It’s Wednesday, April 2nd, A.D. 2025. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com)
By Jonathan Clark
Nigerian Muslims killed 11 Christians last Thursday
Last Thursday, suspected Fulani Muslim militants killed 11 Christians during a raid on a Christian farming community in central Nigeria.
A local resident told International Christian Concern, “In the late evening, armed militants surprised us with their assault. We lost 11 valued lives, including a pregnant woman.”
Amnesty International Nigeria commented, “The inaction of authorities has left people exposed to violence, resulting in devastating losses.”
Nigeria is the seventh most dangerous country worldwide for Christians, according to the Open Doors’ World Watch List.
Trump demanding pro-life free speech in United Kingdom
The U.S. State Department stated Sunday it is concerned about freedom of expression in the United Kingdom.
The statement comes as Livia Tossici-Bolt, a pro-life advocate in England faces criminal charges for offering conversation outside an abortion mill.
The U.S. State Department said, “We are monitoring her case. It is important that the U.K. respect and protect freedom of expression.”
The case may even threaten a free trade deal between the U.S. and the U.K. A source in the Trump administration, familiar with the trade negotiations, told The Telegraph there should be “no free trade without free speech.”
Appearing on Leading Britain’s Conversation with Tom Swarbrick, Claire McCullough, founder of Good Counsel Network, and a friend of Livia Tossici-Bolt, declared that the British law which suppresses free speech outside abortion mills is a massive overreach.
McCULLOUGH: “A leaflet saying, “Pregnant? Worried? Help if you want it’ is not offending anyone actually, or ‘Here to talk, if you want,’ as Livia’s poster said. But I just don’t see how that is distressing to anybody. Abortion itself is very distressing. I’ll agree with you there. But I don’t see how an offer of help is distressing. Especially when the people who are offering it are completely peace-keeping people who’ve never been in any way charged with anything prior to this law coming in.”
Proverbs 17:15 says, “He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.”
Trump vs. Planned Parenthood
Politico reports the Trump administration notified nine Planned Parenthood state affiliates on Monday that their funding is being “temporarily withheld.”
The letter said Planned Parenthood may be violating federal civil rights laws as well as President Donald Trump’s executive orders, specifically his orders against diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is giving Planned Parenthood 10 days to prove it will comply with Trump’s orders. The temporary hold affects nearly $30 million in federal funding.
HHS to cut 10,000 jobs
Last Thursday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that it will cut about 10,000 full-time employees.
Department Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said, “We aren’t just reducing bureaucratic sprawl. We are realigning the organization with its core mission and our new priorities in reversing the chronic disease epidemic. This Department will do more – a lot more – at a lower cost to the taxpayer.”
The plan will save taxpayers $1.8 billion as part of President Trump’s efforts to make the government workforce more efficient.
Mississippi on track to end state income tax
Last Thursday, Mississippi Republican Governor Tate Reeves signed a bill into law that will end the state’s income tax.
REEVES: “Mississippi will no longer tax the work, the earnings, or the ambition of its people.”
The “Build Up Mississippi Act” will cut the income tax rate to 3% by 2030. After that, annual decreases will eventually bring the rate to 0%. This puts the state on track to become the first to eliminate an existing income tax.
Governor Reeves told Mississippians, “The work of your hands belongs to you. It is yours – to feed your family and invest in your home and your community. Because that’s what this is ultimately about. Not just numbers on a balance sheet, but lives.”
Consumer spending increased slightly
The Federal Reserve’s primary inflation measure rose last month.
The core personal consumption expenditures price index increased by 0.4% in February compared to January. That put the 12-month inflation rate at 2.8% which was more than what economists expected.
Consumer spending also increased last month, but was behind expectations.
Creator of Morse code gave glory to God
And finally, today is the anniversary of the death of Samuel Morse.
The American inventor died on April 2, 1872. Before his important inventions, Morse was known as a painter, even gaining admittance to the British Royal Academy of Art.
Later in life, he would make key contributions to the design and deployment of the telegraph system. He also co-developed the code that bears his name. The Morse code would become the primary language for telegraphy and is still used to this day.
Notably, Morse was a devout Christian who gave glory to God for his inventions.
Psalm 115:1 says, “Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name give glory, for the sake of Your steadfast love and Your faithfulness!”
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