{"id":1978075,"date":"2023-07-19T22:43:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T02:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-ballard-who-inspired-sound-of-freedom-out-at-both-organizations-he-led\/"},"modified":"2023-07-19T22:44:06","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T02:44:06","slug":"tim-ballard-who-inspired-sound-of-freedom-out-at-both-organizations-he-led","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-ballard-who-inspired-sound-of-freedom-out-at-both-organizations-he-led\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Ballard, the inspiration behind &#8216;Sound Of Freedom,&#8217; steps down from leadership roles at both organizations."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftim-ballard-who-inspired-sound-of-freedom-out-at-both-organizations-he-led%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1978075&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Tim\u2062 Ballard&#8217;s \u200dDeparture\u200d from Anti-Trafficking \u2063Organizations<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Tim \u200bBallard, the inspiring figure \u2063behind the movie \u2064&#8221;Sound of \u200dFreedom,&#8221; has recently stepped down\u2064 from\u2062 his\u2064 leadership \u200droles \u200din two \u200bprominent organizations.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Changes at \u2062the Nazarene Fund<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>According to \u2062a report\u2064 by\u200b Motherboard, Ballard \u200dis \u2064no longer the CEO of\u200b the \u2062Nazarene Fund, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-ballard-who-inspired-sound-of-freedom-out-at-both-organizations-he-led\/\" title=\"Tim Ballard, the inspiration behind 'Sound Of Freedom,' steps down from leadership roles at both organizations.\">anti-trafficking organization \u200csupported<\/a> \u200cby Glenn\u2064 Beck.<\/p>\n<p>The organization <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/g5yjq4\/tim-ballard-out-as-ceo-at-glenn-beck-backed-nazarene-fund\" target=\"_blank\" \u2062rel=\"noopener\">stated<\/a>, &#8220;Tim\u200b Ballard is no \u2062longer the\u200d CEO of the Nazarene Fund. The \u2062Nazarene Fund remains \u200cdedicated to\u200c our \u2063mission of Rescue, Rebuild,\u2063 and Restore. \u2063We\u200d are grateful\u200b for \u200bthe support we receive to fulfill our\u2064 mission\u200b and\u200b help \u200cthose in\u200c need around \u2064the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Parting Ways \u2062with Operation Underground\u2064 Railroad<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>In another \u200bsurprising development, Ballard \u200bhas reportedly \u2064&#8221;quietly parted \u2063ways&#8221; with\u2062 Operation Underground Railroad,\u200c the organization he founded and which \u200dserved \u2063as\u200b the\u200d inspiration for\u200d the \u200cmovie.<\/p>\n<p>According\u2064 to \u200c<a \u2063href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/k7z74x\/tim-ballard-sound-of-freedom-operation-underground-railroad-stepped-away\" target=\"_blank\" \u2063rel=\"noopener\">Motherboard&#8217;s report<\/a>, \u200bBallard\u200c allegedly\u2063 approached donors, claiming he had been &#8220;forced out,&#8221; and sought\u200d assistance \u200din establishing a new organization.<\/p>\n<p>As \u2063of now, \u200cBallard&#8217;s name and photo still appear on Operation Underground Railroad&#8217;s \u200c&#8221;about us&#8221;\u2062 page on\u200b their website.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p>A \u200cRemarkable Journey<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Ballard, a former Department of Homeland Security agent, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/biographic-information-for-members-of-the-public-private-partnership-advisory-council-to-end-human-trafficking\/\"\u200d target=\"_blank\" \u200brel=\"noopener\">appointed<\/a> \u200cby \u2064former President Donald Trump to a \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-boasts-as-infants-as-young-as-six-months-now-cleared-for-covid-vaccines\/\" title=\"Biden Boasts As Infants As Young As Six Months Now Cleared For COVID Vaccines\">federal advisory panel<\/a> on \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-immigration-law-challenged-in-new-lawsuit-filed-by-advocates\/\" title=\"New lawsuit challenges DeSantis immigration law, filed by advocates.\">human \u200btrafficking<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tim Ballard, the inspiration behind &#8220;Sound of Freedom,&#8221; has reportedly left both organizations he headed. 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