YOU COULD FEEL THAT
HATRED.
Reporter: FROM AURORA,
COLORADO.
THAT HATRED TOWARDS
HUMANITY.
Reporter: THE SITE OF
THE LARGEST MASS SHOOTING IN
U.S. HISTORY.
IT IS JUST AN EVIL AND A
DARKNESS THAT YOU CAN JUST
FEEL.
Reporter: ONE VICTIM'S
MESSAGE FOR THE GUNMAN.
BUT I DO KNOW WHAT IT
FEELS LIKE WHEN THE DARKNESS
SWALLOWS YOU.
Reporter: ON TODAY'S
"700 CLUB."
JAMES, I FORGIVE YOU.
Pat: HEY, WELCOME,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, TO
THIS EDITION OF "THE 700
CLUB."
GUESS WHAT?
YOUR PRICE OF GASOLINE IS
GOING UP.
NATIONWIDE, IT IS UP ABOUT
30 CENTS A GALLON.
THERE WAS A BIG REFINERY
FIRE OUT IN CALIFORNIA.
KNOCKED OUT A HUGE SUPPLY.
AND THEN THERE HAVE BEEN
DOWN SHORTAGES IN THE
MIDWEST.
THE PRICE OF GAS IN THE
STATE OF ILLINOIS IS OVER $4
A GALLON, AND IT IS COMING
YOUR WAY.
GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO LOOK
FORWARD TO.
Terry: THANK YOU,
MR. SUNSHINE.
Pat: I WANT YOU TO BE
HAPPY.
I'LL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT WHY
AND WHAT AND WHAT'S GOING
ON.
FIRST OF ALL, WILL WE EVER
HAVE ISLAMIC SHARI'A LAW
HERE IN AMERICA?
A LEADING MUSLIM TELLS CBN
NEWS, QUOTE,"IT'S ONLY A
MATTER OF TIME."
BOOBA LONE
Terry: ERIC STACKELBACH
TALKED TO HIM ABOUT HIS
VISION FOR THE FUTURE.
Reporter: ADIM CHATERI
HAS BEEN
CALLED THE
FACE OF
RADICAL ISLAM IN GREAT
BRITAIN.
HE CALLS FOR SHARI'A LAW TO
BE IMPOSED ON THAT COUNTRY.
CBN NEWS FIRST INTERVIEWED
HIM IN 2010 AFTER THE
GOVERNMENT BANNED SHARI'A
LAW.
YOU BELIEVE AMERICA,
GREAT BRITAIN, ALL OF EUROPE
WILL BE ISLAMIC STATES
LIVING UNSHARI' UNDER
SHARI'A LAW.
I'M 100% SURE THAT
SHARI'A WILL BE IMPLEMENTED
IN GREAT BRITAIN AND
AMERICA.
Reporter: AND HE IS
UNAPOLOGETIC ABOUT WHAT A
SOCIETY RULED BY SHARI'A
WILL BE.
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE
STONED TO DEATH, DON'T
COMMIT ADULTERY.
IT SEEMS THEY WANT VICES,
AND THEY DON'T WANT TO BE
PUNISHED, BUT IT DOESN'T
LOOK LIKE THAT.
Reporter: THERE IS
SHARI'A FOR HOLLAND, SHARI'A
FOR BELGIUM, AND SHARI'A FOR
AMERICA, BASED IN NEW YORK
CITY, WHICH HE SAYS IS
ACTIVE ON U.S. SOIL.
TELL US MORE ABOUT
SHARI'A FOR AMERICA.
WE PUT DOWN WHAT WE
CONSIDERED TO AN ALTERNATIVE
TO LIABLE DEMOCRACY AND
FREEDOM AND THE KIND OF LIFE
THAT PEOPLE LEAD IN
AMERICA.
Reporter: SHARI'A FOR
AMERICA IS NOT ALONE.
IT'S PRO SHARI'A AND PRO
CALAFATE HAS BEEN SAID.
ULTIMATELY, AMERICANS ARE
GOING TO BE DEFEATED.
THEY'LL BE DEFEATED BACK
HOME AND MILITARILY, AND
THEY WILL NOT GET THE
RESOURCES.
THEY WILL GO FROM THE
DEPRESSION AND RECESSION
INTO A COMPLETE, IF YOU
LIKE, DOWNFALL.
Reporter: CHATTERY'S
PUBLIC
SUPPORT FOR JIHAD
KEEP HIS TROOPS ON THE RADAR
OF SERVICES.
SOME OF HIS FOLLOWERS HAVE
BEEN ARRESTED ON TERRORISM
CHARGES.
BUT CHATTERY CLAIMS HIS
GROUP REJECTS TERRORISM FOR
NOW.
THEY ARE NOT VIOLATING
THE SANCTITY.
THIS IS WAR AGAINST ALAN'S
MESSENGER.
WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO FIGHT
THEM HERE AT THE CURRENT
TIME --
AT THE CURRENT TIME?
WILL THERE BE A TIME?
WE ARE NOT LIKE
AMERICANS.
IF YOU HIT ME ON MY LEFT
CHEEK, I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE
YOU MY RIGHT CHEEK.
Reporter: SAY THEY
WON'T ATTACK, BUT SAY
MUSLIMS BECAME A MAJORITY IN
GREAT BRITAIN, WILL THERE BE
A CAUSE FOR,.
IF WE HAVE ENOUGH
AUTHORITY AND POWER, WE ARE
OBLIGED AS MUSLIMS TO TAKE
THE POWER FROM THE PEOPLE.
Reporter: HE IS
ENCOURAGED BY
THE IS LASTIST
REGIMES COMING TO POWER AS A
RESULT OF THE SO-CALLED ARAB
PRINGSPRING, AND TAKES IT
AS A SIGN THAT THE CALAFATE
IS INEVITABLE.
CBN NEWS, LONDON.
Pat: THANKS, ERIC.
TERRY, DO YOU HAVE A VIRUSES
LIVING IN YOUR SYSTEM?
Terry: I'M SURE WE ALL
DO.
Pat: AND WHAT DO THEY
DO?
THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING AS
LONG AS OUR BODIES ARE
STRONG.
AND IF OUR BODIES WEAKEN
DOWN, THEN WE GET A CANCER
ON SOMETHING OTHER.
AS LONG AS THIS NATION IS
STRONG, AND AS LONG AS WE
HOLD TO PRINCIPLES THAT ARE
TRUE AND RIGHT AND TOUCH
HUMAN HEARTS, THAT BUNCH OF
VIRUSES RUNNING AROUND GREAT
BRITAIN AND BELGIUM AND
OTHER PLACES ISN'T GOING TO
HAVE A PRAYER.
WE CAN GET OURSELVES ALL
SCARED, BUT NEVERTHELESS, IT
DOESN'T HURT TO KNOW WHAT
THE ENEMY IS DOING AND WHAT
THEIR PLAN IS.
NEVERTHELESS, THE QUESTION
IS: WILL WE MAINTAIN OUR
MORAL INTEGRITY, AND IF WE
DO, WE DON'T HAVE ANY WORRY
FROM RADICAL ISLAM.
BUT IF WE WEAKEN, LIKE ANY
VIRUS, IT WILL TAKE OVER OUR
BODIES.
YOU CAN ALWAYS GET THE
LATEST BY CHECKING OUR STACKEL
BACH ON TERROR.
LEE WEBB HAS NEWS.
Reporter: COLLEGE
STUDENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY
ARE RESPONDING TO
CHICK-FIL-A WITH PETITIONS
FOR AND AGAINST THE FAST
FOOD RESTAURANT.
IT BEGAN AFTER DAN CATHY
SAID HIS FAVOR OF
TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE.
MORE THAN 16,000 PEOPLE
SUPPORT THE NEW YORK
UNIVERSITY PETITION.
THE NUMBER IS MUCH LOWER AT
OTHER SCHOOLS.
20 PETITIONS HAVE LESS THAN
100 SUPPORTERS.
STUDENTS ARE ALSO
CIRCULATING MORE THAN 20
PETITIONS CALLING FOR
CHICK-FIL-A TO STAY ON
DIFFERENT CAMPUSES.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
DECIDED TO KEEP THE SCHOOL
CHICK-FIL-A, DESPITE CALLS
FOR ITS REMOVAL.
HE SAYS THE UNIVERSITY
STEADFASTLY SUPPORTS FREE
SPEECH.
Pat: IT IS A CHICKEN
SANDWICH.
IT IS A PIECE OF WHITE MEAT
CHICKEN BETWEEN TWO PIECES
OF WHITE BREAD.
IT IS ALSO A MILKSHAKE, AND
WE'RE GOING TO GO AND HAVE
DEMONSTRATIONS OVER THAT?
I WAS READING TODAY IN
LEVITICUS, AND IT LAYS OUT
THE REASONS WHY LAND WILL
VOMIT OUT ITS INHABITANTS,
AND IT GOES THROUGH THINGS
WE'RE CALLING CONSTITUTIONAL
RIGHTS, YOU KNOW, KILLING
BABIES, A DEATH.
OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE NOT STONING
PEOPLE TO DEATH IN TODAY'S
ECONOMY, BUT, NEVERTHELESS,
THAT IS THE MORAL LAW SET
FORTH.
NOW WE HAVE PEOPLE AT A
UNIVERSITY PETITIONING
BECAUSE SOMEBODY SAYS I
BELIEVE MARRIAGE IS BETWEEN
A MAN AND A WOMAN.
AND I DEFY -- I DEFY THESE
HOMOSEXUALS TO BRING FORTH A
BABY FROM THAT PART OF THE
ANATOMY THEY CONCENTRATE
ON.
IF THAT HAPPENS, I'LL CHANGE
WHAT I'M SAYING.
UNTIL THEN, I WISH THE
DEMONSTRATORS WOULD SHUT
THEIR MOUTH.
Reporter: THE PRICE OF
GAS IS GOING UP.
IT IS UP 27 CENTS FROM A
MONTH AGO.
IT BACK OVER $4 IN CHICAGO,
AND CLOSE TO THAT IN
CALIFORNIA.
TO FILL UP MY TRUCK, IT
TAKES ME $110 EVERY TIME.
OH, NO.
HOW DO YOU EXPECT PEOPLE TO
MANAGE?
Reporter: SOME ANALYSTS
WARN THAT PRICES WILL GO
ABOVE THAT $4 ON THE WEST
COAST SOON.
A MAJOR FIRE AT ONE OF THE
COUNTRY'S BIGGEST OIL
REFINERIES IS LIKELY TO PUSH
PRICES UP.
THE CHEVRON REFINERY IS
IMPORTANT TO THE WEST COAST
MARKET.
IT PRODUCES 16% OF THE GAS
THE AREA USES EVERY DAY.
CHEVRON SAYS IT DOESN'T KNOW
WHEN THAT REFINERY WILL BE
OPEN.
Pat: I WANT TO SAY ON
THE WEST COAST, THE
ENVIRONMENTALISTS, HAVE DONE
EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO
RESIST THE OPENING OF ANY
NEW REFINERIES.
THERE HAS NOT BEEN A NEW
REFINERY SINCE THE
PRESIDENCY OF JIMMY CARTER.
BECAUSE THE
ENVIRONMENTALISTS AND THEIR
SPOKES PEOPLE HAVE MADE IT
SO DIFFICULT, NOBODY WOULD
ATTEMPT TO PUT IN A
REFINERY.
CONSEQUENTLY, WHEN
REFINERIES GO DOWN, AND THEY
DO GO DOWN, THEY HAVE FIRE
AND MAINTENANCE AND ALL OF
THIS STUFF -- WHEN SOMETHING
HAPPENS, THE SUPPLY IS SO
TIGHT, THERE IS A SPIKE
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
IN THE MIDWEST, THERE ARE
LAWS THAT SAYS YOU HAVE TO
BLEND GAS, DEPENDING ON THE
SEASON.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE DIFFERENT
GAS COMING OUT AT DIFFERENT
TIMES, ANDMENT REFINERIES
HAVE TO GO START, STOP,
START, STOP, AND SO IT MAKES
IT VERY EXPENSIVE.
SO IN ILLINOIS, YOU HAVE
SOME OF THE HIGHEST PRICES,
$4 A GALLON.
IT IS NOT GOING TO BE ANY
BETTER UNTIL AFTER THE
ELECTION.
IT IS NOT GOING TO BE LIKE
TWO MONTHS AND THEN IT IS
OVER.
WHEN IT DOES, IT WILL BE ONE
MORE THING THAT IS GOING TO
SLAM OBAMA IN THE ELECTION.
BECAUSE HE WILL BE BLAMED.
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF HE HAD
ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT OR
NOT, BUT HE IS GOING TO BE
BLAMED THAT PEOPLE ARE NOW
SPENDING $4 OR $4.50 A
GALLON TO FILL UP THEIR
CARS, AND THEY WON'T LIKE
IT.
AND THEY WILL SAY, LET'S
THROW THE BUMS OUT.
YOU MARK WHAT IS HAPPENING.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WHILE
WE'RE NOT HAVING ENOUGH GAS
TO DRIVE HAPPILY DOWN THE
ROAD, IT IS SCORCHING HOT.
AND, WELL, LEE WILL TELL YOU
ABOUT IT.
Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT,
PAT.
JULY 2012 WAS THE HOTTEST
MONTH ON RECORD, DATING BACK
118 YEARS.
IN FACT, IT IS THE HOTTEST
MONTH EVER RECORDED BY NOAH,
AND THE U.S. IS SETTING
OTHER EXTREME WEATHER
RECORDS FOR DROUGHT, HEAVY
RAINFALL, UNUSUAL
TEMPERATURES AND STORMS.
THIS SUMMER'S WEATHER IS
AFFECTING CROPS, LIVESTOCK,
AND GAS AND FOOD PRICES.
PAT, BACK TO YOU.
Pat: WE HAD A LIGHTNING
STORM.
WE WEREN'T LOOKING FOR IT.
WE WERE SITTING PEACEFULLY
IN OUR HOMES, ENJOYING A
NICE SUMMER EVENING, AND
OUTSIDE OF THE ROOM WHERE I
WAS SITTING, THERE WAS THIS
ENORMOUS EXPLOSION.
YOU KNOW?
I MEAN IT REALLY WAS A LOUD
BANG.
IT KNOCKED OUT A
REFRIGERATOR.
IT KNOCKED OUT INTERNET.
IT KNOCKED OUT TELEVISION.
IT KNOCKED OUT WHATEVER
OTHER IMPLEMENTS WE USE, AND
STUFF GOT FRIED.
THEY COME TO ME, THE REPAIR
PEOPLE, AND SAY, OH, BY THE
WAY, LOOK AT THIS.
AND THIS CONTROL PANEL IS
FRIED AND THIS ONE IS
FRIED.
I MEAN --
Terry: IT'S ONE STRIKE
OF LIGHTNING.
PURPOSE ONE TRIKE OF
LIGHTNING.
I DON'T MEAN TO SCARE YOU,
BUT IT IS COMING.
THERE WILL BE A SOLAR STORM,
AND THERE WILL BE AN
ELECTRIC PULSE THAT IS GOING
TO COME HURTLING THROUGH THE
SOLAR SYSTEM.
AND WHEN IT HITS, IT WILL
FRY THE SATELLITES, AND IT
WILL FRY THE CONTROL PANELS
OF THE VARIOUS FACILITIES.
AND YOU'LL HAVE THE JOY OF
NOT HAVING ANY ELECTRICITY.
WE HAD THAT, YOU KNOW, A FEW
WEEKS AGO.
IT WENT ALL THE WAY FROM
INDIANA AND ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
THERE WERE THESE VICIOUS
STORMS, AND IT KNOCKED OUT
POWER, AND KNOCKED OUT
ELECTRICITY.
I HAD A GENERATOR IN THE
HOUSE IN THE MOUNTAINS, AND
LIGHTNING HIT THE
GENERATOR.
WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY WATER.
DIDN'T HAVE ANY
ELECTRICITY.
Terry: GOOD GRIEF.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE AT LEAST A
SMALL SUPPLY OF THINGS ON
HAND, IN CASE YOU FIND
YOURSELF IN A SITUATION LIKE
THAT.
Pat: WE HAD A SWIMMING
POOL THAT WE DIPPED WATER
OUT OF AND FLUSHED THE
COMONE.
AND WE HAD BOTTLED WATER AND
WE COOKED WITH GAS.
THE ELECTRICITY WENT FOR A
COUPLE OF DAYS.
Terry: YOU REALIZE HOW
FRAGILE IT COULD BE.
Pat: IT WAS KIND OF
ROMANTIC -- YOU HAVE CANDLE
LIGHT TO READ BY, BUT IT OLD
AFTER A WHILE.
Terry: AFTER A FEW
HOURS.
Pat: AND I GOT HOME,
AND THE FREEZER HAD BURNED
OUT BECAUSE OF THE SWING
BACK AND FORTH.
IT BURNED THE MOTOR OUT IN
THE FREEZER.
AND IT WAS ALMOST A NEW
FREEZER.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN SO MUCH
DAMAGE IN A SHORT TIME.
IN OUR HOUSE.
THINK WHAT WILL HAPPEN
ACROSS THIS LAND.
IT'S NOT FUN.
AND YOU BETTER DO A LOT OF
PRAYING ABOUT IT.
LEE.
Reporter: AMERICA HAS
MOVED AHEAD OF CHINA.
U.S. ATHLETES HAVE NOW
EARNED 81 MEDALS, COMPARED
TO CHINA'S 77.
THE U.S. WON SEVEN MEDALS IN
TRACK AND FIELD ALONG.
ALLISON FELIX GAVE THANKS TO
GOD FOR WINNING THE GOLD
MEDAL.
AND ARIES ME MERIT ALSO
GAVE GOD THE GLORY AFTER
WINNING THE GOLD.
IN BEACH VOLLEYBALL, MISTY
AND KERRY WON THEIR THIRD
STRAIGHT GOAL.
THEY DEFEATED APRIL ROSS AND
JENNIFER KESSI, WHO EARNED
THE SILVER MEDAL.
THE U.S. MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
TEAM WAS KNOCKED OUT OF
THEIR COMPETITION IN THE
QUARTER FINALS ON
WEDNESDAY.
DAVID SMITH SAYS HE HAS
LEARNED HE DOESN'T HAVE TO
MAKE CHRISTIANITY AND SPORTS
SEPARATE PARTS OF HIS LIFE.
BRING CHRIST IN THE GYM
WITH YOU.
HOW TO PLAY WITH CHRIST AND
UNDERSTAND THAT PEACE.
THAT'S A BIG THING FOR ME
THIS YEAR, JUST
UNDERSTANDING THAT MY JOY
AND MY PEACE IS NOT
REVOLVING AROUND MY
PERFORMANCE OR HOW I DO OR
HOW I DO COMPARED TO OTHER
PEOPLE.
MY JOY COMES FROM THE FACT
THAT I PLAYED WELL, AND I'M
PLAYING A GAME THAT I LOVE
THAT HE CREATED ME TO PLAY.
Reporter: THAT'S DAVID
SMITH.
HE SAYS HE TRIES TO BE AN
ENCOURAGER, AND LET THE
FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT SHINE
THROUGH HIM TO HIS
TEAMMATES.
YOU CAN SEE THE REST OF THIS
INTERVIEW AT CBNNEWS.COM.
POWERFUL MONSOON RAINS
BATTERED THE PHILIPPINE
CAPITAL OF MANILA, AND 17
NEARBY PROVINCES.
MORE THAN 800,000 RESIDENTS
HAD TO BE EVACUATED.
HEATHER CELLS HAS THAT
STORY.
Reporter: THE HEAVY
DOWNPOUR CAUSED WIDESPREAD
FLOODING, AND TRIGGERED
LANDSLIDES, LEAVING AT LEAST
15 PEOPLE DEAD.
USING A RUBBER BOAT, CBN
RESCUE TEAM HELPED RESCUE
THOSE STRANDED.
YESTERDAY WE RESCUED 38
PEOPLE AS WE GO INTO THE
FACE OF RELIEF, WE WILL BE
PUTTING UP TEAMS LIKE
MEDICAL TEAMS AND RELIEF
TEAMS.
WE NEED TO GIVE THEM FOOD.
WE NEED TO GIVE THEM MEDICAL
SISASSISTANCE.
WE NEED TO ASK THEM, DO YOU
NEED TO CLEAN UP THE
PLACES?
Reporter: PASTOR BALTER
DEIGO -- HIS HOME AND CHURCH
ARE UNDER WATER.
DESPITE THEIR DIFFICULT
CIRCUMSTANCES, MOST PEOPLE
HAVE DECIDED TO STAY IN
THROUGH FLOODED HOUSES,
RATHER THAN GO TO EVACUATION
CENTER.
CENTERS.
THEY ALSO FEAR LEAVING THEIR
HOUSE UNPROTECTED.
WE CAN'T LEAVE OUR HOUSE
BECAUSE ROBBERS WILL TAKE
OUR STUFF.
THESE THINGS HAPPEN BECAUSE
LIFE IS SO HARD THESE DAYS.
Reporter: THE PASTOR
WITH CBN DISASTER RELIEF TO
BRING MUCH-NEEDED ASSISTANCE
TO HIS COMMUNITY.
THEY HANDED OUT RICE AND
CANDLES TO HUNGRY FLOOD
VICTIMS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THIS IS REALLY A BIG, BIG
HELP.
AS YOU CAN SEE, IT IS VERY
DIFFICULT TO GO OUT AND GET
SUPPLIES, BUT NOW WE HAVE
FOOD FOR THE NEXT DAY.
I REALLY HOPE YOU CAN HELP
MORE PEOPLE.
Reporter: PASTOR DIAGO
IS HAPPY HE CAN SERVE.
BUT WHAT GIVES HIM MORE JOY
IS THE OPPORTUNITY HE HAS TO
SHARE CHRIST'S SALVATION
WITH THE PEOPLE.
HE IS GRATEFUL FOR CBN'S
HELP.
I APPLY WHAT I LEARNED
FROM THEM.
THEY NOT ONLY CATER TO THE
NEEDS, BUT ALSO THE SUPERIOR
SPIRITUAL NEEDS.
ONE TIME A FLOOD VICTIM
APPROACHED ME CRYING.
AND SHE SAID, NOW I REALIZE
IT IS NOT THE MATERIAL
THINGS THAT IS IMPORTANT,
BUT OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH
GOD.
Reporter: THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE ARE STILL IN
EVACUATION CENTERS, AND MANY
COMMUNITIES ARE STILL DEEP
IN FLOODWATERS.
IN THE MIDST OF ALL THIS,
CBN IS THERE TO EXTEND ALL
OF THE PHYSICAL AND
SPIRITUAL HELP IT CAN GIVE.
HEATHER CELLS, CBN NEWS.
Reporter: PAT, DID YOU
NOTICE IN THAT VIDEO THAT
THE PASTOR WAS WADING
THROUGH THAT FLOODWATER,
LOOKING AT THE DAMAGE TO HIS
CHURCH, AND YET HE HAD A
SMILE ON HIS FACE.
Pat: I'LL TELL YOU, IT
IS AMAZING, IN THE MIDST OF
SUFFERING, THE HAPPINESS OF
THOSE PEOPLE.
I WAS OVER THERE IN
ETHIOPIA, WHERE THEY HAD
THOSE TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE
FAMINES, AND I SAW REFUGEES
WHO HAD BEEN STARVING, THEY
WERE SKIN AND BONES, AND YET
THEY WERE LAUGHING AND
HAPPY.
IT IS JUST AMAZING.
BUT I WOULD ASK WHETHER OR
NOT OUR PLANET PLANET IS
MAD AT US.
IT IS LIKE THE PLANET ITSELF
IS REVOLTING AGAINST THE
MISUSE.
YOU CAN SAY, IS IT GLOBAL
WARMING OR WHAT ARE WE
DOING, BUT THE LA NIÑA AND
EL NIÑO CAUSING FLOODING
FLOODING -- ON THE ONE HAND
EXTRAORDINARY FLOODS AND ON
THE OTHER HAND, PARCHING
DROUGHT.
WE HAVE MORE HEAT IN JULY IN
AMERICA THAN WE HAVE EVER
HAD SINCE RECORDS WERE BEING
TAKEN ACROSS THE UNITED
STATES.
YESTERDAY, AS I MENTIONED,
IT WAS NEW ENGLAND, AND NOW
IT IS THE WHOLE COUNTRY.
IT IS HIGHER THAN ANY TIME
SINCE RECORDS HAVE BEEN
TAKEN, THAT WOULD TAKE US
BACK TO 1880 AND 1890.
AND IT SEEMS LIKE THESE
DISASTERS ALSO HIT THE POOR
WORST.
THOSE WHO HAVE SOME FUNDS
CAN SEEM TO MAKE IT
THROUGH.
BUT WE WANT TO HELP THOSE
PEOPLE.
THAT WAS IN METRO MANILA,
THE CAPITAL CITY OF THE
PHILIPPINES UNDER THAT
TERRIBLE FLOOD.
THEY NEED RICE, NOODLES,
CANNED GOODS.
THEY NEED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
AND THEY NEED PHYSICAL AND
SPIRITUAL HELP.
AND WE'RE THERE.
SO IF YOU WANT TO REACH
OUT -- IF YOU SAY, I HAVE IT
PRETTY GOOD HERE IN THE
UNITED STATES, BUT I WANT TO
HELP SOMEBODY LESS
FORTUNATE.
DISASTER RELIEF FUND, CBN.
1-800-759-0700.
YOU CAN LOG ON TO
CBN.COM.
WHATEVER IT IS, BUT ANYTHING
THAT YOU GIVE WOULD BE BE
VERY HELPFUL, AND WE WANT TO
RUSH FUNDS OVER THERE TO THE
PHILIPPINES TO HELP OUR DEAR
FRIENDS IN THAT BELEAGUERED
ISLAND, SERIES OF ISLANDS.
TERRY?
Terry: YOU MAY HAVE
HEARD ABOUT THE RISING COSTS
OF GAS AND THE RISING COSTS
OF FOOD, BUT THOSE PALE IN
COMPARISON TO THE RISING
COSTS OF THIS.
SO MANY TIMES PEOPLE HAVE
$100,000 SPENT TO GET A
Ph.D. IN GERMAN POLKA
HISTORY.
WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO GET
THIS MONEY BACK?
Terry: WE ARE SHOWING
YOU HOW SOME STUDENTS AREh
BUCKING THE HIGH COST OF
COLLEGE AND GETTING THEIR
DEGREE DEBT-FREE.
THAT'S NEXT.
Pat: WELCOME BACK.
YOU'RE WATCHING "THE 700
CLUB."
GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US.
I HAVE THE HONOR OF BEING
THE FOUNDER AND CHANCELLOR
OF A VERY SIGNIFICANT
UNIVERSITY.
IT HAS CONGRATULAT GRADUATE
SCHOOLS AND UNDERGRADUATE
SCHOOLS.
I WANT TO TELL YOU, THE COST
OF AN EDUCATION IS REALLY
TOUGH.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE PAYING
FOR COLLEGE THIS YEAR, GET
READY FOR MAJOR TUITION
SHOCK.
TUITION HAS GONE UP AS MUCH
AS 40%.
BUT AS EPHRAIM GRAHAM
REPORTS, SOME STUDENTS ARE
WORKING HARD TO AVOID GOING
INTO DEBT TO PAY FOR THEIR
EDUCATION.
IT WAS VERY STRESSFUL TO
START.
Reporter: CHRISTOPHER
WELLS IS A MAN ON A MISSION,
EARN A DEGREE DEBT-FREE.
MY FIRST YEAR, MY MOTHER
HAD TO TAKE MONEY OUT OF THE
401K PLAN.
WE HAD A DEAL, AND SHE SAID
SHE WOULD PAY THE FIRST YEAR
OF SCHOOL, BUT EVERY YEE I
WOULD HAVE TO PAY MYSELF OR
FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO IT.
Reporter: HOW DOES HE
DO IT?
THE 20-YEAR-OLD WORKS
SUMMERS, INSTEAD OF CHILLING
OUT.
HE IS AN INTERN, AND WAITS
TABLES ON THE WEEKENDS.
HE ALSO LIVES AT HOME AND
COMMUTES TO CLASS.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
LIVE ON CAMPUS, AND I COULD
HAVE TAKEN OUT A LOAN, BUT I
JUST CHOSE NOT TO.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST
DECISIONS FOR ME.
Reporter: WHILE IT
HASN'T BEEN EASY, THIS HONOR
STUDENT IS ON TRACK TO
GRADUATE NEXT YEAR WITH NO
STUDENT LOAN DEBT.
MANY OF HIS CLASSMATES WON'T
BE ABLE TO ENJOY THE SAME
FREEDOM.
SOME OF THEM ARE, BUT A
LOT OF THEM AREN'T.
THEY ARE ON CAMPUS.
THEIR PARENTS PAY FOR THEIR
TUITION.
AND THEY'RE KIND OF JUST
GOING WITH THE MOTION, AND
THAT'S JUST NOT ME.
Reporter: THE LATEST
FIGURES SHOW STUDENT DEBT IN
AMERICA HAS CLIMBED TO ONE
TRILLION DOLLARS.
THE AVERAGE BALANCE, ABOUT
$23,000.
HOWEVER, SOME COLLEGE
GRADUATES ARE LOOKING AT
MORE THAN $100,000 IN THE
RED.
THAT DEBT IS EVEN TOUGHER TO
PAY BACK IN TODAY'S ECONOMY,
WHERE MOST COLLEGE GRADUATES
CAN'T FIND A JOB.
MANY TIMES, PEOPLE SPEND
$100,000 TO GET A DEGREE IN
GERMAN POLKA HISTORY.
WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO GET
THIS MONEY BACK.
Reporter: DAVE RAMSEY
SAYS STUDENTS HAVE TO CHANGE
THEIR THINKING WHEN IT COMES
TO COLLEGE.
LET'S GO BACK TO THE
OLD-FASHIONED WAY OF PAYING
FOR IT.
YOU ACTUALLY CAN DO IT.
IT IS DIFFICULT, IT'S CALLED
WORK.
Reporter: THAT WORK
BEGINS YEARS BEFORE EVEN
APPLYING FOR COLLEGE.
STEP ONE, CHOOSE A SCHOOL
YOU CAN ACTUALLY AFFORD.
PERHAPS A COMMUNITY COLLEGE
TO GET STARTED.
THEN, LOOK FOR FREE MONEY IN
THE FORM OF GRANTS AND
SCHOLARSHIPS.
YOU'VE GOT TO APPLY FOR
SCHOLARSHIPS.
THERE ARE LOTS OF THEM OUT
THERE.
YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE CLASSES
ON HOW TO TAKE YOUR
S.A.T.s.
AND THEN YOU GET GRANTS.
I GRANT YOU THE RIGHT TO
WORK WHILE YOU'RE IN
SCHOOL.
W-O-R-K HAS NOT KILLED
ANYONE.
Reporter: AND WHEN THEY
MAKE IT TO CAMPUS, WATCH OUT
FOR THE LIFESTYLE EXTRAS,
LIKE PIZZAS AND PARTIES.
THE AVERAGE COLLEGE
STUDENT GRADUATING HAD
$27,900 IN STUDENT LOAN
DEBT.
THAT'S THE INTERESTING THING
THAT'S ABOUT WHAT THEY SPENT
OVER FOUR YEARS TO LIVE
OFF-CAMPUS, IN AN APARTMENT,
TO EAT OUT, TO ATTEND SOCIAL
FUNCTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH
COLLEGE.
SO REALLY, THOSE DOLLARS
THAT DROVE THEM INTO DEBT
WERE NOT EDUCATION DOLLARS.
THEY WERE LIFESTYLE
DOLLARS.
Reporter: A LESSON
CHRISTOPHER WELLS HAS
ALREADY MASTERED.
MY MOTHER ALWAYS SAID TO
ME, IF YOU AIN'T GOT IT,
DON'T GET IT.
SO IF I DON'T HAVE IT, I'M
NOT GOING TO GET IT.
IF I DON'T HAVE THE CASH FOR
IT, I'M NOT GOING TO BUY
IT.
Reporter: WELLS DOESN'T
CARRY A CREDIT CARD OR EVEN
A CAR LOAN.
HE STILL DRIVES HIS 2001
CHEVY HIS PARENTS GAVE HIM
BACK IN HIGH SCHOOL.
LIFE IS NOT ALL ABOUT
PARTYING.
IF YOU WANT TO BE
SUCCESSFUL, YOU HAVE TO
WORK, YOU HAVE TO SAVE YOUR
MONEY, AND YOU HAVE TO
BUDGET.
IT IS VERY ESSENTIAL.
Reporter: EPHRAIM
GRAHAM, CBN NEWS.
Pat: GOOD ADVICE FROM
YOU FOLKS, AND DAVE RAMSEY
IS A GOOD GUY.
I MUST SAY THESE FOR-PROFIT
UNIVERSITIES MAKE MONEY FROM
THE GOVERNMENT BY STUDENTS
TAKING OUT GOVERNMENT
LOANS.
AND THEY MAKE A LOT OF
MONEY.
YOU KNOW, THE UNIVERSITY OF
PHOENIX IS A HUGELY
SUCCESSFUL STOCK COMPANY,
AND THEY MAKE A LOT OF
MONEY.
AND THEY MAKE IT BY HAVING
STUDENTS.
THE QUESTION IS: HOW MANY OF
THOSE STUDENTS GRADUATE
AFTER THREE OR FOUR YEARS,
AND HOW MANY OF THEM HAVE
GOOD JOBS WHEN THEY GET
THROUGH?
I MEAN, THAT'S THE ULTIMATE
SUCCESS.
AND IF THEY WIND UP WITH A
BUNCH OF LOANS, I MEAN THE
SCHOOLS ENCOURAGE THEM.
IT'S AN EASY, EASY THING TO
SIGN A FEW PAPERS AND YOU
PICK UP SOME MONEY FROM THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
AND IT'S LOW INTEREST AND SO
FORTH.
BUT I'LL TELL YOU, IT'S LIKE
A NUCE AROUND YOUR NECK.
WELL, TERRY --
Terry: COMING UP,
FASCINATING, A SURVIVOR OF
THE AURORA SHOOTINGS TELLS
US WHAT HAPPENS THAT NIGHT
IN THE MOVIE THEATER.
SATAN'S PLAN WAS TO KILL
AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.
AND THEN HE LEFT JAMES.
Terry: HEAR THE
PERSONAL MESSAGE THIS VICTIM
HAS FOR JAMES HOLMES. ññ ñ
Pat: AT MIDNIGHT ON
JULY THE 20th, 2012, THE
CENTURY 16 THEATER IN THE
CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO,
WAS SCREENING THE THIRD AND
FINAL MOVIE IN THE BATMAN
TRILOGY.
ABOUT 30 MINUTES INTO THE
FILM, A MASKED MAN, WEARING
TACTICAL GEAR, WALKED INTO
THE THEATER, VIA THE
EMERGENCY EXIT, AND SOME OF
THE MOVIE-GOERS BELIEVE THAT
HE WAS WEARING A COSTUME,
LIKE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE
AUDIENCE, WHO HAD DRESSED UP
FOR THE EVENT.
THAT'S WHEN A MASKED MAN
NAMED JAMES HOLMES SET OFF A
SMOKE BOMB AND BEGAN FIRING
HIS SEMI AUTOMATIC WEAPONS.
12 PEOPLE DIED IN THE
MASSACRE.
58 OTHERS WERE WOUNDED.
AND WHILE SOME PEOPLE HAVE
CALLED FOR JAMES HOLMES TO
RECEIVE THE DEATH PENALTY
FOR HIS CRIMES, AT LEAST ONE
VICTIM IS NOT ANGRY AT
JAMES.
INSTEAD, HE FORGIVES HIM.
LOOK AT THIS.
Reporter: MOVIE-GOERS
IN AURORA, COLORADO, JUST
WANTED TO GET THE FIRST
GLIMPSE THEY COULD OF THE
THIRD BATMAN MOVIE "THE DARK
KNIGHT RISES."
BUT WHEN 24-YEAR-OLD JAMES
HOLMES CHARGED IN THE EXIT
DOOR WITH A SHOTGUN, A SEMI
AUTOMATIC RIFLE AND TWO SEMI
AUTOMATIC PISTOLS, WHAT
SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN
ENTERTAINING NIGHT AT THE
MOVIES BECAME A REAL LIFE
HORROR.
THE TRAGEDY ON JULY 20th
LEFT 12 DEAD AND 58
WOUNDED.
WITH HIS BRIGHT ORANGE HAIR,
JAMES HOLMES HAS BECOME A
HOUSEHOLD NAME.
HIS CHARGES, 24 COUNTS OF
MURDER.
TWO COUNTS FOR EACH PERSON
HE SHOT AND KILLED, 116
COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED MURDER.
ONE COUNT OF POSSESSION OF
EXPLOSIVES, AND ANOTHER FOR
THE CRIME OF VIOLENCE.
THERE IS STILL A LOT OF
QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENED, ESPECIALLY RIGHT
HERE IN AURORA.
THERE IS JUST SO MUCH
GRIEF.
YOU CAN FEEL THE PAIN.
AND EVEN AN UNSPOKEN ANGER.
IT IS REALLY HARD FOR PEOPLE
TO PROCESS A MASSACRE THAT
HAPPENED RIGHT IN THEIR OWN
BACKYARD.
SOME PEOPLE CAN'T EVEN TALK
ABOUT IT YET.
BUT THERE IS ONE MAN WHO IS
TAKING EVERY OPPORTUNITY
THAT HE CAN, AND HE IS NOT
POINTING FINGERS.
HE IS OFFERING FORGIVENESS.
AS SOON AS I CAN,
LITERALLY, THE FIRST DAY
THAT I AM ALLOWED TO GO SEE
HIM, I WANT TO MEET HIM.
THE VERY FIRST THING I WANT
TO SAY IS, JAMES, I FORGIVE
YOU.
Reporter: THE
28-YEAR-OLD WAS IN THE
THEATER AND WAS SHOT THREE
TIMES, BUT EVERY TIME OF
WEAPON JAMES HOLMES HAD.
TELL ME ABOUT THAT EVIL
FEELING, LIKE THE FEELING OF
DEATH THAT YOU FELT.
WELL, I MEAN IT'S VERY
REAL.
IT IS AN EVIL AND A DARKNESS
THAT YOU CAN JUST FEEL.
YOU COULD FEEL THAT HATRED.
THAT HATRED TOWARDS
HUMANITY.
Reporter: WHEN YOU SEE
THE PICTURES OF HIM, WHEN
THE PICTURES CAME OUT FROM
THE COURT, WHAT WENT THROUGH
YOUR MIND?
HONESTLY, WHEN I FIRST
SAW HIM, I SAW JUST THAT
DAZED AND THAT CONFUSED, AND
JUST THAT HOLLOW LOOK, AND I
IMMEDIATELY FELT SORROW FOR
HIM.
Reporter: PIERCE'S
COMPASSION COMES FROM HIS
OWN EXPERIENCE WITH
DEPRESSION AND DARKNESS.
I DO KNOW WHAT IT FEELS
LIKE WHEN THE DARKNESS
SWALLOWS YOU, AND TO KNOW
WHAT THERE IS -- WHAT IT IS
LIKE TO KNOW THERE IS NO
HOPE IN THIS WORLD.
I WENT THROUGH A PERIOD
WHERE THAT WAS THE TRUTH OF
MY LIFE.
THAT'S WHAT I KNEW.
MY MOM WAS BIPOLAR, AND SO I
SAW THE DARKNESS AFFECT HER
THROUGHOUT MY LIFE.
AND THAT SAME DEMON FOLLOWED
ME.
THERE WERE TIMES IN MY LIFE
WHEN I WOULD LITERALLY JUST
LAY IN MY BED WITH THE
SHADES DRAWN AND JUST THINK
OF DEATH AND THINK OF WAYS
THAT I COULD END MY LIFE SO
I WOULDN'T HAVE TO BE BE BE
HERE AND SUFFER THIS PAIN
ANYMORE.
WHEN I FOUND JESUS, THEN THE
DARKNESS SLOWLY BUT SURELY
STARTED TO GO AWAY.
Reporter: HE SAYS IT IS
HIS CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH
JESUS THAT GAVE HIM INSIGHT
INTO WHAT WAS SPIRITUALLY
GOING ON THE NIGHT OF THE
MOVIE THEATER SHOOTING.
WHEN I EXPERIENCED THE
LIGHT COME IN, THE DARKNESS
VERY MUCH RAN.
THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT GOD
CAME IN.
AND WE KNOW THAT SATAN CAN'T
STAND UP TO GOD.
SATAN RAN AND HE FLED AND HE
LEFT JAMES HOLMES.
AND JAMES NOW IS JUST AN
EMPTY, HALLOW, SHELL OF A
SOUL THAT HAS BEEN TORTURED
ALL OF THESE YEARS IN THIS
WHOLE BUILDUP.
SATAN'S PLAN WAS TO KILL AS
MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE, AND
THEN HE LEFT JAMES.
AND NOW SATAN'S PLAN IS FOR
AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE
TO HATE HIM.
TO BRING THAT HATRED AND
THAT ANGER TO THE WORLD.
BUT GOD'S LIGHT IS SHINING
THROUGH ALL OF THIS.
THAT'S WHY I PRAY FOR
FORGIVENESS.
I PRAY FOR THOSE FAMILIES TO
FORGIVE BECAUSE THAT IS PART
OF GOD'S PLAN, YOU KNOW.
FOR THEM TO BE COMFORTED BY
JUST THAT FREEDOM THAT COMES
FROM FORGIVENESS.
I'M A CHRISTIAN, PIERCE,
AND I HAD A HARD TIME
FORGIVING JAMES HOLMES RIGHT
WHEN THE STORY BROKE.
AND I'M JUST AMAZED AT HOW
YOU WERE ABLE TO FORGIVE SO
FAST.
HOW DID YOU DO THAT?
JESUS IS PART OF ME.
AND HE IS IN ME.
AND I'M JUST BLESSED.
I MEAN, I'M BLESSED TO NOT
EVEN FEEL THAT ANGER AND
THAT HATRED.
IT IS LIKE THE LORD HAS BEEN
PREPARING ME FOR SO LONG FOR
THIS.
AND HIS GIFT TO ME FOR BEING
A FAITHFUL AND HUMBLE
SERVANT WAS NOT TO EVEN
ALLOW THAT DARKNESS TO GET
WITHIN EAR-SHOT OF MY
HEART.
Reporter: NOTHING?
NOTHING.
THE FORGIVENESS DOESN'T COME
FROM ME.
IT COMES FROM JESUS.
SO FOR THOSE PEOPLE, IF
YOU'RE STRUGGLING THAT
BADLY, THAT MEANS THERE IS
SOME DISCONNECT BETWEEN YOUR
HEART AND CHRIST.
THERE IS SOME WALL THAT HAS
BEEN PUT THERE BY YOURSELF.
I MEAN, YOU'RE THE ONE WHO
HAS PUT THAT WALL UP.
SO I WOULD SAY IF YOU ARE
STRUGGLING WITH THAT, THAT
IT'S TIME TO REACH OUT EVEN
HARDER.
REACH WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART
TO JESUS.
DIVE INTO YOUR SCRIPTURE.
READ THE GOSPEL.
MEDITATE ON IT, PRAY ON IT,
AND REACH FOR JESUS.
BEG JESUS TO JUST COME INTO
YOUR HEART AND JUST SHOW YOU
WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE TO
FORGIVE.
Reporter: THAT DOESN'T
MEAN YOU JUST FORGIVE AND
YOU FORGET, RIGHT?
OF COURSE I BELIEVE THAT
HE DESERVES PUNISHMENT FOR
THIS.
WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FOR
ME?
I PRAY HE GETS A LIFE TERM
IN PRISON.
THAT WAY HE'S GOT ANOTHER
50, 60 YEARS ON THIS WORLD
TO TURN TO GOD.
IF HE WOULD LET ME, I WOULD
GRAB HOLD OF HIS HAND AND I
WOULD SQUEEZE IT, AND I
WOULD PRAY WITH HIM.
Reporter: AT THE END OF
OUR INTERVIEW, PIERCE, IN
FACT, PRAYED FOR JAMES.
LORD I WOULD JUST ASK
THAT IN THE MIDST OF ALL OF
THE DARKNESS, ALL OF THE
SORROW, ALL OF THE HATRED,
ALL OF THE ANGER THAT IS IN
JAMES' HEART, LORD, I WOULD
ASK YOU TO REACH IN THERE,
YOU SEE HIM FOR WHO HE IS,
HE IS ANOTHER FALLEN SOUL
THAT NEEDS YOUR LOVE, NEEDS
YOUR GUIDANCE.
I WOULD PRAY THAT YOU WOULD
JUST HELP HIM, FIRST FIND
THAT REMORSE THAT HE NEEDS
TO FIND, THE REMORSE FOR
WHAT HE DID, FOR THE
ATROCIOUS SINS THAT HE
COMMITTED.
AND THEN, LORD, I WOULD JUST
ASK YOU TO DO MIRACULOUS
THINGS AND HEAL HIM.
THAT ONE DAY -- ONE DAY HE
ACTUALLY GETS TO KNOW YOU,
LORD.
I PRAY THA THAT THE DAY
COMES THAT YOU WILL WELCOME
HIM INTO YOUR KINGDOM.
WE PRAY ALL OF THESE THINGS
IN THE MIGHTY AND BEAUTIFUL
NAME OF JESUS CHRIST.
AMEN.
Pat: I'LL TELL YOU, I
AM AMAZED, THAT A YOUNG MAN
LIKE PIERCE, WHO HAS SUCH A
MATURE UNDERSTANDING.
WHAT A GODLY YOUNG MAN.
I'LL TELL YOU, HE IS AN
EXAMPLE TO ALL OF US.
AND THAT PRAYER, SO
BEAUTIFUL FOR THAT
ASSASSIN.
Terry: PAT, I THINK WE
SEE SO CLEARLY IN PIERCE THE
REASON WHY GOD ASKS US TO
FORGIVE PEOPLE WHO HAVE
DEEPLY AND WRONGLY OFFENDED
US.
HE IS FREE.
HE LIVES FREE.
HE IS NOT BITTER.
HE IS NOT RESENTFUL.
WE DON'T REALIZE THAT OUR
UNFORGIVENESS OWNS US UNTIL
WE LET GO OF IT.
IT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE
SANCTIONING WHAT THE PERSON
DID, AND HE SO CLEARLY SAID
THAT.
Pat: HE UNDERSTANDS THE
SPIRITUAL REALITY BEHIND
THESE ACTS.
THAT SHOOTER WAS CAPTURED BY
SATAN.
HE HAD THE DEMONIC LOOK.
AND SATAN TOOK HIM OVER.
THAT IS NO EXCUSE IN THE
LAW, TO SAY THAT THE DEVIL
MADE ME DO IT.
BUT, NEVERTHELESS, HE WAS
DRIVEN BECAUSE SOMEBODY GAVE
HIM ALL OF THOSE PLANS.
HE HAD IT ALL FIGURED OUT,
EVERYTHING, INCLUDING
BOOBY-TRAPPING HIS OWN
APARTMENT.
HE WAS GOING TO HURT AS MANY
PEOPLE AS HE COULD.
BUT THAT JUST WASN'T HUMAN.
IT WAS SATANIC.
IN A SENSE, YOU CAN'T HATE A
HUMAN BEING WHO IS UNDER THE
CONTROL OF SATAN.
AS FAR AS THE LAW, YOU HAVE
TO TREAT HIM AS --
Terry: THE ACTIONS HAVE
TO BE DETAILS WITH.
Pat: THERE IS NO
QUESTION.
BUT, NEVERTHELESS, WE WANT
TO PRAY FOR THESE WHO
SUFFERED.
I THINK ALSO OF THREE YOUNG
MEN -- THEY SAY NO GREATER
LOVE HAS ANY MAN THAN HE
GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS
FRIEND.
THREE OF THESE YOUNG MEN
ACTUALLY PROTECTED THEIR
GIRLFRIENDS AND DIED TO SAVE
THE LIVES OF THEIR
GIRLFRIENDS.
THAT WAS EXTRAORDINARY.
WE SAY THE LOST
GENERATION -- NO WAY.
THESE ARE NOBLE ACTS BY
NOBLE PEOPLE.
AND WE WANT TO PRAY FOR
THESE WHO ARE THE VICTIMS,
AND THOSE WHO ARE STILL
GRIEVING AND SUFFERING.
AND -- MAN, THIS IS A LESSON
FOR US ALL.
I'M HUMBLED TO HEAR THE
TESTIMONY OF THAT YOUNG
MAN.
FATHER, WE PRAY FOR THESE
VICTIMS, THE FAMILIES, THE
LOVED ONES, THOSE WHO ARE
FILLED WITH GRIEF AND
SORROW, STILL, AS THEY
CONTEMPLATE THIS HIDEOUS
ACT.
AND WE ASK, LORD, THAT
YOU'RE SPIRIT MAY DESCEND
UPON THEM.
GIVE THEM PACE AND PEACE
IN A FORGIVING HEART IN THE
NAME OF JESUS.
AND WHEN WE PRAY, DELIVER US
FROM EVIL.
WE KNOW WHAT YOU MEANT.
DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE
WHO WOULD KILL AND DESTROY
AND MAIM PRECIOUS LIVES THAT
YOU LOVE.
IN JESUS' NAME.
AMEN.
TERRY?
Terry: WELL, STILL
AHEAD, IN A COUNTRY WITH
300 MILLION PEOPLE ON A
PLANET WITH SEVEN BILLION
OTHERS, WHAT CAN YOU DO TO
STAND OUT?
ONE AUTHOR SAYS HE KNOWS THE
SECRET, AND HE IS WILLING TO
SHARE IT WITH YOU.
THAT'S LATER ON TODAY'S "700
CLUB."
Reporter: WELCOME TO
WASHINGTON FOR THIS CBN NEWS
BREAK.
NEW INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION
SAYS IRAN IS CLOSER TO
DEVELOPING A NUCLEAR WEAPON
THAN EXPERTS PREVIOUSLY
THOUGHT.
THE ISRAELI NEWSPAPER
REPORTS ISRAEL AND FOUR
OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE
OBTAINED NEW INTELLIGENCE
INFORMATION.
THE COUNTRIES INCLUDE THE
U.S., BRITAIN, FRANCE, AND
GERMANY.
TWO CHURCHES IN HAWAII ARE
CHALLENGING THAT STATE'S
CIVIL UNIONS LAW.
THEY SAY AN EXEMPTION FOR
CHURCHES NEEDS TO BE
WIDENED.
ACCORDING TO THE LAW,
CHURCHES THAT PERFORM
MARRIAGES ONLY FOR THEIR OWN
MEMBERS, DON'T HAVE TO
PERFORM CIVIL UNION
CEREMONIES.
HOWEVER, CHURCHES THAT MARRY
NON-MEMBERS ARE NOT EXEMPT
FROM THE LAW.
HAWAII'S CIVIL UNION LAW
COVERS SAME-SEX AND
OPPOSITE-SEX COUPLES.
THE STATE'S ATTORNEY-GENERAL
SAYS THE CHURCHES ARE USING
THE LAWSUIT TO OVER TURN THE
LAW.
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LATEST FROM CBN NEWS BY
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PAT AND TERRY WILL BE BACK
WITH MORE OF "THE 700 CLUB"
RIGHT AFTER THIS.
Terry: HERE IS A
QUESTION FOR YOU: WHAT'S THE
ONE THING THAT YOU CAN DO
BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE IN
THE ENTIRE WORLD?
AUTHOR PHIL COOK SAYS HE HAS
MET WITH TOP C.E.O.s WHO
CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
BUT IF YOU CAN ANSWER IT,
YOU WILL HAVE DISCOVERED THE
THING THAT YOU WERE BORN TO
DO.
Reporter: MEDIA
PRODUCER AND AUTHOR PHIL
COOK SAYS WE LIVE IN A
CLUTTERED AND DISTRACTED
CULTURE.
IN FACT, RESEARCH SHOWS THAT
WE'RE BOMBARDED WITH 5,000
MEDIA MESSAGES EVERY DAY.
IN OUR INFORMATION OVER
LOADED, MULTI-TASKING
SOCIETY, IT CAN BE HARD TO
DISCOVER WHAT YOUR PURPOSE
IS OR HOW TO STAND OUT FROM
THE CROWD.
TODAY IT IS NOT JUST
ABOUT HAVING A GREAT
MESSAGE, BUT HOW DOES THAT
MESSAGE CUT THROUGH AND GET
NOTICED.
AND THE BEST WAY IS TO BE
EXTRAORDINARY AT ONE BIG
THING.
Reporter: PHIL HELPS
YOU DISCOVER WHAT YOU WERE
BORN TO DO IN HIS NEW BOOK
"ONE BIG THING."
Terry: OH, AND IT'S
GOOD.
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE
700 CLUB," THE AUTHOR OF
"ONE BIG THING, THING PHIL
COOK.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
TERRY.
I APPRECIATE IT.
Terry: YOU SAY THE BOOK
IS NOT A HOW-TO BOOK, AND
YOU CAN'T TELL US WHAT OUR
BIG THING IS BUT YOU CAN
HELP US FIND IT?
ABSOLUTELY.
I THINK GOD HAS GIVEN US A
UNIQUE D.N.A., FINGERPRINT.
THE QUESTIONS ARE WHAT IS
THE JOURNEY YOU NEED TO TAKE
AND HOW DO YOU EVENTUALLY
FIND IT.
Terry: YOU ASK SOME
QUESTIONS THAT -- IT'S NOT
THAT THE QUESTION IS SO
DIFFICULT, BUT WE'VE NEVER
THOUGHT TO ASK OURSELVES
THESE THINGS.
MOST OF US THINK IF WE'RE
PRETTY GOOD AT SOMETHING,
THAT THAT IS GOOD ENOUGH,
BUT IT ISN'T, IS IT?
WE LIVE IN ONE OF THE
MOST DISTRACTED AGES IN THE
WORLD.
YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO GET
NOTICED BY BEING PRETTY GOOD
AT A LOT OF THINGS.
THE PEOPLE WHO GET THEIR
IDEAS ACROSS ARE PEOPLE WHO
ARE EXTRAORDINARY AT ONE BIG
THING.
Terry: ONCE YOU'VE
DISCOVERED YOUR ONE BIG
THING, WHAT DO YOU DO NEXT?
I MEET A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO
THINK THEY KNOW THEY'RE ONE
BIG THING, BUT THEY'RE NOT
GOING ANYWHERE.
A BIG QUESTION.
IT IS SO IMPORTANT I DEVOTED
THE LAST HALF OF THE BOOK TO
THAT ISSUE.
IF YOU HAVE A MOVIE IDEA IN
YOUR HEART, A BOOK IN YOUR
HEART, OR A MINISTRY
OUTREACH, HOW DO YOU
ACTUALLY GET THAT OUT
THERE.
I THINK FIGURING OUT THE ONE
BIG THING IS CRITICAL
BECAUSE IT HELPS YOU FOCUS.
I REALLY BELIEVE THAT FOCUS
IS THE KEY.
WE THOUGHT MULTI-TASKING WAS
THE ANSWER, BUT RESEARCH
STUDY AFTER STUDY SHOWS US
THAT MULTI-TASKING ONLY
HELPS US DO A LOT OF THINGS
BADLY.
WE'RE JUST NOT GOOD AT
MULTI-TASKING.
Terry: AND FOR A LOT OF
PEOPLE, I THINK -- IN FACT,
YOU SAY THIS IN YOUR BOOK,
FINDING YOUR ONE BIG THING,
WE LOOK AT IT AS JOB
OPTIONS, BUT SOMETIMES IT IS
SOMETHING THAT BURNS INSIDE
OF US NOT EVEN IN A POF
WAY. POF-- POSITIVE WAY.
IT MAY BE THE ONE THING THAT
BUGS YOU.
AND IT COULD BE THE ONE
BIG THING THAT DRIVES THEM
MOST.
I DON'T THINK MOTHER TERESA
WAS HAVING A PICNIC WORK
WORKING IN THE GUTTERS OF
CALCUTTA.
I THINK SHE HATED IT SO
MUCH, SHE DECIDED TO DO
SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
IT IS NOT REALLY A JOB.
IT IS MORE OF AN OVERARCHING
PURPOSE, WHY AM I HERE?
Terry: AND THE PEOPLE
THAT I KNOW WHO ARE REALLY
SATISFIED WITH THEIR JOBS
ARE SATISFIED BECAUSE
THEY'RE GOING SOMEWHERE.
THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING IN
THEIR HEART AND MIND
MATTERS.
WHETHER IT MATTERS TO YOU
AND ME IS INCONSEQUENTIAL.
IT MATTERS TO THEM.
YOU MENTIONED THE IMPORTANCE
OF GETTING NOTICED.
HOW DO YOU DO THAT?
WHEN WE MENTIONED THE
NUMBERS OF PEOPLE IN THE
WORLD, AND PEOPLE WHO ARE
PRETTY GOOD AT THINGS.
ONE OF THE KEYS I HAVE IN
THE BOOK IS BE ORIGINAL.
SO OFTEN WE SPEND OUR TIME
COPYING OTHER PEOPLE, AND I
THINK CHRISTIANS ARE AS BAD
AS ANYBODY AT THAT, TRYING
TO COPY THE WORLD AND MANY
WAYS.
IIBLI BELIEVE IN THIS
INCREDIBLY CLUTTERED
CULTURE, THE ORIGINAL
MESSAGE STANDS OUT AND GETS
NOTICED.
Terry: AND I THINK EVEN
WHEN YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS
YOU'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT, WE
THINK, I'M GOING TO PRAY
ABOUT THIS AND GET ALL KINDS
OF ADVICE FROM FAMILY AND
FRIENDS, AND AT SOME POINT,
IT INVOLVES TAKING A LEAP OF
FAITH.
I THINK IT DOES.
WAITING FOR GOD IS NOT ABOUT
SITTING ON THE SOFA EATING
CHEETAHS.
I'M A BELIEVER IN ACTING.
AT SOME POINT YOU'VE GOT TO
ACT, STEP OUT THERE IN
FAITH.
AND I THINK GOD WILL DIRECT
YOU AND SHOW YOU THE WAY TO
DO IT..
FORGIVING OUT YOUR ONE BIG
THING IS A JOURNEY, SO I SAY
GET STARTED RIGHT AWAY.
Terry: TALK A LITTLE
ABOUT DESTINY.
WE ARE SO IMPACTED BY
CIRCUMSTANCES AND EVENTS AS
THEY HAPPEN, INSTEAD OF
REALIZING WE CAN STAND UP
AND TAKE CHARGE OF SOME OF
THOSE THINGS, THAT WE'RE NOT
JUST A VICTIM OF DESTINY.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK
DESTINY IS A LOCKED,
CONCRETE THING.
WHEN I GET DIVORCED, AND
WHEN MY SON COMES BACK FROM
THE WAR WITH NO LEGS, WHEN
YOU HAVE A CAR ACCIDENT --
WHEN SOMETHING TERRIBLE
HAPPENS, PEOPLE THINK I'VE
LOST MY DESTINY.
BUT DESTINY IS A MOVING
TARGET.
WE CAN ADJUST.
WE CAN CHANGE OUR LIFE AND
KEEP MOVING TOWARD IT.
I DON'T THINK PEOPLE HAVE
LOST THEIR DESTINY NO MATTER
WHAT HAPPENS.
I THINK GOD HAS THAT PURPOSE
OUT THERE FOR US.
WE MAY HAVE TO MAKE CHANGES
IN OUR LIFE AND ADJUST, BUT
I DON'T THINK THERE IS EVER
A POINT WHERE WE'VE REALLY
LOST OUR DESTINY.
Terry: IT IS NOT ALWAYS
DEPENDENT ON THINGS WE THINK
THAT MATTER.
THAT'S TRUE.
IT IS BIGGER THAN US.
Terry: HAVE YOU FOUND
YOUR OWN BIG THING?
MY ONE BIG THING IS
HELPING ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGE
THE CULTURE MORE
EFFECTIVELY.
I'M A BIG BELIEVER AS
CHRISTIANS, WE NEED TO USE
THE MEDIA MORE EFFECTIVELY,
AND GET OUR STORY OUT
THERE.
THERE WAS A TIME 100 YEARS
AGO WHERE WE WERE PATRONS OF
THE ARTS.
WE GOT THE GREATEST ARTISTS
OF THE TIME TO TELL OUR
STORY.
I WANT TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS
DO THAT AGAIN, CHURCHES,
MINISTRY, NON-PROFITS.
WHEN YOU FIND THAT ONE BIG
THING, PASSION TAKES OVER.
Terry: IT REALLY,
REALLY DOES.
AS A MOTHER OF A YOUNG
PEOPLE WHO ARE HEADING INTO
LIFE, I FOUND THIS
FASCINATING.
I LOVED READING THIS BOOK,
BUT I LOVED GETTING IT FOR
MY CHILDREN AS WELL.
IT IS A GOOD EVALUATOR FOR
ALL OF US.
DON'T LET SOMEONE ELSE LIVE
YOUR LIFE.
LIVE IT YOURSELF.
THE BOOK IS CALLED "ONE BIG
THING, DISCOVERING WHAT YOU
WERE BORN TO DO."
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
HAVING ME HERE.
Pat: HOW INTERESTING.
WHAT IS OUR BIG THING?
WE HAVE A FEW BIG THINGS
GOING ON.
COMING UP, ONE BIG THING IN
SOMEBODY'S LIFE, TIME TO
BRING IT ON WITH YOUR
QUESTIONS.
JENNIFER SAYS, "RECENTLY MY
FIANCE WAS PUT IN PRISON.
NOW I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO
DO.
DO I STAY WITH HIM WHILE
HE'S LOCKED UP?"
WE'LL ANSWER THAT QUESTION
AND MORE COMING UP NEXT.
Terry: WELL, WE'VE GOT
SOMETHING COMING UP HERE.
WE'VE GOT SOME E-MAIL THAT
WE WANT TO BRING TO YOUR
ATTENTION.
YOU READY?
Pat: NO, BUT GIVE IT TO
ME ANYWAY.
Terry: THIS IS JENNIFER
WHO SAYS, "RECENTLY MY
FIANCE WAS LOCKED UP.
DO I STAY IN THE
RELATIONSHIP WHILE HE IS
BEHIND BARS, OR DO I CUT MY
LOSSES AND MOVE ON?
I'VE NEVER HAD TO DEAL WITH
ANYTHING LIKE THIS?"
Pat: WHOEVER TAKES
THESE QUESTIONS DOESN'T GET
ENOUGH INFORMATION.
IS HE LOCKED UP FOR A YEAR,
10 YEARS -- WHAT DID HE GET
LOCKED UP FOR.
Terry: AND MANY A LIFE
HAS BEEN REGENERATEED IN A
SITUATION LIKE THAT.
Pat: IT COULD BE
POSSESSION OF ONE OUNCE OF
MARIJUANA.
SO BIG DEAL.
Terry: OR IT COULD BE
ARMED ROBBERY.
Pat: YEAH.
IS HE A MEMBER OF A CRIMINAL
GANG?
IS HE GOING TO KEEP ON DOING
STUFF AND IM PERIL YOU?
WILL HE BRING YOU INTO THIS
CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE AND DRAG
YOUR LIFE DOWN?
OR WAS IT SOME MISDEMEANOR,
HE SLAPPED A POLICEMAN OR HE
BROKE A TRAGIC LAW.
TRAFFIC LAW.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE DID.
Terry: AND WHAT'S HIS
CHARACTER?
Pat: I WOULD STAY WITH
HIM FOR A WHILE.
IF IT IS FIVE YEARS, 10
YEARS, THAT'S A DECISION
THAT MAY RUIN YOUR LIFE.
IT MAY BE TIME TO SAY I'M
GOING TO MOVE ON.
Terry: PAT, THIS IS
PATTY WHO SAYS, "I'M A
42-YEAR-OLD FEMALE WHO HAVE
NEVER BEEN MARRIED.
MOST OF THE CHRISTIAN
SINGLES I MEET HAVE BEEN
MARRIED PREVIOUSLY.
IS IT OKAY FOR ME TO MARRY A
MAN WHO IS PREVIOUSLY
MARRIED.
IF I MARRY A MAN WHO DID NOT
HAVE, QUOTE,"AN EXCUSABLE
REASON FOR DIVORCE," IT
WOULD BE AS IF I WERE
COMMITTING ADULTERY?"
THAT'S A TOUGH ONE.
Pat: IT IS A TOUGH
ONE.
HE MAY BE THE ONE WHO HAD
THE ADULTERY.
Terry: AGAIN, THIS IS
ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE
YOU ALSO HAVE TO KNOW WHAT
GOD HAS DONE IN SOMEONE'S
SUPERIO SPIRITUAL LIFE
REDEMPTIVELY.
Pat: THERE IS SO MUCH I
DON'T GET IN THESE
QUESTIONS.
GOD IS A FORGIVING GOD.
HE IS A LOVING GOD.
AND HE PUTS LONELY PEOPLE
TOGETHER IN FAMILIES.
AND HE WANTS YOU TO BE IN A
FAMILY.
AND HE IS THE AUTHOR OF
MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY.
SO -- BUT HE SAID I HATE
DIVORCE.
HE HATES DIVORCE BECAUSE
WHAT IT DOES IS DESTROY THE
FAMILY UNIT THAT HE LOVES.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS GUY
GOT DIVORCED, AND WHAT THE
STORY WAS.
WHAT ABOUT HIM?
IS HE GUILTY OF INFIDELITY.
DID HE COMMIT IT?
Terry: SHE IS SAYING,
THERE WASN'T ANY ADULTERY
INVOLVED IN IT.
IT WAS JUST A DISSOLVED
MARRIAGE.
WHY?
Pat: WAS IT
INCOMPATIBLE?
WAS IT SO BAD HE COULDN'T
STAND LIVING THERE ANY
LONGER?
THERE IS SO MUCH TO BE TAKEN
INTO ACCOUNT.
THE OTHER RULE IS IF YOUR
CONSCIOUS OFFENDS YOU, THEN
DON'T DO IT.
THERE IS A GOVERNOR THAT GOD
PUTS INSIDE OF YOUR MIND AND
YOUR HEART THAT WILL SAY
THIS IS THE WAY.
LISTEN TO THAT GOVERNOR.
IF IT GOES AGAINST YO YOUR
CONSCIENCE, DON'T DO IT.
Terry: HEATHER SAYS,
"MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BEEN
MARRIED FOR EIGHT YEARS, AND
WE HAVE FOUR YOUNG
CHILDREN.
HE IS NOT A CHRISTIAN, HE IS
VERBALLY ABUSIVE, AND WE
FIGHT CONSTANTLY. WE FIGHT,
AND HE HAS ALMOST LEFT ME
TWO OTHER TIMES FOR OTHER
WOMEN.
THE BIBLE SAYS WE SHOULDN'T
BE WITH NON-CHRISTIANS, BUT
GOD DOESN'T COMMAND
DIVORCE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
I DON'T WANT TO DISOBEY
GOD."
Pat: IF THE UNBELIEVING
SPOUSE IS PLEASED TO STAY
WITH THE BELIEVING SPOUSE,
BUT IF HE HAS MADE IT SO
DIFFICULT YOU CAN'T STAY, IT
SOUNDS LIKE CONSTRUCTIVE
DESERTION.
IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE IN
CONSTRUCTIVE DESERTION.
AGAIN, DON'T BE INVOLVED
WITH UNYOLKED PERSONS.
IF THAT PERSON IS AN
UNBELIEVER, YOU'RE ASKING
FOR TROUBLE.
WE LEAVE YOU WITH THESE
WORDS FROM LUKE: "BEHOLD, I
GIVE YOU THE AUTHORITY OVER
ALL OF THE POWER OF THE
ENEMY AND NOTHING, BY ANY
MEANS, SHALL HURT YOU."
SEE YOU TOMORROW.
BYE-BYE.
