{"id":2341368,"date":"2024-09-15T11:18:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T15:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-tebow-teams-with-bipartisan-group-of-lawmakers-to-introduce-the-renewed-hope-act\/"},"modified":"2024-09-15T11:20:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-15T15:20:47","slug":"tim-tebow-teams-with-bipartisan-group-of-lawmakers-to-introduce-the-renewed-hope-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-tebow-teams-with-bipartisan-group-of-lawmakers-to-introduce-the-renewed-hope-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Tebow Teams with Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers to Introduce the &#8216;Renewed Hope Act&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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-tebow-teams-with-bipartisan-group-of-lawmakers-to-introduce-the-renewed-hope-act%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=2341368&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--><p>Tim Tebow, the former NFL quarterback, is advocating for the &#8220;Renewed Hope Act,&#8221; a bipartisan initiative aimed at \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-linked-to-missing-arizona-teen-alicia-navarro-is-arrested-on-child-sex-abuse-charges\/\" title=\"Man arrested for child sex abuse charges connected to missing Arizona teen Alicia Navarro.\">combating child sexual abuse<\/a> in the United States. The\u2064 bill, which was revealed recently, \u200bfocuses on increasing the number\u200b of investigators\u200c dedicated to \u2062uncovering and rescuing children who \u2063have been victimized and whose identities remain unknown. Tebow emphasizes the critical need\u2064 for collective action, stating \u200dthat tackling this issue\u2063 extends beyond mere policies\u2014it\u2019s\u200c about saving \u2062the next generation from unthinkable horrors. The act\u200d has gained support from several lawmakers, including Senators Cornyn and Blumenthal. The initiative aims to strengthen the\u200c nation&#8217;s ability to identify and\u200d rescue children, as \u200creports of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-known-for-exposing-alleged-sexual-predators-killed-in-confrontation\/\" title=\"Man who exposed alleged sexual predators killed in confrontation.\">online sexual exploitation<\/a> have\u200b surged \u200din recent years. Lawmakers are\u2064 calling for greater coordination and training among various entities involved in child protection, acknowledging that current efforts are insufficient. The act reflects\u200b a\u200b commitment to addressing the growing crisis of child exploitation and ensuring that victims receive the help they desperately need.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Tim Tebow has something he wants abused children in the dark, forgotten layers of American society to have &mdash; hope that the nightmare of child sex abuse can end.<\/p>\n<p>Tebow, a former NFL quarterback who was also a college star with Florida and had a stint as a minor leage baseball player, has forged a bipartisan alliance behind what has been dubbed the &ldquo;Renewed Hope Act,&rdquo; which was unveiled Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have to build an army and equip and train them to go after and rescue these boys and girls. That&rsquo;s what it&rsquo;s about,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tim-tebow-testifies-house-judiciary-committee-grateful-prayers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tebow<\/a> said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/tim-tebow-helps-introduce-new-bill-combat-child-exploitation-everybody-needs-part-solution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>. &ldquo;Everybody needs to be a part of the solution.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This isn&rsquo;t just about policies or procedures. This is about people. This is about the next generation of boys and girls. Like, we always talk about the future, the next generation. This is a chance we really get to make an impact,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>One of the key pieces of the bill is to increase the number of investigators probing the dark underbelly of the internet to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/absolute-failure-fbi-audit-reveals-just-badly-group-still-bungles-child-sex-abuse-cases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">identify children<\/a> whose faces have appeared in videos and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-sex-trafficking-advocates-slam-twitter-on-heels-of-bombshell-lawsuit-from-teen-victim\/\" title=\"Anti-Sex Trafficking Advocates Slam Twitter On Heels Of Bombshell Lawsuit From Teen Victim\">child sex abuse material<\/a>, but whose identities are unknown.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>In a statement on his foundation&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/timtebowfoundation.org\/stories\/tim-tebow-rallies-bipartisan-leaders-champion-renewed-hope-act-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>, Tebow said the names of more than 50,000 children who have been seen in images of abuse are unknown.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Until they&rsquo;re identified, they have almost no chance of being rescued,&rdquo; Tebow said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2024\/sep\/10\/tim-tebow-joins-congress-offensive-against-child-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;One of the best next steps in fighting this evil is giving these kids the best chance to be rescued by building a bigger rescue team, by giving them the opportunity for experts to speak into it, by having a central coordination hub, and by having the best training and victim identification expertise around the world,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Republican Rep. Laurel Lee of Florida appeared with Tebow in support of the law.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No child should be the subject of online sexual exploitation and abuse,&rdquo; Cornyn said, noting that between 2019 and 2023, reports of child sex abuse have more than doubled.<\/p>\n<p>During a media event to mark the act&rsquo;s unveiling, lawmakers said 84 percent of the material that has been found shows a child being sexually assaulted and almost half shows extreme abuse.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For too long, hundreds of thousands of girls and boys have endured horrific abuse &mdash; often at the hands of adults who are supposed to protect them,&rdquo; Tebow said on his foundation&rsquo;s website.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Children in our nation are right now living in the darkest of evils, crying out for help. Their pain must stir us to act. This is why we&rsquo;re calling on Congress to pass legislation to strengthen our nation&rsquo;s response to identifying and rescuing these boys and girls. Because even with law enforcement and organizations working around the clock to rescue these children, it&rsquo;s just not enough,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Urge your representatives to co-sponsor the Renewed Hope Act of 2024 and prioritize the protection of&#8239;children who are being sexually abused and exploited and are waiting to be identified and rescued. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CqM1QDPI6y\">https:\/\/t.co\/CqM1QDPI6y<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N2jt9N1nOx\">https:\/\/t.co\/N2jt9N1nOx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tim Tebow (@TimTebow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimTebow\/status\/1834304072087675347?\">September 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Americans consistently rank among the top consumers of online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC) livestreamed from the Philippines and around the world,&rdquo; said Nate King, Director, U.S. Policy and Advocacy, International Justice Mission, noting 34 percent of cases involving Philippine children were linked to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ex-democratic-party-chair-sentenced-child-sex-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American customers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Identifying children victimized by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/threatens-free-expression-senate-panel-passes-online-child-sex-bill-critics-say-will-jeopardize-security\/\" title=\"\u2018Threatens Free Expression\u2019: Senate Panel Passes Online Child Sex Bill Critics Say Will \u2018Jeopardize Security\u2019\">online child sexual exploitation<\/a> is crucial to recovering and safeguarding children from abusive situations,&rdquo; said Derrick Driscoll, Chief Operating Officer of the National Center for Missing &amp; Exploited Children.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The number of unknown children depicted in sexually exploitative imagery who need to be identified and recovered by law enforcement continues to grow exponentially as the volume of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-minor-sues-twitter-over-sex-trafficking-on-social-media-site\/\" title=\"Second Minor Sues Twitter Over Sex Trafficking On Social Media Site\">child sexual abuse material<\/a> (CSAM) circulated online increases,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The former NFL quarterback, who also excelled in college football at Florida and briefly played minor league baseball, has formed a bipartisan coalition for the &#8220;Renewed Hope Act,&#8221; which was introduced on Tuesday. &#8220;We need to create an army and equip them to rescue these boys and girls. That\u2019s what this is about,&#8221; Tebow stated, as reported by Fox News. &#8220;Everyone should contribute to the solution.&#8221; He emphasized that this issue transcends policies; it concerns people and the future generation of children. This legislation includes a significant provision aimed at increasing the number of investigators focused on uncovering child exploitation online by identifying children featured in abusive materials whose identities remain unknown.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement from his foundation&#8217;s website, Tebow highlighted that over 50,000 children&#8217;s names are still unidentified in abuse images. &#8220;Without identification, their chances for rescue are minimal,&#8221; he remarked according to the Washington Times. He proposed enhancing efforts against this evil by expanding rescue teams and providing expert guidance through a centralized coordination hub with top-notch training and victim identification skills globally.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of the law include Republican Senator John Cornyn from Texas, Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal from Connecticut, Democratic Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Republican Representative Laurel Lee from Florida. Cornyn pointed out that no child should suffer online sexual exploitation or abuse while noting that reports of such incidents have more than doubled between 2019 and 2023. During an event announcing the act&#8217;s introduction, lawmakers revealed that 84% of discovered material involves sexual assault against children\u2014nearly half depicting severe abuse.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For far too long, countless boys and girls have faced unimaginable suffering\u2014often inflicted by those meant to protect them,&#8221; Tebow expressed on his foundation&#8217;s website. &#8220;Children across our nation are currently trapped in horrific circumstances crying out for help; their suffering must compel us into action.&#8221; He urged Congress to pass legislation aimed at bolstering efforts for identifying and rescuing these vulnerable youth since existing law enforcement initiatives alone are insufficient.<\/p>\n<p>Tebow called upon citizens to encourage their representatives to co-sponsor the Renewed Hope Act of 2024 prioritizing protections for sexually abused children awaiting identification and rescue.<\/p>\n<p>Nate King from International Justice Mission noted that Americans rank among top consumers of online sexual exploitation involving livestreams from places like the Philippines; he mentioned that 34% of cases concerning Filipino minors were linked back to American customers.<\/p>\n<p>Derrick Driscoll from the National Center for Missing &amp; Exploited Children stressed how vital it is to identify victims affected by online child sexual exploitation so they can be rescued from abusive environments as cases continue rising alongside increasing volumes of circulated exploitative material online<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2341369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tim-Tebow.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40925,3673,35390,40924,38426],"class_list":["post-2341368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bipartisan-efforts","tag-lawmakers","tag-mental-health","tag-renewed-hope-act","tag-tim-tebow"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tim-Tebow.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2341368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341368\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2341369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2341368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2341368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2341368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}