Nigerian Leah Sharibu spends 6 years in captivity, GOP Congressman indicted, NFL star urges graduates to get married and have kids

It’s Friday, May 12th, A.D. 2023. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus.  ([email protected]) By Adam McManus Nigerian Leah Sharibu spends 6 years in captivity This Sunday, May 14, Leah Sharibu will spend her 20th birthday the same way she spent the last six: in captivity. Leah was just 14 when she was...

It’s Friday, May 12th, A.D. 2023. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus.  ([email protected])

By Adam McManus

Nigerian Leah Sharibu spends 6 years in captivity

This Sunday, May 14, Leah Sharibu will spend her 20th birthday the same way she spent the last six: in captivity.

Leah was just 14 when she was kidnapped by Boko Haram, the Muslim terrorist group, along with 110 schoolgirls from the Government Girls’ Science and Technical College in northeast Nigeria. After a month of negotiations between the Nigerian government and the terrorist group, 104 of the 105 girls left alive were released from captivity and returned home to their families.

To this day, Leah is the only girl imprisoned, reports International Christian Concern. Why? For refusing to renounce her Christian faith, according to multiple former Boko Haram prisoners who had contact with her.

Leah’s case has been the subject of worldwide outrage and helps illustrate the way Islamist terrorism affects Christian communities in Nigeria. The Nigerian government, though outwardly sympathetic to Leah’s situation, has seemed to do little to rescue her.

Leah, a strong Christian, allegedly has been married off to one of her Muslim abductors and is rumored to have two children. It is hard to know her current state because she is not allowed to see her family.

Please continue to pray for Leah Sharibu and her family. Pray that the Lord will grant wisdom to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. And pray that Leah will be released.

Watch a special live stream about Leah this Sunday, May 14th at 2:00pm Eastern time through a special link in our transcript today at www.TheWorldview.com.

GOP Congressman George Santos indicted on 13 counts

Republican Congressman George Santos of New York, infamous for fabricating his life story, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he duped donors, stole from his campaign, and lied to Congress about being a millionaire, all while cheating to collect unemployment benefits he didn’t deserve, reports The Associated Press.

REPORTER: “Why would you apply for unemployment benefits when you had a job making $120,000 a year?”

SANTOS: “This is inaccurate information and I will get to clear my name.”

Despite the 13-count federal indictment, 34-year-old Santos will not drop his re-election bid nor will he resign. He surrendered his passport and could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

Among the allegations, prosecutors say Santos created a company and then induced supporters to donate to it under the false pretense that the money would be used to support his campaign. Instead, they say he used the money for personal expenses, including designer clothes and credit card and car payments.

Sir Walter Scott said, “Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.”  And Exodus 20:16 says, “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.”

NBC Host: Who will “police” Tucker Carlson’s show on Twitter?

On the heels of former Fox News host Tucker Carlson announcing Tuesday that he’s planning a new program to air on Twitter, “NBC News NOW” guest host Tom Costello brought in former CNN host Brian Stelter for a chat about it all, reports NewsBusters.

Costello asked a jaw-dropping question.

COSTELLO:  “Will anybody be able to police what Carlson says? Or is this the point? It’s just a free-for-all?”

STETLER: “I think this is the point. It is a free-for-all. It’s what Elon Musk wants to provide. This move by Tucker may cement the idea of Twitter as a right-wing website.”

NFL star urges graduates to get married and have kids

And finally, two-time Super Bowl winning kicker Harrison Butker, age 27,  dropped what he called “some hard truths” on graduates of Georgia Tech University last weekend for which he has been praised by conservatives and Christians alike on social media, reports LifeSiteNews.

BUTKER: “Studies have shown one of the many negative effects of the pandemic is that a lot of young adults feel a sense of loneliness, anxiety and depression. Despite technology that has connected us more than ever before. It would seem the more connected people are to one another, the more they feel alone. I’m not sure the root of this, but at least I can offer one controversial antidote that I believe will have a lasting impact for generations to come: Get married and start a family!

“Having kicked the game-winning field goal in both the AFC Championship and the Super Bowl, I have received a great deal of praise for these successes. And yet all of this happiness is temporary. And the truth is, none of these accomplishments mean anything compared to the happiness I have found in my marriage, and in starting a family.

“My confidence as a husband and father, and yes, even as a football player is rooted in my marriage with my wife, as we leave our mark on future generations by the children we bring into the world. How much greater of a legacy can anyone leave than that?”

Butker, the father to two young children, added that the wedding band he wears is the “most important ring” he owns, even more than his Super Bowl rings he earned as a teammate of the Kansas City Chiefs.

BUTKER: “While I’m still striving to be a better, more virtuous man, I’m confident that with God, and with my wife by my side, I can do more than I could ever have imagined alone.”

Psalm 128:3 says, “Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table.”

Butker’s remarks are particularly timely given current demographic trends.

According to The Federalist, “fewer than half of U.S. households are comprised of married couples. And the majority of those are households without children. In 2018, more than a third of Americans between the ages of 25 and 50 had never been married, and a quarter of young people may never marry in their lives.”

Butler’s impassioned defense of traditional Christian values comes at a time when commencement speakers are all too often chosen by colleges to show their support for the woke agenda.

Butker, who is one of a handful of high-profile NFL players to openly refuse the COVID-19 shot, blasted today’s cancel culture which aims to censor conservative voices.

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