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Erick Stakelbeck: "America Needs to Pray" | Stakelbeck Tonight

October 29, 2025 | 25:5

In a thrilling episode of Stakelbeck Tonight, host Erick Stakelbeck delves into the latest breakthroughs in President Trump's trade deals in Asia, the alarming rise of Christian persecution in Nigeria, and the infiltration of left-wing politics in American schools. Special guest Ryan Walters exposes the dangerous influence of teachers unions, while Rich discusses the America Prays campaign and the milestone of 100 years in Christian broadcasting. The episode also highlights the urgent issue of child trafficking through the powerful documentary "Hiding in Plain Sight." Derek Brenner of Our Rescue sheds light on the dangers children face online, urging action and awareness.

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Stakelbeck Tonight | Erick Stakelbeck: "America Needs to Pray" | Stakelbeck Tonight | October 29, 2025

Welcome to stakelbeck tonight i'm erick stakelbeck,
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And the breakthroughs just keep coming.
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President trump's tour of asia continues.
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And after a successful meeting with japan's new conservative
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Prime minister,
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He headed to south korea today and nailed down
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Yet another trade deal that will be very beneficial
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For the american worker.
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The united states will lower tariffs on south korea's
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Automotive exports, and in return, south korea
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Will invest $350 billion in the u.s.
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Economy.
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That includes 150 billion that will be pumped into the u.s.
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Shipbuilding industry.
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And that's important
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Because communist
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China has rapidly expanded its navy and shipbuilding
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As it strives to challenge the united states
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For global dominance.
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President trump has said, not on my watch.
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So his meeting tonight
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In south korea with chinese premier xi jinping looms large.
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It's the first time
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The two leaders have met face to face in six years.
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And there are some major deals on the table
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That could affect the entire global economy.
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Folks, we're watching this very closely.
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Beijing's communist regime is an adversary of america
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And remains one of the world's worst persecutors of christians.
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Now, we've been talking asia, but as we look around the world,
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One african nation has the dubious distinction
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Right now of being ground zero for christian persecution.
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And that would be nigeria.
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Folks, there is what many are calling
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A muslim genocide of christians unfolding in africa's
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Most populous nation.
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And all of the pro hamas mobs who've falsely accused
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Israel of genocide in gaza have fallen strangely silent
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When faced with the real thing in nigeria.
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Thankfully, west virginia congressman riley moore
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Is not remaining silent.
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He just sent a letter
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To secretary of state marco
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Rubio calling on him to designate nigeria
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As a country of particular concern over its rampant
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Christian persecution.
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7000 followers of jesus
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Have been murdered in nigeria this year alone.
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That's an average of 35
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Christians per day martyred for their faith.
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Meanwhile, over 19,000 nigerian churches
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Have been attacked or destroyed since 2009.
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And there are concerns that elements
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Of the nigerian government could be complicit.
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Congressman moore's
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Letter pointed to nigeria's growing reputation
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As the deadliest place in the world to be a christian.
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Folks, it is very important for the body of christ
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To get activated here and you can do exactly that.
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On sunday, november 2nd at 4 p.m.
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Eastern time by praying for nigerian believers
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As part of the international day of prayer for the persecuted.
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You see the details there on your screen,
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So be sure to join
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Because we are in a spiritual battle around the world
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That includes right here in america's schools.
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And we've got some eye opening
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Updates on the battle over our children next.
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America's teachers were told that their union dues
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Would not fund partizan politics,
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But filings now allege that tens of millions of dollars
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From those dues have quietly funneled into left
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Wing super pacs and insider campaigns.
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Joining us now to sound
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The alarm is ryan walters, ceo of teacher freedom alliance.
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He says teachers unions increasingly represent
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The democrat party and not america's educators.
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Ryan, always great to see you.
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Hey, you
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Sent over an alarming piece right before we started here.
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The new jersey
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Education association, one of the most powerful
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Democrat political arms, recently hosted ryan,
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A drag celebration for teachers,
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Calling it what education is all about.
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Drag queens.
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And meanwhile,
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Four out of five third graders in some new jersey schools
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Can't even read.
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Is this indicative, ryan, of the moment
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We're in in america right now?
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What's happening in jersey is not an isolated case right now.
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You're exactly right, eric.
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And this is what the teachers unions care about.
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And they told you right there.
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It's not about academics.
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It's not about reading. it's not about american history.
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It is about a woke marxist agenda on your kids.
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It is to transform this country into a marxist dumpster fire.
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They want your kids exposed to drag queens.
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They want your kids to think there's 27 genders.
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And they want your kids to hate this country.
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They do not want your kids to be good americans citizens.
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They don't want them to love this country.
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And again,
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They lie to teachers all over the country
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Saying, hey, don't worry, your union dues won't go
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To any political causes.
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That is a load of garbage.
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The teachers union are one of the biggest funders
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Of democrat campaigns in the country.
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We're sounding the alarm and we're giving teachers
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Another option to say, don't join a union.
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Get out of that a union. join the teacher freedom alliance.
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Yeah, you've been on top of this, ryan, for years.
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Sound the alarm.
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You're the superintendent, of course, of oklahoma schools now.
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Heading up the teacher freedom alliance.
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What did. as i think about all the madness.
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It's really been exposed as of late.
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You've been one of the main forces doing that. exposing.
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What?
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Did the death of charlie kirk
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Tell us about the state of our nation's educators?
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Look, we've seen clip
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After clip over the past seven weeks of high school
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Teachers, elementary school teachers
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Celebrating openly the assassination of charlie kirk.
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What does that tell us about how the trickle down effect
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From these left wing teachers unions?
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Look, it says a lot.
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It says a lot about their ideology.
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It says a lot about their hatred for conservatives
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And their targeting of conservatives.
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I mean, you would think anybody
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With common sense or a heart would take a step back
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With these leftists antics of calling,
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You know, anybody who's conservative,
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Anybody with common sense, a nazi.
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They target president donald trump,
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They targeted charlie kirk. he's assassinated.
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You would think they would have a moment
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Where they would take a step back
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And do some assessment, and they double and triple down.
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Hey, for them, they don't care.
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They don't care.
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Conservatives die.
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They have fomented that rage.
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They're perfectly okay with that.
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This is where we've got to understand.
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That's what the teachers union has brought to our classrooms
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And our young kids.
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We've got to fight back against these teachers unions.
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We have to continue to push for american values
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In our schools unapologetically.
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We want our kids to be patriotic.
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We want our kids to understand american values.
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We've got to fight back against this
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Anti-american hatred in our classroom.
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And the teachers unions are the ones behind it.
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They are showing us who they are.
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We've got to listen, and we have to act
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And play offense
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To take that power out of our schools and shift it
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Back in the hands of parents.
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Ryan. well said. the teacher unions.
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Teachers unions are one issue, of course,
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And you've got the department of education.
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You've said the government shutdown
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Has really exposed the department of education.
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You think it needs to go.
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Tell us more about that.
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We don't need it.
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President trump is 100% correct on this.
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The federal department of education
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Doesn't do anything to help your kids.
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They don't do anything to help your teachers
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And anything to help you as parents.
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What they do
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Is they have orchestrated the largest mechanism to push d
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Crt transgender madness into your schools
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With the force of the federal government.
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In your math classes,
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You're going to teachers 27 genders,
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Or we're going to come after you.
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That is what the federal
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Department of education is, has been doing.
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President trump is 100% right.
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We don't need it. he's going to eliminate it.
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President trump's right to shut shutdown shows
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It doesn't matter if you have
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The federal department of education.
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Schools will continue.
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They'll actually do better without it.
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But the second part of it is we've got to eliminate
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The power structure, that is the marxist
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Teachers unions that will continue to exert
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Any kind of power and control over your kids classrooms.
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And again, they will be pushing that
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Woke left wing agenda every step of the way.
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Yeah.
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Trying to give people an example.
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Another example of the moral rot in these unions,
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The national education association,
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Which i believe is the largest teacher's union,
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Just distributed a map to 3 million members,
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Replacing parts of israel with, quote, palestine.
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It seems that free palestine from the river to the sea
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Madness has also taken hold among many teachers in america.
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Yeah, look, the teachers unions.
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Let's be clear about what they believe.
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They hate america. number one so they hate america.
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So they hate our allies. so they hate. they hate israel.
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They're anti-semitic.
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We've seen this time and time again.
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They hate christians.
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They've targeted christian teachers across the country.
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And so that really tells you who they are.
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Again, they they want to undermine this country.
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So in doing so, they are going to attack christians.
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They're going to attack our faith.
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They are also going to attack our ally israel.
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And again, we've seen them pushing this indoctrination
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In the classroom, this anti-semitism.
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They do it through curriculum.
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They do it through the trainings that they provide.
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It is very anti-semitic to its core.
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And so we've seen it in higher ed.
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But i want to be crystal clear.
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It is happening in your k-12 schools as well.
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Wow. ryan, thank you so much for all you're doing, my friend.
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The sound, the alarm, the teacher freedom alliance.
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God bless ryan, keep up the great work.
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We'll see you again soon.
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And coming up,
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What if 1 million americans dedicated just one hour a week
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To praying for our country and for our people?
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Find out what happens next.
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Find out what happens next.
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Welcome back to
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Stakelbeck tonight, 250 years after america's founding,
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A new wave is rising of prayer, repentance and revival.
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As a nation prepares
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To celebrate america's 250th birthday, america prays
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Is rallying believers for such a time as this rich
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President and ceo of bot radio network joined us recently
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To break it down.
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Take a look.
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Here.
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It's great to be with you here in washington, dc.
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Hey, some exciting things happening in this town.
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I know you're excited about the america the praise campaign.
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Rich, tell us why it tell us why that's
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So important for our nation at this time.
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Well, yes, i'm here as a part of the nb,
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President's council washington briefing.
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And we just were learning about the plans for the america
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250 celebration.
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And a big part of that is america prays.
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And donald trump really initiated that and moved it
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Through in the religious council that he has formed.
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And it's a wonderful thing because america needs to pray.
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And i've heard that
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Every major revival is preceded by a movement of prayer.
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And so when i hear about movements of prayer
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Like this one, i'm i'm, i'm i'm encouraged and heartened
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That god is going to send revival.
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And so we've been praying for that
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And we're glad to be involved in it.
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We're going to be promoting that on the radio network.
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Yeah. no doubt.
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And to have it start rich from the top,
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From the trump administration,
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The trump administration, focusing, stressing prayer.
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It's amazing thing that people like scott turner
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At hud, a great, great men of god in these crucial positions.
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It's exciting. it's strategic is so strategic.
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Troy miller, the
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President of nrp, was there at the religious,
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Council meeting, and he was telling me that
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That they had thought maybe we'll roll this out
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At thanksgiving time.
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But president trump said, no, we need to roll it out now.
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And so that's why it's given special emphasis
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And, and timing.
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So the more prayer the better. yeah.
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So you'd be marking that throughout 2026, but
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Also an important milestone you'll be celebrating in 2026
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100 years for the bot family in christian broadcasting.
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Tell us more about that. thank you.
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Thank you eric.
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We're just so blessed with god's faithfulness.
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My grandfather was a pioneer broadcaster,
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And i have a photograph of him
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In the radio studio in denver in 1926, getting ready
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To do his broadcast with his open bible
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And the old carbon microphone there.
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His broadcast was the radio prayer league.
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And so that's really the the beginning of our family's
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Legacy in christian broadcasting dating back to 1926.
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So we're going to celebrate that.
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We're going to celebrate god's faithfulness.
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And our goal is to keep broadcasting
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The gospel of jesus until jesus comes in the air.
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So we're going to try for that, that faithfulness to,
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Yeah, some exciting things happening on your network,
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Exciting things happening across the christian media landscape.
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Rich, you've played a major role at nb for years.
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Talk about this moment.
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We're in for christian media.
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Nb released a poll that 60% of all americans
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Consume christian media
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Seems like an exciting moment for the gospel
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And for christian media programmers.
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Well, you know what, eric?
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The power is in the word of god and so what we focus on at our
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Radio network is the preaching and teaching of god's word.
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Our format is quality bible teaching with christian news
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And information to help people grow spiritually
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And then apply their faith in their daily lives.
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And there's never been a greater hunger for that.
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Now, as we see what's happening in our culture
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And the world around us, people are looking for
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What's true and what's lasting and what's enduring.
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And that's the bible.
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And so we try to present that every day.
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And we have wonderful broadcast ministry partners
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That we work with that present the bible,
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Through quality bible teaching every day.
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Yeah.
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And you've got some of the best, i mean, people like a
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Greg laurie, like an a-lister bag.
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These are great, great preachers of the gospel,
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And they do it in such a relevant way
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That resonates with a broad cross-section of americans.
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Right. thank you.
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And, john macarthur, who just recently passed away.
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But we also have chuck swindoll, focus on the family
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With jim daly, as well as family talk with,
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James dobson, who just recently passed away as well.
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And so but the lord is also raising up a new generation.
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And so we're always on the lookout for
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Who comes next to, to continue, because it's like a relay race.
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It's a passing of the baton.
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And we want to be faithful to pass, to pass
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The baton of god's word to the next generation.
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Amen. you're doing exactly.
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Gary hamrick is another one that's that's new with us,
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And he's doing a great job.
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Cornerstone chapel yes, a great lineup for such a time as this.
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It goes out. yes.
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We can't thank you enough.
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Congrats on that big milestone 100 years.
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We appreciate it. thank you.
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Thank you eric god bless you. appreciate it. yeah.
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Up next we're talking about praying for our nation.
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And folks first and foremost
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We need to pray for our children.
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A new documentary exposes how your child's phone
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May be a direct line to child trafficking.
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Find out more after the break.
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Find out more after the break.
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Welcome back to stakelbeck tonight.
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Could your child's foam be their greatest danger?
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Tonight we're pulling back the curtain
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On how predators use ordinary apps to hunt, groom,
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And trafficked kids, often from their own bedrooms.
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A new mission driven documentary,
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Hiding in plain sight america's trafficking epidemic,
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Takes you inside undercover stings and survivor stories
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To expose a crisis happening in every zip code.
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Take a look.
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I got one i want to head this way.
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People who prey upon children on the internet.
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They find the children where the children are.
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Oh, you want some room number?
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Oh, we got two possible heading here.
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He's in the hotel. yes.
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These predators have a community.
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These people are multiple fake accounts,
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And they're trying to talk to my daughter through.
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This kid is asking for nudes.
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It's becoming really insidious.
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It was really scary to think of.
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That. happens here at home.
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That's trafficking right there.
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A lot of time we're taught that trafficking is
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You being thrown into a van and somebody kidnaped you,
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And then you're never seen again.
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And today, you know, your cell phone is now the white van.
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I didn't think it was as dangerous as it was.
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I really was naive
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To the fact that my daughter was being deceived, so to speak.
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The worst thing you can do is hide from this issue.
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It's coming at your kids. whether you like it or not.
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Your abuser will brainwash you to the point
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Where you lose yourself completely.
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It's very easy to be talked into things as a child.
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There's not be a safe corner for anybody
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Who's involved in pedophilia
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When it comes to human trafficking.
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I think, unfortunately, parents
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Have a tendency to be complacent
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That my kid's too smart for this.
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Even the best, the best parents can't compete with what
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They're allowing their children to view on the internet.
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There's too little focus on this now in our society,
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And there needs to be much more.
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Folks, if you're a parent or
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A grandparent, you must see this film.
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It debuts on october 30th on the daily wire.
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That's daily wired.com.
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Joining us now is derek brenner, ceo of our rescue.
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He's a 30 year federal law enforcement veteran
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Who led homeland
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Security investigations and created dhs, a center
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For countering human trafficking,
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The first unified inter component hub
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To fight trafficking. derek, great to have you.
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Thank you so much.
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And you and the team at our rescue
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For putting this powerful film together.
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Derek, for people who might have
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Some misperceptions, misconceptions
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About how this all starts, how does trafficking start?
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You highlight this in the film.
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It may not go exactly how many parents thinks it think it does.
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Yeah. and i think, eric, thank you.
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That's one theme that you'll see throughout the film
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Is parents, relatives, loved ones,
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Community leaders saying, i never saw this coming.
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We live in a wonderful community
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With wonderful people and law enforcement.
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And all of a sudden, these traffickers
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And and and predators are, have infiltrated,
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Your house through mobile devices and,
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And the internet and social media platforms.
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Yeah.
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Derek, look, we have so many platforms
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And features now being exploited.
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Direct messages, dms, live streams, gaming chats.
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What are some of the main ways that predators are using
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To kind of infiltrate into a child's life, into their phone?
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What were the main means they're using that you're watching?
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So social engineering a relationship
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With a, with a minor, child,
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Through available information,
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To to strike up a conversation and try to earn trust.
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That that's a grooming technique that both,
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Predators, and sex traffickers utilize.
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Yeah, i think, eric, we were
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All taught up until the digital age
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That we didn't get in cars with strangers.
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We call it the white van syndrome.
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Yeah, we had code words to prevent it.
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We had, everybody knew,
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And we haven't followed through in our society
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With, digital devices where a child alone in a room,
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When the mobile device, presents, 10,000
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White vans approaching
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Through every platform, every gaming console,
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And every potential, chat for him.
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Yeah.
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Derek, it's opened a pandora's box of evil, quite literally.
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Okay. tell us about sextortion.
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It's a term used kids being blackmailed.
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Maybe they share online images
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And then they're being blackmailed.
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That's become a major, major issue
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Not only in high schools and even elementary schools
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Around the country,
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But predators are using this as well,
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This concept of sextortion.
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Tell us more about it. yeah.
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So this involves both transnational criminal
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Organizations outside of our country
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And predators in the inside of our country,
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Establishing
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Or attempting to establish relationships with minors,
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And coercing them essentially into creating
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Explicit sexual content and sending it to them.
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And that's when it turns dangerous, right?
00:20:33.357 --> 00:20:35.125
Because at that point, the mask comes off.
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And, the offenders in this case, blackmail them for money.
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And i don't think a 12 year old or 15 year
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Old mind can is equipped to handle that level of trauma.
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Yeah.
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Derek, i have two daughters, 18 and 14 years old.
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So this really hits home for me
00:20:52.843 --> 00:20:54.478
And many people watching right now. again, folks.
00:20:54.478 --> 00:20:56.714
Daily wired.com.
00:20:56.714 --> 00:20:58.182
Hiding in plain sight.
00:20:58.182 --> 00:20:59.516
The biggest takeaway for you for everyone watching now
00:20:59.516 --> 00:21:02.419
Parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters of young kids.
00:21:02.419 --> 00:21:05.889
Big takeaway. one thing we should really take away.
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There's many things in the film,
00:21:08.392 --> 00:21:09.593
But one big takeaway for us before we let you go,
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The big takeaway is 20 million reports of suspected
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Child exploitation came into the national center
00:21:17.601 --> 00:21:20.471
For missing and exploited children last year.
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Online enticement is up 200%.
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There are.
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Federal drug budget is almost 48 billion.
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The men and women that fight this crime, the impacts
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Across the country, their budget is 32 million.
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We our priorities are usually determined by our budgets.
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We got to fix this.
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We there's a huge gap here and a huge crisis.
00:21:42.226 --> 00:21:45.229
And we need to start protecting our children.
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Our rescue is stepping in and providing this,
00:21:47.664 --> 00:21:50.701
Financial assistance to law enforcement
00:21:50.701 --> 00:21:52.803
To buy the things they need to combat this crime.
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Until that is going to take a lot of us doing a little
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And that equals a lot.
00:21:58.375 --> 00:21:59.743
Yeah, and you're doing it a lot, derek, you and the team
00:21:59.743 --> 00:22:01.912
At our rescue in this great new film,
00:22:01.912 --> 00:22:03.580
Hiding in plain sight again, folks, daily wired.com.
00:22:03.580 --> 00:22:06.250
Derek, keep up the great work you're doing.
00:22:06.250 --> 00:22:08.285
God's work my friend. god bless you.
00:22:08.285 --> 00:22:10.053
We'll see you again soon.
00:22:10.053 --> 00:22:11.422
And coming up after the break, you just saw someone
00:22:11.422 --> 00:22:13.690
Who is shining light in the darkness.
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How can each of us, how can the body of christ
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Be the light in these perilous times?
00:22:17.861 --> 00:22:20.464
I'll break that down next. stick around.
00:22:20.464 --> 00:22:25.005
I'll break that down next. stick around.
00:22:25.005 --> 00:22:27.970
Welcome back to stakelbeck tonight, folks.
00:22:28.871 --> 00:22:30.506
As we wrap up, we've been talking
00:22:30.506 --> 00:22:31.741
About some tough topics tonight.
00:22:31.741 --> 00:22:33.075
Look, the challenges we face, child
00:22:33.075 --> 00:22:34.777
Trafficking, some dark stuff.
00:22:34.777 --> 00:22:36.412
But now is an opportunity
00:22:36.412 --> 00:22:37.780
For the body of christ to shine a light in that darkness.
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I think of the gospel of matthew chapter five, verse 16.
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In the same way, let your light shine before others.
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Jesus said that they may see
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Your good deeds and glorify your father in heaven.
00:22:49.192 --> 00:22:52.995
We need to walk the walk.
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It's one thing to preach the gospel. that's great.
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We need to live out our faith as well.
00:22:57.967 --> 00:23:00.102
Don't just talk the talk.
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Walk the walk because people are watching.
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We need to be witnesses for such a time as this.
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One person is doing. exactly. that is tom homan.
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The borders are.
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He joins me from washington, d.c.
00:23:10.346 --> 00:23:11.881
Tomorrow night.
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On friday, we're heading to jerusalem,
00:23:12.782 --> 00:23:14.317
The jezreel valley, and next door to jordan.
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Another bible, and you won't want to miss it.
00:23:16.919 --> 00:23:18.788
Good stuff coming until tomorrow.
00:23:18.788 --> 00:23:21.290
God bless you and we'll see you soon.
00:23:21.290 --> 00:23:21.290

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October 29, 2025 | 25:5

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