It’s Monday, September 16th, A.D. 2024. 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 Adam McManus
Muslim Pakistani brothers abduct, forcibly convert, and marry two Catholic sisters
A high court in Pakistan has ordered police to recover two Catholic sisters, ages 13 and 18, who were kidnapped, forcibly converted to Islam, and married to their abductors, reports The Christian Post.
Police initially refused to make efforts to recover Neha Javed and her older sister, Saneha Javed, following their July 23rd kidnapping in the Kasur District in Punjab. Two Muslim brothers from their neighborhood broke in, locked the parents’ bedroom, and abducted the girls, leaving behind six other siblings.
On July 29th, the family received images of Islamic conversion certificates and Islamic marriage certificates of both girls from a relative’s phone. The 13-year-old, Neha, was shown as 19 years old in the marriage certificate, while 18-year-old Saneha’s age was declared as 21.
The sisters’ mother, Sumera Bibi, said, “The accused’s family is pressuring us to stop pursuing the matter and even attacked my husband with an axe when he confronted them. How can we let them destroy the lives of our daughters? Neha is only 13, while her abductor-husband is more than double her age.”
Please pray that the police successfully find and free 13-year-old Neha and 18-year-old Seneha.
Psalm 10:1-2, 10-12, asks, “Why, Lord, do You stand far off? Why do You you hide yourself in times of trouble? In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises. He lies in wait to catch the helpless; he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net. His victims are crushed, they collapse; they fall under his strength. He says to himself, ‘God will never notice; He covers His face and never sees.’ Arise, Lord! Lift up Your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless.”
Pakistan ranks seventh on Open Doors’ 2024 World Watch List of the most difficult places to be a Christian.
Pope Francis: “Every religion is a way to arrive at God.”
On Friday, Pope Francis told young people of different faiths that “every religion is a way to arrive at God,” reports LifeSiteNews.com.
Addressing an inter-religious meeting of young people in Singapore, Pope Francis said this through his translator.
TRANSLATOR: “One of the things that struck me about all of you here is your ability to engage in inter religious dialog. Every religion is a way to arrive at God. They’re sort of like different languages in order to arrive at God.”
The pope provided no explanation for how a Muslim, a Hindu, or a Buddhist, all of whom deny Jesus is God, could be saved if they deny the clear teaching of John 14:6 where Jesus proclaimed, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man comes to the Father except through Me.”
Trump: Kamala’s open door policies resulted in 325,000 migrant children missing
At a press conference on Friday in Los Angeles, Donald Trump revealed some of Kamala Harris’ horrific record as California Attorney General, reports Fox News.
TRUMP: “As Attorney General, she defined child sex trafficking, assault with a deadly weapon, and rape of an unconscious person as nonviolent crime. She put them in a new category as nonviolent.”
Trump added that as Vice President, Kamala Harris facilitated “the largest wave of sex trafficking and human trafficking in history” by allowing cartels to operate on the U.S.-Mexico border.
TRUMP: “Now, as Vice President, she’s facilitated the largest wave of sex trafficking and human trafficking in history, the history of our country by far. Under this administration, 325,000 migrant children are missing. 325,000! In other words, take your biggest stadium in California and you could fill it up five or six times. Those are all missing children. Many of them are dead. Many of them are sex slaves.”
Tinder dating app facilitates casual sex, gives money to Planned Parenthood
The relationship between so-called hookup apps such as Tinder and the abortion industry has always been implicit.
The digitization of the hookup culture—swipe left, swipe right, meet for sex—has simplified the dating landscape for those seeking casual sex. Since launching in 2012, Tinder facilitated 1.5 million “dates” weekly and has over 60 million users. While some certainly use Tinder to seek long-term relationships, its primary function is as a sexual marketplace.
As one recent Australian study found: “Tinder users were more likely to disagree with statements such as ‘I have a hard time respecting a girl who has casual sex’ and more likely to agree with statements such as ‘Casual sex is acceptable.’”
With millions of people meeting up for casual sexual encounters, it is inevitable that some of them will discover that the baby-making act has resulted in making a baby. It is also inevitable that many of those who become pregnant will seek abortions.
In 2021, the parent company of Tinder, Match Group, publicly opposed pro-life laws in Texas. Then, in 2022, the Guardian reported, the company went further: “Match Group has been a vocal advocate of abortion rights, especially after the Supreme Court’s ruling in June. The company announced on Tuesday that it would add a ‘pro-choice’ badge to users’ profile options. Match Group also supports Planned Parenthood through in-app promotions.”
Students raise $20,000 to buy custodian Jeep Wrangler
And finally,
STUDENT 1: “He’s more than just a custodian; he’s a dear friend to all of us. He’s just a very kind, genuine person.”
That’s the way one student at James Madison High School in Vienna, Virginia, described custodian Francis Apraku, a Ghanaian man, according to a report from WUSA-TV.
STUDENT 2: “He’s a bundle of joy. I mean, he would always pray for us before our football games freshman year. And he would always support us no matter what.”
A group of kind-hearted students created a GoFundMe account and raised $20,000 in just six months. The kids then partnered with an area car dealership and used the cash to buy Apraku a cherry red 2015 Jeep Wrangler.
The students surprised their school’s custodian with the new vehicle on Monday, September 9th, In fact, he was so excited, the janitor fell to the ground and began rolling around.
APRAKU: “This day, ninth September, I will never, ever forget today.” (applause)
The janitor expressed gratitude to God through tears.
APRAKU: “I don’t believe this will happen in my life. I will give thanks to Almighty God for making today for me.”
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