It’s Friday, October 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 Adam McManus
Muslim terrorist shot dead outside British synagogue on Yom Kippur
On Thursday, a British terrorist of Syrian descent drove a car into people outside a synagogue in Manchester, England and then began stabbing them, killing two Jews and seriously wounding four others in a terrorist attack on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, which is the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, reports the Associated Press.
Officers shot and killed the suspect though authorities took some time to confirm he was dead because he was wearing a vest that made it appear as if he had explosives. Authorities later said he did not have a bomb.
The man has been identified as 35-year-old Jihad Al-Shamie, a British citizen of Syrian descent, where 87% of the population is Muslim, reports the BBC.
The Metropolitan Police in London, who lead counter-terrorism policing operations, declared the rampage a terrorist attack.
Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor said two other suspects were arrested, though he provided no further information on the arrests.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, an atheist, denounced the attack on the Jewish synagogue.
STARMER: “Earlier today, on Yom Kippur, the holiest day for the Jewish community, a vile individual committed a terrorist attack that attacked Jews because they are Jews, and attacked Britain because of our values.
“So many Jewish families first came to this country as a place of refuge fleeing the greatest evil ever inflicted on a people and Britain welcomed them. Communities like the one attacked in Manchester provided safety, but also the security that comes from a promise that this is a country that stands up to hatred and that we don’t just provide refuge, we provide a home for so many Jewish families, that is the story of Britain.
“But Britain is also a country where Jewish buildings, synagogues, even schools, require round-the-clock protection, where dedicated, specialist security is necessary because of the daily threat of antisemitic hatred. Today’s horrific incident shows why.”
Antisemitic incidents in the United Kingdom have hit record levels following Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack on Israel and Israel’s ensuing military campaign in Gaza, according to Community Security Trust, an advocacy group for British Jews that works to eliminate antisemitism.
More than 1,500 antisemitic incidents in Britain were reported in the first half of the year.
Pope Leo blasts Trump’s hard-line immigration policy as not “pro-life”
Pope Leo XIV strongly criticized President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies, questioning whether they were in line with the Catholic church’s “pro-life” teachings, reports The Guardian.
Outside the papal summer residence in the Alban Hills, near Rome, this is what Pope Leo, the first American pope, said about Trump in response to a question from a U.S. journalist.
POPE LEO: “Someone who says that I’m against abortion, but I’m in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants who are in the United States, I don’t know if that’s pro-life.”
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reacted.
LEAVITT: “I would reject there is inhumane treatment of illegal immigrants in the United States under this administration, there was, however, significant, inhumane treatment of illegal immigrants in the previous administration as they were being trafficked and raped and beaten and in many cases, killed over our United States southern border.”
Texas megachurch pastor pleads guilty to sexually abusing a child
The founder of a Texas megachurch who resigned last year after a woman in Oklahoma accused the pastor of sexually abusing her in the 1980s pleaded guilty Thursday to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child, reports KLTV.
Robert Morris, age 64, entered the pleas before a judge in Oklahoma’s Osage County as part of a plea agreement, according to the state attorney general’s office.
The abuse began in 1982 when the victim was 12 and Morris was a traveling evangelist staying in Hominy, Oklahoma, with her family. The abuse continued over the next four years.
Numbers 32:23 says, “You have sinned against the Lord, and be sure your sin will find you out.”
Morris was the senior pastor of Gateway Church in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburb of Southlake, where he led one of the nation’s largest megachurches until his resignation. He was indicted earlier this year by an Oklahoma grand jury. Under the plea agreement, Morris received a 10-year suspended sentence with the first six months to be served in an Oklahoma County Jail.
Christian wedding photographer wins in court
A federal court has sided with a Christian photographer challenging misguided mandates she believes would force her to take pictures at a homosexual wedding despite her religious objections, reports The Christian Post.
This is the latest example of U.S. courts ruling in favor of religious liberty protections.
In the opinion published Tuesday, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky sided with photographer Chelsey Nelson in her ongoing legal dispute with the city of Louisville.
Miami Dolphins player Tua Tagovailoa credits Jesus after win
And finally, Miami Dolphins player Tua Tagovailoa (Tah-go-VYE-lo-a) thanked and glorified God after his team’s win in a recent game, marking the latest example of the athlete using his platform to highlight his Christian faith, reports The Christian Post.
On Monday, the Miami Dolphins beat the New York Jets 27-21 in a game between the two National Football League teams.
In a post-game interview with Peter Schrager following Monday’s game, Tagovailoa did not hesitate to give God the glory.
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SCHRAGER: “You come out with a victory. All three facets dominated. The Jets today, your impression and take on the game.”
TAGOVAILOA: “First and foremost, all glory belongs to God, my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Just want to thank Him for this victory, for keeping us safe for the most part. My prayers go out to all the guys that got injured tonight. My boy Tyreke. It was a team win. That’s all it was. That’s all I could say about this. It was hard fought to the end. Just wanted to make sure that I glorified my Lord and Savior, Jesus, Christ.”
His post-game interview was not the first time the athlete has put his Christian faith on display. In 2018, as a college football player for the University of Alabama, Tagovailoa reacted to his team’s win against the Georgia Bulldogs by proclaiming, “First and foremost, I’d just like to thank my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. With Him, all things are possible.”
1 Corinthians 10:31 says, “Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”
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