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CIA Director Warns ISIL Will Wage more Western Attacks, Global Terrorism 'Not Curbed'
In an official address to U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee members Thursday, Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan said Islamic State militants are attempting to deploy operatives for further attacks on the West, and will rely more on guerrilla-style tactics to compensate for their recent territorial losses.
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Orlando Shooter Claimed Religion Led to Police Academy Rejection
The shooter that left 49 Americans dead and 53 wounded at an Orland, Fla., gay nightclub on June 12 graduated from community college with a criminal justice degree, worked as a security guard and apparently wanted to be a police officer. But when a police academy rejected Omar Mateen's application, he complained he was denied due to his Muslim faith.
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Proselytizers Stopped at Kentucky School District Per Freedom from Religion Complaints
Fellowship of Christian Athletes representatives were asked this week to halt activities in the Jefferson County Public Schools system based in Louisville, Ky., after Freedom From Religion Foundation representatives, along with its 150 Kentucky chapter members, filed complaints.
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Grammy Gospel Singer Kirk Franklin Earns Second 'losing My Religion' Hit
Ten-time Grammy award-winning artist, songwriter and producer Kirk Franklin garnered a second No. 1 hit with his latest single "123 Victory," which took the top spot on the Mediabase Gospel radio chart Monday. He celebrated by posting on a 123 Victory fan video on YouTube.
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Christian Girls Kidnapped in Egypt, Likely Forced To Marry and Convert to Islam
A recent wave of kidnappings in upper Egypt of female teenagers has the local Christian community there "paralyzed," warns International Christian Concern representatives. ICC issued a news release, indicating at least seven disappearance cases now have happened, and that the missing girls were taken "likely to be forcefully married and converted to Islam."
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[10th CCOWE] Edmund Chan: The Greatest Crisis Facing the Church Is Putting 'Mission Ahead of the Mandate'
Rev. Edmund Chan urged the global Church to prioritize inner spiritual formation ("Mandate") over external ministry ("Mission") to faithfully fulfill the Great Commission.
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[10th CCOWE] Rev. Wayne Chen: When Everything Is 'Mission,' the Church Loses Its Way
Rev. Wayne Chen calls on the Chinese church to move beyond the false dichotomy between "evangelism" and "social concern," urging a return to the cross-centered Gospel as the core—trusting that the Gospel is inherently holistic and that it alone drives the church into the world without losing its focal direction.
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[10th CCOWE] Clement Chia and Chuang Yu-ming Dialogue: 'What Kind of Christian Does the World Need?'
Revs. Chia and Chuang called the Church to return to the full, embodied Gospel of Christ the King—beyond moralism—so that believers' transformed lives visibly demonstrate God's Kingdom.
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MyFaithTV Founders Step Down, File for Divorce After 34 Years of Marriage
André and Jenny Roebert, founders of the global Christian network MyFaithTV, are divorcing after 34 years, with Jenny citing biblical principles and severe family harm, as legal proceedings over assets and ministry leadership begin.
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[10th CCOWE] Hong Kong International Churches See 37% Surge as Youth Seek Cultural Shift
The surge in English-speaking international churches in Hong Kong—driven by returnees and youth seeking cultural relevance—contrasts with declining Cantonese congregations, not because the gospel changes, but because church culture must evolve to foster belonging, relational warmth, and intergenerational empowerment.