It’s Wednesday, August 3rd, A.D. 2022. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com)
By Jonathan Clark
Muslims killed 6 pastors, kidnapped 27 Christians this year
Muslim extremists in Nigeria have killed six of its pastors and kidnapped 27 church members this year, according to a group known as Evangelical Church Winning All.
Their coordinator, Mac Philips, said, “To preach the Gospel for us is to die, to be safe is to stop preaching the Gospel. It’s a choice we all have to make – for us, we choose the former. The Gospel in Nigeria cannot be preached without casualties. Our lives are increasingly on the line, but nothing compares to the excellency of sharing the Gospel to a dying world without Christ.”
According to Open Doors, Nigeria is the seventh most dangerous country in the world for Christians.
Romans 8:36-37 says, “‘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.”
Poland’s abortions dropped by 90% last year
Poland’s Ministry of Health reports the number of abortions in the country fell by 90% last year.
In 2021, 107 unborn babies died by abortion, down from 1,076 deaths in 2020.
Last January, a ruling by the country’s Constitutional Court came into effect, banning nearly all abortions.
However, babies in the womb are still in danger. Pro-life activists warn that tens of thousands of Polish babies are still killed each year with abortion pills.
England shut down transgender clinic for kids
England’s National Health Service is shutting down the only facility in the U.K. that offers children “Gender Identity Development Service.”
Doctors and patients have accused the facility of rushing children into puberty blockers.
Meanwhile, in the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration warned last month that puberty blockers can have serious side affects.
Puberty blockers, known as gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists in children, can cause brain swelling and loss of vision. The FDA identified six cases in girls between the ages of 5 and 12 years old.
Illinois hospital forced to pay $10 million over COVID-shot firings
Liberty Counsel announced yesterday it achieved the first class action settlement in the U.S. over illegal COVID-shot mandates.
Illinois’ NorthShore University HealthSystem must pay $10.3 million for discriminating against 500 current and former health care workers. The company denied hundreds of religious exemptions from the COVID-shot mandate.
As part of the settlement, NorthShore must change its policy of “no religious accommodations.”
Mat Staver with Liberty Counsel said, “This settlement is the first in the nation and should serve as a strong warning to employers that thought they could violate longstanding Title VII religious freedom laws.”
Arkansas Methodist Church leaves denomination over homosexuality
A large Methodist church in Arkansas is leaving The United Methodist Church over the debate on homosexuality.
Like many other Methodist congregations, First United Methodist Church of Jonesboro is joining the theologically conservative Global Methodist Church.
In a letter, First Church stated, “Our congregation has been consistently clear that the shifts in theological teaching and the failures of the UMC to enforce the doctrinal discipline do not reflect the beliefs of the strong majority of our membership.”
As of June, 35 Methodist churches in Arkansas were considering leaving the United Methodist Church.
California declares Monkeypox emergency
California declared a state of emergency on Monday over the Monkeypox outbreak.
It’s the third state to do so after Illinois and New York.
The U.S. has reported 6,000 cases of Monkeypox across 48 states. Forty-seven percent of the cases are in California, Illinois, and New York.
The vast majority of cases are spread through sodomy.
In a column for World Magazine, Albert Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, wrote, “Medical authorities and the major media seem unable to say out loud what is horrifyingly obvious—men should not have sex with men.”
Romans 1:27 says, “Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.”
Remarkable “Lord’s Prayer” solo in Capitol Rotunda
And finally, a video of a man singing the “Lord’s Prayer” from last Wednesday in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda has garnered one million views.
Nathan Kistler, the Director of Hope To The Hill ministry, gave the phenomenal performance.
Listen to the closing line.
KISTLER: “”For thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever, Amen.” (applause)
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And that’s The Worldview in 5 Minutes on this Wednesday, August 3rd, in the year of our Lord 2022. Subscribe by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I’m Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.