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WATCH: Nazarene Fund Donations Have Saved Almost 2,400 Christians in Iraq

August 09, 2016
Lori Hanes

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Glenn shared on radio Tuesday a tremendous update regarding the Nazarene Fund and the effort to save Christians in the Middle East.

"Just about a year ago, we're not even at the year mark of being in Birmingham for Restoring Unity and starting the Nazarene Fund, I said, 'In the next year, we want to save 400 families and get them to safety.' We're not at the one-year mark, and even with all of the trouble that we have had, we have moved to safety 553 families," Glenn said.

RELATED: Christian Charity Donations ‘Used to Build a Hamas Military Base in Gaza’

In total, more than 11,455 people have been moved or fed. Mercury One (M1), funded by donations to the Nazarene Fund, has become the largest refugee aid organization in Iraq.

Glenn gave specific regional updates to share what your donations have made possible around the world:

Australia

About two weeks ago, M1 started moving people to Australia. They're taking 60 people weekly, and that effort will be ongoing for awhile.

Greece

Currently, a large refugee camp in Greece houses both Muslims and Christians together. The Christians are being brutally persecuted in the camp. Last week, M1 was on the ground in Greece and secured an old warehouse to rebuild for Christian refugees. This will provide safe housing away from Muslim persecution

Middle East

• In the next couple of weeks, another refugee camp will be closed after 900 people are moved to safety in northern in Iraq," Glenn said.

• The Nazarene Fund is funding churches throughout the Middle East that need help. While conducting a routine interview for families wanting to depart to Central America, M1's security vetting team learned of a family of six Christian girls, ranging in age from ten to 22, with a single mom, whose father and husband had been shot and chopped into pieces in front of the family by ISIS. A special operations team funded by M1 deployed into hostile territory and removed the girls in the middle of the night. The youngest daughter is ten and just started school in a refugee church in Jordan, funded by M1. All girls are doing well and went shopping for clothes and make-up with the M1 team. The mother, who still wears black, now has a smile on her face for the first time in months. When the M1 team left her last week, she was looking forward to cooking in her kitchen for her family and walking her daughters to school every morning now that she knows they are safe.

• One dejected community living in horrific conditions did not want to leave Iraq, saying, "We're Christians. If we leave, the light goes out. We can't leave our country." M1 began transferring them to new apartments in northern Iraq, but they remained skeptical, thinking their beautiful new living conditions were meant as a cruel joke. Area priests were brought in to reassure them.

Glenn had this to say about the relocated community:

They were like, "Why are these people doing this to us? Is this a cruel joke?" And they could not believe . . . and the deal was, "The world abandoned us here and forgot us for two years. Who are these people? Why all of a sudden do they care?" And the priests were saying, "No, they've cared for a long time, they just haven't been able to do anything because of all of the red tape. People have cared about you the whole time." And they're all breaking down and crying. And so grateful. So very grateful to everybody that has helped with the Nazarene Fund.

United States

For security reasons, limited details are available on this, but the first Iraqi Christian refugee will soon enter the U.S. Accepted into a prestigious divinity school in America, he no longer had money to attend. Additionally, he was concerned about leaving his Nazarene-marked family vulnerable to ISIS. M1 moved his family to safety in northern Iraq so he could attend school in the U.S. and, according to him, bring the light of Christ back to the Middle East.

"It's really remarkable what you have done with the Nazarene Fund with Mercury One. As I pointed out, 11,455 people have been affected at least by, you know, getting hot meals every day. And nearly 2,400 people have either been moved in country to a safe house, to a safe place, or out of Iraq or Syria --- 2,400 people. To put that into perspective, in World War II, the Righteous Among the Nations, some of them saved ten, some of them saved two. People like Raoul Wallenberg saved thousands. You are responsible for saving thousands of Christians' lives in this genocide. And make no mistake, that's exactly what this is: a genocide," Glenn said.

If you would like to get involved or stay involved, go to mercuryone.org and donate to the Nazarene Fund.

Listen to this segment from The Glenn Beck Program:

Featured Image: Christians rescued and relocated through the Nazarene Fund pose for a picture in their new home in Slovakia.

PHOTOS: Glenn’s rare tour reveals White House history

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In honor of Trump's 100th day in office, Glenn was invited to the White House for an exclusive interview with the President.

Naturally, Glenn's visit wasn't solely confined to the interview, and before long, Glenn and Trump were strolling through the majestic halls of the White House, trading interesting historical anecdotes while touring the iconic home. Glenn was blown away by the renovations that Trump and his team have made to the presidential residence and enthralled by the history that practically oozed out of the gleaming walls.

Want to join Glenn on this magical tour? Fortunately, Trump's gracious White House staff was kind enough to provide Glenn with photos of his journey through the historic residence so that he might share the experience with you.

So join Glenn for a stroll through 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue with the photo gallery below:

The Oval Office

  

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The Roosevelt Room

  

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The White House

  

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Media cover-up: Why Clinton deported six times more than Trump

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MSNBC and CNN want you to think the president is a new Hitler launching another Holocaust. But the actual deportation numbers are nowhere near what they claim.

Former MSNBC host Chris Matthews, in an interview with CNN’s Jim Acosta, compared Trump’s immigration policies to Adolf Hitler’s Holocaust. He claimed that Hitler didn’t bother with German law — he just hauled people off to death camps in Poland and Hungary. Apparently, that’s what Trump is doing now by deporting MS-13 gang members to El Salvador.

Symone Sanders took it a step further. The MSNBC host suggested that deporting gang-affiliated noncitizens is simply the first step toward deporting black Americans. I’ll wait while you try to do that math.

The debate is about control — weaponizing the courts, twisting language, and using moral panic to silence dissent.

Media mouthpieces like Sanders and Matthews are just the latest examples of the left’s Pavlovian tribalism when it comes to Trump and immigration. Just say the word “Trump,” and people froth at the mouth before they even hear the sentence. While the media cries “Hitler,” the numbers say otherwise. And numbers don’t lie — the narrative does.

Numbers don’t lie

The real “deporter in chief” isn’t Trump. It was President Bill Clinton, who sent back 12.3 million people during his presidency — 11.4 million returns and nearly 900,000 formal removals. President George W. Bush, likewise, presided over 10.3 million deportations — 8.3 million returns and two million removals. Even President Barack Obama, the progressive darling, oversaw 5.5 million deportations, including more than three million formal removals.

So how does Donald Trump stack up? Between 2017 and 2021, Trump deported somewhere between 1.5 million and two million people — dramatically fewer than Obama, Bush, or Clinton. In his current term so far, Trump has deported between 100,000 and 138,000 people. Yes, that’s assertive for a first term — but it's still fewer than Biden was deporting toward the end of his presidency.

The numbers simply don’t support the hysteria.

Who's the “dictator” here? Trump is deporting fewer people, with more legal oversight, and still being compared to history’s most reviled tyrant. Apparently, sending MS-13 gang members — violent criminals — back to their country of origin is now equivalent to genocide.

It’s not about immigration

This debate stopped being about immigration a long time ago. It’s now about control — about weaponizing the courts, twisting language, and using moral panic to silence dissent. It’s about turning Donald Trump into the villain of every story, facts be damned.

If the numbers mattered, we’d be having a very different national conversation. We’d be asking why Bill Clinton deported six times as many people as Trump and never got labeled a fascist. We’d be questioning why Barack Obama’s record-setting removals didn’t spark cries of ethnic cleansing. And we’d be wondering why Trump, whose enforcement was relatively modest by comparison, triggered lawsuits, media hysteria, and endless Nazi analogies.

But facts don’t drive this narrative. The villain does. And in this script, Trump plays the villain — even when he does far less than the so-called heroes who came before him.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

Exposed: America’s ancient power grid is a national security disaster

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If America wants to remain a global leader in the coming decades, we need more energy fast.

It's no secret that Glenn is an advocate for the safe and ethical use of AI, not because he wants it, but because he knows it’s coming whether we like it or not. Our only option is to shape AI on our terms, not those of our adversaries. America has to win the AI Race if we want to maintain our stability and security, and to do that, we need more energy.

AI demands dozens—if not hundreds—of new server farms, each requiring vast amounts of electricity. The problem is, America lacks the power plants to generate the required electricity, nor do we have a power grid capable of handling the added load. We must overcome these hurdles quickly to outpace China and other foreign competitors.

Outdated Power Grid

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Our power grid is ancient, slowly buckling under the stress of our modern machines. AAI’s energy demands could collapse it without a major upgrade. The last significant overhaul occurred under FDR nearly a century ago, when he connected rural America to electricity. Since then, we’ve patched the system piecemeal, but it’s still the same grid from the 1930s. Over 70 percent of the powerlines are 30 years old or older, and circuit breakers and other vital components are in similar condition. Most people wouldn't trust a dishwasher that was 30 years old, and yet much of our grid relies on technology from the era of VHS tapes.

Upgrading the grid would prevent cascading failures, rolling blackouts, and even EMP attacks. It would also enable new AI server farms while ensuring reliable power for all.

A Need for Energy

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Earlier this month, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt appeared before Congress as part of an AI panel and claimed that by 2030, the U.S. will need to add 96 gigawatts to our national power production to meet AI-driven demand. While some experts question this figure, the message is clear: We must rapidly expand power production. But where will this energy come from?

As much as eco nuts would love to power the world with sunshine and rainbows, we need a much more reliable and significantly more efficient power source if we want to meet our electricity goals. Nuclear power—efficient, powerful, and clean—is the answer. It’s time to shed outdated fears of atomic energy and embrace the superior electricity source. Building and maintaining new nuclear plants, along with upgraded infrastructure, would create thousands of high-paying American jobs. Nuclear energy will fuel AI, boost the economy, and modernize America’s decaying infrastructure.

A Bold Step into the Future

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This is President Trump’s chance to leave a historic mark on America, restoring our role as global leaders and innovators. Just as FDR’s power grid and plants made America the dominant force of the 20th century, Trump could upgrade our infrastructure to secure dominance in the 21st century. Visionary leadership must cut red tape and spark excitement in the industry. This is how Trump can make America great again.

POLL: Is K2-18b proof of alien LIFE in the cosmos?

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Are we alone in the universe?

It's no secret that Glenn keeps one eye on the cosmos, searching for any signs of ET. Late last week, a team of astronomers at the University of Cambridge made an exciting discovery that could change how we view the universe. The astronomers were monitoring a distant planet, K2-18b, when the James Webb Space Telescope detected dimethyl sulfide and dimethyl disulfide, two atmospheric gases believed only to be generated by living organisms. The planet, which is just over two and a half times larger than Earth, orbits within the "habitable zone" of its star, meaning the presence of liquid water on its surface is possible, further supporting the possibility that life exists on this distant world.

Unfortunately, humans won't be able to visit K2-18b to see for ourselves anytime soon, as the planet is about 124 light-years from Earth. This means that even if we had rockets that could travel at the speed of light, it would still take 124 years to reach the potentially verdant planet. Even if humans made the long trek to K2-18b, they would be faced with an even more intense challenge upon arrival: Gravity. Assuming K2-18b has a similar density to Earth, its increased size would also mean it would have increased gravity, two and a half times as much gravity, to be exact. This would make it very difficult, if not impossible, for humans to live or explore the surface without serious technological support. But who knows, give Elon Musk and SpaceX a few years, and we might be ready to seek out new life (and maybe even new civilizations).

But Glenn wants to know what you think. Could K2-18b harbor life on its distant surface? Could alien astronomers be peering back at us from across the cosmos? Would you be willing to boldly go where no man has gone before? Let us know in the poll below:

Could there be life on K2-18b?

Could there be an alien civilization thriving on K2-18b?

Will humans develop the technology to one day explore distant worlds?

Would you sign up for a trip to an alien world?

Is K2-18b just another cold rock in space?