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Pastor Jaco Booyens of Mercy Culture Church discusses the challenges in establishing a conservative-leaning church campus in Washington, D.C.

Booyens recounts repeated evictions and building denials from D.C. churches citing his stances on abortion, gender, and
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child transitions as "too political," while describing a "cloud of confusion" and demonic strongholds influencing local churches and politicians.

The interview claims 13 historic D.C. churches over 200 years old operate as a "collective mind of the Holy Spirit"...
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that approves speeches and affects Congress, which Booyens labels blasphemous for undermining individual faith relationships.
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Jaco Booyens is very famous for founding Jaco Booyens Ministries (JBM), an anti-trafficking nonprofit that rescues children, supports victims and survivors, and collaborates with law enforcement (FBI, ICE, TSA, etc.) and
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170+ NGOs across 56 countries; motivated by his sister's experience as a trafficking survivor, he has fought this for over 25-30 years, focusing on prevention, legislation reform, and addressing root causes.
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Booyens highlights pornography as the primary "entry drug" and demand driver for sex trafficking and child exploitation, advocating against it as cultural rot that fuels grooming, sextortion, and AI-generated abuse material targeting minors.
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Through JBM and related initiatives like Share Together Now, he educates on protecting children's innocence, influences policy, provides resources on addiction and healing, and integrates faith-based redemption while serving as a speaker and pastor at Mercy Culture Church.
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