Homeschoolers score higher, Nigerian Muslims killed 40 Christians last week, British pro-life leader arrested for praying outside abortion mill

It’s Thursday, December 22nd, A.D. 2022. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. ([email protected]) By Jonathan Clark Nigerian Muslims killed 40 Christians last week Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed 40 people in a Christian-majority part of northern Nigeria over the last week. In one attack, Pastor Yusuf Gan of the Evangelical Church Winning All, was...

It’s Thursday, December 22nd, A.D. 2022. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. ([email protected])

By Jonathan Clark

Nigerian Muslims killed 40 Christians last week

Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed 40 people in a Christian-majority part of northern Nigeria over the last week.

In one attack, Pastor Yusuf Gan of the Evangelical Church Winning All, was severely beaten in front of his family. His wife and children were then abducted.

Christian Solidarity Worldwide President Mervyn Thomas said, “These renewed attacks are occurring in the run up to the Christmas holidays, raising concerns of a possible campaign to disrupt the festive season in this predominantly Christian area.”

British pro-life leader arrested for praying outside abortion mill

British police arrested Isabel Vaughn-Spruce, the director of March for Life UK, last Thursday for praying silently outside an abortion mill.

The thought-police received a tip-off from a bystander concerned that the pro-life activist might be praying in her mind. Local authorities have established censorship zones around abortion mills to keep pro-lifers away.

Police also banned Vaughn-Spruce from praying publicly beyond the censorship zone. She said, “It’s abhorrently wrong that I was searched, arrested, interrogated by police and charged simply for praying in the privacy of my own mind.”

In Psalm 94:20-21, the Psalmist 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.”

Ukrainian President addresses Congress

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President Joe Biden at the White House yesterday. In his first trip outside Ukraine since Russia invaded in February, Zelenskyy addressed Congress.

ZELENSKYY: “Against all odds, and doom and gloom, the Ukraine didn’t fall. Ukraine is alive and kicking. (applause)We have no fear. Nor should anyone in the world have it.

“Ukraine gained this victory, and it gives us courage which inspires the entire world. Europe is now stronger and more independent than ever. The Russian tyranny has lost control over us.”

U.S. Congress set to fund $45 billion more of aid to Ukraine

Lawmakers included a $45 billion package for Ukraine aid in a must-pass $1.7 trillion government funding bill, reports ABC News. Congress has until midnight Friday to pass the bill and avoid a shutdown.

Just prior to Zelenskyy’s visit, the U.S. confirmed it would send its famed Patriot surface-to-air missiles to Ukraine. 

Ukraine vs. Russian Orthodox priests in country

Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials are cracking down on Orthodox Churches in the country that have ties to Russia.

Ukraine’s Security Council recently seized the assets of seven senior Orthodox clerics and placed them under a travel ban.

Odessa Texas next sanctuary for the unborn

Odessa, Texas is the sixty-second city in the U.S. to become a Sanctuary City for the Unborn.

Last Tuesday, the city council voted 6-1 in favor of a Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance. Mayor Javier Joven welcomed the vote after working for two years to get the measure passed. 

Councilman Steve Thompson was the lone vote against protecting the babies. To politely register your objection with Councilman Thompson’s vote you can email him at [email protected] or call 432-335-3276.

The ordinance bans the killing of unborn babies as well as abortion-inducing drugs within the city limits. The measure prohibits performing abortions on Odessa residents regardless of where it would happen. And the city cannot enter into contracts with organizations that fund abortion. 

Romans 13:3 says, “For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same.”

Elon Musk to step down as CEO

Tech billionaire Elon Musk will be stepping down from CEO at Twitter after asking users on Sunday. Fifty-seven percent voted for Musk to step down in the Twitter poll.

Musk still owns the company, but said he will find someone else to become CEO.

Twitter reveals FBI paid millions to suppress anti-Democrat tweets

Meanwhile, Musk continues to release disturbing internal Twitter documents, exposing how the company operated before he bought it.

The latest Twitter files show the FBI paid $3.4 million to the social media company to suppress negative tweets about Joe Biden and the Democrats.   

Republican Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, the Incoming House Oversight Committee Chairman, told CBN News that investigating the situation will be a top priority for Republicans. 

COMER: “Anyone that cares about free speech should be outraged. Whether you’re Republican or Democrat, this has to stop. This is going to be a top priority for the Republican majority in January.”

Home sales down 35%

U.S. homes sales were down 7% in November compared with October. They’re down 35% compared with a year ago.

It’s the tenth consecutive month of home sale declines.

However, median home sale prices have increased 3.5% to $370,700 compared to last year.

Homeschoolers score higher

And finally, analysis by Houston Christian University professor Lisa Treleaven found homeschool students score better than their peers on the Classic Learning Test.

The standardized college entrance exam is grounded in the liberal arts tradition and uses classic texts as opposed to the contemporary writings used in SAT and ACT tests.

Homeschool students earned mean scores of 78. Private school and charter school students scored lower at 75 and 73 respectively. Public school students scored the lowest at 66. 

Treleaven noted, “This is consistent with prior research findings of superior academic performance of homeschool students as compared to other school types.”

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