It’s Wednesday, November 19th, 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
Christians faced 2,211 hate crimes in Europe last year
Christians and churches are facing increased attacks in Europe. The Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe released their latest report on Monday.
Christians faced 2,211 hate crimes across the continent last year. The number is slightly down from 2023, but last year saw a rise in violent crimes like physical attacks and arson.
The countries with highest number of anti-Christian incidents were France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, and Austria.
189 university evangelists gathered in Spain
The Fellowship of Evangelists in the Universities of Europe held their 17th annual meeting in Spain recently.
Evangelical Focus reports 189 university evangelists from 39 countries attended the conference. Evangelists are committed to the public proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the universities of Europe.
The article noted, “A strong theme of the conference was the renewed spiritual openness emerging across the continent, particularly among young people.”
Romans 10:15 says, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the Gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!”
Trump lifted tariffs on 200 food products
In the United States, President Donald Trump lifted tariffs on over 200 food products last Friday.
The products include coffee, beef, bananas, and orange juice.
The move comes as Americans face rising grocery prices.
Listen to comments from President Trump aboard Air Force One.
TRUMP: “For the most part, the foods, when we cut back a little bit on those tariffs, will get the price down. But they’re not competitive in this country, like tomatoes and bananas and things we don’t make in this country. So, there’s no protection of our industries or our food products.”
President Trump also suggested sending $2,000 tariff rebate checks to most Americans next year.
House to release Epstein Files without redacting perpetrators’ names
The House of Representatives, in a near-unanimous vote, passed a bill on November 18 that would require the Department of Justice to release more files surrounding the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, reports The Epoch Times.
The final tally was 427–1. Republican Congressman Clay Higgins of Louisiana was the sole lawmaker who voted against the measure.
Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota said he will take up the bill.
The Epstein Files Transparency Act, introduced by Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna of California and co-sponsored by Republican Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky, would order the Department of Justice to release “in a searchable and downloadable format all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials” tied to Epstein no later than 30 days following the enactment of the bill.
The legislation would prohibit the Justice Department from withholding, delaying, or redacting records for reputational and political reasons.
Oregon to pay 2 teachers $650,000 over their objection to biological boys entering female bathrooms
A school district in Oregon recently agreed to a $650,000 settlement for wrongfully terminating two teachers who opposed transgender ideology.
Back in 2021, Grants Pass School District terminated two teachers named Rachel Sager and Katie Medart. The two had voiced objections to allowing biological boys to enter female bathrooms and locker rooms.
Alliance Defending Freedom represented the teachers in the case. Attorney Mathew Hoffmann said, “Teachers don’t give up their First Amendment rights when they set foot on school property. Public schools can’t retaliate against speech simply because they disagree with what’s said.”
Deaths by in vitro fertilization surpass abortion deaths
Live Action reports the number of lives lost to in vitro fertilization now surpasses those lost to abortion.
In 2023, 3.8 million embryos were created through in vitro fertilization. Of those, 1.9 million embryos died or were deliberately killed. Another 1.7 million embryos were either miscarried, destroyed, donated to researchers, released for embryo adoption, or frozen indefinitely. Only 95,860 babies were born through the process.
In comparison, there were one million abortions in the U.S. in 2023.
Live Action noted, “In vitro fertilization is not about creating life but about controlling it, determining which lives are accepted as valuable and worthy and which are automatically destroyed for being deemed ‘subpar’.”
Only 49% of Americans say religion important to daily lives
A new report from Gallup found that the U.S. is experiencing one of the largest drops in religiosity in the world.
Forty-nine percent of U.S. adults say religion is an important part of their daily lives today, down from 66% in 2015. The only countries with greater drops in religiosity, over a 10-year period, are Greece, Italy, Poland, Chile, and Turkey.
However, Americans still have medium-high levels of Christian identification. The report noted, “The U.S. increasingly stands as an outlier: less religious than much of the world, but still more devout than most of its economic peers.”
Revelation 3:15-16 warns, “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.”
Last penny was just minted last week
And finally, the United States Mint struck its final penny last Wednesday.
The penny was authorized under the Coinage Act of 1792. At the time, a penny could purchase items like a biscuit, a candle, or a piece of candy. Not anymore. In fact, it costs nearly four cents to make a penny now.
The U.S. Mint has struck the penny in its current form since 1909, featuring the motto, “In God We Trust.”
U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach struck the final penny last week. He said, “God bless America, and we’re going to save the taxpayers $56 million.”
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And that’s The Worldview on this Wednesday, November 19th, 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.