It’s Tuesday, April 28th, 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
India: 12th worst persecutor of Christians worldwide
India is the twelfth worst persecutor of Christians in the world on the Open Doors World Watch List.
It’s largely due to the shift brought about by the joint efforts of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh organization and the BJP political party in that country. But now, the RSS General Secretary told the Hudson Institute last week, that this is a misconception.
However, the Religious Liberty Commission of the Evangelical Fellowship of India reports 747 incidents of vandalisms, beatings, false arrests, church burnings, and at least one murder in 2025. This follows a rash of anti-conversion laws brought on by the ruling political parties.
In November 2025, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom issued a report recommending that India be placed on the list of Countries of Particular Concern. The report noted that since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party came into power 12 years ago. … India has “enforced policies that closely align with Hindutva ideology, [a political ideology establishing Hindu dominance which leads to] discriminating and disenfranchising members of India’s religious minority communities.”
British suicide bill failed to pass
Good news!
A controversial suicide bill has failed to pass the United Kingdom Parliament.
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill did not receive the support necessary to pass the House of Lords, even though it had passed the House of Commons last year. The proposed law would have granted a supposed “right” for those expected to die within six months to kill themselves.
Proverbs 8:36 speaks of the wisdom of God in these words: “But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul; All those who hate me love death.”
Russia killed seven in two Ukrainian cities
Still no end in sight for Russia’s four-year war on Ukraine.
Russia continued to barrage the Ukrainian cities of Dnipro and Odessa over the weekend. The BBC reports seven people were killed.
Third assassination attempt on President Trump
A would-be assassin, Cole Tomas Allen, got very close to the President of the United States Saturday night.
Just the day before President Trump was scheduled to attend the White House Correspondents Dinner, Allen, a teacher and mechanical engineer, checked into the hotel armed with guns. At 8:30pm ET, he approached the stairway leading up to the ballroom where the president was sitting, and fired shots at security, when he was taken down by the Secret Service, reports NBC News. Authorities said an officer wearing a bullet-resistant vest was shot in the chest and is expected to recover.
Allen said, “I experience rage thinking about everything this administration has done.” In 2024, according to the Federal Election Commission filings, Allen donated $25 to ActBlue with the memo “Earmarked for Harris for President,” noted JustTheNews.com.
The two other would-be assassins of President Trump include 20-year-old Thomas Crooks on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania, who was killed by the Secret Service at a campaign rally and 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh on September 15, 2024 at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. Routh was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Trump would-be assassin’s motive
Jeannine Pirro, United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, addressed Cole Tomas Allen’s motive.
PIRRO: “Make no mistake. This was an attempted assassination of the President of the United States, with the defendant making clear what his intent was. And that intent was to bring down as many of the high-ranking cabinet officials as he could.”
According to the New York Post, Allen was charged on Monday with trying to assassinate President Donald Trump — as officials revealed the Secret Service fired at him five times before taking him down.
Karoline Leavitt: Trump’s calm in chaos was “remarkable to witness”
On April 27th, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt shared her unique perspective on the latest assassination attempt.
LEAVITT: “I was seated next to President Trump and the First Lady when the shots were fired before Secret Service swiftly moved us to safety backstage.
“The President’s calm in the face of chaos while yet another individual was trying to take his life was really remarkable to witness. And it’s something I will never forget. President Trump is fearless because he loves this country. And he is willing to put his own life on the line to deliver on the promises that he made to the American public who elected him here into the highest office in the land. …
“We should not live in a country where such constant fear of political violence permeates our society every single day. Debating, peaceful protesting and voting are how we need to settle disagreements, not bullets.”
The would-be assassin’s connection to Christianity
Cole Tomas Allen’s father is reportedly an elder at Grace United Reformed Church in Torrance, California, affiliated with the United Reformed Churches of America.
Allen’s social media account listed his association with a Christian Fellowship group at CalTech.
And his published manifesto included a note of gratitude to “his family, both personal and church, for your love over these 31 years.”
Plus, the manifesto included a convoluted sort of biblical apologetic for his actions. The Wall Street Journal has also reported that Allen had coordinated a group meeting for “Bible study, prayer, food, and fellowship.”
America’s drought and its impact on cattle
The United States is still facing its most severe drought in recorded history, dating back into the 19th century.
About 90% of Oklahoma and Nebraska are feeling the brunt of our national drought. Half of Nebraska is under extreme conditions. And 99.97% of Kentucky is under drought conditions.
Colorado, Georgia, and Florida have also been hit hard.
The drought is impacting cattle availability. The Untired States cattle herd has diminished to its lowest numbers in history, dropping to 86.2 million this year. That’s down from 115 million cattle in 1981.
Cattle availability has dropped from half a cow per person to a quarter of a cow per person this year. That’s liable to go quite a bit lower this year, as a result of the drought across western states.
Deuteronomy 28:15, 18-19 encourages nations to obey God’s laws. It says, “But it shall come to pass, if you do not obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments and His statutes which I command you today, that all these curses will come upon you and overtake you: Cursed shall be the fruit of your body and the produce of your land, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks. Cursed shall you be when you come in, and cursed shall you be when you go out.”
African countries impacted by drought
In related news, other nations facing severe drought conditions, in six out of the last seven years, included Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Niger, and Zimbabwe.
These areas of Africa are about to tip into severe famine and mass starvation.
Kenyan breaks 2-hour marathon record
And finally, a son of a Kenyan farmer has broken the 2-hour barrier for the marathon, for the first time in human history, reports the Associated Press.
Sabastian Sawe finished the London Marathon over the weekend in the record time of 1:59:30. That’s 65 seconds faster than the last official record set three years ago.
Actually, another African from Ethiopia also broke the previous record, finishing 11 seconds behind Sawe.
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And that’s The Worldview on this Tuesday, April 28th, in the year of our Lord 2026. Follow us on X or 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.