It’s Monday, January 15th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus Finnish Christian parliamentarian found not guilty of hate speech In a win for religious freedom, the Helsinki Court of Appeal found Christian Member of Parliament Päivi Räsänen and Lutheran Bishop Juhana Pohjola not guilty, reports Alliance…

It’s Friday, January 12th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus Nigerian Muslim kidnappers keep pastors hostage despite getting ransom Two Nigerian pastors kidnapped along with others last month remain captive despite their denomination paying the ransom for their release, reports Morning Star News. Rev. Elkanah Ayuba…

It’s Thursday, January 11th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Jonathan Clark Vietnam imprisoned or put on home detention 258 people International Christian Concern reports that Vietnamese Christians feature prominently in a recent report from Defend the Defenders. The report found that Vietnam has imprisoned or put on home…

It’s Wednesday, January 10th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Jonathan Clark Biden failed to include India and Nigeria on naughty list The U.S. State Department released its annual report on religious freedom violators last Thursday.  The report listed Countries of Particular Concern which included Myanmar, China, Iran, North Korea,…

It’s Tuesday, January 9th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Kevin Swanson New religious violence tracking database Global Christian Concern has released a Religious Violence Tracking database which will track religious persecution by incident. In the year 2023, the system recorded 104 religiously-motivated murders…

It’s Monday, January 8th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus Sri Lankan pastor criminally charged for sermon comments A Sri Lankan pastor was granted bail on Wednesday, January 3rd after being jailed since December 1 on a charge of “outraging religious feelings” for comments in a…

It’s Friday, January 5th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus Ugandan Muslims kill grandmother, 2 grandkids on Christmas On Christmas Day, Islamic extremists in western Uganda killed a 75-year-old woman and her two grandchildren, reports Morning Star News. The bodies of Edrine Ngwabize and her two…

It’s Thursday, January 4th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Jonathan Clark Nicaraguan authorities arrested 14 priests Authorities in Nicaragua have arrested at least 14 priests, two seminarians, and a bishop in recent days. Some priests face arrest simply for publicly praying for imprisoned bishop Rolando Alvarez. He is a…

It’s Wednesday, January 3rd, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Jonathan Clark Pakistan, Nigeria, China, & Afghanistan increasingly persecute Christians Release International put out their Persecution Trends 2024 report last week. Paul Robinson, CEO of the persecution watchdog, said, “Anti-Christian persecution is rising in India and other nations around the…

It’s Tuesday, January 2nd, A.D. 2024.  This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus.  (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Kevin Swanson Vietnamese Christians hassled by Thai police Vietnamese Christians already persecuted out of their country into Thailand have now been arrested by the Thai police. International Christian Concern reports that an evangelist, Lù…