Florida Christian college cancels singers over homosexuality, 4th abortion complication at University of New Mexico abortion mill, 22 civilians in Congo killed by rebel group

It’s Friday, February 17th, A.D. 2023. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. By Adam McManus ([email protected]) 22 civilians in Congo killed by rebel group On February 12th and 13th, 22 civilians were killed in two separate attacks in Africa’s Democratic Republic of Congo. The attacks took place in the conflict-ridden province of...

It’s Friday, February 17th, A.D. 2023. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus.

By Adam McManus ([email protected])

22 civilians in Congo killed by rebel group

On February 12th and 13th, 22 civilians were killed in two separate attacks in Africa’s Democratic Republic of Congo. The attacks took place in the conflict-ridden province of Ituri, reports International Christian Concern. 

The perpetrators of the attacks, which occurred about twelve hours apart, are suspected to belong to a local rebel group called CODECO, which stands for “Cooperative for Development of the Congo,” which is one of the many militias operating in the east of the country. 

Congo is the 37th most dangerous country in the world for Christians.

Pray that justice would be done. Proverbs 21:15 says, “When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous, but terror to evildoers.”

The story of one Turkish woman

On February 12th, an elderly woman approached the Samaritan’s Purse site near the location of the Turkish earthquake in need of something to eat as she is diabetic. One of their registered nurses, named Rhonda, who happens to speak Turkish, was able to give her a banana during a brief break from setting up the tents and equipment. More importantly, Rhonda provided a listening ear.

The elderly woman shared that she is from another area in Turkey, but that her family lives here. After hearing the news of the devastating earthquakes, she traveled to the city to find her daughter and grandchildren. To her utter dismay, they had all died in the disaster.

While speaking with the Samaritan’s Purse staff, the woman shed tears and thanked the ministry for coming to Turkey. She offered hugs and kisses before leaving the site in search of somewhere to stay for the night. Her story is heartbreaking, but just one of so many in Turkey today.

To help fund the 52-bed field hospital set up by Samaritan’s Purse, click on a special link in our transcript today at www.TheWorldview.com.

Daniel Ortega stripped 94 Nicaraguans of citizenship, deports to U.S.

Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega stripped 94 Nicaraguans of their citizenship, including some of the Central American country’s most celebrated writers and journalists, reports The Guardian. The move was announced by a Nicaraguan judge on February 15th.

Last week, 222 political prisoners, including some of Nicaragua’s leading opposition activists, were deported from Nicaragua and flown to the U.S. – a move widely interpreted as a sign of Ortega’s determination to remain in power after 16 years as president.

Nicaragua’s government called the deportees, who were also stripped of their citizenship, “traitors to the motherland.”

Brian Nichols, the U.S. state department’s assistant secretary for western hemisphere affairs, tweeted, “This deplorable act represents a step further away from the democracy the people of Nicaragua deserve.”

And speaking to the Washington Post last week, Juan Pappier, with Human Rights Watch, said, “The country is on the verge of becoming the western hemisphere’s equivalent of North Korea.”

Senator John Fetterman suffering clinical depression

Democrat Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania checked himself into Walter Reed Hospital to receive treatment for clinical depression on Wednesday night, reports Breitbart.

Adam Jentleson, his chief of staff, said, “While John has experienced depression off and on throughout his life, it only became severe in recent weeks. On Monday, John was evaluated by Dr. Brian Monahan, the Attending Physician of the United States Congress. Yesterday, Dr. Monahan recommended inpatient care at Walter Reed. John agreed, and he is receiving treatment on a voluntary basis.”

Fetterman suffered a stroke last year before he won the Pennsylvania Senate race in a highly competitive contest against Dr. Mehmet Oz. His office said this month that he was hospitalized after he felt lightheaded but that tests ruled out another stroke, reports NBC News.

4th abortion complication at University of New Mexico abortion mill

On February 15th, Abortion Free New Mexico volunteers documented the fourth abortion complication of 2023 at the University of New Mexico Center for Reproductive Health abortion mill in Albuquerque.  

A woman was placed into an ambulance and taken to the emergency room during the lunch hour. This occurred just six days after the last abortion complication that was recorded by the No Sidewalk Without the Savior volunteers. 

The steady rate of abortion injuries at this location raises red flags about who is causing these injuries on unsuspecting women, most of whom are traveling there from out of state. It has been well documented by Abortion Free New Mexico that the University of New Mexico participates in the Ryan Residency Training program whose main emphasis is to “ensure the availability of abortion care in hospitals and make sure that all obstetrician-gynecologists are skilled to provide abortion.”

Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico invited Christian pro-lifers to “join us as we call upon the governing leadership at the University of New Mexico to shut down this dangerous late-term abortion facility.” You can sign the petition through a special link in our transcript today at www.TheWorldview.com.

Florida Christian college cancels singers over homosexuality

And finally, on February 11th, Pensacola Christian College cancelled The King’s Singers, a highly regarded British male a cappella ensemble which sings pop, classical, and sacred music, because one of their singers is an active homosexual, reports CNN.

Jonathan Howard, one of the six members of The King’s Singers, told The New York Times that two members of the group were homosexual.

In a tweet, The King’s Singers said, “It has become clear to us, from a flood of correspondence from students and members of the public, that these concerns related to the sexuality of members of our group.”

In a responsive tweet, Pensacola Christian College, a private independent Baptist institution, said that it “cannot knowingly give an implied or direct endorsement of anything that violates the Holy Scripture, the foundation of our sincerely held beliefs. Pensacola Christian College cancelled a concert with The King’s Singers upon learning that one of the artists openly maintained a lifestyle that contradicts Scripture.

“The highly talented musicians were treated with dignity and respect when informed of the cancellation. The artists stated their understanding and acceptance of the change and were given full remuneration.”

A section referring to sexuality in the school’s articles of faith notes: “We believe that God has commanded that sexual activity be exclusively reserved to a man and a woman who are legally married to each other.” It goes on to say that scripture forbids “sexual immorality including adultery, fornication, homosexuality, bestiality, incest, and the use of pornography.”

Because of its Biblical stand, Pensacola Christian College is being called homophobic and unchristian by homosexuals and their supporters, reports ThePinkNews.

But Ephesians 5:11 says, “Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.”

Take a moment and thank the college’s president, Dr. Troy Shoemaker. Send your email to [email protected]

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