It’s Wednesday, March 18th, 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

Swedish Christian family guilty of “religious extremism” for going to church

The European Court of Human Rights refused to hear an appeal of a Swedish Christian family in a case involving parental rights and religious freedom.

Back in 2022, officials in Sweden separated Daniel and Bianca Samson from their two eldest daughters. The state found no evidence of abuse but accused the family of “religious extremism” for simply attending church three times a week.

Morales Sancho, Legal Counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom International, stated, “The element of religious discrimination is also unmistakable in this case. The state labeled the family as religious extremists solely because of their active practice of their Christian faith.”

Psalm 14:4 asks, “Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up My people as they eat bread, and do not call on the LORD?”

Swedish population embraces sexual perversion

Sadly, people in Sweden are the most likely to view homosexuality as morally acceptable in a recent Pew Research survey.

The study surveyed 30,000 people across 25 countries.

People in European countries were also among the most likely to be morally accepting of homosexuality, abortion, and divorce.

Christianity’s decline in England

People in Britain are worried about the decline of Christianity in the nation.

A study by Whitestone Insight found that 52% of Brits believe that drifting from their Christian roots is bad for future generations. Fifty-eight percent also said that Christianity plays a beneficial role in public life.

This comes as Christian identification has declined. Only 44% of adults in Britain identified as Christian last year, down from 54% in 2018.

Carrie Prejean, who objected to Zionism, was fired by Trump's religious liberty commissionIn the United States, a member of the U.S. President’s Religious Liberty Commission, Carrie Prejean Boller, was removed from her position after she registered opposition to Zionism last month.

A recent convert to Catholicism, Boller challenged the tenets of Zionism, claiming they were incompatible with her faith. She also sent a letter to President Donald Trump after her removal, explaining her misgivings.

She appeared on the podcast of LifeSiteNews.com editor John-Henry Western.

BOLLER: “I know there's three Catholics that are thinking about running for president in 2028 so I don't think now is the time to really dismiss Catholics, fire Catholics, remove Catholics, simply because I'm standing up for my Catholic faith.

“So, I'm hopeful that he's going to make the right decision. Otherwise, this religious liberty commission should be completely shut down. If I don't have my religious freedom on a Religious Freedom Commission, it's not a religious freedom commission.”

Christian workplaces thrive

Employees in Christian-led workplaces report high levels of engagement in their work according to a new report.

The State of the Christian Workplace 2026 report released new data on 40,000 employees in over 400 Christian organizations in the U.S.

Sixty-one percent of employees in Christian-led workplaces reported being engaged in their work. These engagement levels are nearly twice that of the U.S. workforce overall.

Jay Bransford, President & CEO of Best Christian Workplaces, noted, “Engaged employees bring energy, enthusiasm, commitment, and passion that directly fuel Kingdom impact.”

Colossians 3:23-24 says, “Whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.”

U.S. federal workforce shrunk by 10.3%

Pew Research reports that the U.S. federal workforce shrank by 10.3 percent in 2025.

Nearly 350,000 people quit, retired, were laid off, or otherwise left the federal government last year. That’s an 80 percent increase compared to 2024.

Agencies with the most job cuts included the U.S. Agency for International Development, the National Endowments for the Arts and the Humanities, and the Education Department.

18-year-old rescues brother from axe-wielding man

And finally, an 18-year-old is thanking God after protecting his brother from an ax-wielding man in Florida over the weekend.

Fox News reports Leodan Pino and his 16-year-old brother were closing up a car wash in Ocala. That’s when the suspect approached while yelling and threatening. Pino told the man he had to leave. The man refused and pulled out an ax.

Thankfully, Pino is a military recruit and trained in mixed martial arts. He proceeded to execute a take down and subdued the suspect until police arrived.

Listen to his comments afterward.

PINO: “I’m very thankful that God gave me the opportunity and gave me the strength to be able to control that situation. Very thankful that I was the one closing with my brother and no one else was. Because I'm not too sure if any of my co-workers would have done the same thing as I would have.”

And that's The Worldview on this Wednesday, March 18th, in the year of our Lord 2026. Follow us on X or subscribe for free by