It’s Friday, June 27th, A.D. 2025. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 140 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com)
By Adam McManus
Pakistani Court acquits Christian man of blasphemy against Islam
On June 25th, the Pakistani Supreme Court ordered the acquittal of an elderly Christian man on death row for 23 years on a blasphemy against Islam conviction, reports Morning Star News.
A three-judge bench acquitted Anwar Kenneth, age 72, of the blasphemy allegations.
His attorney, Rana Hameed, himself a Muslim, explained that a person of unsound mind could not be held liable for such a crime.
He added that this case highlights the plight of dozens of other blasphemy prisoners who are also suffering from mental health challenges, yet their cases have been pending for years.
Defense Secretary Hegseth defends success of bombing Iran
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended President Trump’s characterization that the Iranian nuclear sites were obliterated.
HEGSETH: “President Trump directed the most complex and secretive military operation in history. And it was a resounding success, resulting in a cease fire agreement and the end of the 12 Day War.
“There’s been a lot of discussion about what happened and what didn’t happen. Step back for a second. Because of decisive military action, President Trump created the conditions to end the war, decimating, choose your word, obliterating, destroying Iran’s nuclear capabilities.”
At a press conference at the NATO Summit in The Hague, Netherlands on June 25th, Secretary Hegseth added this.
HEGSETH: “There’s a reason the President calls out fake news for what it is. These pilots, these refuelers, these fighters, these air defenders — the skill and the courage it took to go into enemy territory, flying 36 hours, on behalf of the American people and the world to take out a nuclear program is beyond what anyone in this audience can fathom.
“And then, the instinct of CNN, the instinct of The New York Times is to try to find a way to spin it for their own political reasons, to try to hurt President Trump or our country. They don’t care what the troops think. They don’t care what the world thinks. They want to spin it to try to make him look bad based on a leak.
“What do leakers do? They have agendas. And what do they do? Do they share the whole information, or just the part that they want to introduce? And when they introduce that preliminary report, that’s deemed to be a low assessment, you know, a low assessment means low confidence in the data in that report.
“And why is there low confidence? Because all of the evidence of what was just bombed by twelve 30,000-pound bombs is buried under a mountain, devastated and obliterated. So, if you want to make an assessment of what happened at Fordow, you better get a big shovel and go really deep, because Iran’s nuclear program is obliterated.
“Somebody, somewhere is trying to leak something to say, ‘Oh, with low confidence, we think maybe it’s moderate.’ Those that dropped the bombs precisely in the right place know exactly what happened when that exploded. And you know who else knows? Iran!
“That’s why they came to the table right away because their nuclear capabilities have been set back beyond what they thought were possible because of the courage of a Commander-in-Chief who led our troops, despite what the fake news wants to say.”
Supreme Court rules South Carolina can defund Planned Parenthood
In a 6-3 decision yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that South Carolina has the right to defund the Planned Parenthood abortion business, reports LifeNews.
The pro-life state wants to be able to block taxpayer funding for the abortion business under Medicaid, but the abortion company sued to block that action.
The Supreme Court ruled that South Carolina has the power to block funding. In the decision, written by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the Supreme Court said Medicaid laws do not give individuals the right to bring federal lawsuits against states.
The high court’s ruling means that the state can direct Medicaid funding—funds intended to help low-income individuals obtain necessary medical assistance—to comprehensive health care rather than entities that exist primarily to perform abortions.
South Carolina Republican Governor Henry McMaster issued executive orders barring the pro-abortion organization from receiving reimbursements for non-abortion services like cancer screenings, STD testing, and contraception — arguing that the funding just frees the abortion business to spend funds killing babies.
Governor McMaster is living up to the command of Proverbs 31:8 which says, “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves.”
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt weighed in.
LEAVITT: “As for the Supreme Court ruling, the President has always maintained that Americans should not be forced to violate their conscience and their religious liberty by having their tax dollars fund abortions, and we’re glad the Supreme Court ruled on that side.”
Two who stopped gunman at Michigan church hailed as heroes
Two members of CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne, Michigan are being hailed as heroes for helping to stop a gunman who attempted to carry out a mass shooting during the church’s worship service this past Sunday, reports the Christian Post.
The men, Deacon Richard Pryor and Ron Amann, a member of the church’s security team, are being celebrated for their efforts in stopping 31-year-old Brian Browning.
According to the police report cited by the Detroit Free Press, Browning, the gunman, was dressed in camouflage clothing and a tactical vest as he approached the church entrance armed with an AR-15-style rifle and 500 rounds of ammunition. He opened fire at the church shortly after 11:00am.
Steven Lewellyn, a fellow church member, wrote, “Richard was in the parking lot and saw the shooter walking towards the door. In a moment of quick thinking and incredible bravery, Richard sped towards the man, hitting him with his truck and giving armed security crucial extra seconds to get to the scene and prevent further harm.”
The gunman shot multiple rounds into the truck, but thankfully did not hurt Richard Pryor, who was running late for church that morning.
Providentially, just three days before the shooting, Ron Amann told WXYZ that he was one of three members of the church’s safety team who attended training at Peacemakers Shooting Range.
AMANN: “When we formed this team, I just knew it was my calling to protect my family and my church family.”
Amann described what he heard last Sunday.
AMANN: “Popping, a pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop noise that I couldn’t quite identify. It stopped. I heard it again, and probably within a few seconds after that, someone came running in the back of the sanctuary and said, there’s a shooter out there.”
After he sent his family to safety, he ran toward the shooting.
AMANN: “He [shooter] was sitting on the ground with a rifle, and he was sitting away from me, so he turned to make a sweep of the glass with his gun and just held the trigger and shot through.
“He just started spraying bullets into the lobby, went through the glass, shattered it, and then, that’s when it caught my leg and spun me around.”
Another member of the church’s safety team, Jay Trombley, fatally shot Browning.
Amann is convinced that God prepared them for that moment.
AMANN: “Being a person of faith and having a relationship with God, I believe He orchestrated all of the preparations and prepared us exactly for what we encountered.”
Kate Dunphy, the organizer of the GoFundMe campaign for the church security volunteer who was shot in the leg, wrote, “Ron’s tibia was shattered and required extensive surgery to place a rod at the leg injury. This injury will have approximately 3-5 months of physical recovery and rehabilitation. God spared Ron’s life and was mighty in His protection over the security team and congregation.”
She cited Psalm 37:23-24 which says, “The steps of a man are established by the LORD, when He delights in His way; though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the LORD upholds his hand.”
I want to hear from children under the age of 18
I would love to share 3 emails on Monday, June 30th from kids between the ages of 5 and 17 who listen to The Worldview. What do you like about this Christian newscast? And why would you urge listeners who have not yet given, to make a donation to help pay for our team to put it all together?
Parents, for the younger ones, please include their full name, city and state. Just ask them those two questions and type up their answers.
Better yet, if you record a short 15 to 30-second video on your phone, you can email that to me, and I’ll grab the audio from it. Send the email to Adam@TheWorldview.com
One last thing. Don’t forget to include their age.
6 Worldview listeners gave $1,393 to fund our annual budget
And finally, toward our $123,500 goal by Monday, June 30th to fully fund The Worldview’s annual budget for our 6-member team, 6 listeners stepped up to the plate yesterday.
We’re grateful to God for Pat in Park Ridge, Illinois who gave $25, Joshua in Goddard, Kansas who gave $50, and Jody in Westerlo, New York who gave $100.
And we were touched by the generosity of Rose in Everson, Washington who gave $118, Ann in Albuquerque, New Mexico who gave $500, and David in Crestview, Florida who pledged $50/month for 12 months for a gift of $600.
Those 6 Worldview listeners gave $1,393.
Plus, we’ve tallied up the one-time donations to The Worldview between January 1, 2025 and May 31, 2025 and they total $8,625.
In addition, we totaled the existing monthly pledges to The Worldview which preceded June 1st, and they total $23,160.
Between the 6 new donations which came in yesterday and the donations which preceded the beginning of this month-long fundraiser, listeners have given a total of $33,178.
Ready for our new grand total? Drum roll please. (Drum roll sound effect) $104,086.55!! (People clapping and cheering sound effect)
That means by this coming Monday, June 30th, we need to raise $19,413.45 in just 4 days. That’s $4,853 per day!
We are getting so close!
We just need to find the final 8 people to pledge $100/month for 12 months for a gift of $1,200. And another 16 people to pledge $50/month for 12 months for a gift of $600.
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