It’s Wednesday, June 19th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com)

By Jonathan Clark

Muslims killed 80 Christians in Congo, Africa

Muslim militants killed at least 80 Christians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in a string of attacks earlier this month. The Islamic State took responsibility for the violence.

Open Doors, a persecution watchdog group, noted that the attacks are becoming more aggressive in targeting Christians. The group said, “Christians are forced to flee, and some churches in the affected villages have closed as a result of the latest attacks.” 

The central African nation is ranked 41st on the Open Doors’ World Watch List of nations where it is most dangerous to be a Christian. 

Franklin Graham defines Biblical marriage in Birmingham, England

Evangelist Franklin Graham continued his God Loves You Tour in the U.K.

Over 8,000 came to hear him preach in Birmingham last Saturday. It was his first time in the Midlands, although his father, Billy Graham, had preached in the area some 40 years earlier. 

Franklin Graham had planned on preaching in Birmingham and seven other U.K. cities in 2020. However, many venues canceled his events at the time for his support for Biblical marriage.

The Apostle Paul wrote in 2 Timothy 4:3-5, “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine … and they will turn their ears away from the truth. … But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.”

To his credit, Franklin did not shy away from calling sin sin.

Listen.

GRAHAM: “Let me say something about sex. God created sex. He wants us to enjoy sex, but sex is to be used in a marriage relationship between a man and a woman. (clapping) That’s the way God designed it.

“There may be people here tonight that are guilty of sexual sins. I'm here tonight to tell you God will forgive you. There may be people here tonight you've stolen, you've lied, you've cheated all your life. I'm here tonight to tell you God will forgive you tonight if you repent and turn from your sins.

“How about murder? ‘Franklin, we lock up murderers around here. We don't just let murderers walk around.’ Really? How about abortion? In God's eyes, it's murder. Now, you say, ‘But Franklin, it's legal.’ Okay. But I'm here to tell you tonight that God views it as murder. You may be guilty of having an abortion. Okay. I get it.

“But I'm here to tell you tonight: God loves you. And He'll forgive you tonight. But you've got to come to Him by faith in His Son Jesus Christ. Tonight, you can have that guilt, and that shame you have felt. He’ll take that all away. He'll give you a new heart. He'll change your life. He'll cleanse you tonight.”

NATO increases their military spending

Countries in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are upping their military spending.

A record 23 out of 32 NATO member nations met the military spending goal of the alliance this year. That goal is two percent of a country’s Gross Domestic Product. The number of members meeting the goal more than doubled compared to last year.

Western countries have increased military spending especially since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. 

House passes $900 billion defense bill which blocks tax-funded abortions

In the U.S., the House of Representatives approved the annual National Defense Authorization Act.  

The nearly $900 billion spending bill passed 217-199. 

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said, “This year’s [National Defense Authorization Act] will refocus our military on its core mission of defending America and its interests across the globe, fund the deployment of the National Guard to the southwest border … and strengthen our nuclear posture and missile defense programs.” 

The bill also blocks the Pentagon from using taxpayer dollars for abortions. However, the bill would also need to pass in the Democrat-controlled Senate.

Biden’s new path to citizenship for 500,000 illegals

President Joe Biden announced a new path to citizenship for illegal immigrants. 

The program will be open to illegal immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens and have lived in the country for at least 10 years. This could affect 500,000 people. The program will also be open to about 50,000 children who have parents that are U.S. citizens.

The announcement comes after the Biden administration restricted illegal immigrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, seeking asylum.

Supreme Court overturns ban on bump stocks for guns

Last Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a Trump-era ban on bump stocks. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives banned them in 2018.

The ruling defined a bump stock as an accessory to a gun that allows shooters to fire semiautomatic firearms at rates approaching those of some machineguns.

The court ruled that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms exceeded its authority by classifying semiautomatic rifles with bump stocks as machine guns.

Americans becoming more liberal

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