It’s Tuesday, February 24th, A.D. 2026. 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 Kevin Swanson and Timothy Reed

Early Rain Covenant Church Hit Again

China Aid reports of more communist persecution of the Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, China.  

Pastor Wang Yi is entering his seventh year in prison -- of a nine-year sentence.  

But now, elder Li Yingqiang and his wife have been arrested for their commitment to Christ. His wife was released on bail, and encouraged friends on social media that “God’s arrangements are always good.”

Multiple churches in North America, and an organization in Australia, have designated the ninth of each month as a “Day of Fasting and Prayer for the Persecuted Church in China.” 

Mexican National Guardsmen killed the most wanted cartel leader in the country

Mexico is in turmoil this week, after Mexican National Guardsmen killed the most wanted cartel leader in the country, Nemesio Cervantes, a criminal known as “El Mencho.”

So far, 34 drug cartel members are dead. Sadly, another 25 federal troops were killed in the ongoing conflict.

European immigration numbers down Immigration numbers have dropped sharply in Europe.

Britain records only 200,000 immigrants in 2025, down from 900,000 in 2023. 

Eurostat’s Migration and Asylum report indicates a 13% drop in asylum applicants to European Union countries in 2024. That’s the first drop since 2020.  And October 2025 numbers indicate a 28% drop compared with October 2024.

European Parliament refused to affirm only women can get pregnant

The Parliament of the European Union voted 340-141 to artificially redefine the definition of what a woman is. The Parliament also refused to affirm the biological fact “that only women can become pregnant.”

German Parliament member Tomasz Froelich blasted the new guidance. He said, “This isn’t about courtesy or pronouns. It’s about law, language, and the destruction of biological clarity in public policy.”

The new law opens the continent up to “the full recognition of trans women as women,” directly opposing God’s created gender roles.

In Matthew 19:4, Jesus asked, “Have you not read, that He which made them at the beginning made them male and female?”

Reform UK lacked traction; Will Restore Britain thrive?

As The Worldview reported on February 19th, Britain has a new populist political party called the Restore Britain party.

The previous nationalist party, Reform UK, gained 14% of the vote in the 2024 election, but only holds eight seats which is a little over 1% of the seats in parliament.

Back in 2002, the UK populist parties had only 2% of the national vote.

More debt and more inflation for the U.S. In President Donald Trump’s first year in office in his second term, the US Debt to Gross Domestic Product ratio spiked to 122%. That’s the highest since Joe Biden’s first year in office during the COVID spend-a-thon.  

Today’s U.S. federal debt stands at $38.7 trillion — exactly double what it was 10 years ago during the first Trump term, and quadruple the size of the debt 18 years ago during the 2008 recession.  

Also in economic news, despite all the political noise and hand waving coming out of Washington, inflation is up in the U.S.

The core Personal Consumption Expenditures inflation index is up to 3% — back up to where it was two years ago.   The GDP inflator reached 3.7%, the worst it’s been in three years.

And yet, the average 30-year mortgage rate has dropped to 6%, That’s the lowest it’s been in two and a half years.

Deuteronomy 15:6 ties in here. It says, “For the LORD your God will bless you just as He promised you; you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow; you shall reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over you.”

Kansas legislature overturns veto on transgender Law

KANSAS LEADER: “The motion prevails and the bill passes.” (Gavel comes down)

And with that announcement, the Kansas Legislature, dominated by Republicans, voted to overturn Democratic Governor Laura Kelly’s veto on a bill that banned men, including men pretending to be women, from entering women's spaces.

The Kansas House voted 87-37 and the Kansas Senate voted 31-9 to overturn the veto. 

Republican Kansas State Senator Virgil Peck, Jr. spoke from the Senate floor.

PECK: “I'm amazed that we're not hearing from more of those who are, if you will, feminists standing up for young ladies.”

The bill allows for criminal charges to be brought against biological men who intrude on women’s bathrooms and locker rooms, and holds to the birth gender or biological definition of male and female.

118,000 applications submitted for tax-funded school vouchers

Texas parents have submitted 118,000 applications since Texas Freedom Education Accounts opened up on February 4th.

The Houston public school district is looking at closing down 12 of its schools for the next school year, reports The Chronicle. The Texas Homeschool Coalition estimates there are 500,000 homeschooled students in the state. Add to that 422,000 children enrolled in Texas charter schools, and another 279,000 children enrolled in Texas private schools.

That adds up to 1,200,000 Texas students not attending public school, representing 21% of school-aged children in Texas.

Study reveals cancer linked to COVID-19 shot

A new scientific study has linked the rise in certain types of cancer to the mRNA COVID-19 shots. 

The study, published by Oncotarget, marks the spike in cancers, including highly aggressive cancers, in correspondence with certain lipid nanoparticles that were in the COVID vaccines. 

The study evidenced that the modRNA in the COVID shot, along with the lipid nanoparticles, could “affect various tissues and organs, including the bone marrow and other blood-forming organs.” 

The study also found a link between rising mortalities worldwide and the rollout of the COVID shot. In one Italian province, for example, “vaccination was associated with a 23% increased risk of cancer hospitalization after receiving one or more doses.” 

U.S. Men’s Hockey team wins gold in overtime

And finally …

(Audio of Olympic theme song)

Norway has captured the highest number of gold medals in the 2026 Winter Olympics this year — taking home 18 medals (so far). The United States comes in second with 12 golds.

That’s a record for America — this time including a top medal for the Men’s and Women’s Hockey competition.  

The U.S. Men’s Hockey Team won the gold medal for the first time in 46 years in a 2-1 overtime win on the final golden goal knocked in by Jack Hughes, who played center.

Listen.

ANNOUNCER: “Jack Hughes wins it. The golden goal for the United States. For the first time since the 1980 Miracle, the United States takes the gold.”

Jack will be remembered for having taken a high stick and losing multiple teeth before scoring the winning goal.

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And that's The Worldview on this Tuesday, February 24th, in the year of our Lord 2026. Follow us on X or subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music, or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com.  Plus, you can get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I’m Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

Extra print stories

Elderly farmer refuses to sell farm to data company

86-year-old farmer Mervin Raudabaugh refused to sell his Pennsylvania farm to data company developers, even though his farm was valued at over $15 million.

Raudabaugh has lived in Silver Springs Township in Cumberland County and been a farmer for more than 60 years. He exclaimed, “I was not interested in destroying my farms. That was the bottom line. It really wasn't so much the economic end of it. I just didn't want to see these two farms destroyed.” 

Raudabaugh instead sold his property for a much lower price to the Silver Springs Township’s Land Preservation Program, which protects farmland, woodland, and wetlands. He explained, “I love this land. It’s been my life. And I realized… if it wasn’t built on or dug up, another set of families could live here—and that’s what I wanted to do. And I got it done.”

Micah 4:4 promises, “But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it.”

10 major British cities have Muslim mayors

46 million Muslims now live in Europe, as migrants from third world countries continue overwhelming the European system. 

Muslims are taking over political offices in European nations, including in the United Kingdom, where 10 major cities now have Muslim mayors.

The massive influx in illegal immigration to Europe, while condemned and hated by its people, is being celebrated by its leaders. Newsmax reports, “They've chosen to stand with radical Muslims over their own people. It's because of all of these reasons these countries are falling apart and failing as the attack on Western civilization continues.”

Muslim infiltration has also reached the United States, evidenced by Muslim influence in states like Texas and Minnesota.

Chase Bank admits to debanking Trump

JPMorgan Bank has admitted to freezing President Donald Trump’s bank account following the January 6, 2021 protests. Trump had sued the bank for $5 billion in damages.

The admission came after JPMorgan initially dodged the question of whether it debanked the President, and is yet another confirmation that conservatives were in fact targeted and persecuted under the Biden administration. 

CNBC reported, “This is not the first lawsuit Trump has filed against a big bank, alleging that he was debanked. The Trump Organization sued credit card giant Capital One in March 2025 for similar reasons and allegations.”

However, some have pointed out that the Trump administration is working towards digital currencies, which run a large risk of being controlled.