It’s Tuesday, December 6th, A.D. 2022. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com)

By Kevin Swanson

39 Christians arrested in India

Hindi News reports that 39 Christians from the Evangelical Church in the Sadar Katwali area were arrested on charges of violating the nation’s anti-conversion law.

The Court of Justice in Fatephur has issued an order to attach or confiscate the properties of the accused. Fourteen of the accused, including Pastor Vijah Masih, are in jail. 

Supreme Court hears major religious liberty case

For 70 minutes on Monday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments about the Colorado Christian web designer who objected to creating websites for homosexual faux weddings.  

Guest hosting today for Kevin Swanson at Generations Radio, I spoke with Matt Sharp, Senior Counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, the Christian legal group which has represented Lorie Smith, the Christian web designer, of 303 Creative, since 2016.

SHARP: “Our constitutional rights are now left to the whims of government officials who don’t like our beliefs and who disagree with them. And that’s why we’re hopeful that Colorado is going to lose this case and that the Supreme Court will affirm that our First Amendment rights are foundational rights. No state, no governments can come in and censor or silence us simply because it disagrees with our views.”

You can hear the full interview at www.generations.org/radio

Free speech advocates hope for a positive outcome by June 2023 when the high court will release its decision.

Alliance Defending Freedom argued that they would not defend cases of caterers, restaurants, jewelers, and tailors who did not wish to support homosexual faux weddings. But the legal group asked the court to draw the line on web designers and bakers.  

You can hear the arguments through a special C-SPAN link in our transcript today at www.TheWorldview.com.

Proverbs 29:2 is exactly right. “When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan.”

Grandmother arrested for feeding the homeless

The tyranny of city ordinances can be worse than the tyranny of big national governments.

A 78-year-old grandmother was cited for feeding the homeless, which is her daily practice, at a community park in Bullhead City, Arizona.

THORNTON:  “The city of Bullhead has made it a crime to feed the needy.”

POLICE OFFICER: “Technically, I’m supposed to be handcuffing you and everything too. I’m not gonna do that. I don’t think you’re a hardened criminal.  I don’t think you’re, you’re out to hurt me.”

THORNTON: “I’m not out to hurt anybody!”

Norma Thornton said she just couldn’t afford to pay the permit fee, and besides, she said, “They’re only available for one person, one day a month, and they’re only available at one location, one day a month.”  

That doesn’t work for Norma. She feeds poor folks every day at the park. The Institute for Justice has filed suit for Norma, alleging that her Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated.

THORNTON: “The thought of people being hungry? I mean, I’m not making a big impact. It’s not that much. But at least some people have enough food to survive. And I can’t even imagine living in this country and being hungry.  To be told that you cannot feed the hungry, regardless of what the circumstances are, (sighs) is sad, but it makes me really, really angry, to put it bluntly!”

Benjamin Netanyahu back as Israeli Prime Minister

Benjamin Netanyahu is back in power as Prime Minister of Israel, after an 18-month break.

The new government is expected to be less supportive of homosexuality and the Arab population. 

Biden wants to keep COVID-shot mandate for military

The latest signal from the White House is that the military COVID-19 shot mandate must stay in place, reports Politico.com.

However, House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy, says the Republicans are pushing to remove the mandate. They will hold up approval on the national defense authorization act (NCAA) until that happens.

Kanye West praises Adolf Hitler on InfoWars

Much hyped as a professing Christian, controversial entertainer Kanye West is now heaping praise on Adolf Hitler.  

In his recent exchange with radio host Alex Jones, West minimized the Holocaust and said this about Hitler.

WEST: “I see good things about Hitler also. Every human being has something of value that they brought to the table, especially Hitler.”

West took the Number 1 position on Billboard’s Year End Charts for Christian music in 2022. He won Song of the Year in the Dove awards in 2020. 

You can watch the bizarre 2-hour interview on InfoWars during which Kanye West is wearing a black mask that totally obscures his face through a special link in our transcript today at www.TheWorldview.com.

Proverbs 18:5-6 reminds us that “It is not good to show partiality to the wicked, or to overthrow the righteous in judgment. A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for blows.”

Mohler slams 12 GOP senators who okayed homosexual marriage

Southern Baptist Seminary President Albert Mohler slammed the 12 Republican senators who voted in favor of what has been called the “Disrespect for Marriage Act.”

In a World Magazine column entitled “The United States Senate surrendered marriage,” Mohler wrote that “Those senators voted to redefine marriage, weaken society’s fundamental covenant, and threaten the religious freedom of Americans who, by religious conviction, cannot join in the legislation’s revolt against marriage and family, morality and creation order. … Anyone who thinks the religious freedom ‘protections’ in the bill will be respected by the Left is dishonest.”

Also, never to be forgotten is the support lent to the legislation by the Mormon cult, the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and the left-leaning National Association of Evangelicals. 

Don’t forget: Christian documentary on Johnny Cash in theaters

Tonight and Wednesday night are the last two nights to see the Christian documentary entitled “Johnny Cash: Redemption of an American Icon.”

It’s based on Pastor Greg Laurie’s book by the same name.

Watch the trailer and get your tickets at www.JohnnyCashMovie.com. That’s JohnnyCashMovie.com

America’s $31.4 trillion of debt

And finally, the U.S. government has reached its debt ceiling again — at $31.4 trillion. It could result in a congressional battle over the next few weeks, especially if the Democrats want to turn on another spending binge, reports CNBC.

The federal deficits averaged 11% of the Gross Domestic Product over the last three years (a total of 33% of the GDP) — the largest deficits since World War II 75 years ago.  The U.S. government-debt-to-GDP ratio has risen from 60% to 120% since the last recession in 2007. 

With inflation sky-high and spending approaching that of drunken sailors, Americans aren’t saving money anymore. The personal savings rate has dropped to 2.3%, dropping from an average of 7.5% between 1980 and 2020. Credit card and revolving credit loans have risen from $740 billion to $940 billion since April of 2021. 

People need to work for a good economy, but the labor participation rate continues to fall — now at 62.1%, down from 67.3% in 2000, and slipping a full percentage just since 2020. 

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And that’s The Worldview in 5 Minutes on this Tuesday, December 6th, 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.