It’s Friday, January 19th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus North Korea’s hostility to Christianity A North Korean young woman, named Ji Ho, said, “They came for my father while I was at school. When I opened the gate to our house that day, I heard shouting…

It’s Thursday, January 18th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Jonathan Clark North Korea, Nigeria, and China remain on Persecutor List Open Doors released its 2024 World Watch List yesterday on the 50 worst countries for the persecution of Christians.  Over 365 million Christians faced high levels of persecution last…

It’s Wednesday, January 17th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Jonathan Clark Surge in persecution in India The United Christian Forum reports a surge in persecution against Christians in India during the last week of 2023. Believers faced about three incidents of persecution per day during the period. Leading up…

It’s Tuesday, January 16th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Kevin Swanson Nigerian Muslims killed 295 Christians over Christmas Fulani Muslim militants killed 295 Christians, men, women, and children in Bokkos, Nigeria and surrounding areas several days over last Christmas, reports TruthNigeria.com.   Directly following the…

It’s Monday, January 15th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus Finnish Christian parliamentarian found not guilty of hate speech In a win for religious freedom, the Helsinki Court of Appeal found Christian Member of Parliament Päivi Räsänen and Lutheran Bishop Juhana Pohjola not guilty, reports Alliance…

It’s Friday, January 12th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus Nigerian Muslim kidnappers keep pastors hostage despite getting ransom Two Nigerian pastors kidnapped along with others last month remain captive despite their denomination paying the ransom for their release, reports Morning Star News. Rev. Elkanah Ayuba…

It’s Thursday, January 11th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Jonathan Clark Vietnam imprisoned or put on home detention 258 people International Christian Concern reports that Vietnamese Christians feature prominently in a recent report from Defend the Defenders. The report found that Vietnam has imprisoned or put on home…

It’s Wednesday, January 10th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Jonathan Clark Biden failed to include India and Nigeria on naughty list The U.S. State Department released its annual report on religious freedom violators last Thursday.  The report listed Countries of Particular Concern which included Myanmar, China, Iran, North Korea,…

It’s Tuesday, January 9th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Kevin Swanson New religious violence tracking database Global Christian Concern has released a Religious Violence Tracking database which will track religious persecution by incident. In the year 2023, the system recorded 104 religiously-motivated murders…

It’s Monday, January 8th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus Sri Lankan pastor criminally charged for sermon comments A Sri Lankan pastor was granted bail on Wednesday, January 3rd after being jailed since December 1 on a charge of “outraging religious feelings” for comments in a…