It’s Wednesday, August 19th, A.D. 2026. 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, Timothy Reed, and Adam McManus

40 European hate crimes against Christians

Christians in Europe faced dozens of hate crimes in July.

The Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe recorded 40 cases last month. Vandalism was the most common incident. In one case, authorities arrested an Islamic-State sympathizer who was planning an arson attack on a church in Hamm, Germany.

The highest number of recorded incidents occurred in Germany, followed by France, Italy, and the United Kingdom.  

Ebola virus has killed 2,300 people in Congo

This year’s Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now the deadliest in the country’s history.

Over 2,300 people have died as of Sunday. And cases have reached about 5,000. 

Christian aid groups like Samaritan’s Purse are on the ground in Congo. Franklin Graham, president of the Christian relief group, said, “Samaritan’s Purse has been on the frontlines of fighting Ebola for more than a decade, and we aren’t going to stop now. We are going to do everything we can to help save lives. We want people to know that God loves them, and they are not alone.” 

You can donate to Samaritan’s Purse relief effort in Congo through a link in our transcript today at TheWorldview.com. 

Trump gives $2 billion to Christian non-profits for disaster relief

Here in the United States, the Trump administration announced nearly $2 billion in health and humanitarian assistance to faith-based organizations this month. 

This includes over $500 million in disaster response funding for Samaritan’s Purse and a consortium jointly led by World Vision and Compassion International. 

The U.S. Department of State noted, “This historic announcement is the largest allocation of global health foreign assistance to faith-based organizations in over 20 years.”

Conservative kicked out of school board meeting over filthy books

Texas conservative Bonnie Wallace is suing the Houston Independent School District for removing her from a school board meeting.

Wallace, who is a member of Protecting Texas Children, had sought to shine light on the immoral and inappropriate materials children are subjected to in schools.

When she stepped up to the podium at first, she said this which was captured on video.

WALLACE: “Before you purchase new books, you need to get rid of the 500 filthy books that you have. If there’s children in the audience, they need to leave.”

BOARD MEMBER: “Ma’am, Point of Order. This is a public hearing.”

WALLACE: “I understand that.”

BOARD MEMBER: “You will not be allowed to read things that are not appropriate.”

WALLACE: “Oh, not appropriate? Then, why are they in your schools?”

After she cited the first vulgar reference from a children’s book in the school library, the board member said this.

BOARD MEMBER: ”Absolutely not! Ma’am, you are now out of order. This is your first warning. One more word, and you will be removed.”

After Bonnie Wallace read a second vulgar passage from the book in the children’s library, the school board member asked for a police officer to remove her from the meeting.

BOARD MEMBER: “Officer, please remove this woman from the podium.”

WALLACE: “If you don’t like it, remove it so the children don’t have access to it!”

BOARD MEMBER: “Thank you very much.”

Grant Stinchfield, a conservative talk show host on Real America’s Voice, was understandably outraged.

STINCHFIELD: “That woman you see there, being walked out, simply read one of the books in the school library. Now, if it’s not appropriate for a school board meeting, how is it appropriate for our children?”

In her lawsuit, Wallace alleged, “This was textbook viewpoint discrimination: Such conduct is ‘an egregious form’ of content regulation that the First Amendment almost never tolerates.”

Isaiah 5:20-21 says, “Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness. … Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!”

Planned Parenthood closes Albuquerque, New Mexico abortion mill

Planned Parenthood shut down its Northeast Heights abortion facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico last month. 

It’s the latest closure as the abortion giant consolidates locations in the state. 

Bud Shaver, executive director of Abortion Free New Mexico, told LifeNews, “Despite New Mexico leaders pouring taxpayer money into abortion and using government policy to prop up the industry, abortion facilities are still consolidating and closing.”

Vaccination rate for kindergartners dropped slightly

Vaccination rates for kindergartners dropped slightly during the 2025-2026 school year. 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports the rate dropped by one percent overall. 

Exemptions from one or more vaccines rose to 4.2 percent, up from 3.6 percent the previous year.

Christian men, mainline Protestants, and Catholics dissatisfied with church

And finally, the American Bible Society released the latest chapter of its State of the Bible: USA 2026 report. 

The survey found some population groups struggled with church attendance compared to others. These include Christian men, young adult Christians, mainline Protestants, and Roman Catholics. Gen Z men reported the lowest satisfaction with the churches they attend.

Overall, weekly and monthly church attendance remain unchanged from two years ago. The survey did note an uptick in people attending church about twice a year. That amounts to about eight million more Americans attending a church service in 2025 compared to two years earlier.

Psalm 84:2 and 10 says, “My soul longs, yes, even faints for the courts of the LORD. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. … For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.”

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And that’s The Worldview on this Wednesday, August 19th, in the year of our Lord 2026. Subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music, or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com.  Plus, you can get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I’m Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.