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Here you are listening to the O'Reilly update. Coming up next, the news with Mike Slater.
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Thank you, Bill. It is Thursday, August 28, 2025. Here's what's happening today in America. A gunman targets Christians in Minneapolis, a federal judge blocks Trump's deportation order. Researchers say the common smartphone is dirtier than a. We'll tell you in a moment. And a new survey ranks the most obese states in America. That's all coming up. And then my message of the day about what happened in Minneapolis yesterday. A shooter opened fire on a Catholic school, killing two children, enduring at least 20 more. Multiple outlets identify the suspect as Robin Westman, his first name, his real name is Robert. Just a few years ago changed it to Robin. YouTube removed footage posted by 23 year old featuring multiple weapons, a handwritten manifesto and a gun magazine featuring the words where is your God? And kill Donald Trump. Among other things, the murderer took his own life minutes after opening fire. Much more coming up in a moment. About that, a US District judge blocking the Trump administration's order to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia. The court is now, Geez. The efforts that the courts have taken to protect this guy, this illegal alien ms.13 gang member. The court is now requiring the federal government to present evidence at a hearing scheduled for October 6th. Garcia, a Salvadorian native who's been living in Maryland. Maryland, dad was deported to El Salvador in March over allegations that he's a member of Ms. 13. Never forget that his girlfriend or wife, whatever, would post pictures of him and then cover up his hand that had the MS.13 symbols written on them. But he was eventually brought back to the United States. Now may go to Uganda. Probably would have been happier. In El Salvador, researchers at the University of Arizona find the common smartphone is dirtier than a toilet seat. Scientists say a single digital device contains 20,000 different types of bacteria, germs and viruses. That's 10 times more than the toilet. Experts recommend cleaning the phones with a disinfectant wipe at least once a day. Fewer than 10% of Americans clean their phones once a month. Data from the CDC revealing the most obese states in America. They are Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi. And the most rotund remains, W.V. 67% of adults are overweight. 20% of adults have clinically diagnosed obesity. The thinnest states in America, Colorado, Utah, Massachusetts, Hawaii and Vermont. America's weight problems cost taxpayers $200 billion every year in healthcare expenses and premature death. We have more coming up on the tragedy in Minnesota, including two ways that one can respond to a tragedy like this. We'll break it down next.
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Mike Slater filling it for Bill O'Reilly. It's time for the O'Reilly Update. Message of the day. After a horrible tragedy like what happened in Minnesota, one way that a leader or anyone could respond is by mocking the faith of the people who were killed. So the mayor of Minneapolis decided to do he said this is no time for thoughts and prayers. These kids were literally praying when they were shot, mocking prayer. The Democrats have used that talking point for a while now. Whenever there's a school shooting or in this case, a church shooting or both, they'll always debate, oh, we don't need your thoughts and prayers. We need action. Kids were literally praying when evil walked in. And the mayor's big message was to sneer at prayer. Kids were praying when this evil came in. And the mayor's instinct was to mock prayer. That's one approach. Now, if you don't think prayer works, then I can see why you think it's a very silly thing to do. That used to be me. So I get it. If you do think that prayer works, then what else are you doing? The Bible says to pray without ceasing first. Thessalonians 5:16 Rejoice always, pray without ceasing. Give thanks in all circumstances. This is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Rejoice always. Rejoice always. Yes, it's a command in the Bible. Now, we have a tough time with that in our culture because we're told that everything's about feelings. And you may be feeling a certain way, maybe feeling sad, but rejoicing is not about feelings. You can feel sadness, you can be heartbroken and still rejoice. The tense is actually in the continual tense. It's a keep on rejoicing. If you don't believe in God, then you won't rejoice in God. You won't pray to God, you won't give thanks to God. If you are sort of religious person, then you'll rejoice sometimes. Pray when you feel like it, and give thanks when things are going well. But Christians are commanded to rejoice always, pray without ceasing and give thanks in all circumstances. See the difference? And the reason why Christians can rejoice in all circumstances is because of John 16:34. In the world you will face tribulation, but take heart, I have overcome the world. There's an old hymn that was written in 1774, right before we became a nation. It says, o fearful saints, new courage take. The clouds that you now dread Are big with mercy and will break and blessings on your head. Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, but trust him for his grace. Behind a frowning providence he hides a smiling face. God's purposes will ripen fast, unfolding every hour. The Buddha may have a bitter taste, but sweet will be the flower. Blind unbelief is sure to err and scan his work in vain. God is his own interpreter and he will make it plain. So God, we trust in you oh God, we trust in you. When tears are great and comforts few, we hope and mercies ever new we trust in you. That phrase happens to be one of our mottos of this country. We have two E Pluribus unum out of many one and in God we trust. We all have a choice in how we respond to tragedy. I would recommend against sneering and mocking those who pray, especially children. That's the path the mayor decided to go. Instead, I would use this tragedy to get closer to God. In a fallen, broken world, he's where the joy is. More coming up.
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Mike Slater filling in for Bill O'Reilly. Now it's time for something you might not know or something that we need to be reminded of. We humans were not made to take in this much awful news every day. We are made to live in a community and to know the people in our community and to take in only the bad news that exists within our community, which has enough heartbreak in it as it is. We are not made to take in all the terrible things that happen in the world or our country every single day for all of human history. If something bad happened way over there, it would take a long time, if ever, to make it your way. One example, this would be Juneteenth, this holiday. And the reason this holiday is this weird, vague name is because when Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, it took two years for the slaves in Texas to hear about it. And when did they hear about it? Like, I don't know, like Juneteenth or something. And now we hear about all the horrible things all the time. It's not good for our brains. It's not good for our souls, especially for kids. And we're just bombarded all the time with horrible news and we live in a broken world. I mentioned this briefly in the morning update this morning, but let me do this again quickly. Most people in our postmodern culture today believe that people are born good and that everything is naturally perfect. And then if something bad happens, they conclude that it's some catastrophic breakdown in the system. But the Christian worldview says that, no, no, this is a broken world. That is the norm. And after the fall, there's death and pain and tears and shame and horrible things happen all the time. And if anything ever good happens, praise God. See the difference? It's a massive theological worldview difference. I'm reading east of Eden right now and There's a scene where it's a book set in the late 1800s in California, and one of the couples, their older daughter, passes away at a pretty young age. John Steinbeck said that Una's death, the daughter struck Samuel dad like a silent earthquake. And now his tissue, which had fought joyously against time, gave up a little. His young skin turned old, his clear eyes dulled, and a little stoop came to his great shoulders. Eliza, however, with her acceptance, could take care of tragedy. She had no real hope this side of heaven. I don't either. And this doesn't mean that I'm indifferent to horrible things that happen. Not far from makes me mourn even more for the brokenness of the world and makes me crave even more that people find a savior more. Coming up.
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16 years from today, Greg Gerstner will finally land the perfect cannon. Epic splash, unsuspecting friends, a work of art only possible because Greg is already meeting all these same people at AARP volunteer and community events that keep him active and involved and help make sure his happiness lives as long as he does. That's why the younger you are, the more you need AARP. Learn more@aarp.org local I'm Mike Slater.
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I have a podcast called Politics by Faith. You can join us over there. Thank you for letting me fill in once again for the O'Reilly update. We'll see you tomorrow.