It’s Wednesday, January 7th, 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 Jonathan Clark and Adam McManus
Sudanese military killed 11 Christians
Tragically, the military of Sudan killed a group of Christians on their way to church on Christmas morning last month.
The Sudanese Armed Forces targeted the group with a drone strike, killing at least 11 Christians and injuring 18 more.
A Christian attorney in the area told Morning Star News, “The church [building] was not hit, but a congregation who were marching in procession towards the church were targeted.”
Sudan’s military is in conflict with various rival forces in the country’s ongoing civil war. Sadly, Christians are caught in the crossfire, facing increased attacks and violence in the Muslim-majority country.
According to Open Doors, Sudan is the fifth most dangerous country worldwide for Christians.
Canadian Christians upset: Quoting Bible can be “hate speech”
Liberal lawmakers in Canada are trying to remove a religious exemption from the country’s hate speech laws.
Currently, people cannot be convicted of hate speech if they make a statement in “good faith” based “on belief in a religious text.” The Christian Institute warns that quoting the Bible could be criminalized as hate speech under the new proposal.
Andrew Lawton, a conservative Member of Parliament from Ontario, commented, “[The Liberals] are prepared to mount … a full-scale assault on religious freedom.”
Psalm 94:20-21 asks, “Shall the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law, have fellowship with [the Lord]? They gather together against the life of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood.”
Hegseth tours America’s hypersonic weapons
On Tuesday’s Worldview newscast, we said, “The United States has yet to deploy its hypersonic technology — it is still in the testing phase.”
Upon closer examination, according to The War Zone, we can report that War Secretary Pete Hegseth recently toured the Redstone Arsenal in Alabama to examine America’s long-range Dark Eagle hypersonic boost-glide vehicle weapon system. During his visit, Hegseth designated the installation as U.S. Space Command’s new headquarters.
The Army’s Dark Eagle, also known as the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon, is a trailer-launched hypersonic boost-glide vehicle system that can travel long distances at hypersonic speeds, with velocities in excess of 3,800 miles per hour, while maneuvering erratically through Earth’s atmosphere. This makes it an ideal weapon for striking high-priority and time-sensitive targets that are extremely well defended.
It’s the first true hypersonic weapon slated for frontline U.S. service. The same missile architecture is being adopted by the Navy for sea-launch under the Intermediate Range Conventional Prompt Strike weapon system.
During a show-and-tell of Army missile systems, Lieutenant General Francisco Lozano, Director of Hypersonic, Directed Energy, Space and Rapid Acquisition, told Hegseth that Dark Eagle has a 2,100-mile range. Members of the media were also present at the event, which was captured on video by C-SPAN.
Colorado must pay $5 million over trying to shut down pro-life clinic
In the United States, Colorado must pay $5.4 million in a lawsuit involving a pro-life healthcare clinic.
The state tried to ban abortion pill reversal and shut down a Denver-area pro-life clinic. Bella Health and Wellness fought back and won their case with the help of The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.
Rebekah Ricketts, senior counsel at Becket, said, “At least 18 moms who received abortion pill reversal care at Bella just celebrated Christmas with babies born during this case. All Coloradans should celebrate those little miracles and the brave medical team at Bella that helped their moms when no one else would.”
Vandal of J.D. Vance’s home is trans Democrat
The U.S. Secret Service arrested a man on Monday who caused property damages at the Ohio home of Vice President J.D. Vance.
The man used a hammer to break four windows on the front of the home. He also vandalized an unmarked Secret Service vehicle. The man has been identified as 26-year-old William DeFoor. He pretends to be a woman and goes by the name “Julia.” His father. Dr. Bob DeFoor, is a prominent urology surgeon and a mega Democrat donor.
Vice President Vance responded on X. He wrote, “I appreciate everyone’s well wishes about the attack at our home. … I’m grateful to the Secret Service and the Cincinnati police for responding quickly. We weren’t even home as we had returned already to D.C.”
Corporation for Public Broadcasting dissolves over Trump defunding
The board of directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting voted Monday to dissolve the organization after losing federal funding.
Congress created the nonprofit in 1967 to support public broadcasting in America. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has distributed hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars each year to public stations through National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting System.
However, President Donald Trump has accused such outlets of spreading misinformation. In line with this, Congress defunded the Corporation for Public Broadcasting last summer.
Republican Congressman of California died Tuesday
House Republicans announced Tuesday that Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California died at the age of 65, reports the Western Journal.
The announcement was shared in a statement posted by the official House Republicans X account.
On January 5th, LaMalfa experienced a medical emergency at his home and was transported to a Chico, California hospital where he underwent emergency surgery. During the procedure, he experienced both a heart attack and an aneurysm, according to the Sacramento Bee. He died the following day at 3:20 a.m while still in surgery.
LaMalfa was a fourth-generation rice farmer.
U-Haul does well in red states, poorly in blue states
U-Haul released its annual Growth Index for last year.
The truck rental company ranks states by their net gain or loss based on one-way rentals.
Many conservative states topped the list for growth while many Democrat states were at the bottom of the list. Texas and Florida saw the most in-migration. Illinois and California saw the most out-migration.
More Americans vow to read entire Bible in 2026
And finally, CBN News reports that a growing number of Americans are committed to reading the entire Bible this year.
Only an estimated 13-20% of Americans have completed the feat in the past. But that number is rising as Bible sales surged over the last year.
Dr. Corné Bekker, Dean of Divinity at Regent University, has read the Bible several hundred times. Listen to his comments.
BEKKER: “I do think increasingly our world is falling apart. The foundations of our society are being eroded at a record speed. People are longing for that which is eternally true, that which is ancient, that which is unchanging.”
In Isaiah 66:2, the Lord says, “But on this one will I look: on him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at My Word.”
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And that’s The Worldview on this Wednesday, January 7th, 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. I’m Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.