It’s Tuesday, May 12th, 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

Muslims severed hands of Christian convert

Muslims are persecuting more Christians in Uganda, Africa even though Islamists make up only 13% of the population.

A Christian convert was subjected to the severing of both hands when his family found out about his attending Christian services. Morning Star News reports that 40-year-old Kalegeya Faruku is still undergoing medical treatment from the ordeal that occurred at his family home in Jinja three weeks ago.

Please, pray for the persecuted.

North Korea will use nukes if Kim Jong Un is assassinated

South Korea’s National Intelligence Service has just disclosed North Korea’s change in policy on the use of nuclear weapons.

As of March 22nd, the North Korean government revised its constitution to command a nuclear strike if the nation’s leader, Kim Jong Un, is assassinated, reports the New York Post.

The policy change came after Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by a military strike on February 28, 2026.

Big shake-up in the United Kingdom parliament

The Reform UK Party made major gains in last week’s regional elections in the United Kingdom.

Even though it was not a national election, the Reform Party came out with 30% of the seats while the Conservative Party represents 17%. The remaining 53% are divvied up by the more left-wing parties: 22% for Labour, 18% for Liberal Democrats, and 12% for the Greens.

The right turns more nationalist and populist. The left remains, well, I guess we can say -- left. For the record, the Labour Party lost 18%, and the Conservatives lost 7% in the political bloodbath.

Reform Party leader Nigel Farage hailed the wins against both the Labour Party and establishment conservatives.

Listen.

FARAGE: “This is a celebration! And what a remarkable couple of days this has been. We're seeing some truly historic shifts in voting patterns in parts of this country -- things, frankly, I could never have dreamt that we'd see. …

“Getting elected to public office does carry a burden of responsibility, and that burden of responsibility is because people have placed their faith and their trust in you. And they've done it at a time when I don't think faith, belief and trust in our leaders and our politicians has ever been at a lower level in our country.”

Let's all remember: “God is the judge: He puts down one, and sets up another.” (Psalm 75:7) Virginia Supreme Court overturns Democrat redistricting

In a 4-3 ruling on May 8th, the Virginia Supreme Court rejected the state’s new Congressional maps, which could have given Virginia Democrats ten seats, leaving the Republicans with only one in the U.S. Congress.

Republican State Senator Ryan McDougle celebrated the decision, while also blasting Democrats for trying to go around the law.

MCDOUGLE: “You cannot violate the Constitution in order to change the constitution. The Supreme Court made that clear. Voters had a choice of what was on the ballot. Voters did not have a choice of whether the constitutional law was followed.”

Virginia Democrats are planning to appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court, but it is unclear if they will even get a hearing.

Value of gold and the price of an average home

Back in 1971, when gold was $35 an ounce, you could pay for a median-priced home with 714 ounces of gold.

Now that gold prices are hovering around $4,700 per ounce, a median-priced home would cost you about 85 ounces of gold.

Does the number of mortgage lenders reveal troubled economy?

Since 2022, employees working for non-bank mortgage lenders have dropped by 40%. That’s the lowest level in recorded history, even lower than the 2009-2010 housing crash.

Wolfstreet.com reports that existing home sales have reached the lowest level since 1995.

Democrat-run states are in worst financial condition

American state governments are facing serious budget shortfalls. . . driving up their spending power per gross state income ratios.

Nine of the 10 states in the worst financial condition are Democrat-run states -- the worst of which are California, Illinois, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, and New York.

Scammers swindled $16 billion from Americans in 2025

And finally, here’s a helpful update for you on financial scams.

The U.S. scamming “industry” hit $16 billion last year, up 22% compared to the previous year. That’s four times the value of property stolen in burglaries. Be informed. Protect your family from this criminal activity.

The most common scams include the “advanced fee” scam where you’re promised some kind of benefit -- a government grant, an inheritance, or some prize with a catch. They ask for a payment up front before you can receive your benefit. Or there is the “tech support” scam. You receive a call or a message online from what appears to be a company like Microsoft or some anti-virus company. They tell you they can fix the problem for a fee lest you lose all your data. Some scams will phish for your data, asking for your Social Security number, credit card number, bank account info, or passwords. Wha...