It’s Thursday, July 23rd, 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
Vietnamese Communists have falsely charged 119 Christians
Communist authorities in central Vietnam have charged 119 Christians so far this year.
Officials accuse the believers of being involved in organizations that support autonomy for ethnic minority groups.
Mervyn Thomas with Christian Solidarity Worldwide noted, “Vietnam is increasingly becoming one of the most repressive states when it comes to persecuting and prosecuting religious groups.”
Psalm 53:4 asks, “Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up My people as they eat bread, and do not call upon God?”
Scottish authorities fired pro-life teacher
Pro-lifers are petitioning authorities in Scotland to protect religious liberty.
A Scottish high school fired a Catholic teacher last year for saying she opposed abortion. Sarah Morse said, “To be ‘cancelled’ and lose my livelihood because of my religious identity is a terrifying precedent for the teaching profession in Scotland.”
The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children started a petition to support Morse last week. The petition has garnered nearly 20,000 signatures already. You can sign it through a link in our transcript today at TheWorldview.com.
New British Prime Minister is a socialist
Andy Burnham became Britain’s new prime minister on Monday.
He is the country’s seventh prime minister in a decade. He is also a self-identified socialist.
During his first speech as prime minister, Burnham criticized the free-market strategies of the late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s. He called for a new economic model of stronger government control.
Listen.
BURNHAM: “We will take power out of here and carry it into every postcode in the land, so that they can do more. And, in doing more, build a new economy where we put life’s essentials back under stronger public control to make them affordable to you again.”
By contrast, the late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher famously said, “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.”
Prime Minister Thatcher also said this:
THATCHER: “Socialists don’t like people to do things for themselves. Socialists like to get people dependent on the state. You’ll never build a great society that way. We were the first country to attempt and to succeed in rolling back the frontiers of socialism, which is the first cousin to communism.”
Psalm 146:3 says, “Do not put your trust in princes, nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help.”
Trump; Cuba is capital of 21st century Communism
Here in the United States, the Trump administration categorized Cuba as the capital of 21st century communism.
A report from the Department of State noted, “Many of the most significant upheavals in recent American political history – from the George Floyd riots to the rise of Antifa to the explosion of pro-terrorist activism on American college campuses – can be linked, in some way, shape, or form, to Cuban influence.”
Listen to comments from Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the issue.
RUBIO: “I can tell you, our system doesn’t want communism. We’re certainly not going to allow communist efforts to undermine American society and drive wedges into our country.
“One of the leading culprits of that, for many years, the intellectual authors, particularly in our hemisphere, is the Cuban regime, which our report on Monday outlined.
U.S. imposed 25% tariff on Brazilian imports
The U.S. imposed a 25 percent tariff on most imports from Brazil yesterday.
The Trump administration accused Brazil of unfair trade practices and failing to negotiate. The tariff will affect about 18 to 26 percent of the country’s exports to the U.S.
Brazilian President Lula da Silva is a left-wing leader. Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote on X, “President Lula and his government have not negotiated with the U.S. in good faith. His economic policies are bad for Americans and bad for Brazilians.”
No more U.S. aid to Nigeria over persecution of Christians
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a measure last week to withhold aid from Nigeria over the persecution of Christians there.
The provision is part of the “Fiscal Year 2027 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act.” The measure now awaits approval in the Senate.
Republican Congressman Greg Steube of Florida wrote on X, “My amendment to withhold 100% of U.S. aid to Nigeria until its government stops the slaughter of Christians has PASSED. American taxpayers should NEVER bankroll governments that turn a blind eye while Christians are abducted, tortured, and murdered. No more wasteful foreign aid!”
Nigeria has become the epicenter of Christian martyrdom in the world. In the initial 96 days of 2026, from January 1 to April 6, Muslims killed 1,402 Nigerian Christians. Shockingly, that represents 72% of Christians killed worldwide.
In 2025, 3,490 Nigerian Christians were martyred. A total of 52,000 brothers and sisters in Christ have lost their lives in the last decade in Nigeria.
Worldview listeners from Thailand and North Dakota weigh in
MariaLee Watson in Bangkok, Thailand wrote me and said, “Adam, we are a homeschooling family of four kids – Eliana, 11, Elijah, 9, Elisabeth, 7, and Evalee, 6. We listen to your newscast almost every day.
“We are missionaries here in Bangkok and we enjoy hearing about world news and what’s happening in the USA. We especially enjoy the encouraging Bible verses that represent God’s views. And Adam, we love to say, along with you, ‘Seize the day for Jesus Christ!’”
And Amanda Wheeler in Grand Forks, North Dakota wrote me and said, “Adam, I have been reading The Worldview emails and my son, an 8th grader, has been listening to the newscast audio for a few months.
“In fact, he began the Generations history curriculum this past year for our homeschool curriculum. We have greatly appreciated having a Christian-focused news report. Beforehand, we had avoided the news, in large part. Thank you for all that you do.”
7 Worldview listeners gave $1,517
And finally, by Wednesday night at 8:45pm Central, 7 Worldview listeners stepped up to the plate and invested their treasure to fund the six-member team behind The Worldview for another year.
Our thanks to Lisa in Beacon, New York who gave $50 and Luke in West Line, Missouri who told me he will continue his $25/month pledge for another year for a gift of $300.
Now, if you heard Wednesday’s newscast, you learned that the four McVeda kids in Great Falls, Montana – 10-year-old Anna, 8-year-old Eppie, 7-year-old Claire, and 5-year-old Caleb -– organized several fundraisers on their farm and raised $347 for The Worldview newscast. I was incredibly touched by their investment of time and resources.
Yesterday, through tears, I asked if you would consider being one of 108 Worldview listeners to pledge a one-time gift of $347 to honor the sweat equity the McVeda kids have invested to ensure that this newscast is fully funded and we hit our Friday, Jully 24th goal
Out of the tens of thousands of our listeners, only four people caught that vision.
We’re grateful to God for Frances in Beacon, New York who gave $347, Theresa in Port Orchard, Washington who gave $347, Aleksandr in Ozark, Missouri who gave $347, and Stephen in California, Maryland who gave $347.
Those 7 gifts add up to $1,738. Ready for our new grand total? Drum roll please. (drum roll sound effect) $45,493 (sound effect of people cheering)
That means, in just two days, we need to raise $35,733 to hit our $81,226 goal by tomorrow night, Friday, July 24th!
The Worldview needs 103 people to give $347 or pledge $28.92/month
Two things come to mind about why only 4 people caught the vision on Wednesday.
First, there are folks who could easily invest $347 right now and may not have heard or read the Wednesday newscast. If that’s the case, I need your help. And second, I realize that, for others, your budget simply will not allow a one-time gift of $347 right now. But you could pledge $28.92 per month for 12 months to make that $347 gift.
I need to find 103 people to do one or the other. A one-time gift of $347 or a monthly pledge of $28.92.
When I come back to these airwaves with Friday’s newscast, I sure hope that many more than just 4 people will have caught this kid-inspired vision from Great Falls, Montana to give $347 to help fund this newscast.
I wonder if we could get even get half way there with 52 folks either making a one-time gift of $347 or a monthly pledge of $28.92. Time is running out. July 31st will be here before you know it.
Just go to TheWorldview.com, click on Give, select the dollar amount, and make sure to click on the “recurring” button if that’s your wish.
And remember, if you want to continue your monthly pledge to The Worldview that you started in a previous year, like Luke in Missouri, please let me know so we can count your generous ongoing gift toward our total.
Let’s see what the Lord will do today. Go to TheWorldview.com and click on Give.
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And that’s The Worldview on this Thursday, July 23rd, in the year of our Lord 2026. Subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music, or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Plus, you can get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I’m Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.