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Stakelbeck Tonight | Erick Stakelbeck: The State of America | Stakelbeck Tonight | June 3, 2026
- Welcome to stakelbeck tonight i'm erick stakelbeck
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- And for years california has been a test lab
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- For left wing lunacy.
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- The likes of governor gavin newsom and l.a.
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- Mayor karen bass have made the golden state synonymous
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- With insanely high taxes and home prices,
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- Woke gender and racial social experiments,
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- Failing schools, open borders, rampant crime and homelessness.
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- That's why record numbers of residents hundreds of thousands,
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- Are fleeing california every year.
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- 2025 marked the sixth year in a row that california
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- Recorded the highest number of people leaving any u.s.
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- State.
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- Why, you ask, would people
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- Be so desperate to leave a place with incredible weather
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- And stunning beaches, mountains, and natural beauty?
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- Again, the answer is simple.
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- Terrible governance.
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- If you vote in the hard left, chaos
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- Will follow and prosperity will dry up.
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- Now, it wasn't always this way.
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- It wasn't too long ago that california was a reliably
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- Red state.
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- Hugely successful
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- And the perfect place to raise your kids.
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- Instead of residents leaving in droves, cali
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- Was a magnet for families seeking a better life.
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- Ronald reagan won california twice and george h.w.
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- Bush won it in the 1988 presidential race.
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- The collapse since then has been heartbreaking to witness.
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- Yet it seems that californians may finally have had enough.
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- Votes are still coming in, but right now it appears that
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- Republican steve hilton finished in the top two in tuesday's
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- Gubernatorial primary, and will go on to face
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- Democrat xavier becerra in november's general election.
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- Folks, if those numbers hold, it would be an absolute game
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- Changer.
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- Hilton was an adviser to former british prime minister
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- David cameron.
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- And now he's made it his mission to save california
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- With commonsense, conservative, pro-growth policies.
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- In other words, everything gavin newsom stood against as he
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- Drove the state into the ground these past eight years.
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- Here's more from hilton.
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- We did a report just the other day
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- On the massive, bloated, bureaucratic nanny state
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- Government in california.
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- Our estimate of the total economic cost of that
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- Is $745 billion per year.
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- That's held back.
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- If we just got rid of that which the governor
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- Has the power to do, that would leapfrog us.
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- California to be the third biggest economy in the world,
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- Overtaking germany.
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- So the opportunity here is massive for the whole country
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- To have a booming california, where common sense returns.
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- That sounds great to me.
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- Meanwhile, we have another common sense
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- Candidate running for mayor of los angeles,
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- And he's on the rise.
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- Spencer pratt is a former reality
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- Tv star who lost his house in the pacific
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- Palisades fires back in january 2025.
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- The total mishandling of that catastrophe by democrat
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- Mayor karen bass,
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- Along with the rise of violent crime and homelessness in l.a.,
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- Inspired pratt to throw his hat in the ring for mayor.
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- And it appears he got enough votes in tuesday's election
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- To challenge bass in a runoff election in november.
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- This is what we need.
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- Both pratt and hilton are fresh candidates
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- With bold, innovative ideas and messaging.
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- They both realize that we can't just let california and l.a.
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- Fall to socialist madness without a fight.
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- Meanwhile,
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- As all eyes were on the result out of california late tuesday,
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- The iranian regime was up to its old tricks
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- Firing missiles and drones at kuwait and bahrain
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- And making new threats against the united states.
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- So much for that cease fire.
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- Up next, we're joined by a former muslim
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- Who breaks down what iran really wants and how islamists
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- Are making inroads right here in america.
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- And it all starts now.
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- With islamists on the march
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- In europe and gaining ground throughout the western world.
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- Why does so many leftist politicians, media outlets
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- And universities seem unable or unwilling
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- To confront the ideology behind the jihad?
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- My next guest argues that to answer those questions,
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- We first need to understand islam itself
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- Not simply as a religion,
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- But as a political system with global ambitions.
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- Dan burmawi is the founder of th ideological defense institute
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- And author of the great book islam, israel and the west.
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- As a former muslim who came to faith in christ.
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- Dan brings a unique perspective to the ideological battle
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- Surrounding israel, the middle east,
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- And the future of western civilization,
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- Which dan right now seems to be on life support.
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- Last night
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- We talked earlier
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- In a positive center in the show about the positive results
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- In california, potentially
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- With conservative candidates making gains there.
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- But in northern new jersey,
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- Dan, in the 12th congressional district, doctor adam o'malley
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- Won the democrat primary.
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- He will be the democrat candidate
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- In november's general election.
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- And the thing about him, dan, is he has been linked and
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- Had a very friendly relationship with an al-qaida cleric
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- Named the blind sheikh abdul omar rahman, who was convicted
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- For his involvement in the 1993 world trade center bombing.
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- And yet,
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- Adam howie is going to be he may win this election
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- And be a member of congress.
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- What does this say, dan, about the inroads
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- That islamists are making in america right now?
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- Omar abdul
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- Rahman, actually, who was behind the fatwa
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- Against the egyptian president mohammed.
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- And what is said that because he made peace with israel.
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- So i'm not i'm the last man released that satchwell
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- And hamdan will say that was assassinated
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- By the muslim brotherhood, by jihad islami because of that.
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- So just imagine this person.
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- He is also, of course, he was, you know, he was condemned for,
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- Plotting against the united states,
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- The world trade center in 1993.
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- So this guy is committed to him.
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- But what is that conviction, the nature of that connection?
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- It's not only going to the court and defending
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- Abdulrahman, it is that ideological alignment.
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- So people in america need to understand that
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- Those you see as radicals, they are just faithful muslims
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- And muslims, the majority, the absolute majority of muslims.
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- They look at them as faithful servants of allah.
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- So this ideological alignment unfortunately
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- Comes under the light only when there is
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- Something like this, you know, like a tangible connection.
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- But it should be always assumed, because what we are witnessing
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- Here is just carrying out the commandments
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- Of allah to establish the rule of allah over the world.
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- This is number one.
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- Number two, it's just unbelievable that
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- Back in the 90s and then in 2008,
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- The plan of the muslim brotherhood
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- To take over america from within was exposed by patriots,
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- By americans who understand islam.
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- And yet americans are still sending
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- People who follow this plan
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- To rule them, rule over them in the legislative branch.
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- So what's happening is unbelievable.
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- Just think of the random danny
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- Running on the platform of social justice last year.
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- And since he took office in new york, he's busy
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- Opening new centers,
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- Expansions of mosques, hanging billboards
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- On the streets of new york city in arabic, vilifying israel.
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- And this guy,
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- Adam hamoudi, he's running on the platform of health care.
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- Yeah. health care.
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- You want to know the truth?
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- Linda sarsour, the director of care.
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- She posted, a, on social media.
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- She said she was celebrating that they are sending
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- A new fierce fighter for gaza to the congress.
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- And a fighter for gaza.
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- What does that mean?
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- I understand it from the leftist angle.
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- It means, you know, defending the oppressed palestinians.
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- But from the islamic perspective, it means
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- Defending jihad.
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- Unfortunately, the majority of muslims
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- In the west who probably just, you know, here to,
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- You know, for a better future, they are the fuel
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- For the fuel faithful who wants to replace
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- The constitution that i seat with sharia.
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- What we are dealing with is catastrophic.
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- Yeah. dan, great.
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- Break down much more folks with dan burmawi
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- We after the break.
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- The book is called islam israel
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- And the west picks up right now. amazon.com.
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- Wherever books are sold, it's a must read.
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- Coming up, how dan left islam became a follower of jesus.
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- And where does the iran war fit in this larger battle?
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- That's next. stick around.
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- That's next. stick around.
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- Welcome back to stakelbeck
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- Tonight we're talking to our friend dan
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- Maue, author of islam, israel and the west.
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- Folks, follow him on x across social media.
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- Dan is bringing the truth
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- About the islamic threat to our nation
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- And around the world, and right now,
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- Front and center in that regard.
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- Dan, is the iranian regime.
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- President trump
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- Continuing to try to get a deal with the mad mullahs.
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- And yet the mullahs are launching missiles at u.s.
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- Bases, attacking their neighbors.
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- Is any sort of credible deal possible
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- With the iranian regime?
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- And a deal with the iranian regime
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- Is going to be identical to obama's deal.
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- It's only going to kick the can down the road.
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- That's it.
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- You need to deal with the iranian regime
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- Because it is an eschatological death cult.
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- That's what it is.
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- President trump is very conflicted.
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- Sometimes he seems like he understand what's going on.
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- Sometimes he feels very pragmatic.
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- He just wants a deal.
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- So people cannot tell what president trump is thinking,
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- What's really happening behind closed doors.
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- But from, you know,
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- As an observer, i would say that sometimes president trump
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- Is falling for the belief that there could be a deal.
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- He could believe that i used to love people in iran.
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- Yesterday, i, heard the statement that,
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- The iranian regime agreed that they will not have
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- A nuclear weapon.
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- As i well, they
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- They have done this for decades.
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- Yeah. they will tell you. yeah.
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- We're not going to pursue a nuclear weapon,
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- And then you will be under office in a couple of years,
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- And things are going to get back to normal.
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- Yeah. and that's a key point.
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- I think they're going to try to wait trump out after 2028.
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- Nothing is guaranteed. all bets are off.
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- They will just restart what they were doing.
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- They may lay low the next two and a half years and 2028
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- Early 2029. they're right back at it.
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- Unless we finish the job now and eliminate this demonic regime.
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- Hey, you spent a lot of time in lebanon, where iran's
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- Chief proxy, hezbollah, very active.
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- Of course, that's their main power base.
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- What's your impression of hezbollah right now, dan?
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- How weakened are they?
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- They're still launching rockets
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- And drones at israel on a daily basis.
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- Yeah, sadly,
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- From a western perspective,
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- It feels like hezbollah is the only problem in lebanon.
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- But hezbollah is not the only problem.
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- I've heard many people like the israeli ambassador in dc
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- Saying that lebanon and israel, they don't have a problem.
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- It's only hezbollah. that's true.
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- Hezbollah is acting out of an ideological position,
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- And that ideological position is shared by also the sunnis.
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- So the majority of the lebanese people,
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- They are against israel for religious reasons,
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- Not for territorial reasons at all.
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- Christians in lebanon, they are in a very tough situation.
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- They have been trying to save their country
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- Since the 50s, the 60s, which was destroyed
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- Mainly by importing islamic causes and fighting,
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- From or starting from the lebanese soil against israel.
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- So today, even if hezbollah is ended,
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- We are going to move to another problem.
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- And that is the sunni jihad, which is on the rise,
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- Especially after the weakening
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- Of the iranian regime and its proxy in the region.
- 00:13:47.458 --> 00:13:51.796
- So again, it was a mistake, a catastrophic mistake.
- 00:13:51.796 --> 00:13:55.600
- I would say, by president trump to believe that saudi arabia
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- And qatar could, you know, tame jihad in syria.
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- It's not possible.
- 00:14:07.879 --> 00:14:09.547
- Jihad in syria is on the rise.
- 00:14:09.547 --> 00:14:11.049
- And that means jihad in northern lebanon is also on the rise.
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- And that is where we should be paying attention today.
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- Dan, you. make a key point.
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- The iranian axis,
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- Hezbollah, hamas, the iranian regime,
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- The houthis have been
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- Weakened, for sure, but now the sunni axis,
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- We're talking syria,
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- Northern lebanon, turkey, of course, erdogan,
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- The wannabe modern day caliphate.
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- So it'll be a new threat
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- Filling the vacuum now that iran is weak pay.
- 00:14:34.272 --> 00:14:36.708
- Last question, dan, only about a minute left, unfortunately.
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- But you are now a follower of jesus.
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- You're a former muslim.
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- Tell us a bit
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- About your life's mission at the ideological defense institute,
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- And how and why you're speaking out.
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- As someone who left islam and are now a christian.
- 00:14:49.520 --> 00:14:53.558
- So simply, the western civilization
- 00:14:54.325 --> 00:14:56.627
- Is the manifestation of the biblical principles.
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- It's that closest we got to the kingdom of god,
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- The kingdom of god.
- 00:15:03.267 --> 00:15:04.068
- This is not about going to heaven.
- 00:15:04.068 --> 00:15:05.870
- It's about bringing the kingdom of god to this world
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- And the western civilization,
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- Regardless of what is being saved.
- 00:15:10.608 --> 00:15:13.044
- It is the closest it gave the world everything good in it.
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- So defending the west, defending the liberties, defending
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- The integrity of the west is a sacred mission.
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- And that is what i'm doing today.
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- I believe that, saving the west from the same fate
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- That my ancestors faced
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- When they submitted to islam is, a moral obligation.
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- Yeah, dan. so well said, my friend.
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- Thanks for all you're doing, folks.
- 00:15:39.871 --> 00:15:41.339
- He is a must follow on.
- 00:15:41.339 --> 00:15:43.107
- Follow dan maue
- 00:15:43.107 --> 00:15:44.609
- Pick up his great book, islam is real and the west.
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- For such a time as this, it goes without saying.
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- Dan. great job my friend. keep it up.
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- God bless and we'll see you again soon.
- 00:15:52.183 --> 00:15:53.951
- Coming up, we're staying with the global jihad.
- 00:15:53.951 --> 00:15:57.455
- Have you heard about what's happening in nigeria?
- 00:15:57.455 --> 00:16:00.058
- There?
- 00:16:00.058 --> 00:16:01.059
- There's a genocide, folks, against christians
- 00:16:01.059 --> 00:16:02.693
- In that very influential african country.
- 00:16:02.693 --> 00:16:05.129
- We'll get the inside story next.
- 00:16:05.129 --> 00:16:13.014
- We'll get the inside story next.
- 00:16:13.014 --> 00:16:15.777
- Welcome back to stakelbeck tonight.
- 00:16:16.545 --> 00:16:18.680
- While much of the world
- 00:16:18.680 --> 00:16:19.915
- Looks the other way, christians in nigeria are facing
- 00:16:19.915 --> 00:16:23.652
- One of the deadliest assaults on believers anywhere on earth.
- 00:16:23.652 --> 00:16:27.656
- Entire villages wiped out, churches burned,
- 00:16:27.656 --> 00:16:30.859
- Families murdered
- 00:16:30.859 --> 00:16:32.394
- Or driven from their homes by islamist terror groups.
- 00:16:32.394 --> 00:16:36.398
- And yet, amid the violence and devastation, there are also
- 00:16:36.398 --> 00:16:40.302
- Stories of courage, survival and even revival.
- 00:16:40.302 --> 00:16:44.606
- Joining me now from northern nigeria is across
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- Nigeria founder and ceo brad brandon,
- 00:16:47.442 --> 00:16:50.011
- Who has spent years on the
- 00:16:50.011 --> 00:16:51.279
- Ground rescuing christians targeted by islamic extremists,
- 00:16:51.279 --> 00:16:55.250
- Helping displaced families rebuild their lives,
- 00:16:55.250 --> 00:16:58.086
- And bringing the gospel into some of
- 00:16:58.086 --> 00:17:00.155
- The most dangerous places in the world.
- 00:17:00.155 --> 00:17:03.125
- Brad, great to have you with us from northern nigeria.
- 00:17:03.125 --> 00:17:05.594
- Hey, you're in the epicenter right now
- 00:17:05.594 --> 00:17:07.195
- Of this jihad against christians nigeria.
- 00:17:07.195 --> 00:17:10.132
- Brad ranked as one of the ten most dangerous places on earth
- 00:17:10.132 --> 00:17:13.935
- For christians and some numbers here.
- 00:17:13.935 --> 00:17:16.271
- Roughly 70,000 christians in nigeria killed since 2009,
- 00:17:16.271 --> 00:17:21.176
- 18,000 churches destroyed, millions driven
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- Into refugee camps, villages attacked.
- 00:17:24.980 --> 00:17:27.849
- You're on the front lines here, brad.
- 00:17:27.849 --> 00:17:29.417
- You're transmitting this news to the world.
- 00:17:29.417 --> 00:17:31.686
- Why aren't we hearing
- 00:17:31.686 --> 00:17:32.621
- More about this in the international media?
- 00:17:32.621 --> 00:17:35.757
- That's a great question.
- 00:17:35.757 --> 00:17:37.392
- I wish i had a better answer, but i have a few suspicions.
- 00:17:37.392 --> 00:17:41.496
- Last december, we uncovered a story
- 00:17:41.496 --> 00:17:44.199
- Where the nigerian government
- 00:17:44.199 --> 00:17:45.767
- Had hired a pr firm based out of washington, dc,
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- To lobby members of congress
- 00:17:49.571 --> 00:17:51.773
- And even the white house to clean up its global image.
- 00:17:51.773 --> 00:17:55.076
- That contract was a $9 million contract.
- 00:17:55.076 --> 00:17:58.847
- The reason i say that is because i think
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- If they're willing to spend $9 million to clean up
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- Their global image with congress and the white house,
- 00:18:04.152 --> 00:18:07.689
- They certainly might be able to,
- 00:18:07.689 --> 00:18:10.158
- Spread some money to media outlets to try to clean up
- 00:18:10.158 --> 00:18:13.295
- Their image as well.
- 00:18:13.295 --> 00:18:14.563
- And so i have a sneaking suspicion and some evidence
- 00:18:14.563 --> 00:18:18.533
- That they're actually paying media outlets, mainstream media
- 00:18:18.533 --> 00:18:21.836
- Outlets, to not cover this story and ignore it.
- 00:18:21.836 --> 00:18:24.906
- And that's been happening for the last ten years.
- 00:18:24.906 --> 00:18:27.676
- It's been being ignored by the media. it's unreal.
- 00:18:27.676 --> 00:18:30.612
- And yet, brad, you have said, look,
- 00:18:30.612 --> 00:18:31.980
- This is a genocide against followers of jesus in nigeria.
- 00:18:31.980 --> 00:18:35.951
- Tell us more about the perpetrators.
- 00:18:35.951 --> 00:18:38.353
- We're talking boko haram, isis, these islamic terror groups
- 00:18:38.353 --> 00:18:41.890
- Who are wreaking havoc on believers in nigeria.
- 00:18:41.890 --> 00:18:44.426
- Yeah, their recently released videos, boko haram did
- 00:18:44.426 --> 00:18:48.496
- Warning all of us christians here
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- That we should either convert or die.
- 00:18:50.398 --> 00:18:53.535
- They've also produced videos on social media,
- 00:18:53.535 --> 00:18:57.305
- Telling all the christians
- 00:18:57.305 --> 00:18:58.573
- That they're going to run them out of northern nigeria.
- 00:18:58.573 --> 00:19:02.110
- So there is a concerted effort by boko haram,
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- To get rid of christianity, to scare christians out of here.
- 00:19:06.281 --> 00:19:10.418
- We're not scared.
- 00:19:10.418 --> 00:19:11.353
- We're staying.
- 00:19:11.353 --> 00:19:12.087
- And not only are we staying,
- 00:19:12.087 --> 00:19:13.521
- But we're pressing in with the gospel of jesus christ,
- 00:19:13.521 --> 00:19:16.725
- Going into the very perpetrators of this terrorism
- 00:19:16.725 --> 00:19:20.762
- And bringing the gospel to them.
- 00:19:20.762 --> 00:19:22.631
- In fact, just a few weeks ago,
- 00:19:22.631 --> 00:19:24.366
- We led a boko haram militant to christ,
- 00:19:24.366 --> 00:19:27.469
- And he joined one of our underground churches.
- 00:19:27.469 --> 00:19:30.538
- So the gospel is going forth.
- 00:19:30.538 --> 00:19:32.507
- We've seen over
- 00:19:32.507 --> 00:19:33.708
- 7000 muslims come to faith in christ in the last decade.
- 00:19:33.708 --> 00:19:37.812
- Many of them are being trained
- 00:19:37.812 --> 00:19:39.281
- In our bible institutes to become pastors
- 00:19:39.281 --> 00:19:41.683
- And evangelists, and going out to reach their own communities
- 00:19:41.683 --> 00:19:45.120
- With the gospel. yeah.
- 00:19:45.120 --> 00:19:46.288
- So the people of nigeria, the believers
- 00:19:46.288 --> 00:19:47.956
- There are resilient.
- 00:19:47.956 --> 00:19:49.090
- Brad, we've talked about the mainstream media
- 00:19:49.090 --> 00:19:51.026
- Not giving this the coverage it deserves.
- 00:19:51.026 --> 00:19:53.561
- What about the church in america?
- 00:19:53.561 --> 00:19:55.497
- I know you've done a good job, a great job really, in trying
- 00:19:55.497 --> 00:19:58.833
- To bring this message across to the church in america.
- 00:19:58.833 --> 00:20:02.470
- Are people catching on here and starting to notice
- 00:20:02.470 --> 00:20:05.173
- About what's happening to our brothers
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- And sisters in christ in nigeria?
- 00:20:06.474 --> 00:20:08.576
- Yeah, they really are.
- 00:20:08.576 --> 00:20:09.511
- And thanks to programs
- 00:20:09.511 --> 00:20:10.679
- Like yours who are covering this,
- 00:20:10.679 --> 00:20:12.447
- The church is actually catching on
- 00:20:12.447 --> 00:20:14.349
- And hearing about this for the first time.
- 00:20:14.349 --> 00:20:16.818
- Ten years ago,
- 00:20:16.818 --> 00:20:17.852
- I used to travel
- 00:20:17.852 --> 00:20:18.953
- Around and speak at churches and i would ask people,
- 00:20:18.953 --> 00:20:21.723
- Raise your hand
- 00:20:21.723 --> 00:20:22.791
- If you've ever
- 00:20:22.791 --> 00:20:23.892
- Heard of the genocide that's happening in nigeria.
- 00:20:23.892 --> 00:20:26.728
- No hands would go up,
- 00:20:26.728 --> 00:20:28.330
- No one in the church had ever heard about it.
- 00:20:28.330 --> 00:20:31.099
- Just last summer, i was speaking at a pretty
- 00:20:31.099 --> 00:20:33.468
- Large church in georgia, and i asked people to raise
- 00:20:33.468 --> 00:20:37.238
- Their hand who had heard about this,
- 00:20:37.238 --> 00:20:38.907
- And almost every hand at the entire church went up.
- 00:20:38.907 --> 00:20:42.043
- So the message is going out, and with that comes the prayers
- 00:20:42.043 --> 00:20:45.880
- Of the believers back in the united states,
- 00:20:45.880 --> 00:20:48.249
- For the christians who are being persecuted here.
- 00:20:48.249 --> 00:20:50.352
- And a lot of that is due to your great work at across nigeria.
- 00:20:50.352 --> 00:20:53.355
- Brad.
- 00:20:53.355 --> 00:20:54.522
- Hey, about a minute or so left at the governmental level,
- 00:20:54.522 --> 00:20:56.925
- President trump
- 00:20:56.925 --> 00:20:57.992
- Has ordered strikes against jihadist terrorists
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- In nigeria who are persecuting christians.
- 00:21:00.895 --> 00:21:03.098
- That's a great step.
- 00:21:03.098 --> 00:21:04.032
- Also in congress,
- 00:21:04.032 --> 00:21:05.233
- The nigeria religious freedom and accountability
- 00:21:05.233 --> 00:21:07.602
- Act was introduced earlier this year.
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- Can we do more at the governmental level
- 00:21:10.038 --> 00:21:12.040
- And in the administration? about a minute left.
- 00:21:12.040 --> 00:21:14.676
- I think we absolutely can.
- 00:21:14.676 --> 00:21:16.311
- We need to continue the kinetic action
- 00:21:16.311 --> 00:21:18.980
- That's happening
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- Against terrorist groups like boko haram and iswap.
- 00:21:20.081 --> 00:21:22.951
- The most detrimental thing is to drop a few bombs
- 00:21:22.951 --> 00:21:26.020
- And then abandon the situation that will leave a vacuum
- 00:21:26.020 --> 00:21:29.290
- And make the situation work for worse.
- 00:21:29.290 --> 00:21:31.793
- So they need to hold back boko haram and iswap
- 00:21:31.793 --> 00:21:35.296
- By continuing the kinetic action.
- 00:21:35.296 --> 00:21:37.932
- Groups like ours are here to bring in socio
- 00:21:37.932 --> 00:21:40.635
- Economic improvements that draw people out of radicalism
- 00:21:40.635 --> 00:21:44.639
- And really takes the heart and soul out of terrorism,
- 00:21:44.639 --> 00:21:48.009
- Right out of this area.
- 00:21:48.009 --> 00:21:49.277
- So those are the two ways that we can really bring an end
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- To this problem.
- 00:21:52.347 --> 00:21:53.248
- But i always say in closing that
- 00:21:53.248 --> 00:21:55.750
- The solution to this problem is the gospel of jesus christ.
- 00:21:55.750 --> 00:21:59.220
- Governments can help, institutions can help.
- 00:21:59.220 --> 00:22:01.723
- But the solution is the gospel.
- 00:22:01.723 --> 00:22:03.792
- Brad, great break down a well said as always.
- 00:22:03.792 --> 00:22:05.794
- Hey, keep up the great work my friends. stay safe.
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- We are praying for you doing god's work in nigeria.
- 00:22:07.929 --> 00:22:11.132
- Check out folks at across nigeria. brad.
- 00:22:11.132 --> 00:22:13.902
- God bless.
- 00:22:13.902 --> 00:22:14.736
- We'll see you again soon my friend.
- 00:22:14.736 --> 00:22:15.970
- And coming up after the break, my final thoughts on how and why
- 00:22:15.970 --> 00:22:20.275
- You can't stop the gospel, even in nigeria.
- 00:22:20.275 --> 00:22:23.144
- That's next. stick around.
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- That's next. stick around.
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- Welcome back to stakelbeck tonight, folks,
- 00:22:34.355 --> 00:22:36.257
- As we wrap up here.
- 00:22:36.257 --> 00:22:37.358
- Look, we've been talking tonight about the struggles
- 00:22:37.358 --> 00:22:39.194
- For followers of jesus in places like nigeria,
- 00:22:39.194 --> 00:22:42.330
- Iran and lebanon.
- 00:22:42.330 --> 00:22:43.798
- But i think of what jesus said to peter
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- In the gospel of matthew that the gates of hell
- 00:22:46.401 --> 00:22:49.771
- Shall not prevail against the church.
- 00:22:49.771 --> 00:22:52.740
- Many have tried.
- 00:22:52.740 --> 00:22:54.008
- None have succeeded.
- 00:22:54.008 --> 00:22:55.543
- If history shows us
- 00:22:55.543 --> 00:22:56.744
- Anything, it's that you cannot stop the gospel.
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- So continue to pray
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- For the persecuted brothers and sisters in christ in nigeria
- 00:23:01.983 --> 00:23:05.220
- And other hotspots around the world.
- 00:23:05.220 --> 00:23:07.021
- Speaking of hotspots, tomorrow night yair pinto and mati
- 00:23:07.021 --> 00:23:09.557
- Shoshone will join us with an on the ground report from israel.
- 00:23:09.557 --> 00:23:13.061
- You won't want to miss that.
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- Until then, god bless you.
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- We'll see you soon.
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