It’s Tuesday, May 28th 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
11 pastors jailed in Nicaragua
Eleven evangelical pastors are in jail in Nicaragua and a warrant is out for the arrest of a U.S. missionary named Jon Hancock, reports International Christian Concern. Six countries — including Cuba, Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil, Honduras, and Mexico — have also agreed to extradite the missionary if arrested.
At issue is a nationwide revival that occurred in association with the Mountain Gateway evangelical outreach. A million people heard the Christian Gospel at eight events in 2023.
Unbelievably, the pastors face 12-15 years in prison for their participation in the revivals. And now, 58 members of the U.S. Congress signed a bipartisan letter addressed to the Ambassador of Nicaragua, expressing alarm over Nicaragua’s violations of religious freedom.
Additionally, House Resolution 1019, also introduced in February, expresses concern “that United States citizens affiliated with the Mountain Gateway ministry are being targeted for arrest and extradition by the Nicaraguan government.”
Pray for the Christian pastors incarcerated in Nicaragua today.
New Guinea landslide kills 2,000
A massive landslide in New Guinea may have taken the lives of as many as 2,000 people, reports the Post-Courier.
The landslide destroyed most of Tulipana Village in Enga Province, at 3:00 am on Friday morning. This marks the deadliest natural disaster in the world for 2024 thus far.
Olympics spotlight drag queens
The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics will feature three drag queens hoisting the Olympic torch. It’s all in accord with the Olympic theme this year which is “Games Wide Open.”
The International Olympic Committee has agreed to remove testing restrictions for male competitors who are pretending to be women. That means any man can call himself a woman and compete in 38 out of 48 women’s categories.
The Olympic site is boasting of “full gender equality” this year.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo affirmed that “I am proud and, yes, Paris is proud, that a drag queen will carry the torch and the values of peace and humanity.”
Blue states’ low fertility rates
The lowest fertility rates in the United States of America are now found in blue states, known for their leftist leanings, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Vermont is the lowest at 1.35 children per woman, followed by Oregon and New Hampshire. The blue states of Colorado, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island range between 1.4 and 1.5.
Overall, the U.S. fertility rate is now 1.62, down from 3.6 in 1960.
More potheads than lushes
There are now more daily or near daily users of marijuana in the United States than daily users of alcohol.
Since 1992, the number of marijuana daily users has increased from 900,000 to 17.7 million. Alcohol daily users have increased from 9 million to 14.7 million over the same time period.
At this point, 74% of Americans live in states that have legalized pot.
U.S. tornadoes and storms killed 21
In God’s providence, more tornadoes and severe storms killed another 21 people in the U.S. over the weekend.
Nearly 100 were injured and seven killed in a powerful tornado that struck near the Texas-Oklahoma border. This is reported to be the most active tornado season in seven years, with 442 tornadoes so far reported for the month of May, according to Fox News.
Walmart pushes sexual perversion
Some say, “Go Woke. Go Broke.” But now, Walmart has opened up its “Pride Always” line of products in commemoration of what has become known as June Pride Month.
A recent Fox News report pointed out that Target is pulling back on its Pride celebration, while Walmart is advancing the Pride agenda.
“Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” That’s Proverbs 16:18.
Randall Terry is Constitution Party presidential nominee
Former Operation Rescue director, Randall Terry, is the Constitution Party’s nominee for the 2024 presidential race.
The pro-life activist declared, “The Democrats are running ON child killing. The Republicans are running AWAY from child killing. We are running AT child killing, to END child killing!”
However, the Constitution Party has never done better than 0.2% of the vote, and 0.04% of the vote in 2020.
According to its website, the Constitution Party is on the ballot in 12 states and is petitioning to be on more. In 2022, the party made it on the ballot in 15 states, including the battleground states of Georgia, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
Homosexual activist clinches Libertarian presidential nomination
And finally, Chase Oliver, a homosexual and political activist, won the Libertarian Party nomination for President over the weekend, reports CNN.
He beat out former President Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., both attempting to secure the Libertarian vote. Kennedy received 19 votes and Trump received six. Chase Oliver received 497 votes in the final tally or 60%.
He supports the legalization of killing unborn babies and he is campaigning to abolish the death penalty for those who commit murder.
Proverbs 17:15 reminds us that “He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the LORD.”
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And that’s The Worldview on this Tuesday, May 28th in the year of our Lord 2024. Subscribe 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.