It’s Friday, June 9th, A.D. 2023. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com)
By Adam McManus
Charges dropped against truth telling Pennsylvania street preacher
Prosecutors have dropped charges against Damon Atkins, a Pennsylvanian street preacher, after he was arrested while reading from the Bible across from a homosexual pride event, reports The Christian Post.
He was living out Romans 12:21 which says, “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
After a review of the arrest on June 3rd in the city of Reading, the Berks County District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday that charges of disorderly conduct, filed against Atkins, were withdrawn.
Video of the arrest went viral after Atkins, age 41, was taken into custody on absurd, trumped-up charges when he merely quoted a Bible verse to Reading Police Officer Bradley McClure.
Donald Trump indicted on 7 counts over classified documents
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on seven federal criminal counts in connection with hundreds of classified government documents he retained at his Florida home after leaving the White House, reports CNBC.
Trump himself disclosed the indictment in a series of posts on his Truth Social media site on Thursday evening.
Dark horse GOP presidential candidate Doug Burgum
On Wednesday, Republican North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, a successful businessman, announced his dark horse bid for the presidency, reports CBS News.
After graduating from college in 1983, Burgum mortgaged his inherited farmland to invest in Great Plains Software which he sold in 2001 to Microsoft for $1.1 billion.
He applied his business know-how to the state of North Dakota.
BURGUM: “We cut $1.7 billion in spending our first year in office. We cut red tape and streamlined services. We balanced the budget every year. We bolstered cybersecurity. We brought life back to our main streets. We made record investments in education, built infrastructure, unleashed energy production, and diversified the economy.
“North Dakota is both growing and getting younger, one of the only states that’s doing that. And we have the third lowest unemployment in the country and the highest workforce participation in the nation. (applause)
“We achieved historic pension reform, helped pass term limits, and enacted the biggest tax cut in state history. (applause) We know we can do the same for America.
“To unlock the best of America, we need a leader who’s clearly focused on three things: Economy, energy, and national security. And that is why today I’m officially announcing I’m running for the president of the United States of America.” (applause)
Pence touts conservatism and Constitution in presidential bid
On the same day, from the early GOP primary state of Iowa, former Vice President Mike Pence threw his hat into the presidential ring, reports the Des Moines Register.
He laid out his credentials as a conservative former Congressman and Governor from Indiana.
PENCE: “What you may not know is I was also a congressman from Indiana for 12 years. I was a leader for House conservatives. We fought for life and liberty. I battled against big spenders in both political parties. I was a governor in Indiana where we cut taxes, as you heard from Speaker Houston. We achieved record employment, we expanded educational choice stood for the right to life, and the freedom of religion.
“And as your vice president, I was proud to stand by President Donald Trump every single day when we made America great again. (applause)
“Everything I am, everything I ever will be, I owe to my family, people of this country, and to Almighty God. I’ve long believed that to whom much is given, much will be required. That’s why today, before God and my family, I’m announcing that I’m running for President of the United States of America.” (applause)
Pence laid out his vision for America.
PENCE: “We can defend our nation and secure our border. We can revive our economy, put our nation back on a path to a balanced federal budget. We can defend our liberties and give America a new beginning for life. But it’ll require new leadership in the White House and the Republican Party.”
And Pence did not hesitate to address the events of January 6, 2021 when he chose to certify the 2020 presidential election results over the objections of Donald Trump.
PENCE: “As I’ve said many times, on that fateful day, President Trump’s words were reckless. They endangered my family and everyone at the Capitol. What the American people deserve to know is that on that day President Trump also demanded that I choose between him and the Constitution. Now, voters will be faced with the same choice. I chose the Constitution. And I always will.” (applause)
YouTube will now allow posts questioning 2020 presidential election
Speaking of elections, YouTube announced last Friday that it will allow content that challenges the results of past U.S. elections.
Shortly after the 2020 presidential election, the Google-run video service said it would remove content that claimed voter fraud changed the election’s outcome.
Now, YouTube is allowing such content. The company stated, “The ability to openly debate political ideas, even those that are controversial or based on disproven assumptions, is core to a functioning democratic society — especially in the midst of election season.”
1 Peter 2:16a says, “Live as people who are free.”
Christian Missionary Alliance allows women in pastoral roles
The Christian and Missionary Alliance, a denomination of over 2,000 churches with a statement of faith that aligns with the majority of Evangelical Christianity, voted last week to allow women to serve in pastoral roles, reports The Christian Post.
The change means that females may be ordained for pastoral roles with the exception of senior or lead pastor roles, which require male eldership.
Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson died at 93
And finally, notable conservative Christian broadcaster and one-time presidential candidate Pat Robertson, widely known as the long-serving host of the popular Christian Broadcasting Network program “The 700 Club,” has died. He was 93 years old.
CBN News released a statement announcing Robertson died Thursday morning in his Virginia Beach, Virginia home. He was married to his wife Dede for 67 years until her death last year.
In addition to writing 24 books, he ran for president in 1988 and founded the American Center for Law and Justice, the Christian Coalition, Regent University, Operation Blessing, and SuperBook, an animated series for kids about the Bible.
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