It’s Wednesday, January 21st, A.D. 2026. 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 and Adam McManus
Nigerian Muslims kidnapped 160 people, many of whom are Christians
Armed bandits raided three church services in Nigeria on Sunday.
The suspected Fulani Muslim militants kidnapped over 160 people in Kaduna State. Morning Star News reports it could be the largest mass kidnapping of Christian farmers in the area.
Rev. Joseph John Hayab is the chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria for the country’s north. He told media outlets, “The terrorists invaded the churches while worship services were on. They held the worshippers hostage and marched them out into the bushes.”
An eyewitness told TruthNigeria, “It was around 10 a.m. on Sunday. I was in our Evangelical Church Winning All church when we suddenly heard gunshots everywhere. The gunmen were shouting that everyone should lie down or be killed.”
In addition, he said some of the assailants wore black robes with black head turbans, and others were outfitted with “shabby-looking Nigerian Army camouflage uniforms.” The man and his 10-year-old son escaped through a window while the Muslim assailants were forcing the congregation out.
Sadly, local police are acting as if nothing happened.
Psalm 14:4 asks, “Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up My people as they eat bread, and do not call on the LORD?”
UK court: Men not allowed in female changing room
A court in the United Kingdom ruled against a hospital’s transgender policy last week.
The landmark ruling said that Darlington Memorial Hospital discriminated against eight female nurses. The nurses simply objected to a man, pretending to be a woman, from using their changing room.
The Christian Legal Centre supported the nurses in the case. Andrea Williams, Chief Executive of the Christian Legal Centre, commented, “The [National Health System] and the government should now give up their sabotage of clear judicial decisions and abide by the law which acknowledges that men are men and women are women.”
Britain tracks new Christian songs
Britain’s Official Charts Company is launching a new official singles chart for Christian music this month.
AStepFWD, the organization behind the U.K. Christian Charts, has partnered with the Official Charts Company to introduce the Official Christian & Gospel Singles Chart.
Christian Today reports the chart will “formally recognize the growing impact of faith-based music within the wider U.K. music landscape.”
100,000 Christians gather in France’s March for Life
Around 10,000 people gathered in Paris on Sunday for France’s annual March for Life.
AUDIO: (Marchers chanting for life in French.)
The event highlighted opposition to legislation that would legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide.
Listen to this testimony from a French marcher through a translator.
POST-ABORTIVE WOMAN: “I had an abortion under circumstances where my fiancé forced me to do it so that we could get married, and it literally broke me. But God saved me. God healed me and helped me rebuild my life and turned the worst event of my life into a source of greater strength.”
Marie-Lys Pellissier is the spokeswoman for the March for Life in France. The 24-year-old said, “Going out into the street seems essential to us. It is the only moment in the year when we can publicly express our opposition to abortion and euthanasia and propose concrete solutions. The rest of the time, the media never give us the floor.”
Trump announces tariffs against goods from Denmark
On Saturday, President Donald Trump announced tariffs on all goods from Denmark.
President Trump said the tariff will be in force “until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland.”
The 10% tariff will also apply to all goods from Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland.
70% of Americans diagnosed with cancer survive
More Americans are surviving cancer, according to new findings from the American Cancer Society.
The report found the five-year relative survival rate for all cancers combined reached 70% for people diagnosed during 2015-2021. That’s up from about 50% in the 1970s. The survival rates for people diagnosed with more fatal cancers is up significantly as well from the 1990s.
Gallup poll: Americans trust nurses, not telemarketers
Gallup released their latest Honesty and Ethics Survey of the professions that Americans trust the most.
U.S. adults have the most trust in nurses, military veterans, medical doctors, and pharmacists. They have the least trust in members of Congress and telemarketers.
Only 27% of Americans have high levels of trust in clergy, down from 64% in 2001.
Hoosier quarterback gives glory to God
And finally, the Indiana Hoosiers won their first college football national championship on Monday.
ANNOUNCER: “He’s gonna take off and run. Mendoza weaves his way first and diving toward the end zone. Touchdown! A century of futility is forgotten. The Indiana Hoosiers are the kings of college football. The 2026 college football national champions: Coach Curt Cignetti and the Indiana Hoosiers!”
The Hoosiers beat the Miami Hurricanes 27 to 21 to cap off an undefeated season.
The team’s historic victory represents a turnaround led by head coach Curt Cignetti over the past two years. For decades, the Hoosiers were known as the “losingest team” in college football.
Members of the tight-knit team are now known for sharing their faith. Quarterback Fernando Mendoza is an outspoken Christian who also won the Heisman Trophy last year, college football’s top individual award.
Listen to his comments after the championship victory.
MENDOZA: “This victory is so sweet for everybody, for the entire Hoosier nation, but also it’s super sweet for myself. I was a two-star recruit coming out of high school. I got declined to walk on offer to the University of Miami. Full circle moment here. Playing in Miami for all the friends and family. I can’t thank Coach [Curt] Cignetti enough, and Coach [Chandler] Whitmer and Coach [Ola] Adams for taking a chance on me. I just give all the glory to God.”
1 Corinthians 10:31 says, “Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.”
Close
And that’s The Worldview on this Wednesday, January 21st, in the year of our Lord 2026. 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.