The World and Everything In It

More hostages return home, Sam Brownback reflects on international religious freedom, and the crisis in air traffic control. Plus, Andrew Walker on loving our neighbors, a competition for stag-calling, and the Tuesday morning news Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate. Additional support comes from Pensacola Christian College. Academic excellence, biblical worldview, affordable cost. go.pcci.edu/world From Ridge Haven Camp and Retreat Centers in Brevard, North Carolina, and Cono, Iowa. Camp and year-round retreat registrations at ridgehaven.org And from Dordt University, offering thoughtful reflections on engaging with the modern world through a Christian lens. dordt.edu/inallthings

On Legal Docket, the Supreme Court considers religious liberty and parental rights; on Moneybeat, David Bahnsen explores the Wild West of AI; and on History Book, a 1960’s lunch counter sit-in. Plus, the Monday morning news Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate. Additional support comes from Dordt University, offering thoughtful reflections on engaging with the modern world through a Christian lens. dordt.edu/inallthings From Pensacola Christian College. Academic excellence, biblical worldview, affordable cost. go.pcci.edu/world And from Ridge Haven Camp and Retreat Centers in Brevard, North Carolina, and Cono, Iowa. Camp and year-round retreat registrations at ridgehaven.org

Hearing that his father was dead was very nearly the last straw for Radha Manickam. In two years he’d lost almost his entire family under the brutal regime of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge. It seemed that God had abandoned him, and one night while lying on an anthill in the middle of a rice paddy, he decided to end it all. But then hope arrived–in a most unlikely place, and a most unexpected way. This series is based on my recent interviews with Radha, along with my 2016 book about his experiences. The book, audiobook, and this series are titled Intended for Evil by Les Sillars.  Support WORLD News Group at wng.org/donate Intended for Evil available as a paperback and audio book at Amazon.com

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On Legal Docket, the Supreme Court considers two cases related to vaping; on Moneybeat, David Bahnsen comments on shareholder activism and Trump’s Davos address; and an astronaut’s journey to space on History Book. Plus, the Monday morning news Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate. Additional support comes from OneLife. A Christian gap year program that allows students to grow in their faith, travel, and earn college credit. More at OneLifePath.org And from A-B-W-E Offering the free ebook Seize the Moment: 8 Ways Pastors Can Leverage Today’s Freedom for Tomorrow’s Mission abwe.org/seizethemoment

After the communist Khmer Rouge took over Cambodia on April 17, 1975, they herded everybody out of the cities and into socialist “cooperatives.” Radha Manickam and family were sent to the country’s northwest, where they and 1.8 million others were dumped out of trains and told to start building villages. It was Year Zero, supposedly the start of the agrarian utopia promised by their Marxist masters. Instead, Radha watched the Khmer Rouge turn Cambodia into the realm of the dead. This series tells a hard and brutal story, but it’s also a story of hope and, ultimately, redemption. It’s based on my recent interviews with Radha, along with my 2016 book about his experiences. The book and this series are titled “Intended for Evil.” Support WORLD News Group at wng.org/donate

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The communist Khmer Rouge marched into Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, on April 17, 1975. Radha Manickam, a new Christian, watched them arrive from the balcony of his parents’ apartment. It was Radha’s first exposure to the Khmer Rouge. The leader of the Khmer Rouge was Pol Pot, led the most violent and brutal government in modern history. In its doomed attempt to create an agrarian utopia, between 1975 and 1979 Pol Pot’s regime murdered over 1.7 million people. Many were beaten to death or executed. Others starved to death or died of fatigue or some wretched disease. Mao and Stalin’s Communist regimes killed far more people. But no other government has destroyed nearly a quarter of its own citizens. Today Pol Pot is largely forgotten. But he and the Khmer Rouge are well worth remembering. Because the ideas that formed the Khmer Rouge are still with us today. Also worth remembering are the stories of those who survived. People like Radha Manickam. We’ll be telling his story over the next three episodes. It is in many ways a brutal story. One of loss and grief and terror. But it’s also a story of hope and grace. And ultimately, redemption. This series is based on my recent interviews with Radha, along with my 2016 book about his experiences. The book and this series are titled “Intended for Evil” by Les Sillars. Audio from: The Associated Press NBC News ABC News Support WORLD News Group at wng.org/donate

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On Washington Wednesday, the Senate begins confirmation hearings; on World Tour, news from Sudan, France, Pakistan, and El Salvador; and California fires consume a family’s legacy home. Plus, a village makes sickness a crime, Brad Littlejohn on limiting free speech, and the Wednesday morning news Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate. Additional support comes from The Issues, et cetera podcast. Expert guests, Expansive topics, Extolling Christ. More at issuesetc.org From Ambassadors Impact Network. Inviting entrepreneurs to access faith-friendly financing options at ambassadorsimpact.com And from Dordt University. Student-athletes in Dordt’s distinctly Christian athletic program grow as servant leaders while pursuing championships – until all is made new.

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