A SMALL-TOWN GIRL WITH
BIG DREAMS GETS AN OFFER SHE
CAN'T REFUSE.
MAKE MORE MONEY IN A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
HER LIFE AS A
PROSTITUTE.
I'M DYING INSIDE.
AND HOW SHE ESCAPED ON
TODAY'S "THE 700 CLUB."
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[APPLAUSE]
Pat: WELL, WELCOME TO
THIS EDITION OF "THE 700
CLUB."
THIS IS OUR FIRST PROGRAM IN
2013.
Terry: HARD TO
BELIEVE.
Pat: MY WORD.
HOW TIME DOES FLY.
ANYHOW, THEY HAD ALL OF THAT
NONSENSE ABOUT THE FISCAL
CLIFF.
I'LL GIVE YOU MY TAKE ON
THAT IN A LITTLE WHILE.
WE HAVE SOME ANALYSIS OF
WHERE WE ARE, BUT JUST REST
ASSURED THE FOR EVERYBODY,
AND I USE THAT TERM
ADVICEABLY -- FOR EVERYBODY,
YOUR TAXES ARE GOING UP.
THAT IS JUST PART OF THE
DEAL THAT CONGRESS -- A
BUNCH OF SLEEP-DEPRIVED,
OXYGENARIANS, DETERMINED.
Terry: AND THE DEFICITS
ARE ALSO GOING TO GO UP IN
THE YEAR AHEAD.
GEORGE THOMAS HAS THE STORY
FOR US.
Reporter: THE FISCAL
CLIFF FIGHT IS OVER, FOR NOW
AT LEAST.
HOUSE REPUBLICANS
RELUCTANTLY APPROVED A BILL
THAT PREVENTS MASSIVE TAX
HIKES FROM HITTING NEARLY
EVERY AMERICAN.
HANDING PRESIDENT OBAMA THE
TAX INCREASES ON THE RICH HE
CAMPAIGNED ON.
President Obama: I WILL
SIGN A LAW THAT RAISES TAXES
ON THE 2% OF THE AMERICANS.
Reporter: BUT WHILE THE
VOTE PREVENTS MAJOR TAX
INCREASES FOR MOST
AMERICANS, REPUBLICANS SAY
IT LEAVES MANY ISSUES
UNADDRESSED, LIKE
WASHINGTON'S ON GOING
SPENDING SPREE.
THERE ARE NO SPENDING
CUTS.
WE'RE ADDING $4 BILLION A
DAY TO THE DEBT, AND WE FEEL
LIKE THE SENATE BILL
FAILEDLY MISERABLY.
Reporter: AND TAXES
WILL GO UP BY 2% FOR A
MAJORITY OF THE AMERICANS.
BECAUSE IT ALLOW THE PAYROLL
TAX DEDUCTION TO EXPIRE.
A WA WASHINGTON GROUP
ESTIMATES THAT 77% OF
HOUSEHOLDS WILL PAY THOSE
EXTRA TAXES IN 2013.
SOCIAL SECURITY TAX IS
NOW GOING UP TO THE
STATUTORY RATE.
WE ASSUME EVERYBODY'S
PAYROLL IS GOING TO GO UP
ABOUT ANOTHER 2% ON THEIR
W-2.
FOR ME, THAT'S THE CABLE
BILL.
IT IS GOING OUT TO EAT ONCE
A WEEK.
IT IS REAL MONEY GOING OUT
THE WINDOW.
Reporter: THE BILL ALSO
DOES NOTHING TO INCREASE THE
SO-CALLED DEBT CEILING.
IN TWO MONTHS, THE
GOVERNMENT WILL REACH ITS
LIMIT ON BORROWING UNLESS
CONGRESS STEPS IN.
PRESIDENT OBAMA SAYS HE
HOPES THEY CAN REACH A
COMPROMISE ON THAT DEAL
WITHOUT COMING DOWN TO THE
WIRE.
President Obama: THE
ONE THING I THINK, HOPEFULLY
IN THE NEW YEAR, WE'LL FOCUS
ON IS SEEING IF WE CAN PUT A
PACKAGE LIKE THIS TOGETHER
WITH A LITTLE LESS DRAMA,
AND NOT SCARE THE HECK OUT
OF THE FOLKS QUITE AS MUCH.
Reporter: GEORGE
THOMAS, CBN NEWS.
Pat: SOONER OR LATER,
FOLKS HAVE GOT TO GET SCARED
BECAUSE WHAT IS HAPPENING IS
A LOOMING FINANCIAL
DISASTER.
IT IS JUST A QUESTION OF
KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE
ROAD.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN
INDEPTH LOOK AT THAT FISCAL
CLIFF DEAL IN JUST A FEW
MINUTES.
BUT, FIRST, LEE WEBB HAS
SOME INTERESTING DETAILS ON
THIS CONGRESSIONAL
COMPROMISE.
HERE IS LEE.
Lee: THAT'S RIGHT,
PAT.
MOST AMERICANS WILL SEE
THEIR TAXES GO UP TO HELP
PAY FOR SOCIAL
SECURITY,
BUT
SOME INDUSTRIES ARE GETTING
BIG BREAKS IN THIS DEAL.
ABC NEWS REPORTING THAT THE
PROVISIONS WERE JUST
EXTENDED FROM PAST YEARS,
BUT IN LIGHT OF AMERICA'S
SKYROCKETING DEBT, THEY'RE
RAISING CONCERNS.
FOR EXAMPLE, $430 MILLION IN
TAX BREAKS TO CONVINCE
HOLLYWOOD TO FILM AND
PRODUCE MOVIES HERE IN THE
U.S.
AND $70 MILLION FOR NASCAR,
ONE OF THE BIGGEST MONEY
MAKERS IN ALL OF SPORTS.
AND RUM MAKERS IN PUERTO
RICAN AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
WILL GET $2 MILLION IN
BREAKS.
AND ALGAE MAKERS WILL GET
CUTS.
THE ADOPTION TAX CREDIT IS
GONE, PAT, AND IT EXPIRED ON
DECEMBER 31ST.
Pat: CAN YOU IMAGINE,
WE'RE GOING TO SPEND
$400 MILLION OR $500 MILLION
ON POND SCUM.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A
CRISIS, AND THOSE GUYS IN
WASHINGTON -- WELL, WE'LL
TALK MORE ABOUT IT, BUT THEY
JUST AREN'T FACING REALITY.
LEE?
Lee: FINANCIAL MARKETS
IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE
WORLD, PAT, ARE CHEERING
THIS FISCAL CLIFF DEAL.
STOCKS SHOT UP IN ASIA AND
EUROPE, AND THE U.S. MARKET
IS FOLLOWING UP ON ITS BIG
RALLY THAT BEGAN ON MONDAY.
INVESTORS
HAD
BEEN CONCERNED
WHETHER WASHINGTON COULD
REACH AN AGREEMENT.
ANALYSTS SAY THE MARKETS
HOPED FOR A BETTER PLAN, BUT
THEY SAY IT IS BETTER THAN
NOTHING AT ALL.
THEY PREDICTED THE U.S.
COULD FALL BACK INTO A
RECESSION IF A DEAL WAS NOT
REACHED.
AND OIL WAS UP, AND GOLD AND
SILVER HAD A SMALL INCREASE,
BUT NOT EVERYTHING IS DOING
BETTER.
SOME CURRENCIES HAVE BEEN
DROPPING, LIKE THE JAPANESE
YEN.
IT HAS FALLEN TO ITS LOWEST
LEVEL SINCE JULY OF 2010.
AMERICANS ARE WORRIED ABOUT
OUR COUNTRY'S FUTURE.
A NEW SURVEY FROM GALLOP AND
"U.S.A. TODAY" FIND THAT 50%
BELIEVE THE COUNTRY'S BEST
YEARS ARE BEHIND US.
AND MORE THAN THREE OUT OF
FOUR SAY POLITICS IN
WASHINGTON IS CAUSING
SERIOUS HARM TO THE
COUNTRY.
AMERICANS STILL HAVE SERIOUS
RESERVATIONS ABOUT
OBAMACARE.
FOUR IN 10 SAY IT WILL MAKE
THINGS WORSE, AND THREE IN
10 SAY IT WILL MAKE THINGS
BETTER.
ONLY THREE PERCENT SAY IT
WILL MAKE THINGS BETTER.
21% SAY IT WILL MAKE THINGS
A LOT WORSE.
THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS ENDED
PUBLIC FUNDING FOR PLANNED
PARENTHOOD AND OTHER GROUPS
THAT SUPPORT ABORTION.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD SOUGHT A
TEMPORARY INJUNCTION TO KEEP
IT FROM GOING INTO EFFECT ON
JANUARY 1st.
ON MONDAY, THOUGH, A TEXAS
DISTRICT JUDGE DENIED THAT
BID.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD SAYS THE
RULE PREVENTS POOR WOMEN
FROM GETTING THE HEALTH CARE
THEY NEED.
TEXAS OFFICIALS SAY WOMEN
CAN GET HELP AR FROM A
STATE CLINIC THAT REFERS
WOMEN TO DOCTORS AND CLINICS
THAT DO NOT REPRESENT
ABORTION.
Pat: THE AMERICAN
CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE
IS BRINGING TWO MAJOR
LAWSUITS AGAINST PLANNED
PARENTHOOD.
IT IS ESSENTIALLY FOR
FRAUD.
THEY HAVE TRIPLE-BILLED THE
FEDERAL FOR PROCEDURES THEY
CLAIMED THEY PERFORMED,
WHICH THEY DIDN'T, AT LEAST
THAT IS THE ALLEGATION.
AND THERE IS A MAJOR SUIT IN
CALIFORNIA THAT HAS SURVIVED
A NUMBER OF PROCEDURAL
CHALLENGES, WHERE PLANNED
PARENTHOOD TRIED TO GET IT
DISMISSED.
AND IN TEXAS, IT IS A
SMALLER CASE, BUT IT IS THE
SAME SORT OF THING.
THE PLANNED PARENTHOOD
AFFILIATES, ACCORDING TO THE
LAWSUIT, HAVE BEEN RIPPING
OFF THE PUBLIC.
AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
TRIPLE DAMAGES.
SO IT'S A HUGE, HUGE KNIFE
OVER THEIR HEAD.
AND THIS ACTION BY THE
SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS IS
JUST ONE MORE THING.
WHY SHOULD ANYBODY THINK
THAT PLANNED PARENTHOOD
SHOULD HAVE A RIGHT TO DIP
INTO THE PUBLIC TREASURY.
NO WAY.
BUT THEY'RE CLAIMING IT
DOES, AND AT THE FEDERAL
LEVEL, AND THEY'VE BEEN
UPHELD IN THAT CLAIM.
LEE?
Lee: SOME NEW LAWS
WORTH NOTING IN THIS NEW
YEAR.
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE WENT INTO
EFFECT IN MAINE AND
MARYLAND.
COMPUTER-DRIVEN CARS ARE
ALLOWED NOW IN CALIFORNIA,
BUT A HUMAN HAS TO BE IN A
VEHICLE.
AND DRIVERS IN THAT STATE NO
LONGER HAVE TO HAVE A HARD
COPY OF THEIR AUTO
INSURANCE.
ALL THEY NEED IS A COPY ON
THEIR SMARTPHONE.
CONCORDE, MASSACHUSETTS, HAS
OUTLAWED PLASTIC BOTTLES.
AND IN THE TOWN OF
WELLINGTON, KANSAS, PEOPLE
ARE RESTRICTED FROM OWNING
MORE THAN FOUR CATS.
THE TALIBAN IS COMPARING THE
U.S. WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS
FROM AFGHANISTAN TO
AMERICA'S PULLOUT FROM
VIETNAM.
THE MILITANT GROUP SAID IN A
STATEMENT THAT THE AMERICAN
GROUP WANTS TO, QUOTE,"FLEE,
JUST AS THEY TURNED TAIL AND
RAN FROM VIETNAM."
THE U.S. AND NATO TROOPS ARE
SCHEDULED TO PULL OUT BY THE
END OF 2014.
PAT?
Pat: WELL, YOU KNOW,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LIKE
IT OR NOT, WE ARE THE MAJOR
POWER ON THE EARTH, AND WE
HAVE TO ASSERT OURSELVES AND
TAKE OUR PROPER ROLE, AS THE
ONE WHO IS THE ARBITER OF
JUSTICE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS
THROUGHOUT THE EARTH, AND IT
IS AN IMPORTANT ROLE.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE'VE GOT
TROOPS IN GERMANY, WE'VE GOT
TROOPS IN KOREA.
WE HAVE TROOPS ALL OVER THE
WORLD.
AND THE TIME HAS COME TO
SAY, LOOK, WE CAN'T AFFORD
IT.
WE CAN'T AFFORD TO MAINTAIN
SEMI WAR-TIME CONDITIONS ALL
OVER THE WORLD.
WE JUST CAN'T AFFORD IT.
AND ESPECIALLY WITH NATO AND
THE EUROPEAN NATIONS.
THE IDEA IS, WHY SHOULD THE
UNITED STATES KEEP TROOPS IN
GERMANY TO DEFEND GERMANY
AGAINST AN ATTACK BY
RUSSIA?
IT MAKES NO SENSE.
AND SOONER OR LATER WE'VE
GOT TO BLOW THE WHISTLE AND
SAY TIMEOUT.
IT'S ALL OVER.
COME ON HOME, GUYS, AND
WE'RE GOING TO SHUT THAT
AREA DOWN.
AND IT ISN'T A RETREAT.
IT IS JUST INTELLIGENT MONEY
MANAGEMENT.
LEE?
Lee: PAT, AS YOU KNOW,
ISRAEL
OFTEN
FINDS ITSELF
ALONE WHEN IT COMES TO
THE
INTERNATIONAL ARENA.
ONE GROUP
HOPES TO CHANGE
THAT, THOUGH, AND CHRIS
MITCHELL HAS THAT STORY.
Reporter: RECENTLY,
PRO-ISRAEL LAWMAKERS FROM
AROUND THE WORLD GATHERED IN
JERUSALEM.
THEY CAME TO LAND
LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT FOR
ISRAEL.
WHAT WE ARE DOING IS
ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT
NOBODY ELSE HAS DONE BEFORE,
TO FORM THIS INTERNATIONAL
NETWORK OF MORE THAN 500
MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT AROUND
THE WORLD TO SUPPORT ISRAEL
AND TO SPEAK WITH ONE
VOICE.
FOR US TO PROVIDE THIS KIND
OF FORUM, WHERE YOU HAVE
THIS INTERNATIONAL GROUP, A
MINI U.N., IF YOU WILL, THAT
ARE ENCOURAGING ISRAEL, I
THINK IS VITALLY IMPORTANT
FOR ISRAEL'S SPIRIT, TO MAKE
THE TOUGH DECISIONS THEY
HAVE TO MAKE.
WHEN YOU SEE THAT PEOPLE
IN MANY COUNTRIES, LIKE
SOUTH AFRICA, DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES OF EUROPE, THE
UNITED STATES AND CANADA --
MANY COUNTRIES -- WE ARE
WORKING TOGETHER TOWARDS THE
SAME GOAL.
THAT IS A STRENGTH TO FIGHT
THAT IS NECESSARY IN THESE
DIFFICULT TIMES.
Reporter: IT HAD
PRACTICAL RESULTS.
KENNETH MASHOE STOPPED
LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
RESTRICT ISRAELI EXPORTS TO
SOUTH AFRICA.
OUR FRIENDS IN ISRAEL WHO
ARE SUPPORTING SOUTH AFRICA
CAN GO AHEAD, AND WE ASSURE
THEM WE WILL NOT HAVE A LAW
THAT WILL ATTACK ISRAEL IN
THE SOUTH AFRICAN
PARLIAMENT.
I THINK, SINCERELY, THERE
HAS NEVER BEEN A MORE
CRITICAL TIME IN MY LIFETIME
TO STAND WITH ISRAEL THAN
RIGHT NOW.
Reporter: HE SAYS
ISRAEL SITS ON THE FRONT
LINES OF THE WORLDWIDE
BATTLE WITH ISLAMIC JIHAD.
AND FACING A NUCLEAR
ISLAM, THAT ISRAEL
UNFORTUNATELY FACES, IS ONE
OF THE MOST VITAL ISSUES IN
THE WORLD.
AMERICA MUST STAND WITH
ISRAEL.
PEOPLE MORE AND MORE IN THE
CONGRESS ARE UNDERSTANDING
THAT THE PEACE OF THE ENTIRE
WORLD RIGHT NOW IS LARGELY
PREDICATED ON WHAT HAPPENS
TO ISRAEL.
Reporter: DURING THE
CONFERENCE, THE ISRAEL
ALLIES FOUNDATION RELEASED A
DECLARATION SUPPORTING AN
UNDIVIDED JERUSALEM.
STATING IRAN REPRESENTS A
CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER TO
THE EXISTENCE TO THE STATE
OF ISRAEL.
SO FAR 20 PARLIAMENTARIAN
GALLERIES MEET AROUND THE
WORLD WITH MORE TO COME.
IT IS VOICING SUPPORT FOR
ISRAEL WITH POLITICAL
ACTION.
WITH THIS, WE ARE
LOCATING COMMUNITIES OF
BELIEVERS THAT STAY TO THE
BIBLE AND ARE CLOSE TO
ISRAEL AND SUPPORT THEM.
AND WE ARE GOING TO THIS
SPIRIT EVENT AND TO THE
POLITICAL REPRESENTATIVES
HERE AND IN AFRICA.
IT IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
IT GROWS AND GROWS AND
GROWS.
AND REALLY BELIEVE IT IS A
REAL MOVEMENT BEHIND IT.
IT IS NOT JUST A POLITICAL
THING.
Reporter: CHRIS
MITCHELL, CBN NEWS,
JERUSALEM.
Lee: AND, OF COURSE, WE
WILL BE KEEPING AN EYE ON
THAT STORY.
IT TURNS OUT THAT SUGAR CAN
ACTUALLY AFFECT THE SIGNALS
YOUR BRAIN SENDS TO YOUR
BODY.
SCIENTISTS USED IMAGING
TESTS TO SHOW THAT FRUCTOSE
CAN TRIGGER BRAIN CHANGES
THAT MAY LEAD TO
OVEREATING.
FRUC TOEFRUCTOSE IS A SUGAR
COMMONLY FOUND IN THE
AMERICAN DIET.
AFTER DRINKING A FRUCTOSE
BEVERAGE, THE BRAIN DID NOT
REGISTER THE FEELING OF
BEING FUEL.
AFTER REGISTERING GLUCOSE,
IT DID.
A THIRD OF U.S. CHILDREN AND
TEENS, AND MORE THAN
TWO-THIRDS OF ADULTS ARE
OBESE OR OVERWEIGHT.
Pat: I'VE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT THE DANGERS OF HIGH
FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP THAT IS
ADDED TO EVERYTHING, AND
SOME EXPERTS THAT LAURIE
FOUND SAID, NO, NO, NO,
SUGAR IS SUGAR IS SUGAR.
AND ONE IS NO DIFFERENT THAN
THE OTHER.
BUT I THINK THAT HIGH
FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP IS
DEADLY.
THEY JUST HAVEN'T GOTTEN ALL
OF THE FACTS YET.
BUT THIS IS ONE STUDY THAT
INDICATES THAT IT MAY BE
PLAYING A ROLE IN THE
OBESITY EPIDEMIC IN
AMERICA.
Terry: WE NEED TO STAND
TOUGH AND DO SOME RESEARCH
ON GLUCOSE.
Pat: YOUR BODY NEEDS
GLUCOSE TO EXIST.
BUT YOU OUGHT TO READ THE
LABELS.
HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP --
IT IS IN EVERYTHING.
Terry: IT REALLY IS.
LAURIE JOHNSON HAS DONE
REPORTS JUST RECENT ON
THAT.
UP NEXT, WE HAVE AVERTED THE
FISCAL CLIFF FOR NOW, BUT AT
WHAT COST?
THAT'S THE QUESTION.
AND WE HAVE SOME ANSWERS
COMING UP.
CHANNEL 4
Pat: WELL, MARKETS ARE
ESTATIC AROUND THE WORLD AS
A RESULT OF THE DEAL MADE ON
THE SO-CALLED FISCAL CLIFF.
BUT NOT EVERYONE
THANKSGIVING THATHINKS THAT
DEAL IS GOOD NEWS FOR THE
ECONOMY IN THE LONG RUN.
PAUL STRAND HAS THAT STORY
FROM WASHINGTON.
Reporter: MANY SAY
RAISING TAXES ON THE
WEALTHIEST 1%, INSTEAD OF
CUTTING SPENDING, WILL HURT
THE FOUNDATION.
THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION
LOOKED AT A PLAN IF YOU DID
THIS, AND FOUND THERE WOULD
BE A $200 BILLION HURT IN
TERMS OF G.D.P., TO THE
ECONOMY.
Reporter: THAT COULD
MAKE AN ALREADY WEAK ECONOMY
EVEN WEAKER.
SUCH A NEGATIVE EFFECT WILL
LIKELY BE FELT WORLDWIDE,
LIKE IN CHINA, WHERE THE
BOOM DAYS HAVE BEEN REPLACED
BY MODEST GROWTH, AND
EUROPE, WHERE BASKET CASES
LIKE GREECE AND STRAIN, ARE
PUTTING A STRAIN ON THE
ENTIRE EUROPEAN UNION.
AND IT COULD SHOW IN THE
IMPROVING HOUSING MARKET
HERE AT HOME AND THE
BUDGET.
THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET
WARNS US THAT OBAMA'S EAT
THE RICH CRUSADE WILL THROW
200,000 MIDDLE CLASS
FAMILIES INTO UNEMPLOYMENT.
ERN ANERNST & YOUNG
ESTIMATES 700,000 JOBS.
TAKING MORE MONEY AWAY
FROM THEM, MEANS MORE LESS
FACT TORIES AND LESS JOBS.
Reporter: OTHERS ARE
PLEASED ON TAXING THE
WEALTHY MORE IN THIS DEAL.
A DEAL THAT REALLY IS
JUST, ONE THAT REQUIRES AND
ASKS THOSE WHO HAVE
BENEFITED GREATLY FROM OUR
SOCIETY, TO PAY THEIR FAIR
SHARE, WHICH I DON'T BELIEVE
THEY HAVE THUS FAR.
Reporter: ON THE OTHER
HAND, SENATOR RAND PAUL
WARNS THIS DEAL WILL
BACKFIRE, TAKING MONEY FROM
THE JOB CREATORS WHO COULD
HAVE HELPED GROW THE
ECONOMY.
NOW IT MAY WELL SHRINK.
THEY WANT MORE REVENUE.
I THINK IF YOU RAISE TAX
RATES, YOU MAY GET LESS
REVENUE.
LAST YEAR IN ENGLAND, THEY
RAISED THE RATES, AND THEY
GOT LESS REVENUES.
THERE IS AN EMPLOYEE THEY
CAN'T HIRE NEXT YEAR, OR TWO
EMPLOYEES OR FIVE
EMPLOYEES.
THIS DOES NOTHING BUT HURT
THE ECONOMY.
Reporter: LINDSAY
GRAHAM WARNS THE DEAL'S
OTHER FAILURE TO REFORM THE
ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS, LIKE
SOCIAL SECURITY, WILL
EVENTUALLY TAKE AMERICA DOWN
THE SAME PATH AS NEARLY
BANKRUPT GREECE.
MEDICAID AND SOCIAL
SECURITY, IF YOU DON'T
REFINE THEM, WILL TAKE ALL
OF THE INCOME.
Reporter: ANDY ROTH
WARNS CREDIT AGENCIES ARE
THREATENING OTHER DOWNGRADE
OF AMERICA'S CREDIT RATING
BECAUSE WASHINGTON ISN'T
CUTTING SPENDING ENOUGH.
THEY ARE ASKING FOR
4 TRILLION TO $$5 TRILLION
FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION.
HOW MANY TIMES DO WE MAKE
A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL,
SAYING IF YOU INCREASE
TAXES, WE'LL CUT SPENDING,
AND IT NEVER HAPPENS.
NOW IS THE TIME TO HAVE A
SERIOUS CONVERSATION ABOUT
SPENDING.
IF WARREN BUFFETT WANTS TO
EXPLAIN ABOUT THIS CHECK,
WHY DO AMERICANS PAY FOR HIS
DRUG BENEFITS.
Reporter: HERE ON
CAPITOL HILL, THEY FEEL THAT
A FISCAL CLIFF AVERTED FEEL
A DISASTER DIVERTED.
BUT THOSE WHO LOOK AT THE
LONG-TERM EFFECTS ARE SAYING
IT MAY ACTUALLY CAUSE MORE
TROUBLE THAN IT AVERTS.
PAUL STRAND, CBN NEWS,
REPORTING FROM CAPITOL
HILL.
Pat: LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, JUST A FEW
COMMENTS FROM ME AT THE
BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR.
Terry: YOU KNOW,
PEOPLE, I THINK, FELT SO
RELIEVED BECAUSE FISCAL
CLIFF, OF COURSE EVERYONE
WAS DREADING THAT, AND HALF
OF THE PEOPLE WHO WERE
DREADING IT DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
WHY THEY ARE DREADING IT --
Pat: THAT'S RIGHT.
Terry: AND NOW WE FEEL
THIS SENSE OF RELIEF, BUT
THE TRUTH IS, NOTHING HAS
REALLY BEEN SOLVED, HAS IT?
Pat: TERRY, JESUS SAID,
A HOUSE DIVIDED AGAINST
ITSELF CAN'T STAND.
A KINGDOM AGAINST ITSELF
CAN'T STAND.
WE ARE DIVIDED, AND THE
DIVISION HAS TO DO WITH THE
TAKERS AND THE PROVIDERS,
AND THE TAKERS ARE NOW IN
EXCESS OF 50% OF OUR
POPULATION.
THEY TAKE, YOU MAIM IT.
NAME IT.
IT STARTS WITH SOCIAL
SECURITY AND IT GOES ON TO
MEDICARE.
AND THEN WILL ARE SUBSIDIES
FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF
BUSINESSES.
WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THE
ALGAE GROWERS AND THE CORN
GROWERS AND THE SUGAR
GROWERS, AND EVERYBODY HAS
GOT A DEAL.
AND SO WHEN YOU ADD IT ALL
TOGETHER, NOBODY WANTS TO
GIVE UP THEIR PIECE OF THE
PIE.
AND THEY DON'T SEEM TO THINK
THAT GOVERNMENT IS NOT
INFINITE, AND THAT THE MONEY
WILL ONE DAY RUN OUT.
THEY SEEM TO THINK IT WILL
GO ON FOREVER.
Terry: BUT WHAT -- IN
THE END, EVERYBODY IS GOING
TO LOSE THEIR PIECE OF THE
PIE IF EVERYBODY DOESN'T
SACRIFICE SOME.
SO WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN FOR US
TO REALIZE HOW SERIOUS THIS
IS AND WE DO HAVE TO MAKE
SACRIFICES?
Pat: WE HAVE TO GET A
POLITICAL CLASS THAT IS
WILLING TO RISK THEIR
ELECTION, AND THEY WON'T DO
IT.
THEY AREN'T ABOUT TO
TOUCH -- THEY TALK ABOUT
SOCIAL SECURITY AS A THE
THIRD RAIL.
THEY'VE GOT TO FIX THE THING
BECAUSE IT IS GOING
BANKRUPT.
MEDICARE IS BANKRUPT, AND
THEY HAVE TO FIX IT, BUT
THEY DON'T DARE TO DO IT.
A FEW LITTLE FIXES.
IT WOULDN'T TAKE MUCH TO
RAISE THE ELIGIBILITY AGE,
AND THEY WON'T EVEN FIX IT
AROUND THE EDGES.
IT IS A COVER FOR THE FAX
THEY'RE GUTLESS WONDERS, ALL
THE WAY ACROSS THE BOARD.
IT IS NOT JUST THE
PRESIDENT.
I'D LIKE TO BLAME HIM, BUT I
CAN'T JUST BLAME HIM
SOLELY.
IT IS JUST AS BAD FOR THE
REPUBLICANS AND JUST AS BAD
FOR THE DEMOCRATS BECAUSE
THEY'RE ALL PERMITTING THESE
THINGS TO HAPPEN, AND THEY
ARE -- EXCUSE ME, THEY ARE
NOT ADDRESSING THE MAJOR
PROBLEM, WHICH IS FOR EVERY
DOLLAR -- OR SAY $100 WE
SPEND, WE BORROW ABOUT $40,
$45 OF THOSE DOLLARS.
YOU CAN'T LIVE YOUR LIFE
THAT WAY.
IF YOUR PERSONAL BUDGET --
IF YOU GO TO THE GROCERY
STORE AND WITH THE BAG OF
GROCERIES, YOU'RE BORROWING
40 CENTS ON EVERY DOLLAR YOU
SPEND -- YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
BUT WE'RE PASSING IT ON TO
OUR CHILDREN.
THE CHILDREN ARE NOT QUITE
READY TO STAND UP AND TALK
ABOUT IT, BUT THE CHILDREN
ARE SAYING, WE WANT OURS.
WE WANT OUR COLLEGE
TUITIONS.
WE WANT OUR SECURED LOANS,
AND WE WANT THIS SUBSIDY AND
THAT SUBSIDY.
AND NOBODY WANTS TO SAY WHAT
IS GOOD FOR AMERICA.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED.
WE NEED A PRESIDENT, WE NEED
A CONGRESS, AND WE NEED A
PUBLIC THAT SAY, YES, IT
WILL TAKE SACRIFICE.
I LOVE WHAT WINSTON
CHURCHILL SAID A FEW YEARS
AGO TO THE BRITISH
PEOPLE, "I HAVE NOTHING TO
OFFER YOU BUT BLOOD, SWEAT,
AND TEARS."
BECAUSE HE KNEW THEY HAD TO
HAVE HARDSHIP, THEY HAD TO
HAVE SUFFERING, BUT THEY
WERE GOING TO WIN AGAINST
THE NAZIS.
AND THEY DID WIN.
BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS.
AND WE'VE GOT TO COME TO A
POINT WHERE WE SAY THERE
WILL BE SACRIFICE OF THE
LUXURIES WE HAVE ENJOYED, AT
LEAST A FEW OF THEM, IN
ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR
NATION IS SECURE FOR OUR
CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN.
AND THAT'S OUR PROBLEM,
FOLKS.
CONGRESS IS DOING WHAT THE
PEOPLE WANT.
THE PRESIDENT -- YOU KNOW,
WHATEVER YOU THINK OF HIM,
IS GIVING THE PEOPLE WHAT
THEY ASK FOR.
THAT'S HOW COME HE GOT
ELECTED SO BIG, HE GAVE THEM
WHAT THEY ASKED FOR.
Terry: AND THE PEOPLE
AREN'T EVEN SURE OF WHAT HAY
THEY NEED, MUCH LESS WHAT
THEY SHOULD --
Pat: THEY WANT SOCIAL
SECURITY, THEY WANT CHEAP
LOANS, CHEAP MONEY, AND ALL
OF THOSE THINGS --
Terry: IT HAS TO STOP
SOMEWHERE.
PARENT IT
Pat: IT HAS TO STOP BY
SAYING WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE
AMERICANS, WHAT IS GOOD FOR
THE LABOR UNIONS, WHAT IS
GOOD FOR THE WORKING MOMS,
AND THIS AND THAT, AND EACH
GROUP WANTS THEIR STUFF.
UNTIL WE GET TO A POINT
WHERE WE ARE UNSELFISH AND
WE ARE UNITED IN SAYING,
LET'S REBUILD OUR NATION, WE
HAVE A CRISIS.
WHEN YOU OWE THE AMOUNT OF
MONEY THAT WE OWE IN THIS
COUNTRY, TRILLION DOLLARS --
$16 TRILLION -- TRILLION --
TRILLION DOLLARS.
Terry: UNIMAGINABLE.
Pat: AND THEY SAY,
LET'S CLIP THESE RICH
PEOPLE.
WE'LL GET 3.6% MORE TAXES
OUT OF THEM.
WE'LL RAISE THE CAPITAL
GAINS TAXES FROM 15% TO 20%,
BIG DEAL.
THAT ISN'T GOING TO COVER IT
FOR MORE THAN A FEW DAYS.
WE'VE GOT TO COME ALL THE
WAY ACROSS THE BARD.
BOARD.
AND, YES, IT WILL HIT THE
MIDDLE CLASS.
BUT IF WE MAKE INTELLIGENT
DECISIONS IN A PASSIONATE
WAY, AND SAY ONE GOAL: HOW
DO WE MAKE SURE THIS COUNTRY
IS ON A FIRM FISCAL
FOUNDATION AND GOES INTO THE
NEXT CENTURY -- HOW DO WE DO
THAT?
WHAT STEPS SHOULD WE TAKE
NOW FOR OUR CHILDREN AND
GRANDCHILDREN.
AND LET THAT BE OUR GOAL,
INSTEAD OF WHAT'S IN IT FOR
ME?
BUT RIGHT NOW YOU CAN'T
BLAME THE POLITICIANS,
BECAUSE THE POLITICIANS ARE
DOING EXACTLY WHAT YOU, THE
PEOPLE, ARE ASKING THEM TO
DO.
AND THOSE WHO SAY NO, THEY
GET KICKED OUT OF OFFICE.
Terry: SO THE BOTTOM
LINE IS, WE NEED TO FIX IT.
Pat: WE NEED TO FIX
OURSELVES.
WE NEED TO LOOK DEEP INTO
OUR HEARTS AND SAY, ARE WE
GOING TO BE SELFISH OR
UNSELFISH.
YOU KNOW, IF BUFFET -- I'M
TELLING YOU, HE HAS GOT THE
PERFECT TAX SHELTER.
Terry: AND HE TALKS
ABOUT BEING WILLING TO GIVE
UP MORE, AND HE'S NOT REALLY
DRAINING MUCH.
Pat: HE HAS AN
INSURANCE COMPANY.
YOU KNOW THE LAW ON
INSURANCE COMPANIES?
THEY HAVE STATUTORY
RESERVES.
THOSE RESERVES CAN BE PUT
ASIDE, GROWING MONEY,
TAX-FREE.
THEY DON'T PAY TAXES ON IT.
SO THEY BUILD UP THIS HUGE
AMOUNT OF CASH.
SO HE CAN GO BUY THE
BERLINGTON NORTHERN
RAILROAD, AND HE CAN BUY
THIS AND BUY THAT, AND HE
KEEPS BUYING COMPANIES,
BECAUSE HE HAS GOT THIS
SLUSH FUND OF NON-TAXED
MONEY.
OH, WELL.
SO MUCH FOR THAT.
BUT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
YOU SAY, CAN WE REFORM HUMAN
NATURE?
PROBABLY NOT.
BUT YOU CAN HOPE.
TERRY?
Terry: AND PRAY.
COMING UP, THE STORY OF A
YOUNG GERMAN GIRL WHO DID
THE UNTHINKABLE.
I DIDN'T WANT TO LOSE
HIM.
SO YOU DO THINGS.
IT WAS A HARD STEP FOR ME.
A VERY HARD STEP, BUT I
FINALLY -- I DID IT.
Terry: SEE HOW ONE
DECISION NEARLY RUINED HER
LIFE, AND HOW ANOTHER ONE
RESCUED HER.
Pat: WE'VE GOT A HAPPY
STORY FOR YOU, AND I THINK
IT IS TIME.
YOU HEAR ENOUGH BAD NEWS,
AND WE'VE GOT GOOD NEWS FOR
YOU.
IT IS A NEW YEAR, AND MAYBE
YOU WOULD LIKE A FRESH
START.
BUT YOU THINK YOU'RE LIFE IS
SUCH A MESS, YOU COULD NEVER
TURN IT AROUND.
WELL, THE WOMAN YOU'RE ABOUT
TO MEET FELT THAT WAY, TOO.
FOR NINE YEARS SHE SLEPT
WITH COUNTLESS MEN FOR
MONEY.
SHE WAS A PROSTITUTE.
AND SHE THOUGHT THERE WAS NO
WAY SHE COULD EVER CHANGE.
NO WAY OUT.
UNTIL THE DAY SHE TURNED ON
A TELEVISION PROGRAM.
Reporter: ROSE WAS BORN
IN A SMALL GERMAN TOWN.
SHE GREW UP LOVING GOD AND
LOVING SCHOOL.
I HAD A MOTHER WHO WAS A
VERY DEVOTED CATHOLIC LADY.
SHE MADE US GO EVERY DAY TO
MASS.
AND THAT HELPED ME AT THIS
TIME TO HEAR AND TO LEARN A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT GOD.
WHEN I WENT THROUGH THE
SCHOOL, I HAD GOOD GRADES,
BUT I ALWAYS HAD AN "A," AND
MY MOM WAS PROUD FOR THAT
"A."
Reporter: BUT HER HAPPY
CHILDHOOD ENDED WHEN SHE WAS
RAPED BY A CLOSE FAMILY
FRIEND.
ROSE WAS ONLY 12 YEARS OLD.
I WAS FULL OF GUILT AND
SHAME AND HUMILIATION.
I SAW MYSELF VERY UGLY, VERY
UGLY.
AND THAT'S A MAGNITUDE THAT
I JUST LOST INTEREST TO
LEARN.
Reporter: ALTHOUGH ROSE
HAD BEEN ACCEPTED TO A
BUSINESS SCHOOL, SHE
EVENTUALLY DROPPED OUT.
AT 19, ROSE DECIDED TO MOVE
TO SWITZERLAND TO BE NEAR
HER OLDER BROTHER.
IT WAS THE ESCAPE ROUTE,
SO TO SPEAK.
TO LEAVE ALL THOSE MEMORIES
BEHIND ME AND START IN A NEW
TOWN, IN A FRESH
ENVIRONMENT.
Reporter: ROSE STARTED
WORKING AT A HIGH-END BAR AS
A FLOOR HOSTESS.
HER TASTE FOR ALCOHOL AND
THE FAST LIFE BECAME
INSATIABLE.
I WAS ONE OF THE
FAVORITES AND MADE LOTS OF
MONEY, JUST BY SELLING THEIR
CHAMPAGNE, WHICH WAS VERY,
VERY EXPENSIVE.
Reporter: IN ADDITION
TO DRINKING, ROSE DROVE
HEAD-ON IN A RELATIONSHIP
NAMED ROBERT.
HE SEEMED TO BE THE MAN OF
HER DREAMS.
I WAS REALLY IN LOVE WITH
HIM.
HE WAS VERY NICE-LOOKING.
AND HE HAD LOTS OF CHARISMA,
TOO.
AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE
FUTURE LATER ON.
Reporter: ROSE
EVENTUALLY SHARED WITH
ROBERT HER DREAM TO OPEN AN
UP SCALE CLOTHING BOUTIQUE
WITH DESIGNS FROM PARIS.
HE TOLD ME, LISTEN, THERE
IS SOMETHING MORE LUCRATIVE
TO DO, AND WE CAN MAKE MORE
MONEY IN A SHORT PERIOD OF
TIME, TO GET INTO A
BUSINESS.
Reporter: ROBERT
SUGGESTED THAT ROSE BECOME A
PROSTITUTE.
THINK ABOUT BUSINESS AND
THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE.
YOU JUST DO IT FOR A FEW
YEARS AND THEN WE JUST BE
OUT OF THAT AND OUR FUTURE
IS SECURED.
THAT'S WHAT ROBERT SAID.
AND I JUST WAS VERY SHOCKED
AT FIRST.
IT WAS HARD ON ME.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I BEGAN MORE
DRINKING.
AND I NUMBED MYSELF FOR
THAT.
I DIDN'T WANT TO LOSE HIM,
SO YOU DO THINGS.
IT WAS A HARD STEP FOR ME.
A VERY HARD STEP, BUT I
FINALLY -- I DID IT.
Reporter: FOR THE NEXT
NINE YEARS, ROSE SOLD HER
BODY AS A PROSTITUTE, AND
ROBERT WAS HER PIMP.
ROBERT CONTROLLED THE MONEY
AND ROSE.
I IT WAS A VERY
LUCRATIVE BUSINESS AT THIS
TIME.
BUT HE TOOK THE MOST OF THE
MONEY.
SOMETIMES I THOUGHT I WAS
DYING INSIDE.
I FELT EMPTY.
THAT'S WHY I FILLED IT UP
WITH ALCOHOL.
I WAS A VERY HEAVY SMOKER.
AND, OF COURSE, I HAD
PILLS.
MY COMPANY WAS CONSTANTLY
FEAR, FEAR, FEAR, FEAR,
FEAR.
Reporter: AFTER NEARLY
A DECADE OF COMPLIANCE TO
ROBERT, ROSE FOUND OUT, FROM
A FELLOW PROSTITUTE, THAT
ROBERT HAD ANOTHER
GIRLFRIEND AS WELL AS A WIFE
AND TWO KIDS BACK IN HIS
HOME TOWN.
SHE FINALLY REACHED HER
BREAKING POINT.
I WAS SO HURT.
I COULDN'T EAT ANYMORE.
SO I BECAME ANOREXIC FOR A
LONG TIME.
AND SO I BECOME MORE AND
MORE INVOLVED IN ALCOHOL,
AND EVEN IN SOME DRUGS, TO
HELP TO FORGET WHAT I HURT.
SO ON AND OFF, HE JUST CAME
TO GET MONEY, AND I
SHORTENED HIM ON MONEY.
AND HE WAS WONDERING, BUT I
SAID THE BUSINESS IS NO MORE
GOOD.
BUT I STUCK AND STASHED UP
SOME MONEY AND SAVED MONEY.
Reporter: OVER TIME,
ROSE SAVED ENOUGH MONEY TO
LEAVE ROBERT AND MOVE TO
FRANKFURT.
I ENTERED INTO MY
APARTMENT, WENT IN MY
BATHROOM, AND LOOKED IN THE
MIRROR.
AND I SAW WHAT I SAW.
AND I JUST SAID, GOD, FROM
MY DEPTHS OF MY SOUL, HELP
ME TO GET OF THAT
LIFESTYLE.
HELP ME TO GET OUT.
Reporter: A FEW MONTHS
LATER, ROSE RECEIVED A JOB
OFFER THAT ALLOWED HER TO
COME TO THE UNITED STATES.
ONE DAY SHE HAD A
BREAKTHROUGH WHILE SHOPPING
IN LOS ANGELES.
I WAS IN THE STORE, AND I
HEARD SOME MUSIC.
AND I SAID THAT SOUNDS SO
WONDERFUL.
I CALLED THAT LADY WHO WAS
WORKING THERE, AND I SAID,
IS THAT CHRISTIAN MUSIC?
SHE SAID, YES.
Reporter: THE STORE
OWNER TALKED TO HER ABOUT
GOD AND SUGGESTED SHE START
WATCHING "THE 700 CLUB."
I CAUGHT "THE 700 CLUB,"
PAT ROBERTSON WAS ON.
AND I LISTENED AND
LISTENED.
HE PREYED PRAYED, WOULD YOU
RECEIVE JESUS?
MAKE PEACE IN YOUR HEART.
WOULD YOU RECEIVE THAT MAN
WHO DIED ON THE CROSS FOR
YOU, WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR
YOU, WOULD YOU RECEIVE HIM
IN YOUR HEART AND PRAY THIS
PRAYER WITH ME?
AND SO I PRAYED WITH HIM THE
PRAYER, THE SINNER'S PRAYER,
AND REPENTED OF MY SINS, AND
IT WAS JUST A WEIGHT THAT
CAME OFF OF MY ENTIRE BODY,
OFF MY MIND.
I FELT LIGHT.
I FELT SOMETHING THAT
ILLUMINATED ME.
Reporter: ROSE STARTED
CALLING THE PRAYER LINES
FREQUENTLY TO RECEIVE HELP
WITH HER ADDICTIONS.
FOR SOME YEARS, THEY SENT
ME MATERIAL, TAPES AT THIS
TIME, AND I LEARNED THROUGH
THAT.
AND MANY THINGS, I LEARNED
WHAT PAT ROBERTSON WAS
TEACHING, THE SECRET OF THE
KINGDOM.
THAT WORD CLEARED OUT THE
DESIRE FOR ALCOHOL AND THE
DESIRE FOR JESUS GREW IN
ME.
Reporter:
TODAY ROSE
HAS BEEN COMPLETELY
DELIVERED FROM HER
ADDICTIONS AND EATING
DISORDERS.
SHE IS A FULL-TIME SPEAKER
AND WOMEN'S PASTOR AND HAS
WRITTEN HER AUTOBIOGRAPHY TO
SHARE JESUS CHRIST WITH
OTHERS.
ONCE I WAS LOST, AND NOW
I AM FOUND.
ONCE I WAS DEAD, AND NOW I'M
ALIVE IN HIM.
JESUS CHRIST MEANS
EVERYTHING TO ME.
HE IS THE LIFE-GIVER.
Pat: WOW, WHAT A
STORY!
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
DO YOU THINK YOU'RE TOO FAR
GONE?
ROSE, I'M SURE, WAS CRYING
OUT, HOW DO I GET OUT OF
THIS THING?
OH, WHO WILL DELIVER ME FROM
THIS BODY OF DEATH, IS WHAT
THE APOSTLE PAUL WROTE IN
THE BOOK OF ROMANS.
WHO WILL SET ME FREE?
WHO IS GOING TO SET ME
FREE?
AS A NEW YEAR BEGINS, DO YOU
WANT TO BE FREE?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO START A
NEW LIFE?
TURN OVER A NEW SLATE, IF
YOU WILL, GET A CLEAN
SLATE?
ONLY IN CHRIST, CAN YOU HAVE
A TRUE, NEW BEGINNING.
OLD THINGS HAVE PASSED AWAY,
BEHOLD ALL THINGS ARE NEW.
HE'LL MAKE IT FRESH, HE'LL
MAKE IT NEW, AND HE'LL GIVE
YOU A BRAND NEW START.
WHAT DO HAVE TO DO?
YOU HAVE TO TURN FROM THE
LIFE YOU'VE BEEN LIVING.
YOU HAVE TO TURN AWAY FROM
SIN.
ROSE LOOKED IN THE MIRROR
AND TURNED AWAY.
SHE DIDN'T WANT ANY MORE OF
THE PROSTITUTION.
SHE DIDN'T WANT ANY MORE OF
THE DRUGS.
SOME OF THEM STILL HAD A
HOLD OF HER, BUT SHE TURNED
AWAY FROM THEM.
THAT'S CALLED REPENTANCE.
YOU TURN AWAY.
AND ASK YOURSELF WHAT ARE
YOU DOING THAT IS DESTROYING
YOU?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING THAT YOU
HATE?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOU KNOW
IS BAD FOR YOU?
AND RIGHT NOW, I WANT YOU TO
TURN AWAY FROM IT.
AND I WANT YOU TO TURN TO
JESUS.
AND I WANT TO YOU SAY THESE
WORDS WITH ME AND MEAN THEM
IN YOUR HEART.
JESUS -- PRAY WITH ME.
JESUS, I KNOW YOU DIED FOR
ME.
JESUS, I KNOW YOU ROSE AGAIN
THAT I MIGHT LIVE FOREVER.
JESUS, I KNOW YOU'RE ALIVE
RIGHT NOW.
AND I ASK, LORD, THAT YOU
WOULD COME INTO MY HEART,
THAT YOU WOULD LIVE YOUR
LIFE IN ME.
AND I WILL LIVE FOR YOU, AND
I WILL SERVE YOU ALL THE
DAYS OF MY LIFE.
THANK YOU, JESUS, THAT
YOU'VE HEARD MY PRAYER AND
HAVE COME INTO MY HEART.
NOW I WANT TO PRAY FOR YOU.
JUST LIKE ROSE.
THOUSANDS OF YOU RIGHT NOW,
I WANT YOU TO BOW YOUR
HEAD.
LET ME PRAY FOR YOU.
FATHER, MAY THE ANOINTING
POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
TOUCH EACH ONE WHO PRAYED
WITH ME.
SET THEM FREE FROM THAT
WHICH WOULD BIND THEM.
WE BREAK THE CHAINS OF
BONDAGE IN THE NAME OF
JESUS.
AND MAY THE PRESENCE AND THE
ANOINTING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
REST UPON THEM FROM THIS
MOMENT ON IN JESUS' NAME.
AMEN.
AND AMEN.
IF YOU PRAYED WITH ME JUST
THEN, I WANT YOU TO MAKE A
BIG DEAL OF IT.
THE BIBLE SAYS, OH, MAGNIFY
THE LORD WITH ME.
MAGNIFY THE LORD.
LET US EXALT HIS NAME
TOGETHER.
CALL RIGHT NOW ON THE PHONE,
AND SAY, LOOK, I PRAYED WITH
PAT.
AS WE BEGIN THIS NEW YEAR, I
HAVE FOUND THE LORD, AND I
AM SET FREE.
1-800-759-0700.
IT'S A TOLL-FREE NUMBER.
NO FINANCIAL OBLIGATION
WHATSOEVER.
JUST CALL.
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO GIVE
YOUR NAME, THAT'S COOL,
TOO.
BUT IF YOU GIVE YOUR NAME,
WE'LL SEND YOU SOMETHING.
BECAUSE I HAVE A LITTLE
SOMETHING I WANT TO SEND YOU
TO START YOU OUT.
IT'S CALLED "A FEW DAY."
IT WILL TELL YOU A LOT OF
THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW.
BUT IF YOU DON'T WANT THAT,
THAT'S FINE.
BUT CALL ANYWAY.
LINES ARE AVAILABLE.
AND PEOPLE ARE ON THE PHONE
WHO LOVE YOU.
1-800-759-0700.
TERRY?
Terry: WELL, COMING UP,
MEET TWO SISTERS WHO WERE
FORCED TO FEND FOR
THEMSELVES.
SEE HOW THEY FOUND A HOME
JUST AHEAD.
PLUS, IT IS A NEW YEAR, AND
OUR IN BOX IS STUFFED WITH
NEW E-MAILS, LIKE THIS ONE
FROM MELISSA WHO SAYS, THE
BIBLE SAYS WE'RE SUPPOSED TO
EXAMINE OURSELVES BEFORE WE
TAKE COMMUNION SO WE DON'T
CONDEMN OURSELVES.
DOES THIS MEAN IF WE HAVE
ANY SIN IN OUR LIFE WE
SHOULDN'T TAKE COMMUNION?"
STAY TUNED THO FOR THAT
ANSWER STILL AHEAD.
Reporter: WELCOME BACK
TO "THE 700 CLUB."
FIVE TEACHERS AND TWO AIDE
WORKERS SHOT BY ISLAMIC
GUNMEN WERE BURIED TODAY IN
PAKISTAN.
HUNDREDS OF VILLAGERS TURNED
OUT FOR THEIR FUNERALS.
THE VICTIMS WERE PAKISTANI
NATIONALS.
THEY WERE LINKED TO RECENT
WORKERS OF POLIO VACCINATION
WORKERS.
THE MILITANT GROUPS HAVE
ACCUSED WORKERS OF USING THE
PROGRAM TO STERILIZE
MUSLIMS.
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
CHRISTIANS ARE WORSHIPPING
GOD IN WORD AND DEED IN
ATLANTA.
THE REFERRED LOU GIGLIO IS
HOSTING "PASSION 18-25."
ABOUT 60,000 ARE
PARTICIPATING IN THE EVENT
THAT FOCUSES ON HUMAN
TRAFFICKING AND HELPING THE
POOR.
THEY WERE ASKED TO BRING A
NEW TOWEL AND SOCKS TO
DONATE TO SHELTERS.
AND YOU CAN ALWAYS GET THE
LATEST FROM CBN NEWS BY
GOING TO OUR WEBSITE AT
CBN.COM.
PAT AND TERRY WILL BE BACK
WITH MORE OF "THE 700 CLUB"
AFTER THIS.
Terry: WELL, ALL OVER
THE WORLD, "ORPHAN'S
PROMISE" PROVIDES FOOD,
SHELTER AND EDUCATION FOR
AT-RISK CHILDREN, LIKE THESE
TWO ORPHANED SISTERS FROM
SOUTH AFRICA.
Reporter: WHEN RONLA'S
MOTHER DIED A YEAR AGO, SHE
WAS LEFT TO TAKE CARE OF HER
LITTLE SISTER ALONE.
MY MOTHER PROMISED US WE
WOULD HAVE A GOOD LIFE.
IT HURT SO MUCH WHEN SHE
DIED.
I KNEW OUR LIVES WOULD BE
VERY BAD WITHOUT HER.
Reporter: RELATIVES
JUST LET THE GIRLS FEND FOR
THEMSELVES.
IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT.
NOBODY EVEN CARED IF WE HAD
FOOD TO EAT OR NOT.
Reporter: THEN THEY
FOUND PEOPLE WHO DID CARE.
THEY FOUND A CHILDREN'S HOME
SUPPORTED BY "ORPHANS' PROMISE."
WE TOOK THEM IN
IMMEDIATELY.
THIS CENTER IS HOME TO
DOZENS OF ORPHANED OR
ABANDONED KIDS.
IT WAS LIKE WE COULD
START OUR LIVES OVER AGAIN.
THE PEOPLE HERE BECAME OUR
NEW FAMILY.
THEY TAKE GOOD CARE OF US.
NOW I CAN DO ALL OF MY
HOMEWORK, AND I'M GETTING
GOOD GRADES IN SCHOOL.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING US AND
GIVING US A PLACE TO LIVE.
Terry: IT'S HARD TO
IMAGINE HOW FRIGHTENING IT
WOULD BE TO BE A YOUNG
CHILD, LOSE THE ONLY PARENT
THAT YOU HAVE, AND FEEL
RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR YOUNGER
SIBLING.
WITH NO HOPE, NO OPPORTUNITY
FOR INCOME, NO PLACE TO
BELONG, NO PLACE TO BE
SAFE.
WHEN YOU JOIN "THE 700
CLUB," YOU HELP US MAKE IT
POSSIBLE TO FIND A SAFE
PLACE FOR THESE CHILDREN, TO
GIVE THEM FOOD, TO HELP
EDUCATE THEM, TO TEACH THEM
ABOUT THE LOVE OF A FATHER
WHO WILL NEVER LEAVE THEM
FOR FORSAKE THEM.
HELP US DO THAT, WON'T YOU?
THERE ARE SO MANY CHILDREN
IN NEED AROUND THE WORLD,
WITH NO VOICE, NO ONE TO
HELP THEM.
BUT YOU CAN MAKE A
DIFFERENCE TODAY.
TO JOIN "THE 700 CLUB," IT
IS 65 CENTS A DAY, $20 A
MONTH.
THAT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A
LOT, BUT WHEN WE ALL LINK
ARMS TOGETHER, WE ARE MAKING
A DIFFERENCE IN MORE THAN 50
COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD,
IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN,
AND MANY MORE COUNTRIES THAN
THAT ARE HEARING ABOUT THE
MESSAGE OF GOD'S LOVE,
HAVING MEDICAL HELP BROUGHT
TO THEM.
SO CALL TODAY.
OUR NUMBER IS TOLL-FREE.
IT IS 1-800-759-0700.
JUST CALL AND SAY, I WANT TO
JOIN "THE 700 CLUB."
AND WHEN YOU DO, WILL YOU
SAY YOU WANT TO JOIN USING
PLEDGE EXPRESS.
THAT'S ELECTRONIC GIVING,
WHICH MEANS YOUR BANK DOES
ALL OF THE WORK.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO REMEMBER
ANYTHING OR HAVE THE HASSLE
OF ENVELOPES OR STAMPS ON
HAND.
IT SAVES US ON PROCESSING,
SO WE CAN PUT MORE OF YOUR
GIFT INTO THE LIVES OF THOSE
IN NEEDS.
OUR WAY OF SAYING THANK YOU,
WE WANT TO SEND YOU "POWER
FOR LIFE."
CALL RIGHT NOW,
1-800-759-0700.
Pat: TERRY, AS YOU WERE
TALKING, THE BIBLE SAYS YOU
SHOULD ADMINISTER TO THE
WIDOWS AND THE ORPHANS.
I WAS BEGINNING TO
CONTEMPLATE IN A THIRD WORLD
COUNTRY, AN ORPHAN, THAT
CHILD -- I'VE SEEN THEM IN
PLACES WHERE THEY WERE SOLD,
YOU KNOW?
Terry: YEAH.
Pat: IN COLOMBIA, THE
POLICE ACTUALLY WENT ON THE
STREET AND PICKED THEM UP
AND BURNED THEM SO THEY
WOULDN'T BE THERE WHEN THE
POPE ARRIVED.
Terry: YEAH.
Pat: THEY ARE RAPED AND
MUTILATED, AND THEY LIVE BY
THEIR WITS.
AND THEY'RE OUT ON THE
STREETS STEALING.
I REMEMBER COMING OUT OF A
HOTEL AND SEEING WHAT LOOKED
LIKE A PILE OF RAGS ON THE
SIDEWALK.
AND IT WASN'T RAGS.
IT WAS THESE LITTLE -- THEY
CALL THEM GOMINOS, WHO ARE
HUDDLED TOGETHER ON THE
SIDEWALK --
Terry: TO TRY TO STAY
WARM.
Pat: TO TRY TO STAY
WARM.
Terry: A LOT OF KIDS GO
UNDERGROUND IN THE SEWER
SYSTEM BECAUSE THE PIPES CAN
BE WARM.
Pat: HOW DO YOU ESCAPE
THAT?
SOMEBODY OFFERS THEM DRUGS
SO THEY CAN STAY STONED AND
NOT NECESSARILY FEEL THE
PAIN.
THEY'RE CLEARLY BEING ABUSED
SEXUALLY, AND BEING ABUSED
PHYSICALLY, AND PEOPLE WORK
THEM TO DEATH IN FACTORIES.
AND "ORPHANS' PROMISE" ARE
HELPING THESE MOST
UNFORTUNATE MEMBERS OF OUR
HUMAN FAMILY.
THANKS, TERRY.
Terry: IT IS WONDERFUL
TO BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING,
AND WE REALLY CAN.
Pat: STILL AHEAD, A NEW
YEAR'S EVE EDITION OF "BRING
IT ON."
CHRISTIE SAYS, EVERY YEAR I
MAKE NEW YEAR'S EVE
RESOLUTIONS, BUT I CAN'T
STICK TO THEM.
WHAT CAN I DO, SHE SAYS?
WE'LL ANSWER THAT QUESTION
AND MORE OF YOUR E-MAILS
COMING UP.
Terry: WE WANT TO TAKE
A FEW MINUTES TO ANSWER SOME
OF THE E-MAILS YOU'VE SENT
IN OVER THE HOLIDAY.
PAT, THIS IS FROM CHRISTINE
WHO SAYS, "EVERY YEAR I MAKE
NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS, AND
EVERY YEAR THEY'RE THE SAME,
GET IN SHAPE, AND BECOME A
BETTER PERSON, BUT I CAN'T
STICK TO THEM.
WHAT SHOULD I DO?"
Pat: HERE IT IS -- WHAT
IS HER NAME?
Terry: CHRISTINE.
Pat: CHRISTINE, IT
TAKES 21 DAYS TO FORM A
HABIT.
THAT IS THREE WEEKS.
WHICH MEANS FOR THREE WEEKS'
TIME, EVERY DAY YOU WORK OUT
IN A GYM.
A LITTLE BIT OF WORK, NOT
MUCH WORK, HEAVY WORK,
WHATEVER, BUT EVERY DAY, FOR
21 DAYS, OR FOR 21 DAYS YOU
DON'T EAT SWEETS.
OR FOR 21 DAYS YOU EAT
HEALTHY VEGETABLES.
OR WHATEVER.
AT THE END OF 21 DAYS, YOU
WILL HAVE TRAINED YOUR BODY
SO THAT YOU WANT TO GO TO
THE GYM AND WORK OUT.
SO YOU WANT TO REFRAIN FROM
SWEETS.
THE SAME THING WITH SMOKING
CIGARETTES.
WHATEVER IT IS.
21 DAYS.
BUT DON'T START A THING AND
SAY FOR THE NEXT THOUSAND
YEARS I'M NOT GOING TO
SMOKE.
FOR THE NEXT -- I'M GOING TO
WORK OUT EVERY DAY FOR 100
YEARS OR SOMETHING.
I'M GOING TO DO IT TODAY.
YOU KNOW.
AND I HEARD DR. PHIL THE
OTHER DAY WHO SAID LIVE IN
THE PRESENT.
I THINK IT WAS HE OR ONE OF
THEM WHO SAID LIVE IN THE
PRESENT.
Terry: YOU KNOW WHAT I
HEAR YOU SAYING, AND I'VE
SEEN THIS IN YOUR LIFE, SO I
KNOW YOU FOLLOW THIS.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN.
TO JUST WISH TO HAVE THESE
THINGS --
Pat: ABSOLUTELY.
Terry: AND ESPECIALLY
WHEN IT COMES TO FOOD, YOU
HAVE TO HAVE THE RIGHT FOOD
ON HAND.
GET RID OF THE OTHER STUFF.
YOU HAVE TO DO SOME
THINGS --
Pat: YOU DO.
BUT IF YOU ARE GOING TO DO
IT FOR 21 DAYS, YOU'VE GOT
TO GET THE SNACK FOOD OUT OF
YOUR HOUSE AND BRING IN
VEGETABLES AND CHEESE --
Terry: PUT YOUR
SNEAKERS NEAR THE FRONT
DOOR.
Pat: ALL OF THOSE
THINGS.
JUST THINK 21 DAYS.
THAT'S ALL YOU'VE GOT TO
DO.
TODAY I'M GOING TO DO IT.
TOMORROW I'M GOING TO DO
IT.
THE FIRST WEEK IS EASY, AND
THE NEXT WEEK, AND BEFORE
LONG, YOU'RE IN ANOTHER
HABIT.
WHAT ELSE?
Terry: MELISSA SAYS IN
1 CORINTHIANS, THE BIBLE
SAYS "WE'RE SUPPOSED TO
CONFESS OUR SINS BEFORE WE
TAKE COMMUNION.
SO DOES THIS MEAN IF WE HAVE
SINS WE SHOULDN'T TAKE
COMMUNION?"
Pat: ALL OF US HAVE
SINS.
BUT LET'S SAY YOU HAVE
DEEP-SEATED HOSTILITY FOR A
BOSS OR A FAMILY MEMBER --
YOU CAN'T GO INTO COMMUNION
AND HAVE THAT HATRED WITHOUT
EATING AND DRINKING
DAMNATION ON YOURSELF.
SO YOU NEED, BEFORE YOU TAKE
THE COMMUNION, TO SAY I
FORGIVE THE ONE WHO HAS HURT
ME.
I FORGIVE THE ONE WHO HAS
HELD A GRUDGE AGAINST ME.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT.
IF YOU'RE OUT HAVING ILLICIT
SEX AND SO FORTH, YOU NEED
TO SAY I'M NOT GOING TO DO
THAT ANYMORE.
YOU CAN'T ASK GOD TO PUT A
BLESSING ON YOUR SINFUL
ACTIVITY.
Terry: BUT THAT KIND OF
FORGIVENESS CAN TAKE PLACE
IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS BEFORE
YOU TAKE COMMUNION.
Pat: EXACTLY.
I FORGIVE MY WIFE.
I FORGIVE MY MOTHER-IN-LAW.
I FORGIVE MY CO-WORKER.
I FORGIVE THE MAN DOWN THE
STREET.
WHOEVER IT IS, I FORGIVE
THEM.
YOU CAN DO THAT INSTANTLY.
Terry: GILLIAN SAYS, "I
RECENTLY REBELLED AGAINST
THE LORD.
I'VE BEEN REPENTING, BUT
JUST EXPERIENCING AGONY AND
DISPAIR.
I USED TO HAVE A WONDERFUL
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD.
I DON'T KNOW IF MY HEART IS
HARD.
I WANT A RELATIONSHIP WITH
THE LORD SO BADLY.
I MISS HIS LOVE.
IS THIS THE ENEMY'S
CONDEMNATION OR THE
LORD'S?"
Pat: NO, IT'S YOURS.
YOU'RE CONDEMNING YOURSELF.
YOU'RE FEELING CONDEMNATION
BECAUSE YOU'VE DONE
SOMETHING WRONG.
BUT YOU NEED TO FORGIVE
YOURSELF.
I THINK WHAT YOU NEED TO DO
IS SPEND SOME TIME.
GET OFF BY YOURSELF WITH THE
LORD.
AND SAY, LORD, I DID THIS, I
DID THIS, I DID THIS, AND I
DID THAT.
AND I ASK YOUR FORGIVENESS
OF EACH ONE OF THEM
SPECIFICALLY.
I RENOUNCE THEM AND I TURN
TO YOU WITH ALL OF MY HEART,
AND I ASK THAT YOU WILL COME
AND HEAL ME AND FILL ME WITH
YOUR SPIRIT.
RESTORE UNTO ME THE JOY OF
YOUR SALVATION.
READ THE PSALMS.
SEE WHAT DAVID SAID AFTER HE
COMMITTED ADUL ADULTERY AND
HOW HE GOT A GUY KILLED.
HE STILL HAD THE HOLY
SPIRIT, BUT THE JOY OF HIR
SALVATION HAD GONE.
AND WHAT YOU'RE MISSING IS
THE JOY.
AND THEN BEGIN TO PRAISE
GOD.
BEGIN TO THANK HIM FOR HIS
FORGIVENESS BECAUSE HE
ABUNDANTLY WANTS TO FORGIVE
YOU.
WELL, TOMORROW, CHRISTIANS
WHO PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE
LINE, AND THEIR FAITH, AND
WE LEAVE YOU TODAY WITH
THESE WORDS FROM 2
CORINTHIAN: "IF ANYONE IS IN
CHRIST, HE IS A NEW
CREATION.
OLD THINGS HAVE PASSED
AWAY.
BEHOLD, ALL HAS BECOME
NEW."
WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
BYE-BYE.
