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It’s Wednesday, September 30th, 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 Jonathan Clark

Christian social worker penalized for Biblical views

A social worker in the United Kingdom appeared in court on Monday to defend his religious freedom.

As a Christian, Felix Ngole has expressed his Biblical views of marriage and sexuality. This cost him a job. Touchstone Leeds, a mental health charity, withdrew an offer of employment after it learned of his views. Ngole is challenging the decision in court as discrimination. 

He said, “I am determined to pursue this appeal and seek a clear and lasting precedent for Christian freedom.” 

In Luke 6:22-23, Jesus said, “Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude you, and revile you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! For indeed, your reward is great in Heaven.”

Only 40 percent of French believe in God

The European Centre for Law and Justice released a report on religion in France.

The study found only four in 10 French people say they believe in God today, down from two-thirds in 1947. 

The historically Roman Catholic country is seeing a collapse of Catholicism. Only 46 percent of French people identify as Catholic. And just five percent attend Catholic Mass, down from 35 percent in 1960. 

Even as France secularizes, Evangelical Protestants are a growing share of the population. It’s estimated that a new evangelical church opens every ten days.

Man gets 6 years for taking explosive devices to Mass

Here in the United States, a New Jersey man was sentenced to nearly six years in prison on Monday for taking explosives to a church.

Louis Geri was arrested outside the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C. last year. He had over 100 homemade explosive devices. 

The cathedral was hosting the annual “Red Mass” that day. Supreme Court Justices and government officials have historically attended the service. However, on that day, no justices were present because of security concerns