CBN’s Jerusalem Dateline shared a simple but powerful message this week as Middle East Bureau Chief Chris Mitchell offered Christmas blessings and a personal prayer from Jerusalem, reminding viewers where the story of our faith began. His short message, carried on CBN’s channels and social platforms, is a welcome reminder that Christmas is first and foremost about hope, family, and the birth of our Savior. For patriotic Americans who still value Scripture and tradition, that kind of plainspoken faith from the Holy Land matters more than ever.
Mitchell has spent decades reporting from Jerusalem and brings a biblical, prophetic perspective to news from the Middle East, which is exactly what his Jerusalem Dateline brand promises its viewers. CBN’s coverage doesn’t pretend away the moral and strategic stakes in the region; it frames events through scripture and the lived reality of people on the ground. In an era when most networks pander to fleeting narratives, it’s refreshing to see a media outlet unapologetically center Christian truth and the enduring significance of Jerusalem.
There’s nothing neutral about the erosion of faith and family in American life, and that’s why moments like Mitchell’s prayer should be amplified, not silenced. For hardworking Americans who still pray at their kitchen tables and stand by Israel as a friend and ally, hearing a faithful voice from the Holy Land is a moral tonic. This message pushes back against a culture that increasingly treats religious conviction as quaint or controversial rather than foundational to our national identity.
Conservative readers should also remember that Christian voices from Jerusalem have not always been safe from Big Tech’s overreach; in 2020 YouTube infamously flagged a prayer video by Chris Mitchell as age-inappropriate, a reminder that algorithms and self-appointed censors can and will target faith-based content. That episode exposed the dangerous power these platforms have to suppress religious expression under opaque rules. If you believe in free speech and the free exercise of religion, it’s time to insist that our tech gatekeepers stop treating prayer like contraband.
CBN’s mission has always been evangelistic and bold — to prepare the nations for the coming of Jesus Christ — and supporting outlets that refuse to apologize for that mission is a conservative duty as much as it is a spiritual one. Subscribe, donate, and share these short, sincere prayers so Big Tech can’t hide them behind algorithms and so our neighbors can be reminded of the true meaning of the season. If conservatives want to preserve a public square where faith is respected, we must put our time and money behind institutions that carry the torch.
This Christmas, let Mitchell’s blessing from Bethlehem and Jerusalem be a rallying cry for believers at home: pray for Israel, stand by your faith, and defend the right to worship without interference. Watch the message, pass it along, and hold fast to the customs and convictions that made this country great. God bless the families who still gather to pray, and may this season renew our courage to speak the truth boldly and lovingly.
