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It’s Friday, October 2nd, A.D. 2026. 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

Algeria Muslims have forced Christians into an internal exile

Following Algeria, Africa’s closure of nearly all Evangelical churches in waves of repression that began in 2017, Christians have been forced underground in what they describe as an internal exile, reports Morning Star News.

Christians in the 99-percent Muslim country gather discreetly in homes, garages or under olive trees, isolating many who are deprived of regular spiritual guidance. Some turn to the internet and social media, where heresies proliferate, thus fostering internal divisions, the spread of false teaching, and the rise of conflicts.

Despite such challenges, some Christians express gratitude to God, viewing this period as a spiritual cleansing to build stronger and more mature churches.

One Christian leader said, “We celebrate Holy Communion and baptisms privately, and dedicate significant resources to charitable aid, in accordance with Biblical commandments.”

He added, “The situation is undeniably difficult because we are deprived of fellowship. But God’s work must not stop. We desperately lack Bibles and Christian books, as customs officials systematically confiscate them even when friends bring them from the West.”

Galatians 6:9 states, "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”

The number of Christians in Algeria is estimated at about 150,000 people which is 0.3 percent of the total population of 48 million.

Algeria ranked 20th on Open Doors’ 2026 World Watch List of the 50 countries where it is most difficult to be a Christian.

Attempted plane crash thwarted by heroic pilot

On September 30th, a co-pilot stabbed his captain and attempted to crash a flight bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates that was carrying 174 people. Passengers, most of them Israelis, feared for their lives as the FlyDubai aircraft dropped from 33,000 feet to 17,000 feet in a matter of two minutes, reports the Associated Press.

Amazingly, according to The Guardian, the wounded pilot, Smit Machchhar from India, was lying on the floor of the FlyDubai flight deck, covered in blood, when he managed to click the release to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers and crew to gain entry, overpower his attacker, an Omani national, and save 174 passengers onboard.

Dr Shota Musaev, a dentist, was among those who ran to the cockpit. He told CNN they found the attacker on the floor on top of the pilot, stabbing him. Describing the heroic pilot, the dentist said, “He was covered in cuts – his head, his hands – they were practically sliced open, almost severed in two. … He had lost a lot of blood and was in bad shape.”

Providentially, some of the passengers were pilots, who gained control of the aircraft, which they landed safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia an hour later on Wednesday.

It’s still unclear what motivated the attack, which came just days before the anniversary of Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attack on Israel that triggered conflict across the Middle East. It has rekindled anxieties about airline security and focused attention on risks associated with flight crews.

Aviation experts said they were surprised, frankly, that the plane did not crash after a descent so extreme that most of the rudder was ripped off the tail.

After landing, Saudi authorities arrested the co-pilot.

Homeland Security expert described incident as terrorist attack on Israel

Appearing on CNN, former Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Juliette Kayyem offered this analysis.

KAYYEM: “This is the biggest vulnerability in airline safety since 9/11. We have secured the cockpits; almost impossible to penetrate. But there are two people in there, and if one of them has a nefarious intent, it is almost impossible to stop that.

“One has to begin with the potential that this was targeted against Israeli passengers specifically. Given the flight plan, this was a co-pilot who intended on crashing the plane. Given who was in the plane, intelligence agencies will be starting with the premise that this was a terror incident.”

Trump announced 1 million getting $500 ObamaCare rebate checks

Here in the United States, President Donald Trump made a surprise announcement which will delight one million Americans, reports USA Today.

TRUMP: “Our administration has discovered that under Sleepy Joe Biden, American households buying health insurance through the Obamacare exchange -- which is a disaster, and the www.healthcare.gov -- were massively overcharged.

“To put it mildly, they were forced to pay excessive fees totaling at least $500 million. The last administration knew about this and they studied it, but they kept the money. They just kept it. They never let anyone know.

“Our administration is doing the right thing and giving the money back to the people who were wrongly ripped off. Nearly one million hardworking Americans in 30 states will soon be getting refunds of $500 each, with a check sent to their home address.

“In many cases, these refunds will cover the entire spike in your insurance caused by Democrats who solely work to protect big insurance companies. The big insurance companies own the Democrats. The rebates are going out in just a few weeks.”

12-year-old girl gathers 30,326 diapers for needy families

And finally, most 12-year-olds are pretty self-absorbed. But Sloan Petty in Phoenix, Arizona is pretty selfless.

Amazingly, she just completed her sixth annual Sloan’s Diaper Drive, providing 30,326 diapers to needy families through Nourish Phoenix, a local food and clothing bank. Her goal was 22,500 diapers. So, she exceeded her goal by nearly 8,000 diapers, reports GoodNewsNetwork.org.

It all started when she was seven, and noticed that Nourish Phoenix had run completely out of diapers, which she discovered was one of their top requested items.  That’s when she decided to invite her friends and family to donate diapers. That first year, she gathered 7,000 diapers.

SLOAN: “If we have the ability to give people something that they might not have or need, it's really important to do that.”

Indeed, 1 John 3:17 says, “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?"

Not surprisingly, Sloan Petty’s mom is super proud.

MOM: “My little girl. She has such a big heart. She just loves helping and giving back.”

This year, before they delivered the 30,000 diapers by UHaul, the Petty Family could barely move in their own house, which was stuffed to the gills with diapers.

SLOAN: “We had so many diapers; you could barely walk around our house.”

 At Nourish Phoenix, families can find food, clothing, hygiene products, and job assistance. For many of them, diapers can quickly become one of the biggest expenses in the household.

SLOAN: “I just feel like diapers are such an overlooked thing.”

If you know of a young person under the age of 18 who is making a difference, email me at [email protected] so that we can share the uplifting story.

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It’s Thursday, October 1st, A.D. 2026. 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

4,216 Nigerian Christians killed since January 1st

Equipping the Persecuted released a report this month, documenting the ongoing slaughter of Christians in Nigeria, Africa. 

Over 4,216 Christians were killed in the West African nation between January 1 and September 8 of this year. Most of the violence against Christian farming communities appears to be religiously motivated. It’s largely carried out through Islamic militant networks.

Violence has also displaced over five million Christians and destroyed over 600 Christian communities. Please pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters in Christ in Nigeria. 

1 Corinthians 12:26 says, “If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together.”

Euthanasia deaths surging in Victoria, Australia

Euthanasia deaths are surging in the Australian state of Victoria.

A government report found there were 512 deaths by euthanasia and assisted suicide over the last year. That’s up from 389 deaths the previous year.

A total of 2,188 people have died this way since the state of Victoria started allowing it in 2019.

United States completed withdrawal from Iraq

The United States completed its military withdrawal from Iraq yesterday.

Listen to the previous related comments from President Donald Trump on July 14th at the White House.

TRUMP: “Well, we don't think we need the military there anymore. It's a very big operation. What we do have is the oil companies are all going in now, and they're doing partnerships with Iraq, and they're getting along very well. The relationship is a whole big relationship where we don't need the military there. We're there to help them. We're there to protect them, if need be.”

The U.S. invaded Iraq in 2003, deposed Saddam Hussein, and occupied the country until 2011.  American forces returned in 2014 to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS. The U.S. military, along with Iraqi forces, defeated ISIS in 2017. 

Over 4,400 Americans died in Iraq since 2003. And an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians were killed during the same period. 

U.S. economy did better than expected

The U.S. economy grew better than expected during the second quarter of this year.

The Gross Domestic Product increased at an annual rate of 2.2 percent from April to June, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. 

Economists had only expected 1.5 percent growth in the GDP.

Judge allows cross to remain in Los Angeles

A federal appeals court recently protected religious symbols in Los Angeles from being removed.

Since 1929, a 10-foot-tall wooden cross has stood in the historic heart of Los Angeles. A local resident sued to remove the cross and keep the city from putting up a nativity each year.

The Ninth Circuit court of Appeals rejected this effort on Monday.

High school students less likely to be perverted

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released their Youth Risk Survey. 

The study found students from 9th to 12th grade are less likely to identify as homosexual or bisexual than they were two years ago. 

Jean Twenge, a psychology professor at San Diego State University, said, “That really does look like a free fall. The decline appears to be driven almost entirely by girls.”

Young men most likely to attend church more

A new survey from Barna Research found that one in three young adults say they’re attending church more often than a year ago.

Young men are among the most likely to say their attendance has increased. 

Prayer is the top reason young people give for attending church followed by worshipping Jesus with other people, experiencing joy in Jesus, and understanding what the Bible has to say. 

Psalm 122:1 says, “I was glad when they said to me, ‘Let us go into the house of the LORD.’”

George Whitefield preached 18,000 times to 10 million people in person

And finally, this week is the anniversary of the death of George Whitefield.

The English preacher was born in 1714 in Gloucester. After attending college at Oxford, he would become an itinerate preacher across Britain and the American colonies. His preaching was an important part of the religious revival known as the First Great Awakening.

He often preached outside to thousands, reaching many who never attended church. It’s believed he preached at least 18,000 times and reached about ten million listeners. 

By the age of 55, he continued to preach despite poor health. He gave his last sermon in a field in Exeter, New Hampshire. He died the next day on September 30, 1770.

In Acts 20:24, the Apostle Paul said, “I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the Gospel of the grace of God.”

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It’s Wednesday, September 30th, A.D. 2026. 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

Christian social worker penalized for Biblical views

A social worker in the United Kingdom appeared in court on Monday to defend his religious freedom.

As a Christian, Felix Ngole has expressed his Biblical views of marriage and sexuality. This cost him a job. Touchstone Leeds, a mental health charity, withdrew an offer of employment after it learned of his views. Ngole is challenging the decision in court as discrimination. 

He said, “I am determined to pursue this appeal and seek a clear and lasting precedent for Christian freedom.” 

In Luke 6:22-23, Jesus said, “Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude you, and revile you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! For indeed, your reward is great in Heaven.”

Only 40 percent of French believe in God

The European Centre for Law and Justice released a report on religion in France.

The study found only four in 10 French people say they believe in God today, down from two-thirds in 1947. 

The historically Roman Catholic country is seeing a collapse of Catholicism. Only 46 percent of French people identify as Catholic. And just five percent attend Catholic Mass, down from 35 percent in 1960. 

Even as France secularizes, Evangelical Protestants are a growing share of the population. It’s estimated that a new evangelical church opens every ten days.

Man gets 6 years for taking explosive devices to Mass

Here in the United States, a New Jersey man was sentenced to nearly six years in prison on Monday for taking explosives to a church.

Louis Geri was arrested outside the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C. last year. He had over 100 homemade explosive devices. 

The cathedral was hosting the annual “Red Mass” that day. Supreme Court Justices and government officials have historically attended the service. However, on that day, no justices were present because of security concerns, noted the National Catholic Reporter.

The Red Mass dates back many centuries and gets its name from the color of the liturgical vestments worn by the celebrants and the color of fire, a symbol of the Holy Spirit.

The mentally-ill man also carried a nine-page list of written demands, which included requests for hundreds of thousands of dollars, an expatriation flight to Japan, and that the Supreme Court remove Arizona from the United States and declare it a “foreign enemy.”

Trump rolled back fuel efficiency requirements on cars

The Trump administration rolled back fuel efficiency requirements for car manufacturers on Monday.

Under the Biden administration, companies had to make cars two percent more fuel efficient every year. The Trump administration changed this to one percent more efficient every year. This would make new cars less expensive. 

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said, “Thanks to President Trump’s leadership, we have finally ended the illegal mandate that forced automakers to produce more expensive electric vehicles that American families didn’t want.”

Federal Reserve raised interest rates

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates earlier this month for the first time in over three years.

The Fed increased its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point to a range of 3.75 to 4 percent. This will likely mean higher borrowing costs for credit cards and mortgages.  

The Fed stated, “Inflation remains elevated. Today's policy action will support a timelier return to the Committee's 2 percent goal.” The annual inflation rate was 3.4 percent last month. 

22-year-old homeschool graduate denied from being Fremont firefighter

And finally, Andrew Coates served as a volunteer firefighter at Fremont Fire Department over the past two years. He applied for a full-time position. But the city denied the application because his diploma came from a homeschool program. 

Nebraska’s Republican Governor Jim Pillen condemned the city’s action. He said, “We should be encouraging young leaders like Coates, not turning them away. My administration will be investigating ways to remedy this situation.”

Coates appeared on Washington Watch with Tony Perkins heard on 800 radio stations last week. He said he’s received support from lots of homeschoolers. 

Listen.

COATES: “The support has honestly been overwhelming. We've received support from homeschoolers, firefighters, churches, organizations just all over the world. I've actually been receiving letters in the mail from homeschool families that just want to stand and support us. It's really just overwhelming support.”

He also asked for prayer in his case.

COATES: “Be in prayer for us. Pray for a few things. Wisdom during this time that we would just be seeking God first. Clarity to be able to continue. Humility in the way we handle things. Courage as we continue to stand against this.”

In Joshua 1:9, God said, “Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

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It’s Tuesday, September 29th, A.D. 2026. 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 and Timothy Reed

Chinese communists shut down churches while Jin ping in America

While Chinese President Xi Jinping was visiting the United States, Communist police were still arresting pastors and shutting down churches in China.

Pastors and church workers from Jiaquan Church in Beijing have been arrested in raids occurring over the last week.  This follows another mass arrest of more members of the Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu in southwestern China.

Send a polite, 4-sentence letter to the Chinese Ambassador to America, Xie Feng, urging him to tell the Communist party officials to stop arresting pastors and shutting down churches. Send it to the Chinese Embassy, 3505 International Place NW, Washington, DC 20008.

Supreme Court continues to affirm parental rights

By law, the state of California was requiring school officials to conceal information concerning children’s gender transitioning behavior from their parents.  Thankfully, the high court struct down the law earlier in the year. 

In a separate ruling last June, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down another Maryland law that prohibited parents from opting their kids out of homosexual/transgender indoctrination classes, reported CBS News.

Writing the majority opinion, Justice Samuel Alito argued on the basis of religious rights. He wrote, “A government burdens the religious exercise of parents when it requires them to submit their children to instruction that poses ‘a very real threat of undermining’ the religious beliefs and practices that the parents wish to instill.”

Ebola virus killed 4,000 people in Congo

The World Health Organization reports 8,000 cases of Ebola in the latest outbreak in Congo, Africa — and now, almost 4,000 deaths.

This is the worst outbreak of this deadly disease since 2013. 

Mortgage rates at 7.5%

That’s the highest rate since December 2000. 

Trump criticized United Nations

President Donald Trump took to the stage at the United Nations General Assembly in New York last week, heavily criticizing the organization, but also praising it in some aspects as well.

Trump stated, “There is no human right to illegal immigration, but there is a right to remain a sovereign nation.”

He added that the United States “totally rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme to control artificial intelligence.” 

The president also said, “The United Nations has great, great potential” and he encouraged the U.S. Ambassador to the UN “to implement the most sweeping UN reforms in history.”

Canadian doctors kill more people than American murderers do

Canada now kills more people by "assisted suicide" than the United States does by homicide.

United States Republican Senator Mike Lee of Utah detailed this fact in a now viral post on X, stating, “State-administered death is now more common in Canada than gun homicide is in the U.S.  That didn’t happen by accident.”

He also said, “The intersection of assisted suicide and socialized medicine results in state-led horrors, treating the young, old, infirm, and distressed as disposable people. We must never allow this barbarity to spread in America.”

Jeremiah 8:3 gives a stark warning. The Lord of hosts said, “Then death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of those who remain of this evil family, who remain in all the places where I have driven them.”

Gen Z more religious than older generations

A new update from the Harris Report revealed that Gen Z is more religious than older generations.

Per the report, “Gen Z is not abandoning faith, they are the generation most likely to identify as religious. Gen Z is not just identifying with faith, they are actively practicing it. For Gen Z, spirituality is one way to build agency in an uncertain future.”

However, many in Gen Z continue to observe harmful religious practices, and dabble with the occult and manifestations. 

Ephesians 6:12 says, “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.”

Planned Parenthood gave Joe Biden their baby killing award

And finally, abortion giant Planned Parenthood handed out its 2026 Sonia Schorr Sloan Service Award to former President Joe Biden, one of the biggest supporters of abortion in United States history, reported LifeNews.

Biden recalled his historic murderous work. Referring to Sonny Sloan, the late president of Delaware’s Planned Parenthood, Biden said this.

BIDEN: “In the wake of the Dobbs decision, as president, I tried to do what I knew Sonny would have been on the phone telling me to do. We took action. We signed executive orders to protect access to reproductive health care, including emergency medical care.” 

Since former President Biden is quite difficult to understand, this is what he said. “In the wake of the Dobbs decision, as president, I tried to do what I knew Sonny would have been on the phone telling me to do. We took action. We signed executive orders to protect access to reproductive health care, including emergency medical care.” 

(Watch the soundbite at the 17:07-mark in this video of Biden’s speech)

Steven Ertelt of LifeNews explained, “The abortion business killed a record number of babies in abortions last year thanks to Biden’s help with tax funding and pro-abortion executive orders.”

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Muslims killed Nigerian pastor, wounded his son, and killed 12 others

Armed Muslims killed a pastor and a believer on their way to worship God on Sunday morning in Plateau State, Nigeria, reports International Christian Concern. The pastor’s son is in critical condition. 

This was not an isolated attack.

Just hours earlier, five laborers in the region were shot on their way to work. Gunmen also terrorized several surrounding communities, ultimately killing 13 people. 

These murders reflect the heightened outbreaks against Christians and Christian-majority areas in the country.  According to TruthNigeria, this past week, 41 people were reportedly killed, and at least 100 were kidnapped.

In Revelation 6:9-10, it says, “When [Jesus] opened the fifth seal, [John the disciple] saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the Word of God and the testimony they had maintained. They called out in a loud voice, ‘How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until You judge the inhabitants of the Earth and avenge our blood?’”

Argentinian President: The United Nations is “useless”

In a gutsy appearance before the United Nations, Argentinian President Javier Milei said, "[The United Nations] has become a useless organization whose only purpose is to sustain a caste of fatally arrogant parasites masquerading as well-intentioned bureaucrats.”

Incoming Democrat Rep. arrested in anti-Israel protest

Dozens of New York Democratic politicians, including incoming Democratic Socialist Congresswoman Darializa Chevalier, were among those arrested on September 24th for ignoring police orders during an anti-Israel protest of 250 people, reports The Western Journal.

Chevalier is a socialist ally of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani who is expected to be in Congress come January. She was protesting the speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the United Nations General Assembly whom she called a “war criminal.”

She said, “As the Democratic nominee for New York’s 13th Congressional District, I refuse to allow a war criminal to roam the streets of our city unchallenged. I refuse to play host to a man who has overseen the slaughter or injury of more than 64,000 children in Gaza with American taxpayer dollars.”

While Chevalier has not yet won the election, a very deep blue New York 13th District practically guarantees a victory.

The politician arrested for disrespecting the rule of law has previously tweeted about abolishing police, prisons, and borders, and has explicitly called for the government to seize private property. 

In one now deleted September 2021 post, Chevalier wrote, “A world without borders—just like a world without prisons or police—is possible, necessary, and the only moral way forward.”

Media commentator: We are not spin doctors for Democrats

Appearing on PBS’ NewsHour, David Brooks of The Atlantic surprised his leftist media colleagues by asserting that too many in the mainstream media have become too cozy with Democrat politicians from whom they should distance themselves.

Listen.

BROOKS: “Starting in 2015, we, in the mainstream media, learned that, if you bash Donald Trump, the clicks go up, the ratings go up. It became the business model. We play it straight. We do our job, but it's become the business model.

“In my view, at many places and in many of the dinners I have been to, there's no distance anymore. And that is a problem for the media. And that is our problem. We have got to re-establish some distance from the Democratic Party.

“These are people we cover. They're not people we root for. They're not people we're spin doctors for. They're people we cover.”

(You can see those comments at the 7:05 mark in this video)

Supreme Court allows Trump to verify only U.S. citizens vote

In a 6-3 decision on September 25th, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to resume its expanded voter citizenship verification program, which lets states use Social Security records to check voters' citizenship to ensure that noncitizens do not illegally vote in the upcoming November 3rd election, reports CBS News.

That decision paused a lower court order by U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan in June that claimed that the voter verification system somehow violated federal privacy laws. Not surprisingly, Judge Sooknanan was a Biden appointee.

Leftist Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Jackson dissented.

New Jersey Lt. Gov. resigned over sexual harassment complaint

On September 25th, New Jersey Democratic Governor Mikie Sherrill announced that Democratic Lt. Governor Dale Caldwell resigned from his position amid allegations in an ethics report that claimed he violated state sexual harassment policies, reports The Epoch Times.

A 61-page report, conducted by a law firm commissioned by the governor’s office, found that Caldwell made an advance toward a female staffer’s friend and allegedly made a crude remark to the staffer. The staffer also attempted “to distance herself from him and to avoid travel with him when possible.”

Kind gesture of pizza delivery driver richly rewarded

And finally, when a Domino’s store in Boise, Idaho ran out of Diet Coke, the 68-year-old delivery driver, Dan Simpson, took it upon himself this past March to make a special trip to a nearby grocery store and personally pay for a 2-liter soda for the customer to accompany the pepperoni pizza, reports The New York Post.

When the surprised customer heard about what happened, he offered to reimburse Dan.  Simpson refused, saying that they had tipped him well and he just wanted to make sure that their order was right.

Listen to that encounter captured on the customer’s Ring camera.

SIMPSON: “We were out of Diet Cokes.”

WILSON: “Okay.”

SIMPSON:  “I stopped at the store, though.”

WILSON: “Oh, you did not have to do that.”

SIMPSON:  “That's okay.”

WILSON: “Did you really?”

SIMPSON: “Yeah, that's all right.”

Brian Wilson, the man who placed the order, explained to Channel 2 News, why Dan’s act of kindness meant so much to him and his wife.

WILSON: “Our situation is unique in the fact that my wife and I are both visually impaired. We share the same retinal disease. Hers is more progressed than mine.

“So, she doesn't unfortunately drive at all. I do still have daytime ability to drive, but at night, when you got those Diet Coke cravings, you can't just run up to the store, right? It's not as easy for us as it would be for someone else who is sighted completely.”

Galatians 5:22 lists the fruit of the Spirit to include “love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.”

According to the now viral video captured by the Ring camera, and seen by millions of people, the couple, who were dazzled by Simpson’s helpfulness, created a social media donation page which raised enough money to help the pizza delivery man to retire.

SIMPSON: “I checked my bank account, and there was $163,000. What a retirement gift that was!”

Simpson was especially grateful because he had been juggling a full-time job in addition to delivering pizza at night for the past 13 years.

In an interview with KTVB-TV, Simpson shared that he had previously abused alcohol, but had learned his lesson.

SIMPSON: “I got in a lot of trouble with drinking and drugs, and I've been clean and sober now for well, this September, I think will be 24 years. I did go to prison twice for DUIs, and when I got out, I said, ‘That's it!’ I knew I'd never drink again. I was just finally done. Ever since I stepped out of prison, I've basically worked two jobs and worked hard and tried to do the right thing.”

Remarkably, he plans to continue to deliver pizza on the weekends, so he doesn’t get bored in retirement.

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Sudanese officials take away church property

In Sudan, Africa, a 97% Muslim country, the battle for the soul of the church is not only fought with guns. It’s also fought with court papers, administrative orders, and calculated division, reports International Christian Concern.

For years, successive authorities in Khartoum, the capital, have pressured church leaders to comply, and then moved to seize control of church properties.

One church now at the center of this struggle is the Sudanese Church of Christ, Marzouq Branch, established in 1982.

The Sudanese government is now moving to sell or transfer control of the property.  

The pastor said, “When a church that has stood since 1982 is suddenly told it no longer belongs to the people who prayed and sacrificed for it, the wound goes deeper than the loss of a building. It tells every believer that even the house of God is not safe.” 

Isaiah 10:1 says, “Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees.”

Write a polite, 4-sentence note to the Sudanese Ambassador to America,  Mohamed Idris, asking him to urge the Sudanese government to stop illegally seizing church properties. Send it to 2210 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20008.

Voters may be unhappy with Trump, but know Democrats are worse

Appearing on CNN, Republican political strategist and commentator Scott Jennings argued that voters can be unhappy with President Donald Trump without believing Democrats are the better alternative.

Listen.

JENNINGS: “It's going to be possible for people to have some problems with the current administration or have some issue with the way things are going, and still vote for the party in power, because they don't want to vote for the other party.

“Because the other party in the election might be proven to have worse ideas, or to have been judged to have put us in this hole in the first place. That's really the case that the Republicans are going to wind up making.”

Judge restores CNN, MS NOW and Politico access to White House

On September 18, President Donald Trump had announced that he was banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House premises over their publishing sensitive or classified information. The White House said such behavior presented risks to national security.

On September 24, federal Judge Timothy Kelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a temporary restraining order against the government ban, reinstating access for all three media outlets, reports The Epoch Times.

North Carolina church baptizes 458 people in a single day

In Acts 2:38, we are commanded to “repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.”

Well, on Sunday, September 13th, 458 people did just that in one day at Biltmore Church, a multisite church in Fletcher, North Carolina, as part of its annual Outdoor Baptism event, reports The Christian Post.

Biltmore Pastor Devin Goins and the pastoral team baptized them in a nearby lake. He explained, “In the days before Outdoor Baptism, anyone interested was personally contacted by our staff to confirm that they knew Christ personally as their Savior and were ready to take this next step of obedience as a Christ-follower.”

Overall, Pastor Goins said that seeing so many people get baptized creates "an opportunity to celebrate and praise God for being at work in our midst.”

Amazing Grace movie re-mastered for 20th anniversary, available free

And finally,

WILLIAM WILBERFORCE: “Remember, God made men equal.”

That’s a soundbite from the movie, Amazing Grace, which tells the true story of William Wilberforce, the British parliamentarian who led the decades-long fight to abolish the slave trade.

Elected to Parliament at just 21, Wilberforce seemed destined for a life of comfort and influence—until a profound spiritual awakening and a life-changing encounter with former slave Olaudah Equiano compelled him to take up a far greater cause. Driven by faith and an unshakable sense of justice, he builds an unlikely coalition to challenge the most powerful economic and political forces of his time.

Alongside mentor and slave-trader-turned-abolitionist Rev. John Newton, Prime Minister William Pitt, and activist Thomas Clarkson, Wilberforce faced fierce opposition in a relentless campaign to end one of history’s greatest injustices. A story of courage and conviction, Amazing Grace shows how one man stood firm for the truth that all souls were created in God’s image.

On the twentieth anniversary of the movie, Amazing Grace, produced by Walden Media, it’s now available to stream for free on the Focus on the Family App through Google Play or The App Store.

If you’ve seen it before, experience it again, now remastered in 4K!

Through special links in our transcript today at www.TheWorldview.com you’ll get access to:

The Worldview hopes this film encourages your family to consider how each of you can courageously use your voice and influence to make a difference for God’s kingdom.

Watch the Amazing Grace movie trailer.

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It’s Thursday, September 24th, A.D. 2026. 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

Sri Lanka sentenced 15 men for bombing churches

Sri Lanka’s High Court sentenced 15 men to life in prison on Tuesday for bombing churches.

In this island country off the coast of India in the Indian Ocean, the men participated in the bombings of three churches on Easter Sunday in 2019. Religiously speaking, nearly 70 percent of the 22 million Sri Lankans are Buddhist, 12 percent are Hindu, 11 percent are Muslim, and 7 percent are Christian. 

The terrorist group, Islamic State, inspired the attacks which killed over 250 people.

The Catholic Church welcomed the convictions. However, leaders are also calling for an investigation into alleged political involvement behind the bombings.

South Korea to greenlight Abortion Kill Pill for mothers

LifeSiteNews reports that South Korea is set to allow deadly abortion drugs into the country. The government made the announcement last week.

Mothers will be able to get Abortion Kill Pills up to nine weeks of their pregnancies by early 2027.

South Korea decriminalized abortion in 2019. It delayed legislation on abortion pills due to push back from Christian groups. 

United Nations trying to criminalize pro-life & pro-family positions

The United Nations General Assembly meeting opened in New York City on Tuesday. 

Leaders from around the world gathered to discuss issues like the U.S.-Iran war, the Russia-Ukraine war, and Artificial Intelligence. 

Member nations are also considering a proposal to criminalize pro-life and pro-family positions under international law. CitizenGO organized a petition against this which has been signed by over 140,000 people. You can sign it through a link in our transcript today at TheWorldview.com. 

In the midst of the foolishness at the United Nations, U.S. President Donald Trump stood tall for common sense and condemned transgenderism at the U.N. meeting. 

Listen. 

TRUMP: “It is equally unacceptable that, with all the genuine atrocities in the world, the U.N.'s top human rights officials spend their time criticizing the United States for protecting our children from transgender insanity.”

Dept of Justice gets two hospitals to stop transgender operations

In related news, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that two hospital systems have agreed to end transgender operations.

New York University Langone Hospitals and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center will no longer offer transgender drugs and surgeries to children. 

Attorney General Todd Blanche said, “Today’s resolutions send a clear message: Hospitals that target children in these practices and then fraudulently obtain payment for the procedures will be held to account!”

Over 40 hospital systems have ended transgender operations since President Trump began his second term last year.

28 percent of churchgoers say Biblical truth becomes obsolete

LifeWay Research released a new survey on what churchgoers believe about the Bible.

Most Protestant churchgoers in the U.S. are confident in their ability to understand the Bible and explain it to others.

However, most churchgoers also believe that the truth of God’s Word can mean different things to different people. And a growing number share doubt or reject Biblical truths. 

Specifically, 28 percent said some Biblical truths become obsolete as culture changes, up from 24 percent in 2019. Among churchgoers under the age of 30, 54 percent believe that Biblical truths become obsolete as culture changes

But Romans 12:2 says, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”

Microchip maker joins trillion-dollar club

Another U.S. company joined the trillion-dollar club.

Advanced Micro Devices, or AMD, surpassed one trillion dollars in market capitalization on Monday. The computer chip maker has profited from the growth of Artificial Intelligence computing. 

It’s now the fourth chipmaker in the United States to reach a trillion dollar valuation. The others are Nvidia, Broadcom, and Micron.  

Researchers discovered new species of wild cat

And finally, researchers discovered a new species of wild cat for the first time in a century. 

It’s known as the Tilcayo tiger cat. The feline is spotted and smaller than most house cats. It’s been living at a wildlife sanctuary in Bolivia, South America for years. Locals knew about it, but scientists had not identified it as a unique species until now. 

Jonas Lescroart with the University of Antwerp said, “Even in groups that are very well studied, like the cat family, apparently there’s still a diversity that is hidden.”

Indeed, God continues to surprise us with His creation. In Psalm 50:10-11, God says, “For every beast of the forest is Mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills. I know all the birds of the mountains, and the wild beasts of the field are Mine.”

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It’s Wednesday, September 23rd, A.D. 2026. 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 call for release of Syrian former mayor

A persecution watchdog group is calling for the release of a Christian in Syria. 

Suleiman Khalil used to be the mayor of the historic Christian town of Sadad. Syrian authorities arrested him last year. He’s been in prison without charges for 19 months. 

Listen to comments from Richard Ghazal with In Defense of Christians. 

GHAZAL: “He was abducted from his home and thrown in prison, without access to counsel, limited access to family medical care. This event is not unique. This is happening all across Syria in many different ways, but it sends a message to Christians that you are not welcome in Syria. You are not Syrians. You are visitors, you are guests, and this is how you will be treated.”

You can sign a petition to free Khalil though a link in our transcript today at TheWorldview.com.

Canadian officials euthanized 83-year Christian great-grandmother

Law enforcement officials in Canada are now investigating the killing of a Christian great-grandmother.

Eighty-three-year-old Brigitte Stegemann was euthanized on July 10. This happened against her will and against the will of her family.

Her granddaughter Brigette Kranendonk said, “I truly believe that one nurse really saw us as an obstacle. We were getting in the way of her doing [euthanasia] on my grandmother. I think she really, truly believes that [euthanasia] is the best for people, and shame on me for trying to stop that.”

Proverbs 12:10 says, “The tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.”

Will European Union add Canada?

The European Union is exploring ways to add Canada as an associate member, reports the Epoch Times. 

European Union Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen told Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, “I would like to work with you on opening the door for Canada to be the first associate member of the European Union.”

Von der Leyen continued, “Our cultural, historical, and personal links run deep in the fabric of our societies and thanks to the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement our trade and goods has grown by 75 percent in less than a decade.” 

Carney responded on X, “With President von der Leyen and [European Parliament] President [Roberta] Metsola, we focused on what comes next: a closer partnership that strengthens our mutual sovereignty in order to create more opportunities and prosperity for our people.” 

However, the idea has received pushback from conservatives in Canada. 

Trump’s Greenland deal allows America’s military presence

The United States is establishing a larger military presence on Greenland.

President Donald Trump signed an agreement with the leaders of Greenland and Denmark on Tuesday. 

The agreement does not make Greenland a territory of the U.S. But it does allow the U.S. military to use the region for its missile defense shield. 

Listen to comments from President Trump.

TRUMP: “We will have the complete ability to do what is necessary to defend the American continent and also Europe and other places. No U.S. adversary will ever be permitted to establish a military presence in Greenland anymore or make sensitive investments there without our express written approval.

“We will immediately begin the process of developing a large military presence in the appropriate locations. We'll be building two very major military bases.”

How Christians are reaching the deaf

And finally, Christian ministries are reaching the deaf and hard-of-hearing with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

RevelationMedia, in partnership with the International Mission Board, launched an animated Bible resource. It’s the Gospel of Luke, word-for-word, in American Sign Language. In it, the characters themselves sign through the story.

Steve Cleary, Founder of RevelationMedia, said, “In many parts of the world, deaf individuals are treated as second-class citizens. Disconnected from the hearing world, these individuals often feel forgotten and unloved. Our mission is to bring the hope and good news of the Gospel into their hands through a compelling, visual format they can understand.”

In Luke 7:22, Jesus said, “Go and tell John the things you have seen and heard: that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the Gospel preached to them.”

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It’s Tuesday, September 22nd, A.D. 2026. 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 and Timothy Reed

Myanmar military killed third pastor

The Myanmar military junta has killed a third pastor, reports International Christian Concern.

Pastor Tuang was returning to Lamzang after conducting religious activities in a nearby village. Bullets reportedly struck his chest, abdomen, and thigh. This appears to be the continuation of targeted attacks on Baptist pastors in the Chin State.

Since the 2021 coup, the military has damaged or destroyed 340 churches and buildings owned by Christians.

Send a polite, 4-sentence note to the Myanmar Ambassador to America, Kyaw Moe Tun, and ask him to urge the military leaders to stop killing and persecuting the Christians.  Send it to 2300 S St NW, Washington, DC 20008. To get the correct spelling of the ambassador’s name and the address, visit our transcript today at www.TheWorldview.com.

Ukraine knocked out 30% of Russia’s oil refining industry

The International Energy Association estimates that 30% of Russia’s oil refining industry has been knocked out in recent attacks.

America punishes countries who purchase Russian oil

The bill authorizes up to 100% tariffs on U.S. imports from countries purchasing Russian oil and gas.  Specifically, China and India are the major buyers of Russian oil. 

Oil and gas make up about one-eighth of the Russian economy, and contribute one-quarter of the federal revenues for the country.

Not surprisingly, the Russian Gross Domestic Product has been hit badly in 2025 and 2026 — with a 0.5% GDP growth expected this year, down from 4.5% in previous years.

Putin’s party won election after banning anti-war party

That comes after the anti-war party was banned from the election, and anti-Kremlin figures were imprisoned, exiled, barred, or otherwise disappeared. All the remaining major parties broadly support Putin's government and the war.

Condo prices are falling

Adjusted for inflation, Florida and California cities have seen a 30-42% drop in condo prices since 2022. Denver, Colorado condo prices have dipped 28%.

U.S. deficit hit $2 trillion

The U.S. federal deficit year to date hit $2 trillion at the end of August. The Congressional Budget Office is estimating a $2.1 trillion deficit for the year.

That would amount to an 18% bump on the deficit over last fiscal year, and a 34% increase in deficit spending over President Biden’s first year.

Right now, according to the U.S. Debt Clock, America is burdened with a staggering $40 trillion debt.

Meryl Streep will portray Aslan in new Narnia movie

Now, Narnia is going woke.

Turns out, the latest movie production of C.S. Lewis’ Narnia tale, Magician’s Nephew, will feature Aslan, the character who portrays Christ, as a female voice. Actress Meryl Streep is Aslan this time around, and Christians are not happy.

Commentator Isabel Brown called this “a slap in the face to the genius of Lewis, but also a deliberate mockery of Christianity that is 100% intentional. So deeply disappointing.”

Another online comment noted, “Had they actually read Narnia, and The Last Battle specifically, they would know that dressing [a donkey] up in a lion skinsuit does not end well.

The director for this latest Narnia film, Greta Gerwig, is best known for directing the Barbie movie — an explicit diatribe on feminism.

The Trump administration continues to battle with the Supreme Court over mail-in ballots, as the high court rejected Trump’s executive order that would have added verification codes to ballots received through the mail.

The President responded on Truth Social. He wrote, “Republicans just got another bad decision from the United States Supreme Court, one that the Court System took forever to give, and then blamed it, in part, on no time left to implement a solution to our totally CORRUPT and out of control Mail-In voting ‘disaster,’ which is a laughing stock all over the World.”

And now, the FBI  is assigning “election crisis coordinators” for all 56 field offices,” according to FBI Director Kash Patel.  

New York Times poll puts Democrats 8 points ahead of Republicans

Speaking of the November 3rd election, early voting has already begun in certain states across America.  The midterm elections will determine the balance of the U.S. House and Senate, both of which currently enjoy a Republican majority.

A New York Times/Siena poll, conducted between September 8th-13th, puts Democrats eight points ahead of Republicans.

Several Senate races have become especially tight and remain in the spotlight, with conservatives seeking to keep Texas red and supporting Republican Ken Paxton over Democrat James Talarico. 

Democrats are also looking at flipping a Senate seat in Maine. 

Anniversary of Martin Luther’s translation of German New Testament

And finally, yesterday marked the 504th anniversary of the first printing of Martin Luther’s translation of the German New Testament. That’s right, back in 1522, Luther finished one of his most precious life works. 

Referencing this monumental feat, church historian Philip Schaff wrote, “The most important and useful work of [Luther’s] whole life, is the translation of the New Testament, by which he brought the teaching and example of Christ and the Apostles to the mind and heart of the Germans in life-like reproduction. It was a republication of the Gospel. He made the Bible the people's book in church, school, and house.” 

In Luke 4:4, Jesus told the Devil, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’ ”

And that's The Worldview on this Tuesday, September 22nd, in the year of our Lord 2026. Subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music, or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com.  Plus, you can get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I’m Adam McManus ([email protected]). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

It’s Monday, September 21st, A.D. 2026. 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

Chinese Communists arrest 11 from Early Rain Covenant Church

As the elders of the 500-member Early Rain Covenant Church met quietly on September 10th at a local teahouse to discuss church matters, Chinese Communist authorities were already on to them, reports International Christian Concern.

Around 3:00 p.m., police entered the teahouse, interrupted the meeting, and arrested 11 of the elders.

Early Rain has a nearly 10-year history of being harassed, monitored, and pressured by the Chinese Communist Party.

Most of the elders are in their 70s. He Futao, age 73, has notable health conditions. He recently underwent surgery to remove a lung infected by cancer.

Police told church members and relatives that they were doing “an investigation into a cult.” At midnight the following day, an ambulance arrived. They speculated that one of the elders needed emergency medical assistance. 

By 10 a.m. on Saturday, police had finally released nine people. However, Elder Wu Wuqing and Shen Xiaqing are still being held and are accused of “illegally organizing proselytizing activities.” They were fined and sentenced to 10 days of detention.

The Early Rain Covenant Church members in China are boldly living out Romans 1:16 which says, “For I am not ashamed of the Gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes.”

Write a polite, 4-sentence note to the Chinese Ambassador to America, Xie Feng, urging him to tell Chinese President Xi Jinping to stop harassing the Early Rain Covenant Church members. Send it to the Chinese Embassy, 3505 International Place NW, Washington, DC 20008.

Kellyanne Conway: It's not who they will vote for but whether they will vote

In an interview with former Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway, Fox News host Martha MacCallum cited a New York Times story about how the November 3rd election is shaping up, reports RealClearPolitics.com.

MACCALLUM: “Let’s go to this headline from earlier today. ‘Less than seven weeks before the midterm elections, the political environment has deteriorated so badly for Republicans that the battlefield now extends deep into states and districts that Mr. Trump carried three times, often by double digits.’

CONWAY: “So, there are a few challenges here. Obviously, 92% of the midterms, the party in power loses seats. A 73% loss of Senate seats. So that's a historical trend. I think if anybody can defy political gravity in some of these places and spaces, it's President Trump and his team. …

“The non-college educated voters right now favor Republicans over Democrats by 16 points. Why is that relevant? That's the heart of the Trump coalition. But for them, Martha, they are feeling some economic grievance and uncertainty and pressure.

“For them, the question is not for whom to vote; it's whether they're going to bother at all. And that's the big question here.

“I think if the president and his money goes to turnout mechanisms, he's basically saying, ‘I'm the big turnout mechanism. I will go to 35 places in 30 states.’ I think sometimes it's more important than money. …

“I was waiting for the Democrats to tell the press they were expanding the map. And that tells you that they're not satisfied with the 21 truly toss-up seats going their way.”

Senator Hawley urges Congress to outlaw chemical abortions

Last Wednesday, Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri announced that 50,000 Americans from across the country signed a new, 4-page “Declaration for Life” within hours of its public release that calls on Americans “to stand for life” and for Congress ‘”to ban the chemical abortion drug mifepristone,” reports The Washington Stand.

He added, “We think this declaration, written by pastors, is calling on spiritual leaders and everyday Christians across America to stand for life and to confront the scourge of chemical abortion. It is so critical on this the 250th anniversary of America.”

Earlier this year, Senator Hawley introduced Senate Bill 4066, the Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act that would outlaw chemical abortions.

[On the House side of the Capitol, the same legislation was introduced as House Resolution 7902 by Republican Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger of Tennessee. The Senate bill has seven co-sponsors, all Republicans, while the House bill has 11 co-sponsors, also all GOPers.]

Sadly, neither the Senate nor the House proposal has been advanced to committee hearings, as Republican leaders focus on other issues.

Americans fail the Constitution pop quiz

Last Thursday, September 17th, was Constitution Day, an annual federal observance. The day commemorates the September 17, 1787, signing of the U.S. Constitution by 39 delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.

According to the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania,  which conducted a Constitution Day Civics Survey, over 35% of U.S. adults cannot name all three branches of the U.S. government, reports The Daily Citizen.  If you’re listening to the newscast with your family right now, pause it and see which of your younger children can correctly identify the three branches of government.   If they said, the three branches are legislative, executive and judicial, give them a high five.

The survey also found Americans’ knowledge of their First Amendment rights is sorely lacking. The Amendment contains five enumerated rights, including:

While 73% of Americans can name freedom of speech as a right guaranteed by the First Amendment, only 43% can name freedom of religion, an embarrassing 31% can identify freedom of assembly, a paltry 29% can name freedom of the press, and a pathetic 12% can name the right to petition the government.

Worse yet, 24% of American adults cannot name one of them.

Seattle City Council voted to protect polygamy and infidelity

And finally, on September 15, the Seattle City Council, in a unanimous vote, removed the legal reality of male and female in city statute. Plus, the leaders gave legal recognition and protections to a whole host of very unhealthy sexual and gender identities, reported KUOW.

Glenn Stanton, the director of Global Family Formation Studies at Focus on the Family, said, “They even backtracked on the lie that sexual orientation rests on ‘just being born that way.’ And Seattle’s City Council had to do all this because the gender and sexual revolution keeps moving its own goal posts.”

The fools who call themselves wise said this vote “updates the existing protected class of ‘sexual orientation’” by removing any “reference to the male and female gender binary.”

Stanton insists that this claim of being non-binary is a “fictitious ideological construct which does not exist in nature. Every cell in the human body is sexed. That sex is either male or female.”

Worse yet, Seattle now recognizes “‘pansexuality’ as a sexual orientation subject to civil rights protections.” Pansexuality is also a made-up term, created to cover over the embarrassment that “bisexuality” rests on the dreaded “gender binary.” 

The Focus on the Family expert asserted, “The creation of pansexuality was needed because gender theory now incoherently holds that anyone can be any of the 20, 68, 72, 81, or 87 sexualities” that exist in the minds of different leftists. Being bi- is now the flat-earther of gender theory and the Seattle City Council is just trying to keep up with the moving goal posts.

In Matthew 19:4, Jesus asked, “Have you not read that God who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female’?”

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