It’s Tuesday, April 22nd, A.D. 2025. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com)
By Kevin Swanson
Pope Francis, who affirmed homosexual ideology, has died
Hebrews 9:27 says, “It is appointed once for man to die, and after that the judgment.”
The Roman Catholic Pope Francis died Monday of a stroke and heart failure, reports The Epoch Times. He was 88 years old.
Francis was not shy to enter into international politics. The pope had recently stated that the Trump administration policies removing illegal immigrants would “end badly.”
He had also approved of the Vatican policy allowing church blessings for homosexual couples living in unnatural relations one with another. And he made numerous comments publicly lauding those who advocate LGBT ideology.
Francis will also be remembered for his signing over the installation of Catholic bishops in China to the Communist Government. The deal was first signed in 2018, and then renewed in 2020, 2022, and 2024.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo commented on the travesty, stating that “It’s clear that the Sino-Vatican agreement has not shielded Catholics from the Party’s depredations, to say nothing of the Party’s horrific treatment of Christians.”
King Charles references Islam in his “Easter message”
Sadly, the King of England took opportunity in his “Easter message” to refer to Judaism and Islam, instead of representing the Christian faith, reports The Christian Post.
Referring to Jesus, King Charles said, “The love He showed when He walked the Earth reflected the Jewish ethic of caring for the stranger and those in need, a deep human instinct echoed in Islam and other religious traditions, and in the hearts of all who seek the good of others.”
Ostensibly, King Charles III is the head of the English Anglican Church. No wonder the Disciples of Christ tweeted, “King Charles is neglecting his role as Defender of the Faith.”
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, an atheist, was a little more encouraging to Christians in his Easter message, referencing the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ as “a story of hope, redemption and renewal.” He also referred sympathetically with “Christians facing hardship, persecution or conflict around the world who cannot celebrate freely.”
Supreme Court: Can parents opt kids out of LGBT propaganda?
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today from parents in Maryland concerning the public school ban on their opting out their kids on storybook readings on homosexual pride parades, gender transitions, and drag queens, reports USA Today.
Mostly Muslim and Christian parents have wanted to opt their children out.
Colorado set to punish parents for objecting to kid’s gender transition
The Colorado State House has approved what may be the worst bill in the nation.
The current legislative wording is geared to criminalize parents for disagreeing with their children on gender identity, compel speech, and punish those who hold faith-based or scientific beliefs about sex and gender, reports The Gospel Coalition.
Specifically, Colorado liberal legislators could punish a parent guilty of “deadnaming” which is using the transgender child’s birth name or “misgendering” which is using pronouns that align with the child’s actual biological sex. The legislators describe these actions as forms of “coercive control” which would be considered threatening or intimidating behaviors that courts could consider when determining child custody.
Republican Rep. Chris Richardson spoke out against the bill.
RICHARDSON: “This is not protecting children, it’s weaponizing the courts against parents. This would allow a parent who may be navigating an incredibly complex and emotional issue with their child to lose custody for not affirming a gender identity they may not understand.”
Last week, pastors gathered at the capital to protest the bill. Leaders included Pastors Matt Patrick of The Well Church in Boulder, Chris Goble of Ridgeline Community Church in Castle Rock, and Matt Johnson of BRAVE Church in Englewood.
The bill is heading for the Democrat-dominated Colorado Senate for approval. Will pastors stand in the gap?
Ezekial 22:30 reads of impending judgment: “And I sought for a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the breach before Me for the land, that I should not destroy it, but I found none.”
Is Colorado the most anti-gun state?
Colorado is also poised to become the most anti-gun state in America.
Indeed, 12 bills restricting gun rights have already passed. The state legislature is considering a record 18 more anti-gun bills this season, which would further restrict gun rights, as monitored by the Rocky Mountain Gunowners Association.
Family arrested for “kidnapping” own kids over vaccine issue
A Massachusetts homeschool family has been arrested for “kidnapping” their own children. They are held on a $200,000 bond or $20,000 cash bail.
The couple’s five children have reportedly been taken into custody by Child Protective Services. The extreme response was allegedly sparked by the parents’ informed decision to decline to vaccinate their healthy nine-month-old baby, on what they called “sincerely-held religious beliefs.”
They had attempted an escape to Texas, where they were hunted down and arrested.
Walgreens pays $350 million for prescription
Walgreens has agreed to pay up to $350 million for allegedly filling unlawful opioid prescriptions, without taking the time to confirm that the prescriptions were lawful, reports Fox 4.
The suit was filed by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration. This is in addition to paying $5.5 billion for a plethora of suits filed by local and state governments.
Walgreens is on a path to bankruptcy, planning 1,200 store closures in the next few years.
Drug overdose deaths have killed 1.25 million Americans since 1999 — more than the deaths caused by COVID-19.
Dow and the Nasdaq composite dropped
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1,000 points, and the Nasdaq composite slipped 3.5% on a Bear Monday.
The NASDAQ registered an 18% drop since the first of the year.
Meanwhile, gold topped $3,400 per ounce —another record high. The gold-to-silver ratio reached 105-fold — an all-time high. Historically, the ratio has been 20 to 1.
Pat Boone is back
And finally, Pat Boone is back on the charts with another Adult Contemporary Hit.
With a little help from Lee Greenwood, Vince Gill, Larry Gatlin, and Alabama, the singer released We Are One — with the hope the proceeds will fund clean water in Tanzania, Africa.
Take a listen.
BOONE: “One. I am one. Like no other human being, I am one.”
GREENWOOD: “And in my life, there is a meaning. There is worth. There is a purpose like no other on this planet, I am one.”
ALABAMA (RANDY OWEN AND TEDDY GENTRY): “One. We are one. When good people come together, we are one.”
GREENWOOD: “And in our oneness, there is purpose, there is honor, there is courage, when we put our hearts together, we are one.”
(African children singing)
Half of Tanzania does not have clean drinking water. You can make a donation on the website www.OneForTanzania.org/give
Remarkably, Pat Boone will be 91 in June. The singer set a new record for the longest span between songs on the adult contemporary chart — 63 years, eight months, and three weeks.
Boone has four children 16 grandchildren, and 17 great grandchildren. Psalm 127:3 says, “Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward.”
Close
And that’s The Worldview on this Tuesday, April 22nd, in the year of our Lord 2025. Subscribe for free by Amazon Music or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I’m Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.