Country musician Toby Keith died of cancer, Biden selectively punishes church vandalism, Pro-lifer Nayib Bukele expected to win in El Salvador

It’s Tuesday, February 7th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Jonathan Clark Western countries guilty of violating religious liberty 168 times The Family Research Council reports that Christians in Western countries faced 168 incidents of religious freedom violations between 2020 and 2023. Examples of persecution include arrests and fines for public preaching and praying, punishments for publicly expressing Biblical beliefs, and fines or imprisonment for pastors that did not comply with COVID-19 restrictions.  Tony Perkins with the Family Research Council said, “It is shocking to see Western countries -- the same ones we think of as free and open societies -- take authoritarian measures against Christians simply trying to live out their faith. Hostility toward Bible-believing Christians is clearly and steadily rising in the West.” Pro-lifer Nayib Bukele expected to win in El Salvador Nayib Bukele is expecting a landslide victory in his re-election bid for President of El Salvador. Preliminary results from Sunday’s election show Bukele winning with 83% of the vote. His nearest rival got 7% of the vote. He faces criticism for his consecutive second term, which is banned in the country’s constitution. However, favorable judges, voted in under his administration, approved the second term.  Bukele is known for cracking down on gang members in El Salvador, dropping the homicide rate, and making the cryptocurrency Bitcoin legal tender. He also