It’s Wednesday, October 29th, A.D. 2025. 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 Jonathan Clark
Indian authorities arrest 3 Christians for outreach to Hindus
Last week, authorities in northern India arrested three Christians, including a pastor, for conducting an evangelistic outreach to Hindus.
The arrests were made in the state of Uttar Pradesh under its anti-conversion law. This comes just days after India’s top court criticized the state’s use of the law to target Christians.
Such anti-conversions laws are used throughout India to persecute Christians. Believers face the harshest treatment in Uttar Pradesh.
India is ranked 11th on the Open Doors’ World Watch List of the most difficult countries to be a Christian.
Trump oversaw Cambodia-Thailand Peace Deal
U.S. President Donald Trump is visiting countries in Asia this week.
On Sunday, he oversaw the signing of a peace agreement between Cambodia and Thailand. He also signed trade deals with both countries as well as Malaysia.
Listen to comments from President Trump on that Cambodia-Thailand peace deal.
TRUMP: “Today’s signing represents just one of eight conflicts that we’ve ended in eight months of the Trump presidency. I’m very honored to have done it. We saved millions of lives.
“I’m here in a mission of friendship and goodwill and to deepen our ties and commerce, to strengthen our common security, and to really promote strongly, stability, prosperity and peace for all of the countries in this room and long beyond this room.”
Yesterday, President Trump visited Japan, signing a trade deal with their newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The president also plans on meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea today.
Samaritan’s Purse airlifted 100,000 pounds of food/supplies to Gaza
Samaritan’s Purse airlifted over 100,000 pounds of food and relief supplies for families in Gaza on Saturday.
This marks the 13th flight to the Middle East by the international Christian relief organization. The latest airlift includes 290,000 food packets, 12,000 blankets, and 12,000 solar lights.
Listen to comments from Franklin Graham, president and CEO of Samaritan’s Purse.
GRAHAM: “This has been a terrible war that’s taken place, but Samaritan’s Purse is going and we’re going to go in Jesus’ name. We’ve been helping the people in Israel. We’ve been helping the people in Gaza, and we’re going to continue to help.”
Hebrews 13:16 says, “Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.”
Yelp spanked for vilifying pro-life pregnancy centers
In the United States, a federal appeals court ruled against Yelp, Inc. in a pro-life case.
Yelp operates a platform that connects people with local businesses. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the company for placing misleading information on listings for pro-life pregnancy centers.
In a press release, Paxton said, “Yelp tried to play politics and steer users away from pro-life resources, but being based in the criminal-loving state of California will not shield them from accountability. I will continue to defend pro-life organizations that serve Texans and make sure that women and families are receiving accurate information about our state’s resources.”
Pew Research: 59% of Americans like influence of religion on society
Pew Research reports a sharp rise in the share of U.S. adults who say religion is gaining influence in American life over the last year. The study also shows that more Americans express a positive view of religion’s role in society.
The survey found 59% of U.S. adults say religion has a good influence on American life, up from 49% in 2022. Twenty percent have a negative view of religion’s influence, down from 26% in 2022. And 21% have a neutral or unclear view of religion’s influence, down from 25% in 2022.
Fifty-eight percent of Americans also believe their religious views are at odds with mainstream culture, up from 42% in 2020.
YouVersion Bible app celebrates one billion downloads
And finally, the Bible app, YouVersion, is celebrating one billion downloads.
The Bible app began in 2008 as one of the first 200 mobile phone apps. It saw over 80,000 downloads in the first week. Now, YouVersion is available in thousands of languages and has been downloaded hundreds of millions of times around the world.
YouVersion is celebrating the power of the Bible next month with a 30-day Bible reading challenge.
Bobby Gruenewald, the founder and CEO of YouVersion, stated, “We’re seeing incredible global momentum around Bible engagement . . . Every day we hear stories of lives being changed—someone overcoming addiction, marriages being restored, and people encountering Scripture in their own language for the first time. This milestone is really a celebration of the Bible itself.”
In Isaiah 45:22-23, God said, “Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the Earth! For I am God, and there is no other. By Myself, I have sworn; from My mouth has gone out in righteousness a word that shall not return: ‘To Me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear allegiance.’”
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And that’s The Worldview on this Wednesday, October 29th, in the year of our Lord 2025. 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. I’m Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.