It’s Tuesday, October 18th, A.D. 2022. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com)
By Kevin Swanson
20 Christians beheaded in Congo, Africa
Twenty Christians in Congo, Africa were beheaded. Among the martyrs was an Anglican evangelist, reports International Christian Concern.
The gruesome attack, led by the Allied Democratic Forces, an Islamic terrorist group, occurred on the night of October 4th in the village of Kainama, Beni territory in Nord Kivu, Congo.
One eyewitness told International Christian Concern, “I heard them. They were shouting in Arabic and Swahili, saying that the kafirs [nonbelievers] should be killed, all of them, and make Congo an Islamic state. ‘Shoot all of them. Kill all of them, and burn their houses, these notorious Christians.’”
Proverbs 3:31-33 says, “Do not envy a man of violence and do not choose any of his ways, for the devious person is an abomination to the Lord, but the upright are in His confidence. The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the dwelling of the righteous.”
Irish Christian teacher jailed for refusing to say fake pronouns
This from Ireland.
A Christian teacher who refused to use the preferred pronoun for a student pretending to change gender will spend Christmas in jail, reports LifeSiteNews.com.
Enoch Burke was jailed for refusing to comply with court orders, relating to his teaching at the Church of Ireland school in Multyfarnham located in Westmeath County, Ireland.
Chinese longevity outpaces American longevity
The East is on the rise.
The average life expectancy for the Chinese now exceeds Americans.
While China averaged 77.1 years at the time of death, the U.S. numbers dropped off to 76.1 — almost a three-year decline in just three years.
The COVID pandemic reportedly contributed to about half of the decline.
Scripture gives one principle on this. Ephesians 6:2-3 says, “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.”
India’s Supreme Court’s pro-abortion ruling
The Indian Supreme Court has ruled to make abortion more accessible to women in that country, according to U.S. News & World Report.
The ruling held that single women had equal rights to abortion as married women, removing a significant block to abortion in the second largest nation in the world.
Abortion is legal almost everywhere in the world today, with restrictions still in Peru, most of Africa, the Philippines, Paraguay, Brazil, Myanmar, parts of Mexico, parts of the United States, Turkey, Syria, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and the Dominican Republic.
Poll: Republican voters have the edge going into mid-term election
A New York Times/Siena College poll has found that 49% of American voters are voting Republican, with 45% going Democrat in the upcoming November election.
The biggest shift occurred with independent women voters.
Back in September, this voting block favored Democrats by 14%. Now, they favor Republican candidates by 18%.
The reason? Not their stance on abortion, but their stance on the economy. Only 5% of voters considered abortion the top issue, with 44% of voters most concerned about the economy.
Sam’s Club jacks up its membership fee
Now inflation is hitting Sam’s Club membership.
For the first time in a decade, Sam’s Club membership fees will increase to $50 from $45.
And “Plus” membership fees are slated for an increase to $110 from $100. That’s the first increase for “Plus” membership in 23 years.
But Costco says they have no immediate plans to up the annual fee for their membership.
1 in 6 U.S. stocks lost 80% of value this year
Has the stock market already crashed?
Wolf Street reports that over 1,000 stocks in the US stock market (roughly 1 in 6) has lost 80% of its value this year. While the favored stocks remain high, this could portend more propping up, as the everything bubble slowly pops.
Market volatility may be best figured by Elon Musk’s Tesla stock, with its total market cap imploding from $1.2 trillion back down to $630 billion in a year— losing almost half its value.
Honeymoon couple rescues 20 babies from burning building
Here’s one way to spend your honeymoon!
While a Rhode Island couple visited Barcelona, Spain on their honeymoon, they saw flames coming out of a burning building. Doran Smith explained what she witnessed.
SMITH: “I saw a flame coming out of the doorway next to the door that these women had come out of. So, I said, ‘There’s a fire!’”
David Squillante’s father and grandfather were both firefighters, so he knew exactly what to do at that moment.
He told WJAR News that he rushed into the building,
SQUILLANTE: “Instinct took over. I found myself looking at 15-20 babies sleeping. Immediately just kind of lined everybody up and we started grabbing them putting them into the cribs.”
SMITH: “We were just literally taking cribs with a few kids in it and rolling it across the street to the high school lobby.”
SQUILLANTE: “It was probably 10 minutes, but it seemed like an instant. It turned out to be okay.”
No doubt David and his new bride, Doran, will remember that life-saving moment on their honeymoon for years to come.
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