It’s Tuesday, January 10th, 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
Mexican Baptist woman tied to tree and beaten
Christian Solidarity Worldwide reports that a Baptist woman was tied to a tree and beaten by villagers in a southern Mexico community in Hidalgo state where she remains hospitalized in critical condition. No arrests have been made in the public beating.
Maria Concepcion Hernández is a member of the Great Commission Baptist Church.
According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide, “Local authorities have repeatedly attempted to force members of the religious minority to participate in Roman Catholic religious festivals, including through financial donations, lighting candles, and actively participating in acts of worship. Members of the religious minority community have been arbitrarily detained, beaten, barred from accessing medical care, sacked from their jobs, blocked from burying their dead, and had their lands arbitrarily confiscated.”
Nicaraguan president shut down Evangelical radio and churches
After his election last year, the president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, has stepped up persecution against Protestant and Roman Catholic churches.
Radio stations linked to Protestant Evangelicals have been shut down and police are preventing congregants from attending churches. Plus, Sunday worship services have been shut down, and police intimidation of clergy is expanding everywhere.
You can access an extensive report on Nicaragua’s abuse of human rights through a special link in our transcript today at www.TheWorldview.com.
2 Thessalonians 1:5-7 reminds us that “This is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are also suffering— since indeed God considers it just to repay with affliction those who afflict you . . .when the Lord Jesus is revealed from Heaven with His mighty angels.”
Thousands of Bolsonaro protesters stormed Brazilian capital
Thousands of protesters stormed the capital in Brazil over the weekend, some indicating they were supporters of previous president Jair Bolsonaro.
One thousand participants have been detained by police.
In response to the riots, the former president, now residing in Florida, tweeted that “Peaceful demonstrations, in keeping with the law, are part of democracy. However, vandalism and invasions of public buildings, like what occurred today, as well as those practiced by the Left in 2013 and 2017, are out of bounds.”
Worldwide inflation hit 8.8%
And now, the International Monetary Fund reports the worldwide inflation rate is 8.8%, up from 3.2% in 2020. That’s the highest rate for worldwide inflation since 1996.
The valuation of gold is back up to $1,870 an ounce. Gold values have beat inflation by 60% between 1980 and 2022.
Tech companies slash 238,000 jobs
Also, in economic news, the tech job market is taking a big hit as 238,000 jobs have been cut. That’s 20 times the layoffs experienced in 2021.
The biggest layoffs have been at Amazon, Salesforce, Facebook, and Twitter. That compares to 81,000 in 2020, and 13,000 in 2021.
The Job Network reports the fastest growing job market in 2023 will be for nurses, medical assistants, home health aides, and plumbers.
House Republicans want to defund 87,000 new IRS agents
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives is moving a bill ahead which would cut $72 billion from the IRS, in hopes of preventing the increase pushed by the Democrats in the last session, reports Fox News. The Democrat-supported Inflation Reduction Act included $80 billion intended for hiring 87,000 auditors for the IRS.
The Republicans are hoping to protect Americans from an explosion of tax audits. The bill will leave in place funding for IT improvements and customer service improvements.
Aid Access sending abortion kill pill by mail
Coming after the reversal of Roe v. Wade, abortion is now becoming much more accessible in the United States, at least by the Do-It-Yourself method.
The New York Times reports that an organization called Aid Access mails the abortion pill to states which limit abortion — averaging over 80,000 requests per year from at least 27 states. There are at least 20 other dispensers of the kill-pill-by-mail advertised on the world wide web.
But be assured, Jesus said, “For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light.” (Luke 8:17)
Conservative psychologist Jordan Peterson threatened by Canadian board
And finally, the Wall Street Journal editorial board has issued a rebuke to the College of Psychologists for Ontario, for their threats to pull Jordan Peterson’s license over social media posts.
The college is requiring the rogue psychologist, who registers more than 15 million followers, to submit to mandatory social media communication re-training. Peterson has not toed the line of “wokism,” feminism, and political correctness for a number of years.
In an op-ed piece in the National Post, Peterson notes that he has been placed in the “category of repeat offender, with high risk of further repetition.” He has refused the re-education, and he says, “I will definitely face further exceptionally public, demanding, time-consuming and expensive disciplinary action, including the suspension of my license.”
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