It’s Tuesday, April 21st, 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

Pope claims communion between Christians and Muslims

Pope Leo XIV visited Algeria, Africa last week, and celebrated what he called “communion between Christians and Muslims” and the “shared aspiration for dignity, love, justice, and peace” -- whatever that is.

Leo made no mention of the forced closure of Protestant churches as well as laws criminalizing evangelism, the distribution of Bibles, and posting Christian messages online.

Out of the top ten countries in the world named for persecuting Christians, nine are Muslim-controlled nations. Psalm 12:1-2 is the cry of God’s people in every age: “Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases! For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men. Everyone utters lies to his neighbor; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.”

Japan’s major earthquake On Monday, Japan was hit with a major 7.7 earthquake on the Richter scale located on the northeastern side of Honshu. That’s the biggest quake since 2015 to hit the island country.

Experts are warning of another bigger quake potentially striking within a week.

Fire on Borneo Island

A huge fire displaced thousands on the Malaysian island of Borneo, reports NBC News. Almost 1,000 homes were consumed in the fire.

America’s drought today worse than Dust Bowl days of 1934

God’s hand is upon the United States.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Drought Monitor is registering worse drought conditions in America today than the Dust Bowl days of the Great Depression in 1934 — and the worst conditions since the monitor began in 1895.

Over 60% of the 48 contiguous states are under moderate to exceptional drought conditions right now. That would include 97% of the Southeast, and 65% of the West.

Also, the Drought Monitor places the last ten years, running from 2017 to 2026, as equally as severe as the ten years running from 1932 to 1941. These will be the two worst drought periods in recorded history for this country. In Leviticus 26:18-20, God warns of national droughts. He said, “If you do not obey Me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.

I will break the pride of your power; I will make your heavens like iron and your Earth like bronze. And your strength shall be spent in vain; for your land shall not yield its produce, nor shall the trees of the land yield their fruit.”

President Trump vs. Rep. Chip Roy on “no-warrant surveillance”

President Donald Trump has drawn criticism after expressing his support for the reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 702, which gives the government power to spy on citizens, in what is known as “no-warrant surveillance.”

President Trump took to Truth Social, asking House Republicans to pass a “clean extension of FISA 702.” Back in 2024, Trump wrote, “KILL FISA, IT WAS ILLEGALLY USED AGAINST ME, AND MANY OTHERS.”

Republican Congressman Chip Roy of Texas explained to Fox News why Americans should be wary of federal overreach.

Listen.

ROY: “As one of my colleagues, Michael Cloud, said the other day: ‘Never does the intelligence community ever walk into the room and say, ‘Hey guys, you know what? We have all this power to go look at a lot of stuff. You know, today we're going to give some of it back.’

“That literally never happens. So, Congress, representing the people, has to say, ‘Hold on. We need to stand up for people, make sure they're being protected.”

Democrats trying to impeach War Secretary Pete Hegseth

House Democrats are working to impeach War Secretary Pete Hegseth over his role in the Iran War, reports News Nation.

The impeachment articles, crafted by Democratic Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari of Arizona, allege that the Secretary of War “broke his oath to the Constitution, put U.S. troops at grave risk through the unauthorized disclosure of classified information, and engaged in abuse of office and conduct beneath the dignity of his office.”

Eight Democrats are co-sponsoring the resolution, which is all but ensured to fail as Republicans control the House and Senate.

60% of Americans: Abortion should be legal in most cases

Sixty percent of Americans now say abortion should be legal in most cases. That’s the latest revelation from Pew Research.

That’s up from 51% in 2015 -- 10 years ago. Plus, 66% of younger Millennials, those between their late 20s and early 30s, take this pro-abortion position compared to 57% of those over 65.

Among the 50 U.S. states, only Arkansas was pro-life in that the majority wanted abortion illegal in most cases. Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts were the most pro-death states in America, according to this survey. Nebraska’s new law on homeschooling

The State of Nebraska enacted a law, Bill 937, requiring a 14-day waiting period for public-school families who decide to homeschool their children.

The law also bans parents who have prior convictions involving sexual crimes from homeschooling their children, reports World Magazine.

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