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Allen Jackson NOW | Allen Jackson: Christian Massacre | Allen Jackson Now | August 7, 2025
- Well, good evening and welcome to nashville.
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- I'm alan jackson.
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- The american media has long since pulled its news
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- Cameras out of africa.
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- So it usually takes days
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- To find out what's going on within that huge continent.
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- But word did get out about a massacre of christians
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- In the congo.
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- 49 people, half of whom were at a church service,
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- Were massacred by terrorists allied with the islamic state.
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- I said massacre for a reason, because nine of them
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- Were children, all decapitated in front of their parents.
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- Well, the white house was made aware,
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- And president trump, as well as the state department,
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- Condemned what they called the horrific violence.
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- In addition to those killed, several
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- Other children were also taken hostage.
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- Well, a british reporter
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- Has been following not just this bloodbath,
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- But many of the other attacks on christians for years.
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- He joins us tonight from johannesburg, south africa.
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- Paul, welcome to our program.
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- Thank you very much, hala.
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- You spoke to an eyewitness.
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- So can you begin
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- By telling us what you were told about the attack?
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- Yeah. this is a small village.
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- I want you to picture the scene.
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- I want to give you a mind picture if i can.
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- It's a pretty nice, solid brick catholic church.
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- That was an all night prayer vigil going on.
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- It's 1:00 in the morning.
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- Typical of an all night prayer vigil when suddenly
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- Attackers, islamists burst in.
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- Attackers came in, the eyewitness told me,
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- And they beheaded christians in the church.
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- The jihadis killed those they met in the church hall.
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- They caught them and they killed them
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- When they escaped some of them into the compound
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- And then some others who managed to run towards the road.
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- Those also were caught and killed.
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- All of them were killed, along with machetes.
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- Most of those christians who were killed were catholics.
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- The attackers, authorities say, were members of the islamist
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- Group the adf.
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- The allied democratic forces rebels with their roots
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- In neighboring uganda.
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- The state department confirmed to me this weekend
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- That they also go by the name islamic state drc.
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- After that night's work,
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- The attackers were seen moving into a forest nearby.
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- Reportedly, no one went after them
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- And it said no arrests have been made.
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- I'd like to tell you what a senior church worker
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- Who attended the mass burial on the next day in the village
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- Told me, i can't give you her name for her safety.
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- She said people were crying, weeping,
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- Some crying for the children who had been kidnaped.
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- One woman cried for the man she was shortly due to marry,
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- Now lying dead.
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- Others were also crying that this is the person
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- That was taking care of me.
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- Now the person is no more.
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- There was sadness upon sadness everywhere.
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- Everything they had is lost.
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- They have nothing now.
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- What did the trump
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- Administration say about it
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- And what are they doing in response?
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- A white house press spokesperson told us, and i quote,
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- The trump administration condemns in the strongest terms
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- This horrific violence against christians in the drc
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- And is committed to advancing the washington accords to
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- Bring peace back to the region and end targeted killings.
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- The state department told me this weekend
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- That they are actually, it appears, considering action.
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- They said to me in a statement that they're working
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- Closely with the white house in order to try
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- And find a solution to this problem of, religious,
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- Of peace with
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- Religion and the end of persecution.
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- Well, one thing you found out was that the church service
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- Was a gathering of several villages.
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- They weren't just for an anniversary,
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- But to pray for peace.
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- Tell us what the anniversary was about
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- And why
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- These people were already
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- So alert to the idea of potential violence.
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- Yeah. it's ironic.
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- Catholics had come from local district for for,
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- From the local district.
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- And, it was a silver jubilee, a moment of celebration,
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- 25 years of this particular church,
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- But also a time i was told, when they were praying for peace.
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- Less than a month ago, the un stated
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- Another 47 local people were killed by the rebels.
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- Well, you've reported that the united nations shipped
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- In some heavy equipment to help with the burials.
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- Can you tell us a bit about that
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- And what else they did to help the village?
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- Yes. well, the
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- Families of those killed was subsistence farmers.
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- They would have struggled to pay for funerals.
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- So the un's local peacekeeping force sent large excavating
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- Machines, caterpillars to dig one huge mass grave.
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- Simple wooden boxes form the caskets.
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- Some of those buried that day had come to the village
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- For safety after being attacked in other areas before.
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- Yet through the unbearable outpouring of grief,
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- There was dignity here, a eucharist service
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- At the funeral and quite beautiful singing.
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- This hopefully brought some closure through it all.
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- The faith of the people here was resolute.
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- Well, the state department has said
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- That the us is determined to defend religious
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- Freedom everywhere in africa, including the congo.
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- How widespread of these attacks become?
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- Let's let's look first at nigeria open doors.
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- The religious organization, the christian
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- Religious organization says this is the worst place
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- In the world to be a christian.
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- Over 4000 have been killed in the last year here, reportedly
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- Just for being christian in predominantly christian areas.
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- Here and in the dr.
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- Congo.
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- People who won't convert to islam are being killed.
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- Christian schools and churches are being torched.
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- Similar stories in mozambique, even though it's 50% christian
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- In nigeria last month, 27 christians were reported killed
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- By islamist fulani tribesmen in the village of bhindi tar
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- Heels, where residents are predominantly christian.
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- Eyewitness solomon sunday said and i read
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- I advised my family to seek refuge in the church,
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- Which seemed the safest place to go to.
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- I lost my wife and second daughter in the attack.
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- They were burned alive by fulani militants.
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- One local youth leader added people are being killed
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- Like chickens and nothing is being done.
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- The the uk division of open doors told me another comment.
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- The crisis facing large areas of subsaharan
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- Africa is hard to overstate.
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- It is potentially existential
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- For the future peace and stability of several nations
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- In the region, not least nigeria.
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- Around 250,000 people have been killed
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- In jihadist violence over the last ten years.
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- Over 16 million christians
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- Have been driven from their homes
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- And their land across the region of sub-saharan africa.
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- It's unbelievable.
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- Paul, stay with us for another segment.
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- We've got some other issues to discuss
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- During the break.
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- We're back now with reporter producer paul
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- Tildesley, who's coming to us from johannesburg.
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- Paul has been living
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- And reporting on africa for more than 20 years.
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- You spoke to the ceo of a global christian charity organization
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- Called open doors
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- Who called this attack, and i quote, a silent slaughter
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- That no one is reporting
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- And nobody seems to be particularly concerned with.
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- What can you tell us about the spread of christianity
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- In africa overall?
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- Well,
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- Christianity is booming here.
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- More people are becoming catholics on the continent
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- Than anywhere else in the world, says the vatican.
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- And millions of africans proudly stay true to their faith,
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- Despite persecution and even death.
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- In the latest figures available.
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- More than 7 million became catholics in 2024.
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- And the national catholic register reported that though
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- Africa was home to less than 1 million catholics in 1910.
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- By 2023 it had become 265 million,
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- And the country with the worst persecution in africa, nigeria
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- In 2023 was shown to have the largest
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- Number of practicing catholics in the world.
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- Worshipers who attend mass by a long way.
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- Georgetown university's center for applied research in
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- The apostolate says a staggering 94% of catholics
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- Go to mass physically at least once a week.
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- And i want to tell you a story about pasta.
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- Sorry.
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- In the west african small country of burkina faso.
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- He had to flee his village alone
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- After being attacked by islamists three times,
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- And was forced to walk with 15 others for four days
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- Through barren land to find safety.
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- The pastor says he still has faith and pastor,
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- You will know much more
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- About this than me, but pastor sorry is living his life
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- By and i'm going to read psalm 119 verse 133.
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- Keep steady my steps according to your promise.
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- And another remarkable african christian
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- Nigerian bishop wilfred igabi.
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- Pastor, you probably remember this guy.
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- He's the one that
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- Flew to washington to testify about christian killings
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- By islamists to a congressional committee.
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- And in march, he received death threats.
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- After that, some 20 of his parishioners were killed.
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- Within weeks of him coming back from washington.
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- And his office tells me today that there's still some parts
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- Of his own country that are no go areas to him,
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- But he tends his flock.
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- And when i interviewed him this week,
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- He thoughtfully said the following.
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- I will conclude by quoting the apostle paul,
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- Who wrote in two corinthians chapter four, verses 8 to 9.
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- We are hard pressed on every side,
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- But not crushed, perplexed, but not in despair.
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- Persecuted but not abandoned.
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- Struck down but not destroyed.
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- That's a good word.
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- Well, there's another battle going on in africa.
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- It's the fight between
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- The united states and china
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- Over some of the key minerals that are used in electric cars.
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- China has made deals already
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- And is getting the majority of what it wants,
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- But the us doesn't seem to be willing to sit by
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- And watch china take it all.
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- Tell us what you're hearing.
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- Well, cobalt is the magic mineral.
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- It simply makes electric cars go faster.
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- And further, the chinese agreed with the government of the drc
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- Over a decade ago to take over the mines there
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- That produced 70% of the world's cobalt.
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- One of the key elements of president trump's
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- Historic peace deal between the drc and rwanda,
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- Made in the oval office, as you would know in june,
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- Is that i understand efforts are being made to get
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- The us in there and get a hold of the minerals.
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- This peace treaty is so important. why?
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- Because cobalt and other
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- Precious minerals are principally mined
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- In the east of the country, which, until the peace deal,
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- Has been largely
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- Under the control of rwandan backed m23 rebels.
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- I want to circle back for a moment, if i may,
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- And highlight what a great deal the peace treaty is.
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- There's been a really dirty war going on here
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- For some 30 years.
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- And president trump and his team,
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- And just put it all in a matter of weeks.
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- Well, before we run out of time,
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- President trump is doing all he can
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- To stop all the wars around the world.
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- That includes addressing some of the ongoing wars in africa.
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- There are several ongoing wars, and i'd like to ask where
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- There's confidence
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- That president trump can end them during this term.
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- There is
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- Some, there's a lot of wars, conflict, a war is happening.
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- And in several african countries,
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- Sudan, south sudan, the central african republic, libya,
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- Somalia, ethiopia, cameroon and mozambique, principally.
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- But there are others.
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- Sudan is by far the worst.
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- It represents the largest humanitarian crisis
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- In the world, with an estimated 150,000 killed.
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- And the u.n.
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- Says 14 million displaced for over two years now.
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- The government has been battling
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- Rebel rockets, support forces or other assets.
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- Observers say the only solution is that president trump
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- Should step in and put pressure on other countries,
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- Such as, reportedly, the uae and turkey,
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- To stop supplying weapons to both sides.
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- Cut off the arms literally and the fighting can stop.
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- The war in sudan needs to be ended, as russia
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- Currently is waiting to move naval forces into port sudan.
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- If that happens, it will have its own navy base
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- Just down the coast from the u.s.
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- In djibouti
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- And have access to the red sea and be in a position to mount
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- Its own threat on the world shipping in the suez canal.
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- Where the u.s.
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- Is having success, though, is in somalia
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- Called by the state department a terrorist safe haven.
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- U.s. africa command is making a far greater
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- Number of airstrikes with drones and attack aircraft
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- Against islamist
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- Terrorist targets
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- Than happened under the previous administration.
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- Just in the past three weeks, there have been four strikes,
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- Two against islamic state assets and two against al
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- And islamic state allied al-shabab.
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- Well, paul tildesley, thank you for your time today.
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- I hope you'll keep us posted on any new developments.
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- Thank you. out.
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- In a moment, i'll have some advice
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- On how to find hope in this troubling news.
- 00:14:48.814 --> 00:14:51.183
- And later in your emails,
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- We've got plenty of new ones that came in.
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- I'll be right back.
- 00:14:54.886 --> 00:15:03.003
- I'll be right back.
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- Open doors is an organization that raises awareness
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- Of christian persecution around the world,
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- And they report that christianity
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- Is the most persecuted religion across the globe,
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- With 380 million christians suffering
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- High levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith.
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- That's 1 in 7 believers worldwide.
- 00:15:24.717 --> 00:15:28.755
- You know, persecution can take many different forms.
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- It ranges from intimidation,
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- Censorship, surveillance, detention to kidnaping.
- 00:15:32.692 --> 00:15:36.629
- Forced labor, rape, murder.
- 00:15:36.629 --> 00:15:39.966
- There's more persecution of christians today
- 00:15:39.966 --> 00:15:42.068
- Than at any time in the history of the church.
- 00:15:42.068 --> 00:15:45.471
- You know, i know it's not fashionable to talk about it.
- 00:15:45.471 --> 00:15:47.607
- It makes people uncomfortable.
- 00:15:47.607 --> 00:15:49.942
- Major news outlets have little interest in reporting on it.
- 00:15:49.942 --> 00:15:53.813
- Nevertheless, it is happening, and it's far more often
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- Than we assume.
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- And in countries
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- Where we're actively engaged in business and as a nation,
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- In many of these places, the
- 00:16:03.256 --> 00:16:04.390
- Underground church is growing despite oppression.
- 00:16:04.390 --> 00:16:07.960
- There's many being sent
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- To prison for their faith, and they seem undaunted.
- 00:16:09.562 --> 00:16:12.498
- I want to urge you to pray for our brothers and sisters
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- Around the world who are out of shame
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- To declare their faith in jesus, even when they suffer for it.
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- Let's pray that in those places where believers are persecuted,
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- The lord will protect them
- 00:16:23.609 --> 00:16:24.677
- And his angels to stand guard around them.
- 00:16:24.677 --> 00:16:27.280
- Let's pray
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- That the lord would consider
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- The threats of those who oppose his church in the earth
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- And cause their plans of oppression
- 00:16:31.684 --> 00:16:33.753
- And destruction to evaporate, to come to nothing.
- 00:16:33.753 --> 00:16:37.557
- And for those of us who live in this great nation,
- 00:16:37.557 --> 00:16:40.026
- While we still have the freedom to proclaim jesus as lord,
- 00:16:40.026 --> 00:16:43.229
- Let's do it with all the enthusiasm we can.
- 00:16:43.229 --> 00:16:46.632
- We've been timid and silent for too long.
- 00:16:46.632 --> 00:16:49.936
- It's time to take our faith into the public square.
- 00:16:49.936 --> 00:16:53.039
- We'll be right back
- 00:16:53.506 --> 00:16:54.607
- With your emails.
- 00:16:54.607 --> 00:17:02.009
- With your emails.
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- Thank you for spending a few minutes of your day with us.
- 00:17:07.754 --> 00:17:10.791
- We know you have many choices, and we always consider it
- 00:17:10.791 --> 00:17:13.527
- An honor when we have an opportunity
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- To spend some time together.
- 00:17:15.629 --> 00:17:16.864
- Just a reminder,
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- If you happen to miss the episode live,
- 00:17:17.798 --> 00:17:19.666
- You can always go to aj now.com.
- 00:17:19.666 --> 00:17:21.668
- Our team has built a website.
- 00:17:21.668 --> 00:17:23.170
- There's an archive of all the programs there.
- 00:17:23.170 --> 00:17:25.239
- There's a link you can send us an email.
- 00:17:25.239 --> 00:17:27.207
- We might even read yours on the air.
- 00:17:27.207 --> 00:17:30.043
- Rob and elizabeth from california wrote in
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- We agree with your guest
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- About no federal funds to sanctuary cities.
- 00:17:34.414 --> 00:17:37.518
- We don't live in one of these,
- 00:17:37.518 --> 00:17:38.719
- But we do live in a state that fosters them.
- 00:17:38.719 --> 00:17:41.622
- It seems so many do not know the difference
- 00:17:41.622 --> 00:17:43.557
- Between lawfulness and lawlessness.
- 00:17:43.557 --> 00:17:46.360
- We are encouraged by your programing.
- 00:17:46.360 --> 00:17:48.061
- It's helping us to trust the lord more.
- 00:17:48.061 --> 00:17:50.497
- God bless you and all your hard work.
- 00:17:50.497 --> 00:17:53.600
- You know it's true.
- 00:17:54.067 --> 00:17:55.335
- For a season now, lawlessness has been exploding around us.
- 00:17:55.335 --> 00:17:59.239
- Far too much of it encouraged by our
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- The authorities in our nation from the highest offices
- 00:18:01.642 --> 00:18:05.512
- Down to the state level.
- 00:18:05.512 --> 00:18:07.080
- Open borders.
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- Sanctuary cities.
- 00:18:08.916 --> 00:18:09.883
- Sanctuary states.
- 00:18:09.883 --> 00:18:11.518
- Defunding the police.
- 00:18:11.518 --> 00:18:13.887
- Mocking our law enforcement.
- 00:18:13.887 --> 00:18:15.822
- Counteracting ice.
- 00:18:15.822 --> 00:18:17.591
- All of those are expressions of lawlessness.
- 00:18:17.591 --> 00:18:19.660
- And in the last few weeks, we've been hearing a great deal
- 00:18:19.660 --> 00:18:22.329
- About the russian collusion hoax.
- 00:18:22.329 --> 00:18:24.898
- Folks, that's not just politics as usual
- 00:18:24.898 --> 00:18:27.401
- Or opposition research in the midst of an election.
- 00:18:27.401 --> 00:18:31.004
- That is a very huge step
- 00:18:31.004 --> 00:18:33.273
- Into lawlessness and abandoning the rule of law.
- 00:18:33.273 --> 00:18:36.643
- It can't be tolerated.
- 00:18:36.643 --> 00:18:38.111
- Let's pray that the truth continues to be told.
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- Sarah, i am from buchanan, georgia.
- 00:18:42.149 --> 00:18:44.952
- Thank you for speaking truth and praying for our nation
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- And its leaders and people.
- 00:18:47.554 --> 00:18:49.189
- I watch all your programing each week
- 00:18:49.189 --> 00:18:51.024
- And it keeps me hopeful for a bright
- 00:18:51.024 --> 00:18:52.659
- Future for my grandchildren.
- 00:18:52.659 --> 00:18:54.461
- God bless you and your ministry.
- 00:18:54.461 --> 00:18:56.930
- You know, i truly believe that if we stay rooted in the
- 00:18:56.930 --> 00:19:00.300
- Biblical worldview and we pay attention to
- 00:19:00.300 --> 00:19:02.135
- What god is doing in the earth more than we watch
- 00:19:02.135 --> 00:19:04.338
- What the knuckleheads are doing,
- 00:19:04.338 --> 00:19:06.073
- There are real reasons for hope.
- 00:19:06.073 --> 00:19:08.308
- God is doing some remarkable things.
- 00:19:08.308 --> 00:19:10.110
- The truth is being told.
- 00:19:10.110 --> 00:19:11.645
- What's been hidden in the darkness
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- Is being brought into the light.
- 00:19:12.980 --> 00:19:14.648
- And i believe if we'll stay focused on what god is doing,
- 00:19:14.648 --> 00:19:17.684
- He'll give us assignments that will multiply that hope for
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- The generations who follow.
- 00:19:20.354 --> 00:19:22.623
- Finally, ron from mississippi
- 00:19:23.257 --> 00:19:25.525
- Said church folks
- 00:19:25.525 --> 00:19:26.760
- Spend a lot of time
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- Bemoaning the presence of false prophets and teachers,
- 00:19:27.928 --> 00:19:31.164
- But what to do about them is taught by bank employees.
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- Rather than studying
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- The various forms of counterfeit currency,
- 00:19:35.469 --> 00:19:37.271
- They focus only on authentic bills
- 00:19:37.271 --> 00:19:39.873
- So that the funny money is immediately obvious.
- 00:19:39.873 --> 00:19:42.976
- That's how bogus theology is detected.
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- No christ follower who is a student of god's
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- Word should ever be deceived by pseudo teachers and preachers.
- 00:19:47.781 --> 00:19:52.519
- Well, ron, that's pretty good counsel.
- 00:19:52.519 --> 00:19:54.521
- If we will put the word of god in our heart.
- 00:19:54.521 --> 00:19:56.623
- I believe that he will protect us from deception,
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- And that will bring a better future to all of us.
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- I'm alan jackson.
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- It's been an honor to spend a few minutes with you.
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- Have a wonderful evening.
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