It’s Monday, January 23rd, 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)
Nigerian Catholic priest burned to death, another survived gunshots
On January 15th, a Catholic priest, Isaac Achi, was burned to death and another, Collins Omeh, sustained gunshot wounds in a terrorist attack in Niger state, Nigeria, reports Christian Solidarity Worldwide.
In a separate incident the same day, 25 churchgoers were abducted in Katsina state in the northwest.
The local chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria was burned beyond recognition and the rectory was gutted when terrorists set it ablaze after failing to gain entry forcibly.
Pray that the violent and peaceful Nigerian Muslims alike would come to faith in Jesus Christ.
First March for Life in post-Roe America
On Friday, January 20th, 100,000 pro-lifers marched in the 50th annual March for Life, which first took place following the 1973 Supreme Court decision known as Roe v. Wade which legalized abortion, reports LifeNews.com.
Jeanne Mancini, the President of the March for Life, welcomed the attendees.
MANCINI: “Let me welcome you all here, in person, for the 50th March for Life, the first post-Roe March for Life. (applause) The country and world changed on June 24th, when the Supreme Court handed down the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision allowing the people, through their elected officials, at the state and the federal level to impact pro-life laws.
“So many giants paved the way for this momentous victory, including our own Nellie Gray, the founder of the March for Life, whose birthday was on June 24. I can’t think of a better birthday gift.”
Mancini talked about the pro-life battle ahead.
MANCINI: “The human rights abuse of abortion is far from over. Sadly, this year alone in the United States, there will be well over 700,000 abortions. And we know that in every abortion one life is taken and at least one life is wounded. We will continue to march until the human rights abuse of abortion is a thing of the past.”
Jeremiah 1:5 says, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart.”
Pro-life Rep: Call your Senators to pass Born Alive bill
Republican Congressman Steve Scalise of Louisiana was encouraged by the recent passage of the Born Alive Survivors Protection Act.
SCALISE: “Just a few months ago, when Nancy Pelosi was Speaker of the House, we brought a bill called the Born Alive Act, a bill that says if a baby is born alive, outside the womb, you cannot murder that baby and call it abortion. Do you know 80 different times Nancy Pelosi blocked that bill from coming to the floor? (audience boos)
“The story actually gets better. In just eight days of a Republican majority, we brought up that bill and passed it through the House of Representatives. (audience cheers) That bill is over in the Senate right now.
“Call your senators. They haven’t brought it up yet. [Democratic Senate Majority Leader] Chuck Schumer doesn’t want to bring it up. But if he hears from all of you, they’ll have to bring that bill up.
“There are only about a handful of countries that allow this barbaric process — countries like China, like North Korea, and unfortunately America. America should not be on that list of barbaric countries.”
To ask your two senators to pass the Born Alive bill, call 202-224-3121. That’s 202-224-3121.
Coach Dungy compares prayers for NFL player with unborn babies
Former Indianapolis Colts Coach Tony Dungy talked about the power of prayer at the March for Life, reports LifeNews.com.
DUNGY: “A young man named Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills made a routine tackle, and his heart stopped beating right on the field. It could have been tragic, but something miraculous happened. The team medical staff rushed out. They got Damar’s heart started again. But you know what? that wasn’t the miracle. The real miracle was the reaction of everyone to that.
“The announcers on the broadcast, what did they say? ‘All we can do is pray.’ (audience cheers) And all across the country, people started praying. Usually when that happens, the cameras cut away from that.
“Back when I was coaching in the 1990s, Christian players got together and they said, ‘We want to pray after the games.’ And we actually got a memo from the NFL office said, ‘Don’t let your players do that. If you do, you’ll be fined, because that’s not appropriate.’ Can you believe that? (audience boos) That’s a true story.
“Well, those prayers were answered. Damar is recovering. Now he’s home. He’s been released from the hospital. (audience cheers) But what’s the lesson in that? You know, an unbelievable thing happened that night, a professional football game with millions of dollars of ticket money and advertising money on the line, that game was canceled. Why? Because a life was at stake. And people wanted to see that life saved.
“Well, that should be encouraging to us because that’s exactly why we’re here today. Because every day in this country, innocent lives are at stake.”
Atlanta rioters smash windows and set police car on fire
Last Wednesday night, Manuel Teran, who objected to the building of a $90 million training facility for the Atlanta Police Department in a forested area dubbed “Cop City,” shot a police officer in the abdomen, reports CBS News. In the ensuing exchange of gun fire, Teran was killed.
Proverbs 22:8 says, “Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity, and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.”
Afterwards, a Twitter account for a local Defund the Police group, called @ScenesATL, called on Friday for a “night of rage” along with “reciprocal violence to be done to the police and their allies,” reports Fox5Atlanta. That account has subsequently been suspended.
In response, on Saturday night, violent rioters, who stormed downtown Atlanta, set a police car on fire and smashed windows of three businesses including Wells Fargo Bank, reports The New York Post.
Georgia Republican Attorney General Chris Carr tweeted, “To the Atlanta Media: Peaceful protestors use words. Rioters smash windows, set police cars on fire & shoot law enforcement officers. Stop calling these people protesters.”
Anarchists with a group called “Stop Cop City” stated, “All reported acts appear to be explicitly targeted against the financial backers & goons of the Atlanta Police Foundation, a shady nonprofit that funnels weapons and military gear into our city to wage war on black and brown folks.”
10 killed, 10 wounded at a dance club outside L.A.
And finally, police were involved in a stand-off Sunday with an Asian man they believe killed 10 people in a mass shooting Saturday night at a dance club during the Lunar New Year celebration in Monterey Park, California outside Los Angeles, reports NewsMax.com. Ten others were wounded.
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