It’s Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11th, A.D. 2026. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 140 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com)
By Adam McManus
Muslims killed 30 civilians in Congo
Fear, bloodshed, and devastation have once again descended upon Congo, Africa.
On November 5th, the Muslim Allied Democratic Forces stormed Beni Territory in the North Kivu Province, killing 30 civilians and burning homes, reports International Christian Concern.
Justin Paluku, president of the Civil Society Forces, said, “For families that went to bed hoping to wake up to another ordinary morning, the night turned into a nightmare of unimaginable suffering. We are deeply concerned about the safety of our population. Christian Civilians cannot continue living like prisoners in their own communities, constantly wondering when armed men will strike again. Our people deserve protection, peace, and the freedom to live without fear.”
Send a polite, 4-sentence note to the Ambassador from Congo to America, Yvette Ngandu, urging her to use her influence to protect Christians from wholesale slaughter. Address it to the Embassy of Congo, 1100 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 725, Washington, DC 20036.
GOP Congressman calls for impeachment of War Secretary Pete Hegseth
Speaking from the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on November 9th, outgoing Republican Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky, who lost his primary in May 2026, called for the impeachment of War Secretary Pete Hegseth, reports NBC News.
MASSIE: “Secretary Hegseth abused the powers entrusted to him as Secretary of Defense by subordinating the constitutional limits on the use of military force and the laws governing the conduct of hostilities to his own policy objectives, notwithstanding his knowledge that no imminent threat to the United States existed, and demonstrated a profound disregard for civilian life, the rule of law, the constitutional authority of Congress, and his duty to ensure the lawful conduct of the United States Armed Forces.
“Wherefore, Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth, by such conduct, has demonstrated that he will remain a threat to civilians, the lawful conduct of the United States military operations, the integrity and credibility of the United States armed forces, and the Constitution, if allowed to remain in office, and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with his duties and the rule of law, Peter Bryan Hegseth thus warrants impeachment and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.”
(You can watch Rep. Massie’s entire speech here).
Secretary Hegseth offered this response.
HEGSETH: “What one disgruntled and defeated congressman is attempting is not oversight, and it’s not accountability. It’s a political spectacle, a personal manifesto driven by ego and resentment. Time for one man’s final days in Congress to try to do damage to this president, this country, and most irresponsibly, the warriors who defend it. It’s a farce and it’s a stunt, and everybody knows it.
“In the 250 years of our American republic, no Secretary of War or Secretary of Defense has ever been impeached for carrying out lawful military operations — and in our case, successful ones at that. Not once. War powers resolution or not.
“Not under [President Ronald] Reagan in Lebanon not under [President Bill] Clinton in Kosovo not under [President Barack] Obama in Iraq and Syria not under [President Joe] Biden in Iraq and Syria the history is clear and it’s very straightforward.
“And one disgruntled congressman wants to shred it over policy disagreements, not high crimes, not misdemeanors, not treason, not bribery, not the kinds of offenses the founders intended when they wrote the impeachment clause.
“The proper remedy for a policy disagreement: it’s legislation, it’s debate, it’s the next presidential election. It’s not handing the House and Senate floor to the Democrats so that they can run a show trial against the President and the Secretary of War while Republicans still control Congress and should be delivering wins for the American people.”
(You can watch War Secretary Hegseth’s entire response here).
On November 10th, Congressman Massie’s attempt to impeach War Secretary Hegseth failed in a vote of 211 to 204.
Texas Democrat wants to repeal Ten Commandments in schools
Following the Democrat win in the Texas House on November 3rd, Texas Democratic State Rep. John Bucy of Austin pre-filed a bill on November 9th to repeal the Texas law requiring Ten Commandments posters in public school classrooms.
This law has been upheld as constitutional by the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. On April 21, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the Texas Ten Commandments Law, concluding that it violates neither the Establishment Clause nor the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.
Jonathan Covey, Director of Policy for Texas Values, said, “Opponents want to tear down thousands of Ten Commandments posters in Texas classrooms. However, we will not stand by while they try to dismantle what Texans worked so hard to achieve. The Ten Commandments are a vital piece of our nation’s history and tradition. We will stand firm in their defense, preserve that heritage for the next generation, and resolutely oppose any effort to tear these posters down.”
The Christian conservative group, called Texas Values, has been at the forefront of advancing and implementing the Ten Commandments law—from advocating for its passage in the Legislature to helping schools obtain posters, providing compliance resources, and tracking implementation statewide through the website TenCommandmentsTexas.com.
After God revealed the Ten Commandments to Moses atop Mt. Sinai, Exodus 20:18-20 says, “When the people saw the thunder and lightning and heard the trumpet and saw the mountain in smoke, they trembled with fear. They stayed at a distance and said to Moses, ‘Speak to us yourself and we will listen. But do not have God speak to us or we will die.’
“Moses said to the people, ‘Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning.’”
Eric Metaxas: Democrats are Marxists
And finally, in analyzing the midterm election success of the Democrats, Christian author and talk show host Eric Metaxas warned listeners about the new radical Democratic Party.
METAXAS: “These Democrats, they’re effectively Marxists, or they’re willing to go in a Marxist direction. Marxists don’t believe God exists. And if you don’t believe God exists, you think rules are for suckers. ‘We’re going to do whatever we can. We worship power. We worship the power of the state.’ To me, that’s very dark.
“So, I’m not going to pretend that it’s Ronald Reagan working with (Democratic House Speaker] Tip O’Neill. You can work with principled Democrats. What we have now is something else entirely.
“So, I think President Trump, there is nobody better at making deals. Putting Stephen Miller in charge as his own chief of staff, he is signaling that we’re in a war. He is not cowed by the fact that the Democrats are going to be powerful.”
Metaxas rejected the idea that the new Democratic majorities in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House will politically cripple President Trump.
METAXAS: “I think President Trump is the opposite of a lame duck. President Trump is just a singular figure in American politics, in American history, and so I’m looking forward to what he’s going to be doing going forward.”
Eric Metaxas: America succeeded because founders looked to God
And Eric Metaxas summarized what motivated him to write his new book entitled Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World.
METAXAS: “I didn’t write this book for history buffs. I wrote it for Americans. We need to know our history. I think we need to be inspired right now with everything going on around us, where we’ve, in many ways, lost our way.
“If you say something’s broken, you say, ‘Well, what does it look like when it’s not broken?’ We have to see what does ‘fixed’ look like. You have to go back 250 years to say this is how America was born. These are the figures. These were the ideas that they had.
“How do you get liberty? How do you get self-government without a king? How does that work? Well, the short answer is they all were looking to God, that our rights come from God. And that story is not often told. It’s, in many ways, never told. It’s central to the story of what happened 250 years ago.
“I didn’t know that when I did my research, but the more I looked, I thought, ‘Wow, people need to know this! That this is the only way you get liberty, that you get freedom, that you get self-government. This is the antithesis to what they have in places like China.”
President John Adams famously said, “We recognize no sovereign but God, and no king but Jesus!”
Indeed, Isaiah 45:5 says, “I am the LORD, and there is no other; apart from Me there is no God.”
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And that’s The Worldview on this Veteran’s Day, Wednesday, November 11th, the 20th anniversary of my bride, Amy, and me, in the year of our Lord 2026. Read our love story at AdamsWedding.net. Subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music, or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Plus, you can get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I’m Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.