It’s Friday, March 3rd, A.D. 2023. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus.
By Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com)
State Dept. urges Burmese military to release Christian leader
On February 23rd, the U.S. government condemned the Myanmar military’s arrest and detention of Baptist leader Hkalam Samson, reports International Christian Concern.
Samson is the former head of the Kachin Baptist Convention, a group located in northern Myanmar’s Kachin state that represents much of the nation’s Christian minority. He was detained in December 2022 by authorities under the military junta that seized power two years ago.
State Department spokesman Ned Price issued this challenge.
PRICE: “We condemn the Burma military regime’s arrest and detention of prominent ethnic Kachin Christian leader Rev. [Hkalam] Samson. We are extremely concerned for his wellbeing and safety and encourage our partners and allies to join us in calling on the regime to drop all charges and immediately and unconditionally release Rev. Samson.”
Pastor arrested for objecting to children’s drag queen story hour
Yesterday afternoon, Pastor Derek Reimer was arrested by members of the dictatorial Calgary Police Service after being warned the previous day there were two warrants out for his arrest because he protested at a children’s drag queen story time at a public library last weekend, reports LifeSiteNews.com.
A video, posted online by Rebel News, shows Reimer, who serves as the pastor of Mission7 street ministry, being put into the back of a police cruiser by two female officers.
Tucker Carlson of Fox News described the scene that had been videotaped by Rebel News, one of the few conservative Canadian outlets.
CARLSON: “The pastor, sitting in a car with bars on the windows, getting hauled away to jail for being thrown to the ground at Drag Queen Story Hour.”
Before the Canadian policewoman raised the rear window of the cop car in which Reimer was detained, he said, “This is what happens when we go against the drag queens.” She was able to cut off the last word of his sentence. (Watch this video between 1:28 and 1:37.)
Listen.
REIMER: “This is what happens when you go against drag [queens.]”
This past Saturday, Reimer had been protesting at a kids’ Drag Queen Story Time event held at the Seton Calgary public library.
Outrageously, the pastor was ruffed up and thrown to the ground for simply verbally opposing the sexualization of children at taxpayers’ expense.
Ezra Levant, Founder of Rebel News, appeared with Tucker Carlson on Fox News.
LEVANT: “Tucker, you have done more journalism on Christian pastors being jailed in Canada than most Canadian media. In fact, the Canadian media either ignore it or cheer it on, calling these people bigots.”
He explained who inspired the arrest of Pastor Reimer.
LEVANT: “The Left wing mayor of Calgary, [Jyoti Gondek], went on a Twitter rant saying that anyone who lies or engages in vitriol or is full of hate should be arrested and charged. Now, those aren’t crimes, by the way. Some of them are a matter of opinion. I could think that the mayor is full of hate. But after the mayor basically directed police to arrest peaceful protesters, they did.”
Isaiah 5:20 says, “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil.”
You can send a polite email of objection to Calgary Mayor Gondek through a special link in our transcript today at www.TheWorldview.com.
If you’d like to help with the legal expenses of getting Pastor Derek Reimer out of jail after being falsely arrested, you can make a donation at SavePastorDerek.com.
Plus, you can encourage Pastor Reimer with a 1-2 sentence email. derek@mission7ministries.com (7 is the number)
Christian host Todd Starnes calls for Biden’s impeachment
As the Conservative Political Action Conference got underway yesterday in Fort Washington, Maryland, Christian talk show host Todd Starnes, in a sit-down conversation on stage with Republican Congressman Ralph Norman of South Carolina, called for the impeachment of President Joe Biden.
STARNES: “I know that Speaker McCarthy said a couple of months back that he’s seen nothing that Biden’s done that would be worthy of impeachment. But it seems violating the oath of office and not protecting this nation from enemies foreign and domestic, letting that balloon invade our airspace, that is worthy of impeachment.”
Lesbian Chicago mayor defeated
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who made headlines a couple of years ago when she became the first black woman and first homosexual to lead the Windy City, has lost reelection, reports The Christian Post.
She entered into a faux marriage with Amy Eshelman in 2015 when it was first possible to do so.
On Tuesday, Lightfoot came in third place, finishing behind long-serving public school official Paul Vallas and Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson.
Vallas, who ran on a staunchly pro-police platform, and Johnson, who had strong backing from liberals and labor unions, will square off in a runoff mayoral election on April 4.
FCA ships $1 million of sports equipment to Ukrainian coaches and athletes
And finally, Fellowship of Christian Athletes is partnering with Convoy of Hope to send a full shipping container which includes 40 pallets of sports equipment to Ukraine. The total value of the materials is over $1 million.
Sasha Aleksandrov, FCA Ukraine Director, said, “Because of the war, sports equipment has been destroyed or abandoned.”
Hundreds of FCA staff, volunteers, and donors came together from across America to donate new and used equipment for Ukrainian coaches and athletes.
Andriy Kravtsov said, “My heart is full of joy because I see the goodness of God through faithful and generous people.”
Acts 20:35 says, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
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