It’s Thursday, September 18th, 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 Jonathan Clark
Muslim man stabbed Assyrian Christian to death in France
An Assyrian Christian was stabbed to death in southern France last week.
Forty-five-year-old Ashur Sarnaya had fled to France from Iraq in 2014 during the advance of the Islamic State. He was disabled and used a wheelchair. Sarnaya often did live videos on TikTok, sharing God’s word in Arabic. His videos received tens of thousands of views.
It was during one of his live videos that someone brutally stabbed him to death. Authorities are investigating the murder. Sarnaya had previously suffered a physical attack earlier this year at the hands of Muslims.
Such attacks are becoming more common in France. There were 400 anti-Christian acts in France between January and June this year. That’s up 13% compared to the same period last year.
More French deaths than births
Speaking of France, the country recorded more deaths than births for the first time in 80 years.
France had 650,000 births last year compared to 651,000 deaths.
Steven Mosher, the President of the Population Research Institute, noted, “Bringing in massive numbers of immigrants to replace the current population—which seems to be the French approach—is a ‘solution’ that creates more problems—cultural, social, political and religious—than it solves.”
Trump defunding research with aborted babies’ tissue
In the United States, the Trump administration is defunding research that uses tissue from babies murdered in the womb.
At issue are 17 grants totaling over $22 million that funded research using human fetal tissue from abortions.
The National Institutes of Health announced it will not renew the Biden-era grants. The government agency stated, “NIH is guided by a commitment [of] valuing human life and ensuring that federally-funded research is conducted responsibly and transparently.”
Trump will send National Guard to Memphis to cut crime
President Donald Trump signed an order Monday called “Restoring Law and Order in Memphis.”
The memo establishes a task force, including the National Guard, to crack down on crime in Memphis, Tennessee.
Listen to comments from President Trump.
TRUMP: “I’m signing a presidential memorandum to establish the Memphis Safe Task Force. It’s very important because of the crime that’s going on, not only in Memphis, but in many cities. We’re going to take care of all of them, step by step, just like we did in DC. We have virtually no crime in DC right now.”
Memphis has faced record gun violence in recent years. Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Lee supported the task force, saying he is “tired of crime holding the great city of Memphis back.”
Ecclesiastes 8:11 says, “Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, the heart of the children of man is fully set to do evil.”
Federal Reserve cut interest rate by quarter percent
The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate yesterday after holding rates steady previously this year.
The Fed lowered its benchmark overnight lending rate by a quarter percentage point. That brings it down to the range of 4% to 4.25%. The Fed signaled it will cut the rate two more times this year.
Barna: Only 14% of Americans have biblical view of sin
Dr. George Barna released his latest research on the worldview of Americans this week.
The study found only 14% of U.S. adults hold a consistently biblical view of sin. The research identified several major misconceptions that millions of Americans have about sin. These misconceptions include the following:
- sin doesn’t come from the heart;
- feelings outweigh truth;
- sin isn’t life-changing; and
- sin isn’t rebellion against God.
Dr. Barna noted, “As a nation, we have generally made peace with all but the most egregious or personally painful sins.”
Jeremiah 17:9 says, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?”
Injured student in school shooting makes miraculous recovery
And finally, a Catholic student, who was injured in a recent school shooting, is making a miraculous recovery.
Three weeks ago, a shooter opened fire into Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The attacker killed two children and injured at least 17 more people. One of the injured children was 12-year-old Sophia Forchas.
She was shot in the head. After her hospitalization, doctors expected her to become the third fatality from the shooting. However, the hospital recently upgraded her condition from critical to serious.
Sophia’s family posted the news last week in an update to a GoFundMe campaign started on behalf of the family. They said, “Her progress to this point is being called miraculous. We are calling it a miracle. … Please continue to keep Sophia in your hearts and prayers. She is a warrior! And she is winning!!”
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