Pakistani Christian 13-year-old girl still captive to Muslim man; President Trump’s primetime speech on election integrity; Samaritan’s Purse deployed disaster relief unit for Texas flood victims
About this episode
The episode discusses the ongoing plight of a 13-year-old Christian girl in Pakistan who was abducted and forced to convert to Islam, alongside President Trump's speech on election integrity and disaster relief efforts in Texas.
It’s Monday, July 20th, 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 Adam McManus Pakistani Christian 13-year-old girl still captive to Muslim man On July 7, the European Parliament condemned Pakistan for its violation of human rights, citing a 13-year-old Christian Pakistani girl who is still fighting for her freedom from the 30-year-old Muslim man who abducted her, reports International Christian Concern. Maria Shahbaz was kidnapped in July 2025 by Shehryar Ahmad, who forced her to convert to Islam and married her against her will. Alliance Defending Freedom came alongside her parents in their fight to regain custody of their child in Pakistan’s Federal Constitutional Court in February. Pakistani law states that a minor cannot legally consent to religious conversion or marriage, but shockingly the court ruled in favor of Ahmad when he presented a forged marriage certificate. In Matthew 18:6, Jesus said, “If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in Me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in…
People in this episode
Host: Adam McManus
Topics covered
- human rights
- religious persecution
- Christianity
- abduction
- legal issues
- disaster relief
- politics
Keywords
- Pakistan
- Christian persecution
- abduction
- religious conversion
- Trump speech
- disaster relief
- Texas flood
- human rights
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: International Christian Concern, Alliance Defending Freedom, Open Doors
Books & works: Matthew 18:6
Places: Pakistan
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