It’s Thursday, December 28th, A.D. 2023. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com)
By Jonathan Clark
Muslim Nigerian terrorists continue to target Christians
As we reported yesterday, armed Muslim groups killed dozens of people in Nigeria’s central Plateau State over the weekend.
The death toll has risen to nearly 200 now in the predominantly Christian area. The attacks started on Christmas Eve and continued through yesterday. Terrorists killed church pastors and destroyed hundreds of homes.
A local resident told Christian Daily International-Morning Star News, “These terrorists who attacked these Christian communities were in the hundreds, and they carried out the attacks as the hapless Christians were preparing for Christmas programs lined up by their pastors.”
Church leaders in Nigeria believe Muslim herdsmen are targeting Christians for their land and to impose Islam.
Psalm 37:1-3 reminds us, “Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers! For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb. Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.”
European Union limits migration
The European Union reached an historic deal last Wednesday to limit migration into the 27-country bloc.
The deal still needs to be ratified and comes ahead of EU elections next year. Polls indicate a rise in support for conservative, anti-immigration parties.
Under the agreement, European countries at the E.U. border will have a stricter asylum process and more power to deport migrants.
Immigration to the E.U. is down from its high in 2015 of over one million people, but has been steadily increasing since the pandemic era.
British teacher in trouble for opposing perversion
The United Kingdom’s Teaching Regulation Agency recently ruled a Christian teacher was guilty of “unacceptable professional conduct” for opposing sexually perverted lifestyles.
The ruling comes after a Church of England school fired Glawdys Leger for refusing to teach the schools homosexual and transgender lessons.
Leger said she was relieved that the Teaching Regulation Agency did not ban her from the profession, but she warned, “The message from the TRA is that Christian teachers must not only be silent about their beliefs, but they must actively promote LGBT ideology or risk being severely punished and even losing their careers.”
Trump remains on Michigan ballot
In the U.S., Michigan’s Supreme Court ruled yesterday that former President Donald Trump can remain on the state’s 2024 ballot.
This contrasts with a ruling from Colorado’s Supreme Court last week that said Trump is disqualified from holding the office of president. It was the first time a court has disqualified a presidential candidate based on the insurrection clause in the Constitution’s 14th Amendment.
Michigan and Colorado have come down on opposite sides of an issue that is likely to head to the U.S. Supreme Court. Trump is facing ballot challenges in over a dozen states.
Only 34 abortions in Texas in almost 9 months
New data from Texas Health and Human Services shows 34 abortions were reported in the state between January 1 and September 15 of this year.
That’s down from over 20,000 abortions last year and over 50,000 abortions in 2021. Texas has increased its abortion restrictions since last year when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
The abortion rate has dropped across states with abortion bans since the ruling. However, medication abortion, specifically the Abortion Kill Pill, is expanding. Fifty-three percent of mothers who choose to abort, abort chemically. Before the ruling, it was already the most frequent form of abortion.
51,000 people trusted Christ through Fellowship of Christian Athletes
And finally, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes reports their ministry this year saw over 51,000 people turn to Christ.
FCA President and CEO Shane Williamson told The Christian Post, “The best gift we can give and receive at Christmas is the gift of Christ, who came to Earth to save us and offer us all the free gift of salvation.”
This year marks 69 years for the ministry as it continues its mission to lead coaches and athletes into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ and His church.
FCA now works in 115 countries. They also distributed over 230,000 Bibles this year, bring Bible distributions to three million over the last 15 years.
Throughout the year, FCA staff have encouraged coaches and athletes to experience the reality that ‘the One who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world’ (1 John 4:4). Indeed, Jesus is greater!
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