It’s Thursday, March 7th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com)
By Jonathan Clark
Two Christian Pakistanis acquitted of false blasphemy charges
Praise God! A judge in Pakistan acquitted two Christians of false blasphemy charges last Friday. The charges from last year sparked a mob of 5,000 people. They destroyed church buildings and sent hundreds of Christians fleeing.
The attorney for the acquitted Christians told Morning Star News, “The brothers are free and are with their family now. However, it is not safe for them to return to Jaranwala due to a serious threat to their lives. Though they have been acquitted from the court, there have been multiple instances where people accused of blasphemy have been killed by vigilantes despite being found innocent by the courts.”
Please pray for our brothers and sisters in Pakistan, ranked 7th on the Open Doors’ World Watch List of nations where it is most difficult to be a Christian.
Argentinian President Javier Milei opposes “gender ideology” language
Argentina’s President Javier Milei is continuing to crack down on so-called “inclusive language” in the government.
He has opposed “gender ideology” and the reshaping of language to fit sexually perverted lifestyles.
On February 23, the country’s military announced it would eliminate inclusive language. And on February 27, a Milei spokesman said the country will “initiate actions to ban inclusive language … throughout the national public administration.”
Milei was elected last November and is known for opposing socialism and abortion as well.
Donald Trump trounced Nikki Haley on Super Tuesday
Fifteen states held their presidential primary elections on Super Tuesday.
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump overwhelmingly won the primaries for their respective parties.
Biden has 1,500 delegates and needs just over 1,900 to secure the Democrat nomination. No other Democrat candidate secured delegates.
Trump won every Republican primary yesterday, except in Vermont, where Nikki Haley won.
TRUMP: “They call it Super Tuesday for a reason. (Cheers) This is a big one!
“November 5th is going to go down as the single most important day in the history of our country. (claps) And we’re going to make it like it should be: respected. Right now, we’re not respected. Right now, our country is known as a joke. It’s a joke. Other leaders, who I speak to, other leaders can’t believe what happened to us.
“Because three years ago, we were the most respected country anywhere in the world by far. We were doing things that nobody could believe. China was paying us billions and billions of dollars. In twenty five years, they paid us nothing, zero, not 10 cents. I was getting billions of dollars. And we were respected by everybody.
“We had no wars. Remember when I had the debate with Hillary Clinton? She said, ‘Look, look at him. Look at that personality. He’s going to cause wars, wars.’ I said, ‘No, my personality is going to keep us out of wars.’ And that’s what happened.” (cheers)
Now, Trump has just over 1,000 delegates. He needs 1,215 to win the Republican nomination, setting him on track for a rematch with Biden.
Nikki Haley exits race, refuses to endorse Trump
Yesterday morning, Nikki Haley, Trump’s last major GOP presidential rival in the primaries, suspended her 2024 presidential campaign, reports the Associated Press.
HALEY: “I am filled with the gratitude for the outpouring of support we’ve received from all across our great country. But the time has now come to suspend my campaign. I said I wanted Americans to have their voices heard. I have done that. I have no regrets. And although I will no longer be a candidate, I will not stop using my voice for the things I believe in.
“Our national debt will eventually crush our economy. A smaller federal government is not only necessary for our freedom, it is necessary for our survival. The road to socialism is the road to ruin for America. Our world is on fire because of America’s retreat. Standing by our allies in Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan is a moral imperative. But it’s also more than that. If we retreat further, there will be more war, not less.”
After criticizing Trump throughout her campaign for his divisiveness, his age, and his legal battles that she believes will distract him from campaigning in the general election, Haley refused to endorse Donald Trump for president.
HALEY: “In all likelihood, Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee when our party convention meets in July. I congratulate him and wish him well. I wish anyone well who would be America’s president.
“I have always been a conservative Republican and always supported the Republican nominee. But, on this question, as she did on so many others, Margaret Thatcher provided some good advice. When she said, “Never just follow the crowd. Always make up your own mind.’
“It is now up to Donald Trump to earn the votes of those in our party and beyond it who did not support him, and I hope he does that.”
Daniel 2:21 says God “changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.”
Florida cracking down on woke “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” programs
Meanwhile, Florida is cracking down on woke Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs.
The University of Florida announced last Friday it will eliminate these positions. This comes after the Florida Board of Education said last month that taxpayer funds will no longer go to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion positions.
Manny Diaz Jr., the state’s education commissioner, said, “Higher education must return to its essential foundations of academic integrity and the pursuit of knowledge instead of being corrupted by destructive ideologies.”
Christian martyrdom of Perpetua in 2nd century A.D.
And finally, today is the traditional anniversary of the death of Perpetua, an early Christian martyr from the 2nd century A.D.
Perpetua was a young mother from a prosperous family in Carthage. She and several others were preparing for baptism to join the thriving Christian community there. However, Roman officials had just started to enforce an edict that banned conversion to Christianity.
When given a choice between worshipping the emperor and death, Perpetua and the others held fast to their newfound faith. Officials threw them to wild animals in the local arena before beheading them.
Some of Perpetua’s last words were, “It will all happen in the prisoner’s dock as God wills, for you may be sure that we are not left to ourselves but are all in His power.”
In Matthew 16:25, Jesus said, “For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.”
Watch the 34-minute animated Torchlighters video called “The Perpetua Story” through a special link in our transcript at www.TheWorldview.com.
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