It’s Tuesday, March 12th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com)
By Kevin Swanson
Elderly British pro-lifer arrested for holding sign outside abortion mill
An elderly British woman, Livia Tossici-Bolt, is in trouble for holding up a sign in the proximity of an abortion clinic in Bournemouth, England. It said, “Here to talk, if you want to.”
The Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council has proceeded to charge Livia with a crime. Her legal defense is supported by Alliance Defending Freedom UK.
The U.K. government passed legislation in the Public Order Act in 2023 enforcing censorial buffer zones around all abortion facilities, and banning any form of “influence.”
Evidently, the home office has since issued a clarification, generously allowing “for women to engage in consensual conversations of their own free will” and “to pray inside of one’s own mind.” Livia was attempting to abide by the narrow confines of these regulations, but she still faces charges.
Ukrainian Baptist pastor’s daughter and grandson die in drone attack
On March 2nd, a Ukrainian Baptist pastor’s daughter and grandson died in a drone strike in Odesa, Ukraine, an attack that resulted in the deaths of 12 people. Twenty others were injured.
The Baptist Standard reports that the father and grandfather of the victims is Nikolai Sidak — “a well-known and respected pastor of an independent Baptist church in Odessa.” Odessa is just south of Kyiv on the Black Sea.
Trump meets with Hungary’s Victor Orbán despite media naysayers
Hungary’s president Viktor Orbán met with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump over the weekend at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago complex in Palm Beach, Florida.
The liberal media is referring to the Hungarian leader as a dictator, a despot, an autocrat, and an authoritarian.
Hungary: A light in Europe
Orbán’s party, the Hungarian Civic Alliance, was re-elected for a fourth term in 2022 by a vote of 53.7% to 34.4%.
Orbán said, “The horrors of Nazism and communism happened because some Western states in continental Europe abandoned their Christian values.” In addition, he noted, “Today’s progressives are planning to do the same.”
Why American right has embraced Hungarian President Viktor Orbán
Voice of America explained why the American right has embraced the Hungarian President.
Hungary is one of the only nations in Europe that prohibits the promotion of transgenderism or homosexuality to minors — legislation that was signed by Orban in 2021.
Mildly pro-life, Orban’s government has required that mothers must listen to the heartbeat of their children before having the child aborted.
Hungary reported 21,730 immigrants in 2021, compared to Germany’s 874,000, Spain’s 529,000, France’s 336,000, and Italy’s 318,000 immigrants.
Plus, the Hungarian government has also nixed all income taxes for mothers under 30 as well as mothers with four or more children. As a result, Hungary’s birth rate has improved from 1.25 to 1.55 since 2010. And the Gross Domestic Product per capita increased from $14,000 to $18,000 over the same timeframe.
France added abortion as a constitutional right
Meanwhile, on Friday, the French legislature brought the right to abortion into the nation’s constitution — what some are calling a “world first.”
The constitutional amendment passed the parliament by a vote of 780 to 72, supported by many “far right” members.
In Psalm 94:3-7, the Psalmist asks, “Lord, how long will the wicked, how long will the wicked triumph? They utter speech, and speak insolent things; All the workers of iniquity boast in themselves. They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless. Yet they say, ‘The Lord does not see nor does the God of Jacob understand.’”
Highest vs. lowest car insurance rates according to states
The highest car insurance rates in the United States for 2024 are found in Louisiana, Florida, California, and Colorado.
The lowest car insurance rates can be found in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Ohio, and Idaho.
NASDAQ recovered and gold up
Last week, the NASDAQ composite index finally recovered its 35% drop from November 2022. The Index dropped 65 points and closed at 16,019 on Monday.
Gold increased another $100 over the last week, reaching $2,185 per ounce yesterday. And silver hovered around $24.50 per ounce Monday, up $1.00 over the last week.
Trump ahead in battleground states
Both CNN and a website 270ToWin.com, referring to the number of delegates a presidential candidate needs to win, suggests Donald Trump is ahead in this election cycle, especially in the Sun Belt Battleground states.
Joe Biden, the incumbent, is trailing by five points or more in Arizona, Georgia, and Nevada.
Psalm 75:6-7 reminds us: “For not from the East or from the West and not from the wilderness comes lifting up, but it is God who executes judgment, putting down one and lifting up another.”
Hypersonic plane can travel 3,800-7,700 miles per hour
And finally, the company “Stratolaunch” has successfully tested a hypersonic vehicle, with the end goal of providing a reusable space vehicle and, entering the nuclear race for hypersonic delivery vehicles.
One news source describes it as the world’s largest plane.
Hypersonic vehicles travel at 3,800 to 7,700 miles per hour. Wow! That’s fast!
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