It’s Friday, September 20th, A.D. 2024. 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 Adam McManus
Pakistani Christian mother sentenced to death
On Wednesday, a Pakistani Christian mother of four children received the death sentence after a judge convicted her under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, reports Morning Star News.
Shagufta Kiran, age 40, was convicted under Section 295-C of Pakistan’s widely condemned blasphemy laws for insulting Muhammad, the false prophet of Islam, which carries a mandatory death sentence.
She was arrested in Islamabad by the Federal Investigation Agency on July 29, 2021, for allegedly sharing blasphemous content in a WhatsApp group in September 2020. Her husband and two sons were also taken into custody during the raid but were later released.
Attorney Rana Hameed said, “The complaint against Kiran was registered by a Muslim named Shiraz Farooqi, who alleged that she had shared content disrespectful of Islam’s prophet. However, Kiran has maintained that she has not authored the content and had forwarded it in the WhatsApp group without reading it.”
Formerly a nurse, Kiran had joined several interfaith WhatsApp groups, where she proclaimed the Gospel of Jesus Christ and defended her Christian faith. One such group, Pure Discussions, was administered by the complainant, Shiraz Farooqi.
While the mother is hopeful of a positive outcome from the superior courts, she misses her family terribly.
The verdict did not come as a surprise, as 99 percent of those charged under Section 295-C are convicted by trial courts under pressure from Islamists.
According to the Center for Social Justice, nearly 3,000 people have been accused of blasphemy in Pakistan since 1987. Specifically, in the Punjab Province alone, 552 Christians are currently detained in prisons.
Pakistan ranks seventh on the Open Doors 2024 World Watch List of the most difficult places to be a Christian.
Trump objects to Kamala’s lies and thanks God for sparing his life twice
On the presidential campaign trail, Donald Trump spoke on Wednesday at a rally on Long Island in Uniondale, New York. He took issue with the dishonest claims by Kamala Harris and the liberal media, reports RealClearPolitics.com.
TRUMP: “It’s time to stop the lies, stop the hoaxes, stop the smears, stop the lawfare of the fake lawsuits against me, and stop claiming your opponents will turn America into a dictatorship. Give me a break, because the fact is that I’m not a threat to democracy, they are.
“They’re doing things in politics that have never been done before in the history of our country. And worst of all, with their open borders and bad elections, they have made us into a Third World nation, something which nobody thought was even possible. Americans deserve a campaign based on the issues. We try and keep it on the issues.”
And, Trump also expressed gratitude to God for sparing his life twice from recent assassination attempts.
TRUMP: “God has now spared my life — It must have been. God, thank you. Not once, but twice. There are those that say He did it because Trump is going to turn this state around. He’s going to turn this country around. He’s going to make America great again.”
Pro-abortion Republican Congressional candidate: A gutless wonder
Republican Matt Gunderson is hoping to unseat incumbent Democrat Rep. Mike Levin of California’s 49th congressional district. But his strategy is raising eyebrows by campaigning on a promise to keep abortion “safe, legal, and rare,” apparently hoping that his pro-abortion view will help him prevail in America’s most liberal state, reports LifeSiteNews.com.
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GUNDERSON: “On a woman’s right to choose, I’m pro-choice. I believe abortion should be safe, legal and rare. I don’t want politicians dictating health care for my daughters. You might disagree, and that’s okay.
“But I bet there’s more that unites us, like lowering housing, grocery, and gas prices, securing the border, and protecting Social Security. We can end the overheated political rhetoric and focus on fixing a broken Washington. I’m Matt Gunderson, and I approved this message.”
Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, shifting public opinion and a wave of 10 pro-abortion ballot initiatives have led some in the Republican Party to conclude they must moderate the party’s longstanding pro-life stance.
Pro-life activists such as Lila Rose, founder of LiveAction, have forcefully challenged that conclusion, but because Trump has vocally sided with the moderation camp throughout his current campaign, other GOP candidates have been given cover to compromise as well.
Psalm 119:1-3 says, “Joyful are people of integrity, who follow the instructions of the LORD. Joyful are those who obey His laws and search for Him with all their hearts. They do not compromise with evil, and they walk only in His paths.”
Good Samaritan saves trucker from fire
And finally, a Virginia man is being hailed a hero after he saw a fire blazing under a tractor-trailer — and immediately took action, reports FaithWire.com.
Akeem Dixon was on his way to a job interview this week in Norfolk, Virginia, when he noticed the blaze.
DIXON: “I was in a tunnel. Beside me, I see a tractor trailer. And I see under the tractor trailer, I see a fire under the truck.”
Recognizing the need to move quickly, he started honking to get the driver’s attention, but to no avail.
That’s when Dixon decided to pull his car in front of the tractor-trailer, according to WVEC-TV.
DIXON: “[As] soon as we get inside the tunnel, I just drive right in front of him, put my forward flashers on, and I slowed right down to a complete stop. Then he stopped behind me. So, when I got out of my car, I rushed straight to the truck. And I was, like, ‘Yo, there’s a fire underneath your truck!”
The driver got out of the truck and Dixon told him to get a fire extinguisher. But it quickly became evident time was running out. Due to the flames, the engine was going to explode at any moment.
DIXON: “I tell him to leave the truck, because it’s going to blow any minute. Just leave it and come to my car. Let’s move to my car, far away from the truck. As soon as we move from the truck and close to my car, at the same time, we hear a boom.”
Thankfully, Dixon and the driver remained safe — all thanks to his selfless actions.
John 15:13 says, “Greater love has no one than this, to lay down his life for his friends.” Or, in the case of Akeem Dixon, for a stranger!
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