It’s Friday, October 21st, A.D. 2022. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus.
By Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com)
Chinese Christian fined $20,850 for “Unauthorized religious training”
On September 13, the Chinese Communist Party fined a Christian man named Ji Chun’gang $20,850 for “carrying out religious training without authorization,” reports International Christian Concern. An announcement of the fine was published by the WeChat group “Deep Insight Press.”
Chun’gang lives in Panlong District in the city of Kunming, and he allegedly conducted the religious training on June 28. The evidence presented against him by the authorities included two photos of the event, a list of participants, and the material.
These restrictions on unauthorized religious training are part of a wider effort by the Chinese government to infiltrate religious teaching in China with Chinese nationalism and socialist thought.
In Matthew 28:19-20, Jesus said, “Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
British Prime Minister resigns after 44 days
British Prime Minister Liz Truss dramatically admitted defeat and quit yesterday as the Parliament is gearing up for Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak to do ‘battle for the soul’ of the party, reports The Daily Mail.
After just 44 disastrous days at 10 Downing Street, Truss took to a lectern outside the famous black door to confirm her departure, sealing her fate as the shortest-serving premier in modern political history.
Listen.
TRUSS: “I came into office at a time of great economic and international instability. Families and businesses were worried about how to pay their bills. Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine threatens the security of our whole continent. And our country has been held back for too long by low economic growth.
“I was elected by the Conservative Party with a mandate to change this. We delivered on energy bills on cutting national insurance. And we set out a vision for a low-tax, high-growth economy that would take advantage of the freedoms of Brexit.
“I recognize though I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party. I have therefore spoken to His Majesty the King [Charles III) to notify him that I am resigning as leader of the Conservative Party. That will be a leadership election to be completed within the next week. I will remain as Prime Minister until a successor has been chosen.”
Poll: Americans think pro-abortion Democrats more extreme than pro-life Republicans
A new national poll shows Americans think that pro-abortion Democrats are more extreme on abortion than pro-life Republicans, reports LifeNews.com.
The polling firm, WPA Intelligence, conducted a poll of 1,000 Americans October 6–10 and shared the results with National Review. It asked Americans to share their views on two different abortion positions: 1. “Allowing abortions up until 9 months of pregnancy for any reason,” or 2. “restricting abortions to only in cases of rape, incest, and when the life of the mother is in danger.”
When asked which of the two was “more extreme,” 57 percent of respondents chose “allowing abortions up until 9 months of pregnancy for any reason,” as opposed to just 29 percent who chose “restricting abortions to only in cases of rape, incest, and when the life of the mother is in danger.” Fourteen percent said they were unsure which of the two positions was more extreme.
The Worldview thinks the 14%, who are apparently clueless, forgot to eat their Wheaties that morning.
Former transgender youth speaks out
And finally, a group of de-transitioners spoke at a recent school board meeting in Ventura, California amid concerns about public schools exposing students to gender ideology. They warn that such content increases the likelihood that minors will rush to embrace “irreversible” decisions to their long-term detriment, reports The Christian Post.
Three young adults, who formerly identified as trans, spoke out last week. One of them was Chloe Cole, an 18-year-old biological woman who has launched a support group for individuals who have come to regret undergoing gender transitions called Detrans United. Listen to her testimony.
COLE: “I hit puberty at nine years old and I hated my developing breasts. I would get comments on my body, both from peers and adults, some of which were sexual in nature. I hated growing into a woman. I decided that I wanted to become a boy. And I chose the new name for myself, Leo. I cut my hair shorter, and I began to buy boy’s clothes.
“My parents were supportive, but they weren’t sure what to do with me. So, they sought the help of medical professionals who manipulated them into allowing me to do whatever I wanted to do to myself.”
Chloe Cole shared the devastating consequences of going down the transgender path.
COLE: “I went on puberty blockers at 13, and I started injecting testosterone shortly after. I was 15 years old when I went under the knife for my ‘top surgery,’ which really means a bilateral mastectomy in which both of my breasts were removed. Very quickly, I was given what I wanted, but it was far from what I needed!
“So, years later, I’m still suffering from major complications. I will not be able to breastfeed any children I have in the future, and my sexuality has permanently been impacted because I was allowed to make adult decisions, starting at 13 and then again at 15.”
And Chloe Cole offered these sobering insights before the Ventura, California school board.
COLE: “This is what happens when children are sexualized and exposed to developmentally inappropriate and confusing content and ideas from a young age. This is what happens when we treat children like adults and expect them to have the mental faculties for proper long-term decision making. You are placing children in direct harm. Children deserve better!” (applause)
Cole indicated on her Twitter account that the distribution of a book entitled Call Me Max introducing 8-year-olds to the word “transgender” — without parental consent — was the primary reason she decided to call into the school board meeting.
Chloe is right to call out the fools on the California school board for allowing the tragic transgender indoctrination of impressionable children to think it is morally acceptable and biologically sensible to ruin their God-given design.
Genesis 1:27 says, “So God created mankind in His own image, in the image of God He created them; male and female He created them.”
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