It’s Wednesday, January 31st, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com)
By Jonathan Clark
Pakistani Christian students no longer required to study Islam
Last week, Pakistan’s government announced it will no longer require Christian students to study Islam in schools. Non-Muslim students will even be allowed to study the religion of their family.
International Christina Concern noted, “This decision is a small win for religious freedom in Pakistan, where Christians are routinely subjected to blasphemy laws, mob violence, and forced marriage and conversion.”
Under the new rules, Christian students in schools will be able to study the Bible, church history, the influence of Christianity in Pakistan, and even Christian martyrs in the country. Please pray for this opportunity for Christian education in Pakistan and for many to come to the knowledge of Christ through it.
This year’s predicted global economic growth — 3.1%
The International Monetary Fund upgraded its global economic forecast yesterday.
It now expects global growth of 3.1% this year and a smaller chance of economic contraction.
The IMF forecasts the U.S. will grow 2.1%. The U.S. economy finished 2023 stronger than expected with gross domestic product increasing 3.3% in the fourth quarter.
Six pro-life rescuers found guilty in Tennessee
The Daily Wire reports that six pro-life rescuers were found guilty yesterday during federal court proceedings in Nashville, Tennessee.
The Biden administration accused them of civil rights conspiracy as well as violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. The pro-lifers participated in a peaceful protest at an abortion mill in Tennessee on March 5, 2021. The protest included prayers and singing hymns.
The men and women on trial include Chet Gallagher of Tennessee, Coleman Boyd of Mississippi, Heather Idoni of Michigan, Cal Zastrow of Michigan, Paul Vaughn of Tennessee, and Dennis Green of Virginia.
The conspiracy charge can carry a prison sentence of up to 11 years and fines of up to $350,000. Please pray for these pro-lifers as they face sentencing in July.
Psalm 43:1 says, “Vindicate me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation; Oh, deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man!”
Pro-life leader Rusty Thomas reacts to guilty verdicts of pro-lifers
Rusty Thomas, the founder of Kingdom Leadership Institute in Waco, Texas, posted a Facebook video with his reaction to the unjust guilty verdicts against the six pro-life rescuers.
Listen.
THOMAS: “This is a sad day. It just shows just how unjust our justice system has become, how far from God we have gone. ‘No greater love have any man to lay down his life for a friend.’ (John 15:13) That ‘no greater love’ ethic has just been stomped to the ground by our justice system.
“Pray that this awakens the church and awakens our nation. This is despicable. This is tragic. We’ve lost our moral compass. We don’t know the difference between right and wrong and good and evil anymore. It’s gotten so mucky and murky. This just demonstrates just how far we have gone from the Father’s house and how desperate we are for the Lord’s intervention.”
Texas Governor vs. U.S. Supreme Court over border crisis
Last Wednesday, Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott declared the immigration crisis an invasion and invoked the state’s “constitutional authority to defend and protect itself.” Abbott said the authority, “supersedes any federal statutes to the contrary.”
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the federal government can take down razor wire that Texas puts up at the southern border with Mexico. However, Abbott said he will only increase state border patrol, barriers, and replace the razor wire.
At least 10 states have sent National Guard troops and personnel to support Texas.
Gen Z’s moral confusion
A new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute found nearly a third of Gen Z adults identify with sexually perverted lifestyles.
Seventy-two percent of Gen Z adults, those who are 18 to 25 years old, identified as heterosexual. About a third of Gen Z adults are religiously unaffiliated, and 10% identified as non-Christian, the highest of any generation.
Psalm 14:1 says, “The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God.’”
Gen Z adults’ identification with sexually perverted lifestyles is double that of the Millennials at 16% and quadruple that of Gen X at 7%.
Elon Musk’s company implanted computer chip in brain
And finally, Elon Musk announced his startup Neuralink implanted a computer chip in a person’s brain for the first time.
The tech billionaire wrote on X, “Initial results show promising neuron spike detection.” Musk said the device is designed to allow patients to operate a phone or computer by thinking. First users will be those who lost the use of their limbs.
Neuralink’s website noted, “The device is designed to interpret a person’s neural activity, so they can operate a computer or smartphone by simply intending to move – no wires or physical movements are required.”
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