It’s Tuesday, September 12th, A.D. 2023. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com)
By Kevin Swanson
Hindu radicals burning churches & assaulting pastors in Nepal
Following in the pattern of India, spiritual opposition is rising against the Christian churches in Nepal in the form of church burnings and assaults on pastors.
A radical Hindu priest set fire to a church in Dharan, arguing that the church was too close to the Hindu temple across the road from it. Dharan, which has a high population of Christians, has become a center of controversy over religion.
Christian Pastor Reuben Rye asked for prayer about the current situation in Nepal.
RYE: “I would like to request you to pray for the brothers and sisters in Nepal who are under the threat of persecution from the Hindu extremists in Nepal. They have been destroying the church, threatening Christians. So, we want to request your prayer for protection, for encouragement, and patience for all the Christians in Nepal. Please pray for us.”
Mobs in Manipur, India confiscated weapons from police
Meanwhile, the problem in Manipur, India has not been resolved.
Anarchy is on the rise, and the potential of a Rwanda-type genocide is rising. Mobs have confiscated 4,000 weapons and 500,000 rounds of ammunition from police.
Already, hundreds of churches have been burned down, 187 Christians killed, and 70,000 displaced in the ongoing violence.
Global Christian Relief is in the area, providing help for some of the displaced Christians from Manipur. You can help with a donation through a special link in our transcript today at www.TheWorldview.com.
Pakistani pastor survives assassination attempt
Voice of America reports that a Christian pastor in Pakistan has survived an assassination attempt, as he was returning home from ministering at his church.
Pastor Vicky was shot in the shoulder while riding on his motorcycle, and is currently under treatment at a local hospital. The attack comes after death threats and vandalism of his church building.
Jesus told us in John 15:18-19 that “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet, because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.”
God sustained a second Pakistani pastor whose homes were burned
In other Pakistan-related news, on today’s edition of Generations Radio, I interview Michael Parves, a 61-year old native Pakistani Christian man who is a missionary to his own people. I met him recently in person in San Antonio, Texas, at my church before he travels back to Pakistan.
Muslims burned down three different homes of his in 2007, 2013, and 2020. Plus, ten years ago, they kidnapped Michael’s son and tortured him for two weeks, throwing him in the street at 12 midnight, gagged with duct tape, his arms bound behind him. Providentially, after a long hospitalization, he survived.
Take a listen to Michael’s testimony, how he has planted 33 churches, and founded an orphanage five years ago ministering to 87 children.
You can send a donation made out to: Rio Grande Valley Prayer Center, their sister organization here in America, 3106 Harmony Lane, Mission, TX 78574. Write: “Pakistan Mission” in the memo. The money will be wired to the Pakistani outreach to a nearby bank.
North Korean dictator and Russian president want arms deal
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is traveling to meet Russian president Vladimir Putin this week, most likely to strike an arms deal, reports the Associated Press.
This would be the Korean leader’s first trip out of the country in four years.
Moroccan earthquake death toll rises to 2,600 people
Over 2,800 people have died in the North African earthquake hitting Morocco, constituting now the 12th most deadly earthquake in the last 23 years, reports CBS News.
The worst earthquakes have occurred in Haiti, Indonesia, China, Pakistan, Turkey, Iran, India, and Nepal.
If CA parents don’t affirm transgenderism, they could be denied custody
The California state assembly and senate have passed a bill that would potentially remove all parental visitation and child custody if the parent does not affirm the child’s “gender identity” or “gender expression,” reports the Associated Press.
According to the California legislation, parents who refuse to affirm transgenderism are endangering the “health, safety, and welfare of the child.”
Habakkuk 1:4 laments this. “Therefore, the law is powerless, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous; Therefore, perverse judgment proceeds.”
Trump promises to cut funding for pro-transgender, Critical Race schools
On Friday, USA Today reports that former President Donald Trump announced in Rapid City, South Dakota that “On day one, I will sign a new executive order to cut federal funding for any school pushing critical race theory, transgender insanity, and other inappropriate racial, sexual, or political content on our children.”
You can watch the whole speech here.
Albuquerque law enforcement refuses to enforce gun ban
Controversy has exploded in New Mexico, after Democrat Governor Michelle Grisham imposed a 30-day ban on open and concealed carry for guns in the city of Albuquerque and surrounding areas.
Police have so far refused to enforce the order, despite a protest Sunday in old town Albuquerque, where gun owners openly displayed their fire arms, and argued against the dictate, reports Reuters.
A lawsuit has already been filed in the U.S. District Court for New Mexico, on the basis that the order violates the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
44 million people have to pay off their college debt
Despite President Joe Biden’s attempt to allow 44 million people walk away from their financial obligation to pay back their college loans, this month they have to assume responsibility and start making payments along with interest, reports National Public Radio.
That will set these folks back between $200 and $300 a month. College enrollment has declined 15%, while business apprenticeships have increased more than 50% over the last decade, reports the Wall Street Journal.
NASDAQ/Dow Jones vs. gold
And finally, the NASDAQ index has flatlined for the last three months, now hovering around $13,840.
Adjusted for inflation, the NASDAQ has not increased in value since July of 2020—over three years ago. Also, adjusted for inflation, the NASDAQ has seen a 27% increase over a five-year period.
In addition, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, adjusted for inflation, has increased by 9.5% over the last five years. That compares to an increase of 33% in the price of gold, adjusted for inflation, over the same period of time.
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And that’s The Worldview in 5 Minutes on this Tuesday, September 12th in the year of our Lord 2023. Subscribe by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I’m Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.