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The '''Restoring Unity Rally''' was an event that took place on August 28 and August 29, 2015.  Also called the '''Never Again is Now''' movement, the event was built around Christians in the Middle East who are being displaced or slaughtered by [[Islamic State|ISIS]], with the [[Planned Parenthood 2015 undercover videos controversy|atrocities]] of [[Planned Parenthood]] also becoming a major topic.  It was started by [[Glenn Beck]], founder of [[The Blaze]].

Restoring Unity took place in Birmingham, Alabama, at the Guiding Light Church and the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center, on the five year anniversary of the [[Restoring Honor Rally]].  The march that took place followed the same footsteps that [[Martin Luther King]] walked.

The event was attended by [[Alveda King]], the Reverend Jim Lowe, [[Chuck Norris]], [[Rafael Cruz]]([[Ted Cruz]]' Father), the Mayor of Birmingham, William Bell, [[Jon Voight]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150903015731/https://www.catholic.org/news/ae/celebrity/story.php?id=63355 Actor Jon Voight joins gospel choir on stage during Restoring Unity event]</ref><ref>Voight was in attendance for the entire day, led the pledge of allegiance, and stayed for a Q & A for a special premier of the movie [[Woodlawn (film)|Woodlawn]].</ref> and many others.

==Crowd Size==
The attendance has reported to have been around 20,000 people in size.<ref>[http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2015/08/all_lives_matter_march_draws_m.html 'All Lives Matter' march draws more than 20,000 to Birmingham]</ref><ref>[http://www.wtva.com/news/local/story/All-Lives-Matter-march-draws-more-than-20-000-in/Jq30rVgaHUKiFH0XwnTLOg.cspx 'All Lives Matter' march draws more than 20,000 in Alabama]</ref>

==Acts of Love==
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There have been reports of people going out of their way to help others and be kind to one another.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMV1xQs3_Ck Pastor Pete Beerman on Restoring Unity | "Glenn Beck Program"], [[YouTube]]</ref>

==Nazarene Fund==
Beck first announced the Nazarene Fund during the event at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex.  The basis of the effort is to relocate people from the middle east to a safer place who are targeted by ISIS, who are being murdered, raped, tortured, and sold into sex slavery.  ISIS targets people solely because they believe in Christianity, and paints the Nazarene symbol on their door as a warning that they are next.

The fund has as its goal to raise $10 million.<ref>[http://www.redflagnews.com/headlines-2015/glenn-beck-vows-to-smuggle-syrian-christians-into-us-forget-about-washington-you-dont-need-permission-to-do-the-right-thing Glenn Beck vows to smuggle Syrian Christians into U.S. "Forget about Washington! You don’t need permission to do the right thing.”]</ref><ref>[http://cosmopolitancornbread.com/restoring-unity-the-nazarene-fund-neveragainisnow/ Restoring Unity & The Nazarene Fund | #NeverAgainIsNow]</ref>

==Media Coverage==
Despite the size of attendance, no major [[mainstream media]] outlets have covered the event.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2015/09/01/glenn-beck-draws-20000-to-unity-rally-and-media-ignores/ Glenn Beck Draws 20,000 to Unity Rally and Media Ignores], [[Breitbart.com]]</ref><ref>[http://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article33202329.html Where was news of Beck’s Birmingham rally? ]</ref>  A small number of outlets did, however, place coverage of the event on their websites where they would be less likely to be seen.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/08/31/glenn-beck-got-20000-people-to-turn-out-for-an-all-lives-matter-rally/ Glenn Beck got 20,000 people to turn out for an ‘All Lives Matter’ rally], [[Washington Post]]</ref>  Where reporting has occurred, it has been of a questionable tone.  Glenn Beck has claimed that this was the biggest march in Birmingham since [[Martin Luther King]] in 1963, a claim that they<ref>[https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/252328-glenn-beck-touts-all-lives-matter-rally-as-biggest-in Glenn Beck touts 'All Lives Matter' rally as biggest in Birmingham since MLK]</ref> could look further into, but have chosen not to.

==Wikipedia Bias==
Wikipedia had a page on the topic that has since been deleted.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Restoring_Unity Articles for deletion/Restoring Unity], [[Wikipedia]]</ref>  PER WP:NOTABLE, this article can never have a page on Wikipedia given the reliance upon what the media reports.

==See also==
* [[Woodlawn (film)|Woodlawn]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://now.mercuryone.org/ #Never Again is Now]

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