It’s Thursday, March 23rd, A.D. 2023. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com)
By Jonathan Clark
Muslims killed 72 Christians in Congo, Africa
Islamic militants killed 72 Christians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo over the past two weeks.
Militants with the Allied Democratic Forces are trying to take over the eastern Christian part of the African country.
Mulinde Esemo, a church leader in the area who noted that the body of Christ is suffering great anguish, said, “We are living in a very tense situation here in Eastern [Congo], both in towns and in the villages. Scores of believers have been killed in cold blood by the [Allied Democratic Forces] rebels. It is a massacre, like one killing animals.”
Please pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ in Congo, the 37th most dangerous country worldwide for Christians.
Uganda affirms its opposition to homosexuality
On Tuesday, Uganda’s parliament unanimously passed the “Anti-Homosexuality Bill.”
For years, homosexual behavior has been illegal in the Christian-majority African nation. However, the new law further prohibits people from identifying with sexually perverted lifestyles and imposes penalties up to death for certain acts.
Musa Ecweru, Uganda’s Minister for Works, said, “In our country, we will have our morals. We will protect our children. We are making this law for ourselves. We are making this law for our children. We are making this law for the children of our children. This country will stand firm; … homosexuals have no space in Uganda.”
Pastor arrested 2nd time for objecting to Drag Queen show for kids
Canadian officials arrested a pastor last Wednesday for a second time for protesting a drag queen story hour at a public library. Pastor Derek Reimer of Mission 7 Ministries was initially arrested for protesting a similar event on March 2.
Last Tuesday, the Calgary City Council in Alberta banned people from peacefully protesting drag shows.
Pastor Reimer protested the council’s decision through silent prayer at the latest drag event. He received a trespass notice for the silent prayer and was arrested for protesting the event.
Pro-abortion vandals strike a pro-life center again
Meanwhile in the U.S., a pro-life pregnancy center in Amherst, New York was vandalized a second time in less than a year.
Last Wednesday, a vandal spray-painted pro-abortion graffiti on the CompassCare Pregnancy Service building. He wrote the word “liars” in red paint.
Pro-abortion activists and politicians often allege that pro-life pregnancy centers — which provide expectant moms with psychological and spiritual resources as well as needed supplies including formula, diapers, and strollers — are “fake clinics” that “lie” to moms experiencing crisis pregnancies by not promoting the murder of their preborn babies.
Last June, attackers firebombed the pro-life center.
Churches and pro-life centers have faced increased attacks since the leak of the anticipated Dobbs Supreme Court decision which was set to overturn Roe v. Wade. However, the Biden administration has done little in response. Even though there have been hundreds of pro-abortion vandalisms, there have only been two arrests.
Ecclesiastes 8:12 says, “Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and prolongs his life, yet I know that it will be well with those who fear God, because they fear before Him.”
Wyoming to ban male students from female sports
As The Worldview reported on Tuesday, Wyoming will become the 19th state to ban male students from competing in female sports.
Republican Governor Mark Gordon allowed the legislation to become law last Friday without signing it or vetoing it.
The law states, “A government entity or licensing or accrediting organization shall not entertain a complaint, open an investigation, or take any other adverse action against a school … for maintaining separate school athletic activities and teams for students of the female sex.”
Non-Evangelicals view Evangelicals negatively
A new study by Pew Research found that Evangelicals are viewed relatively negatively by Americans.
Thirty-two percent of non-Evangelicals view Evangelicals negatively, compared with 18% that view them positively. This makes Evangelicals among the most negatively rated religious groups by people who are not members of the group.
Some of this negative sentiment is tied to politics. Democrats are more likely than even non-Evangelical Republicans to view Evangelicals negatively.
In general, Americans view Jews, mainline Protestants, and Catholics positively. They tend to view atheists, Muslims, and Mormons negatively. Most Americans view Evangelicals somewhere in the middle.
248th anniversary of Patrick Henry’s “Give Me Liberty or Death” speech
And finally, 248 years ago today, Patrick Henry delivered his famous “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech.
The American statesman gave the speech at St. John’s Church in Richmond, Virginia in 1775.
Listen to the dramatic conclusion of that speech by this re-enactor.
RE-ENACTOR: “Gentlemen may cry, ‘Peace, peace,’ but there is no peace. The war is actually begun. The next gale that blows from the north shall bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms. Our brethren are already in the field. Why stand we here idle?
“Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but, as for me, give me liberty or give me death!” (applause)
Patrick Henry’s powerful oration is credited with swinging Virginia’s convention in support of committing troops in the War for Independence to oppose the British Empire.
Notable delegates who were present at the convention included future U.S. presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.
What is less known about Henry’s speech is that he gave it shortly after the tragic death of his wife, Sarah, who had battled mental illness. However, from his position of grief, God used Henry in a pivotal moment in the history of America’s development.
In 2 Corinthians 12:10, the Apostle Paul wrote, “For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
Watch the 5-minute re-enactment of Patrick Henry’s speech through a special link in our transcript today at www.TheWorldview.com.
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