The 700 Club: November 10, 2009

UnderWing Transcripts PO Box 16282 Clearwater, Florida 33766 540 455-2333 / UnderWing@underwingtranscripts.com ________________________________________ The 700 Club Daily Broadcast Tuesday, November 10, 2009 PAT ROBERTSON: Well, welcome to The 700 Club. With Americans mourning the loss of soldiers at Fort Hood, the President is going there. The question is, can he fulfill the role of chief comforter for the nation? TERRY MEEUWSEN: Meanwhile, we’re learning more about the suspect in those shootings, including his e-mail contacts with al Qaeda. John Jessup has the story from Washington. HOOD JOHN JESSUP: For the families of the victims, it’s a day to honor the lives of those they lost. For Michelle Vannotte, that person is her brother, John. Michelle Vannotte (Brother Killed at Fort Hood): My brother was nine years younger than me, and he was a very gentle boy. JOHN JESSUP: A husband, father and a trained mental health expert, John decided to return to the military after the September 11th attacks. But the military originally told him no. Michelle Vannotte: So he actually had to work about three years to convince this Army that this man who was 54 years old with a slight hearing loss should be taken back in. JOHN JESSUP: John is just one of the 13 victims being remembered at today’s memorial service on Fort Hood, along with the 29 people who were wounded. The shooting set Fort Hood on high alert, even more today with the President and First Lady Michelle Obama scheduled to attend the service and to meet with the wounded and their families. Before the trip, Mr. Obama pledged to find answers. President Barack Obama: We are going to complete this investigation, and we are going to take whatever steps are necessary to make sure that something like this doesn’t happen again. JOHN JESSUP: Investigators are trying to piece together a clearer picture of the man accused of last week’s shooting, Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan. While there is still no clear motive, intelligence officials believe Hasan had exchanged emails with a radical Muslim cleric who is also known as a top recruiter for al Qaeda. Rep. Peter Hoekstra ([R] Michigan): It is something that should have raised major red flags throughout the intelligence community and throughout the law enforcement community. JOHN JESSUP: In an Internet posting, the cleric says, “Hasan did the right thing,” and calls him a “hero” and a “man of conscience who could not bear living the contradiction of being a Muslim and serving in an Army that is fighting against his own people.” Terrorism investigators reportedly had been conducting an assessment on Hasan for nearly a year and informed the Army. It is unclear what, if anything, the Army did in response. For now, Fort Hood's commander says his top priority is the safety of the installation and to make sure nothing like this happens again. Lt. Gen. Robert Cone (Fort Hood Commander): Hasan was a soldier. And we have to look across our entire formation, not just in a medical community, but really look hard to our right and left, and that’s a responsibility of everybody from the top to the bottom to make sure we are taking care of our own. JOHN JESSUP: John Jessup, CBN News, Washington. PAT ROBERTSON: Thanks, John. We hear this sort of, “Oops, we missed it.” The last time, before 9/11, there were unmistakable signs that somebody was plotting something of a terrorist nature. They were taking flight instruction of how to land a plane, but not how to take it off. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Or how to take off, but not to land. PAT ROBERTSON: Huh? TERRY MEEUWSEN: How to take off, but not to land. PAT ROBERTSON: No, the other way. They wanted to teach them how to run into buildings. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Do they do that in flight school? PAT ROBERTSON: Yes. They didn’t want them to fly. But the FBI had all kinds of leads, but they were ignored. It’s the same thing here. There were all kinds of signals about this particular man. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Well, when you have someone in your ranks who is openly Muslim and making connection with al Qaeda, why is nothing done about that? I don’t understand. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, again, it’s the slippage. In this case, it was political correctness: “We don’t dare speak out against somebody who is of the Muslim faith. Of course, Muslims can serve in the Armed Forces. Of course, radical Muslims from al Qaeda and others can come into our secret services. Of course, they can. We can’t discriminate against anybody.” That’s nonsense. A society deserves the right to protect itself. But we don’t seem to do much about that until it’s too late, and then the general says, “Well, we’re going to close it up.” And the President says, “Well, we’ll make sure this doesn’t happen again.” Well, it happened at 9/11. It’s happened in the past, and it’s going to happen again. But that’s the way it is with an open society. You have to have an open society. You have to let people have freedom. But inside of the Armed Forces, you cannot have people who are in the officer corps who are dedicated to the destruction of your nation. You can’t have that. Lee Webb has the rest of our top stories from the CBN Newsroom. Lee. HEALTH CARE COST LEE WEBB: Pat, the White House is facing what the New York Times calls a growing revolt from some Democrats over the rise in health care spending. The President made low cost an important segment of his health care agenda, but the Times reports many experts are skeptical the bills would even come close to meeting that goal. The current plan, voted on by Congress, carries the hefty price tag of more than a trillion dollars over the next decade. As Senator Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, put it, “The legislation is heavy on health and light on reform.” HEALTH CARE AND ABORTION LEE WEBB: President Obama has problems with a restriction on abortion funding in the health care bill. Before passing the bill Saturday night, the House added an amendment that bans using federal money for insurance plans that include abortion. The New York Times reports the President is now encouraging Congress to revise the bill. Some Republicans say the controversy shows the problems Democrats have with their commitment to abortion. Newt Gingrich (Fmr. Speaker of the House): People who dominate the Democratic Party today are radical secular left-wingers. If you said to them, “You can have health care as long as you make it illegal for any tax money to go to abortion,” I suspect they would rather not have health care. LEE WEBB: The bill now goes before the Senate. And Pat, Democrats are going to have a problem on this issue. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, I wonder if Newt Gingrich’s assessment is right. It certainly is very cogently stated. But it is true. Radical secularists want unlimited abortion. That’s part of their credo: “We’ve got to be able to destroy unborn babies.” I don’t know why it is, but that’s that feeling of the climate of death, the culture of death. And there is a strong provision in the House bill that limits federal funding of abortion. It doesn’t prohibit abortion, it just limits federal funding. And already attempts are being made to strip that out of the bill when it goes to the senator into conference. And undoubtedly this is going to be a major fight before it’s over with. Lee. USING HUMAN DNA IN ANIMALS LEE WEBB: Pat, a new study that tests how human DNA is used in animal experiments gets underway today in the UK. British scientists say they want to determine where the line should be drawn. They say current regulations aren't clear as to how much DNA can be put into an animal. This comes after a controversy broke out two years ago when scientists announced plans to create human embryos using empty cow and rabbit eggs. One stem cell expert says it's worth studying if a cure could be found for any horrible disease. However, one watchdog group says the experiments are not necessary. SNIPER DEATH PENALTY LEE WEBB: Virginia is almost certain to execute the DC sniper today. The US Supreme Court has refused to consider an appeal by John Allen Muhammad to block his execution. Muhammad and his teenage accomplice, Lee Malvo, rained terror on Washington, Virginia, and Maryland in October of 2002. They killed ten people and wounded three others in random sniper shootings. Police suspect they were also behind seven shooting deaths in eight other states. Muhammad’s only chance now is if Virginia Governor Tim Kaine grants him clemency. That’s unlikely, even though Kaine personally opposes the death penalty. OBAMA, BIBI MEETING LEE WEBB: President Obama met quietly with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House Monday night, but the meeting did not lead to any sign of progress in Middle East peace talks. Reporters are usually in the Oval Office for meetings like that, but none were allowed in last night. The White House only said that the two leaders discussed Israel's security, Middle East peace and other issues. HEZBOLLAH ROCKETS LEE WEBB: Some of Israel’s major cities are within range of Hezbollah rockets, including Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Israel’s nuclear reactor. Israel’s Army Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi says Hezbollah now has tens of thousands of rockets, and he warns those rockets are capable of traveling up to 200 miles. Just last week, Israel seized a ship from Iran carrying hundreds of tons of weapons bound for Hezbollah guerillas. Pat. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, Lee, when I was over there during that last war, rockets were coming in from Hezbollah. The thing of it is, they didn’t seem to have any guidance. They were just random shots. One of them, I was in Kiryat Shmona. They were coming in there. Then I was at another place north of there, and a rocket had hit in the hillside right next to where we were filming. The rocket one came down to the port of Haifa, and had it been aimed properly, it would have destroyed an oil refinery. But as it was, it landed relatively harmlessly. It made an explosion, but it didn’t do any damage. If they have guidance systems on these missiles, then the missiles are now capable of reaching any city in Israel. Israel is in very vulnerable condition. Terry. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Well, we’re going to stay focused on that part of the world. Up next, peace talks in the Middle East have centered around one thing: the two-state solution. GRAPHIC: MIRAGE OF PEACE But one man says that idea misses the big picture. We’re going to tell you why, after this. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GRAPHIC: FREE AT LAST LEE WEBB: Still ahead . . . . Man: I figured she knew what she got when she married me. LEE WEBB: But he figured wrong. Woman: I remember crying out to God, saying, “I can’t do this anymore. I’m so tired, Lord. I just can’t do this anymore.” LEE WEBB: Why this alcoholic saw no way out. Man: I had always said I didn’t want to die on my boys the way my dad died on me. LEE WEBB: What finally freed him. Woman: When I see my husband now, there aren’t any chains on him. He’s free. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SPOT 1: SWISS AMERICA Spokesman: Seventy-seven million baby boomers hope to retire in the next ten to 20 years, and just three percent will be financially independent. 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Man: You come home, and the people that you fight for can’t even pull for you. * * * GRAPHIC: HIDDEN DANGERS LEE WEBB: And later, why hidden ingredients in your diet may be making you sick. Find out how to identify them and avoid them. Tomorrow on The 700 Club. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PAT ROBERTSON: Welcome back. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas threatened to quit his job last week. He says Israel doesn’t want peace and won’t accept a Palestinian state. It’s the latest in the series of setbacks for Middle East peace going back 50 years. John Waage has that story. AIKMAN SET-UP JOHN WAAGE: The peace process: decades of conferences, summits and high level cajoling designed to find a permanent solution to Middle East troubles. The goal is repeated like a mantra by political leaders in the West. President Barack Obama: It is critical for us to advance a two-state solution where Israelis and Palestinians can live side by side in their own states with peace and security. JOHN WAAGE: But far beyond Israel and the Palestinian villages, fault lines throughout the Middle East can shift and shake up the world. The Iranian mullahs are racing to become the next nuclear nation, so they can wipe Israel off the map. Autocrats in Egypt and Saudi Arabia wonder if a younger, more radical Muslim generation will overturn the existing order. Lebanon sits on an ethnic powder keg, and a terrorist group stockpiled with missiles calls most of the shots. At the heart of it all: Jerusalem. For Jews, their united eternal capital. For Muslims, the place of Mohammed's ascension and the home of a future Palestinian state. For Christians, it is the place where Jesus will return to rule the earth. In his new book, The Mirage of Peace, best-selling author David Aikman explains why all the talk about peace doesn't reflect the reality rooted in centuries of conflict. Country by country, he explores the tumultuous history of the region that never seems to settle down. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * FOCUS: DAVID AIKMAN PAT ROBERTSON: Well, David Aikman joins us now from our Washington bureau. His new book is called The Mirage of Peace, understanding the never ending conflict in the Middle East. David, thank you for being with us. It’s good to see you again. David Aikman: Pat, thank you for having me on the program. PAT ROBERTSON: What is the central thesis of your book? I looked at it. What is it you want to tell the viewers? David Aikman: Well, the central thesis of the book is explaining why the Middle East is a very complicated place in which there are multiple conflicts going on. The central one really is the struggle for the Jewish state of Israel to gain acceptance into the Middle East community of countries. Then there are additional struggles between different religious communities in the Islamic world. The Sunnis, who are 85 percent of the Muslims and are indeed most of the Arabs, and the Shia, who are the Iranians. And you’ve got all these swirling ethnic and religious conflicts which just don’t seem to be capable of really perfect resolution at any one time. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, you essentially are saying that our political leaders are on a fool’s errand. They will never get peace. David Aikman: Well, I don’t think it’s a fool’s errand to attempt to get peace. I think blessed are the peacemakers, as the Bible says. It’s a good principle to make yourself available as a mediator and a conciliator, if you can. But if you’re dealing with two sides, one of which just refuses to accept the existence of the other, then it’s a very difficult problem. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, the leaders of Iran and Hezbollah say the, quote, “infidel west is too morally weak to stand against Islam.” Are they right? David Aikman: No, I don’t think they are. I think dictatorial regimes and their followers have for decades claimed that the west was too weak to stand up. And Hitler was wrong when he said that. Stalin was wrong when he said that. And I think anybody else who continues to say that will be proved wrong. PAT ROBERTSON: Jerusalem. Jerusalem seems to be the heart of the conflict. I spoke to Yasser Arafat. He said, “Well, we’ll find some ways to get it.” Actually, the Muslim claim about Mohammed’s horse touching down on the mount is pure fiction, isn’t it? David Aikman: Well, I think so, obviously because I don’t accept that the Koran is historical truth anyway. But the claim is that Mohammed riding his horse, Barak, made a trip to Heaven and the horse sort of made a fueling stop or whatever it did in Jerusalem and left its hoof print on a rock on the Temple Mount, which is now on the dome of the rock. And that is really the only claim that the Muslims have to Jerusalem, is the assertion of one visit by the prophet Mohammed to Jerusalem. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, Aisha, his wife at the time, said, “Well, I don’t know about any trip to Heaven, but he was in bed with me the whole time.” David Aikman: Well, Aisha should know. She was his favorite wife. PAT ROBERTSON: That’s right. Well, how do they get off saying this is the, quote, “third most holy site in Islam?” It’s a fiction. David Aikman: Well, it’s interesting. The emergence of a believe in Islam that Jerusalem is really, really important is a very recent belief. In the 1920’s, the Arabs in Jerusalem acknowledged that the Jews had a claim to pray at the western wall, the so-called Wailing Wall. They didn’t deny that Jerusalem was the location of the Jewish temple. But when Yasser Arafat and his group of Palestinian advisors were at Camp David in the summer of 2000 negotiating with Prime Minister Barak, the Palestinians claimed, “No, the Jewish temple wasn’t in Jerusalem. It was in Nablus,” which is a city about 50 miles north of Jerusalem, which is absurd. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, a lot of their claims are absurd. But you do think they’ll ever get over it? The Jews aren’t going to give up Jerusalem. At least it seems like they won’t. David Aikman: Of course, they won’t. Nor should they. The only guarantee of freedom of religion and indeed freedom of movement in Jerusalem is for the Israelis to maintain control over the city. If you divide the city into two and have a Palestinian capital and an Israeli Jewish capital, then you’ll go back to the divide of the period 1948 to 1967, which was a terrible period. The Jews weren’t even allowed to worship at the western wall in that time. PAT ROBERTSON: What about nuclear? The Iranians are certainly hell bent on getting a nuclear bomb. They have the delivery mechanism. Do you see some nuclear war coming? David Aikman: Well, I don’t see a nuclear war, because I think it’s a race against time. I think it’s possible the Iranian regime may undergo a transformation before that time arrives. But certainly the leadership in Iran is intent on acquiring nuclear weapons, not to use them I think. I don’t think they want to unleash a nuclear war, which would lead to their own destruction, but to provide a shield behind which allied groups like Hezbollah and Hamas can operate virtually without retaliation from the Israelis. PAT ROBERTSON: David Aikman, thank you very much. Ladies and gentlemen, it’s called The Mirage of Peace. It’s available where books are sold. David Aikman, a Time magazine correspondent for Israel. He was a far eastern correspondent. He has broad experience. David, thank you so much for being with us. David Aikman: Thank you, Pat. PAT ROBERTSON: Terry. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Fascinating subject. Well, up next, go behind the music with a veteran rocker from the band Mama’s Pride. Man: The only time I was happy is when I was performing. The minute the song ends, and the minute I walk off the stage, it’s going to be waiting for me. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Find out what was waiting for him, after this. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SPOT 2: SYNVISC Announcer: If you have osteoarthritis knee pain, Synvisc One treats it right at the source and helps you get back to doing the things you love. Synvisc One is the only treatment that can give you up to six months of pain relief with just one injection. 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DANNY LISTON MIA EVANS: It was the early 1970s when Danny Liston, his brother, Pat, and their friend, Max Baker, started a band. Mama’s Pride was born. It didn’t take long for the little known band from St. Louis to make a name for themselves and sign with Atlantic Records. Danny Liston was living his dream. Danny Liston: We were guys from south St. Louis. My brother and I were raised by a single mom. All of a sudden, we went from nothing to huge mansions and limousines, and everything was at our disposal. You had to be careful what you asked for, because it would happen. MIA EVANS: As the band’s success grew, so did the temptations. Danny Liston: The whole sex, drugs and rock and roll, head first into it. My main drug was alcohol. I loved cocaine. But if I had to choose between a bottle and a vial of coke, I‘d always go for the booze. MIA EVANS: Behind the music and substance abuse, lay a deeper struggle. Danny Liston: The only time I was happy is when I was performing. But I remember on the last song of the set, just being like, “I don’t want this song to end, because I know what’s going to happen. The minute the song ends and the minute I walk off this stage, it’s going to be waiting for me. And I’m going to go right back into that depression, right back into that anxiety, right back into that.” I just lost hope. MIA EVANS: Atlantic Records dropped the band after only two albums. Eventually Mama’s Pride broke up. Danny settled down and married his longtime girlfriend, Pam. He lost his passion for music and headed in a new direction. Danny started a painting company, and later he and Pam opened up a restaurant outside St. Louis called Seamus McDaniels. But Danny’s old habits followed close behind. (Interviewing): Your dad suffered from alcoholism and it lead to his death. Were you ever afraid the same thing would happen to you? Danny Liston: Not initially. And it’s strange, when I look back on it, that I never thought that was the problem. I thought the depression was the problem. I thought the anxiety was the problem. I thought the booze was the solution. MIA EVANS: Pam knew otherwise. Pam Liston: He was drinking too much and coming home too late. And I was carrying most of the workload and things like that. I would fight. I would fight with everything I had. And I could fight for a long, long time to make this marriage work and to make our children have a father that I wanted for them and I considered normal. Danny Liston: It was challenging for her. I figured she knew what she got when she married me. Pam Liston: And I remember crying out to God, saying, “I can’t do this anymore. I’m so tired, Lord. I just can’t do this anymore.” And I perceived deep inside of me, a voice said “It’s about time.” And I understood that He wanted me to let go. I was the one in the way, and He wanted me to trust Him. And I did. MIA EVANS: Instead of fighting with Danny over his addiction, Pam began praying for her husband. Pam Liston: It became what I was supposed to do, as his wife, not to ever let him go. Danny Liston: And all of a sudden I would have these overwhelming needs to hear about God. It would soothe my spirit, but I knew it was a result of my wife praying. MIA EVANS: Danny finally reached out for help to beat his addiction. Danny Liston: I’d always said I didn’t want to die on my boys the way my dad died on me. And I told God, I said, “God, I don’t see the way out.” The only way I saw out was dying. And I said, “I don’t know what to do. I’m scared.” MIA EVANS: That night Danny attended church with his wife, and the pastor had a surprising message. Danny Liston: He said, “One of you in this group prayed about your drug and alcohol addiction, and you told God you don’t see a way out. But He wants you to know, if you will trust Him with your life, He’ll show you the way out.” And I remember standing there, and it was like 60 million watts of light, just because I thought, “Everybody knows it’s me.” MIA EVANS: It wasn’t long before Danny became a Christian. He dove into the Bible. He says God gave him the power to turn his life around. Today Danny is clean and sober. Danny Liston: It’s been 21 years. I stepped over into God’s plan for my life. Literally, I’ve seen the bumper stickers that say, “I didn’t quit, I surrendered.” And I’d always think, “Oh, that’s kind of clever.” No, that’s real. I totally surrendered my life. Pam Liston: When I see my husband now, there aren’t any chains on him. He’s free. We are now a great couple in love with the Lord. Thank you, Jesus. Oh, my God, thank you, Jesus. Danny Liston: God has restored my marriage. He gave me a woman who saw something in me that I didn’t see in me. She saw through the eyes of Him. MIA EVANS: Danny also returned to his first love: music. Mama's Pride reunited back in 1992, and they still get together for reunion shows. Danny just released a solo project called No Other Name. Through his music, he shares the hope of God’s transforming love. (Interviewing): Do you feel like you’re reliving your dream? Danny Liston: I am reliving my dream. I’m living proof that God can make old things new. He’s taken the dreams that I thought I’d blown because of my substance abuse and just brought them to new life. God’s mercy and God’s grace are so much bigger than we can comprehend. God loved me as screwed up as I had been, as many selfish things as I had done. But that’s how good God is. He’ll take you as you are. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TERRY MINISTERS TERRY MEEUWSEN: Exactly as you are. Exactly as you are. Isn’t it amazing that He wants us even when we’re still wallowing in our own choices, our own sin? But He does. He really, really loves you, really loves you. Some of you might be listening to what Danny said that bumper sticker said, “I didn’t quit, I surrendered,” and wonder, “What does that mean?” Well, it means that you let go and let God. You come to the place that Pam came to, where you say, “I can’t do this anymore.” It’s not quitting. It’s surrendering. It’s falling into the arms of God, acknowledging that you could keep going. You could keep doing it the way you’re doing it, but you don’t want to. You want something better than that. You want something more. And there is something more than what you have right now. There is something that’s better. We all have to come to the place where we come to the end of ourselves and say, “God, I don’t want to live without you. I’m not going to make it the way that I was created to make it if you don’t come in and make a difference in my life.” The great thing is, He is waiting for you to do that, waiting for you to say, “Come into my heart. Come into my life. Change me,” waiting for you to see that the way you were going was destroying you, was wrong, was the thing that stood between you and the kind of completed feeling inside, the kind of satisfaction, the kind of coming home that everybody longs for. And we look in all the wrong places for it. But it’s in Him. And you can have that today. You can have it right now. Danny said at the end, “God accepts us just the way we are.” And He does. He gets it. He understands that we can’t get out of our addictions on our own. We can’t love the way we’d like to. We can’t forgive the way we need to, to be set free ourselves. But by the power of His Holy Spirit, all of that can happen. The question is not will you quit, it’s will you surrender? So what’s your answer today? Surrendering just means that you talk to Him. You mean business. You ask His forgiveness, and you invite Him in to the whole mess. And you give it all to Him. It doesn’t mean you invite Him in and then you figure out how to straighten your life out. No. When you invite Him in and the Holy Spirit lives in you, you are going to be a changed person, “not by your own hand, not by might nor power, but by My Spirit,” says the Lord. Wouldn’t you like to experience that? There is a joy and a freedom that comes with it that you’ll not find anywhere else. Would you like to pray right now? Let’s invite Him in. Let’s ask Him right now to do for you what He did for Pam and for Danny. The Bible says He is no respecter of persons, so it’s available if you’ll grab hold. Let’s pray. “Father, I want to know you the same way that this couple does. And I’m not exactly sure about how all of this works or even who you are completely. But in faith, I’m coming to you today saying I know that I have made a mess of my life. I know that I’m not living as I should. There is an emptiness inside of me. I want to live the way you created me to live. So I’m acknowledging to you today that I am a sinner. God, my sins are great. My sins are deep. And I’m asking you to come into the midst of my heart, my mind, my soul, and forgive my sins. Thank you, Jesus, for paying that price. Thank you for making it possible for me to have a fresh beginning in you. I receive that today. I also want to change. I want to think like you. I want to know you. I want to walk your paths. I want to be what you created me to be. And I can’t do that on my own. I know that. So I am surrendering today. Will you be the Lord of my life? Will you come into my heart? Holy Spirit, come into me now, in Jesus’ name I pray. Fill me with your power. Teach me your ways. I want to walk with you every day, every day. Give me a new beginning, I pray, and the gift of eternal life with you. And I ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen.” When we say amen, it’s like we put closure on what we’ve just said. GRAPHIC: 1-800-759-0700 CBN.COM It’s like saying, “I mean this. 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That’s why our friend Pat Williams has written the new book, Happy Spouse, Happy House. And we welcome him back to The 700 Club. Pat, welcome again. Good to see you. Pat Williams: Pat, it’s always good to be back. Delighted to see you. You look wonderful. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, I feel wonderful. Pat Williams: Good. PAT ROBERTSON: And so do you. You have written another book. You’re the most prolific author I know anything about. How do you have time to do it all? Pat Williams: Well, kind of in the flow of life, Pat. But this particular one has been in the pipeline for a long time. I met a man many, many years ago, Dr. Ed Wheat, a medical doctor in Springdale, Arkansas, and he wrote a book called Love Life for Every Married Couple. And it basically came because he saw so many women in his medical practice who were just miserable in their life and emotionally dead. And nothing was wrong with them physically. And he tracked it down to really, really issues and tough stuff going on in their marriage. So I wrote this book and built this little acronym, BEST, how to have the best marriage in the world. And that’s the meat of this book. PAT ROBERTSON: What is BEST? Pat Williams: Well, B stands for blessing. And he is basically saying, Pat, to the man, “You’re the initiator.” And don’t wait for trouble to hit to apply these principles. Do it from the get go. Be proactive with your wife. And so blessing means—and we use that word in Christian circles a lot. Bless Africa. And when you sneeze, “God bless you.” But blessing really is a verb, and it means to do kind things and say kind things constantly to your wife. And above all, pray for her for God’s highest blessings. PAT ROBERTSON: So that’s in the hands of the male, the man. Pat Williams”: So I’m saying the man has got to be the initiator. What happens with me a lot, Pat, I get calls from frantic men whose marriages have just crumbled. And I tell them to start applying these principles that we’re talking about right now. But what I’m really saying, to young men particularly, do it from the beginning. Don’t wait until your marriage is in trouble to try and save it. Be proactive. PAT ROBERTSON: What’s the E? Pat Williams: E stands for edifying. It means to build up. Edifying in the original Greek language meant to cheer on the troops who were about to enter battle. And I don’t have to tell any of your viewers today, Pat, that the world out there is not a playground. It’s a battleground. And people are dealing with tough stuff all the time. So therefore, if in the home there is a lot of building up and encouraging and cheer leading, a man should be the number one cheer leader for his wife and constantly remind himself that she is the weaker vessel. And I know that women’s libbers get all upset with that. But we need to build and grow and nurture and uplift our wives. PAT ROBERTSON: What’s the S? Pat Williams: S stands for sharing, sharing time, sharing goals, sharing hope, sharing fears, sharing dreams. And as men, Pat, we’re not very good at it. We tend to isolate ourselves. We get removed. We get out on desert islands. We build moats around the island. We put balls up and we kind of hang in there behind all of this. Women are much better at it. But what our women really are longing for, they want us to share and open up and really be real with them. And when we’re struggling, when we’re rejoicing, when we’re happy, just share it. And when you begin to do that, it’s kind of like a bonding glue that takes place. PAT ROBERTSON: The T. Pat Williams: T stands for touching. And I’m not talking about philosophical, new age, pie-in-the-sky touching out there. I’m talking skin on skin. A woman’s skin is ten times more sensitive than a man’s. PAT ROBERTSON: You’re kidding. Pat Williams: And women have an absolute need, Pat, to have skin on skin touching. Fingers on arms, holding hands. I’ve learned one thing, Pat, and that is hold your wife’s hand constantly, because I’ve learned if I let go, she goes shopping. PAT ROBERTSON: The other hand, hold onto your wallet. Pat Williams: Yes, hold onto your wallet, and hold onto that hand, because she’ll go shopping if you let go. But arm around and physically touch this woman that you have taken on for a lifetime commitment to. PAT ROBERTSON: This whole business about hugging is a big thing, isn’t it? Pat Williams: It’s huge. PAT ROBERTSON: People like to get hugged. Pat Williams: We need to be touchers, and huggers, and holders, and arms around, and hand holders, and skin on forearms. And women just have an absolute longing for this. So what I’m really doing in the book, Pat, is writing to men, particularly young men, so that they can learn. And as you just pointed out in the introduction, most men are not seeing this modeled in their homes, because so many homes from our generation are really hurting and struggling. So we need to teach this new generation how to do it. PAT ROBERTSON: What about conflict? Do you have anything in here if something goes wrong and they do have a conflict? Pat Williams: Well, and Pat, that’s going to happen. Let’s face it. With all the issues going on, there is going to be conflict. The best thing I can say is talk about it. Be open about it. So much conflict comes with money. I see that constantly with young couples, the financial issues. Talk openly about it. No secrets in a marriage. You just can’t have secrets, because that’s usually where the conflict comes. You went out and did something, and you may be really angry, and now I’m finding out about it secondhand, and feelings are hurt, and emotions are bruised. Be open, and talk, and don’t hide things from your spouse. PAT ROBERTSON: Somewhere there’s this ardor that starts. “I’m madly in love with you.” And then a year or two later, “I’m a little tired of you.” What do you do to rekindle the ardor? Pat Williams: Well, that’s a great point, Pat. And I think one of the things that I would point out is this: we tend as men to use a checklist. And we like to check things off. I’ve done this. I’ve been to college. And now I’m married. Let’s check that off. Now, the wife is thinking differently. The romance is just starting. “What I’ve been dreaming about since I was five years old is now happening.” So what I’m saying to men is, you’d better keep dating her. You’d better keep courting her, because she’s expecting it. You think it’s a done deal, and we can go on and build the business or get the golf score better or find better fishing holes. But you’d better keep dating. You’d better keep courting. You’d better keep making trips. You’d better keep being romantic. Your wife loves flowers. She loves little cards. She loves little notes. She likes phone calls during the day. She likes to be told that you love her and you’re thinking about her. All day long, you never stop courting, you never stop dating, because if you do, trouble is going to follow. And I don’t care whether you’re 18 years old or 88 years old, you’d better keep doing it. PAT ROBERTSON: Pat, you’re a wonderful guy. Ladies and gentlemen, what a tremendous book. It’s a short book. It’s a small book, but it’s book that can save some marriages, from a man who knows. And, by the way, you have adopted, how many, 17? Is it 17 kids? Pat Williams: We have 14 adopted children. PAT ROBERTSON: Fourteen. Pat Williams: Pat, my wife, Ruth, does a terrific job in raising them. They’re all adults now. We have eight grandchildren. And, by the way, the interesting part of this book is I write and express myself. Ruth comes alongside and offers a female slant to what I am pontificating about. So she backs it up, so there is a nice soft female voice to this book as well. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, anybody who is the foster parent of 14 children. And you’ve got some of your own, too, on top of that, don’t you? Pat Williams: Nineteen total, Pat. PAT ROBERTSON: Nineteen. All right. Pat Williams: So the oldest is 37. The youngest is 23. And the international kids came from South Korea, the Philippines, Romania and Brazil. And they’ve produced eight grandchildren. We’re having a good time with them. PAT ROBERTSON: Incredible. That’s kept you either humble or full of humanity or full of love or full of patience. I don’t know which. Pat Williams: Yes. And working until my last breath. PAT ROBERTSON: Yes. Pat Williams, you’re terrific. Ladies and gentlemen, Happy Spouse, Happy House. That’s for you. All right. Pat Williams. Terry. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Listen, before we go on, I just want to say to both of you from a female perspective, and I know Ruth would agree with me on this, Pat and Pat, the really loving husband is the one who holds his wife’s hand and goes joyfully shopping with her. PAT ROBERTSON: Thank you, Terry. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Yes. Write that down. Well, up next, we’re going to Bring It On with your e-mail. Donna says, “My best friend has asked me to be a bridesmaid in her wedding. I said yes, but her husband-to-be is rude to me. Even worse, my friend won’t defend me. Should I still be in her wedding?” TERRY MEEUWSEN: Pat is going to answer that question and more when we return. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SPOT 5A: HUMANA Spokesman: If you have Medicare, I have three things you’ll want to hear. There’s an all-in-one Medicare health plan from Humana. It includes Medicare prescription drug coverage, and it can save you money in so many ways. 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CHERI NORFOLK FLOOD TIM BRANSON: It was a heavy summer rain that brought flashfloods to parts of Norfolk, Virginia, this past August. Some homes took in over a foot of water. Cheri: Before you knew it, water was in the front and the back of my house, all over. TIM BRANSON: Cheri Lee is a single mom with three kids. Floodwater destroyed her furniture and floors. And she had no idea how she would clean up the mess. Cheri: Because there was no way that I could financially take care of any of this. There was no way. TIM BRANSON: The next day, she noticed a group of people in her neighborhood. It was the Operation Blessing Disaster Relief team. And they had come to help. Cheri: I just happened to look out the door. I saw people with shovels, wheelbarrows, all in white t-shirts, Operation Blessing with their masks on. I didn’t know what to say. I just started crying. TIM BRANSON: The Operation Blessing team went to every house, ripping out wet carpet and removing water-soaked drywall before harmful mold could set in. Later, Operation Blessing returned to finish the job. In partnership with local merchants, they restored every home. First, they repaired the drywall. Then they installed new carpet and linoleum. Cheri: All of us, all we can do is just say thank you. We don’t know what we would have done if Operation Blessing hadn’t stepped in. TIM BRANSON: Then we learned that Cheri’s kids lost all of the back to school supplies Cheri had just purchased. (To Cheri and kids): Come on in, guys. It’s time for school Tuesday and check it out. Look at that. This is yours. (Reporting): Now the kids have everything they needed to get the school year off to a great start. Cheri: Operation Blessing, you have outdone yourself. TIM BRANSON: But there were more surprises. First, we showed Cheri her new dinette set. Cheri: Thank you! TIM BRANSON: And then . . . . (To Cheri): It doesn’t stop there. Cheri: Oh, goodness! TIM BRANSON: It was a big day for the Lee family, with new living room furniture, school supplies and a restored home, they couldn’t be more grateful. Cheri: I can’t express enough gratitude. I’m telling you, I can’t. I’ll thank them forever. I couldn’t fathom what they’ve done. There are not enough words to show my gratitude, to say thank you. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TERRY MEEUWSEN: You can see in her heart and her eyes the difference we can make when we simply reach out to each other in a time of need and help. GRAPHIC: 1-800-759-0700 CBN.COM We’re coming up on a beautiful holiday season. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays of the year, and it’s a time when we remember the things that we are grateful to the Lord for. But it’s also a wonderful opportunity to reach out to people who may not be able to celebrate that holiday without a helping hand. And so we want to invite you to be a part of what we are calling Great is Thy Faithfulness. GRAPHIC: DECLARE GOD’S FAITHFULNESS 1-800-759-0700 CBN.COM If you’re a 700 Club member, you’re already receiving this in the mail. We’re asking you to help us help others this holiday season. If you’re not a 700 Club member, you can call and ask for this. We’d be happy to send it to you. But Pat, you have a great family tradition at the Robertson home, and that’s what we’d like to encourage people to do. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, years and years and years ago, I asked my wife—things were a little tough for us, and it was tough for everybody else. And I said, “What are you planning to spend on our Christmas dinner?” And so she told me a number. And I said, “I will not feel comfortable sitting down to eat a turkey and all the things that go along with it without helping somebody else.” And so I wrote a check to Operation Blessing, or to CBN, for that amount of money. And it has brought such joy to my heart, because you feel—if you don’t feel somewhat guilty with starving people, if you sit down to a bountiful meal, there’s something wrong with you. And so that, instead of having guilt, I now had joy that I could share with others. So what we’re asking people to do is to figure the amount you’ll spend on your holiday meal and write a check for that amount or more to Operation Blessing or to CBN. TERRY MEEUWSEN: It is an opportunity to declare God’s faithfulness. And we want you to know that we’re going to be doing this from Thanksgiving through Christmas for people. PAT ROBERTSON: Absolutely. TERRY MEEUWSEN: So if you can be a part of that, I know you’ll find the same joy that Pat is talking about. And you’ll be helping us reach out tangibly to make people’s holiday season really special and to fill their hearts with gratitude for God’s blessing to them. I love the fact that He uses us to do that. PAT ROBERTSON: And this is going to be in the mail. Look for this piece of literature in the mail. TERRY MEEUWSEN: It’s beautiful. PAT ROBERTSON: Fill it out and send it back. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Yes. And inside is a great little keepsake, by the way. I want to show you this, because you probably haven’t had a chance to even see this, where you can list the blessings of what God has given you, so your whole family can see it as you celebrate. And on the back are the beautiful words to that great hymn, “Great is Thy Faithfulness.” So get a hold of this for you, for your family, and then know that you’re helping someone else at the same time. PAT ROBERTSON: Amen. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BRING IT ON TERRY MEEUWSEN: Ready for some e-mail? PAT ROBERTSON: I’ll let you know after you ask me. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Okay. This is Donna, who says, “My best friend and I have been very close, like sisters, for 14 years. Now, she’s getting married and has asked me to be a bridesmaid. I said yes at first, but her husband-to-be has been extremely rude and verbally insulting to me. What upsets me the most is that when it happens, she doesn’t defend me. Is this reason enough not to be in her wedding? What can I do?” PAT ROBERTSON: I have a feeling that that husband is a little jealous, that what he’s afraid of is he’s going to want his wife to be joined to him and that the wife may be joined to you because of your friendship. And he may have to share you with his wife, and he doesn’t want to do that. So that’s the problem. But you must go to your friend and discuss the problem with her, that you don’t want to go into a wedding ceremony where you’re made to be hurt and insulted. You can’t do that. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Yes. Yes. Sometimes people just have kind of a sarcastic sense of humor, too, and they don’t realize it’s wounding to someone. So maybe if you speak to your friend, she can talk to him. PAT ROBERTSON: Yes. Okay. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Okay, Mercy says, “Dear Pat, I have a boyfriend. We love each other and are both serious about our relationship. I am a Christian, but he is not. He says he will get baptized and become a Christian if that would make me happy. I feel that he will accept Jesus sometime in the future, but what should I do now?” PAT ROBERTSON: What you should do now is not get married until he is soundly converted. And if he’s not, go look someplace else. The Bible says, “What fellowship has Christ with Belial?” Do not be unequally yoked together with an unbeliever. It will cause problems the rest of your life. And I know you’re in love, and you feel warm and all that stuff, but that will wear off. And then you’re back to the fact that this guy is living for the devil, and you want to live for the Lord. It’s a definite thing. And just the fact that he will, quote, “get baptized to please you,” that’s not it. He’s got to come to Jesus. All right. TERRY MEEUWSEN: This is from Imelda, who says, “Pat, my husband worked with a woman who is a leader in a Satanic church. She cast spells on him and other male co-workers and sent demons to harass them. My husband left his job to get away from her, but our family is still being harassed by demons. How can we protect ourselves from this curse?” PAT ROBERTSON: You need to get together and bind Satan and the powers of evil, the forces of evil. Use your mouth and declare it done. You may need a group of you joining together in prayer and believe God. This is real. This isn’t just some superstition. This is real. But that’s how you do it. “In the name of Jesus, Satan, I bind your power and I forbid you to torment me any longer.” I wish we had longer, but we don’t. That’s the end. We’ll see you tomorrow. And we leave you with these words from I Timothy, . . . . GRAPHIC: I Timothy 6:6 “Now godliness with contentment is great gain.” (NKJV) . . . . “Now godliness with contentment is great gain.” From all of us, this is Pat Robertson. We’ll see you tomorrow. Bye, bye. GRAPHIC: COPYRIGHT 2009 CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * END SPOT: YOU WERE THERE TERRY MEEUWSEN: Hi, this is Terry Meeuwsen. I have the privilege of traveling around the world, seeing the life changing things CBN partners make possible. On a recent trip to South Africa, I saw firsthand the incredible difference you’re making in orphans’ lives. Here at home and across the nations, you are bringing the help people so desperately need, just like you did for Halima. Every day she had to walk more than a mile getting stuck by swarms of wasps in order to get water from a polluted swamp. You brought a clean water well to her village, ending her pain, sickness and fear. 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