It’s Tuesday, October 14th, 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
Chinese Communists detain dozens of leaders of unregistered church
The American State Department has condemned the Chinese Communist Party’s recent detention of dozens of Christian leaders of the unregistered house Zion Church in Beijing.
The arrests included the prominent Chinese Pastor Mingri “Ezra” Jin. Zion Church includes 10,000 people from at least 40 Chinese cities — making it one of the largest house churches in China.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is calling on the Communists to “immediately release the detained church leaders and to allow all people of faith, including members of house churches, to engage in religious activities without fear of retribution.”
Pastor Jin’s son-in-law, Bill Drexel of the Hudson Institute, called the arrests “the most extensive attack on a Chinese church in four decades.”
Trump rolls out additional 100% tariff on Chinese imports
Speaking of China, U.S. President Donald Trump has announced an additional 100% tariff on all Chinese imports, above and beyond current rates. It will become effective on November 1st.
This would raise tariff rates on Chinese imports to at least 155%. The Trump tariffs have not damaged Chinese exports much so far this year. . .
Official numbers released yesterday indicate a 4% increase on total Chinese exports for the year. This occurred despite a 19% drop in US imports from China year-to-date.
The U.S. makes up only 14% of Chinese exports.
Israeli leader compares Trump to Cyrus the Great
Celebrating the end of the recent war in the Middle East, President Donald Trump talked to the Israeli Parliament yesterday, reports the Times of Israel.
Listen,
TRUMP: “This is not only the end of a war; this is the end of an age of terror and death and the beginning of the age of faith and hope and of God.
“It’s the start of a grand concord and lasting harmony for Israel and all the nations of what will soon be a truly magnificent region. I believe that so strongly. This is the historic dawn of a new Middle East.”
This comes as the Israeli-Hamas War ends and the twenty remaining living Israeli hostages were returned to their families.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked President Trump for his support of Israel.
NETANYAHU: “The American-Israeli Alliance has never been as strong as it is now. The President has been an outstanding global leader. He’s really transforming the world to better all of us. And I can again repeat what I’ve said time and time again: He’s the greatest friend that Israel has ever had in the White House.”
And Amir Ohana, the Speaker of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament, also spoke in glowing terms.
OHANA: “Mr. President, you stand before the people of Israel not as another American president, but as a giant of Jewish history — one for whom we must look back two and a half millennia, into the mists of time, to find a parallel: Cyrus the Great.
“You, President Donald J. Trump, are a colossus who will be enshrined in the pantheon of history. Thousands of years from now, Mr. President, the Jewish people will remember you.”
Keep in mind, Jesus is the Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6-7 says, “For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace, there will be no end.“
The conservative Global Methodist Church has drawn 6,000 churches
The more conservative Global Methodist Church now has 6,000 congregations worldwide, about 80% of which are in the United States.
That compares with about 29,000 congregations participating in the more pro-homosexual United Methodist Church.
Barna: 20% fewer churchgoers identify as pro-life
Christian researcher George Barna revealed devastating news this weekend.
The pollster found that the percentage of American churchgoers identified as pro-life has dropped off from 63% to 43% in just the last two years. The largest decline of pro-life commitment occurred among Evangelical churches — an incredible 33% decline!
Churchgoers claiming to be pro-abortion increased from 22% to 35% over the same two years.
Yet, at the same time, 75% of churchgoers believe that God is the author of life, and 83% say they believe that every human has value and dignity.
The report also found that 49% of Gen Z churchgoers are in favor of homosexual faux marriage.
Among the nearly nine in 10 Americans who self-identify as Christian, the most common types of Christian church they attend are Catholic at 39%, mainline Protestant at 20%), Evangelical at 18%, independent or non-denominational Christian at 9%, and Pentecostal/charismatic at 4%.
Of American churchgoers surveyed, 34% claim to be conservative, and 20% claim to be liberal.
Jesus said, “You are the salt of the Earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.” (Matthew 5:13)
Gold up 54% within the year
Metals have become the preferred go-to for investors, or those who are out to preserve capital.
Over the last month, gold is up 11% and silver is up 17%, while Bitcoin and the Nasdaq have been about even over the same time frame. Year-to-date, gold is up 54%!
Experts point to the Fed’s monetary easing, sluggish economic growth, rising inflation, and geopolitical instabilities as contributing to the trend.
Central banks fighting inflation
Central banks worldwide are fighting inflation by reducing their Quantitative easing to tightening, from a peak of $38.6 trillion in 2022 to $29.5 trillion today. These numbers are still up from $12 trillion back in 2009.
The world inflation rate has dropped from 8.6% in 2022 to about 5% today. By contrast, between 2010 and 2020, the world inflation rate was running at 3.5%
Government shutdown in 14th day
And finally, the U.S. government shutdown enters its 14th day today.
The longest shutdown in history occurred in 2018, over a period of 35 days.
About half of the 3,000,000 people on the federal payroll are out of work —or at least are foregoing a paycheck. About 750,000 federal employees have been furloughed.
However, the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 will ensure that all federal employees receive back pay for the shutdown period, if the government reopens for business sometime in the future.
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And that’s The Worldview on this Tuesday, October 14th, 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.