It’s Monday, April 3rd, A.D. 2023. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus.
By Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com)
Imprisoned Cuban religious leader denied medical leave
A leader of the Association of Free Yorubas, an independent Santeria-type religious group in Cuba which combines Catholicism, the West African Yoruba religion, and a polytheistic belief in Spiritism, has been denied permission to receive medical treatment outside the maximum-security prison where he is being held, reports Christian Solidarity Worldwide.
Loreto García was detained on July 16, 2021 as part of a government crackdown on protestors who participated in spontaneous and peaceful demonstrations across the island on July 11, 2021. He is serving a seven-year sentence in Guamajal Prison on charges of disrespect and public disorder.
Family members of García said he has diabetes and hypertension, and symptoms of pancreatic cancer.
After submitting a request for temporary medical leave on October 26, 2022, Cuban authorities denied it on March 19, 2023.
Worldview listener reacts to Trump’s indictment
In reaction to The Worldview’s coverage of the indictment of former President Donald Trump, Gian Ryan of Centerville, Tennessee, a homeschool mother of nine, wrote me at Adam@TheWorldview.com.
She said, “If the allegations of fraud to cover up adultery are true, it is a great mercy to Mr. Trump that they are brought to light, that perhaps he would be convicted to repent. If Trump has committed these sins, it is right for him to have the law deal with them.
“God placed rulers to punish evildoers. [1 Peter 2:13-14] It seems they are doing their job. (It is a separate issue that authorities may be doing their job with partiality. God will, without a doubt, deal with them in due time.)”
Mrs. Ryan said, “I believe that Mr. Trump calls himself a Christian. If any of the allegations are true, may God bring Mr. Trump to his knees, saying, ‘God have mercy on me, a sinner! I have committed adultery and fraud! Handcuffs, a mugshot, and prison time would be only the tiniest tokens of proper punishment for me when I deserve an eternity in Hell. Thank you Jesus for the blood that covers all my sins.’
“If Mr. Trump is a Christian and these allegations are false, may his grief be that Christ’s name was harmed rather than his campaign harmed.”
Exodus 20:14 says, “You shall not commit adultery.”
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy weighs in on Trump indictment
Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tweeted, “Alvin Bragg has irreparably damaged our country in an attempt to interfere in our Presidential election. As he routinely frees violent criminals to terrorize the public, he weaponized our sacred system of justice against President Donald Trump.
“The American people will not tolerate this injustice, and the House of Representatives will hold Alvin Bragg and his unprecedented abuse of power to account.”
Abby Johnson wants to lead abortion workers out of industry
Prominent pro-life activist Abby Johnson, the former director of Planned Parenthood in College Station, Texas, is praying for an “exodus” of abortion workers who will abandon their jobs and change their lives.
Johnson’s organization And Then There Were None, a group dedicated to helping ex-abortion clinic workers rebuild their lives, will launch Exodus 2023 today.
She told CBN’s Faithwire, “Abortion workers are often overlooked in the national debate on abortion, yet they suffer immensely because of their job and what it entails.”
ESPN blasted for promoting male during Women’s History Month
As ESPN celebrated Women’s History Month, they featured William Thomas, a biological male, pretending to be a woman, and calling himself “Lia.”
ESPN REPORTER: “In 2022, swimmer ‘Lia’ Thomas became the first transgender athlete to win an NCAA division one championship by winning the 500 Freestyle. The Texas native competed for three seasons on the men’s swim team at the University of Pennsylvania. She began her transition after her sophomore season, and made her debut as a member of the Women’s team in December 2021.”
THOMAS: “Being trans is not a choice. I didn’t have any other choice because not transitioning was not leading anywhere.”
ESPN REPORTER: “She competed amidst criticism from the swimming community, competitors, and teammates. She said she called her persistence serves a larger purpose.”
THOMAS: “People will say, ‘Oh, she just transitioned so she would have an advantage, so she could win. I transitioned to be happy.”
Riley Gaines, a 12-time All-American swimmer who competed at Kentucky, was livid with ESPN. She tweeted, “Lia Thomas is not a brave, courageous woman who EARNED a national title. He is an arrogant cheat who STOLE a national title from a hardworking, deserving woman. The NCAA is responsible. If I was a woman working at ESPN, I would walk out. You’re spineless.”
Genesis 1:27 says, “So God created mankind in His own image, in the image of God He created them; male and female He created them.”
Anniversary of Morse Code developer’s death
And finally, ever wonder how Morse code got its name?
It was named after the developer, Samuel Morse, who was born in 1791 and died on April 2, 1872. That’s 151 years ago yesterday.
While returning by ship from Europe in 1832, Morse encountered Charles Jackson of Boston, a man who was well schooled in electromagnetism. Witnessing various experiments with Jackson’s electromagnet, Morse developed the concept of a single-wire telegraph and was a co-developer of Morse code.
On May 24, 1844, Morse sent the first telegraph message from the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. to his assistant, Alfred Vail, in Baltimore, Maryland. It was a question: “What hath God wrought?”
Born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, the first child of Calvinist pastor Jedidiah Morse (1761–1826), Samuel Morse also became an accomplished painter. When he was 20, his father arranged for a three-year painting study under the tutelage of Benjamin West in England beginning in 1811.
Morse’s first wife, Lucretia, died in 1825 of a heart attack shortly after the birth of their third child. Twenty-three years later he married his second wife, Sarah, with whom he had four more children.
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