It’s Tuesday, September 30th, 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 Kevin Swanson
India’s new anti-conversion law leads to 9 harassment cases against Christians
India’s Northwestern state of Rajasthan issued their Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill in the state assembly on September 9th.
And now, International Christian Concern reports at least nine documented incidents of harassment and assault on Christians over the last three weeks.
Atheist Bill Maher objects to Nigerian genocide against Christians
Bill Maher, the well-known comedian and secular humanist commentator, took to his HBO show last Friday to complain about the lack of coverage about Christian persecution in Nigeria.
MAHER: “If you don’t know what’s going on in Nigeria, you are in a bubble. And again, I’m not a Christian, but they are systematically killing the Christians in Nigeria. They’ve killed over 100,000 since 2009 they’ve burned 18,000 churches. These are Islamists, Boko Haram.
“This is so much more of a genocide attempt than what is going on in Gaza. They are literally attempting to wipe out the Christian population of an entire country. Where are the kids protesting this?” (applause)
GUEST: “No one will talk about it. So, thank you.”
MAHER: “Absolutely!”
Chinese Communists sentence Christian attorney 4 years in prison
And, in China, the Communists sentenced a Christian attorney and defender of human rights to four years in prison for the charge of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” and “seriously damaging her country’s image.”
Zhang Zhan has already served four years for the crime of reporting from Wuhan on the COVID-19 pandemic back in February of 2020.
Mormon president allowed sexually perverse to remain in good standing
The President of the Mormon faith, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, went to meet his Maker, over the weekend. Russell Nelson was 101 years old.
Under his watch, the Mormons changed their policies on homosexuality, allowing those living in sexually-perverted relationships and faux-marriages to remain members in good standing.
The group also allowed for the Melchizedek blessing to be placed upon children adopted by homosexuals living together.
Dr. Nelson is also credited with ridding them of the “Mormon” moniker, while building the internet URL: “churchofjesuschrist.org“.
Membership in Mormonism expanded from 4.5 million to 17.5 million members since Dr. Nelson joined the top-tier leadership in 1984. That’s a 3-fold increase in 40 years. That’s about the same growth rate as the Jehovah Witnesses, with the JW’s about half the size of the Mormons.
In the words of Jesus: “Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore, by their fruits you will know them.” (Matthew 7:19)
Ken Ham and Al Mohler honor Voddie Baucham’s legacy
Ken Ham, from Answers in Genesis, took to social media to say, he was “greatly saddened to hear the news that pastor and theologian Voddie Baucham had gone to be with the Lord.”
Ken called Voddie “a powerful voice for truth. a pioneer in challenging men to stand for Christ in leading their families. … No other voice had the impact his did to encourage the current generation to home educate their children—that they would know Christ and make him known.
“Voddie called men to lead in family worship daily in their homes. He was a pioneer in bringing young people back into the churches to sit together as a family and witness their dads worship the Lord.”
Al Mohler, the president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, also offered a tribute to Voddie Baucham on The Briefing.
Listen.
MOHLER: “Voddie Baucham died having done what the Lord called him to do. We’re thankful for the power of his ministry and the clarity of his convictions. And it is a reminder to us that we must work, as Jesus said to His disciples, while it is day. Night is coming when no man can work. We’ll pray for Voddie Baucham’s widow and the entire family.”
Plus, Masters Seminary shared a memorial on Facebook stating that “Voddie was a courageous shepherd, a bold defender of the true Gospel, and a beloved friend.”
Lord: “Teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.”
And, just to remind us all, that this was the year that Phil Robertson, Pastor John MacArthur, Dr. James Dobson, Voddie Baucham, and Charlie Kirk died.
Let us remember Moses’s words in Psalm 90:12 — “Teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.”
Artificial Intelligence the one bright spot in the economy
In economic news today, the second quarter Gross Domestic Product in the United States registered a 3.8% improvement.
But that improvement, thus far this year, is attributed to Artificial Intelligence investment and tariffs. All other parts of the economy were down including personal consumption, business investment, housing, government and inventories.
While the NASDAQ Index is up 5.7% for the month of September, investors are moving to gold and silver as a safe haven now. Gold is up 10%, silver is up 15%, and Bitcoin is up 2%.
Majority of top movies are R-rated
Six out of the top seven movies this weekend are R-rated movies — mostly in the horror genre. And five out of six of last weekend’s top box office favorites were also R-rated movies.
R-rated movies netted four times the G-rated movie totals in 2007. This year, that ratio has increased to 100 times the G-rated movie totals.
Neanderthals were fully human
And finally, evolutionists are surprised to have found relations between the Neanderthals and the Chinese ancient human group called the Denisovans.
A recent report cites interbreeding, according to the genome sequence.
Although at one time considered a link in human evolution, now scientists realize that the Neanderthals were fully human. For example, according to the Institute for Creation Research, they “made tools to make other complex tools, buried their dead, had controlled use of fire, practiced religious ceremonies, used complex syntax in their spoken grammar, and played musical instruments.”
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And that’s The Worldview on this Tuesday, September 30th, 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.