It’s Thursday, October 3rd, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com)

By Jonathan Clark

Chinese Communists install their own religious leaders

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom released a report on China last week.

The country continues its policy of subordinating all religious groups to the Chinese Communist Party. The party installs its own religious leaders and requires religious teachings to align with its agenda. However, many Christians choose to operate illegally in underground churches.

The report noted, “Independent house church Protestants face . . . repression for not joining [state-controlled religious organizations], with the government detaining, arresting, and incarcerating independent Protestant leaders and laypersons.”

Thailand legalizes faux homosexual marriage

Last week, Thailand became the first southeast Asian country to legalize faux homosexual marriage.

The country’s king gave royal assent to the law which was passed by parliament in June. The measure goes into effect next January. 

The law also gives adoption and inheritance rights to same-sex couples. Thailand is the third country in Asia to pass such a law behind Taiwan and Nepal and the 30th in the world.

Vance confronted Tim Walz over support of infanticide

In the U.S., as we reported yesterday, CBS hosted a Vice Presidential debate on Tuesday between Republican VP nominee J.D. Vance and Democrat VP nominee Tim Walz.

Senator Vance from Ohio called out Governor Walz of Minnesota for his support of infanticide during the debate.

Listen.

VANCE: “As I read the Minnesota law, the statute that you signed into law, it says that a doctor who presides over an abortion where the baby survives, the doctor is under no obligation to provide life-saving care to a baby who survives a botched, late-term abortion.”

WALZ; “That is not true.”  (unintelligible)

VANCE:  “Whether you are pro-choice or pro-abortion, that is, I think, fundamentally barbaric. And that’s why I use that word, Norah [O’Donnoell], because do you want to force Catholic hospitals to perform abortions against their will? Because Kamala Harris has supported suing Catholic nuns to violate their freedom of conscience. We can be a big and diverse country where we respect people’s freedom of conscience and make the country more pro-baby and pro-family.”

Wisdom says in Proverbs 8:35-36, “For whoever finds me finds life, and obtains favor from the LORD; but he who sins against me wrongs his own soul; all those who hate me love death.”

Court: School ordered to pay $575,000 over forced inaccurate pronouns

A public school district in Virginia agreed to a $575,000 settlement with a Christian teacher on Monday.

Alliance Defending Freedom represented Peter Vlaming in his case against the West Point School Board. In 2018, the school fired him for refusing to use the biologically incorrect pronouns of a transgender student.

The Virginia Supreme Court sided with Vlaming last December. After the recent settlement, Tyson Langhofer, Senior Counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom said, “We’re pleased to favorably settle this case on behalf of Peter and hope other government and school officials will take note of the high cost involved in failing to respect an American’s constitutionally protected freedoms.”

Most Evangelicals do not promote Biblical perspective in culture

The Institute for Faith and Culture released a new report on Evangelical engagement with culture. 

The report found most evangelicals read the Bible and go to church weekly. Most say the Bible is relevant today. And most also say they want to promote the Bible’s perspective even if it’s not popular. However, only a minority of evangelicals actually do so.

Robert Pacienza with the Institute for Faith and Culture said, “For decades there has been a dearth of prophetic Christian voices in our culture. The North American church exists in a time when biblical literacy is at an all-time low. Without an understanding of Scripture, Christians cannot faithfully engage the culture with a biblical worldview.” 

Psalm 119:104-105 says, “I gain understanding from [the Lord’s] precepts; therefore I hate every false way. Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light on my path.”

19 states saw increases in homeschooling

And finally, the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy released a report on homeschooling recently. 

The report covered data from 21 states for the 2023-2024 school year.

Only two states saw a decline in homeschooling—New Hampshire and Vermont. The other 19 states saw increases.

Some states experienced consistent growth in homeschooling over the years like Louisiana, South Carolina, and South Dakota. Others saw big growth over the previous year. Homeschooling grew 24% in North Dakota, 29% in Delaware, and 67% in Rhode Island.  

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And that’s The Worldview on this Thursday, October 3rd, in the year of our Lord 2024. Subscribe by Amazon Music or 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.