(Worthy Insights) – Late-night host Stephen Colbert, a self-described Roman Catholic, recently said a female portrayal of Jesus is “long overdue” during an interview with the bisexual actress set to star as Jesus in “Jesus Christ Superstar” at the Hollywood Bowl this summer.

“One of my favorite musicals of all time is ‘Jesus Christ Superstar,'” Colbert said during an interview last week with Cynthia Erivo, a British bisexual black actress who is deliberately bald. “I love that — and I’m so excited that in August, you’re going to be playing Jesus in ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ at the Hollywood Bowl.” [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – The attorney for a Christian baker who has been targeted by California officials over her refusal to make a cake for a same-sex couple is hoping to take the shocking case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Adèle Keim, senior counsel at Becket, told CBN News that baker Cathy Miller, owner of Tastries shop in Bakersfield, California, has been in a years-long battle after declining to make a cake for a same-sex couple.

“What started this battle is Cathy’s faith,” Keim said. “Cathy Miller is a woman of faith. She’s also a creative person. She’s had her hands in all kinds of things. She has been a wedding planner, she taught for years at a Christian school, and her dream was always to open her own custom bakery, so she did that.” [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – The FBI has yet to solve at least five cases it opened into arson attacks targeting pro-life pregnancy centers in 2022, according to an investigation by the Daily Caller News Foundation.

The Biden FBI offered cash rewards in 2022 for information on suspects responsible for firebombings around the country, mainly directed at pro-life facilities, after the preemptive May 2 leak of a Supreme Court ruling that overturned the abortion precedent established by Roe v. Wade. Five local FBI field offices told the DCNF that the bureau is still offering the incentive for cases in Colorado, North Carolina, Washington state, Oregon and New York, indicating suspects were never found or convicted. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – C.S. Lewis’ bestselling book The Screwtape Letters is going to hit the big screen in a feature film from Max McLean, an acclaimed theater actor who has since spent much of his life adapting Lewis’ work for the stage.

Last week, Fellowship for Performing Arts (FPA), the New York City-based theatrical company known for its faith-driven productions rooted in the works of Lewis, announced it had secured the rights to adapt The Screwtape Letters into a feature film.

The project will be produced in partnership with The C.S. Lewis Company, marking a significant new venture for the company behind the acclaimed stage version of the satirical Christian classic. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – Democrats and media talking heads spent Sunday morning attempting to downplay the violence and vandalism on display in Los Angeles, forcing Republican guests to defend President Donald Trump’s decision to call in the National Guard.

For those who don’t spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television — and their Sunday afternoons attempting to dig through a week’s worth of network and cable news media spin — The Daily Wire has compiled a short summary of what you may have missed.

After Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents attempted to carry out several raids across the greater Los Angeles area — and were met with two days of protests and violence — President Trump activated the National Guard to help get the situation under control. Even as the National Guardsmen arrived in Los Angeles, Democrats on the Sunday talk shows tried to paint the ongoing riots as “mostly peaceful” and Trump’s actions as excessive. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – Caitlyn Jenner, the former Olympic champion and leading figure in the transgender community, will participate in the Tel Aviv Pride Parade for the first time, scheduled for June 13.

The Israeli Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Tourism, as well as the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality, will host her for three days during the city’s Pride events. The program for the media personality, who has over 15 million followers on social media, includes a press conference before the festivities. Jenner will also explore the country’s tourist attractions with a visit to Jerusalem. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – The Israeli military is preparing to intercept a Gaza-bound ship carrying pro-Palestinian activists, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, before it can reach Israeli territorial waters. The vessel, named Madleen, is part of a mission organized by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition and is currently sailing under a UK flag. The group departed from Sicily with humanitarian supplies and a stated goal of challenging Israel’s blockade of Gaza.

The flotilla includes 12 activists from several countries, including members with French, Swedish, German, and Brazilian citizenship, as well as European Parliament member Rima Hassan, who previously attempted to enter Israel but was deported. The participants claim their voyage aims to deliver humanitarian aid and protest what they describe as Israel’s “illegal, decades-long blockade” and “ongoing genocide” in Gaza. Onboard are baby formula, medical equipment, water filtration devices, and children’s prosthetics. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – The Stephens Family YMCA in Champaign, Illinois, will host a disturbing program centered around the sexuality of young children.

To make matters worse, the supposed Christian nonprofit has partnered with an activist organization that is willing to provide “gender affirming” clothing to “any age.”

The Stephens Family YMCA proudly boasts a diversity, equity, and inclusion policy on its website and says it is “prioritizing equity” in all that it does. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – One of the largest pro-Israel events planned for 2025 has been indefinitely postponed, after escalating terror threats left organizers without a secure venue just days before it was set to begin.

The Israel Summit — expected to draw more than 1,000 attendees from across the U.S. and via livestream has become the latest casualty of rising hostility toward public support for Israel in the United States.

This year’s speaker lineup included Israeli Knesset members, former U.S. Ambassador David Friedman, former members of Congress, prominent media figures, rabbis, IDF veterans, and survivors of the October 7th Hamas massacre. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – Camp IdRaHaJe, which is taken from the song “I’d Rather Have Jesus,” is celebrating 77 years of introducing young campers to the Lord during weeklong forays to the foothills of Bailey, Colorado.

The new state policy requires camps to allow biological boys in girls’ showers, dressing rooms, and dormitories; the same is true for biological girls who, under the new rule, are welcome in boys’ facilities.

IdRaHaJe leaders believe so much in the power of God and camp ministry to change lives that they’ve asked the Colorado agency that regulates resident camps for an exemption. Their request was denied. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were murdered last month in Washington, DC, by a gunman who was allegedly targeting Jews and Zionists.

But in the days following the heinous attack, new details emerged that added complexity to an already heartbreaking story. Lischinsky, who worked at the Israeli Embassy, was not a typical Jewish diplomat. He was a member of a Messianic Jewish congregation in Jerusalem—a community that is both controversial and unique, blending Jewish identity with a belief in Jesus as the Messiah.

Lischinsky and Milgrim, his girlfriend, were reportedly preparing to travel to Israel the following week to get engaged. Friends and family say the couple was deeply in love and committed to a life together, both personally and spiritually. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – Boise Pride organizers announced the cancellation of their Pride Season Kickoff event, originally scheduled for June 6, citing insufficient attendance despite strong online enthusiasm.

The event was designed to address community requests for more LGBTQ+ programming during June, complementing the organization’s flagship September festival. Organizers said the initiative aimed to increase visibility and create additional opportunities for celebration throughout Pride season.

Online responses showed strong enthusiasm, but actual attendance commitments fell short of the levels required for a responsible event execution. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – Six hundred days since his son, Itay Chen, was abducted by Hamas forces, Ruby Chen’s message to the crowd at the Knesset auditorium was personal, not political. “I’m standing here as a father,” Chen said.

He explained that his family had chosen not to hold a shiva—the traditional Jewish week of mourning—despite being told by Israeli intelligence that Itay was killed on the day he was abducted from his tank on the Gaza border. “Not because we don’t believe in the Jewish faith—on the contrary. It’s because we still have hope that he could come back,” Chen said. Until he and his wife know with absolute certainty that their son is dead, they refuse to give up hope.

Chen made these comments as part of the Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast, an annual interfaith gathering founded in 2017 to foster global prayer and diplomatic solidarity with Israel. Addressing the crowd, he emphasized that the goals of dismantling Hamas and returning all the hostages “don’t always coexist.” “It is unfortunate that after 600 days, I am still standing here, wishing to see my son back, as well as 57 other hostages,” he said. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – After decades of steady decline, the share of Americans identifying as Christian has stabilized. One reason is the unexpected religiosity of Generation Z—young adults born after 2000—who are not abandoning religion at the rate their parents did. For some, faith has become a form of rebellion against a culture that rejects traditional values.

According to the Pew Research Center’s latest Religious Landscape Study, 63 percent of Americans now identify as Christian—a slight increase from the 2022 low of 60 percent and part of a five-year trend of relative stability following nearly two decades of decline. The study analyzed respondents by birth decade and found that every twentieth-century cohort showed a drop in Christian identification compared with the previous one. For example, 80 percent of the group born in the 1940s and earlier identify as Christian, compared with just 46 percent of those born in the 1990s. But among those born in the 2000s, the rate held steady at the 1990s level, suggesting that the generational decline may have plateaued. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – The FBI is investigating the city of Seattle after the mayor pointed the finger of blame at a group of Christians who were assaulted by rioters while participating in a worship and prayer rally. News of the violent counter-protest has gone viral, even sparking response at the White House.

As CBN News has reported, the grassroots movement #DontMessWithOurKids gathers thousands of believers together in every state to pray for a move of God to protect America’s children and turn around the U.S. education system.

The organization kicked off MayDay USA at the beginning of the month to bring the major prayer movement and evangelism outreach to five cities in the U.S. and to see the “sacredness of gender and family as defined by God” restored. [ Source (Read More…) ]