It’s Thursday, October 30th, A.D. 2025. 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 Jonathan Clark
Muslim Ugandan beat wife and kids for trusting Christ
A Muslim man in Uganda beat his wife and two children last month for putting their faith in Christ.
Kulusumu Namulondo had to be hospitalized along with her two children, ages twelve and nine. Her husband proceeded to demolish the building of the church she had visited.
Namulondo described the attack to Morning Star News. She said, “My husband hit my son with the walking stick several times, and he soon fell down screaming and wailing in great pain . . . While my son was on the ground, my husband started beating up me and my daughter. Thank God, neighbors arrived, and my husband fled away.”
In Luke 18:29-30, Jesus said, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the age to come eternal life.”
Help victims of Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica and Cuba
Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm.
Melissa weakened to Category 3 before making landfall in Cuba yesterday.
The hurricane is one of the strongest ones on record in the Atlantic, killing dozens of people across the Caribbean.
Christian charity organizations are mobilizing aid for victims of the hurricane. Samaritan’s Purse announced it is “already preparing to respond as needed — with disaster relief specialists, materials, and aircraft all on standby.” You can give towards their relief effort through a link in our transcript today at TheWorldview.com.
Trump, Cruz and Johnson urge centrist Democrats to re-open gov’t
The Democrats in the U.S. Senate have now shut the U.S. government for 30 days, as they attempt to undo the provisions of President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill which ensured that only U.S. citizens would get taxpayer-funded health care.
President Trump didn’t pull any punches.
TRUMP: “Today, I’m calling on every Senate Democrat to stop the madness, to let our country get back. In the greatest moment in the history of our country, in terms of wealth, in terms of job creation, and in terms of investment coming in, these guys go on strike. It’s really a shame!
“So, I’m asking them to be smart. It’s not working. They’re getting killed in the polls. The public understands what they’re doing. They’re doing the wrong thing.”
Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas explained that the Democrats have failed to stop the government shutdown.
CRUZ: “Thirteen times now the Republicans have voted to open the government to pay the federal workers 13 times. The Democrats’ party line have voted no, keep it shut down. Keep it shut down. Keep it shut down.
“And at this point it’s not even clear they have an exit ramp. I think they’re going to continue this another week or two, and then at some point, seven or eight Democrats are going to have some sense come into them. I think it is very likely to be retiring Democrats who will never again face a primary election. So, they’re more insulated from the crazy left wing base.
“But we are watching performative art. We’re not watching public policy. We’re not watching elected officials. This is all about political saving Chuck Schumer’s rear end.”
And House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, described Senator Chuck Schumer as irredeemable.
JOHNSON: “We have very important work to do here, and that’s why we’re pleading with them. Look, I think Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries are irredeemable at this point. I don’t think they’ll be able to tell [New York City Mayoral candidate Zohran] Mondami, [a socialist], in New York and his disciples that they voted to open the government.
“I’ve given up on the leadership. So, we’re trying to appeal to a handful of moderates or centrists who care more about the American people and will put the people’s interest over their own and do the right thing in the Senate. There’s no point in me sitting down with Chuck Schumer. He’s painted himself into a corner.”
The Congressional Budget office said that the economy could lose $14 billion over two months unless the government is reopened.
If you have a Democrat U.S. Senator, call 202-224-3121 and urge him or her to re-open the government immediately.
Half of U.S. states scored poorly on religious liberty
The Napa Legal Institute released its 2025 Faith and Freedom Index on Monday. The report ranks states in the U.S. from 0-100 based on how well they treat faith-based nonprofits.
The states with the highest rankings on the index are Alabama (72%), Kansas (69%), Indiana (68%), Texas (65%), and Mississippi (63%). The states with the lowest rankings are Michigan (31%), Washington (35%), Massachusetts (37%), Maryland (38%), and Illinois (38%).
Sadly, over half of the states scored below 50% on the religious liberty index.
Nvidia now valued at $5 trillion
Nvidia became the first company yesterday to reach a market value of $5 trillion.
The tech company started with video game processors. Now it is a major producer of computer chips for the artificial intelligence industry.
The record valuation follows growth announcements from the company, including plans to build seven supercomputers for the U.S. government.
Apple and Microsoft, two other tech companies, are not far behind with market valuations of around $4 trillion.
America’s debt has surpassed $38 trillion
The U.S. government’s gross national debt surpassed $38 trillion last Wednesday.
That’s up a trillion dollars from just August of this year.
The U.S. government debt as a percentage of gross domestic product stood at 120% last year, according to the International Monetary Fund. That’s one of the highest debt-to-GDP ratios in the world. Only Japan, Venezuela, Greece, and Italy are higher.
(Look at the U.S. Debt clock.)
Federal Reserve cut interest rate by quarter percent
The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point for the second time this year.
This brings the rate to a range between 3.75% and 4%. That’s the lowest it’s been in three years.
The Fed’s announcement noted, “Available indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Job gains have slowed this year, and the unemployment rate has edged up but remained low. …Inflation has moved up since earlier in the year and remains somewhat elevated.”
Museum of the Bible displaying oldest copies of Jonah and 1 Peter
And finally, CBN News reports the Museum of the Bible is displaying the oldest-known complete copies of Jonah and 1 Peter.
The pages come from the Crosby–Schøyen Codex which dates back 1,800 years. The text is written in the ancient Coptic language.
It’s the first time the pages from the codex have been available to the public since 1988.
Dr. Bobby Duke is the Chief Curatorial Officer at the Museum of the Bible. Listen to comments he made to CBN News.
DUKE: “This dates back to about 250 A.D. That’s incredible to think that we have something that’s 1,800 years old. A community said, ‘Let’s put these items together so that if it were read it will inspire this generation of Christians that lived in that part of Egypt.”
1 Peter 1:24-25 says, “All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls away, but the word of the LORD endures forever.”
Close
And that’s The Worldview on this Thursday, October 30th, in the year of our Lord 2025. Follow us on X or subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music, or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.