It’s Tuesday, February 25th, A.D. 2025. 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 Kevin Swanson
Muslims beheaded 70 Christians in Congo
The Islamic State of Central Africa Province, a terrorist group, is reported to have killed 107 Christians between mid-October 2024 and early January 2025 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
In fact, more than 5,000 Christians have been killed by this Muslim terrorist group since October of 2017, according to figures recorded by the Terrorism Research and Analysis Consortium.
This just in. International Christian Concern reports that the Islamic State of Central Africa Province, formerly known as Allied Democratic Forces, is thought to be responsible for the horrific massacre of 70 Christians by beheading in Congo’s eastern Lubero Territory near the country’s border with Uganda and Rwanda last week.
Pray for the Congo. It’s the 35th most dangerous country worldwide for Christians, according to Open Doors.
God transformed Central Asian prison with Bible
In their March/April Magazine, Barnabas Aid included an article entitled ”God’s Word Unchained.” (page 13)
It tells the story of a Christian woman who was released from prison in Central Asia after serving four years. The unnamed Christian was able to smuggle a Bible into the prison. When administrators confronted her, she told them, “The Bible is God’s Word and shows you the way for eternal life.”
Four days later, the official came into the cell and told her, “You must read the book — all of you.” Pointing to the woman, the official said, “Let her teach you all and you must listen to her!”
The Christian prisoner reported that she “started to read the Bible for everyone. Many women asked me to give them the Bible, so they could read it personally. … We read the Bible aloud during the day, and some women read it in the night. The cell in which discord, slander, and enmity reigned turned into a quiet place. Women became friendly with each other.”
The sister recounted how women were healed from sickness by prayer. and even the prison staff began to request prayer for themselves and their sick relatives. She was released from prison recently, after having served four years and one month of her ten-year sentence.
In Isaiah 55:11, God makes a promise about His Word: “My Word that goes out from My mouth; it shall not return to Me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.”
German voters move right
The German elections over the weekend produced one more political shake-up for Europe.
The far left gained only four percent, while the right gained 14%, reports the Associated Press.
America refused to blame Russia for invasion of Ukraine
On Monday, the United States parted with European countries in an important United Nations vote. The United States refused to blame Russia for its invasion of Ukraine in votes on three U.N. resolutions Monday which sought an end to the three-year war.
The resolution, which passed 93-18, called for the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops and referred to Moscow’s aggression as a violation of the United Nations Charter. America voted with Russia and 16 other countries.
J.D. Vance affirmed young men at CPAC
Last Friday, Vice President J.D. Vance had a word for young men at the Conservative Political Action Conference held in National Harbor, Maryland.
VANCE: He told the group that “our culture sends a message to young men that you should suppress every masculine urge.”
He also spoke to the cultural zeitgeist.
VANCE: “Wants to turn everybody, whether male or female, into androgynous idiots who think the same, talk the same and act the same. We actually think God made male and female for a purpose. We want you guys to thrive as young men and as young women, (applause) and we’re going to help with our public policies to make it possible to do that.”
Gallup: 9.3% of Americans now identify as homosexual or transgender
The prevalence of homosexuality in the United States increased by 22% in just a single year. That’s according to a recent Gallup poll, revealing that now 9.3% of Americans identify on the sexually-perverted LGBTQ spectrum. That’s also up from 3.5% in 2012.
Incredibly, 31% of young Gen Z women, and 12% of Gen Z men identify themselves with some form of sexual perversion that violates the laws of God.
Romans 1:25-27 explains how they “worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator. … For this reason, God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. Likewise, also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another.”
West Virginia might allow religious exemption for vaccines
West Virginia’s legislature is considering a religious exemption for vaccinations applying to children attending schools in the state. The state senate voted 20-12 to approve the measure on Friday.
Only seven states provide for no religious exemption on vaccinations.
How God used a one-arm woman to triumph in softball
Despite the fact that Katelyn Pavey was born with only one arm, she excelled in women’s softball.
Conceived by parents involved in a sinful affair who became Christians, they raised her in the church.
Remarkably, Katelyn became an all-state player in high school and received a full-ride to Cincinnati Christian University. Her story is told in a new movie entitled “I Can.”
MovieGuide, the Christian movie review site, wrote, “’I Can’ has a strong Christian, moral worldview stressing God’s grace and forgiveness. … Ultimately, ‘I Can’ tells an uplifting, inspiring, heartfelt story that champions God’s faithfulness to help people overcome problems. The movie has many Christian elements like church and prayer. Circumstances point Katelyn to faith in God when she hits rock bottom. [However], due to some mature themes like death, an affair and injury, MovieGuide advises caution for younger children.”
“I Can” can be streamed for free and is available on DVD through a special link in our transcript today at www.TheWorldview.com.
Blue Ghost spacecraft reveals new video of moon
And finally, another moon landing with a craft produced by a private company is scheduled for March 2nd.
This comes on the heels of last year’s Odysseus landing last February.
Blue Ghost, also known as one of the Ghost Riders in the Sky, produced by Firefly, is circumnavigating the moon right now, sending back some pretty awesome video of God’s creation. Check it out through a special link in our transcript today at www.TheWorldview.com.
In Psalm 8:3-4, David asked, “When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?”
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And that’s The Worldview on this Tuesday, February 25th, in the year of our Lord 2025. 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.