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Former Muslim unable to provide for her children

Halima and her three children are part of a group of Somali Christians in Mombasa, Kenya who face persecution, reports International Christian Concern.

After Halima left her Muslim faith to follow Christ in 2012, she kept her faith secret for five years. Following her baptism in 2017, her Muslim husband Osman and other family members discovered that she had left Islam. Osman divorced Halima, forcing her to relocate to another part of Mombasa.

Despite living discreetly, Halima’s Christian activities were uncovered. In May 2023, their home was targeted twice by Muslim assailants, though they were unsuccessful. They accused Halima of leading Muslims astray and labeled her a “Christian crusader.”

The combination of unemployment and ongoing harassment left Halima struggling to provide for her children. Consequently, they were forced to drop out of school earlier this year due to unpaid fees.

When International Christian Concern learned about Halima’s case in October 2023, they provided the funds to send her children back to school.

Halima said, “My children had no hope of continuing with school for this year. I kept trusting God, and He surely came through for me.”

She asks that you pray that more Somali Muslims come to faith in Christ. 

In John 3:3, Jesus said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

In addition to praying for their conversion, you can provide funds to help other persecuted Christians like Halima through a special link in our transcript today at www.TheWorldview.com.

Muslim Americans chant “Death to America” in Dearborn, Michigan

A video of an anti-Israel activist in Dearborn, Michigan prompted Muslims to chant "Death to America" and "Death to Israel" in their Arabic language.

MUSLIM CROWD: “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” (in Arabic)

Last Friday, Tarek Bazzi, who is associated with the Hadi Institute, gave a speech at an International Al-Quds Day rally, an annual pro-Palestinian event held on the last Friday of Ramadan.

BAZZI: “Malcolm X said, and I quote, ‘We live in one of the rottenness countries that has ever existed on this earth.’ It's not Genocide Joe that has to go. It's the entire system that has to go. Any system that would allow such atrocities and such devilry to happen, and would support it, such a system does not deserve to exist on God's Earth.”

As it turns out, Bazzi has a history of espousing violent rhetoric, reports Fox News.

Back in 2021, Bazzi can be heard using violent rhetoric towards Israel and Jewish people while speaking to a group of protesters.

He said, "Understand what these slogans mean. 'From the river to the sea' means the absolute annihilation of the Zionist regime. It is absolute evil. It is a cancer in the Middle East and in the world. There is no way to deal peacefully with such an entity.”

Muslim Congresswoman vs. White House on anti-American chanters

Listen to the encounter that Fox News reporter Hillary Vaughn had with Democratic Muslim Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib of Michigan when she asked for the Congresswoman’s reaction to the “Death to America” chant in her district.

VAUGHN: “Congresswoman Tlaib?”

TLAIB: “I don’t talk to Fox News. I don’t talk to Fox News”

VAUGHN: “At a rally in your district, people were chanting ‘Death to America.’ Do you condemn …”

TLAIB: “I do not talk to Fox News.”

VAUGHN: “But do you condemn chants of ‘Death to America’?”

TLAIB: “I don't talk to people that use racist tropes.”

VAUGHN: “Why can't you just say whether or not you condemn people chanting death to America? Why are you afraid to talk to Fox?”

TLAIB: “Fox News is not. Listen, using racist tropes towards my community is what Fox News is about. I don't talk to Fox News.”

VAUGHN: “Is death to Am

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Ukrainian Christians are being tortured & murdered for their faith

Religious freedom advocates sent a letter to U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson about the plight of Christians in Ukraine.

Russia invaded the country in 2022. According to the letter, Christians in Ukraine have faced torture and the destruction of their church buildings at the hands of Russian soldiers.

Steven Moore with the Ukraine Freedom Project shared more details with the Christian Post. His group helps provide aid to people in Ukraine and is sharing the stories of persecuted Christians there. 

Moore said, “Republicans should know this. Evangelical Republicans should know this. People who worship God the way that they do are being tortured and murdered for their faith.”

Matthew 5:10 says, “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.”

European Parliament changes for migrants

The European Parliament voted in favor of sweeping reforms to the European Union’s migration rules yesterday.

The new rules would allow frontline countries to build border centers for holding asylum seekers. It also gives the countries the ability to speed up deportations. 

European Union member states that are not on the border would have to take in asylum seekers from frontline states or give resources to those states. 

Study: Most kids grow out of “gender confusion”

A new study from the Netherlands found most children with gender confusion grow out of it.

The study evaluated nearly 3,000 children for 15 years. During their teen years, 11 percent of the participants reported being discontent with their gender. By the age of 26, only four percent reported the same thing. 

Meanwhile, the U.K.’s National Health Service released an independent review it commissioned about transgender treatments. 

Alliance Defending Freedom summarized the review, writing, “The independent Cass report surveys numerous studies across many countries and many years and rightly concludes that this field is marked by ‘remarkably weak evidence’ where practitioners have ‘abandoned normal clinical approaches’ harming children. Dr. Cass said it well. These children ‘deserve very much better.’”

Trump pledges not to sign national ban on abortion

As The Worldview reported on Wednesday, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that an 1864 law banning nearly all abortions can go back into effect. 

In response, former President Donald Trump opposed the decision yesterday, saying it went too far.

If he is elected president again, Trump also said he would not sign a national abortion ban if Congress passed one, reports USA Today. He emphasized the issue belonged to the states.

America’s inflation rate rose another 3.5%

U.S. inflation remained high last month.

The consumer price index rose 3.5% in March compared to a year ago. Housing and energy prices drove much of the increase.

The inflation numbers make it less likely for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates in the near future. 

Young women leaving the church

The Survey Center of American Life released data on how young women are leaving the church in unprecedented numbers.

Religious disaffiliation has been on the rise over the past 20 years. And men were leading the move away from organized religion until now.

For example, 57% of Baby Boomers who disaffiliated from religion were men and 43% were women. Now, 54% of Generation Z that disaffiliated are women and 46% are men.

The Survey Center of American Life noted, “There is a cultural misalignment between more traditional churches and places of worship and young women who have grown increasingly liberal. Since 2015, the number of young women who identify as liberal has rapidly increased.”

George Müller’s first orphanage anniversary

And finally, today marks the anniversa

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Violence against Christians up 45% in India

The Evangelical Fellowship of India released a report on the persecution of Christians in the country.

Last year, Christians faced over 600 incidents of violence in India. That’s up 45% from 2022.

Incredibly, nearly half of the incidents – 275 to be precise -- occurred in India’s state of Uttar Pradesh. The report noted, “The state also leads in arrests of pastors and believers, often on allegations of forced conversions, despite lacking substantial evidence.”

Please pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters in India, the 11th most dangerous country worldwide in which to be a Christian.

Scotland’s proposed conversion therapy ban

The Christian Institute is poised to challenge Scotland’s proposed conversion therapy ban if it violates religious freedom.

The proposal would crack down on attempts to change someone’s so-called sexual orientation or gender identity. 

The Christian Institute warns the proposal is vague and could be used against pastors and parents. 

The organization’s public affairs officer, Joanna Cook, warned, “Those campaigning for a conversion practices law … want a new speech crime, a thought crime. And, I'm afraid, the Scottish government's proposals give them that.”

Church of England invests $10 million in youth outreach

The Church of England announced last month that it is investing 8.5 million pounds in youth programs. That’s over $10 million U.S. dollars.

This comes as the Church of England is losing congregants, especially among children. Adult attendance was down 23% in 2022 compared with 2019. The number of children attending was down 28% over the same period. 

The decline comes as many in the Church of England are supporting sexually perverted lifestyles. 

Jonathan Pryke, senior minister at Jesmond Parish Church, told Evangelical Focus, “In general, where churches are growing, they have a robust view of Biblical authority and teach accordingly, with a sense of urgency about the Gospel message.” 

2 Timothy 4:2-3 says, “Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but, having itching ears, they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions.”

Declining Southern Baptist membership

In the United States, the Southern Baptist Convention reports declining membership. 

Lifeway Research released analysis on the denomination last week. Lifeway noted, “Among the 50,423 active congregations in the Southern Baptist Convention in 2021, 2% disbanded or closed and 0.5% left or were disaffiliated from the Convention by the time the 2022 data was compiled.”

The Southern Baptist Convention lost over 1,200 congregations in 2022. It lost over 1,000 congregations in 2021 and 2020 as well. In most cases, the churches were disbanded or closed. 

Arizona Supreme Court upholds 1864 abortion ban

Yesterday, Arizona’s Supreme Court ruled in favor of the state’s 1864 ban on abortion.

The law prohibits nearly all abortions. The U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision of 1973 had blocked the law. The more recent Dobbs ruling overturned Roe, making way for Arizona’s abortion ban to go back into effect. However, Planned Parenthood continued to challenge the law. 

After yesterday’s ruling, the ban on abortion is back in force. 

Jake Warner with Alliance Defending Freedom said, “We celebrate the Arizona Supreme Court’s decision that allows the state’s pro-life law to again protect the lives of countless, innocent unborn children.”

Chick-fil-A made $20 billion in 2023

Nation’s Restaurant News reports Chick-fil-A made over $20 billion in sales last year, up 14% from 2022.

Since 2018, the fast-food chain has doubled its sales volume.

Its close

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Somalian Muslims killed 6 Christian Kenyans

Al-Shabab Islamic extremists are suspects in the killing of six Christian men in Somalia on Good Friday, March 29, reports International Christian Concern.

Originating from Kenya, the six men were selling plastic goods and sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with Muslims in the Islamic town of Dhobley. 

Please, pray for their families as they mourn the loss today.

According to the Open Doors World Watch List, Somalia, Africa is the second most dangerous country worldwide in which to be a Christian.

11 Chinese hospitals suspended birthing operations

The South China Morning Post reports that 11 major national hospitals have suspended birthing operations since last June — due to China’s ongoing birth dearth. Total number of births across the country dropped to 9 million last year — get this — down from 18 million in 2016!  

That’s the lowest birth rate since accurate records were made available in the 1940s. China suffered a population loss of a half million people last year. At this rate, demographers estimate China will lose about 700,000,000 people or half their population over the next 80 years.

Military buildup in Japan, China, and India

Eastern nations are building up their respective military complexes.

Japan’s defense budget is expanding — a 16.5% budget increase over the last year.  Japan is inching towards a 2% GDP military expenditure, up from 0.9%  in the 1990s and early 2000s.

China has also announced a 7.2% increase on its military expenditures for 2024. That’s an officially released number of $236 billion — about double what it was in 2013. Even more significant, India’s military spending has increased from $14 billion to $77 billion since 2000.

Meantime, U.S. military spending has dropped from 7% of the GDP to about 3.5% of the Gross Domestic Product since 1980.

28-year-old depressed Dutch woman getting euthanized

The Free Press reports on a 28-year-old Dutch woman who is “tired of living” and “depressed,” and will be euthanized by doctor’s assistance.

Zoraya ter Beek says she is “a little afraid of dying, because it’s the ultimate unknown. We don’t really know what’s next—or is there nothing? That’s the scary part.”

Tragically, 138 Dutch people were killed or “euthanized” by a doctor who were committed on psychiatric grounds in the Netherlands last year, reports Dutch News.  Disturbingly, 5.4% of Dutch deaths are doctor-assisted suicides. 

Trump on abortion: Leave it to the states

Donald Trump, the leading Republican candidate for the U.S. presidency, announced Monday that he would rather leave abortion legislation up to the states, instead of seeking a federal law protecting the lives of the unborn.

Trump announced his position on Truth Social.

Listen.

TRUMP: “Many people have asked me what my position is on abortion and abortion rights, especially since I was proudly the person responsible for the ending of something that all legal scholars -- both sides -- wanted and, in fact, demanded be ended: Roe v. Wade. They wanted it ended.

“It must be remembered that the Democrats are the radical ones on this position because they support abortion up to and even beyond the ninth month. The concept of having an abortion in the later months and even execution after birth, and that's exactly what it is. The baby is born, the baby is executed after birth is unacceptable.

“My view is now that we have abortion where everybody wanted it, from a legal standpoint, the states will determine by vote or legislation, or perhaps both, and whatever they decide must be the law of the land, in this case, the law of the state.”

Trump also emphasized his allowance for killing the child in the cases of rape and incest. He places the priority on “the salvation of the nation” and winning elections, in his words “

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State Dept. spoke up for Vietnamese religious liberty advocates

The U.S. State Department released a statement on April 1st expressing deep concerns for the ongoing harassment, persecution, and convictions of Vietnamese religious freedom advocates.

In the release, the State Department addressed the case of Protestant missionary Y Krec Bya, “who has been a peaceful voice for freedom of religion or belief in Vietnam.” Bya received a 13-year sentence for allegedly “sabotaging national unity” in Vietnam.

The State Department said, “We reiterate our call on Vietnam to release all those unjustly detained.”

According to the Open Doors World Watch List, Vietnam is the 35th most difficult country in which to be a Christian.

Trump: Israel needs to get the war over with

Last Thursday, former President Donald Trump was a guest on Hugh Hewitt’s nationally syndicated radio show.

HEWITT: “You're still standing 100% with Israel. You achieved the Abraham Accords which was the first peace deal since [Egyptian President Anwar] Sadat.”

TRUMP: “Right.”

HEWITT: “So, are you still 100% with Israel? And what's your advice to [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu beyond ‘get it over with in a hurry’?”

TRUMP: “Well, that's all the advice you can give. I mean, that's the advice. You got to get it over with and you have to get back to normalcy. Israel is absolutely losing the PR war. They're losing it big. They've got to finish what they started and they got to finish it fast and we have to get on with life.”

Biden to Netanyahu: Time for a ceasefire

In a related story, President Joe Biden urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toward a cease-fire deal last Thursday, reports The Hill.

In response, Fox News White House Correspondent Peter Doocy asked  John Kirby, the White House National Security Communications Advisor, this question.

DOOCY: “On October 7th, President Biden said, ‘My administration's support for Israel's security is rock solid and unwavering.’ That is not true anymore, correct?”

KIRBY: “It is true, still true today.”

DOOCY: “How is his support ‘unwavering,’ but you're also reconsidering policy choices?”

KIRBY: “Both can be true.”

DOOCY: “They cannot be true. They're, they're completely different things.”

KIRBY: “No, no, no. I’m sorry.”

DOOCY: “He is wavering.”

KIRBY: “No, no, no. Come on. Come on. … On October 7th, there wasn't near famine in Gaza. On October 7th, there wasn't a dimunition of trucks getting into Gaza. On October 7th, we didn't see thousands and thousands of innocent people killed. We're talking about a conflict here which is dang near at six months, here this weekend, six months. And it has changed over time.

“What the President's message today was: ‘We need to see some changes in the way Israel is dealing with that threat.’ That's what two good friends and allies can discuss. This isn't about changing our support to Israel or the security of the Israeli state.”

North Carolina church fired pastor over sexual misconduct

Following a unanimous decision from church leadership, a North Carolina congregation fired its pastor after discovering that he engaged in sexual misconduct with adults.

Pursuit Church  announced in a letter sent to the congregation on Monday that it removed Pastor Jordan Green from his leadership position, effective immediately, reports The Christian Post.

Green issued a statement to Charlotte-based WBTV, saying he is "deeply heartbroken over the pain I've brought to the church and the shame I've brought on the name of Christ."

He added, "The Lord brought judgment and discipline down on my life which I am extremely thankful for. When God disciplines us it is always to deliver and never to destroy. I have and will continue to repent before the Lord and seek Him through this season of discipline."

Hebrews 12

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Scotland will not arrest J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling will not be arrested or charged under Scotland’s new hate speech law for referring to men, pretending to be women, as the men God created them to be, reports LifeSiteNews.com.

The best-selling author, whose Potter series has sold 600 million copies translated into 84 languages, stressed that the ruling must be applied to all women, regardless of their status in society.

Rowling tweeted, “I hope every woman in Scotland who wishes to speak up for the reality and importance of biological sex will be reassured by this announcement. And I trust that all women – irrespective of profile or financial means – will be treated equally under the law.”

CIA warns Israel of attack by Iran within 48 hours

The CIA has warned Israel that Iran will attack the country in the next 48 hours.

On Monday, Israel killed two Iranian military commanders in Iran’s consulate in Syria, reports the Associated Press.

Iran vowed that it would take revenge for the attack, and now foreign media is reporting that U.S. intelligence is fearful of an attack on Israel.

Tehran is said to be planning a combined attack with a "rain" of drones and missiles fired from its bases at strategic locations inside Israel.

How the World Health Organization threatens U.S. sovereignty

An increasing number of Americans are waking up to the realization that American sovereignty is at risk, reports Family Research Council Action.

In May, the World Health Organization will meet in Geneva, Switzerland, to finalize their draft of the Pandemic Agreement, something the Washington Stand describes as “the Health Care Tower of Babel.”

If member nations of the World Health Organization pass this agreement and President Joe Biden signs it, it would seriously undermine American sovereignty by giving this radical, unelected, unaccountable, anti-American, globalist organization power in our domestic affairs. The effects this could have on daily American life would be drastic.

Just this past week, the Louisiana state senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 133, which aims to prevent the World Health Organization, the United Nations, and the World Economic Forum from having jurisdiction and power in the state.

Legislation like this sends a powerful message to the globalists and the Biden administration: the American people do not wish to hand over American sovereignty to global bureaucrats.

In addition, the World Health Organization has a history of policies promoting abortion and gender ideology. What's more, this agreement would empower the W.H.O. to censor American citizens it deems as spreading false or misleading information. If we allow this globalist group to assume control over our nation's response to future pandemics, we could see more censorship than we saw during the COVID-19 pandemic.

We have until May, when the World Health Organization meets, to raise the alarm about the dangers of this agreement.

Call your two Senators at 202-224-3121.  Tell the operator what state you live in and ask to be connected to one of your two Senators to ask them to oppose the Pandemic Agreement of the World Health Organization.

Supreme Court indirectly punished conservative parents

Last November, the Heritage Defense Foundation filed a legal brief with the United States Supreme Court in a case where a minor child had been removed from conservative parents. What had the parents supposedly done wrong? They had simply refused to affirm their son changing his name and pronouns to identify as female.

Though the parents were not members of Heritage Defense, then group filed a legal brief supporting them when they submitted their case to the U.S. Supreme Court.  Heritage Defense urged the Court to hear the case to vindicate their parental rights and set a precedent

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Nigerian Muslims killed four Christians

On Monday, the day after Resurrection Sunday, Muslim attackers killed four Christians in northern Nigeria,

One pastor told International Christian Concern, “Fulani [militias] are killing Christians in Bokkos. … Attacks by [radical] Fulani have been going on for a long time and they don’t want Christians in Nigeria. Pray for us because we will never give up our faith in Christ Jesus and we will forgive them for they don’t know what they are doing.” (Luke 23:45, Acts 7:60)

Revelation 12:11 says, “And they overcame [the devil] by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.”

Local residents also said the Nigerian army does nothing to protect them as the attacks continue. 

Nigeria is the sixth most dangerous country to be a Christian according to the Open Doors World Watch List.

Taiwan’s 7.4-magnitude earthquake

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan yesterday. 

The quake killed at least nine people and injured at least 900 more. Over 150 people are trapped

It’s the strongest quake to hit Taiwan in 25 years. The previous 7.7-magnitude earthquake of 1999 caused over 2,000 deaths.

Ukrainian pastor: The Russian war has increased church attendance

CBN News reports that churches in Ukraine continue to grow since Russia invaded the country in 2022.

Pastor Oleh Derkanchenko of Antonivka Kherson Church said they face constant shelling. However, attendance has grown from 100 people to as many as 700.

In addition, Pastor Andrii Skantsev of the Church of Jesus Christ in Kherson shared a similar testimony. 

SKANTSEV: “Before the war about 150 people attended the church. But after the start of the war, two or three times more people started attending the church, some got baptized, converted to Christianity. We had twice or thrice the amount of people who got baptized during the war.”

Trump leads Biden in key swing states

Meanwhile in the U.S., former President Donald Trump is leading President Joe Biden in several key swing states ahead of November’s presidential election.

A Wall Street Journal poll found that Trump led Biden between 2 and 8 percentage points in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Michigan, Georgia, and Arizona. Biden only led in Wisconsin.

The polls revealed Trump’s lead both in a head-to-head matchup with Biden and separate polls which included Trump, Biden and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the independent.

Trump: November 5th will be Christian Visibility Day

Speaking of Trump, the former president told supporters on Tuesday that Election Day, November 5th, 2024, would be “Christian Visibility Day.”

This comes after President Joe Biden declared a “Transgender Day of Visibility” which fell on Resurrection Sunday this year.

TRUMP: “Such total disrespect to Christians. November 5th, [the day of the election, is going to be called something else. You know what it's going to be called? Christian Visibility Day when Christians turn now. Let's call it Christian Visibility Day, alright?”

What Americans agree upon

Despite much political polarization, U.S. adults agree on several issues, according to a new Associated Press-National Opinion Research Center poll.

Over 90% of Americans say equal protection under the law, the right to vote, and freedom of speech are very important to U.S. identity. Over 80% said the right to privacy, freedom of religion, and the right to assemble peacefully are very important.

Majorities also said freedom of the press and the right to keep and bear arms are very important. 

Maryland leaders calling for prayer after cargo ship crash/bridge collapse

Leaders in Maryland are calling for prayer after the tragic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge last Tuesday.

A cargo ship crashed into the bridge after departing the Po

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Nicaragua convicted 11 pastors on false charges of money laundering

Alliance Defending Freedom reports that Nicaraguan government officials have convicted 11 pastors and ministry leaders on sham charges of money laundering. 

The Christians worked with the U.S.-based Mountain Gateway ministry. They now face 12 to 15 years in prison. 

This comes after the ministry held evangelistic events that drew hundreds of thousands of people in the Central American country.

ADF attorney Kristina Hjelkrem said, “No one is safe from religious persecution in Nicaragua, and it is devastating to see the … conviction of these pastors … who were simply sharing their faith.” 

Nicaragua is ranked 30th on the Open Doors’ World Watch List of nations where it is most difficult to be a Christian.

Australian officials object to Christian schools’ stand against sexual perversion

The Australian Law Reform Commission released a report on faith-based schools last month.

The report recommends that the Australian government should remove protections for faith-based schools from the Sex Discrimination Act. The act had allowed Christian schools to expel students or staff who identified with sexually perverted lifestyles.

Religious organizations are calling on the country’s Prime Minister to reject the recommendation. The Australian Christian Schools Alliance called the report a “direct attack on faith and freedom of belief in Australia.”

Christian identification dropping in England and Wales

Christian identification fell below 50% of the population in England and Wales for the first time on record in recent years. 

Even atheists aren’t happy as Islamic influences are rising in the once dominantly Christian area.

During an interview on Resurrection Sunday, Richard Dawkins, a prominent British atheist, lamented the cultural demise of Christianity in Europe.

DAWKINS: “It’s true that statistically the number of people who actually believe in Christianity is going down. And I'm happy with that. But I would not be happy if, for example, we lost all our cathedrals and our beautiful parish churches. So, I count myself a cultural Christian. I think it would matter if we certainly if we substituted any alternative religion, [like Islam]. That would be truly dreadful.”

2 Timothy 3:2, 5, 7 warns, “For men will be lovers of themselves … having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! … [They are] always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.”

Florida Supreme Court: 15-week abortion ban is constitutional

In the United States, Florida’s Supreme Court ruled that the state’s 15-week abortion ban is constitutional. 

The Monday ruling also upheld the Heartbeat Law that banned most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.

Mat Staver with Liberty Counsel said, “Today, the Florida Supreme Court rejected the dreadful history of abortion that began with an activist bench in 1989. . . . the wrongly decided abortion opinions are no more. The Constitution wins. Life wins.”

However, the court also allowed a pro-abortion ballot measure to move forward. If passed, the referendum would make abortion a “right” in the state’s constitution. 

Walt Disney dropped lawsuit against Florida

In other Florida news, the Walt Disney Company has dropped its lawsuit against the state over its Florida resort.

Back in 2022, Disney opposed a Florida bill which sought to protect young children from sexually-related content in schools. In response, Republican Governor Ron DeSantis revoked Disney World’s special district status and appointed a new oversight board for the resort. Disney pushed back but has now conceded.

A DeSantis spokesman said, “No corporation should be its own government. Moving forward, we stand ready to work with Disney and the District to help prom

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South African bus crashes, killing 45

A bus carrying 46 persons from Botswana to an Easter service in Moria, South Africa drove off a bridge and burst into flames over the weekend, resulting in 45 deaths, reports a South African news site.

Only one person, an 8-year-old girl, miraculously survived the crash. One relative told the New York Times, “No one can explain this miracle.”

Arsonist torches Bibles

Somebody set a trailer full of Bibles on fire in the parking lot of Global Vision Bible Church in Juliet, Tennessee on Sunday.

Pastor Greg Locke made a statement on Facebook. He wrote, “Our security cameras caught a man dropping off a trailer in the middle of the intersection and blocking the road into our church. He then got out and set fire to an entire trailer full of Bibles right in front of our church.”  

The police are investigating.

Will Scottish be imprisoned for “misgendering”?

News pundit Paul Joseph Watson of Modernity News is suggesting that thousands will be investigated and some imprisoned in Scotland for misgendering. That would include the likes of famous author J.K. Rowling.

This week, Scotland’s Hate Crime and Public Order Act of 2021 goes into effect. Anyone who is “stirring up hatred” on the basis of sexual orientation or transgender identity will be prosecuted. Sanctions could extend to seven years in prison for any “insulting” behavior towards the protected groups.

Israel killed top Iranian commander in Syria

An Israeli air attack leveled a building on or near the property of the Iranian consulate in Syria, resulting in multiple casualties, reports the BBC.

The Iranian state-affiliated media has confirmed that a top commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, Mohammad Reza Zahedi, was killed in the attack.

Germany legalized marijuana

Germany has just legalized private possession and the recreational use of marijuana.

The Deutsch Welle news site quoted the president of the German Society of Psychiatry. He said, “I fear that with this law we are casting out the devil and replacing him with Beelzebub.”

Germany joins the European Union countries of Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Belgium, and the Netherlands with this move.

Drug-related executions up

But now, worldwide drug-related executions are on the rise.  

Records available for 2023 reveal that 467 people were executed for drug-related offenses. And that doesn’t include China, North Korea, and Vietnam. Most of the data comes from Iran, Kuwait, and Singapore.  

These numbers are up 44% from the previous year.

Americans are crippling themselves with illicit drugs

People in the United States consume more illicit drugs than any other nation, according to data from World Population Review.

America rates 6.7 on Disability-Adjusted Life Years.  Estonia, Mongolia, Canada, Greenland, and Russia also rate between 3.8 and 5.0 on Disability-Adjusted Life Years, due to illicit drug use.

For drug deaths per 100,000, the U.S. rates twice as many than the second highest in the world — Estonia, and three times as many deaths as Canada, which stands at third place in the world for drug deaths.  

Drug-related U.S. deaths have exceeded 110,000 per year.  95% of the world's opium comes from a mere three nations: Afghanistan (the world leader), Mexico, and Myanmar.

The nations with the lowest drug-related deaths in the world are found in Africa and Southeast Asia.

Proverbs 11:19 reminds us that, “As righteousness leads to life, so he who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.”

Interest payments on U.S. debt have exploded

U.S. government interest payments, as a percentage of total tax receipts, have exploded to 35%.  

That’s the highest level since big inflation rates of the 1980s and early 1990s.

Cost of housing skyrocketing

To afford a median-priced house i

It’s Easter Monday, April 1st, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. ([email protected]) 

By Adam McManus

Colorado nurse under investigation for abortion pill reversal treatments

Attorneys for a pro-life Colorado nurse practitioner, who says she feels "religiously compelled" to offer abortion pill reversal to women who regret their chemical abortions, argue that the state's investigation into her practice violates her First and 14th Amendment rights, reports The Christian Post. 

Last Wednesday, Alliance Defending Freedom filed a motion in defense of Chelsea Mynyk’s ability to continue providing women with the abortion pill reversal treatment. 

It involves providing progesterone, a natural hormone necessary for the pregnancy to continue, to women who have changed their minds after taking mifepristone, the Abortion Kill Pill, in an attempt to save their pre-born babies. 

Biden celebrates transgenderism, not Jesus, on Good Friday

On Good Friday, the day that Christians express gratitude for the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ on the cross in their place, the White House issued a proclamation celebrating men who wear ladies underpants. It was a proclamation for Transgender Visibility Day.

But President Joe Biden did not make a proclamation for Good Friday. That day is invisible to the White House, reports Christian talk show host Todd Starnes.

Pro-abortion Lieberman hypocritically cited “God, Creator of life” 

As The Worldview reported on March 21st, former Democratic Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut died at the age of 82.

Like most Democrats, Lieberman was pro-abortion.  In fact, he even voted against the ban of partial-birth abortion, according to an October 2003 New Haven Register article.

To his shame, Lieberman said, "I cannot support any bill that restricts this type of abortion procedure if it does not provide an exception for the health of the mother, which this bill does not. I strongly support a woman’s right to choose. The decision to end a pregnancy is one a woman must make with her doctor and her god, not with the government."

Ironically enough, on December 12, 2012, when Lieberman delivered his farewell speech from the Senate floor, he hypocritically cited his gratitude to God, the “Creator of life and law.”

Listen. 

LIEBERMAN: “My fourth and final term as the United States senator will soon come to an end. As I reflect on that reality, I am, of course, filled with many emotions. But the one that I feel most is gratitude. 

“Gratitude first to God, Creator of life and law, without Whose loving kindness nothing would be possible.”

5 fastest declining states in America

The five fastest declining states in America, according to drops in population, are Hawaii, West Virginia, Louisiana, Illinois, and New York.

While West Virginia and Louisiana are run by Republicans in both chambers of the legislature, the other three – Hawaii, Illinois, and New York -- are run by Democratic state legislatures. 

Dinosaurs and the Bible

Does the Bible reference dinosaurs? 

As I guest host on Generations Radio today, I asked Dr. Daniel Biddle, President of Genesis Apologetics and the executive producer of “The Ark and the Darkness” movie, this question.

McMANUS: “Job 40 talks about the ‘behemoth.’ Is it a dinosaur?”

BIDDLE: “It's so clear from the text that it's definitely a dinosaur. In fact, we know and I'll say for certain what type of species it was. It was undoubtedly a sauropod dinosaur. And we know that for 14 reasons from the text itself, very, very easy clues are in there. For example, it had a tail that swayed like a cedar tree. Well, what animal, living or extinct, ever had a tail that could sway like a cedar tree? 

“First of all, God said it's the chief of all of my works, meaning it was a biggest, baddest, grandest thing He ever made. And sauropods, according to the fossil record, are the largest creatures ever to walk Earth -- 130 f