It’s Wednesday, August 24th, 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

Nigeria arrested Epoch Times reporter

Nigerian officials have arrested a Christian human rights reporter after he criticized the government in an article on Christian persecution in the country.

Luka Binniyat now faces a trial on September 6 for allegedly aiding and abetting the offenses of cybercrimes.

The original article appeared in The Epoch Times last October and was entitled “In Nigeria, Police Decry Massacres as ‘Wicked’ but Make No Arrest.”

Please pray for Binniyat, his wife, and six children as they face this trial.

Open Doors lists Nigeria as the deadliest country in the world for Christians. 

GOP report on Biden’s Afghan evacuation

U.S. House Republicans released a report last Tuesday on the Biden administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. 

The report described last year’s withdrawal as a “chaotic Non-combatant Evacuation Operation where 13 U.S. servicemembers lost their lives and more than 800 Americans were abandoned behind enemy lines.” The report also calls out the administration for not evacuating tens of thousands of at-risk Afghan allies who remain trapped in the country.

If Republicans win the House majority in November, the report would form a blueprint for further investigation into the administration’s actions.

New IRS agents will target small businesspeople

The U.S. Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation reports a provision in the new Inflation Reduction Act will target small businesses. 

Up to 90% of the $200 billion in additional IRS collections will come from small businesses making less than $200,000 annually.

Joe Hinchman with the National Taxpayers Union Foundation told the New York Post, “The IRS will have to target small and medium businesses because they won’t fight back. We’ve seen this play out before. The IRS says ‘We’re going after the rich’ but when you’re trying to raise that much money, the rich can only get you so far. The rich have their lawyers and fight it — that’s why the poor are easier to go after.”

Proverbs 14:31 says, “He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, but he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.”

Chaplain fired for expressing Biblical position on sexuality

Alliance Defending Freedom filed a lawsuit last Thursday on behalf of a chaplain who was fired for expressing his beliefs on human sexuality.

Dr. Andrew Fox had been a volunteer chaplain with the Austin Fire Department in Texas for eight years.

Last June, Fox wrote a blogpost, stating men should not compete in women’s sports because of biological differences between the sexes.

Last December, the fire department dismissed Fox after co-workers living sexuality perverted lifestyles found his blogpost offensive.

The lawsuit states, “The net result of the Fire Department’s actions was to punish Dr. Fox for his own personal speech — unrelated to his job duties — on religious views held by tens of millions of orthodox Christians.”

The Church at Planned Parenthood prays for lives to be rescued

A church devoted to praying outside abortion mills is expanding across northwestern states.

Pastor Ken Peters started The Church at Planned Parenthood where hundreds have gathered for years to sing, pray, and “take church to the gates of hell.” The church now has about a dozen locations across Washington State and the U.S.

As many states are banning abortions, Peters hopes to expand worship services in Washington and Oregon. He expects the states to become abortion hotspots.

Planned Parenthood has filed a lawsuit against the church, but Peters says they continue to worship: “We fight spiritually, not physically.”

2 Corinthians 10:3-4 says, “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds.”

Get your tickets for Lifemark movie

Have you purchased your tickets yet for Lifemark, the pro-adoption movie produced by Kirk Cameron and the Kendrick Brothers?

It will only be in the theaters from Friday, September 9 th through Thursday, September 15 th .

David’s comfortable world is turned upside down when his birthmother unexpectedly reaches out to him, longing to meet the 18-year-old son she’s only held once. With the encouragement of his adoptive parents, David embarks on a journey of discovery that leads to a staggering truth from his past.

Watch the trailer through a special link at www.TheWorldview.com.

Kids with biological parents do best academically

And finally, a report from the Institute for Family Studies found children who live with their married, biological parents perform the best in school.

Children from non-traditional families, like singe-parent families or stepfamilies, did not perform as well.

Overall, the number of school interventions decreased between 1996 and 2019. However, interventions for children from non-traditional families increased. 

The researchers noted, “Students from non-intact families continue to have nearly triple the risk of suspension and double the risk of grade repetition as students from intact, biological families. … Our results are consistent with the theory that marriage matters more than ever for today’s children.”

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And that’s The Worldview in 5 Minutes on this Wednesday, August 24th, 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.