It’s Wednesday, March 25th, 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 and Timothy Reed

Canadian law prohibits Christian public officials from wearing crosses

The Supreme Court of Canada began hearings in a case involving religious freedom this week.

At issue is Quebec’s Bill 21. The secularist law bans public officials from displaying religious symbols. For example, it would bar judges from wearing crosses. The measure has been in place in the Canadian province since 2019 and has survived multiple challenges.

Derek Ross, executive director of the Christian Legal Fellowship, said, “Bill 21 purports to be advancing religious neutrality, but it is promoting the exact opposite: a public square which is hostile, not neutral, toward religion. This is unacceptable.”

Canada euthanizes more humans than dogs in shelters

Euthanasia continues to skyrocket in Canada.

Tragically, more humans than dogs in shelters are being euthanized in the country, and it’s not even close.

More than 5% of all deaths in the country are attributed to Medical Assistance in Dying. And it’s the fifth leading cause of death in Canada. Doctors regularly offer and push for euthanasia, even for those who are not terminally ill.

Wesley Smith, writing for the National Review, reports that 16,000 Canadians were killed by euthanasia in 2025. According to the Canadian Veterinary Journal, nearly 7,000 Canadian dogs in shelters are euthanized annually.

The New American reports that, “In Ontario alone, 219 people received Medical Assistance in Dying within a day of requesting it in 2023, with 30% dying the same day.”

Proverbs 8:35 speaks of wisdom: “For whoever finds me finds life, and obtains favor from the Lord; but he who sins against me wrongs his own soul; all those who hate me love death.”

Canadian young people are more open to Christianity

Here’s some good news from Canada.

Young people there may be more open to religion, according to a new report supported by the Canadian Bible Society.

Notably, the decline of religiosity among Canadians aged 18-34 appears to be stalling. Young adults are just as likely if not more likely to read a religious text or attend religious services compared to 2017.\

The study said, “This paper offers Canadian churches reason to believe there is some level of openness among young people to the Christian faith and church attendance.”

Maine ballot initiative would ban males from girls’ sports

In the United States, a Maine ballot initiative is seeking to ban males from competing in girls’ sports statewide, reports WBUR.

More than 80,000 citizens have signed the petition to keep males out of girls sports, and the effort has been endorsed by United States Senator Susan Collins and Maine’s former Governor Paul LePage, both of whom are Republican.

Leyland Streiff, the petitioner for Protect Girls Sports in Maine, told FOX News that the organization wanted to leave no margin for error in the petitioning process.

STREIFF: “We got 14,000 more than the threshold. The validation, though, is that we need over 67,000 validated signatures. We have already validated over 76,000.

“And that is indicative of, I think, how Maine thinks about this. Mainers are common sense people. They understand that males should not be in female spaces. And I think that this is indicative of how the vote will go in November.

Anniversary of Patrick Henry’s “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech

And finally, this week is the anniversary of when Patrick Henry delivered his famous “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech.

The American statesman and Founding Father delivered the speech at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia on March 23, 1775.

Listen to the conclusion of Patrick Henry’s speech in this re-enactment on the 240th anniversary.

PATRICK: “It is now already too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery! Our chains are forged! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! The war is inevitable—and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come.”

VIRGINIA DELEGATE: “Mr. Henry, we speak for peace, sir!”

HENRY: “It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, peace, peace—but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle?

“What is it that they wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?

“Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”

(Read the whole transcript).

Patrick Henry’s powerful oration is credited with swinging Virginia’s convention in support of committing troops in the War for Independence from the British Empire.

Notable delegates who were present at the convention included future U.S. presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.

What is less known about Henry’s speech is that he gave it shortly after the tragic death of his wife, Sarah. However, from his position of grief, God used Henry in a pivotal moment in the history of America’s development.

In 2 Corinthians 12:10, The Apostle Paul wrote, “For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”

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