It’s Wednesday, September 3rd, 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 Jonathan Clark
Turkish persecution of Christians heats up
The Turkish Association of Protestant Churches reports Christians in Turkey faced increased persecution last year.
The persecution often came in the form of hateful speech either in person or online. And, iIn two cases, assailants fired guns at church buildings.
Turkey also banned many foreign Christians from entering the country in recent years. Nine of these Christians appealed the ban. However, a court ruled against them and published their names. Media outlets branded the Christians as enemies of the state. Many social media comments called for them to be put to death.
Turkey is ranked 45th on the Open Doors’ World Watch List of the most difficult countries worldwide to be a Christian.
2.5 million acres of European Union burned
The European Union is experiencing its worst wildfire season since records began in 2006.
Nearly 2.5 million acres of land have burned so far this year.
Spain and Portugal account for over two-thirds of that area. Between the two countries, over 1.5 million acres have burned with much of it happening in just two weeks.
Birth rates in England and Wales continue to fall
The U.K. Office for National Statistics reported last week that birth rates fell to a new low in England and Wales. Other developed countries are also seeing low birth rates like the United States, France, and Italy.
However, there appears to be a political gap in fertility.
John Burn-Murdoch of the Financial Times wrote, “From the US to Europe and beyond, people who identify as conservative are having almost as many children as they were decades ago. The decline is overwhelmingly among those on the progressive left, in effect nudging each successive generation’s politics further to the right.”
Quebec, Canada to ban public prayers
Quebec, Canada’s largest province, is planning to ban public prayer.
Quebec’s Secularism Minister Jean-François Roberge said, “The premier of Quebec has given me the mandate to strengthen secularism . . . This fall, we will therefore introduce a bill to strengthen secularism in Quebec, in particular by banning street prayers.”
The move comes in response to Muslim prayer gatherings. However, it would apply to all religions including Christianity. Nearly 65% of Quebec’s population identifies as Christian.
Psalm 10:4 says, “The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek [the Lord]. All his thoughts are, ‘There is no God.’”
Univ of Michigan fired Christian doctor who objected to transgender surgeries
In the United States, a federal court ruled in favor of a Christian in a religious liberty case.
Back in 2021, the University of Michigan Health-West fired Valerie Kloosterman for her beliefs. The Christian physician assistant refused to support transgender procedures or pronoun usage.
The latest ruling allows her case against the university to move forward.
Kayla Toney, counsel at First Liberty Institute, said, “Today’s decision is a reckoning for institutions that discriminate and punish caring people of faith.”
Bill Gates funds embalming of deceased newborns to harvest organs
Modernity News reports the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is funding a new gruesome project.
The project involves embalming deceased newborn babies who died in neonatal intensive care units. Researchers would harvest tissues and organs from the babies for artificial intelligence development.
LifeNews noted, “The Gates Foundation’s involvement is seen as particularly troubling given its history of funding abortion.”
150th anniversary of Japan Bible Society
And finally, the Japan Bible Society is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year.
In the 1870s, American and European Bible societies established branches in Japan. These early Bible societies translated the Scriptures into Japanese in the 1880s. Their work laid the foundation for the current Japan Bible Society.
Bible distribution in Japan picked up in the 1940s as 2.3 million copies of the Bible were distributed. After World War II, the Japan Bible Society became a fully self-supporting Bible Society.
Its website says, “Since then, the Japan Bible Society has not only been serving the Japanese people but also other Bible Societies that are not yet independent.”
Psalm 22:27 says, “All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before You.”
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And that’s The Worldview on this Wednesday, September 3rd, in the year of our Lord 2025. Follow us on X or subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music, or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.