It’s Tuesday, August 25th, 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 Kevin Swanson and Timothy Reed
Indonesian pastor sentenced for citing Mohammed’s polygamy
An Indonesian pastor has been sentenced to two years in prison for pointing out Mohammad’s polygamy. At the time of his death, the founder of Islam had nine wives.
Dedi Saputra was falsely accused of “hostility, hatred or incitement” with a “potential of causing unrest.”
Like Dedi, the Apostle Paul ran into troubles along the way as well.
In Acts 17:4-5, Luke writes, “And some of them [in Thessalonica] were persuaded; and a great multitude of the devout Greeks, and not a few of the leading women, joined Paul and Silas.
“But the Jews who were not persuaded, becoming envious, took some of the evil men from the marketplace, and gathering a mob, set all the city in an uproar.”
Surrogate mother speaks up for choosing life
Baby Gabriel, the child in the middle of a massive rent-a-womb controversy, has survived his first heart surgery since being born two weeks ago.
The child’s surrogate mother, McKenna West, refused to abort him despite being sued by his biological parents, Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed. However, Baby Gabriel is now in the custody of the very parents who sought to have him killed!
In the New York Post, Miss West wrote, “No woman should be forced to kill the baby inside her. Most importantly, every child deserves a chance to live. As a cardiac nurse, I knew this little one had a great shot at survival if given the opportunity to receive the necessary treatment.
“After I communicated to the contracting couple that I could not end this baby’s life, their lawyer, and my own former lawyer, sent me letters threatening six-figure penalties if I didn’t comply with their demand to terminate. The contracting couple cut off my payments, and I covered the rest of the pregnancy expenses myself.”
Here’s what Miss West told Lila Rose in the Live Action podcast.
WEST: “A diagnosis does not automatically mean that there is no hope or that somebody cannot live. But I knew that this baby boy that I was carrying, that I was feeling move, that he deserved that chance.”
Listen to this word for our day from Exodus 22:22-24. “You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child. If you afflict them in any way, and they cry at all to Me, I will surely hear their cry; and My wrath will become hot, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.”
America and Canada at a stalemate in trade war
The United States and Canada are in another trade war.
The White House has announced that the U.S. will impose 50% tariffs on certain Canadian products like vehicles and steel imports. And now, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will “hit back.”
Here’s what Carney said in a press conference on Saturday: “You’re at war when you’re attacked, and we got attacked.”
He added this.
CARNEY: “We cannot accept what they’ve offered and we will not give what they’ve asked.”
(Read the transcript of Carney’s remarks)
Trump added this on Truth Social on Sunday: “Canada wants the benefits of being a State, without being one!!! They have also charged our great farmers, for many years, massive amounts of tariffs. No more!!!”
United States to buy back its own bonds to lower inflation
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the federal government will be buying back its own bonds in an effort to rein in inflation and reduce the interest on the bonds, reports CNBC.
That means that the government will use its $1 trillion checking account — which happens to be borrowed money to begin with — to buy its long-term bonds, in an artificial attempt to reduce interest rates.
U.S. debt topped $40 trillion
The United States federal debt topped $40 trillion last week, reports CBS News. (Check out the eye-opening website www.USDebtClock.org)
The market responded.
According to Fortune Magazine, gold is back up to $4,650 an ounce and silver is scraping $70 an ounce.
Condo prices sinking
Condo prices are sinking like a rock in 33 major city markets including in Florida, California, Texas, Colorado, and Washington state.
Wolf Street estimates a 29% average drop since the 2022 peak. Add inflation into that and that’s a 38% drop in condominium prices.
Condo prices can signal housing stress before the rest of the market collapses.
Divorce rate up for those over 55
U.S. divorce rates are way up for people older than 55 years of age. In fact, they’ve doubled since 1990. And, among those over 65, the divorce rate has increase five-fold since 1990.
A recent Bowling Green University study found that the 50+ crowd now accounts for nearly 40% of all people getting divorced. That was only 8% in 1990.
2032 is Social security depletion date
The Social Security depletion date has moved up another three months, now targeted for 2032.
The ratio of workers paying into Social Security per retiree has plummeted from more than 5-to-1 in 1960 to 2.9-to-1 today.
Mel Gibson to release Resurrection movies in 2027
Film producer and director Mel Gibson is wrapping up a 10-year project — a production of the sequel for The Passion of the Christ.
The project is slated to be released as a two-part series on the Resurrection sometime in March and May next year — Good Friday and Ascension Day on the Christian calendar.
The films were shot in Rome.
Spiderman: Brand New Day misuses God’s name 16 times
And finally, the blockbuster film, Spiderman: Brand New Day, is #1 at the box office for its fourth week — now at $2.2 billion worldwide.
That’s a record for the franchise.
But Focus on the Family’s PluggedIn.com and Ted Baehr’s MovieGuide.org both warn of foul language, the single most concerning drawback for families. God’s name and Jesus’ name are misused a total of 16 times in the movie.
Exodus 20:7 says, “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses His name.”
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And that’s The Worldview on this Tuesday, August 25th, 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.
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Water systems, connected to internet, vulnerable to hackers.
Water systems connected to the internet are vulnerable, as systems in many states across the country have been hacked, according to the FBI and Environmental Protection Agency.
CBS News reported that some water systems lost pressure, while others lost their remote-control capabilities. According to officials, no drinking water has been directly affected.