It’s Wednesday, March 15th, A.D. 2023. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com)
By Jonathan Clark
Nigerian pastor’s son killed by bandits
Bandits in northern Nigeria killed a pastor’s son last Friday. They also kidnapped the pastor’s wife and three other family members.
Peter Mukaddas, a local leader, told Nigeria’s Daily Post that the bandits invaded the community in the early morning. Then, they headed straight to the pastor’s house and carried out the killing and abductions.
Mukaddas is calling on the government to rescue the pastor’s family. Local police have been unresponsive. This continues the trend of Nigeria’s government doing little to oppose such violence.
He said, “We are fervently praying to God to touch [the kidnappers’] hearts so that they can see the wisdom to release them.”
According to Open Doors, Nigeria is the sixth most dangerous country worldwide for Christians.
Tens of thousands participate in Spain’s pro-life march
On Sunday, tens of thousands of people joined the Yes to Life march in Madrid, Spain.
Five hundred groups supported the event in an effort to oppose “all laws and practices that threaten life and human nature at any moment of its existence, as well as the businesses and ideologies that sustain them.”
Last month, Spain passed legislation allowing girls as young as 16 to get an abortion without parental consent.
Football Coach Joe Kennedy reinstated after Supreme Court win
Last Wednesday, First Liberty Institute announced a Washington State school district has reinstated Joe Kennedy as their assistant football coach, reports CBN News.
In 2015, the Bremerton School District suspended Kennedy for praying on the football field after games. The following year, he sued the school for violating his religious freedom. Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court heard his case and ruled in his favor.
Hiram Sasser with First Liberty celebrated the reinstatement, “We are thrilled that Bremerton [High School] and Coach Kennedy are back together, and we hope they go undefeated.”
Congress Overturns D.C. Legislation for the First Time in 30 Years
Last November, the Washington, D.C. City Council, inspired by the Woke Crowd, revised its criminal code to reduce penalties for certain crimes. They did this even as the nation’s capital faces increased gun violence and carjackings.
However, because the District of Columbia is not a state, Congress has final say in the matter. Last Wednesday, the U.S. Senate nullified D.C.’s attempt to reduce criminal penalties. The House passed it on February 9th. And now, President Joe Biden said he will sign it. Perhaps they did so because the politicians live in D.C. and want to see criminals receive the maximum penalty.
It’s the first time since 1991 that Congress has overturned local D.C. legislation.
The overturned legislation would have reduced the maximum sentences for carjackings and robberies. It also would have removed mandatory minimum sentences in most cases.
Ecclesiastes 8:11 says, “Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, the heart of the children of man is fully set to do evil.”
U.S. Senate reduces penalties for D.C. carjackings and robberies
The U.S. Senate passed a resolution last Wednesday, nullifying changes to the Washington, D.C. criminal code.
It’s the first time since 1991 that Congress has overturned local D.C. legislation.
If it becomes law, the revised criminal code will reduce the maximum sentences for carjackings and robberies. It also would remove mandatory minimum sentences in most cases.
If it passes the U.S. House, President Joe Biden said he will sign the resolution. This comes as the nation’s capital faces increased gun violence and carjackings.
Ecclesiastes 8:11 says, “Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, the heart of the children of man is fully set to do evil.”
Americans favor Christianity, detest Satanism and Scientology
A new poll from YouGov surveyed Americans’ views on 35 religious groups and belief systems.
Christianity in general was the most highly favored belief system. The next most favored system was Protestantism. Other groups like Roman Catholics, Lutherans, and Anglicans scored lower, but were generally viewed positively.
On the other end of the spectrum, Satanism and so-called “Church” of Scientology, founded by L. Ron Hubbard, received the worst favorability scores. They were followed by Jehovah’s Witnesses, Islam, and Mormonism.
Dallas abortion mill shut down
Praise God! The largest abortion mill in Dallas, Texas shut down earlier this month.
It had stopped doing abortions since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year. The mill was operational for 50 years, killing thousands of unborn babies.
Texas Right to Life reports that “Southwestern Women’s Surgery Center was owned by long-time, late-term abortionist Curtis Boyd, who is an ordained Baptist minister and bragged, ‘Am I killing? Yes, I am!’”
Psalm 50:16 says, “But to the wicked God says: ‘What right have you to recite My statutes or take My covenant on your lips?’”
World’s most premature twins celebrated first birthday
And finally, Guinness World Records reports the world’s most premature twins celebrated their first birthday earlier this month.
When Shakina Rajendram went into labor four months early, doctors told her the twins had a zero percent chance of survival. But, in God’s providence, Adiah and Adrial are alive and well a year later.
Disturbingly, the Canadian hospital denied the twins life-sustaining measures at birth. However, their parents were able to transfer them to Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto for care.
Her husband, Kevin, said they clung to their Christian faith in the process.
KEVIN: “Amidst all that scenario of being told that the chance of survival is pretty much 0%, the chance of significant disability is really high, we were just clinging to our hope and faith, trusting in God.”
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