It’s Thursday, October 29th, 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
18 countries have serious religious freedom violations
Aid to the Church in Need released a new report on Christian persecution.
The report covers 413 million Christians across 18 countries with serious religious freedom violations. Since 2024, conditions for Christians worsened in China, India, Iran, Mali, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sudan, and Syria.
In particular, the presence of Christians in the Middle East is under threat. The report noted, “Conflict also renewed fears among Christian communities about whether their future in the region is sustainable.”
Christian TV channel launches in Muslim-majority Afghanistan
A Christian television channel launched in Afghanistan on Saturday. It’s believed to be the first dedicated Christian channel in the Muslim-majority country.
Mozhda TV is broadcasting the Gospel message to people across the region. They are doing this despite the Taliban’s restrictions on religious freedom.
Masoud Ghorbani is the executive director of Mozhda TV. He said, “Almost everyone has a television and a satellite dish at home. The Taliban control the country, but they cannot control the satellites.”
Ghorbani said the country needs Christ just like the crowds did in Mark 6:34. That verse says, “And Jesus, when He came out, saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep not having a shepherd. So, He began to teach them many things.”
59 years of baby killing in the United Kingdom
This week marks 59 years since the United Kingdom legalized abortion.
Since 1967, at least 11,256,470 babies have been murdered in the womb in the U.K.
Catherine Robinson with Right To Life UK said, “As we pause to reflect on this tragedy, this day also serves as a call to action for people around the country to renew their efforts to do everything they can to help ensure more lives are saved from abortion in the future.”
Pastor arrested for praying outside D.C.’s Chinese Embassy
Here in the United States, a pastor was arrested after praying outside the Chinese embassy in Washington, D.C.
Pastor Patrick Mahoney is the director of the Christian Defense Coalition. He has protested many times outside the embassy against China’s human rights abuses. This time the Chinese delegation was able to get him arrested on American soil!
The American Center for Law and Justice is defending Pastor Mahoney. You can sign their petition for him through a link in our transcript today at TheWorldview.com.
Only 33% of Americans trust federal government today
A new survey from Gallup found trust in the federal government reached a record low.
Only a third of U.S. adults trust the executive branch of the federal government, down from 73 percent back in 1972. Trust in the judicial and legislative branches was also significantly down.
In addition, Americans do not trust each other. Fifty-one percent trust the American people, down from 83 percent in 1974. U.S. adults do put more trust in local government. Sixty-seven percent put confidence in their local government, slightly up from 63 percent in 1972.
Anniversary of Christian King Alfred the Great’s death
And finally, this week is the anniversary of the death of Alfred the Great, a Christian king of England.
In his early twenties, Alfred became ruler of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex. He died 1,127 years ago on October 26, 899.
During his reign, Alfred defended the kingdom from invasion by Danish Vikings. He issued a law code based on Biblical law. Alfred also promoted education throughout his kingdom by translating important works from Latin into English.
Historian Philip Schaff wrote, “Amid great physical infirmity . . . [Alfred the Great] developed an extraordinary activity during a reign of twenty-nine years, and left an enduring fame for purity, and piety of character and unselfish devotion to the best interests of his people.”
In 2 Samuel 23:3-4, King David said, “The God of Israel has spoken; the Rock of Israel has said to me: When one rules justly over men, ruling in the fear of God, he dawns on them like the morning light, like the sun shining forth on a cloudless morning, like rain that makes grass to sprout from the Earth.”
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And that’s The Worldview on this Thursday, October 29th, 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.