It’s Friday, May 1st, 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
United Nations urges Pakistan to ban forced conversions and marriages
On April 22nd, a United Nations-appointed body urged Pakistan to intensify efforts to eradicate Islamic forced conversions and marriages, noting that young Christian girls consistently fall victim to Islamist coercion, reports MorningStarNews.org.
To prevent forced conversions and marriages, Pakistan was urged to raise the minimum age of marriage to 18 across all territories, criminalize forced religious conversion, and enforce laws related to human trafficking and sexual violence.
Isaiah 59:7 says, “Their feet run to evil. … They pursue evil schemes; acts of violence mark their ways.”
Hegseth to Democrat: “Your hatred for President Trump blinds you.”
War Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered a blistering rebuke to Democratic Rep. John Garamendi of California, slamming the congressman for labeling the conflict in Iran a “quagmire” during a heated exchange, reports the New York Post.
HEGSETH: “When I said reckless, feckless, and defeatist of congressional Democrats at the beginning that came after watching you say the same thing on CNN this morning: ‘a quagmire.’
“My generation served in a ‘quagmire’ in Iraq and Afghanistan. Years and years of nebulous missions and utopian nation-building that led us to nothing.
“The way you stain the troops when you tell them two months in, Congressman, you should know better. Shame on you! Calling this a quagmire two months in. The effort, what they’ve undertaken, the success on the battlefield that creates strategic opportunities. The courage of a president to confront a nuclear Iran. And you call it a quagmire, handing propaganda to our enemies.
“Shame on you for that statement and statements like that are reckless to our troops. Don’t say, ‘I support the troops.’ on one hand, and then, a two-month mission is a ‘quagmire.’ Who are you cheering for here? Who you pulling for?
“Our troops are doing incredible work. They’ve done incredible things for the entirety of this mission and achieved incredible battlefield successes. And you sit there, and go on TV for your click bait, about ‘quagmires.’ It undermines the mission.
“Your hatred for President Trump blinds you to the truth of the success of this mission and the historic stakes that the President is addressing which the American people support.”
GOP Congressman to pro-abort: “What’s your favorite form of abortion?”
On April 21st, a judiciary hearing in the House of Representatives grew tense when Republican Congressman Brandon Gill of Texas pressed American University scholar Jessica Waters in graphic detail on which abortion procedure she would list as her favorite, reported FoxNews.
Listen.
GILL: “You’re an advocate for abortion, for abortion policy. What’s your favorite type of abortion?”
WATERS: “I am an advocate for patients having access to the full realm of reproductive health care.”
GILL: “But do you have a preferred method of abortion that you like?”
WATERS: “I do not.”
GILL: “Let me read through a couple different methods, and I want to get your take on how much you like these. The first type is called a suction abortion. This is when the cervix is dilated and a strong suction, 29 times the power of a household vacuum cleaner, tears the baby’s body apart and sucks it through the hose into a container. Do you prefer that method?”
WATERS: “I stand by my former testimony.”
GILL: “That sounds kind of gross, doesn’t it? It sounds pretty gruesome. Do you agree? It does to me.”
WATERS: “I stand by, um, how I answered your question fully and accurately.”
GILL: “Okay. What about this one? This one is called dilation and curettage. After dilation of the cervix, a sharp, looped knife is inserted into the uterus. The baby’s body is cut into pieces and extracted, often by suction. Do you prefer that method?”
WATERS: “What I believe we are here to talk about today is the [Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances] Act. We are not here to talk about the legality of …”
GILL: “You’re a pro-abortion advocate. I’m asking if you prefer the dilation and curettage method.”
WATERS: “I am access to reproductive health care advocate.”
GILL: “You don’t want to talk about abortion itself. Why is that?”
WATERS: “I would prefer to talk about the reason that the committee called the hearing.”
GILL: “Is it because it’s uncomfortable to talk about? It should be uncomfortable.”
WATERS: “I would prefer, if you would let me finish my statement, to talk about Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, which is what I was asked to talk about.”
GILL: “We’re talking about what that access gets. How about this one? It’s called dilation and evacuation. Forceps are inserted into the uterus, grabbing and twisting the baby’s body to dismember him or her. If the head is too large, it must be crushed in order to remove it. Do you prefer that method?”
WATERS: “I would prefer to talk about the reason the hearing was called and the basis of my expert testimony.”
GILL: “It’s uncomfortable to hear this, isn’t it? I think it is because it’s barbaric and evil.”
WATERS: “I would prefer to talk about the subject of the hearing.”
GILL: “This is the subject of the hearing. This is about protests outside of abortion clinics. I’m asking you about abortion.”
WATERS: “I stand by my prior testimony.”
GILL: “I wouldn’t want to talk about this either if I were you, because it is barbaric and evil.”
Proverbs 31:8 says, “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves.”
To thank Texas Republican Congressman Brandon Gill for his unapologetic description of the evil of abortion, send him a two-sentence thank you note to Rep. Brandon Gill, 600 Parker Square, Suite 205, Flower Mound, Texas 75028. Or call his D.C. office at (202) 225-7772.
Maine Governor, a liberal Republican, drops out of Senate race
And finally, liberal Republican Governor Janet Mills has suspended her candidacy for the U.S. Senate. She announced, “I very simply do not have the one thing that political campaigns unfortunately require today: the financial resources.”
A year ago, in the midst of the debate over men in women’s sports and locker rooms, President Trump predicted the political demise of Governor Mills, to her face, at the White House.
Listen.
TRUMP: “Two weeks ago, I signed an executive order banning men from playing in women’s sports. Many Democrats are fighting me on that. I hope you continue, because you’ll never win another race. The NCAA has complied immediately, by the way. That’s good. But I understand Maine … Is Maine here? The governor of Maine? Are you not going to comply with it?”
MILLS: “I’m complying with state and federal laws.”
TRUMP: “We are the federal law. Well, you better do it. You better do it, because you’re not going to get any federal funding at all if you don’t.
“And by the way, your population, even though it’s somewhat liberal, although I did very well there, your population doesn’t want men playing in women’s sports. So, you better, you better comply, because otherwise you’re not getting any, any federal funding.
MILLS: “See you in court.”
TRUMP: “Good. I’ll see you in court. I look forward to that. That should be a real easy one. And enjoy your life after Governor, because I don’t think you’ll be in elected politics.”
That leaves Graham Platner, a controversial candidate, as the Democrat front runner in the upcoming June 9th primary. He’s been endorsed by Senate leftists Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Ruben Gallego of Arizona, and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico.
While GOP incumbent Senator Susan Collins of Maine has a Republican challenger in the June primary, she’s likely to win and then run for a sixth term in the November general election.
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