#ourCOG Daily Brief [November 5, 2025]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for November 5, 2025.

In today’s top stories, we look at national and international developments. Domestically, residents on South Carolina’s Daufuskie Island are fighting to preserve their Gullah heritage amid increasing development pressures. Meanwhile, Democrats celebrated significant wins in states from Virginia to California, indicating strong support driven by economic anxiety and an anti-Trump sentiment, a year after President Trump’s 2024 victory. Educators are also in focus, as many states adopt a “science of reading” approach, raising questions about how to best train teachers in these new methods. The nation is also remembering former Vice President Dick Cheney, whom former President George W. Bush described as a “decent, honorable man,” following his passing. It was also Election Day, with key races including gubernatorial contests in Virginia and New Jersey, the mayoral race in New York, and important redistricting measures in California. On the global stage, a Monitor writer immersed themselves in rural China, learning to make authentic handmade noodles and gaining insight into country life. Twenty years after initial conflicts, the world’s attention has turned back to Darfur following the fall of El Fasher, underscoring the ongoing difficulties in ending Sudan’s civil war. Finally, in northern Mali, community radio stations are bravely broadcasting messages of hope, despite facing threats from both jihadis and government censorship.

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From our FaithNews RSS feed, the latest headlines include “Robeck to Present Azusa Lecture on Evangelism at Azusa Street Mission,” “Decision Point Confronts America’s Cultural Lies,” “Our Faith, Our Family, Our Freedom Conference in Atlanta Nov. 6-8, 2025,” and “Ministry to Israel ‘Lone Soldier Program’ Looks to Welcome One of the Hostages.”

In prophecy news, Belgium experienced drone unrest on Tuesday evening, leading to airports like Zaventem in Brussels being temporarily closed. Earlier this week, President Donald Trump addressed Christian persecution in Nigeria, vowing to “wipe out” Islamists, a stance praised by rapper Nicki Minaj, while Ukraine announced plans to open interest offices in Berlin and Copenhagen. Looking back to Sunday, Israel’s Defense Minister Katz warned that “Hezbollah is playing with fire and the President of Lebanon is dragging his feet” following targeted eliminations of terror leaders. And in the United Kingdom, Christian leaders are pushing back against government policies they believe threaten biblical truth and the nation’s Christian foundation, particularly a proposed ban on “conversion therapy.”

Finally, in Jewish history, looking at This Day in November 6th history, we recall 355 CE when Roman Emperor Constantius II promoted his cousin Julian to Caesar. Julian, later known as Julian the Apostate, was a Pagan who reversed the pro-Christian and anti-Jewish policies of his predecessors, reportedly even planning to allow the Jewish people to rebuild the Temple before his assassination. We also note 1095 CE, when Pope Urban II, at the Council of Claremont, summoned Christians to retake the Holy Land from the Moslems, alleging destruction of Christian holy places, thus paving the way for the Crusades.