Episodes
It’s Friday, October 18th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus. ([email protected]) By Adam McManus Saudi Arabia rejected from Human Rights Council During a vote last week at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, representatives rejected Saudi Arabia’s bid for membership on the influential Human Rights Council, reports International Christian Concern. Voting for a spot on the council is broken...
Published 10/18/24
It’s Thursday, October 17th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus. ([email protected]) By Jonathan Clark Chinese Communists released church elder from prison Chinese authorities released a house church elder on bail last Tuesday. Elder Zhu Longfei of Shunde Shengjia Church had suffered in prison for 14 months. Police arrested him last year for printing Bible study materials, characterizing it as “printing...
Published 10/17/24
It’s Wednesday, October 16th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus. ([email protected]) By Jonathan Clark Britain burdens parents with tax on private school tuition The U.K. Labor government will require private schools to charge a value-added tax on school fees starting next year. Christian schools are challenging the measure with the help of the Christian Legal Centre. The group warned “the policy will...
Published 10/16/24
It’s Tuesday, October 15th, A.D. 2024. 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 Praying at home may be illegal under Scottish abortion law Scotland is banning silent prayer in private homes, according to one interpretation of new pro-abortion legislation passed by the nation’s parliament As reported in the UK Telegraph, a letter has been sent to residents in an Edinburgh zone...
Published 10/15/24
It’s Monday, October 14th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus. ([email protected]) By Adam McManus How Muslim Malaysia might curb religious liberty of Christians Human rights activist Siti Kasim recently raised concerns over a proposed bill that would significantly undermine religious freedom in Malaysia located in Southeast Asia.   If this Muslim-majority nation, with 63% practicing Islam, passes the...
Published 10/14/24
It’s Friday, October 11th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus. ([email protected]) By Adam McManus China and North Korea partner to persecute Christians China has subjected hundreds of North Koreans to atrocities since last year by forcibly returning them to a country whose leaders hold that religion, especially Christianity, is the greatest threat to its power, experts said at a recent U.S. hearing,...
Published 10/11/24
It’s Thursday, October 10th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus. ([email protected]) By Jonathan Clark Iranian Christian released from prison 5 years early Church in Chains reports that authorities in Iran released a Christian convert from Evin Prison in Tehran last week. Mehdi Akbari had already spent nearly five years in prison out of his 10-year sentence. Thankfully, a court reduced his...
Published 10/10/24
It’s Wednesday, October 9th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus. ([email protected]) By Jonathan Clark 18 Christians arrested in India for evangelism Police in India arrested 18 Christians recently on false charges of trying to forcefully convert school children.  The men and women were sharing the Gospel in the villages of India’s eastern state of Bihar. A school even game them permission to enter,...
Published 10/09/24
It’s Tuesday, October 8th, A.D. 2024. 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 and Adam McManus Gutsy Australian pastor won’t bow knee to Aborigine pagan religion An Australian pastor is facing charges in Queensland State for opposing Australia’s “Welcome to Country” ceremonies, based in Aborigine pagan religion. On the basis of biblical law, Dave Pellowe, pastor and founder of...
Published 10/08/24
It’s Monday, October 7th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus. ([email protected]) By Adam McManus Pakistani Muslim employer forces 17-year-old Christian boy to convert The Muslim employers of a 17-year-old Christian who works at their gas company in Pakistan have forcibly converted him to Islam and are holding him in illegal custody, reports MorningStarNews.org. Samina Javed, a brick kiln worker in the...
Published 10/07/24
It’s Friday, October 4th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus. ([email protected]) By Adam McManus Biden-Harris gave $68 million to Somalia despite support of Hamas On Tuesday, the U.S. government agreed to provide $68.5 million in aid to Somalia, a financially struggling Muslim-majority nation in Africa, despite the country’s open support for Hamas and ongoing persecution of Christians, reports...
Published 10/04/24
It’s Thursday, October 3rd, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus. ([email protected]) By Jonathan Clark Chinese Communists install their own religious leaders The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom released a report on China last week. The country continues its policy of subordinating all religious groups to the Chinese Communist Party. The party installs its own religious leaders and...
Published 10/03/24
It’s Wednesday, October 2nd, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus. ([email protected]) By Jonathan Clark The more gov’t corruption, the more persecution of Christians International Christian Concern released a report on the connection between government corruption and persecution. The report notes that countries with significant abuse of public power for private gain are also countries with high levels of...
Published 10/02/24
It’s Tuesday, October 1st, A.D. 2024. 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 South African homeschoolers face jail if kids not in school Last week, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the controversial Basic Education Law Amendments Bill into law in an effort to federalize and centralize control over the nation’s education program. The law would levy a year-long prison...
Published 10/01/24
It’s Monday, September 30th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus. ([email protected]) By Adam McManus 150 Protestants return to Hidalgo State, Mexico after displacement On April 26th, Mexican Catholic village leaders in Hidalgo State cut the electricity, vandalized a Protestant church, and blocked access to homes of the Protestant minority, reports Christian Solidarity Worldwide. As a result, over 150...
Published 09/30/24
It’s Friday, September 27th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. ([email protected]) By Adam McManus Small but committed church in Syria Although the Syrian Civil War has faded from the headlines after 13 years, the conflict continues — and a smaller yet more committed church remains, reports International Christian Concern. A United Nations commission recently stated that the war is intensifying as war...
Published 09/27/24
It’s Thursday, September 26th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus. ([email protected]) By Jonathan Clark Russian soldiers destroyed 630 Ukrainian churches A report from Mission Eurasia and the Institute for Religious Freedom of Ukraine documents the destruction of churches in Ukraine since Russia invaded the country in 2022. The report found the war has destroyed at least 630 places of worship as of the...
Published 09/26/24
It’s Wednesday, September 25th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus. ([email protected]) By Jonathan Clark Christian suffering in Gaza Christians continue to suffer in the Gaza Strip during the Israel-Hamas War.  International Christian Concern reports there are an estimated 900 Christians in the territory. They have faced the hardship of war with death and devastation all around them. Beyond that,...
Published 09/25/24
It’s Tuesday, September 24th, A.D. 2024. 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 and Adam McManus Fulani Muslim herdsmen kill Nigerian Christians On Thursday, September 19th, Fulani Muslim herdsmen in central Nigeria, Africa killed two Christians, reports Morning Star News. Solomon Sanga, a local resident, said, “Audu Bala and Jonathan Moses were working on their farms when these...
Published 09/24/24
It’s Monday, September 23rd, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus. ([email protected]) By Adam McManus Indonesian church denied building permit for 10 years For 10 long years now, the 600 members of Christ Congregation Millenium Peace Church have gathered on an empty plot of land in the Kartasura District in Indonesia to worship God. They set up a large tent to shield themselves from the scorching sun and...
Published 09/23/24
It’s Friday, September 20th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. ([email protected]) By Adam McManus Pakistani Christian mother sentenced to death On Wednesday, a Pakistani Christian mother of four children received the death sentence after a judge convicted her under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, reports Morning Star News. Shagufta Kiran, age 40, was convicted under Section 295-C of Pakistan’s widely...
Published 09/20/24
It’s Thursday, September 19th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus. ([email protected]) By Jonathan Clark Myanmar military has killed 5,000 civilians The United Nations released a report on Tuesday about human rights under Myanmar’s military regime.  The military seized control of the Southeast Asian nation in 2021. The report found the regime has killed over 5,000 civilians since then. Nearly half of...
Published 09/19/24
It’s Wednesday, September 18th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. ([email protected]) By Jonathan Clark Indonesian officials release Christian apologist from jail Praise God! Indonesian officials released a Christian apologist from prison earlier this year. International Christian Concern confirmed the release last week.  Authorities arrested Gratia Pello back in 2022 for allegedly insulting Islam....
Published 09/18/24
It’s Tuesday, September 17th, A.D. 2024. 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 Communist Chinese persecuting human rights lawyers ChinaChange.org reports on the ongoing persecution of human rights lawyers, many of whom have attempted to defend Christians who suffer under draconian controls in the country.   For nine years the Communist government in China has continued the...
Published 09/17/24
It’s Monday, September 16th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus. ([email protected]) By Adam McManus Muslim Pakistani brothers abduct, forcibly convert, and marry two Catholic sisters  A high court in Pakistan has ordered police to recover two Catholic sisters, ages 13 and 18, who were kidnapped,  forcibly converted to Islam, and married to their abductors, reports The Christian Post. Police initially...
Published 09/16/24