The 700 Club: December 15, 2009

The 700 Club Daily Broadcast Tuesday, December 15, 2009 PAT ROBERTSON: Well, welcome to The 700 Club. CT scans may cause cancer. We’ll have that story. Also, if you are single, you have a risk of dying early. TERRY MEEUWSEN: So run out and get married quickly. PAT ROBERTSON: Quickly. I mean, really, the altars should be full of brides and grooms on this story. TERRY MEEUWSEN: On the other hand, it had better be a happy one. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, at least, at least. Well, history was made this weekend in the communist country of Vietnam. Tens of thousands of Christians attended a public worship service. TERRY MEEUWSEN: The event came after many years of hardships and persecution. CBN News has the story from Ho Chi Minh City. VIETNAM GEORGE THOMAS: This is a sight that many here thought they would never see: the Gospel openly proclaimed in communist Vietnam. For decades most of Vietnam's Christians have been forced to worship in secret. But on this night, the government gave permission for house churches to hold an outdoor evangelistic service, and more than 35,000 people showed up. It is a testimony to the faith and perseverance of the country's church leaders. Bruce Jackson (Jackson Family Ministries): As Americans, we take these kinds of things for granted, the opportunity to gather and assemble and to worship and celebrate Christmas. Brenda Jackson (Jackson Family Ministries): In freedom. Bruce Jackson: But in Vietnam, the government has not allowed this. And there has not been something like this for 35 years. GEORGE THOMAS: Most Vietnamese have never heard the Gospel message, so when the pastor gave the altar call, some 8,000 people responded. CBN Asia Correspondent Lucille Talusan was there. Lucille Talusan (Ho Chi Minh City): Thousands of people came forward to surrender their lives to Jesus Christ. Actually the stage was not able to hold all the people. That’s why most of the people have come here, right on the ground. Tram Nguyen: I feel very happy, because I can become a Christian. I cannot describe my feeling now, really very happy. I can cry. GEORGE THOMAS: Overwhelmed by the success of the event, organizers fell to their knees in thanks. It would be premature to say that religious freedom has come to Vietnam. In fact, police stopped several buses carrying Christians from outlying provinces to keep them from attending the event. Nevertheless, these leaders are encouraged to press on until the Gospel message is heard throughout their country. Pastor Khoa Ho (President, Vietnam Evangelical Fellowship): God is working marvelously in ways we cannot imagine. We have experienced many great things that God is doing in this country, and so we believe that there will be more greater things to come. Pastor Daniel Nhan (Vice President, Vietnam Evangelical Fellowship): We dream that in every village in Vietnam we will have big crusade so that countless, millions of Vietnamese come to the Lord. GEORGE THOMAS: George Thomas, CBN News. PAT ROBERTSON: Thanks, George. What a wonderful thing. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Amazing. PAT ROBERTSON: And, folks, I believe that Asia is where God is moving. And the power of the Lord is moving in China and Vietnam. I was over there some years ago and met with the President Vo Van Kiet, and they were opening up in those days. But the repression was still there. But to see this kind of an evangelistic initiative is just thrilling. TERRY MEEUWSEN: And this kind of response to it. PAT ROBERTSON: Oh, yes. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Quite astonishing. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, you know there will be the response, because those people, they want God. Well, Lee Webb has the rest of our top stories from the CBN Newsroom. Lee. CONFERENCE CONTROVERSY LEE WEBB: Pat, the climate talks in Copenhagen were supposed to produce groundbreaking agreements on cutting carbon emissions. But a new report shows the meeting itself will leave a bigger carbon footprint than previous climate summits. And as John Jessup reports, the trouble doesn't end there. JOHN JESSUP: Environmental activists are sounding an apocalyptic warning: war, famine, pestilence and death are what's in store if the climate change summit in Copenhagen doesn't produce a real deal. Sara Kragelund: Human lives are at stake. We think it's not so much the planet. The planet will survive, but people are suffering around the world, so that's what we want our leaders to recognize and to act upon. JOHN JESSUP: And the world delegates attending the conference aren't giving them much hope as they frantically try to come up with a plan. Talks abruptly stopped Monday when a bloc of developing countries walked out of the conference, upset about what they see as unfair carbon emissions standards and a lack of funding. The headlines aren't the kind organizers had hoped for. The meeting often has been sidelined by what's going on outside rather than what's going on inside, like these clashes between protestors and riot police and the scandal involving thousands of leaked e-mails at a leading British climate research facility, indicating scientists changed their data to support global warming. And there are other black eyes. Al Gore: The continuing research shows that Antarctica as a whole has now almost certainly tipped into a negative ice balance. JOHN JESSUP: Former Vice President Al Gore came under criticism for using questionable research to suggest the entire north polar ice cap could be ice-free in summer months within five to seven years. But the climatologist Gore was citing threw the Oscar-winning documentarian under the bus, telling the London Times, “I would never try to estimate likelihood at anything as exact as this. It's unclear to me how this figure was arrived at based on the information I provided to Al Gore's office.” Gore's office later admitted the quote was based on an old ballpark figure. The latest black eye comes just days before hundreds of world leaders, including President Obama, attend the closing session in hopes of signing an historic agreement. That's proving to be a lot tougher than thought. An agreement is still quite a ways off, but that’s nothing new. Here at home, cap and trade carbon control legislation has been stalled in the Senate all year. John Jessup, CBN News, Washington. LEE WEBB: And meantime, Pat, we’re dealing with record cold temperatures here in the month of December back home. PAT ROBERTSON: It looks that way. But, Lee, there probably are some problems. You look at what’s going on down in Brazil where they were cutting down those rain forests, there’s no doubt that that’s kind of like the lungs of our hemisphere. And if they take those trees out, there’s a processing that goes on of the noxious gases. So people are hurting the planet. They cut trees all over the place, and then you have erosion. You have all kinds of flooding and problems of that nature, not to mention the air pollution. And it’s happening all over. And we need to have some financial incentive for people to keep trees instead of cutting them down. So that’s there. The other thing is the third world are saying, “If you want us to cut our emissions, then you need to give us some little incentive, so that we won’t take a budget hit.” Well, that’s understandable. But the people who are asking for it are China and India. They’re looking for a couple hundred billion dollars a year. And so people, there are some extreme positions, and they don’t seem to be able to talk to each other. And so that huge conference had the largest carbon footprint of any of those conferences they’ve had to date as people fly in, drive in and occupy hotel rooms. Lee. DEBT WARNING LEE WEBB: Budget experts warn the US government will have to come up with a plan to get its ballooning debt under control or face panic in financial markets. The panelists say changes will have to be made by 2012 in order to keep the debt load at a manageable 60 percent of the overall American economy. The national debt has more than doubled since 2001, following two recessions, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and increased spending in Washington. Reuters reports the experts recommend tax hikes and spending cuts. They said unless the US takes swift action, the value of the dollar may continue to fall and interest rates will be forced back up. What do you think about that solution, the remedy for that, Pat? Tax hikes . . . . PAT ROBERTSON: Well, I think higher taxes is not the answer. You don’t tax yourself under prosperity, and I think that’s a big mistake. Cutting back spending is absolutely what needs to be done. There are just things in this last bill that’s just passed, outrageous things. Outrageous things. Every bit of pork you can imagine, 5,000 different projects that the congressmen seem oblivious to the fact we’ve got a serious financial problem. They just seem to think that money grows on trees and that they can clip the trees as often as they want to and it will keep growing back. It doesn’t work that way, nor does it work to think that you can get all of this from the, quote, “rich.” There are only so many rich, and the rich can’t sustain the huge amounts. We’ve got to get our fiscal house in order or you and I are going to be living in a far different world, in a far different America. It is serious. In my opinion, much more serious than climate change. And I think these radicals in Washington have got to be reined in somehow or other. But it doesn’t like it’s going to happen. Congress is oblivious, oblivious to the problem. And something else that’s a problem, that if you’re wise you’ll tell your doctor, “Thank you, Doctor, but I will decline this type of treatment.” Lee. DEADLY CAT SCANS LEE WEBB: Yes, that’s right, Pat. Radiation from CT scans may be linked to cancer and death. Researchers say scans done in 2007 alone will cause 29,000 cancers and kill nearly 15,000 Americans. CT stands for computed tomography. They’re also CAT scans. It is a special type of x-ray or imaging device, but it uses a higher radiation dose. And it exposes people to four times as much radiation than previously thought. The findings come from two studies published in the archives of internal medicine. MISSING CLIMBERS LEE WEBB: Searchers are still looking for two climbers missing on Oregon’s Mount Hood. Three hikers began their trek up the mountain Friday. Saturday searchers found the body of 26-year-old Luke Gullberg of Des Moines, Iowa. Twenty-four-year-old Anthony Vietti and twenty-nine-year-old Katie Nolan are still missing. Anthony is from Washington. Katie is from Oregon. They are Christians who have served around the world as missionaries. And now we’re hearing from their families. Here is Efrem Graham with more. Man: They all three loved hiking, and they all three loved Jesus. Teri Preiss (Mother): Yesterday morning, early, as I was praying, I felt God said, “Like a mustard seed. That’s all the faith you have to have.” If you have the faith like a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, “Mountain be moved,” and it will be done. Dennis Simmons (Chaplain): These three young people were vibrant Christian young men and a young woman. They have dedicated their lives to serving and giving to others. And their families are very, very proud of them. Teri Preiss: See, these kids loved, loved climbing, all three of them. They climbed together often. They climbed hard mountains together before, and they did it successfully and well. And they were careful climbers. David Vahey (Friend): We just want to make sure that you know that we have God’s peace in our hearts, and we know all three love Jesus, and we are confident in that. And that’s our rock. Teri Preiss: Pray for our climbers. These are two young people who are already making a difference in the world. These are two passionate and two of the people with the most integrity that I have ever seen in a young person. Thank you for listening, but most of all, thank you for praying for us. LEE WEBB: And a lot of people are praying for those two climbers. COMMANDMENTS CONTROVERSY LEE WEBB: A Ten Commandments sign in front of a Wisconsin home is causing quite a controversy. The sign has been in Ron Stanis’ yard for five years. No one complained until now, so the city of Milwaukee says the sign is too large and is requiring Stanis to apply for a permit or take down the sign. Ron Stanis (Homeowner): The city is making rules and regulations on their own. We’re going to demonstrate and protest. We’re going to sign petitions. We’re going to hand out flyers. LEE WEBB: Officials say a 300 dollar citation could be issued for Stanis if he does not comply. MARRIAGE IS GOOD FOR YOU LEE WEBB: It's official, marriage is good for you. Tying the knot reduces the risks of depression and anxiety. That's according to one of the most comprehensive studies conducted on the subject. Researchers surveyed more than 34,000 people in 15 countries over the past decade. Across the board, the survey shows that getting married is good for men and women. On the flip side, the study shows that ending a marriage through divorce, separation or death increases mental health disorders. Overall, though, the study shows the benefits of marriage regardless of your culture. Pat. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, that’s what the Bible says. It is not right for man to be alone. God did not intend us to live alone or celibate. He wants us to live in families. The Bible says He puts the homeless in families. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Exactly. PAT ROBERTSON: You’re in a family. TERRY MEEUWSEN: I’m in a family. You’re in a family. PAT ROBERTSON: More children than anybody. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Well, not exactly, but my fair share, yes. PAT ROBERTSON: You’ve got your own. You go out and get somebody else’s. You could just load the place up. TERRY MEEUWSEN: If I was younger, I’d load it up more. PAT ROBERTSON: Oh, brother. Well, anyhow, after all these years, I vote a hearty amen to marriage. And, folks, it’s the way to go. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Well, up next, they have no home or country. According to the government, they don’t even exist. Man: She asked me if I had an ID card. It was good for another 10 years, but then she took it, perforated it and told me that I was erased from the register of permanent residents in Republic of Slovenia. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Find out why thousands of people have been wiped from the books, after this. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GRAPHIC: LEE GREENWOOD LEE WEBB: Coming up later . . . . Lee Greenwood (Singing): “God bless the USA . . . .” LEE WEBB: Christmas music from country star Lee Greenwood. Lee Greenwood (Singing): “Another tender Tennessee Christmas . . . .” * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SPOT 1: SWISS AMERICA “IRA” Spokesman: Seventy-seven million baby boomers hope to retire in the next ten to 20 years, and just three percent will be financially independent. But Uncle Sam wants to help you put gold into your retirement plan by creating a self-directed Precious Metal IRA. There are no tax penalties or new contributions needed to convert an existing IRA or other retirement fund into gold. Pat Boone: This is Pat Boone to tell you about Swiss America’s three-step plan for successful gold investing. First, call Swiss America. Request their free book, materials, and rare opportunity CD. Second, review the materials and learn why gold has more than doubled in the last five years and why experts say it may double again. And third, earn a return through growth of your gold investment. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * NEXT DAY PROMO GRAPHIC: EAT THIS, NOT THAT LEE WEBB: Tomorrow on Skinny Wednesday. Get your restaurant survival guide and find out which of your favorite foods is making you fat. * * * GRAPHIC: SHOCKED LEE WEBB: Plus, a woman is nearly electrocuted . . . . Woman: It knocked the air out of me. I thought for sure my fingertips were going to blow off. It was so powerful. LEE WEBB: . . . . then gets shocked a second time. Woman: A heat surged through my body, and that pain was instantly gone. LEE WEBB: Tomorrow on The 700 Club. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PAT ROBERTSON: Well, the Bible talks about somebody as being blotted out of God’s book. What a horrible prospect. But your own country says you no longer exist, what do you do? Well, one such group can be found in the southern European nation of Slovenia. They’re called, quote, “the erased.” Dale Hurd has their tragic story. FOCUS: THE ERASED DALE HURD: Slovenia is the jewel of the former Yugoslavia. Wealthy, developed, beautiful. It emerged unscathed from the terrible violence and destruction that marked the end of Yugoslavia in the ‘90s. Slovenia is sometimes confused with Slovakia. Slovenia lies in the shadows of the Alps, on Austria's southern border. A nation of just two million, it is one of the best-kept secrets in Europe, offering a great quality of life, that is, if the government recognizes that you exist. After Slovenia became an independent nation in 1991, legal non-Slovenians were told to re-register with the new Republic of Slovenia. For many reasons, about 30,000 non-Slovenians, Serbians, Croatians, Bosnians did not or could not re-register, and their official status was erased from the books. They became illegal aliens. To the state, it was as if they never existed. They are known as The Erased. And after almost two decades, thousands still do not officially exist. The Erased have referred to themselves as “the living dead.” They had no jobs, no medical care, no apartment, no pensions, no passport, no country. Irfan Besirevic (Erased Person): I was left without my apartment, health insurance, without everything. I was sleeping in basements, abandoned cars and parks. DALE HURD: Irfan Beširevic, a Bosnian by birth, was in a coma and recovering from a bad accident during the period when he was supposed to apply for Slovenian residency. But he was out of luck and had his old identity card destroyed by a Slovenian official. Ifran Beširevic: She asked me if I had an ID card. It was good for another 10 years. But then she took it, perforated it and told me that I was erased from the register of permanent residents in the Republic of Slovenia. DALE HURD: Nisveta Lovec, also a Bosnian by birth, didn't think she had to worry about applying for residency. After all, she was married to a Slovenian, and her children were Slovenian. She would be terribly wrong. Nisveta Lovec (Erased Person): Everything turned upside down. That was when the worst suffering of my life started, something that I never thought I would experience. DALE HURD: Not only did she lose her legal status, but her fourth child did as well. Matevz Krivic (Lawyer for the Erased): The majority of them lost the possibility of normal life, to earn a living, to raise children, to search for a job. DALE HURD: Matevz Krivic is a former Slovenian Constitutional Court justice who now works full time on what he calls the illegal erasure of tens of thousands of people, but he is a frustrated man working on an unpopular cause. The Erased have been cast as freeloaders or enemies from other Yugoslav republics like Serbia. And the public has shown little sympathy for their plight. Matevz Krivic: The population was and still is misled by the politicians, intentionally presenting them as this mass of people, as enemies of the independence of Slovenia, aggressors. DALE HURD: Among those without sympathy for the Erased is the president of the right-wing Slovenian National Party, Zmago Jelincicz. Zmago Jelincicz (Slovenian National Party): There are no “Erased.” There are people who are trying to gain some possibilities for a better life, to gain some money or something like that. Actually, they are trying to avoid this and that, and a lot of criminals among them. DALE HURD (Interviewing): So, we should not think of these people as victims. Zmago Jelincicz: No. They are not victims. The victim is the state. DALE HURD (Reporting): Krivic says what happened to the Erased amounts to ethnic cleansing without guns. Irfan was finally granted citizenship 11 years after his erasure and after his wife divorced him for failing to support his family. Irfan Beširevic: I lost my family because I was embarrassed to look into my child's eyes when I had nothing to offer him. Nisveta Lovec: It is very hard to prove when your life has been taken away that you have the right to have your ID card which you no longer have, that you had all your documents in order, but now you don't exist. DALE HURD: There are still some 4,000 Erased living in Slovenia. Slovenia’s constitutional court has twice declared their erasure illegal, but Krivic, after years of battling the system, does not believe very many of the Erased will ever see justice. Dale Hurd, CBN News, reporting from Slovenia. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PAT ROBERTSON: It’s like a little bit of advanced prophecy, the idea that you can’t buy or sell without the mark of the beast, without the antichrist’s seal. And the thought that you could literally be taken out and not part of the society, you couldn’t get a job, you couldn’t get a license, you couldn’t drive, you couldn’t get married, you couldn’t do anything. TERRY MEEUWSEN: It’s just such a lack of compassion, just human compassion. PAT ROBERTSON: Oh, yes. Well, if the antichrist is running the show, that kind of thing could happen. So maybe we just opened the curtain and gave you a little glimpse of what could be. But let’s hope it never happens. Terry. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Wow, what a terrible thing. Well, coming up, Zach never considered himself to be a violent man until he went to prison. Zach Joy: My compassion turned to hate. I got racist, not just racist, but I hated everybody. And I blamed everybody else for my stuff. And I took it out on everybody else. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Watch him go head to head with his biggest rival, when we return. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SPOT 2: NEWSMAX “SARAH PALIN” Announcer: Sarah Palin has captured our attention and electrified America. Her new book, Going Rogue: An American Life, is a runaway national bestseller. Newsmax.com has an incredible offer for you. Get Sarah Palin’s new book Going Rogue for just 4.97. That’s a savings of 24 dollars off the cover price. Plus, you’ll get four months of award-winning Newsmax magazine absolutely free. Newsmax magazine covers the tough stories the media just won’t report. It has great writers like Bill O’Reilly, Dick Morris, Mike Reagan, Dr. Laura and Ben Stein. Dick Morris calls Newsmax his “favorite magazine . . . . a must read for every American.” Get Sarah Palin’s new book Going Rogue at an incredible price, for just 4.97. Save 24 dollars. Plus, get award-winning Newsmax magazine absolutely free. This is a no risk, no lose offer. But we have a limited number of copies. This offer won’t last long, so you must act today. Call 800-NEWSMAX, 800-NEWSMAX. Call today. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PAT ROBERTSON: When Zach Joy was seven, he smoked his first joint of marijuana. By the time he was an adult, he had moved on to cocaine and heroin. Drug use for Zach wasn’t just an addiction, it was Zach’s way of life. ZACH JOY Zach Joy: When I was coming to school stoned and wasted, and the principal was making me go home, I couldn’t understand why. I thought, “Isn’t this what people did?” I didn’t know that people didn’t get high. That’s all I had been shown. ANDREW KNOX: Zach Joy grew up in a home where drug use was common. He started smoking marijuana when he was just seven years old. Zach Joy: When I was growing up, my mom and dad, they partied, and so I was raised around people who used drugs. And at a very young age, we were able to get drugs, sneak him. And I thought that that’s what people did. ANDREW KNOX: When he was in high school, Zach felt sorry for a homeless classmate and invited him to stay at his house. Zach Joy: There was a senior at our school that lived out of his car, and I invited him into my house. And he was staying there a little while. He ended up molesting me in the middle of the night when I was sleeping. And I was teased a lot when I went back to school about it. They printed in the paper that that man had taken indecent liberties upon a youth at my address. And so they knew that it was me, and so a lot of the older kids were teasing me, and it led to me getting into a fight, and then I was kicked out of high school. And it destroyed my life, broke my heart. ANDREW KNOX: By the time he was 18, Zach was kicked out of his parents’ house and homeless. His drug use became a full-fledged addiction. Zach Joy: It started with marijuana and proceeded to crank and coke, and then worked its way into heroin. And I needed a crutch, because I was homeless, and I needed something to take away the pain that I was feeling. I still felt the pain of being kicked out of school and being molested and all the things that had happened to me from the time I was growing up. ANDREW KNOX: To support himself, Zach turned to robbery as well as manufacturing and selling meth. Zach Joy: So I was locked up on a regular basis, in and out of county for years and years. There was much more time that I was in jail than ever out of jail. ANDREW KNOX: Zach’s anger grew. He was often locked in solitary confinement for fighting. Zach Joy: My compassion turned to hate. I got racist, not just racist, but I hated everybody. It’s so hard to be locked up. You’ve got to smell things you don’t want to smell. You’ve got to eat things you don’t want to eat. And you can’t get away from it. And I blamed everybody else for my stuff, and I took it out on everybody else. ANDREW KNOX: Zach decided something had to change. Zach Joy: I was so tired of being dishonest that it had ruined all of my relationships with the people that I loved and cared most about. That’s when I decided I had to do something different. I started reading the Bible. It’s the only thing that they’d give me in there. The Word was speaking to me, through the words in the Bible. I was able to start going to some Bible studies, and then I was able to start coming against that desire to fight. ANDREW KNOX: Zach had a running feud with some of the Hispanic inmates. One day, they turned up in the Bible study. Tensions ran high. Zach Joy: I didn’t want to fight anymore, but I could feel in this Bible study that there was going to be a fight. ANDREW KNOX: Bob Ekblad is the jail chaplain, and he led the Bible study. Bob Ekblad (Tierra Nueva Ministries): And Zach spoke up and said, “I realize that I’m a racist, and I just want to learn how to get along.” When we did the Bible study, the tension dissipated, and at the end, I said, “So how do you think we should respond to this?” And Zach jumped up and came running over to me, and he says, “I think we’ve got to pray for Fabiano, that God would heal his liver.” It was extraordinary that he would even want to pray for Fabiano. ANDREW KNOX: Zach had been touched by what he saw in the chaplain. Zach Joy: He came in there to love us, and that was his focus. And that was really appealing to me, and that fed the part of me that was hungry. And it changed me, man. It changed me. I was hungry for that. I was hungry for somebody to love me. ANDREW KNOX: Zach’s life changed dramatically. Zach Joy: God’s spirit touched me. God’s love moved me, and God’s love changed me. I had 17 years that I woke up every day with a needle in me. Every day. I went to bed every night with a needle in my body. And I am free of that. And it’s only through Jesus that that happened. And it took my personal relationship. It took me saying, “Yes, I want something different.” Like Jesus asked the man that was sitting by the pool, He said, “Do you want to be well? Do you want it?” And I said, “Yes, I want it.” ANDREW KNOX: Zach is now a free man. He works alongside the prison chaplain in efforts to support ex-convicts as they re-enter society. Bob Ekblad: As Zach has given God permission to move in his life, Zach has been able to see something that I think is possible for everybody, that God is able to come in and bring in deep healing to every area of our lives. And God can meet that deepest longing that drugs, alcohol, money and power can never meet. Zach Joy: Love is what heals sickness, and love is what sets prisoners free, and love is what tears down walls, and love is what gave me my life back. It’s not just a ticket out of misery, but it’s a life, man, that’s got goodness and freedom and gifts instead of curses and bondage and chains. My life today is everything that I could have hoped for and wanted then. God has added all of that stuff to me that I would hope for, my deepest dreams. He’s got more for me than I ever even knew I wanted. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PAT MINISTERS PAT ROBERTSON: “I wanted somebody to love me. And He’s got something more for me than anything I ever could have wanted.” Are you searching for love? Do you want somebody to love you? Do you want somebody to love you without having some gimmick, that they have some sexual plan, that they want to take advantage of you? Do you want somebody just to love you for who you are? Do you want that? God Almighty says, “I made you. I formed you. I know you. And I love you. And I will show My love to you by coming to earth and dying for you.” God can never take it back, because He died. He died on the cross for you. He died. And all you have to do to enter into that love is to receive it, to say, “I receive that love. Lord, I take your love.” And if you want it, all you have to do is ask Him. “Call upon Me,” He says, “you who labor and are heavy laden, and I’ll give you rest.” Are you troubled? Are you torn apart? Are you worried? Are you frantic? Are you exhausted? If you’re any of those things, God Almighty will come in, and He will give you freshness and newness of life. And all you have to do is ask Him. I want you to pray with me right now. Don’t go anywhere. I want you to pray at this moment with me, just what I’m saying. And if you mean it in your heart, the God of Heaven will hear, and He will answer. Just bow your head. That’s right, right now. Bow your head. Pray these words. “Jesus.” That’s right. Pray with me. “Jesus, I am a sinner. And Jesus, I want love. Jesus, I want you, because I know you are love. And I ask, Lord, that you might come into my heart. I turn away from sin. I turn away from selfishness. I turn away from those things which are rebellion against you. And I say, Lord Jesus, hear my prayer and come into my heart. Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord, that you have heard my prayer. And thank you, Lord, that you have come in to my heart.” Now, for those who prayed, I want to pray for you. Father, in the name of Jesus, let the anointing power of the Holy Spirit come into each one who prayed with me just then. Fill them to overflowing with your Holy Spirit, in Jesus’ name. Amen. And amen. GRAPHIC: 1-800-759-0700 CBN.COM What a wonderful time. What a wonderful life. You have received the Lord. What a wonderful way to come into Christmas. You have accepted the Son of God. Now, I want to give you something. It’s absolutely free. There is no cost to it. GRAPHIC: OUR GIFT TO YOU 1-800-759-0700 CBN.COM It’s called “A New Day.” And inside is a little packet that’s got a CD in here, a 70-something minute CD about what you just did. Then there is a booklet of scriptures. And this is real simple. It’s real easy. And I’ll give it to you free. Please call right now and say, “I prayed with Pat. I gave my heart to Jesus,” 1-800-759-0700. All over America and other parts of the world, people prayed just then. And they say, “Yes, yes, yes. I have come to the Lord,” 1-800-759-0700. It’s toll free in the United States. It’s a toll-free number, so call right now. Terry. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Well, still ahead, we’re going to Bring It On with your e-mail. Kenna writes, “When I was growing up, my older sister and I had a stormy relationship. I’ve since apologized to her, but she refuses to forgive me. What can I do?” TERRY MEEUWSEN: We’ll tackle that and more later on today’s show. 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Lee continues to write and record with the same passion that’s always fueled his career. Lee Greenwood (Singing): “Another tender Tennessee Christmas. . . .” * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GUEST: LEE GREENWOOD TERRY MEEUWSEN: Well, please welcome to The 700 Club Lee Greenwood. It is awesome to have you here. Merry Christmas to you. Lee Greenwood: Thank you. Thank you. Merry Christmas to you. TERRY MEEUWSEN: You wrote that song, “God Bless the USA,” in the 1980s. Here it is 20 years later, still having tremendous impact in people’s lives. You feel like you want to stand up. Lee Greenwood: Well, that’s just a line in the song. TERRY MEEUWSEN: In fact, you tell us to. Lee Greenwood: Yes, exactly. I gladly stand up next to you. And as an American, we all have a very diverse culture, but we want to stand up next to each other and give everybody the same chance that we’ve had to experience the freedom and the wonderful things we have here in America. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Lee, I think we all kind of feel a sense of loss of patriotism in our country, maybe a disconnectedness from each other, I don’t know, in the last few years. But after 9/11, you sang that song in New York City. Mayor Rudy Giuliani was present. What was that like? Lee Greenwood: Well, I was in Los Angeles sequestered, as everyone was, because of air traffic. And I had my management call New York and talk to the mayor and say, “Is there anything I can do?” And he immediately responded. His office said, “We’re preparing something.” And I sang the firemen’s memorial at Yankee Stadium, which was extremely moving, with Bette Midler and Marc Anthony. Then I sang the policemen’s memorial at Carnegie Hall, all those cops that went down in the Trade Towers. And it was just . . . . TERRY MEEUWSEN: What happened when you sang that song? Lee Greenwood: Well, my first instinct was, “Is this good enough? Is it not reverent enough?” And then when, of course, the people responded, they had signs, with the pictures of the firemen that went down in the building. And it was like, “Okay, I think I’m okay here.” And then we went back and sang at the fourth game of the World Series, too, for the Yankees, because they had that Diamond Back, in order to kind of get New York back up in the spirit of unity. And you’re right, that I hate that it took a tragic attack on America to have us feel unified. And if that’s God’s plan, we need to be unified as a country. And I’m glad I can add something to it. TERRY MEEUWSEN: I know that you started your music career at a young age. You start playing the sax, was it? Lee Greenwood: Well, actually, my mother and father were both musicians, and I started very early, probably nine or ten. I was raised by my grandparents in Sacramento, California. And although I worked on a farm as a farm boy, we did have music in the house, and I was allowed to do that at my leisure. I had a little spinet piano in the corner, and I would play piano. And my grandmother made me play in the dark at night. And I didn’t realize that later that was for ear training and not be able to look at the keys. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Oh, my goodness. So you couldn’t see your hands. Lee Greenwood: Right. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Wow. Lee Greenwood: And so it was kind of cool. And I developed early. At 13, 14 years old, I was already working and making money to buy myself clothes in school. TERRY MEEUWSEN: And could play almost every instrument. In the school band, anyway. Lee Greenwood: Well, that was necessary, because I took music theory in my high school class thanks to my high school music teacher. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Boy, that paid off, huh? Lee Greenwood: Yes. Thank you, Fred Cooper. TERRY MEEUWSEN: There you go, Fred. Why is Christmas such a special season to you? Lee Greenwood: Oh, my gosh. First of all, as a Christian, I recognize Christmas as the birth of Christ. And I tell it in my shows, you can’t take Christ out of Christmas. This is not a holiday season without Christ. And so it’s a special time because I get to do the Christmas shows, and I love the Christmas music, and there’s so much of it. We have a new album out, and it has songs traditionally people would recognize, but also new material. And I get to play—the favorite thing I like to play is my saxophone, and I get to play three cuts on here, this new album, with my saxophone. TERRY MEEUWSEN: I understand this is the first Christmas album in 20-some years? Is that right? Lee Greenwood: Yes. The first CD was at MCA when I was there with Reba McEntire and George Strait. And I was only allowed to do one Christmas CD in the 14 years I was there. It wasn’t in the scheduled recordings. So this is my own love. And I’m on Country Crossing Records. It’s a new label out of Alabama. And I’m so proud. The first thing I decided to do was to, after my country release, which I have a new single out, Why Lie?, is to go ahead and do a Christmas CD. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Well, people are going to be thrilled to have this, this holiday season. I know that you’ve said that you are a man who likes lyrics that matter, things that touch the heart and that have a message. What are you going to sing for us today? Lee Greenwood: There is a great new song that was actually given to me in Nashville by a couple of writers who are just fabulous. And I sang it at Christ Church first. I know the response has been very good. We put it on our CD, only because I think it’s a valuable song for people who need to have the faith of Christ in their heart. It’s called “He Would Be King,” and it’s about the birth of Christ. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Awesome. Well, you know what, I’m going to let you go over and get ready to sing. Lee Greenwood: Okay. TERRY MEEUWSEN: And I’m going to tell people about your new release. Lee Greenwood: Thank you. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Thank you. It’s wonderful to have you here. The Lord bless you. Lee Greenwood: Thank you very much. Thank you. TERRY MEEUWSEN: And Happy Christmas to you. This is called Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, and you can pick up a copy for yourself. It’s a CD release that’s available nationwide. And we are thrilled to have Lee Greenwood here with us on The 700 Club today. And as he said, the song he’s going to be singing from Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas is called “He Would Be King.” * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SONG: “HE WOULD BE KING” Lee Greenwood (Singing): “In a dark and musty stable . . . .” * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SPOT 5A: HOLIDAY OF HOPE Announcer: It’s Christmastime, the wonderful season when we remember the birth of Jesus Christ. 700 Club partners, this is the perfect time to make your celebration complete, by helping people who are in desperate need. Your donation to CBN’s Holiday of Hope will provide gifts that will help support families all year long. You give food and clothing, sewing machines, and water wells, livestock for milk and cheese, job training and medical supplies, even scholarships and school materials that bring the promise of a better life. Most importantly, you preach the Gospel to people lost in darkness. You can bring glad tidings of great joy this year. 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Get your restaurant survival guide and find out which of your favorite foods is making you fat. * * * GRAPHIC: SHOCKED LEE WEBB: Plus, a woman is nearly electrocuted . . . . Woman: It knocked the air out of me. I thought for sure my fingertips were going to blow off. It was so powerful. LEE WEBB: . . . . then gets shocked a second time. Woman: A heat surged through my body, and that pain was instantly gone. LEE WEBB: Tomorrow on The 700 Club. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TERRY MEEUWSEN: In South Africa, I met a remarkable little girl named Dineo. At just 13 years old, she’s responsible for her two younger sisters. These three children were all alone in the world, until they found a home with CBN’s Orphan’s Promise. DINEO AND HER SISTERS TERRY MEEUWSEN: When Dineo was just 13 years old, her parents died, leaving her to care for two younger sisters alone. Relatives helped when they could, but no one had the means to care for them full time. Dineo: Life was very difficult. Every morning I got my sisters ready for school. I was late at times. And when we returned, there was nothing to eat. I would have to cook for everybody. TERRY MEEUWSEN: The only thing they had was their small shack. But one night, they lost that, too. Dineo: We were fast asleep, and when we woke up the house was full of smoke. We crawled through a window to get out. Then we watched our house burn. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Then Hope in Christ Ministries found out the girls had no place to go. So Orphan’s Promise came alongside them and helped build this brand new dormitory. Dineo and her sisters were some of the first to move in. Dineo: Life was difficult, but when we moved here, life was good. We always have food. We can bathe. We can go to school, and we have clothes. I like living here. It’s like a big family, with parents and sisters, and I do respect them, because they love us. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Dineo is still something of a caregiver. She always makes sure that her sisters and friends have something to eat, and that they’re well cared for. Dineo: I love taking care of others. They’re like my sisters and brothers. I am very grateful for everything Orphan’s Promise has done for us. Thank you. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TERRY MEEUWSEN: She’s beautiful, isn’t she? And an amazing young girl, taking charge of her two younger sisters. And then God did exactly what Pat mentioned earlier in the show. He put them in a family, a family of other children with adults who love them, who care for them, who are sharing the love of Christ with them. They’re safe. They have food. They’re going to school. GRAPHIC: 1-800-759-0700 CBN.COM You’ve made that possible if you’re supporting The 700 Club, if you’re a member of what we’re doing around the world. Will you help us reach out to more children like this? Right now, Orphan’s Promise is in 36 countries and gaining more. And we can do it because you help. So call now. Our number is toll free. It’s 1-800-759-0700. For 65 cents a day, 20 dollars a month, you can join The 700 Club. I want to ask you when you do that today if you’ll do it through something we call Pledge Express. GRAPHIC: FREE WITH PLEDGE EXPRESS 1-800-759-0700 CBN.COM It’s electronic monthly transfer. Your bank does all the work, but it saves a lot of administrative costs, so even more of your gift can go right into the lives of young people like Dineo. So call now, or you can log on to CBN.com. When you do give through Pledge Express, we want to send you “Power for Life” tapes. These are teachings from some of our devotional times here at CBN. We want to share them with you as our way of saying thank you for caring about children like this. PAT ROBERTSON: Terry, when I see that child, and I’ve been in so many places all around the world, and so have you, it breaks your heart. And yet, they seem to be happy. We don’t realize what people go through, what we have in this country, what we have in America. Lee Greenwood was singing “God Bless the USA,” but this has been an extraordinary adventure in blessing, because it started out as a Christian country. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Yes. PAT ROBERTSON: And the fruits of those things have flowed through to us. We have prosperity. We have freedom. We have hope and opportunity. We take for granted stuff that these people would consider privileges. It’s amazing. TERRY MEEUWSEN: And in many ways today, not only take for granted what we have, but we don’t even want to have anything to do with the God who has blessed us with these things. PAT ROBERTSON: That’s right. We’ve turned against Him, and He gets a little upset about that. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Yes, He certainly does. He surely does. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BRING IT ON PAT ROBERTSON: All right. Questions. Go ahead. TERRY MEEUWSEN: We’ve got some e-mail questions for you. This is Kenna, who says, “While we were growing up, my older sister and I had a stormy relationship. As an adult, I have apologized for how I treated her, but she refuses to forgive me. What can I do?” PAT ROBERTSON: What you can do is keep on loving her, keep on showing graciousness to her, keep on blessing her. Wherever you get an opportunity, bless her. Do good to her. And don’t, whatever, return to her what she’s doing to you. Always be kind and gracious. And one of these days, you’ll win her. And if you don’t, that’s her problem, not yours. All right. TERRY MEEUWSEN: This is Madeline, who says, “At what age should adult children move out? Does it matter if the child is in college or working in a career? With the present economy, I’ve heard that many adult children are moving back home.” PAT ROBERTSON: I was reading today that well over 20 percent of all the adult children are living with their parents. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Over 20 percent? Wow. PAT ROBERTSON: It’s terrible. There are millions and millions and millions. They can’t afford to set up house for themselves. And there is no specific age, but I tell you, it gets a little old to have a 40-year-old son hanging out in the house. TERRY MEEUWSEN: But in the beginning, I have found with my own children, it is very hard. A child really needs other people to move out with if they’re not marrying, because you can’t make it on your own. It’s just too costly. PAT ROBERTSON: They’re doubling up. Of course, the house foreclosures. The apartment rentals are now, instead of people seeking apartments, they can’t afford apartments, so the vacancy rate on apartments has gone up. But anyhow, is there an age? No, there isn’t. But sooner or later, the kid has got to recognize that . . . . TERRY MEEUWSEN: You need a plan. PAT ROBERTSON: A plan. TERRY MEEUWSEN: You need a plan. PAT ROBERTSON: To stand on his own or her own. TERRY MEEUWSEN: That’s right. PAT ROBERTSON: Yes. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Okay, this is Tony, who says, “A friend of mine and I have both worked at the same company, but he was let go because of his poor work performance. He wants me to be a reference for him, but I can’t honestly give him a good recommendation. How do I handle this?” PAT ROBERTSON: Tony, the Bible says speaking the truth in love. You’ve got to tell him, “Look, George,” or whatever his name is, “you know you screwed up. You know you weren’t performing possibly. I don’t know what you’ll do in another job, and I can’t in good conscience give you a reference. So you’re going to have to start out all over again. I didn’t make you this way. You did it yourself. So maybe you’ve learned your lesson. Next time around you won’t do it. But you’ve got to work hard and be diligent. And I’ll applaud you, but I can’t in good conscience lie about your performance.” TERRY MEEUWSEN: In way, you’d really be helping him. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, you would. But tough love doesn’t feel too good to the recipient. TERRY MEEUWSEN: No. Well, it never does at the moment. PAT ROBERTSON: All right. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Okay, this is Sue, who says, “My grandma recently passed away and a well meaning adult told my six-year-old son that grandma is now his angel up in Heaven and watching over him. Does the Bible teach that people become angels?” PAT ROBERTSON: That’s total nonsense. Angels are angels. People are people. And grandma in Heaven is still grandma. But she’s not an angel. And so people, they don’t understand the Bible, so they think they’re giving comfort to some kid. Wrong answer. What else? TERRY MEEUWSEN: This is Carol, who says, “Dear Pat, is it a sin when bad thoughts just pop into my head out of nowhere? Or is it a sin only if I dwell and think on the bad thoughts?” PAT ROBERTSON: You’ve got it exactly right, Carol. Martin Luther said it’s no sin to have birds fly over your head. The difference is, do you let them make a nest in your hair? So that’s the difference. Of course, they’ll fly over and bad thoughts will come. But you don’t entertain them. TERRY MEEUWSEN: This is John, who says, “How can I tell if God is speaking to me? I want to hear from Him, but it’s hard when He doesn’t speak out loud. Is there a way to know God is speaking directly to me?” PAT ROBERTSON: The book of Hebrews says those who by reason of use have their senses exercised that they might know good from evil. You have to practice the presence of God. You have to walk with Him. God speaks from the Bible. He speaks from circumstances. He speaks from friends. He speaks from angelic visitation. He speaks from dreams and visions. And He speaks from the still, small voice of His Holy Spirit. And there is no substitute. Listen to what you think He’s saying to you, and then work it out. And if it happens, then you’ll begin to think, “Well, I’m hearing from God.” Otherwise you’d say, “No, I missed Him.” And so we see through a glass darkly. So there is no substitute for practice. TERRY MEEUWSEN: There is a great study out by Henry Blackaby called Experiencing God. And it talks about how to hear from God. You might take a look at that. This is Mariah, who says, “This time of year always reminds me of the family members who are no longer with us. My parents are both gone, and our extended family has moved away. How do I keep from being blue during the holidays?” PAT ROBERTSON: Go out and help somebody else. That’s the only thing you can do. Otherwise, you sit around and you mope and you feel sad and that’s not what God wants. But if you go out to those less fortunate, you’ll find people, and they welcome you. Tie into the Salvation Army or Operation Blessing or something. TERRY MEEUWSEN: I think women’s shelters, too, this time of year, with other women who are alone, sometimes with children, who would welcome that. PAT ROBERTSON: So go out where they are. And there is plenty of need for compassionate, loving people. Well, thank you for being with us. We leave you today with these words from Psalm 31, . . . . GRAPHIC: Psalm 31:24 “Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.” (NIV) . . . . “Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.” That’s all the time we’ve got. For Lee and Terry and all of us, this is Pat Robertson. And Lord willing, we’ll see you tomorrow. Bye, bye. GRAPHIC: COPYRIGHT 2009 CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * END SPOT: HOLIDAY OF HOPE Announcer: It’s Christmastime, the wonderful season when we remember the birth of Jesus Christ. 700 Club partners, this is the perfect time to make your celebration complete, by helping people who are in desperate need. 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