It’s Wednesday, September 24th, 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
Chinese Communists restrict Christian online content
Bitter Winter Magazine reports that Communist officials in China published new rules last week to significantly restrict religious content online.
The religious liberty magazine noted, “It effectively criminalizes spontaneous religious expression online, isolates clergy from global religious discourse, and places sacred speech under the watchful eye of state censors.”
The regulations allow only registered religious organizations to post preaching and religious education online. Clergy must promote socialist values. And they are specifically prohibited from evangelizing young people, reports China Aid.
But, in Matthew 19:14, Jesus said “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of Heaven.”
Hungary to designate Antifa a terrorist group
Hungary plans on designating Antifa as a terrorist organization following the example of the United States.
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán recently told state media, “Antifa is a terrorist organization. . . . They have come to Hungary, beaten peaceful people in the streets, beaten some half to death.”
This comes after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday, designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization. Trump wrote on Truth Social, “I am designating ANTIFA, A SICK, DANGEROUS, RADICAL LEFT DISASTER, AS A MAJOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. I will also be strongly recommending that those funding ANTIFA be thoroughly investigated.”
Man guilty of Trump assassination attempt tries to stab himself in court
Ryan Routh, the madman who holed up in a sniper’s nest with an assault rifle at President Trump’s West Palm Beach golf club, tried to stab himself with a pen in a Florida courtroom Tuesday after he was convicted of attempting to assassinate the then-GOP nominee, reports the New York Post.
The jury noted the 17 “reconnaissance” trips he allegedly made to Trump’s golf course, and what they described as his excessive stalking of Trump, prior to the September 15, 2024 incident in question.
A dramatic scene unfolded as jurors were leaving the courtroom when Routh took a pen and started trying to jab himself in the neck.
Courtroom marshals sprung to action and dragged him out of the room as his daughter, Sara Routh, screamed at her father. She yelled, “Dad I love you. Don’t do anything. I’ll get you out. He didn’t hurt anybody.”
There is no video footage of Ryan Routh attempting to stab himself with the pen because cameras were not allowed in the courtroom.
A few minutes later, Routh was brought back into the courtroom with shackles on. He wasn’t wearing the jacket and tie from earlier and his white shirt didn’t show signs of blood. The judge set his sentencing date for December 18, where he will face up to life in prison.
Trump rebuked globalism and open borders at United Nations
U.S. President Donald Trump addressed the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly yesterday.
President Trump rebuked globalism, unchecked migration, open borders, and climate change activism.
Listen.
TRUMP: “The entire globalist concept of asking successful industrialized nations to inflict pain on themselves and radically disrupt their entire societies must be rejected completely and totally. And it must be immediate. That’s why in America, I withdrew from the fake Paris Climate Accord.”
He also called for the protection of religious liberty.
TRUMP: “Together, let us defend free speech and free expression. Let us protect religious liberty, including for the most persecuted religion on the planet today. It’s called Christianity.”
HHS announced review of abortion kill pill
LifeNews reports the U.S. Health and Human Services Department is launching a national review of the abortion kill pill mifepristone.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accused the Biden administration of downplaying serious complications of the dangerous drug.
Obviously, it is used in the killing of unborn babies. Not surprisingly, it is also linked with serious complications for pregnant women. These include hemorrhage, emergency room visits, and sepsis.
Proverbs 24:11-12 says, “Deliver those who are drawn toward death, and hold back those stumbling to the slaughter. If you say, ‘Surely we did not know this,’ does not He who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, does He not know it? And will He not render to each man according to his deeds?”
CDC no longer recommending MMRV shot for toddlers
The vaccine advisory committee for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adopted new recommendations for the child immunization schedule last Thursday.
In an 8-3 vote, the committee voted to no longer recommend the MMRV vaccine for toddlers. The combination shot is for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella. Instead, the committee recommended a standalone vaccine for varicella, also known as chickenpox, and another shot for the other three infections.
The committee noted increased risk of seizures among toddlers who received the MMRV vaccine.
Most religious state is Mississippi; Least religious state is Vermont
Pew Research released data on the religiosity of states in America.
The most religious state was Mississippi with 50% of adults expressing a high degree of religiosity. Next up was South Carolina, South Dakota, Louisiana, and Tennessee. The least religious state was Vermont with only 13% of adults expressing a high degree of religiosity. Other states with people of low religiosity were New Hampshire, Maine, Nevada, and Oregon.
Religiosity was measured based on importance of religion, religious attendance, frequency of prayer, and belief in God.
73% of Americans now feel safe in their town
And finally, a new survey from Gallup found that more people than ever feel safe where they live despite the rise in conflicts between countries.
Gallup’s Global Safety Report found 73% of adults worldwide said they feel safe walking alone at night in their city or area. That’s up from 65% in 2006.
Feelings of safety are increasing but remain relatively low in sub-saharan Africa and Latin America. The region with the most dramatic increase in feelings of safety since 2006 is post-Soviet Eurasia.
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