I JUST WANT TO GO OUT
THERE AND HONOR HIS NAME
THROUGH THE TALENT HE GAVE
ME.
WE SQUARE OFF WITH
REDSKINS' LINEBACKER
LORENZO.
PLUS, FALL IS IN THE AIR, SO
GIVE YOURSELF AN AUTUMN
TREAT.
PAT SERVES UP A DISH OF HIS
MINESTRONE SOUP, ON TODAY'S
"700 CLUB."
*
[APPLAUSE]
Pat: WELL, WELCOME,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, TO
THIS EDITION OF "THE 700
CLUB."
TERRY, THEY SAY FALL IS IN
THE AIR.
ARE YOU READY FOR A TASTE
SENSATION?
Terry: I AM READY FOR A
TASTE SENSATION.
BOY, HAVE WE GOT THE DAY FOR
IT HERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS
LIKE WHERE YOU ARE, BUT IT
IS A MINESTRONE DAY HERE.
Pat: I LIKE MINESTRONE,
AND IT IS HARD TO GET, SO I
DECIDED I WAS GOING TO MAKE
SOME.
IT IS NOT A FAMILY RECIPE.
I JUST STARTED THROWING SOME
STUFF IN A POT, AND SOMEBODY
SAID IT IS SO GOOD WE OUGHT
TO DO IT ON "THE 700 CLUB."
Terry: THERE YOU GO.
Pat: IT IS LIKE THE
PAINTERS WHO THROW THINGS,
AND THE NEXT THING WE KNOW
THE PAINTINGS ARE WORTH
$5 MILLION.
Terry: YOU'LL SIGN YOUR
SOUP BOWEL.
Pat: WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE SOME SPECIAL FALL
MINESTRONE.
FOUR YEARS AGO, YOUNG
AMERICANS WERE EXCITED ABOUT
THE AGENT OF CHANGE ON A
YOUNG MAN FROM ILLINOIS
NAMED BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA.
WHAT ABOUT THIS TIME
AROUND?
WELL, THEY TURN OUT AGAIN TO
SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT --
WILL THEY OR WILL THEY NOT?
Terry: YOUNG VOTERS ARE
OFTEN CALL MILLENNIUMIALS,
AND THE TOUGH ECONOMY COULD
AFFECT THEIR CHOICE THIS
ELECTION YEAR.
Reporter: THEY'RE
DISILLUSIONED WITH
GOVERNMENT, DIVERSE YET
DIVIDED OFTEN ALONG RACIAL
LINES.
IT IS THE MILLENNIUM
GENERATION THAT CAME OUT IN
GREAT NUMBERS IN '08 0.
Reporter: A NEW SURVEY
FINDS AMERICA'S YOUNG VOTERS
APPATHIC, PROBABLY BECAUSE
THEY'RE HAVING A HARD TIME
FINANCIALLY.
MORE THAN '01MORE THAN 50%
OF RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES
ARE UNEMPLOYED OR
UNDERPLOYMENT AND LIVING
WITH THEIR PARENTS.
Reporter: AND WHILE
PRESIDENT OBAMA ENJOYS A
COMFORTABLE 16-POINT LEAD
OVER GOVERNOR ROMNEY AMONG
MILLENNIUMIALS, HE HAS LOST
HIS LUSTER.
IN 2008, THE NUMBER WAS
ABOUT TWO-THIRDS.
Reporter: ON CHARACTER
AND LEADERSHIP TRAITS, THE
PRESIDENT HELD AN ADVANTAGE
IN EVERY CATEGORY BUT ONE.
54% ROMNEY HAS STRONG
RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.
BUT JUST 44% SAY THEY WOULD
BE COMFORTABLE WITH A MORMON
PRESIDENT.
MORE THAN 60% SAID THEY
WOULD BE COMFORTABLE WITH AN
EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN IN THE
WHITE HOUSE.
AND THE SURVEY FINDS
MILLENNIUMIALS ARE GREATLY
INFLUENCED BY THEIR MOMS AND
DADS.
AND THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO
BE REGISTERED TO VOTE.
AND MILLENIALS WITH BOTH
PARENTS VOTING ARE MORE
LIKELY TO VOTE.
THE SURVEY SHOWS A MAJORITY
OF YOUNG VOTERS DISCOURAGED
WITH GOVERNMENT AND
POLITICS.
POLITICS.
STILL, BOTH CANDIDATES ARE
FIGHTING FOR THEIR VOTES.
CHILDREN IN THEIR 20s
SHOULD NOT HAVE TO LIVE IN
THEIR BEDROOMS, STARING AT
THE OBAMA POSTERS AND
WONDERING WHEN THEY CAN GET
GOING AND MOVE OUT.
Reporter: COX SAYS
SOCIAL MEDIA.
86% HAVE Facebook PAGES,
AND BOTH COMPAIGNS KNOW THAT
THIS YEAR EVERY VOTE
COUNTS.
JENNIFER WISHON, CBN NEWS,
WASHINGTON.
Pat: THERE IS A JOKE
ABOUT THE MILLENIALS, AND
SOMEBODY SAID ABOUT THEM,
WHAT DO YOU THINK WOULD YOU
ABOUT THE FACT THAT THEIR
ILL-INFORMED AND APATHETIC,
AND THE ANSWER WAS: I DON'T
KNOW AND I DON'T CARE.
WE'LL SEE.
BUT THIS WHOLE IDEA OF THE
AGENT OF CHANGE, I'VE GOT TO
A NEW DEAL COMING TO
WASHINGTON THAT IS GOING TO
BE A DEAL OF HAPPINESS AND
PROSPERITY, BUT WHEN YOU'RE
LIVING IN YOUR FOLK'S HOME
OR IN THEIR BASEMENT STARING
AT OBAMA POSTERS, YOU'RE NOT
AS ENTHUSIASTIC.
THE ENTHUSIASM GAUGE SEEMS
TO BE REGISTERING FOR MITT
ROMNEY.
THAT ONE DEBATE DID
SOMETHING THAT DEBATES JUST
NEVER DO.
IT THREW THE NEEDLE ON THE
OTHER SIDE.
Terry: IT REALLY DOES
SEEM THAT WAY.
IT HAS BEEN CONSTANTLY ON
THE MEDIA FROM THE TIME IT
OCCURRED BECAUSE IT WAS SUCH
A DRASTIC DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
THE TWO.
Pat: UNBELIEVABLE.
ROMNEY MADE A SPEECH -- I'M
FROM LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA,
THAT'S MY HOME TOWN AND THE
PLACE I WAS BORN.
AND THE VIRGINIA MILITARY
INSTITUTE IS VERY DEAR TO MY
HEART.
MY FATHER WAS ON THE BOARD
OF VISITORS TO THAT
INSTITUTION FOR SOME TIME.
AND MR. ROMNEY MADE A SPEECH
AT VMI, WHERE HE PRAISED
GEORGE MARSHAL, WHERE HARRY
S. TRUMAN WAS THE GREAT ONE
IN WORLD WAR II, AND SO
WE'LL SEE HOW THAT PLAYS
OUT.
THE NEXT DEBATE IS ON
FOREIGN POLICY, AND THE
PRESIDENT IS VERY
VULNERABLE.
FOLKS, I WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT EVERY VOTE COUNTS, AND
YOU NEED TO REGISTER.
IF YOU HAVEN'T REGISTERED TO
VOTE YET, YOU CAN FIND OUT
HOW YOU CAN DO SO IN YOUR
STATE BY GOING TO OUR
SPECIAL VOTER REGISTRATION
PAGE ON CBN.COM.
THE UNITED STATES IS THE
ONLY COUNTRY FACING
FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES, AND
LEE WEBB HAS THAT STORY FROM
THE CBN NEWSROOM.
LEE?
Lee: PAT, THE
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
WARNS THAT THE WORLD ECONOMY
WILL BE WEAKER THAN EXPECTED
NEXT YEAR.
IT COULD EVEN FALL INTO A
SERIOUS SLUMP.
THE I.M.F. SAYS
POLICY-MAKERS IN THE U.S.
AND EUROPE HAVE TO MAKE THE
RIGHT DECISIONS ON THE
ECONOMIC PROBLEMS FACING
THEIR COUNTRIES.
EUROPE ALREADY IN A
RECESSION, AND ITS LEADERS
ARE STILL TRYING TO GET ITS
INTERNATIONAL DEBT CRISIS
UNDER CONTROL.
POLITICIANS IN WASHINGTON
WILL HAVE TO REACH AN
AGREEMENT ON THE BUDGET CUTS
AND TAX HIKES BY THE END OF
THE YEAR.
IF THEY DON'T, ECONOMISTS
WARN THAT THE U.S. COULD
FALL BACK INTO A RECESSION
AS WELL.
MITT ROMNEY IS ATTACKING
PRESIDENT OBAMA'S LEADERSHIP
ON FOREIGN POLICY.
ROMNEY, AS PAT MENTIONED,
SPOKE AT V.M.I. IN
LEXINGTON.
HIS FOCUS WAS THE MIDDLE
EAST.
HE WENT THROUGH THE
CONFLICTS IN SYRIA, LIBYA,
AND AFGHANISTAN, SAYING THAT
THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR THE
U.S. TO LEAD.
IT IS CLEAR THAT THE RISK
IN THE REGION IS HIGHER NOW
THAN WHEN THE PRESIDENT TOOK
OFFICE.
I KNOW THE PRESIDENT HOPES
FOR A SAFER, FREER, AND MORE
PROSPEROUS MIDDLE EAST,
ALIGNED WITH US, AND I SHARE
THIS HOPE.
BUT HOPE IS NOT A STRATEGY.
Lee: MR. ROMNEY ALSO
LAID OUT FULL SUPPORT FOR
THE JEWISH STATE OF ISRAEL,
AND HE SAID HE WOULD NOT
HESITATE TO IMPOSE NEW
SANCTIONS ON IRAN TO STOP
ITS DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR
WEAPONS.
THE NOBLE PRIZE FOR MEDICINE
HAS GONE TO TWO SCIENTISTS
WHO BRING HOPE TO PEOPLE
WITH ALZHEIMER'S,
PARKINSON'S, AND SPINAL CORD
INJURIES, JUST TO NAME A
FEW.
THEY'RE ALSO HEROS TO THE
PRO LIFE COMMUNITY.
LAURIE JOHNSON HAS THAT
STORY.
SCIENTISTS JOHN GURDON AND
SHINYA YAMANAKA FROM JAPAN
DISCOVERED IT IS POSSIBLE TO
TAKE A CELL OUT OF AN ADULT
PATIENT, STRIP DOWN THE CELL
TO WHAT IT WAS LIKE WHEN IT
WAS A BRAND NEW, HEALTHY
CELL, AND PUT THAT HEALTHY
CELL INTO THE PATIENT IN THE
PART OF THE BODY THAT IS
SICK, SUCH AS THE BRAIN, THE
SPINE OR THE HEART.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IS THAT
HEALTHY CELL REGENERATES AND
TAKES OVER THE SICK AREA,
MAKING THE PATIENT WELL
AGAIN.
THE TECHNIQUE HAS PROVED
SUCCESSFUL WITH HEART
PATIENTS IN A STUDY AT THE
UNIVERSITY AT LOUISVILLE.
DR. ROBERTO BOLI TOOK CELLS
FROM A HEALTHY PART OF THE
PATIENT AND IN FUSED THEM
INTO THE PATIENT'S HEART,
CAUSING THE REGENERATION OF
PREVIOUSLY DEAD HEART
TISSUE.
IT MEANS FRESH HOPE FOR
PEOPLE WITH HEART FAILURE.
IT IS NOT HYPE.
IT IS REALLY HOPE.
I THINK THAT STEM CELLS WILL
LIKELY BECOME A ROUTINE PART
OF OUR TREATMENT OR
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN
THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
Reporter: THIS
DISCOVERY IS ESPECIALLY GOOD
NEWS FOR CHRISTIANS AND
OTHERS WHO BELIEVE IN THE
SANCTITY OF LIFE.
BECAUSE UNTIL NOW, MUCH OF
THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY
BELIEVED THIS TYPE OF CELL
REGENERATION NEEDS TO START
WITH LIVING, HUMAN EMBRYOS,
A PROCESS THAT DESTROYS THE
EMBRYO.
THIS AWARD WILL LIKELY
RAISE AWARENESS THAT THE
PUBLIC CAN MOVE ON AND NOW
THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN
ACTUALLY USE THIS TO TREAT
PEOPLE AND MOVE PAST THE
ETHICAL DEBATE THAT HAS
CONSUMED THIS COUNTRY OVER
THE PAST FEW MONTHS.
Reporter: LAURIE
JOHNSON, CBN NEWS.
Lee: A PROTESTANT
MAJORITY FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN ITS HISTORY.
THAT IS THE FINDING BY THE
FORUM FOR RELIGION AND
PUBLIC LIFE.
THE NUMBER OF PROTESTANT
ADULTS AS FALLEN TO 48%, AND
THE NUMBER OF AMERICANS WITH
NO RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION IS
UP FROM 15% TO 20% IN THE
LAST FIVE YEARS.
THE TREND COULD HAVE
POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS.
PEOPLE WHO DESCRIBE
THEMSELVES AS HAVING NO
RELIGION VOTE OVERWHELMING
FOR DEMOCRATS, AND THEY
SUPPORT ABORTION RIGHTS AND
GAY MARRIAGE AT A MUCH
HIGHER RATE THAN THE PUBLIC
AT LARGE.
CHRISTIAN LEADERS FROM A
VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS ARE
CALLING FOR PRAYER FOR
AMERICA IN THE DAYS LEADING
UP TO THE ELECTION.
THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST
CONVENTION IS ASKING PEOPLE
TO PRAY EVERY DAY FOR THE
COUNTRY BEFORE VOTERS GO TO
THE POLLS.
VARIOUS PRAYER ORGANIZATIONS
AND WEBSITES HAVE CALLED FOR
INTERCENSURE.
BELIEF NET ARE ASKING FOR
PEOPLE TO ASK FOR GOD'S
HELP.
AND AMERICANS CAME TOGETHER
FROM ACROSS THE NATION IN
PHILADELPHIA FOR "AMERICA
FOR JESUS."
AND THEY PRAYED FOR A
SPIRITUAL RENEWAL FOR OUR
COUNTRY AND THAT AMERICANS
WOULD COME TOGETHER AS ONE
NATION UNDER GOD.
PAT?
Pat: WE'RE HERE IN
FRONT OF THIS REPLICA OF THE
AMERICAN FLAG.
WE HAVE SOMETHING IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD OF 170,000
PEOPLE WHO SAID WE'RE GOING
TO BE PRAYING WITH YOU.
WE'RE PRAYING EVERY DAY UP
TO THE ELECTION, AND WE HAVE
, TERRY, MORE REQUESTS.
RESTORATION OF THE FARMERS
AND VICTIMS OF THE DROUGHT.
THAT OUR COUNTRY WOULD
DEVELOPMENT A SPIRITUAL
HUNGER.
Terry: HERE IS SOMEONE
SAYING I'M PRAYING THAT WE
HAVE FAITHFUL AND MOTIVATED
LEADERS TO HELP THE
COUNTRY.
AND SOMEONE PRAYING WE HAVE
MORE JOBS.
Pat: YOU HAVE MORE JOBS
WHEN YOU HAVE PROSPERITY,
AND
WE'RE GOING TO JOIN HANDS
TOGETHER.
AND WHEREVER YOU ARE, PLEASE
PRAY WITH US.
WE BELIEVE GOD, BUT, YOU
KNOW, YOU READ IN THE OLD
TESTAMENT AND THE NEW
TESTAMENT, THOSE WHO WERE
CRYING OUT FOR THEIR NATIONS
WERE REPENTING.
THEY WERE SAYING, GOD, WE
SINNED, FORGIVE US, AND HEAL
OUR LAND.
NOT JUST DO GOOD FOR US.
TERRY AND I WILL JOIN HANDS,
AND PLEASE JOIN HANDS
WHEREVER YOU HAPPEN TO BE,
AND WE'LL PRAY FOR THIS
NATION AT THIS CRUCIAL TIME
IN ITS HISTORY.
LORD, WE COME BEFORE YOU
NOW, AND WE CONFESS THAT AS
A PEOPLE, WE SINNED AGAINST
YOU.
WE CONFESS WE HAVE BROKEN
THE COVENANT, THE SOLEMN
COVENANT MADE WHY GOD
ALMIGHTY MORE THAN 400 YEARS
AGO.
LORD, WE HAVE VIOLATED YOUR
COMMANDMENTS, AND WE PRAY,
LORD, THAT YOU WILL CLEANSE
US, BRING US TO THE PLACE
WHERE WE CAN BE BLESSED BY
GOD.
AND WE ASK FOR SPIRITUAL
REVIVAL AND RENEWAL OF OUR
LAND.
AND IN THIS CRUCIAL
ELECTION, GIVE US GODLY
LEADERS WHO WILL HAVE WISDOM
IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE
PUBLIC AFFAIRS OF THIS GREAT
NATION.
IN JESUS' NAME WE ASK IT,
AMEN.
Terry: AMEN.
Pat: AND AMEN.
Terry: YOU PRAYED FOR
REVIVAL, AND WE'VE BEEN
SAYING FOR A LONG TIME ON
THIS PROGRAM, THAT REALLY IS
THE ANSWER TO THE ILLS THAT
OUR COUNTRY IS FACING.
YOU PUT TOGETHER A GREAT
BOOK CALLED "STEPS TO
REVIVAL IN AMERICA."
IF YOU'RE A "700 CLUB"
MEMBER, YOU'VE SEEN THIS
BOOK AND YOU'VE PROBABLY
RECEIVED THIS BOOK.
ANYONE CAN RECEIVE IT.
IT IS FREE FOR THE ASKING.
ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS CALL
THAT TOLL-FREE NUMBER ON
YOUR SCREEN.
IT IS 1-800-759-0700.
JUST SAY, I WANT THAT
REVIVAL BOOK.
WE ALL NEED TO BE PRAYING
TOGETHER AND LONGING FOR
THIS KIND OF REVIVAL TO TAKE
PLACE IN OUR COUNTRY.
AND SCHOOLS ARE -- GET
THIS -- TRACKING YOU'RE
CHILDREN.
SOME SAY IT IS A WAY TO KEEP
YOUR CHILDREN SAFE AND
OTHERS SAY IT IS AN INVASION
OF PRIVACY.
I WANT TO KNOW WHERE MY
SON IS.
I'M HOLDING THEM RESPONSIBLE
FOR HIS WELL-BEING.
I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF
THEM TRACKING THE Terry: WE'RE GOING TO
HEAR FROM BOTH SIDES OF THIS
DEBATE, AND THAT'S NEXT.
Pat: YOU'VE PROBABLY
HEARD THE TERM "R.F.I.
CHIPS."
RADIO FREQUENCY I.D.
THEY PUT THEM IN CLOTHES TO
KEEP YOU FROM STEALING
THEM.
THEY CAN ALSO BE PUT ALONG
PEOPLE SO THAT THE PEOPLE --
SO OTHERS WILL KNOW WHERE
THEY ARE.
NOW ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S
LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICTS
HAVE STARTED TO USE THIS
TECHNOLOGY WITH ITS
STUDENTS.
BUT SOME PARENTS SAY PUTTING
AN R.F.I.D. CHIP IN THEIR
CHILD IS A AN INVASION OF
THE CHILDREN'S PRIVACY.
IT VIOLATES, IN ADDITION,
THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.
HEATHER CELLS HAS THAT STORY
FROM SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
Reporter: ANDREA'S DAY
STARTS WITH HER BACKPACK,
SWEATSHIRT, AND STUDENT
I.D.
BUT DON'T BE FOOLED, THIS
SOPHOMORE ISN'T YOU'RE HER
NEW BADGE.
SHE IS USING LAST YEAR'S
CARD.
SHE SAYS THE NEW I.D.
VIOLATES HER RELIGIOUS
BELIEFS.
SHE BELIEVES IT CONDITIONSED
STUDENTS TO SEPTEMBER 11TH
WHA ACCEPT WHAT THE BIBLE
CALLS "THE MARK OF THE
BEAST."
THIS IS NOT THE GREAT
ECONOMY, THE UNITED STATES
OF ECONOMY, BUT YOU'RE STILL
NOT ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE
IN IT UNLESS YOU HAVE THIS
THING.
Reporter: BUT NORTHSIDE
SAYS THE BADGE HAS HELPED TO
KEEP KIDS SAFE.
AND WITH 100,000 STUDENTS IN
MEGA SCHOOLS AROUND THE
CITY, THAT'S A TALL ORDER.
THIS FALL NORTHSIDE JOINED A
HANDFUL OF DISTRICTS THAT
USED WHAT IS CALLS RADIO
FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION
TECHNOLOGY, OR R.F.I.D., FOR
SHORT.
IT IS PILOTING THE PROGRAM
AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND
JOHN J.HIGH SCHOOL.
STUDENTS MUCH WEAR BADGES
AROUND THEIR NECKS.
THE TAGS HAVE TINY BATTERIES
HAVE EMIT RADIOWAVES.
THERE ARE MACHINES IN THE
CEILINGS THAT READ THE
BADGES AND IDENTIFY THEM.
THIS SCHOOL HAS SURVEILLANCE
CAMERAS MOUNTED ON THE
CEILING IN ALMOST EVERY
HALLWAY.
WHAT YOU WON'T SEE ARE THE
R.F.I.D. SCANNERS THAT BE
SCANNING THE CHILDREN'S
BADGES.
IT ACTUALLY KNOWS
PHYSICALLY WHERE THAT CHILD
IS.
Reporter: ATTENDANCE
CLERKS CAN IDENTIFY A
STUDENT'S LOCATION IN A
MOMENT, OR EARLIER IN A
DAY.
IT COMES DOWN TO THESE PINK
CIRCLES, WHICH TRACK A
STUDENT'S MOVEMENT.
MANY PARENTS SUPPORT IT,
SAYING IT GIVES THEM PEACE
OF MIND.
AS A PARENT, I WANT TO
KNOW WHERE MY SON IS BECAUSE
I'M HOLDING THE SCHOOL
ACCOUNTABLE FOR HIS
WELL-BEING.
Reporter: BUT ANOTHER
PARENTS DISAGREE.
I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF
THEM CHIPPING THE KIDS.
I BELIEVE IT DOES INVADE
OUR CHILDREN'S PRIVACY AND
CIVIL LIBERTIES, AND THE
FACT THERE IS NO PROVISION
TO OPT OUT.
Reporter: PRIVACY
ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE
COUNTRY ARE BACKING THESE
PARENTS.
THE ULTIMATE CONCERN IS
HERE WE DON'T WANT TO TURN
INTO A SURVEILLANCE
SOCIETY.
IN OUR CULTURE, IN OUR LEGAL
TRADITIONS, THE GOVERNMENT
DOESN'T WATCH YOU UNLESS IT
HAD PARTICULAR REASON TO
SUSPECT YOU ARE INVOLVED IN
WRONG-DOING.
THIS TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY
IMPLICATES THE FREEDOM OF
SPEECH, THE RIGHT TO FREELY
ASSOCIATE, TO RELIGIOUS
FREEDOM.
IMAGINE, FOR EXAMPLE, A
STUDENT BEING DISSUADED FROM
ATTENDING A POLITICAL
INTEREST GROUP BECAUSE SHE
FEARS THAT THE TRACKING
TECHNOLOGY WILL ALERT THE
PRINCIPAL OR OTHER MEMBERS
OF THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
WHERE HER POLITICAL
AFFILIATIONS ALIGN.
Reporter: BUT THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS THERE
IS NO INVASION OF PRIVACY,
AND THAT CIVIL LIBERTY
ORGANIZATIONS DON'T GET IT.
WE REJECT THEIR
ARGUMENT.
THEY DON'T WALK IN OUR
SHOES.
THEY ARE NOT THE PRINCIPAL
OR THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
OR THE TEACHER IN ONE OF
THESE MEGA SCHOOLS CHARGED
WITH THE SAFETY OF THESE
CHILDREN.
WE'RE NOT SITTING HERE
TRACKING KIDS ALL DAY LONG.
WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO DO
THAT.
Reporter: THE DISTRICT
HAD NO OPT-OUT POLICY, WHICH
MAY DISCOURAGE DESCENDERS
FROM SPEAKING OUT.
HE SAYS WHEN THE PROGRAM IS
FULLY OPERATIONAL NEXT
MONTH, THE BADGES WILL BE
MANDATORY.
IT WILL BE A REQUIREMENT
OF THAT SCHOOL FOR THOSE
STUDENTS TO WHERE THEIR
LANDER AND I.D. CARD.
IF THEY REFUSE, PERHAPS THAT
IS NOT THE SCHOOL FOR THEM.
Reporter: THE DISTRICT
BELIEVES THE SYSTEM WILL
HELP THE SCHOOLS
FINANCIALLY.
THAT'S BECAUSE TEXAS, LIKE
MANY OTHER STATES, TIE
ATTENDANCE TO FUNDING.
SO THE MORE KIDS THE SCHOOL
CAN COUNTER, THE MORE
REVENUE IT RECEIVES.
IT CAN HELP INCREASE
ATTENDANCE RATE BY FINDING
STUDENTS WHO ARE IN THE
BUILDING BUT NOT IN CLASS.
IT IS REALLY THE KIDS ON
CAMPUS DOING SOMETHING
LEGITIMATELY WITH ANOTHER
TEACHER, BUT THEY ARE MARKED
ABSENT.
Reporter: MICHAEL WADE
SUPPLIES NORTHSIDE AND TWO
OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH
THE R.F.I.D. BADGES, AND HIS
BRS I BUSINESS IS GROWING.
BY YEAR'S END, SH, HE
EXPECTS TO SUPPLY AT LEAST
10 SCHOOLS.
THERE IS THE
MISPERCEPTION WE'RE TRACKING
PEOPLE.
AND WE'RE NOT.
NO ONE IS SITTING AT THE
COMPUTER TRACKING ANYONE.
Reporter: BUT ANDREA IS
NOT CONVINCED, AND SHE SAYS
SHE IS IN THIS FIGHT FOR THE
LONG HAUL.
THEY CAN TRACT ME
WHENEVER THEY WANTED ME, BUT
IN THE END, IT DOESN'T
REALLY MATTER BECAUSE LIFE
IS JUST BIGGER THAN
NORTHSIDE OR THE JOHN J.
HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS PROGRAM IS BIGGER THAN
WHAT NORTHSIDE IS MAKING IT
OUT TO BE.
Reporter: REPORTING IN
SAN ANTONIO, HEATHER CELLS,
CBN NEWS.
Pat: THANKS, HEATHER.
THE BIBLE SAYS THAT THE TIME
WILL COME THERE THERE IS A
WORLDWIDE DICTATORSHIP.
WELL, WE HAVE TECHNOLOGY NOW
WHERE THERE CAN BE A TATTOO
ON A HAND OR ON A FOREHEAD
OR ON ANY OTHER PART OF THE
BODY, AND WITH COMPUTER
POWER, WE CAN TRACK ALMOST
THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF THE
WORLD.
WE CAN'T, BUT THE GOVERNMENT
CAN.
IT IS A FRIGHTENING THING TO
SEE BIG BROTHER -- IF YOU
EVER READ THAT FICTIONAL
BOOK -- THAT PEOPLE CAN'T
MOVE OR TRAVEL OR DO
ANYTHING WITHOUT BIG BROTHER
WATCHING.
IT SEEMS LIKE THIS R.F.I.D.
CONCEPT IS LIKE THE NOSE OF
THE CAMEL UNDER THE TENT.
IT IS COMING A LITTLE BIT AT
A TIME, AND IT SEEMS SO
BENIGN, BUT THE TIME WILL
COME WHERE WE WILL BE
CONDITIONED TO THIS SORT OF
THING.
FAR BE IT FROM ME TO BE AN
ADVOCATE AND BOOSTER OF THE
ACLU, BUT ON THIS ONE THEY
ARE RIGHT.
TERRY?
Terry: WELL, YOU KNOW
ABOUT PUMPKIN SPICED LATTES
AND HOT APPLE CIDER.
NOW IT IS TIME TO ADD
ANOTHER FALL RECIPE.
PAT IS GOING TO SHARE THE
RECIPE TO HIS MINESTRONE
SOUP.
YOU WANT TO STAY TUNED.
Pat: I FEEL LIKE DAVE
THOMAS DOING A WENDY'S
COMMERCIAL.
HERE WE ARE!
WE'RE IN THE KITCHEN.
[LAUGHTER]
Pat: I'M GOING TO SHOW
PEOPLE -- YOU KNOW, THE
OTHER DAY I JUST DECIDED I
WANT SOME MINESTRONE, AND SO
I DECIDED TO JUST THROW
STUFF IN THE POT.
Terry: IT IS HEARTY.
Pat: VERY HEARTY.
LET ME SHOW YOU WHERE WE
START.
WHERE IS IT?
THIS IS WHERE WE START.
THIS IS -- YES.
THIS IS OWNED BY A CAMPBELL
SOUP COMPANY, AND THIS IS
CALLED KITCHEN BROTH.
Terry: YOU'RE JUST
GOING TO PUT A CAN OF THAT
IN?
Pat: JUST PUT A CAN OF
IT IN.
THEIR MINESTRONE IS
IMITATION, SO DON'T BUY IT.
Terry: THEIR BROTH, YOU
MEAN?
Pat: THEIR BROTH.
NOW, THIS IS A DOUBLE CAN
OF --
Terry: STEWED
TOMATOES.
Pat: NO.
JUST SLICED TOMATOES.
JUST DUMP IT IN THERE.
Terry: DO YOU WANT ME
TO TAKE THESE?
Pat: I DON'T CARE WHAT
YOU DO WITH THEM.
DOES IT MAKE YOU HAPPY.
Terry: I DON'T WANT TO
MESS YOU UP.
Pat: NOW WE HAVE --
Terry: YOU SAY
POTATOES.
Pat: YOU SAY POTATOES.
I'VE GOT A BIG CHOPPING
KNIFE AND WE WANT TO CUT
THAT SUCKER.
TRY NOT TO CUT THE FINGERS
BECAUSE THAT WILL RUIN THE
SOUP.
Terry: YEAH, I DON'T
LIKE BLOOD IN MY
MINESTRONE.
Pat: THIS IS A NICE
CUTTING KNIFE.
THEY GOT ME A NEW ONE HERE.
AND YOU CHOP THESE THINGS UP
AND DICE THEM.
Terry: UH-HUH.
Pat: AND SO THEY'RE ALL
DICED, SO NICE AND PRETTY.
AND NOW, I LEFT THE SKIN
ON.
Terry: THE SKIN IS
GOOD.
Pat: WHO NEEDS THE
HASSLE OF PEELING POTATOES.
Terry: I LIKE THAT.
Pat: AND IT ALSO TASTES
BETTER.
YOU DUMP THAT IN.
A COUPLE OF THOSE.
NOW, THE NEXT THING, THIS
LOOKS LIKE TOO MUCH -- I
JUST WANTED ONE ONION.
Terry: THAT'S ABOUT ONE
ONION.
Pat: ARE YOU SURE IT
IS?
Terry: YEAH.
UH-HUH.
Pat: ONE VERY BIG
UNION.
DICED.
WHERE IS MY CELERY.
I TAKE ABOUT THREE STALKS OF
CELERY AND DICE THAT UP.
I'M NOT DOING THE DICING,
FOLKS.
I'M SORRY.
PLEASE FORGIVE ME.
NOW, I WANT -- THIS IS A
HALF A PACKET OF GREEN
PEAS.
Terry: I LOVE GREEN
PEAS.
Pat: ISN'T THIS FUN.
Terry: CAN I SORT OF
STIR THIS?
Pat: YOU DON'T HAVE
TO.
I'VE GOT SOME CORN.
A CAN.
THIS IS GREEN GIANT, WHOLE
KERNEL, SWEET CORN.
Terry: LOOK HOW
BEAUTIFUL THAT IS.
Pat: IT'S GORGEOUS,
DARLING.
THESE ARE SINTO CHICKPEAS.
IN THEY GO.
ISN'T THIS EASY.
NOW, THIS IS KALE.
SEE THIS STUFF HERE.
Terry: YES.
IT IS GOOD FOR YOU.
Pat: THIS IS GOOD OLD
LEAF KALE, AND YOU HAVE TO
CHOP THAT UP.
A COUPLE OF CUPS OF THAT.
HERE IT IS, KALE, GOOD-OLD,
FRESH OUT OF THE GARDEN
KALE.
Terry: I KNOW THAT IS
GOOD FOR YOU.
Pat: I'M LOOKING FOR
SPINACH.
THIS IS FROZEN, GREEN GIANT
CHOPPED SPINACH.
Terry: THE SPINACH AND
THE KALE --
Pat: EVERYTHING.
IT IS HEALTHY.
Terry: YOU WANT TO THAW
THAT BEFORE YOU PUT YOURS IN
YOUR SOUP.
Pat: NO, YOU DON'T THAW
IT.
IT WILL THAW ITSELF.
Terry: IS THAT ZUCCHINI
IN THE BOWL?
Pat: YEAH.
WE HAVE TO CHOP UP ONE
ZUCCHINI.
UNO ZUCCHINI.
Terry: AND IS THAT
CABBAGE IN THE OTHER BOWEL?
Pat: IT IS SUPPOSED TO
BE.
WHERE IS IT?
THAT'S CABBAGE?
Terry: YES.
Pat: I LIKE THE BIG,
GREEN LEAVES IN THE
CABBAGE.
NOT THE WHITE STUFF IN THE
MIDDLE YOU MAKE COLESLAW OUT
OF.
THIS HAS GOT ALL OF THAT
FLAVOR TO IT.
TERY
Terry: A COUPLE OF CUPS
OF THAT STUFF.
WOW, LOOK HOW THAT FILLS
UP.
Pat: THIS IS SEA SALT.
THIS IS LOW IN SODIUM BUT
HIGH IN FLAVOR.
HOW DO YOU MAKE IT WORK.
Terry: OH, I THINK --
LIKE THIS.
OKAY, GO FOR IT.
Pat: GO FOR IT.
THE RECIPE SAYS SEASON TO
TASTE.
THAT'S PROBABLY NOT ENOUGH,
BUT THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS WORCESTERSHIRE
SAUCE.
GOT TO PUT A LITTLE OF THAT
IN.
Terry: I LIKE, TOO.
HAVE YOU ALWAYS COOKED -- I
KNOW YOU DO YOUR POWER
DRINK, BUT THIS IS A LITTLE
DIFFERENT.
Pat: YEAH.
Terry: THIS IS GETTING
INTO THE KITCHEN.
Pat: AND I ALSO PUT A
LITTLE EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE
OIL IN.
I NEEDED A TABLESPOON.
Terry: OWE
Terry: OH, GO AHEAD.
Pat: TWO TABLESPOONS.
I'M VERY INPRECISE.
IF YOU WANT IT SPICY, THIS
IS ROTELLE WITH CHILI PER
PERS IN IT.
I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT,
BUT IF YOU WANT IT SPICY,
YOU ADD THAT TO IT.
WHAT AM I MISSING?
PEPPER.
Terry: YOU ONLY PUT ONE
CAN OF STOCK IN HERE?
Pat: THAT'S ALL YOU
NEED.
DON'T PUT WATER IN HERE.
DON'T MESS IT UP.
IT WILL BOIL.
YOU PUT IT ON FIRE FOR ABOUT
FIVE HOURS.
ON A LOW FLAME AND JUST LET
IT COOK.
Terry: STIR IT EVERY
ONCE IN A WHILE?
Pat: EVERY ONCE IN A
WHILE.
AND IF IT RUNS OUT OF WATER,
PUT IT LITTLE IN, BUT NOT A
LOT OF WATER BECAUSE IT IS
THE JUICE OF THESE DELICIOUS
VEGETABLES THAT MAKE THE
DIFFERENCE.
Terry: CAN WE SHOW THE
DIFFERENCE?
Pat: FIRST WE PUT THE
TOP ON.
Terry: I'M SMELLING THE
REAL DEAL.
Pat: SERVE SOME INTO
THOSE DELICIOUS BOWELS.
Terry: OH, MY
GOODNESS.
Pat: DOESN'T THAT LOOK
DELICIOUS.
IF IT IS A LITTLE LOW ON
WATER, YOU CAN ALWAYS PUT A
LITTLE WATER IN IT.
Terry: AREN'T YOU GOING
TO EAT?
BECAUSE I'M EATING MINE.
Pat: PETE, YOU CAN TRY
SOME OF MINE.
IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, YOU'VE
HAD IT.
Terry: WHERE YOU
WORKING TOMORROW, PETE.
Pat: TASTE THAT AND
TELL ME IF THAT ISN'T THE
MOST DELICIOUS STUFF HERE.
GOOD?
Terry: ISN'T THAT
GOOD.
YOU FINISH THE SHOW.
WE'RE HAVING BREAKFAST
HERE.
Pat: NOW, THERE IS
SOMETHING ELSE YOU DO.
THIS IS GOOD-OLD, WARM,
WHOLE-GRAIN BREAD.
AND YOU GET A FEW PIECES OF
THAT.
ISN'T THAT GOOD?
Terry: THIS IS
FABULOUS.
AND YOU CAN MAKE A LOT OF
THIS.
YOU CAN PROBABLY FREEZE
THAT, TOO, AND KEEP IT.
Pat: YOU CAN FREEZE IT
IF YOU WANT TO KEEP IT.
Terry: YOU SAID IT IS
GOOD FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS
IN THE REFRIG?
Pat: YEAH, TWO OR THREE
DAYS.
I TRIED TO KEEP IT TWO OR
THREE WEEKS, AND IT WASN'T
AT DELICIOUS.
YOU DIDN'T HAVE BREAKFAST,
HUH?
ISN'T THAT GOOD?
Terry: PAT, THIS IS SO
GOOD.
Pat: IT HAS NO MEAT IN
IT.
IT HAS ALL OF THESE
WONDERFUL VEGETABLES AND IT
IS DELICIOUS.
EDIE, COME ON OVER HERE AND
TASTE SOME OF THIS.
Terry: EDIE, COME ON
OVER HERE.
Pat: EDIE IS THE ONE
WHO GOT ME DOING THIS.
EDIE, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
HERE GOES.
Terry: ISN'T THAT
GREAT?
IT REALLY IS.
Pat: I JUST THREW IT
TOGETHER.
IF YOUR VAN GOGH, YOU DON'T
HAVE A PLAN.
YOU THROW THE PAINT AT THE
CANVAS, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN
OUT COMES --
Terry: THE VAN GOGH OF
SOUP.
Pat: AND THE POT IS
BUBBLING.
IN ABOUT FIVE HOURS, IT WILL
LOOK LIKE THIS.
Terry: LOOK AT THAT.
Pat: ISN'T THAT
DELICIOUS LOOKING.
PEAS, KALE, CORN, CABBAGE,
CHICKPEAS, TOMATOES.
I DON'T PUT ANY CARROTS IN
IT.
IT IS JUST DELICIOUS.
Terry: WE'VE GOT GREAT
NEWS FOR ALL OF YOU WHO ARE
"700 CLUB" MEMBERS, WE'RE
GOING TO SEND YOU A RECIPE
CARD FOR FREE.
IT WILL BE IN YOUR MAILBOX
SOON.
AND FOR THOSE WHO AREN'T A
"700 CLUB" MEMBER, JUST GIVE
US A CALL.
Pat: I WANTED TO PROVE
THERE IS ANOTHER COOK IN OUR
FAMILY BESIDES GORDON.
HE WILL NOT GIVE ME CREDIT.
HE SAYS WHEN I WAS IN CHARGE
OF THE FAMILY, AND MY WIFE
WAS IN THE HOSPITAL OF
HAVING A BABY, HE BEGGED HER
TO COME HOME SO HE WOULDN'T
HAVE TO EAT MY FOOD.
I WAS A LOT BETTER WITH
SPANISH OMELETTES.
I JUST DECIDED I WOULD DO
THIS.
Terry: YOU DID GREAT.
Pat: JUST THROW IT
TOGETHER.
Terry: WE'RE GOING TO
EAT SOME MORE, BUT STILL
AHEAD WE WANT YOU TO KNOW
THE FOOTBALL PLAYER THEY
NICKNAMED THE ONE-MAN GAME.
I JUST WANT TO SHOW THE
LORD HIS GLORY.
I JUST WANT TO GO OUT THERE
AND HONOR HIS NAME.
Terry: WE HIT THE GRID
IRON WITH WASHINGTON REDSKIN
LORENZO ALEXANDER WHEN WE
COME BACK.
M'MM.
Reporter: WELCOME BACK
TO WASHINGTON FOR THIS CBN
NEWS BREAK.
THE NUMBER OF DEAD IN AN
ATTACK ON CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
STUDENTS IN NIGERIA IS NOW
UP TO 46.
IT HAPPENED IN AN OFF-CAMPUS
HOUSING COMPLEX.
THE ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS
SLAUGHTERED THE STUDENTS AT
POLY TECHNIC COLLEGE.
SURVIVORS SAY GUNMEN ASKED
THE STUDENTS IF THEY'RE
MUSLIM OR CHRISTIAN BEFORE
THEY SHOT OR STABBED THEM.
A TERMINALLY ILL WOMAN WHO
WON THE RIGHT TO GO OFF LIFE
SUPPORT HAS DECIDED SHE
WANTS TO STAY ALIVE.
THE NEW YORK APPELLATE COURT
RULED ON FRIDAY THAT SHE HAS
THE RIGHT TO DECIDE TO GO
OFF HER RESPIRATOR, BUT FOR
NOW SHE IS CHOOSING TO
CONTINUE RECEIVING
LIFE-GIVING OXYGEN.
GRACE HAS TERMINAL CANCER.
LAST MONTH A STROKE LEFT HER
PARALYZED AND ON LIFE
SUPPORT.
GRACE'S DOCTORS AND
ATTORNEYS CLAIMED SHE WANTED
TO BE ALLOWED TO DIE.
HER PARENTS SAID IT WAS
AGAINST THEIR RELIGION TO
TAKE LIFE INTO THEIR OWN
HANDS.
THE COURT RULED IN HER
FAVOR, AND SHE SAID IT GAVE
HER PEACE, BUT SHE HAS
DECIDED TO STAY ON THE LIFE
SUPPORT.
AND SHE SAYS HER DECISION IS
TO MAKE PEACE WITH HER
FAMILY AND GOD.
YOU CAN ALWAYS GET THE
LATEST NEWS BY GOING TO OUR
WEBSITE AT CBNNEWS.COM.
PAT AND TERRY WILL BE BACK
WITH MORE OF "THE 700 CLUB"
RIGHT AFTER THIS.
Pat: WELL, OFF THE
FIELD NFL LINEBACKER LORENZO
ALEXANDER FOUNDED A
NON-PROFIT THAT HELPS
CHILDREN IN HIS HOME TOWN.
HE IS A SPOKESMAN FOR THE
NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION
AND HE HAS DONATED HIS TIME
AND MONEY TO GROUPS LIKE
"TOYS FOR TOTS," AND ANOTHER
FOUNDATION.
BUT ON THE FIELD, LORENZO
ISN'T QUITE SO CHARITABLE
ROUTINELY.
HE FLATTENS HIS OPPONENTS
UNFORTUNATE TO GET IN HIS
WAY.
AND RECENTLY LORENZO SPOKE
WITH SPORTS REPORTER SEAN
BROWN ABOUT HIS CAREER AND
HIS FAITH.
Reporter: WASHINGTON
REDSKINS' LINEBACKER,
LORENZO ALEXANDER, IS ONE
OF
THE HARDEST HITTERS IN THE
GAME.
HE HAS MADE A NAME FOR
HIMSELF AS A PLAY-MAKER ON
SPECIAL TEAMS, AND HE GIVES
GOD ALL OF THE CREDIT FOR
HIS SUCCESS.
ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF THE
PATH HE TOOK TO GET TO THE
NFL.
BEFORE I FOUND CHRIST, I
REALLY WAS JUST LIVING FOR
MYSELF.
WENT OFF TO COLLEGE WITH THE
DRINKING AND THE WOMEN.
I WAS THE STEREOTYPICAL
ATHLETE, JOCK, THAT PEOPLE
ASSOCIATE US WITH.
HOW WE ACT OFF THE FIELD.
Reporter: FOOTBALL WAS
EVERYTHING TO LORENZO.
AFTER PLAYING FOUR YEARS OF
COLLEGE BALL AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
BERKELEY, HE ENTERED THE
2005 NFL DRAFT WITH HIGH
HOPES, BUT HIS NAME WASN'T
CALLED.
I WATCHED THE WHOLE DRAFT
THINKING I'M GOING TO GO
SECOND OR THIRD ROUND.
AFTER THAT, I WAS, LIKE, I'M
DONE WITH THIS.
I WENT AND DRUNK MY SORROWS
AWAY, PRETTY MUCH.
I DIDN'T HANDLE IT THE BEST
WAY.
Reporter: HE WENT IN AS
A FREE AGENT, AND THEY ALL
SAID NO THANKS.
BUT IN 2006, HE GOD PICKED
UP BY THE WASHINGTON
REDSKINS ON THE PRACTICE
SQUAD.
DURING THAT TIME, HE NOTICED
THERE WAS SOMETHING
DIFFERENT ABOUT SOME OF HIS
TEAMMATES.
THEY DIDN'T REALLY SAY
I'M A CHRISTIAN, I'M A
CHRISTIAN, YOU SHOULD
BELIEVE IN GOD.
BUT I SAW THE WAY THEY
WALKED THROUGH THE ROOM, THE
WAY THEY DEALT DEALT WITH
THEIR FAMILIES AND GOD EVERY
DAY.
YOU CAN'T MISS IT.
IF YOU KNOW HIM, HE IS
WALKING WITH GOD ON HIS
SHOULDER, IN HIS EAR.
HAS HIS BOOK WITH HIM.
HE IS JUST HAPPY.
Reporter: LORENZO
THOUGHT HAVING FOOTBALL WAS
ALL HE NEEDED TO BE HAPPY.
BUT HE REALIZED HE WASN'T
SATISFIED.
I THINK I WAS MISSING
THAT IN MY LIFE.
I WASN'T AT PEACE.
PEOPLE PERCEIVE ATHLETES
HAVE ALL OF THIS MONEY, SO
YOU'RE HAPPY AND EVERYTHING
IS GOOD.
THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS IN
THE LEAGUE, I WOKE UP WITH A
LOT OF REGRET.
I WASN'T PLAYING WELL IN
PRACTICE SQUAD.
I WASN'T REALLY ACHIEVING
ANYTHING.
MY HEART WAS BROKEN.
I WAS MISSING SOMETHING.
AND I SAW THESE BROTHERS,
AND I SAID I NEED TO GET
WHAT THEY HAVE.
WHATEVER THAT IS, I NEED
IT.
Reporter: LORENZO BEGAN
MEETING WITH THE TEAM
CHAPLAIN, AND HE HAD A LOT
OF QUESTIONS FOR HIM.
BUT THAT YEAR HIS TEAM NAT,
SEAN, WAS KILLED IN A HOME
INVASION.
HE HAD TO ASK HIMSELF THE
MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION.
I THOUGHT, MAN, IF I DIED
TODAY, AM I GOING TO GO TO
HEAVEN?
I COULDN'T REALLY ANSWER
THAT QUESTION.
THAT'S WHEN I STARTED
REACHING OUT TO PASTOR BRETT
AND MEETING WITH HIM WEEKLY
AND READING THE BOOK, AND
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHERE
DO I FIT IN THE GRAND SCHEME
OF THINGS AND HOW CAN I HAVE
A BETTER RELATIONSHIP WITH
THE LORD.
Reporter: LORENZO GAVE
HIS LIFE TO THE LORD.
HE WAS SURPRISED BY WHAT
STARTED HAPPENING IN HIS
LIFE.
WHEN YOU FIRST COME TO
THE LORD, A LOT OF THE BIG
THINGS KIND OF FALL OFF,
LIKE DRINKING.
WHEN I DRINK, ALL OF THE
MORALITY GOES OUT THE
WINDOW, LIKE RIGHT AND
WRONG.
SO, BAM, I STOPPED
DRINKING.
I DIDN'T HAVE THE THIRST FOR
IT ANYMORE BECAUSE I KNOW
WHERE IT TAKES ME.
MY MOTIVATION CHANGED, NOT
LIVING FOR MYSELF.
LIVING TO PLEASE HIM.
BECAUSE I KNOW IF I PLEASE
HIM, EVERYBODY ELSE IS GOING
TO BE MORE THAN HAPPY WITH
WHAT I'M DOING.
Reporter: HE IS NO
LONGER ON THE PRACTICE SQUAD
BUT MAKING AN IMPACT AS A
LINEBACKER IN ADDITION TO
SPECIAL TEAMS.
AS I'VE GROWN IN THE
LORD, MY CAREER HAS SLOWLY
BUT SURELY JUST KIND OF
TAKEN OFF.
EACH YEAR, YOU KNOW, I'M
BECOMING MORE OF A PROMINENT
PLAYER, MORE OF A KEY PERSON
THAT THE TEAM LOOKS TOWARDS
TO MAKE PLAYS.
IT HAS BEEN GREAT.
IT IS MY RELATIONSHIP WITH
HIM, AND MY CAREER IS
STEADILY GOING UP AS WELL.
IT SHOWS A GREAT CORRELATION
OF HOW THE LORD WORKS WHEN
YOU SEEK HIM AND WORK FOR
HIM.
Reporter: THIS SEASON,
AS THE REDSKINS TRY TO
BATTLE BACK TO THE GLORY
DAYS OF OLD, LORENZO IS
DOING WHAT HE DOES BEST ON
THE FIELD, BY HONORING GOD
ON EVERY PLAY.
I WANT TO GO OUT THERE
AND HONOR HIS NAME THROUGH
THE TALENT HE HAS GIVEN ME.
I DON'T GO OUT THERE PLAYING
MALICIOUSLY, BUT SOMEBODY
COMES AND I'M JUST DOING MY
JOB, AND I WANT TO SHOW THEM
WHAT THE LORD BLESSED WITH
ME.
HE BLESSED ME WITH A GOOD
BODY, 270, AND I CAN RUN.
I TRY TO PLAY THAT WAY, AT A
HIGH LEVEL, ALL OF THE
TIME.
YOU SERVE HIM, PICKING UP
YOUR CROSS EVERY DAY, AND
GOING THROUGH SOME
HARDSHIPS, BUT ONCE YOU GET
TO HIM, YOU WILL BE SO MUCH
OF A BETTER PERSON AND IN A
PLACE YOU WANT TO BE.
Pat: LISTEN, LORENZO
ASKED THE RIGHT QUESTION,
AND I'LL ASK IT TO YOU:
WHERE WOULD YOU GO IF YOU
GOT HIT BY A TRUCK, IF YOU
WERE IN A PLANE CRASH, IN A
CAR CRASH, IF YOU HAD A
STROKE, HEART ATTACK,ñ
SOMETHING HAPPENED TO YOU?
WE'RE ALL FALLIBLE, AND
WE'RE ALL HUMAN, AND THE
WORD "MORMORTAL" MEANS
WE'RE ALL SUBJECT TO DEATH.
YOU HAVE A SPIRIT, YOU HAVE
AN ETERNAL, IMMORTAL
SPIRIT.
AND YOUR SPIRIT IS GOING TO
BE WITH GOD, IN PARADISE
FOREVER, OR YOU WILL BE AWAY
FROM HIM FOREVER AND YOU
WILL BE PUNISHED FOR THE
SINS YOU COMMITTED IN THIS
LIFE.
THE DIFFERENCE IS BECAUSE
JESUS PAID THE PRICE TO HAVE
GOD FORGIVE YOU FOR YOUR
SINS SO YOU COULD ENTER
PARADISE.
AND IT IS A FREE GIFT, BUT
YOU HAVE TO ASK FOR IT AND
YOU HAVE TO RECEIVE IT AND
YOU HAVE TO SURRENDER TO
IT.
AND IF YOU WANT THAT
BLESSING, RIGHT NOW I'M
GOING TO GIVE YOU A CHANCE
TO GET IT.
I WANT YOU IN HEAVEN.
I WANT YOU TO SPEND ETERNITY
WITH GOD IN HEAVEN.
IN JOY AND IN PEACE.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO BURN IN
THE FIRES OF HELL.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO SUFFER
ETERNITY OF TORMENT.
IF YOU WANT THAT BLESSING
THAT I'M HOLDING OUT TO YOU,
I WANT YOU TO PRAY WITH ME
AND LET'S ASK GOD RIGHT
NOW.
THESE WORDS: LORD, JESUS
CHRIST -- PRAY WITH ME.
SAY WHAT I SAY, BUT MEAN IT
IN YOUR HEART.
LORD, JESUS CHRIST, YOU KNOW
I'M A SINNER, AND I KNOW IF
I DIED I WOULD NOT BE WITH
YOU IN HEAVEN FOREVER.
BUT, LORD, I WANT TO BE IN
HEAVEN.
I WANT TO BE PART OF THE
RESURRECTION OF THE JUST.
I WANT TO BE PART OF
PARADISE.
SO, LORD, I OPEN MY HEART TO
YOU.
AND I SAY, COME IN, TAKE
OVER MY LIFE, LIVE YOUR LIFE
IN ME, AND I WILL LIVE FOR
YOU AND I WILL SERVE YOU ALL
OF THE DAYS OF MY LIFE.
THANK YOU, LORD.
THAT YOU'VE HEARD MY
PRAYER.
AND THANK YOU, LORD, THAT
YOU'VE COME INTO MY HEART.
LORD, FOR THOSE WHO PRAYED
JUST THEN, LET THE GLORY OF
THE LORD COME UPON THEM.
FILL THEM WITH THE HOLY
SPIRIT FROM THIS MOMENT ON
IN JESUS' NAME.
IF YOU PRAYED WITH ME, I
WANT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE
BOOK.
I WANT TO HELP YOU, START
YOU OUT, BECAUSE THERE IS A
WAY TO GO UNTIL THAT DAY
WHEN HE TAKES YOU HOME.
I WANT YOU TO CALL IN RIGHT
NOW.
1-800-759-0700.
I WANT YOU TO TELL THE
PERSON AT THE PHONE THAT YOU
JUST PRAYED WITH ME.
AND YOU HAVE GIVEN YOUR
HEART TO JESUS.
AND THEY WILL REJOICE WITH
YOU.
AND THEN THEY WILL ALSO SEND
YOU, IF YOU ASK, IF YOU
WISH, A PACKET CALLED "A NEW
DAY" THAT HAS A C.D. IN
HERE, A COMPACT DISC, THAT
WILL TELL YOU -- 70
SOMETHING MINUTES OF
TEACHING YOU EXACTLY WHAT
YOU'VE DONE AND WHAT IS
AHEAD FOR YOU.
I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU FREE.
JUST PICK UP THE PHONE AND
CALL.
IT IS 1-800-759-0700.
EVERYTHING IS FREE.
WHAT GOD DID FOR YOU ISN'T
FREE; IT COST THE LIFE OF
HIS SON.
WHAT WE'RE OFFERING IS
ABSOLUTELY FREE.
1-800-759-0700.
GO TO YOUR PHONE AND CALL
RIGHT NOW.
TERRY?
Terry: STILL AHEAD, WE
HAVE YOUR QUESTIONS FOR
PAT.
BUT, FIRST, A SINGLE MOTHER
IS FORCED TO FEND FOR
HERSELF AND BUILD A HOUSE
FOR HER THREE KIDS WITH HER
BARE HANDS.
HEAR HER STORY WHEN WE COME
BACK.
Pat: OKAY.
Terry: WE'VE GOT --
Pat: WE'VE GOT LOTS OF
THINGS.
WHEN ELIZABETH'S HUSBAND
ABANDONED HER, SHE WORKED
HARD TO GIVE HER THREE
CHILDREN A HOME.
BUT THE ONLY ONE SHE COULD
AFFORD WAS A SHACK MADE OF
STICKS AND PLASTIC.
Reporter: LIFE WAS
ALREADY HARD FOR IL BENYL
AN -- ELIZABETH AND HER
THREE CHILDREN WHEN HER
HUSBAND DECIDED TO ABANDON
HIS FAMILY.
ELIZABETH AND HER KIDS MOVED
IN WITH HER SISTER.
SHE SAVED AND SEARCHED TO
FIND PLASTIC TARPS FROM
WHICH SHE MADE A ROOF FOR
THIS MAKESHIFT HOUSE.
I REMEMBER ONE NIGHT IT
RAINED AND THE PLASTIC BEGAN
TO LEAK.
MY CHILDREN GOT WET AND SO I
HAD TO GET THEM UP TO CHANGE
THEIR CLOTHES.
Reporter: ELIZABETH
DOES WHERE SHE CAN TO MAKE
MONEY.
SOME DAYS SHE GOES TO THE
MARKET TO PEEL GARLIC OR
UNIONS FOR A DOLLAR A DAY.
ONE DAY WE FOUND ELIZABETH
LIVING WITH HER KIDS UNDER
THAT PLASTIC TARP.
THAT SAME DAY WE TOLD HER WE
WOULD BUILD HER A NEW HOUSE
FOR FREE.
I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT.
I NEVER THOUGHT ANYONE WOULD
BUILD ME A HOUSE.
I WATCHED THEM BUILD IT WITH
GREAT JOY.
Reporter: WITHIN A
SINGLE DAY, "OPERATION
BLESSING" PUT UP THE NEW
HOUSE AND GAVE ELIZABETH THE
CAY.
WHEN THEY GAVE ME THE
KEYS TO MY NEW HOUSE, I
CRIED.
BUT THEY WERE TEARS OF JOY.
Reporter: TO HELP
ELIZABETH BOOST HER INCOME,
"OPERATION BLESSING"
ENROLLED HER IN A SEWING
WORKSHOP.
I AM LEARNING TO SEW
TOWELS, APRONS, AND SHIRTS.
I WANT TO START MY OWN
BUSINESS.
THANKS, "OPERATION
BLESSING," FOR GIVING ME THE
HELP AND SEWING CLASSES.
NOW MY CHILDREN AND I WILL
STAY WARM AND DRY.
Pat: THERE ARE SO MANY
PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WHO
SUFFER.
AND IF WE LOVE JESUS -- IF
WE LOVE JESUS, WE'RE GOING
TO BE HIS HAND EXTENDED TO
THOSE WHO ARE POOR AND
NEEDY.
AND HE SAYS WHEN HE COMES
BACK AGAIN, HE IS GOING TO
SAY, I WAS HUNGRY AND YOU
FED ME.
I WAS NAKED AND YOU CLOTHED
ME.
I WAS SICK IN PRISON, AND
YOU CAME AND VISITED ME.
IF YOU'VE DONE IT TO THE
LEAST OF THESE, MY BROTHER,
YOU'VE DONE IT TO ME.
WHEN WE REACH OUT TO PEOPLE,
LIKE THAT POOR WOMEN IN
LATIN-AMERICA, SHE IS JUST
ONE OF MILLIONS AND MILLIONS
WHO SUFFER, BUT WE CAN HELP
THEM.
AND IT JUST TAKES $20 A
MONTH TO JOIN OUR "700
CLUB."
65 CENTS A DAY.
OR YOU CAN DO MORE, IF YOU
WANT TO THE.
THERE IS NO LIMIT TO WHAT
YOU CAN DO.
BUT TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF
PEOPLE.
FOR THOSE WHO SHARE IN IT, I
HAVE JUST FINISHED DOING A
C.D. -- IS IT A C.D. OR
D.V.D.?
Terry: D.V.D.?
Pat: THERE ARE SO MANY
"D"s.
THIS IS A D.V.D.
IT'S A VIDEO.
"GOD'S PLAN FOR AMERICA."
I THINK YOU'LL FIND IT
INSPIRATIONAL.
IT SHOWS THE HISTORY OF
AMERICA, AND WHERE WE HAVE
COME FROM, AND WHAT GOD
INTENDS FOR US AS A NATION.
I'LL GIVE THIS TO YOU FREE,
AS MY GIFT TO YOU, AND I ASK
YOU JUST TO CALL IN AND SAY,
YOU CAN COUNT ON ME.
I WANT TO HELP PEOPLE WHO
ARE POOR AND NEED HELP.
PICK UP THE PHONE,
1-800-759-0700.
TERRY, WE'VE GOT SOME
QUESTIONS.
Terry: WE DO HAVE SOME
E-MAILS THAT HAVE COME IN.
THIS IS FROM JOENE.
AND SHE SAYS, "A LADY IN MY
CHURCH SAYS THE LORD TOLD
HER THE LORD WAS GOING TO
SHORTEN MY HUSBAND'S DAYS.
I DIDN'T TELL MY HUSBAND
WHAT THIS WOMAN SAID.
SHOULD I PUT ANY STOCK IN
WHAT THIS WOMEN SAID?
SHE CONSIDERS HERSELF A
PROPHET?"
Pat: I WOULDN'T BELIEVE
THAT.
THE BIBLE SAYS A CURSE
CANNOT LIE.
DON'T RECEIVE IT.
DO NOT RECEIVE THAT.
I DO NOT RECEIVE THAT
WOMAN.
GOD DIDN'T SEND YOU.
A WOMAN CAME TO JOHN
WESLEY -- I LOVE THIS
STORY -- AND SHE SAYS,
PASTOR WESLEY, GOD HAS
REVEALED ABOUT YOU.
AND HE SAID, WHAT DO HE
REVEAL?
AND SHE SAID, GOD HAS
REVEALED YOU'RE BEDDING DOWN
WITH A WHORE.
AND WESLEY SAID, WOMAN, WHAT
YOU SAY ISN'T TRUE.
GOD NEVER SENT YOU.
Terry: AND JUST STOPPED
IT RIGHT THERE.
Pat: AND STOPPED IT
RIGHT THERE BECAUSE IT WAS
JUST A LIE.
DON'T LISTEN TO THAT STUFF.
THESE SELF-APPOINTED GUR
GURUS, DON'T PAY ANY
ATTENTION TO IT.
Terry: THIS MAN
SAYS, "I'M CRACK ADDICTED,
AND I'VE GONE TO IN-PATIENT
AND OUT-PATIENT REHAB.
I'VE SEEN STORY AFTER STORY
OF GOD HEALING PEOPLE.
WHY DOESN'T HE LOVE ME
ENOUGH TO HEAL ME?"
Pat: GOD WILL HELP
YOU.
IT IS LIKE HAVING A PET
COBRA.
THE BEST THING TO DO IS KILL
HIM.
BUT IF YOU WANT TO TAKE HIM
OUT OF HIS CAGE AND PLAY
WITH HIM, HE IS GOING TO
BITE YOU.
21 DAYS IS WHAT IT TAKES TO
FORM A HABIT OR BREAK A
HABIT.
21 DAYS YOU DON'T USE COKE,
21 DAYS YOU DON'T USE
MARIJUANA.
YOU DON'T DO ANY OF THESE
THINGS FOR 21 DAYS.
AND YOUR BODY WILL BE
CLEANSED OUT.
IN THE MEANTIME, GET OUT IN
THE SUNSHINE AND GET
EXERCISE.
AND DON'T BE TALKING ABOUT
WHY DIDN'T GOD DELIVER ME.
YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING
YOURSELF.
BUT START EXERCISING.
GO FOR A WALK IN THE
SUNSHINE.
YOU NEED TO GET SEROTONIN
COMING IN THROUGH YOUR EYES
TO GET OUT OF THAT STUFF.
YOU LIVE IN A DARK ROOM.
AND I IMAGINE YOU DO THAT.
I IMAGINE YOU'VE GOT A DARK
ROOM.
YOU'VE GOT THE BLINDS SHUT
AND YOU SIT IN THERE ALL DAY
LONG AND SAY WHY DIDN'T GOD
SET ME FREE.
Terry: AND GET SOME
PRAYER PARTNERS.
THIS IS LUCY WHO SAYS, "I'VE
SEEN JESUS HALLOWEEN
COSTUMES SOLD ONLINE.
IS IT SACRELIGIOUS FOR
SOMEONE TO DRESS UP AS JESUS
ON HALLOWEEN, OR WOULD IT
HELP GET THE WORD OUT?"
Pat: NO, IT DOESN'T.
HALLOWEEN, ALL SAINTS' EVE
IS THE EVENING FOR WITCHES
AND GOBLINS -- IT IS ALL
DEMONIC.
JESUS ISN'T PART OF IT AND
DON'T MAKE HIM PART OF IT.
IF YOU WANT TO HAVE
SOMETHING AT YOUR CHURCH AND
BOB FOR APPLES, THAT IS
COOL, BUT DON'T DRESS UP AS
JESUS.
Terry: "HOW DO YOU KNOW
WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT IS
TELLING YOU TO DO THAT
SOMETHING, AS OPPOSED TO IT
BEING YOUR IDEA?"
Pat: I WOULD TURN TO
HEBREWS, WHERE IT SAYS
"THOSE CAN DISCERN GOOD FOR
EVIL."
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR
PRACTICE.
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR
EXPERIENCE.
YOU GET USED TO
UNDERSTANDING WHEN GOD IS
SPEAKING, AND YOU GET USED
TO UNDERSTANDING WHEN HE IS
NOT.
YOU REALIZE WITH HUMILITY
THAT EVEN THE MOST GODLY
AMONG US CAN BE MISLED.
SO WITH A GREAT DEGREE OF
HUMILITY YOU APPROACH THE
LORD AND SAY, PLEASE LEAD
ME.
BUT GOD -- I HEARD IT SAID
ONCE UPON A TIME, GOD WILL
MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH TO
KEEP YOU FROM BEING MISLED
IF YOU WILL SURRENDER TO HIM
AND ASK FOR HIS GUIDANCE.
THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE
FOR THIS PROGRAM.
ENJOY THE MINESTRONE.
MAKE GREAT PASTA.
IT'S HEALTHY VEGETABLES.
AND TOMORROW WE'LL HEAR FROM
A MAN WHO H HAD A VISION OF
HEAVEN.
I WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT HE
SAW.
I KNOW YOU DO, TOO.
TODAY WE LEAVE YOU WITH
THESE WORDS FROM PSALMS:
"CAST YOUR BURDEN ON THE
LORD, AND HE SHALL SUSTAIN
YOU."
SEE YOU TOMORROW.
BYE-BYE.