It’s Thursday, August 14th, 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
Indonesian Christian leaders urge government to protect religious liberty
Religious leaders in Indonesia are calling on the government there to protect religious freedom.
This comes after a string of attacks on Christian buildings in the Southeast Asian country.
The Conference of Indonesian Catholic Bishops said, “Any act of intimidation, violence, or unilateral restriction of religious activities violates the law and undermines the fundamental values of life together as citizens of the same nation.”
Indonesia is not currently on the Open Doors’ World Watch List of the most difficult countries to be a Christian. However, it has appeared on that list in previous years.
Anglican Church of Nigeria horrified by lesbian bishop in Wales
The Anglican Church of Nigeria cut ties with the Anglican Church of Wales over its election of an openly lesbian archbishop named Cherry Vann who is in a sexual relationship with Wendy Diamond.
Rev. Henry Ndukuba leads the Anglican Church in Nigeria. He said, “The Church of Nigeria believes that this moment calls for prayer for the Church of Wales, hoping that the Church of England will not follow in her steps. We should hold them in our prayers with a clear message that hope lies only in true repentance and godliness.”
To its credit, The Anglican Church of Nigeria previously severed ties with the Episcopal Church in the United States over a similar situation.
2 Timothy 4:3-4 warns, “For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.”
British pro-lifer targeted a third time for praying outside abortion mill
Police in the United Kingdom are investigating a woman for praying outside an abortion mill. It’s the third time police have gone after Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, Director of the March for Life UK, over her silent prayers.
West Midlands Police previously arrested her twice. Vaughan-Spruce won a settlement over the wrongful arrests worth about $17,500. However, officials continue to target her.
Jeremiah Igunnubole, legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom International, said, “We will continue to robustly challenge this unjust censorship, and support Isabel’s right to think and believe freely.”
Could Supreme Court overturn homosexual marriage ruling?
In the United States, Liberty Counsel recently asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case of a Christian county clerk.
Kim Davis, the former Rowan County, Kentucky clerk, refused to issue marriage licenses to homosexual couples. She was the first victim to be jailed and sued following the infamous 2015 Obergefell ruling. The Supreme Court ruling legalized faux same-sex marriage nationwide.
Liberty Counsel Founder and Chairman Mat Staver said, “Kim Davis’ case underscores why the U.S. Supreme Court should overturn the wrongly decided Obergefell v. Hodges opinion because it threatens the religious liberty of Americans who believe that marriage is a sacred union between one man and one woman.”
U.S. debt hits $37 trillion
The U.S. national debt hit $37 trillion for the first time, according to a Tuesday report from the Treasury Department.
The national debt is projected to reach 99% of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product this year which is the measure of the total economic activity within a country.
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation noted that the debt amounts to $280,000 per household in America and is growing at over five billion dollars per day.
Fewer Americans drink alcohol
A survey from Gallup found that the percentage of Americans who use alcoholic beverages fell to a record low of 54 percent.
Young adults are even less likely to drink alcohol at 50 percent.
And for the first time, over 50 percent of U.S. adults say drinking one or two alcoholic drinks a day is bad for one’s health. That number is up from 28 percent in 2015. Young adults are even more likely to say drinking is bad for their health at 66 percent.
Gallup noted, “Declines in alcohol consumption do not appear to be caused by people shifting to other mood-altering substances.”
Answers in Genesis announces Truth Traveler attractions in Pigeon Forge & Branson
And finally, Answers in Genesis is opening two new Bible attractions, one in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and the other in Branson, Missouri.
The Truth Traveler attractions feature a 5D experience that blends cutting-edge virtual reality, motion seating, and sensory effects to transport you through pivotal moments in Biblical history. The website says, “Feel the ground shake as the floodwaters rise, stand in awe at the towering walls of Babel, and witness history unfold in breathtaking detail.”
Ken Ham, the CEO of Answers in Genesis, said, “Please pray with us that these attractions will reach thousands of families with the message of the truth of God’s Word and the Gospel.”
Psalm 111:2, 4 says, “Great are the works of the LORD, studied by all who delight in them. … He has caused His wondrous works to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and merciful.”
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And that’s The Worldview on this Thursday, August 14th, in the year of our Lord 2025. Follow us on X or subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music, or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.