It’s Tuesday, January 21st, A.D. 2025. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus. ([email protected])

By Kevin Swanson

Cuban pastor released from prison

Cuban Protestant pastor Lorenzo Rosales Fajardo was released from prison following the United States’ announcement that it would remove Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism. 

Pastor Fajardo was one of 553 political prisoners chosen to be released as a gesture of goodwill. He had served about half of a seven-year sentence for trumped-up charges.

Franklin Graham cited Daniel 2 and urged Americans to turn to God

Before Donald Trump was inaugurated and sworn in as the 47th president of the United States in the Capitol Rotunda on Monday, Franklin Graham offered this prayer in which he quoted Daniel 2:21.

GRAHAM: “Our Father and our God, Thou hast said, ‘Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.’ As the prophet Daniel prayed, ‘Blessed be the name of God forever and ever. For wisdom and might are His. He changes the times and the seasons. He removes kings. He raises up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.’

“Our Father today, as President Donald J. Trump takes the oath of office once again, we come to say thank You, O Lord, our God Father. When Donald Trump's enemies thought he was down and out, You and You alone, saved his life and raised him up with strength and power by your mighty hand.”

Graham concluded his 3-minute prayer with these words.

GRAHAM: “We remember to keep our eyes fixed on You and may our hearts be inclined to Your voice. We know that America can never be great again if we turn our backs on You. We ask for Your help. And we pray all of this in the name of the King of kings, the Lord of lords, Your Son, my Savior, and our Redeemer, Jesus, Christ. Amen.”

Trump took oath of office

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts administered the presidential oath.

ROBERTS: “Please raise your right hand and repeat after me. I, Donald John Trump, do solemnly swear…”

TRUMP:  “I, Donald John Trump, do solemnly swear…”

ROBERTS: “that I will faithfully execute…”

TRUMP:  “that I will faithfully execute…”

ROBERTS: “the office of President of the United States …”

TRUMP:   “the office of President of the United States…”

ROBERTS: “and will, to the best of my ability…”

TRUMP: “and will, to the best of my ability…”

ROBERTS: “preserve, protect and defend…”

TRUMP: “preserve, protect and defend…”

ROBERTS: “the Constitution of the United States.”

TRUMP: “the Constitution of the United States.”

ROBERTS: “So help me, God.”

TRUMP: “So help me, God.”

Argentinian, Ecuadoran, and Italian presidents attended

Foreign dignitaries attending the inauguration included Argentinian President Javier Milei, Ecuadoran President Daniel Noboa, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.  

In addition to U.S. President Joe Biden, former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton witnessed Trump’s inauguration.  Michelle Obama was the only presidential spouse who chose not to attend in order to send a message of disapproval.

Trump: "The golden age of America begins right now!”

On Monday, President Donald Trump gave a 30-minute inauguration speech inside the Capitol Rotunda beginning with this memorable line.

TRUMP:  “The golden age of America begins right now!” (applause)

Once he has implemented his policies, he’s convinced that America’s reputation will dramatically improve.

TRUMP: “America will reclaim its rightful place as the greatest, most powerful, most respected nation on Earth, inspiring the awe and admiration of the entire world.”

Trump affirmed two genders.

TRUMP: “As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders: male and female.” (applause)

He encouraged national pride with the caveat that Americans need to remember God.

TRUMP: “National unity is now returning to America and confidence and pride is soaring like never before. … We will not forget our country. We will not forget our Constitution. And we will not forget our God. Can’t do that.” (applause)

And President Trump referred to the first assassination attempt on his life.

TRUMP: “Just a few months ago, in a beautiful Pennsylvania field, an assassin's bullet ripped through my ear. But I felt then, and believe even more so now, that my life was saved for a reason. I was saved by God to make America great again!” (applause)

Read a transcript of Trump’s inauguration speech here.

Martin Luther King’s niece: MLK Day & Trump Inauguration providential

Alveda King, Martin Luther King, Jr’s niece, spoke up in an op-ed column on FoxNews.com yesterday.

She noted first that “It is no coincidence that on the very same day as MLK Day, we will celebrate the second inauguration of President Trump. I believe that God made it so that these two events would align.”  

King’s main concern was protecting the lives of the unborn. She wrote, “Let us all praise the Almighty that abortion is no longer a constitutionally protected right in the United States. Yet this does not mean that our work is over as a movement. Instead, as we continue to march in support of the unborn, we will also turn our efforts to the state level to protect life through state legislatures.”

Biden issues pardons for his own family minutes before Trump’s oath

Lame Duck President Joe Biden pardoned several controversial figures who have yet to be indicted for any crime.  

The list includes Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, General Mark Milley (Ret.), Democratic Senator Adam Schiff of California, and former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney of Wyoming.

Then, just minutes before leaving the presidency, Biden issued blanket pardons for members of his own family including his brother James and his wife, Sara; his sister, Valerie, and her husband, John Owens; and his brother Francis.

However, Trump prosecutor Jack Smith, former FBI Director Christopher Wray, and Attorney General Merrick Garland were not on the list of pardons.

Trump’s executive orders set a new course

President Trump immediately went to work signing over a hundred presidential directives, reports CBS News.

Among other initiatives, he

(1) Closed the border to asylum-seeking migrants.

Trump released his own cryptocurrency

The incoming president, Donald Trump, also released his own cryptocurrency over the weekend, reports USA Today.

In less than 24 hours, the Trump Coin increased in value by 18,000% -- with a market cap of over $5 billion. And Melania Trump also got her own crypto coin, now with a market cap of $2.15 billion.  

Fartcoin, another joke crypto has got a value of $1.8 billion as of today.

The total market capitalization for cryptocurrency is approaching $4 trillion. That’s about five times the size of the U.S. oil and gas industry.

A few less Americans are investing in 25,000 different crypto-coins. 40% of men and 16% of women invested in 2024 — slightly lower numbers than 2023.

People most stressed in Louisiana

And finally, WalletHub did a study on the most stressed out state populations in America.

Louisianans were the most stressed and Minnesotans were the least stressed.

Generally, those in the northern states are not stressed, while people in the southern states are more stressed out -- based on money, work, family, and health-related issues.

Philippians 4:6-8 reminds us to “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”

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