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Voiced by veteran talk show host Adam McManus and written by radio-host and pastor Kevin Swanson and a team of other staff writers, The World View in 5 Minutes is a round-up of the daily news from a Biblical perspective. And, perhaps most uniquely, you will often hear applicable Scriptures paired with the stories themselves. It’s part Paul Harvey, part R.C. Sproul.
You’ll get hooked to the most definitively Christian overview of the news including politics, pop culture, the church, and tracing God’s sovereign hand in the affairs of man.
Messianic Christian ministry seeing Israelis coming to Christ, Barna: Americans don’t believe drunkenness, gambling, & Sabbath-breaking are sinful, Iceland lost its mosquito-free status
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Messianic Christian ministry seeing Israelis coming to Christ, Barna: Americans don’t believe drunkenness, gambling, & Sabbath-breaking are sinful, Iceland lost its mosquito-free status
It’s Thursday, October 23rd, 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
European anti-Christian hate crimes are overlooked
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe released a new report on anti-Christian crimes in Europe.
The survey found such crimes are downplayed, under-reported, or politically overlooked. Anti-Christian hate crimes include vandalism, harassment, threats, physical assaults, and even murder.
The report noted, “Religion-related or religion-inspired violence may also stem from the perception of Christianity as a rival, inferior or adversarial faith . . . For example, some forms of violent ‘extremist’ rhetoric portray Christians as ‘infidels’ and ‘enemies of Islam’ who must be subdued.”
Converts from Islam to Christianity in Europe, especially women, were particularly at risk of violence or threats from family members.
Messianic Christian ministry seeing Israelis coming to Christ
This month is the two-year anniversary of the October 7th attack on Israel by Hamas, the Muslim terrorist organization Since then, Israelis have been turning to God during the ongoing war.
A new study found that the personal religiosity and spirituality of Jewish-Israeli students increased over the last two years.
Christian ministries in particular are seeing an uptick in interest. ONE FOR ISRAEL is a group devoted to bringing the Gospel of Jesus Christ to Israelis. The ministry noted, “We have received a huge number of messages from seekers, exploring faith, and seen many come to faith during the war. We have mailed out hundreds of copies of the New Testament.”
In Romans 1:16, the Apostle Paul wrote, “For I am not ashamed of the Gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.”
J.D. Vance in Israel: Ceasefire will hold
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance visited Israel on Tuesday. He met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem yesterday.
Vance expressed optimism at a press conference that the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas would hold.
Listen.
VANCE: “A lot of our Israeli friends working together with a lot of Americans to actually mediate this entire ceasefire process, to get some of the critical infrastructure off the ground from the international security force so the reconstruction of Gaza. It's not easy. I never said it was easy, but what I am is optimistic that the ceasefire is going to hold, and that we can actually build a better future in the entire Middle East.”
U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that if Hamas violates their agreement, “an end to Hamas will be FAST, FURIOUS, & BRUTAL!”
New North Carolina U.S. congressional map could help GOP
In the United States, North Carolinian lawmakers approved a new congressional map yesterday.
The revised map could help Republicans pick up an additional seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
President Trump is encouraging GOP-led states to redistrict ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Texas and Missouri have already redrawn their U.S. House districts.
Barna: Americans don’t believe drunkenness, gambling, & Sabbath-breaking are sinful
Dr. George Barna, the Christian researcher, released his latest report on the worldview of Americans.
The survey asked people about 12 specific behaviors, traditionally considered sinful.
The study found a majority of U.S. adults still believe six of the behaviors are sinful. Those include lying or manipulating, abusing God’s name, idol worship, sex outside marriage, pornography use, and illegal drug use.
Respondents were split on three of the behaviors—abortion, sexual fantasies, and cheating on taxes.
And Americans dismissed the final three behaviors as not sinful—drunkenness, gambling, and Sabbath-breaking.
The study identified three increasingly influential groups in American societ
The WorldView in 5 Minutes
Voiced by veteran talk show host Adam McManus and written by radio-host and pastor Kevin Swanson and a team of other staff writers, The World View in 5 Minutes is a round-up of the daily news from a Biblical perspective. And, perhaps most uniquely, you will often hear applicable Scriptures paired with the stories themselves. It’s part Paul Harvey, part R.C. Sproul.
You’ll get hooked to the most definitively Christian overview of the news including politics, pop culture, the church, and tracing God’s sovereign hand in the affairs of man.
