Israel’s spike in anti-Christian attacks, Oklahoma affirms biological women and biological men, Teen girl inspired by the hope of Indian Christian refugees

It’s Thursday, August 3rd, A.D. 2023. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Jonathan Clark Israel’s spike in anti-Christian attacks The Jerusalem Post reports a spike in anti-Christian attacks in Israel’s capital during the past few months. Many incidents involve residents spitting on Christian tourists and clergymen. Local church leaders also report vandalism of Christian sites. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, noted, “I don't know if there is a connection there. But the fact is that since the new government took office, we have seen a significant increase [of attacks]. … The source of such attacks is education. There are children who spit and yell at Christians. Someone must have taught them that.” Speaking of Christ, Isaiah 50:6 says, “I gave My back to those who strike, and My cheeks to those who pull out the beard; I hid not My face from disgrace and spitting.” Two Mexican men in trouble for opposing transgender ideology On Tuesday, Alliance Defending Freedom hosted the “Standing Up for Biological Reality” panel. The event addressed suppression of free speech in Mexico. The panel included Gabriel Quadri, a Mexican Congressman, and Rodrigo Iván Cortés, a Civil Society Leader. Mexican officials convicted both men on charges of “gender-based political violence.” The men had simply opposed transgender ideology on social media! After the panel, Tomás Henríquez with ADF told The Christian Post, “It's useful and necessary for everybody to be aware that this is where the cultural trends around the world are going towards, and there's no reason to think this is not going … to become a reality in the U.S., even if the Supreme Court eventually, actually, does stop everything.” Oklahoma affirms biological women and biological men Speaking of transgenderism and the United States, Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Kevin Stitt signed the