It’s Monday, July 29th, A.D. 2024. This is The World View in 5 Minutes written by Jonathan Clark and  heard at www.TheWorldView.com.  Filling in for Adam McManus I’m Ean Leppin

Hindu Extremists Attack House Church in India

A mob of 150 Hindu extremists attacked a house church in northern India earlier this month.

The mob broke into the house, vandalizing the property and beating the 15 Christians inside. The violence continued until police arrived who proceeded to delay filing a case.

Pastor Rajesh Bhomi told Morning Star News, “We are enduring immense hatred from all corners . . . Yet I believe God chooses only a few for this great mission of facing persecution. I am thankful to the Lord that he has chosen me. Through this pain and trials too, I want to serve the Lord. I want to serve the Lord until my last breath.” 

India is ranked 11th on the Open Doors’ World Watch List of nations where it is most difficult to be a Christian. 

Blasphemous Parody at the Olympics 

Paris held the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics last Friday.

The event included drag queens doing a parody of Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of the Last Supper. 

Gavin Calver with the UK Evangelical  Alliance posted on X, “It really was appalling to see Christianity so openly mocked in the opening ceremony with the unbelievably crass portrayal of the Last Supper. Utterly insensitive, unnecessary & offensive.” 

Galatians 6:7 says, “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.” 

Biden Admin Sentences Pro-life Mother

In the U.S., the Biden administration continues to put pro-lifers in prison.

A court sentenced Bevelyn Beatty Williams to over three years in prison last week. This came after the 33-year-old mother was sharing the Gospel outside an abortion mill.

She wrote on her fundraising page, “I was persecuted as a Christian standing for my beliefs when it comes to life. This is devastating news. Not only is this bond extensive for the accused crime, but [the judge] made it very clear in the courtroom that she was going to an make example out of me.” 

Nebraska Supreme Court Upholds Pro-family Act

Last Friday, the Supreme Court of Nebraska upheld a piece of legislation known as the “Let Them Grow Act.”

The bill limits abortion to 12 weeks of pregnancy and bans sex-change procedures on children. 

Nebraska’s Republican Gov. Jim Pillen said he was “grateful for the court’s thorough and well-reasoned opinion upholding these important protections for life and children in Nebraska.” 

Americans Less Confident in the Church

A recent Gallup survey found 32% of U.S. adults have confidence in the church or organized religion.

Confidence in organized religion was over 60% through much of the 1970s and 80s. Confidence remained over 50% in the 90s. However, it has fallen drastically since 2000. 

Americans have low confidence in many other institutions including higher education, the medical system, the U.S. Supreme Court, and banks. Americans have the most confidence in small business, the military, and the police. 

U.S. Economic Growth Beat Expectations 

The U.S. economy beat expectations during the second quarter of this year.

Real gross domestic product grew 2.8% at an annual rate according to the Commerce Department. That’s up from 1.4% during the first quarter and 2.5% during 2023.

Business and consumer spending drove the growth. 

Scientists Discover Red Dye Mentioned in the Bible

And finally, researchers with the Israel Antiquities Authorities discovered an ancient textile fragment in a Judean desert cave back in 2016. 

Researchers believe the fabric is 3,800 years old, and they recently published their findings on how it was produced.

The study found the textile was dyed red using tiny insects known as kermes from oak trees. The scarlet-red color was rare and expensive in the ancient world. 

Professor Zohar Amar of Bar-Ilan University tied the findings to the Bible, “In the Bible, the dye extracted from oak scale insects is referred to as ‘scarlet worm’. ‘Worm’ was used as a general term for various insects and their developmental stages in ancient times, and a reference to the colour ‘scarlet worm’ appears twenty-five times in the Bible.” 

Referencing the scarlet worm, God said in Isaiah 1:18, “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.”

And that’s The World View in 5 Minutes on this Monday, July 29th, in the year of our Lord 2024. Subscribe by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldView.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. Seize the day for Jesus Christ.