 500000 participants in 2017 after Donald Trumps presidential election

March for Life events doing well

Meanwhile record crowds are showing up for the annual March for Life pro-life events

March for Life Chicago recorded 9000 attendees Thousands more showed up at Denver March for Life as a reinvigorated pro-life movement gained traction in the state of Colorado

March for Life events will take place over the next few weekends to remember the babies killed since...

Its Monday January 20th AD 2020 This isThe Worldviewin 5 Minutesheard atwwwTheWorldviewcom Im Adam McManus

By Adam McManus adamtheworldviewcom

Hurricane Dorians impact on Freeport Gospel Chapel in Bahamas

Pastor and radio host Kevin Swanson founder of The Worldview in 5 Minutes shared a short report from a pastor from Freeport Gospel Chapel in the Bahamas who was an eyewitness to Hurricane Dorians devastating effects and the need for American teams to come and help rebuild the church

SWANSON This is Kevin Swanson reporting from Freeport on Grand Bahama Island in the Bahamas And we are coming to you reporting on the effects of Dorian the hurricane that was the record-breaking destructive hurricane that hit the Bahamas in September of last year Im with Pastor Rocklyn Barbes from Freeport Gospel Chapel now and hes going to give us just a little bit of a snapshot of what happened in the hurricane as it affected Freeport Gospel Chapel

BARBES We didnt have any loss of life for that we give God thanks But what actually happened -- the church and the entire property surrounding the church building were all flooded out We had about three feet of water All our air conditioning units went underwater They are now useless We lost all the pews in the church all the floor covering carpets and such all the sheetrock was damaged or compromised and had to be changed

Barbes said that they still have a very great need

BARBES But we still have a great need Actually most everything remains unfunctional from electrical to ceiling and so forth

Swanson shared that the team he led last week in the Bahamas had been able to restore the sheetrock

SWANSON So our team has been able to restore the drywall and the tape and mudding Its taken a week for us to replace 5-6000 square feet of drywall to get the building somewhat functional But you still have a good amount to get accomplished before you open this up hopefully by Easter of this year for a major missions conference What needs to happen before April of this year What do additional teams need to do to address the damage

Pastor Barbes explained that their biggest initial need is to aquire seating for their upcoming Easter conference in April

BARBES Right now we dont have seatings We dont have air conditioning units We dont have floor covering They are very very important And wed be so thankful if God would open up a way in that area

Swanson covered the needs that he saw that are still essential for this event coming up for the Freeport Gospel Chapel

SWANSON So from this point on what you need is plumbing You need the bathrooms in place You need the HVAC systems You need the building painted You need the carpet installed as well as pews or chairs in the auditorium So thats what needs to happen before April of this year Were looking for American teams to come out and partner with the Freeport Gospel Chapel to get this done

If youd like to be part of one of those teams to go out and be the hands and feet of our Lord and Savior Jesus remember 3 key points First the cost of a plane ticket from Fort Lauderdale Florida to the Bahamas 60 miles off the Atlantic Coast is 250 Second they need at least one roofing expert and one drywall expert on each team And third the Bahamian churches will provide transportation room and board during your week-long stay to rebuild Please email Kevin Swanson at hostgenerationsorg Thats hostgenerationsorg

Plus help us raise 100000 by February 28th to pay for tax-free building supplies at wholesale cost online at wwwgenerationsorggive select the Support International Outreach Ministry in the drop-down window Thats wwwgenerationsorggive

Galatians 610 says Let us do good unto all men especially unto them who...

Its Friday January 17th AD 2020 This isThe Worldviewin 5 Minutesheard atwwwTheWorldViewcom Im Adam McManus adamTheWorldviewcom

By Jonathan Clark

Entire Russian government resigns over Putins iron rule

Russias Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev andhis entire government resignedon Wednesday after Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed constitutional changes

Putin has held the presidency or the prime ministers seat continuously since 1999 and the new proposals are seen as preserving his rule after his presidential term ends in 2024

The Russian government is known for its restrictive legislation on Christians and for obstructing Christian activities with surveillance and interrogation The country isranked 46th on the Open Doors 2020 World Watch Listof worst nations for Christian persecution

Neighboring Communist Chinapassed constitutional changesto abolish President Xi Jinpings presidential term limits in 2018 ahead of the countrys biggest crackdown on religious minorities including Christians

Northern Ireland officially greenlights homosexual marriage

Faux homosexual marriage isnow legal in Northern Ireland

As of January 13 people living in vile passions together can register for so-called marriage ceremonies

The UK parliament passed the legislation to legalize abortion and faux homosexual marriage last year

Isaiah 101 says Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees who write misfortune whichthey have prescribed

Senate impeachment trial begins

Thehistoric US Senate impeachment trialon whether to remove President Donald Trump from office began yesterday the third Senate impeachment trial of a US president

Meanwhile the congressional watchdog group Government Accountability Office found that the White House broke the law by withholding security funding from Ukraine approved by Congress

Daniel 221 says God changes the times and the seasons He removes kings and raises up kings

Tennessee protects Christian adoption agencies

On Tuesday the Tennessee Senatepassed a billalready approved by the state House to protect faith-based adoption agencies from placing children in places like homosexual homes that would violate their religious views

Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Lee said he plans to sign the bill

Texas towns outlaw abortion protect pre-born babies

Two more Texas governments votedto join a total of 10 towns in Texas which have approved pro-life measures to outlaw abortions and protect the life of pre-born babies

The city councils of Big Spring Texas and Colorado City Texas voted for their ordinances on Tuesday Big Spring city gave preliminary approval with final approval forthcoming

You cancontact the city through the linkprovided in our transcript today attheworldviewcomand urge them to pass the ordinance on their final vote

Trumps Dept of Education move to protect religious liberty

US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVosannounced yesterdaythat the Department of Education is taking steps to protect the religious liberty of religious organizations and students at schools

She said The Departments efforts will level the playing field between religious and non-religious organizations competing for federal grants as well as protect First Amendment freedoms on campus and the religious liberty of faith-based institutions

White House Domestic Policy Director Joe Grogansaid the Education Department is sendingthe chief education officers in all 50 states letters stating that students have the right to pray at their own direction to gather at their own direction to bring the Bible to school if they choose to

Trumps economy delivers economic gains to every metro area

For the first time in 26 years Americans in every US metropolitan area experienced income gainsbased on the Bu...