It’s Monday, March 4th, A.D. 2024.  This is The Worldview heard at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus.  ([email protected])

By Adam McManus

11 YWAM missionaries killed in Tanzania bus accident

On February 24th, 11 missionaries with Youth With A Mission died in a tragic traffic accident near Arusha, Tanzania, reported The Christian Post.

Darlene Cunningham, who founded YWAM with her husband, Loren, who passed away from cancer in 2023, said, “I am personally reeling from the weight of this news, as I knew and loved many of these individuals personally. But I am leaning into the character of God for what I know to be true about who He is!

“Participants in the ‘Executive Masters in Leadership’ course, based at YWAM Arusha, Tanzania, took a field trip in two buses to Maasai land, where they observed our thriving community development program.

“On the return trip to Arusha, a truck, that had lost its brakes, smashed into our second bus, literally crushing it from top to bottom. Eleven of our beloved friends were killed and eight others are severely wounded, battling for their lives. We have not seen a tragedy of this magnitude in all of YWAM’s history and we are all devastated.”

Psalm 34:18 says, “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.”

Survivors of Hamas' attack sue crypto firm for funding terror group

Jewish survivors of the October 7th attack by Hamas, the Islamic terrorist group, as well as the loved ones of those still being held hostage in the Gaza Strip, are alleging the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange has allowed the terror group to raise funds using its platform, reports Fox Business.

A lawsuit against Binance, filed by the National Jewish Advocacy Center in the U.S. Middle District Court of Alabama, states the crypto exchange has allowed Hamas to raise funds without any consequences. Hamas terrorists killed 1,200 people, injured 6,900 others, and kidnapped 239 people.

The lawsuit states, "For such an attack to be successful or even contemplated, significant funding was necessary. Defendants’ contributions to the funding of this attack cannot be overstated."

Between January 2018 and May 2022, Binance facilitated nearly $900 million in transactions between customers in the United States and Iran, a violation of U.S. sanctions. Iran is known to finance terrorist groups, such as the Lebanon-based Hezzbollah. 

Biden and Trump went to southern border last Thursday

Last Thursday, President Joe Biden went to the border at Brownsville, Texas where few illegal immigrants cross the border, ranked the 29th-most trafficked town by illegal border-crossers, according to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, reports Fox News.

In an attempt to confuse the voters who are upset with Biden for allowing 8 million illegals enter America since he’s been in office, the president called for Donald Trump and Republicans to support his bogus border security bill.

BIDEN: “I understand my predecessor is in Eagle Pass, [Texas] today. So, here's what I would say to Mr. Trump. Instead of telling members of Congress to block this legislation, join me in telling the Congress to pass this bipartisan border security bill. We can do it together. You know, and I know it's the toughest, most efficient, most effective border security bill this country has ever seen. So, instead of playing politics with the issue, why don't we just get together and get it done?”

Needless to say, Biden was the one playing politics.

When Donald Trump appeared at Eagle Pass, Texas last Thursday, one of the most trafficked towns on the southern border with Mexico, where hundreds of thousands have illegally crossed, he said this.

TRUMP: “Now, the United States is being overrun by the Biden migrant crime. It's a new form of vicious violation to our country. It's migrant crime. We call it Biden migrant crime. Every time you hear the term ‘migrant crime,’ you know where that comes from, allowing millions and mil

It’s Friday, March 1st, A.D. 2024.  This is The Worldview heard at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus.  ([email protected])

By Adam McManus

Afghan refugees find Christ amidst uncertainty

In the aftermath of the Islamic Taliban’s resurgence in Afghanistan, Afghan Christians seeking refuge in neighboring Pakistan have few choices, reports International Christian Concern.

Many Afghans fled to Pakistan without visas, passports, or other identification.

Sardar and his Christian family initially had difficulty getting into Pakistan after the Taliban takeover. He was abducted by the Taliban en route to the border and held until his family could pay a ransom. They managed to scrape the money together, devastating them financially.

Once in Pakistan, Sardar and his family were not well received. Like the thousands of other Afghan refugees, they faced hunger and poor living conditions. With no means of work, they were at the mercy of Pakistan’s refugee system.

More than two years later, International Christian Concern has been caring for more 30 Christian families that fled Afghanistan for Pakistan.

Plus, they’ve also been sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with Islamic Afghan refugees in Pakistan who are spiritually open.

One Christian leader said, “I started talking about the generosity of God and His sacrifice for all of humanity. These families were surprised that even God sacrificed His son for us. … I taught them about the unconditional love of Lord Jesus. They were all fascinated by this idea and His story.”

In Romans 10:14-15, the Apostle Paul asked, “How, then, can they call on the One they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: ‘How beautiful are the feet of those who bring Good News!’”

Within the last year, this Christian leader has baptized 22 Afghan refugees who recently professed faith in Christ.

Christian school counselor, opposed to perversion, gets right to appeal

A British school employee, fired for social media posts opposing homosexual and transgender materials in class, has won the right to take her dismissal to the United Kingdom Court of Appeal, reports Christian Daily International.

Kristie Higgs, a 47-year-old Christian mother of two, won the right in a ruling late last month by Judge Elisabeth Laing of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. Higgs’ attorneys had argued that her case should not be sent back to the same employment tribunal that had made serious errors.

Higgs worked for seven years as a student counseling assistant at Farmor’s School in Fairford, Gloucestershire, before her dismissal in 2019.

In a video interview with the Christian Legal Centre, which is supporting her defense, she said, “It’s shocking to think I’ve lost my job because of one parent who complained to the school because they didn’t agree with what I shared on my Facebook page, and for the school to take sides with that parent is hard to believe.”

HIGGS: “I was discriminated for my Christian beliefs. I was just sharing my concerns of what's coming into the schools and what was coming into my son's school.”

Higgs shared and posted the disputed messages on her personal Facebook page after receiving an invitation on October 5, 2018, from the Church of England primary school that her younger son attended. 

Entitled “Teaching the Equality Act in Schools,” the invitation read, “This year, we are using several story books to help our school community promote diversity and celebrate difference.”

The letter invited parents to see the books and lesson plans at a school event. Higgs said only she, another parent, and a grandparent attended the viewing.  

She saw books such as Jacob’s New Dress by Sarah Hoffman, about a boy who likes to wear dresses.

She said, “To me, it didn’t seem to be that it was just about anti-bullying. There seemed to be

It’s Thursday, February 29th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. ([email protected])

By Jonathan Clark

Russian invasion continues to take toll on Ukrainian clergy

Last Saturday marked two years since Russia invaded Ukraine.

During the suffering of war, many are looking to churches for help, putting a great strain on clergy. Kenneth Nowakowski, a bishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, told Aid to the Church in Need that clergy report “unimaginable suffering” in the last couple years.

He said they are starting a program called “Healing the Wounds of War” to equip church leaders to minister to those facing extreme loss. He said, “Our responsibility is to find out what help people need and do our best to help them.”

Fewer Brits and Welsh identify as Christian

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

However, the U.K. region of Northern Ireland tells a different story. The region is home to nearly two million people, making up about 3% of the U.K. population.

A new survey, found 80% of people in Northern Ireland identify as Christian with 50% as practicing Christians. Twenty-one percent describe themselves as Evangelical; 35% pray weekly; 23% attend church weekly; and 13% read the Bible weekly.

Trump beat Haley in Michigan primary

In the United States, Fox News reports that on February 27th, Donald Trump beat Nikki Haley in Michigan’s Republican primary, 68%-26%.

Trump said, "I can tell you this November cannot come fast enough. We have the worst president in history--the most incompetent and the most corrupt president, and we can't let this continue. We're going to make America great again, greater than ever before."

Appearing on The Ingraham Angle on Fox News, Victor Davis Hanson, Professor Emeritus from California State University, analyzed both Biden’s downward spiral and Trump’s upward comeback.

HANSON: “I think we're getting to a point of no return, Laura, with the corruption issue, the cognitive issue, and the unpopularity and disaster of his agenda. And now this defection within the Democratic Party, it's more of a question of not if they're going to try to remove [Biden], but when and how. And I don't think they have the answers to either one. It's really the most remarkable meltdown of a president we've seen in our modern era.

“And it's juxtaposed with probably the greatest political recovery of Donald Trump since Richard Nixon in 1962. And Donald Trump, the more they tried to demonize and incarcerate him or use lawfare against him, the more popular he becomes.”

The persecution of a Christian businessman

A Christian businessman is facing a civil lawsuit for rescuing a child from an abusive situation.

Back in 2009, Phillip Zodhiates, along with two Mennonite pastors, helped Lisa Miller and her daughter, Isabella, flee the U.S. Miller had converted to Christianity, leaving a lesbian relationship. She then wanted to protect her daughter from the abusive and lesbian influence of her former partner. However, the courts awarded the partner custody. 

For their parts in rescuing Miller and Isabella, Zodhiates and the two pastors faced years in prison. Zodhiates now faces a civil lawsuit as well. The trial is set for September 1st of this year. Please pray for him.

Mitch McConnell to step down from leadership this November

Mitch McConnell  announced he will step down from his position as the Republican leader in the U.S. Senate this November. He still plans to finish his Senate term, ending in 2027, reports the Associated Press.

The Senate Minority Leader from Kentucky has served in the chamber for nearly 20 years. He is the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history.

McConnell turned 82 last week and described this time as the sunset of his work.

He articulated his fundamental political vision.

McCONNELL: “I believe more strongly than ever that America’s global lea

It’s Wednesday, February 28th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. ([email protected])

By Jonathan Clark

Apple took down Pray.com’s app with Bible reading plans

Communist China continues its crackdown on the Bible.

Last week, Pray.com reported its app was taken down from the Apple App Store in mainland China. The app contained Christian content and Bible-reading plans.

In 2022, China enacted “Measures for the Administration of Internet Religious Information Services” to further suppress Christians.

Steve Gatena with Pray.com said that “in response to these limitations, our team is exploring alternative avenues to deliver our content and services to people in mainland China.”

Sweden one step closer to joining NATO

On Monday, Hungary’s parliament approved Sweden’s bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

The vote was the last hurdle for Sweden to join the western military alliance. The Scandinavian country began the process in 2022 after Russia invaded Ukraine. 

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said, “Sweden is leaving behind 200 years of neutrality and non-alignment. It’s a big step and something to take seriously but it is also a very natural step that we take.”

Trump: "No one will touch the cross of Christ under Trump administration.”

In the United States, former President Donald Trump addressed the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Nashville, Tennessee last Friday.

If elected, Trump said he would “create a new federal task force on fighting anti-Christian bias. … Its mission will be to investigate all forms of illegal discrimination, harassment, and persecution against Christians in America.”

Trump went on to warn of the radical left that wants to tear down crosses, promising that would not happen under his administration. 

TRUMP: “No one will be touching the cross of Christ under the Trump administration. I swear to you that will never happen. Never happen.”

In Psalm 14:4, God asked, “Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up My people as they eat bread, and do not call on the LORD?”

(You can watch Trump’s NRB speech here.)

Trump supports 16-week abortion ban

Speaking of Trump, the former president has expressed support for a 16-week abortion ban, according to the New York Times.

A new poll by The Economist and YouGov found that 48% of U.S. adults support a national 16-week abortion ban. Twenty-seven percent of respondents strongly support the ban. Only 36% opposed it, and 16% said they were not sure.

The survey also asked if abortion should be legal at all. Thirty-eight percent of Americans said abortion should be banned but with some exceptions; 8% said abortion should never be allowed; 29% said abortion should be legal with restrictions; and 24% said abortion should be completely legal. 

54% of public school parents want to opt kids out of sexual perversion indoctrination

Pew Research released a new survey on what Americans think about presenting information about sexually perverted lifestyles in public schools.

The study found that half of teachers think students should not learn about gender identity in school. That number rose to 62% among elementary teachers. Nonetheless, most K-12 teachers, at 58%, identify as or lean Democrat.

Among U.S. adults, 54% believe parents should be able to opt their children out of learning about so-called sexual orientation or gender identity. Forty-eight percent of teachers said the same.

Ephesians 6:4 says, “And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.”

Nvidia hits $2 trillion market value

Nvidia briefly reached $2 trillion in market value last Friday. 

The tech company’s rise comes as it provides most of the computer chips used by generative Artificial Intelligence programs like chat-GPT.

In less than a year, Nvidia’s market value has doubled from $1 trillion to $2 trillion. It is

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By Kevin Swanson

Christian Armenians displaced from Artsakh

Until October 2023, more than 100,000 ethnic Armenian Christians lived in Nagorno- Karabakh, also known as the Republic of Artsakh, a  breakaway enclave internationally recognized as a part of Azerbaijan, but populated by ethnic Armenians, reports International Christian Concern.

Artsakh lies between Azerbaijan and Armenia, with the two nations fighting three wars over the past three decades over the enclave. The end of the Artsakh this year started with a nine-month blockade by Azerbaijan of Artsakh, followed by an overwhelming lightning military operation by Azerbaijan.

In the days following Azerbaijan’s takeover of the enclave, more than 100,000 Armenians, including over 40,000 children, fled Artsakh into Armenia. By October 1, Artsakh was virtually emptied of Armenians.

The Artsakh refugees shared that the reason they left was because they feared being massacred by the Azerbaijani military if they stayed under their control. The families are struggling with the trauma of such rapid displacement and the loss of their nation, their land, homes, farms and everything they left behind.

There is a deep sense of the history of the Armenian genocide repeating itself, which happened more than a century ago and killed and displaced millions of Armenians. At that time, the Ottoman Empire declared a holy war against the empire’s Christians and sought to kill, or displace from their lands, its Christian populations and perhaps most significantly, Armenian Christians.

America’s mental fragility

America’s mental state is still in decline.

Anti-depressant use for young people, between the ages of 12 and 25, spiked another 66.3% between 2016 and 2022. Apparently, the COVID years, and increased access to psychotropic drugs through telehealth appointments by Zoom have contributed to the rise.

The study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics found that the monthly antidepressant dispensing rate increased 63.5% faster from March 2020 onwards compared with beforehand

In 1990, approximately 3% of Americans were on anti-depressants. Today, 24.5% of college students are on anti-depressants, and 29% are on some form of psychotropic medication.

Jeremiah 51:6-8 warns of the troubles in Babylon. “Flee from the midst of Babylon, and every one save his life! Do not be cut off in her iniquity, for this is the time of the Lord’s vengeance; He shall recompense her. Babylon was a golden cup in the Lord’s hand, that made all the Earth drunk. The nations drank her wine. Therefore, the nations are deranged. Babylon has suddenly fallen and been destroyed. Wail for her! Take balm for her pain; Perhaps she may be healed.”

More young men want children than young women

Here’s another interesting survey from Pew Research.

Among 18 to 34-year-olds, 57% of young men would like to be a parent someday — but now, only 45% of young women would say the same thing.

British officials look to register homeschoolers

Homeschooling around the world has not seen much of an increase in state scrutiny and regulation over the last decade, but this may be about to change.

England’s Labor Party is pushing for tightened government oversight of the nation’s growing homeschool population, including a national registry, and state monitoring.  

The UK has about 100,000 homeschooled children.

South Africa requires homeschoolers to register, avoid spanking, and submit to kid testing

In related news, South Africa’s Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill also represents an enormous power grab on the part of the statists in that country.

The BBC reports that parents could be jailed for up to 12 months if their children are truant. The bill also bans all corporal punishment, mandates independent assessments of the children, and requires parents to register their homeschooled

It’s Monday, February 26th, A.D. 2024.  This is The Worldview heard at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus.  ([email protected])

By Adam McManus

Nigerian Muslims kill 23 in 3-day string of attacks

From February 16th to February 19th, suspected Islamic terrorists in Nigeria killed 23 people, injured 10, kidnapped five, and set ablaze 28 houses across multiple villages, reports International Christian Concern.

It is unknown if these are coordinated attacks or if the same terrorists are committing each attack in the area. 

Audu Tanko said, “There is tension now in my village. We are killed because of our faith in Jesus.”

Luke 11:49-51 says, “God in His wisdom said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and others they will persecute.’ Therefore, this generation will be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning of the world, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible for it all.”

Trump wallops Haley in South Carolina

On Saturday, Donald Trump cruised to victory in the South Carolina Republican primary. He had received 59.7% of the vote over former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley with 39.5% of the vote, reported Fox News.

TRUMP: “This was a little sooner than we anticipated. (cheers) It was an even bigger win than we anticipated. (cheers)  And I was just informed that we got double the number of votes that has ever been received in the great state of South Carolina. So, that's pretty good. (cheers)

“I just want to say that I have never seen the Republican Party so unified as it is right now. (cheers)

“We're going to be up here on November 5th, and we're gonna look at Joe Biden and we're gonna look him right in the eye. He’s destroying our country. And we're gonna say, ‘Joe you're fired. Get out! Get out Joe. You're fired.’” (cheers)

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster said this.

McMASTER: “I would like you all to remember this moment, that you were here. This is a great moment in American history. We will probably never see another one like it. Every time a rocket launches you know it goes up slow and it is climbing and climbing and then boom, that next stage comes off and it goes. Well, we just did that. We just hit maximum velocity! We going all the way!” (cheers)

And South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham spoke at Trump’s victory as well.

GRAHAM: “America, the nightmare (cheers) you're facing is just about over. Help is on the way. (cheers) This is the most qualified man to be president United States. (cheers) And let it be said that South Carolina created the biggest political comeback in American history!”

Nikki Haley vows to continue

Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley received an unusual introduction after having lost the primary in her home state.

ANNOUNCER: “Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the next President of the United States, Nikki Haley.”

She congratulated the victor.

HALEY: “I want to congratulate Donald Trump on his victory and I want to thank the people of South Carolina for using the power of your voice. … I feel blessed tonight. I've felt blessed through this entire journey, even when it's been tough. I haven't lost sight of that. I've felt God's strength and grace every step of the way.”

Haley described what she believed was the underlying message.

HALEY: “It's a blessing to know that across our sweet state everyone wants to bring back the America we know and love. (cheers) That's the underlying message of what happened today.”

But she doesn’t think that Biden nor Trump is the answer.

HALEY: “We can't afford four more years of Biden's failures or Trump's lack of focus. (cheers)  Does anyone seriously think Joe Biden or Donald Trump will unite our country to solve our problems? One of them calls his fellow Americans fascists. The other calls his fellow Americans vermin.

It’s Friday, February 23rd, A.D. 2024.  This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus.  ([email protected])

By Adam McManus

Ukrainian priest likely killed by Russian occupation forces

The bruised body of a Ukrainian priest, who was detained by Russian occupation forces, turned up on a village street last Thursday, with an unconfirmed report of a bullet wound to the head, reports The Christian Post.

The Rev. Stepan Podolchak, age 59, of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, disappeared on February 13 in the Ukrainian village of Kalanchak after Russian occupation forces took him away for questioning in his bare feet with a bag over his head. The priest had chosen to remain with his church after Russians invaded the village in southern Skadovsk District of Kherson Region in early 2022. 

Podolchak’s battered body was taken to the morgue after a passer-by found it, and a morgue staff member phoned his shocked wife to ask her to identify it. His family buried the priest’s body in Kalanchak on Sunday.

In 1 Chronicles 16:22, God warns, “Do not touch My anointed ones; do My prophets no harm.”

German taxi driver, a convert from Islam, fined over Bible quote sticker

A German taxi driver and Christian convert from Islam has been fined over a Bible quote sticker on his car’s rear window due to what his city refers to as unlawful “religious advertising,” reports LifeSiteNews.com.

According to Alliance Defending Freedom, Jalil Mashali was threatened with a fine of up to 1,000 euros in October due to a small sticker on his taxi that displays a cross and reads, “Jesus – I am the way. The truth. And the life.” (John 14:6) The city of Essen argues that the sticker violates an ordinance applying to taxis that prohibits religious advertising.

The Christian convert refused to remove the sticker, and city authorities are now demanding a fine of $95.

Mashali is challenging the fine with the backing of ADF International. He argues that “due to the content, location, and small size of the sticker,” it does not constitute advertising.

He said, “Jesus is the best thing I could recommend to anyone because He changed my life. That’s why I have the sticker on my car for anyone who is interested to see.”

Romans 1:16 says, “For I am not ashamed of the Gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.”

In the worst case scenario, Mashali could lose his taxi driver’s license.

Nikki Haley: “70% of Americans don’t want Trump or Biden!”

Appearing on Fox News with Faulkner Harris, GOP presidential contender Nikki Haley explained why she is a better option than Trump in the primaries and Biden in the general election.

HALEY: “Seventy percent of Americans have said they don't want Trump or Biden.”

HARRIS: “True.”

HALEY: “They are the most disliked politicians in America; 60% of Americans have said Donald Trump's too old and Joe Biden's too old to run for president.

“We have to win. And we need a new generational leader that can put in eight years of hard work day and night, making sure we get things done. No drama, no vendettas. Just results for the American people. I'm determined to go to every single state and give people the right.

“If 70% don't want Trump or Biden, let them have another option. Let's let them vote. Let's let this play out. Ten days after South Carolina, 20-plus states and territories will vote. Let's let that happen.”

Is Nikki Haley staying in race in case Trump is convicted?

As pollster Frank Luntz  guested on CNN, anchor Abby Phillip speculated about what might be truly motivating Nikki Haley to stay in the presidential race despite the fact that she has no clear path to victory in the primaries.

PHILLIP: “When she says, Frank, that she’s going to stay in until the last vote is counted, how much of that calculation is about just staying in the race to be a failsafe if something were to happen and Trump gets co

It’s Thursday, February 22nd, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. ([email protected])

By Jonathan Clark

Eight Christians attacked in India by radical Hindus

A radical Hindu group recently attacked eight Christians in India’s central state of Chhattisgarh.

The group beat the Christians in the street as they returned from their weekly worship service. The injured Christians had to go to the Intensive Care Unit, including their pastor. He suffered the worst injuries. And it’s not the first time he faced an attack like this. Yet, he has continued to serve his church for years.

One local Christian told International Christian Concern, “The persecution has increased after the new Government formed in the state. The Christian community has been going through psychological trauma, as both radical Hindu nationalists and the successful administration of the state target the Christian minorities.”

British Parliamentarians opposed a ban on so-called “conversion therapy”

Earlier this month, the House of Lords in the British Parliament debated a bill that would ban so-called “conversion therapy.”

Christians warn the bill could be used to punish parents, therapists, and pastors who want to help individuals overcome unwanted sexually perverted desires and identities. 

Remarkably, parliamentarians opposed the bill. The U.K.-based Christian Concern shared, “This was the first time in British history that more politicians in Parliament opposed a conversion therapy ban than supported one. This was also an international first, as this has never previously happened elsewhere either.”

COVID vaccine recipients had neurological, blood, and heart-related issues

The Global Vaccine Data Network released the largest global study on COVID-19 shots this month.

The study looked at nearly 100 million people who got the shot. It covered the countries of Argentina, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, New Zealand, and Scotland. 

The research found people who got the shot from Pfizer, Moderna, or AstraZeneca had increased risk for certain adverse effects. Adverse events included neurological, blood, and heart-related issues.

Trump hinted at possible VP pick

On Tuesday, former President Donald Trump spoke at a Fox News town hall event hosted by Laura Ingraham.

Trump confirmed several names that are on his vice presidential shortlist. The names include entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, Florida Rep. Byron Donalds, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, and former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard.

INGRAHAM: “Are they all on your shortlist?”

TRUMP: “They are.”

INGRAHAM: “And when can we expect that you will announce your choice.”

TRUMP: “Honestly, all of those people are good. They're all good. They're all solid. And I always say I want people with common sense because there's so many things happening in this country that don't make sense. Who wants an open border? Who wants high interest rates? Who wants all electric vehicles?”

Capital One is buying Discover

Capital One Financial agreed to acquire  Discover Financial Services on Monday for $35.3 billion.

The deal would merge two of America’s largest credit card issuers. If completed, the acquisition would create the sixth largest bank in the U.S. and the largest credit card issuer. 

The deal would give Capital One ownership of one of the four major credit card networks. The other networks are Visa, Mastercard, and American Express.

George Barna: "America needs spiritual renewal more than political majority”

And finally, Dr. George Barna released his latest report, titled “America Needs Spiritual Renewal More than a Political Majority.”

With the upcoming presidential election, many hope a political leader can unite the country. However, the report noted Americans are very fragmented based on their worldview beliefs: “A majority of adults possess the same points of view i

It’s Wednesday, February 21st, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. ([email protected])

By Jonathan Clark

Pakistan released an imprisoned Christian man

In a rare move, officials in Pakistan released a Christian man accused of desecrating the Quran. Such acts are punishable by death in the Muslim-majority nation.

Police arrested 72-year-old Younis Bhatti earlier this month. The complainant in the case later admitted to falsely accusing him. However, just the announcement of the accusation led to 500 Muslims protesting. Many Christians in the area had to flee their homes.

After being released, Bhatti said, “I can’t thank God enough for rescuing me from this dangerous accusation. Those who sought to implicate me in the fake case were instead booked under the same charges. This is how God works when you put your faith in Him fully.”

In Psalm 142:7, King David prayed, “Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise Your name; the righteous shall surround me, for You shall deal bountifully with me.”

Greece legalized faux homosexual marriage

Last Thursday, lawmakers in Greece voted to legalize faux homosexual marriage. The country had legalized civil unions for homosexual couples in 2015. The new legislation allows homosexual couples to both have legal guardianship over children. 

The country is predominantly Greek Orthodox in terms of religion. As such, it is the first Orthodox-majority nation to legalize people living in vile passions with the same sex. Greece is now the 16th country in Europe and the 35th in the world to legalize such relationships. 

The Greek Orthodox Church opposed the legislation. Archbishop Ieronymos II with the Orthodox Church said the measure would “corrupt the homeland's social cohesion.”

U.S. churches faced 915 acts of hostility since 2018

The Family Research Council released a report on hostility against churches in the U.S. this month.

Between 2018 and 2023, American churches faced at least 915 acts of hostility. Attacks include vandalism, arson, gun-related incidents, and bomb threats.

Churches faced 436 incidents last year. That’s more than double the number in 2022 and more than eight times the number in 2018. 

Tony Perkins, the President of the Family Research Council, said, “There is a common connection between the growing religious persecution abroad and the rapidly increasing hostility toward churches here at home: our government's policies. The indifference abroad to the fundamental freedom of religion is rivaled only by the increasing antagonism toward the moral absolutes taught by Bible-believing churches here in the U.S., which is fomenting this environment of hostility toward churches.”

1 Peter 4:12 says, “Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings.”

Alabama Supreme Court: Frozen human embryos are children

Last Friday, the Supreme Court of Alabama ruled that frozen human embryos are children and worthy of protection. 

The case began as a wrongful death lawsuit brought by three couples involving in-vitro fertilization. The IVF clinic had destroyed the couples’ embryos in 2020. The case argued that the act violated Alabama’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act. The measure applies to unborn children.

The ruling noted, “Here, the text of the Wrongful Death of a Minor Act is sweeping and unqualified. It applies to all children, born and unborn, without limitation. It is not the role of this Court to craft a new limitation based on our own view of what is or is not wise public policy.”

Women most likely to identify as liberal

Gallup reports that Americans’ political identification has drifted toward the Left over the long term. Still, most identify as conservative (36%) or moderate (36%), and 25% identify as liberal. 

However, women in particular have grown more liberal,

It’s Tuesday, February 20th, AD 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus. ([email protected])

By Kevin Swanson

166 Iranian Christians arrested

A joint report issued by Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Open Doors, and Middle East Concern on persecution in Iran documented 166 arrests in 2023. That’s up from 134 in 2022.

At least one-third of the arrests have to do with the possession of multiple Bibles. Seventeen Christians have received prison sentences up to five years or have been subjected to fines or flogging.  

One Christian convert testified to his torture. He was violently punched and kicked, and subjected to “a lot of mental and emotional torture.”   They threatened harm and indecent treatment of his wife and children.

Churches which were once allowed to operate in public have been permanently closed by the state. Overall, the study indicates that Rights Violations in Iran have doubled since 2015.

In Romans 8:35-37, the Apostle Paul encourages those who suffer for the faith. He asked, “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?  As it is written: ‘For Your sake we are killed all day long;

We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.’ Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us."

America’s fluctuating inflation

A respite in inflation has only been temporary in the United States.  

The Producer Price Index popped up to 7.1% annualized January, reports Wolf Street.  And the consumer services sector was up 12.7% on the annualized basis. The indexes have been moving around 3-4% for the last six to nine months.

How 7 American companies have saved the stock market

Only seven companies out of 60,000 publicly owned companies have contributed to the vast improvement in the stock market indices over the last year.  

The "Magnificent Seven" tech stocks — Apple (AAPL), Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN), Meta (META), Tesla (TSLA), and Nvidia (NVDA) improved their stock value by 71%, compared to only 6% for the remaining 493 companies in the Fortune 500 list, reports Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research.

The Magnificent Seven added a total of $5.117 trillion in market capitalization by people investing more money into their stock in 2023 while the entire S&P 500 companies altogether added $6.502 trillion.

New “Jesus Saves Us” ads contrast with “Jesus Gets Us” ads

You’ve gotta see this.

There’s another ad campaign to compete with the Jesus Gets Us campaign featured on the Super Bowl broadcasts, reports The Washington Stand.

Former gang leader Jamie Bambrick has released his own “Jesus Saves Us” campaign which is already netting millions of downloads through X and YouTube.

Featuring pictures of a former lesbian, a former abortionist, a former drug addict, a former witch, a former right hand man to atheist Richard Dawkins, the video points out that “Jesus doesn’t just get us. He saves us, redeems us, forgives us, heals us, delivers us, and loves us.”

Described as the Christian Super Bowl ad they should have made, you can watch it through a special link in our transcript today at www.TheWorldview.com.

These days Jamie Bambrick is an assistant pastor of an Evangelical church in Northern Ireland.

Drug overdose deaths in Oregon doubled

Drug overdose deaths in Oregon have doubled since 2019 following the passage of a ballot measure to legalize virtually all drugs for personal use, reports Reuters.

Measure 110 had passed by a 58%-42% majority.   But now, an Emerson College survey finds that 56% of Oregonians support a total repeal of Measure 110!

The slipping economies and fertility rates of Japan and America

What used to be the second largest economy in the world has slipped to fourth place.  Japan is officially in recession after a double quarter slippage of 3.3% and 0.4% negative Gross Domestic