It’s Wednesday, May 21st, A.D. 2025. 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 and Adam McManus
British national Muslim fighters committed war crimes
A recent report from the U.K. parliament found that hundreds of Islamic fighters have returned to England without facing prosecution.
British nationals joined the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria between 2014 and 2019. The group targeted religious minorities and committed many war crimes. Since then, over 400 Islamic State fighters have returned to the U.K. However, the country’s government has not prosecuted any of them for international crimes.
Christians have faced high levels of persecution from Islamic fighters in Iraq and Syria. Both countries are ranked on the Open Doors’ World Watch List of nations where it is most dangerous to be a Christian.
Ecclesiastes 8:11-12 says, “Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. Though a sinner does evil a hundred times, and his days are prolonged, yet I surely know that it will be well with those who fear God, who fear before Him.”
Trump to Putin: “When are we going to end this bloodbath?”
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the war in Ukraine on Monday.
Trump said Russia and Ukraine would immediately start negotiations toward a ceasefire. He noted that the new Roman Catholic pope, Leo XIV, has offered to host the talks at the Vatican.
President Trump warned that the United States would back out of the situation if both sides can’t reach an agreement.
Listen.
TRUMP: “I said, ‘When are we going to end this Vladimir?’ I’ve known him for a long time now. I said, ‘When are we going to end this blood bath?’ It’s a blood bath. I think it’d be great to have it at the Vatican. There’s tremendous bitterness, anger, and I think maybe that could help some of that anger.”
Trump dropped $37 million fine against Christian University
The Trump administration dropped a $37 million fine against the largest Christian university in America
Initially, Biden’s Department of Education leveled the fine against Grand Canyon University.
Brian Mueller, the president of the university, said, “The facts clearly support our contention that we were wrongly accused of misleading our Doctoral students and we appreciate the recognition that those accusations were without merit.”
Ellen Keast, an Education Department spokeswoman, noted, “Unlike the previous administration, we will not persecute and prosecute colleges and universities based on their religious affiliation.”
FDA discouraging young, healthy Americans from getting COVID shot
On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced new rules for its approval of COVID-19 shots.
The FDA said it will require more research before approving yearly COVID-19 boosters for young, healthy Americans.
The shots will still be approved for adults over 65 and for people with health problems that put them at higher risk.
FDA officials noted, “The FDA will approve vaccines for high-risk persons and, at the same time, demand robust, gold-standard data on persons at low risk.”
Man kills self, injured 4 outside in vitro clinic
On Saturday, a car bomb was detonated outside an in vitro fertilization clinic called the American Reproductive Center in Los Angeles.
The blast killed 25-year-old suspect Guy Edward Bartkus and injured four other people. The in vitro fertilization facility was damaged, but the embryos stored inside were saved.
Bartkus reportedly left behind a manifesto on a website. In it, he said he wanted to start “a war against pro-lifers” and “begin the process of sterilizing this planet of the disease of life.”
Urge 19 Republican Congressmen to DEFUND Planned Parenthood
Today, the House Rules Committee will have a hearing and vote on President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” to determine what budget items go to the House floor. If even a single amendment is added, the momentum we’ve built to stop funding Planned Parenthood and Big Abortion could vanish, reports Liberty Counsel Action.
This is the last vote before the bill is placed on the House floor. Two conservative Republicans who voted “present” on Sunday night are also on the Rules Committee.
The full House could vote on this bill as early as later today. Remember, there are 220 Republicans and 213 Democrats. Because the GOP majority is so slim, we need every one of them.
Three moderate House Republicans are carrying the water for Planned Parenthood and pushing House leaders to continue funding the Murder Giant. Those three pro-abortion Republican Representatives include Mike Lawler (R-NY), Jen Kiggans (R-VA), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). These members are exerting significant pressure on House leadership to give up defunding Planned Parenthood and Big Abortion.
We are on the cusp of victory, and we cannot allow this effort to fail.
There are 19 key Republicans in leadership who need to hear from us. I’ve listed them in our transcript today along with a 3-sentence message you could read when you call today at www.TheWorldview.com. Do not hesitate to leave a voicemail. Call as many of them as you can as early as you can!
Email me at Adam@TheWorldview.com to let me know how many Congressmen you and your family members called.
SAMPLE CALL: “I am calling to urge Representative _______ to defund Planned Parenthood. Nearly 60 percent of Americans oppose tax-funded abortion. If a majority oppose it, then Congress should not fund it. Thank you!”
- Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) – (202) 225-2190
- Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) – (202) 225-2523
- Rep. Vince Fong (R-CA) – (202) 225-2915
- Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) – (202) 225-4111
- Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA) – (202) 225-5476
- Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) – (202) 225-4601
- Rep. John James (R-MI) – (202) 225-4961
- Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) – (202) 225-4155
- Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) – (202) 225-5361
- Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) – (202) 225-7896
- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) – (202) 225-3371
- Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) – (202) 225-6506
- Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY) – (202) 225-3826
- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) – (202) 225-4276
- Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) – (202) 225-3176
- Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-TN) – (202) 225-6831
- Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA) – (202) 225-4215
- Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) – (202) 225-2542
- Rep. Monica De La Cruz (R-TX) – (202) 225-2531
Kay Arthur, who showed how to study the Bible, died at 91
And finally, Kay Arthur, the beloved co-founder of Precept Ministries International and a pioneering advocate for inductive Bible study, died yesterday in Chattanooga, Tennessee, according to the Roys Report. She was 91.
In an announcement on the Precept website, her ministry said, Kay “will be remembered for her love for the Lord, His Word, and His people.”
A prolific author, Arthur wrote more than 100 books and Bible studies over her lifetime including her bestseller, Lord, Teach Me to Study the Bible in 28 Days.
ARTHUR: “People need to discover truth for themselves because God promises in His word that He has given us everything that pertains, not only to life, but also to godliness, so that we might be fitted for every good work, so that nothing can come our way and throw us.
“God is doing a work in their lives because the only text that they are looking at is the Bible, which is alive and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword. It’s a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. It is a light unto our path. It’s the very Word by which we live. It’s the Sword by which we stand against the enemy.”
She often said, “When you know what God says, what He means, and how to put His truths into practice, you will be equipped for every circumstance of life.”
Through Precept’s inductive Bible study method—teaching believers to observe, interpret, and apply Scripture—Arthur equipped millions around the world to study the Bible for themselves. Indeed, the ministry was heard in 150 countries in 70 different languages.
Close
And that’s The Worldview on this Wednesday, May 21st, in the year of our Lord 2025. Subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I’m Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.