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Pastor arrested for praying outside D.C.’s Chinese Embassy; 59 years of baby killing in the United Kingdom; Christian TV channel launches in Muslim-majority Afghanistan
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It’s Thursday, October 29th, 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
18 countries have serious religious freedom violations
Aid to the Church in Need released a new report on Christian persecution.
The report covers 413 million Christians across 18 countries with serious religious freedom violations. Since 2024, conditions for Christians worsened in China, India, Iran, Mali, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sudan, and Syria.
In particular, the presence of Christians in the Middle East is under threat. The report noted, “Conflict also renewed fears among Christian communities about whether their future in the region is sustainable.”
Christian TV channel launches in Muslim-majority Afghanistan
A Christian television channel launched in Afghanistan on Saturday. It’s believed to be the first dedicated Christian channel in the Muslim-majority country.
Mozhda TV is broadcasting the Gospel message to people across the region. They are doing this despite the Taliban’s restrictions on religious freedom.
Masoud Ghorbani is the executive director of Mozhda TV. He said, “Almost everyone has a television and a satellite dish at home. The Taliban control the country, but they cannot control the satellites.”
Ghorbani said the country needs Christ just like the crowds did in Ma