It’s Wednesday, October 9th, 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 Jonathan Clark
18 Christians arrested in India for evangelism
Police in India arrested 18 Christians recently on false charges of trying to forcefully convert school children.
The men and women were sharing the Gospel in the villages of India’s eastern state of Bihar. A school even game them permission to enter, where they shared New Testaments with the children.
Police found nothing wrong with the Christians’ actions. However, local Hindu leaders threatened massive protests if the Christians were released.
A local pastor told International Christian Concern, “The police also impounded our vehicles without any reason and have booked the case purely due to coercion by the Hindu fanatics.”
Evangelical Alliance UK is on the rise
As we reported yesterday, atheism is on the rise in the U.K., so much so that researchers are calling it the country’s “first atheist age.”
However, another group is also growing there—Evangelicals.
The Evangelical Alliance UK increased by 5,000 members in the past year, bringing total membership to 23,000. That’s the largest growth the alliance has seen in 30 years.
Gavin Calver is the CEO of the Evangelical Alliance. He said, “We must hold our nerve theologically. Do not compromise on the things that matter in the Word of God, no matter what the price tag within your culture, and then go for it wholeheartedly in sharing the Gospel.”
In 1 Corinthians 15:58, the Apostle Paul wrote, “My beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.”
Supreme Court: Biden cannot force ER doctors to murder babies
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Biden administration cannot force emergency room doctors in Texas to murder unborn babies.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wrote, “This is a major victory at the Supreme Court that will protect Texas medical providers from being forced to violate State law. No Texas doctor should be forced to violate his or her conscience or the law just to do their job. We successfully sued and stopped the Biden-Harris Administration’s backdoor attempt to overrule State abortion laws.”
Proverbs 1:16 says, “For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.”
Georgia Supreme Court affirmed Heartbeat Law
In another abortion case, the Georgia Supreme Court reinstated the state’s LIFE Act on Monday.
The measure bans most abortions once a baby’s heartbeat is detectable.
A lower court had struck down the law, saying it violated privacy rights. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr appealed the ruling, writing in a court filing, “There is nothing legally private about ending the life of an unborn child.”
Trump returned to Butler, Pennsylvania
Former President Donald Trump held a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday.
It’s the first time he’s returned to the location after surviving an assassination attempt during a rally there in July.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk joined Trump at the latest rally of 60,000 people. Musk called the upcoming presidential election a must-win situation for freedom of speech.
MUSK: “This election is the most important election of our lifetime. This is no ordinary election. The other side wants to take away your freedom of speech. They want to take away your right to bear arms. Free speech is the bedrock of democracy.
“If people don’t know what’s going on, if they don’t know the truth, how can you make an informed vote? You must have free speech in order to have democracy. That’s why it’s the First Amendment.”
Parents fear public school kids might be shot in school shooting
CNN reports that parents are nervous about sending their children back into public schools after school shootings.
Following the mass attack at Winder’s Apalachee High School in early September, Georgia police departments arrested at least 24 youths for registering more threats of violent attacks on schools.
And Florida’s Volusia county sheriff counts 282 bogus written threats to kill or shoot up a school during the first three weeks of school this fall.
Study: Skyrocketing increase in violent threats in public schools
A recent study on school threats issued last year by the American Psychological Association records an increase in School Shooting threats after the pandemic. The report documented “a 985% increase in 2021/2022 from 2020/2021, and a 244% increase in 2021/2022 compared to pre-pandemic rates.”
6% of U.S. students are homeschooled now
And finally, in the fall of 2023, 6% of school aged children are homeschooled now in America.
Homeschooling rates are highest in Montana, South Dakota, Alaska, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, and New Hampshire. Kansas has the lowest rate of homeschoolers, reports Teacher certification.com.
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