The South Beach Diet's Dr. Arthur Agatston shares how being gluten-aware can improve your health and weight. Plus, A search for identity led Antonio to become a devout Muslim, but a door-to-door evangelist introduced him to Jesus.
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YOU'RE TRAPPED, THINKING
THERE HAS TO BE MORE TO
LIFE.
Wendy: CONFESSIONS FROM
AN APOSTATE.
WHY HE IS PUTTING HIS LIFE
ON THE LINE FOR A DREAM.
THIS GOD HAS TO BE THE
TRUE GOD.
Wendy: PLUS, THE
REVOLUTIONARY NEW PROGRAM
FROM THE CREATOR OF THE
SOUTH BEACH DIET.
DR. ARTHUR AGATSTON SHARES
HIS LATEST TIPS FOR HEALTHY
LIVING ON TODAY'S "700
CLUB."
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Pat: WELL, WELCOME,
FOLKS, TO THIS EDITION OF
"THE 700 CLUB."
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT, CONGRESS
MAY WELL BE READY TO GET A
BIPARTISAN DEAL ON
IMMIGRATION.
LONG OVERDUE.
BUT THERE IS GOING TO BE A
LOT OF POLITICAL HORSE
TRADING BACK AND FORTH OVER
THIS ISSUE.
Terry: THAT'S EXACTLY
RIGHT.
EVEN THOUGH LAWMAKERS FROM
BOTH PARTIES SUPPORT THE
BILL, THERE IS STILL SERIOUS
QUESTIONS ABOUT IT, AND IT
MAY PROVE TO BE VERY
DIFFICULT TO PASS.
EPHRAIM GRAHAM HAS THE
STORY.
Reporter: IT'S A
LANDMARK BILL THAT COULD PUT
MILLIONS ON THE PATH TO
CITIZENSHIP.
TIMES CHANGE, AND THE
IMMIGRATION SYSTEM HAS TO
CHANGE WITH THOSE TIMES.
Reporter: THE SENATE
VOTED 82-15 TO MOVE THE
LEGISLATION FORWARD TO
DEBATE.
BUT THAT IS ONLY THE FIRST
OF MANY HURTLES.
MANY REPUBLICANS WHO VOTED
YES SAY THEY WON'T SUPPORT
THE BILL IN THE FINAL BILL
UNLESS THE BORDER SECURITY
IS STRENGTHENED.
ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA OF
BORDER SECURITY, I'M
CONCERNED IT DOESN'T GO FAR
ENOUGH.
Reporter: THE BILL WILL
OFFER A 13-YEAR PATH TO
CITIZENSHIP FOR THE
11 MILLION IMMIGRANTS WHO
HAVE OVERSTAYED THEIR VISAS,
OR ARRIVED IN THE U.S.
ILLEGALLY SINCE THE END OF
2011.
THEY WOULD BE BE REQUIRED TO
PAY FINES AND BACK TAXES,
AND THEY COULDN'T
PARTICIPATE IN ANY
GOVERNMENT SOCIAL PROGRAMS
DURING THE PROCESS.
President Obama: THIS
IS NO CAKEWALK, BUT IT IS
THE ONLY WAY WE CAN MAKE
SURE THAT EVERYONE WHO IS
HERE IS PLAYING BY THE SAME
RULES AS ORDINARY FAMILIES.
Reporter: AND THE PLAN
ALSO EXTENDS VISAS FOR
LOW-SKILLED WORKERS AND
ENTREPRENEURS, AND REQUIRES
THE EMPLOYERS TO CHECK THE
LEGAL STATUS OF EVERY
WORKER.
THE FAILURE TO HAVE A
RATIONAL IMMIGRATION PROGRAM
WILL CHOKE THIS ECONOMY AND
IS NOT A GOOD IDEA.
Reporter: BUT WHILE
MANY LAWMAKERS SEEM READY TO
MOVE FORWARD AND BEGIN
DEBATING THIS BIPARTISAN
BILL, CONSERVATIVE LEADERS
AND VOTERS STILL HAVE
OBJECTIONS TO THE MEASURE,
WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR
REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS.
IT IS STILL UNCLEAR IF IT
WILL PASS IN THE HOUSE.
BUT THE BILL COULD BE
PRESIDENT OBAMA'S BIG
SECOND-TERM ACCOMPLISHMENT,
AND MANY REPUBLICANS HOPE IT
WILL HELP THEM IMPROVE THEIR
IMAGE WITH LATINO VOTERS.
EPHRAIM GRAHAM, CBN NEWS.
Pat: IT WAS
INTERESTING, THE VIRGINIA
SENATOR, TIM KAINE, THE
DEMOCRAT, MADE A SPEECH IN
SPANISH ON THE FLOOR.
VERY INTERESTING.
IT LOOKS AS IF THEY HAVE GOT
TO GET SOMETHING DONE.
THERE IS SOME THOUGHT THAT
BRINGING THESE PEOPLE IN AT
CITIZENS MIGHT NOT BE THE
GREATEST IDEA, BECAUSE THAT
GIVES THEM, IN A SENSE,
GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY.
THEY CAN CHANGE THE
STRUCTURE OF OUR
GOVERNMENT.
IF THEY DON'T HAVE A VOTE,
THEY COULD STILL HAVE ALL OF
THE PRIVILEGES OF
CITIZENSHIP WITHOUT BEING
FULL CITIZENS, AND THEN
THEIR CHILDREN WOULD BE
CITIZENS WHEN THEY GET TO
THE AGE OF VOTING AT 18, OR
WHATEVER NUMBER THERE IS.
BUT IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THE
REPUBLICANS WOULD BE SANE TO
INSANE TO KNOCK THIS THING
DOWN.
IT WOULD BE SO FOOLISH
POLITICALLY.
I THINK THEY ALL REALIZE
THAT THE HISPANIC POPULATION
IS SO LARGE IN THIS COUNTRY,
THAT THEY HAVE TO DO
SOMETHING.
IF THEY APPEAR TO BE
ANTI-IMMIGRANT AND
ANTI-HISPANIC, THEY WILL
LOSE EVERY ELECTION.
THEY WILL TINKER WITH IT A
LITTLE BIT, A LITTLE CUT
HERE AND SNIP HERE, BUT THE
BILL IS GOING TO PASS
BECAUSE THERE IS TOO MUCH
SUPPORT FOR IT OTHERWISE.
WHILE THE SENATE FOCUSES ON
IMMIGRATION, THE CASE
AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT'S
SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM IS
GOING TO COURT.
LEE WEBB HAS THAT STORY FROM
THE CBN NEWS ROOM.
Lee: PAT, THE AMERICAN
CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION IS
SUING THE OBAMA
ADMINISTRATION OVER THE
N.S.A.'S PROGRAM OF
COLLECTING PHONE AND
INTERNET RECORDS.
THE ACLU IS DEMANDING THAT
THE ADMINISTRATION END THE
PROGRAM AND PURGE ALL
RECORDS COLLECTED.
TUESDAY, INTELLIGENCE
OFFICIALS TRIED TO SUE THE
CONGRESS IN AN EXTENDED
BRIEFING.
THE F.B.I., JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT, AND OTHER
INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS
TESTIFIED THAT THE PROGRAMS
ARE NE NECESSARY TO PROTECT
AMERICA AND DO NOT VIOLATE
PRIVACY RIGHTS.
BUT LEGISLATORS ARE STILL
WORRIED ABOUT THE INVASION
OF PRIVACY, AND THEY BELIEVE
THE COURTS AND CONGRESS
SHOULD HAVE GREATER
OVERSIGHT.
REGENT UNIVERSITY'S PAUL
BONICCELLI SAY THE PROGRAMS
ARE HURTING THE COUNTRIES
INTERNATIONALLY.
THE OTHER COUNTRIES DON'T
LIKE THE HYPOCRISY.
THEY NOTE THAT THE UNITED
STATES IS THE PLACE THAT
RECEIVES ASYLUM-SEEKERS, AND
WE TALK ABOUT PROTECTING
PEOPLE, AND YET WE LOOK LIKE
WE'RE DOING EXACTLY WHAT WE
CONDEMN OTHER COUNTRIES
FOR.
Lee: AND THE
SURVEILLANCE SCANDAL HAS
HELPED THE SALES OF A
CLASSIC NOVEL ABOUT BIG
GOVERNMENT.
GEORGE ORWELLS 1984 HAS SHOT
UP.
IT TALKS ABOUT A TOTALIAN
GOVERNMENT, AND THE THEME OF
THE BOOK, THE GOVERNMENT
KEEPS AN EYE ON EVERYONE.
JOHN BOEHNER DOES NOT BUY
PRESIDENT OBAMA'S TIMELINE
ON THE I.R.S. SCANDAL.
THE PRESIDENT SAID HE FIRST
HEARD ABOUT THE AGENCY'S
TARGETING OF CONSERVATIVE
GROUPS BY WATCHING NEWS
REPORTS ON MAY 10th.
THAT'S THE DAY THAT THE
STORY BROKE.
JOHN BOEHNER SAYS THAT IS
INCONCEIVABLE.
MANY OF HIS SENIOR STAFF
KNEW ABOUT IT AND HAVE KNOWN
ABOUT IT FOR SOME TIME.
I NI KNOW HOW I OPERATE
WITH MY SENIOR STAFF.
IT WOULD BE INCONCEIVABLE
THAT MY STAFF WOULD KNOW IT
AND I WOULDN'T.
IT DOESN'T PASS THE STRAIGHT
FACE TEST.
Lee: ACCORDING TO THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL'S REPORT,
CONSERVATIVE GROUPS WERE
TARGETED DURING THE 2010 AND
2012 ELECTIONS.
HALF OF THE PUBLIC BELIEVED
THAT THE WHITE HOUSE
OFFICIALS KNEW WHAT THE
I.R.S. WAS DOING, AND 58%
DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY THAT
PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS HANDLED
THE SITUATION.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT IS
FIGHTING NEW ALLEGATIONS
THAT IT COVERED A SEX
SCANDAL DURING HILLARY
CLINTON'S TENURE.
THEY BLAMED SENIOR OFFICIALS
FOR INTERFERING IN THE
INVESTIGATIONS.
ONE ALLEGATION SAYS A U.S.
AMBASSADOR OFTEN DITCHED HIS
SECURITY DETAIL TO SOLICIT
SEXUAL FAVORS IN A PARK NEAR
THE EMBASSY.
AND IT ALLEGE THAT THREE OF
CLINTON'S GROUPS SOLICITED
PROSTITUTES WHILE ON
OFFICIAL TRIPS.
ú WE TAKE EVERY ALLEGATION
OF MISCONDUCT SERIOUSLY AND
INVESTIGATE THEM
THOROUGHLY.
Lee: THE STATE
DEPARTMENT ARGUES THE CASES
WERE ALL INVESTIGATED AND
THE AGENTS WERE CLEARED OR
PUNISHED.
TEXAS REPUBLICAN SENATOR TED
CRUZ SAYS TOO MUCH
GOVERNMENT RED TAPE IS
HURTING OUR ECONOMY.
CRUZ SAYS WASHINGTON NEEDS
TO CUT BACK ON THE NUMBER OF
REGULATIONS, AND HE SAYS
THEY'RE HURTING SMALL
BUSINESSES THE MOST.
WHEN YOU'RE PUTTING NEARLY
$11,000 PER EMPLOY IN
REGULATORY BURDEN ON BRAND
NEW START-UPS, THAT HAS A
PREDICTABLE IMPACT OF
KILLING INNOVATION, KILLING
ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND
KILLING JOBS.
AT LEAST FOUR MAJOR FIRES
ARE BLAZING ACROSS
COLORADO.
THE WORST IS IN THE BLACK
FOREST AREA NEAR COLORADO
SPRINGS.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE
BEEN FORCED TO EVACUATE, AND
AS MANY AS 60 HOMES AND
BUILDINGS ARE DAMAGED OR
DESTROYED.
OUR MANDATORY EVACUATION
AREA IS ABOUT 24,000 ACRES.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE ESTIMATING
THE FIRE TO HAVE CONSUMED
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 7500 AND
8,000 ACRES.
IT HAS AFFECTED A POPULATION
OF 5,469.
THEY HAD THE ROAD BLOCKED
OFF.
THEY WOULDN'T LET US IN.
AND FINALLY I PERSUADED THEM
TO GET ME GO AND GET OUR
DOGS.
Lee: DRY, WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE FUELING THAT
BLAZE.
OFFICIALS ESTIMATE THAT THE
BLACK FOREST IN COLORADO --
THAT FIRE THERE HAS ALREADY
BURNED AROUND 8,000 ACRES.
IT IS ZERO PERCENT
CONTAINED, WE'RE TOLD.
NEW YORK CITY MAYOR MICHAEL
BLOOMBERG IS DEFENDING HIS
SODA BAN IN COURT.
A STATE APPEALS COURT IS
CONSIDERING WHETHER TO ALLOW
NEW YORK CITY TO BAN
OVER-SIZED SODAS AND OTHER
LARGE SUGARY DRINKS AT CITY
RESTAURANTS.
A STATE COURT JUDGE BARRED
THE CITY FROM ENACTING THAT
BAN.
IT RULED THERE WERE TOO MANY
LOOPHOLES.
THE CRITICS CALL THE BAN
GOVERNMENT OVERREACH, BUT
THE BLOOMBERG ADMINISTRATION
IS RACING AHEAD, TRYING TO
GET IT OVERTURNED BEFORE THE
MAYOR'S FINAL TERM ENDS IN
LESS THAN SIX MONTHS.
Pat: BLOOMBERG IS SO
RICH.
HE IS ABSOLUTELY LOADED.
IN THE $7 BILLION, OR
$8 BILLION RANGE OR MORE.
HE IS VERY, VERY WEALTHY.
AND THE VALUE OF HIS
HOLDINGS HAVE GONE UP.
THE BLOOMBERG TERMINALS ARE
A MUST FOR EVERY TRADER ON
WALL STREET.
AND HE HAS MADE A FORTUNE
WITH HIM.
BUT WHY HE IS ON THIS KICK
ABOUT SODAS.
IF PEOPLE WANT BIG SODAS,
THAT'S THEIR BUSINESS.
IT IS RIDICULOUS.
TERRY?
Terry: UP NEXT, TOUGH
ECONOMIC TIMES CAN EITHER
BREAK A CHURCH CONGREGATION
OR MAKE IT STRONGER.
THEY ARE LOSING HOMES,
LOSING HOUSES BECAUSE OF THE
STRESSTRESS, AND ALL OF
THOSE THINGS.
YEAH, ALL OF IT COULD CRUSH
US, BUT WE HAVE A GOD WHO IS
BIGGER THAN THAT.
Terry: SEE WHY SOME
CHURCHES THRIVE DURING
RECESSIONS.
THEN LATER ON, GLUTEN, IT IS
THE NEW BUZZ WORD FOR
HEALTHY LIVING.
FIND OUT HOW TO MAKE IT WORK
FOR YOU AND NOT AGAINST YOU
WHEN SOUTH BEACH DIET
DR. ARTHUR AGATSTON JOINS US
LATER.
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Pat: WELL, WELCOME
BACK, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
I HAVE THIS LITTLE THING IN
MY EAR.
IT IS NOT A HEARING AID.
IT IS A LITTLE VOICE FROM
THE CONTROL ROOM WHO GOES
AND CHECKS FACTS.
MR. BLOOMBERG HAD ABOUT
$8 BILLION TWO OR THREE
YEARS AGO.
NOW, ACCORDING TO THE LITTLE
THING IN MY EAR,
$27 BILLION.
HE IS ONE OF THE RICHEST MEN
IN THE UNITED STATES.
SO HIS HOLDINGS, THAT
BLOOMBERG SYSTEM, HAS BEEN
VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL AND
VERY POPULAR.
WHY DIDN'T HE JUST COUNT HIS
CHIPS INSTEAD OF MESSING
WITH PEOPLE'S SOFT DRINKS.
I JUST CAN'T UNDERSTAND IT.
ANYHOW, HE HAS A FEW MORE
MONTHS TO GO, AND NEW
YORKERS LIKE HIM.
HE HAS BEEN A GOOD GUY.
NOBODY EQUALS EDG ED KOCH,
THOUGH, WHO IS A GOOD
FRIEND, HE AND RUDY
GIULANI.
WE'VE HAD SOME GOOD MAYORS
UP IN NEW YORK.
SOME HAVE BEEN GOOD AND SOME
NOT SO GOOD.
I THINK BLOOMBERG HAS BEEN A
REAL GOOD MAYOR, BUT, MY, IS
HE RICH.
YOU WOULD EXPECT A RECESSION
TO CREATE HARD TIMES MOST
EVERYWHERE.
THAT IS NOT ALWAYS THE
CASE.
AS PAUL STRAND REPORTS, HARD
TIMES ARE OFTEN THE BEST
TIME FOR EVANGELICAL
CHURCHES.
Reporter: THROUGHOUT
HISTORY, THE BELIEF HAS BEEN
WHEN THE GOING GETS ROUGH,
THE HARDEST HIT OFTEN GET
GOING TO CHURCH.
ONE ECONOMICS PROFESSOR
FOUND SINCE THE 1960s, IN
ALL OF THE RECESSIONS,
EVANGELICAL CHURCHES ON
AVERAGE HAVE GROWN ABOUT
50%.
PASTOR TODD LANE SAYS THAT
PLAY OUT EACH WEEK AT
GATEWAY CHURCH IN THE
DALLAS, FORT WORTH AREA.
HE SAYS THIS RECESSION HAS
SHAKEN MANY PEOPLE AND
STOLEN THEIR PEACE.
THEY'RE LOOKING IN THE
WORLD FOR SOMETHING TO
SATISFY THEIR SOLD, AND
THEY'RE ONLY FINDING IT IN
THE TRUE SOURCE, AND THAT'S
IN JESUS.
Reporter: GATEWAY NOW
COUNTS THE MEMBERSHIP AT
21,000.
THERE HAS BEEN QUITE THE
SPIKE IN OUR ATTENDANCE.
Reporter: IT IS AN
INTERESTING FACT THAT
ECONOMIC HARD TIMES ARE
OFTEN THE BEST OF TIMES FOR
EVANGELICAL CHURCHES,
SOARING ATTENDANCE AND ALL.
OTHERS, THOUGH, ARE NEARLY
TRUST.
AND THAT TESTS THE TRUE
METTLE OF THE CONGREGATION.
WEST VALLEY CHURCH NORTH OF
LOS ANGELES HAS BEEN
TESTED.
A HUGE BUILDING PROJECT
SADDLED THE CHURCH WITH A
SEVEN FIGURE MORTGAGE JUST
AS THE RECESSION HIT.
THE PASTOR SAID THEY
COULDN'T MAKE ENDS MEET AS
MEMBERS LOST JOBS AND HOMES,
AND THE CHURCH LOST
MEMBERS.
WE WERE LOSING ABOUT FOUR
FAMILIES A WEEK THAT LOST
THEIR JOBS.
THERE WERE PEOPLE WHO HAD TO
MOVE OUT OF THE L.A. AREA
FOR A CHEAPER PLACE TO
LIVE.
Reporter: IT FORCED
PAINFUL CUTS.
WE LAID OFF ALL OF OUR
STAFF, FROM ABOUT 17 DOWN TO
FOUR.
THE FOUR LEFT HAD TO TAKE A
10% CUT AND NO RAISES SINCE
THEN.
Reporter: CHURCH MEMBER
AND RETAILER CINDY BELL
WATCHED ONE HOMEOWNER AFTER
ANOTHER GO DOWN.
IT IS REALLY HARD TO SEE
PEOPLE LOSE A HOUSE.
Reporter: BUT SHE SAW
TIME AND AGAIN THOSE HARD
HIT REALIZED THEY HAD A
CHOICE.
THEY COULD MOVE TOWARDS
GOD OR AWAY FROM HIM.
Reporter: THIS
CONGREGATION DECIDED TO MOVE
TOWARDS HIM.
LAYOFFS, LOSING HOUSES
BECAUSE OF THE STRESS, AND
ALL OF THOSE THINGS -- YEAH,
ALL OF IT COULD CRUSH US,
BUT WE HAVE A GOD WHO IS
BIGGER THAN THAT.
THROUGH THE STRUGGLES
THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH, WE
HAVE BECOME STRONGER.
AND THAT'S HOW WE'VE DONE
WELL.
Reporter: AND THOUGH
MANY WERE HURTING, THEY
TURNED TO HURT OTHERS.
IT WAS ECONOMIC HARDSHIP
THAT SORT OF BROUGHT ME TO
MY KNEES.
Reporter: BIANCA
JACOBSON IS ONE OF THOSE
LIFTED UP BY THE STRENGTH OF
THE CONGREGATION.
FOR FIVE YEARS, I WAS
STRUGGLING, IN AND OUT OF
WORK.
IN AND OUT OF WORK.
PEOPLE WOULD PRAY WITH ME,
AND IT GAVE ME A TREMENDOUS
AMOUNT OF FAITH.
Reporter: AND THE
REWARD FOLLOWED WHEN BIANCA
SCORED THE BEST JOB SHE EVER
HAD.
IT HAS LED OTHERS TO
CHANGE.
LIKE RICHARD.
I LET GO OF MEYE MY
SECOND JOB.
I'M HOME MORE WITH MY FAMILY
AND HERE AT CHURCH MORE
OFTEN.
Reporter: PERHAPS THE
BIGGEST EXAMPLE CAME WHEN
SINGLE MOM, DANA, AND HER
FOUR SONS SHOWED UP AT
CHURCH.
THEY MOVED OUT TO CALIFORNIA
ONLY TO LEARN THEIR EXPECTED
WORK FELL THROUGH.
I FOUND MYSELF WITHOUT A
JOB, NEW PLACE, NOT A LOT OF
FAMILY OUT HERE.
Reporter: THE CHURCH
RUSHED TO HER AID.
IT HELPED ME
FINANCIALLY.
IT HELPED EMOTIONALLY.
Reporter: CHURCH PEOPLE@Ñ
FED HER JOB LEAD AND
REFERENCES.
AND EVEN THE PASTOR CHIPPED
IN.
HE HELPED ME WITH MY
RESUME.
Reporter: WHICH LED TO
A JOB IN A LAYER'S OFFICE.
> LAYER -- LAWYER'S
OFFICE.
EVEN THROUGH OUR HARDEST
CHALLENGES, HE HAS ALWAYS
BEEN THERE.
WE'RE LITERALLY, IN THE
SERVICE, GIVING THE
OPPORTUNITY THAT NEED TO
STAND UP, AND THE PEOPLE
AROUND IN THE SERVICE TO GO
AND MEET THAT NEED.
Reporter: KIRBY ADMITS
THAT SUCH PEOPLE SHINE IN
DARK TIMES, AND HURTING
SOULS WILL BE DRAWN TO THAT
LIGHT.
IT IS THE GREATEST OF
OPPORTUNITIES AND THE
BLEAKEST OF TRAGEDIES AND
STRUGGLES.
IT IS A GREAT TIME FOR
CATCHING FISH.
IT IS A GREAT TIME FOR
MINISTRY.
Reporter: WHETHER THEY
PROSPER OR THEY'RE BROUGHT
LOW, IT SEEMS IN THE BEST
CHURCHES, HARD TIMES SOFTEN
HEARTS.
PAUL STRAND, CBN NEWS,
REPORTING FROM WEST HILLS,
CALIFORNIA.
Pat: I WAS YOUNG AND
NOW OLD, AND I HAVE NEVER
SEEN THE RIGHTEOUS BEING
FORSAKEN.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE SEEING, THE RIGHTEOUS
HAVE NEVER BEEN FORSAKEN.
IN HARD TIMES, GOD'S PEOPLE
COME TOGETHER AND IT MAKES A
HUGE DIFFERENCE.
TERRY HAS SOMETHING
INTERESTING FOR US.
AN INTERESTING GUEST, WHO
HAS BEEN IN HERE BEFORE, AND
HAS A FABULOUS DIET.
Terry: HE IS GOING TO
BE COMING UP.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT
GLUTEN.
A LOT OF PEOPLE SUFFER FROM
THAT.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK
AT THAT AND HOW TO UTILIZE
IT OR NOT UTILIZE IT IN OUR
DIETS.
Pat: HE IS FAMOUS FOR
THE SOUTH BEACH DIET.
IT JUST WAS HUGE, HUGE.
VERY CHARMING MAN.
I THINK YOU'LL ENJOY TALKING
TO HIM.
Terry: WE'RE GOING TO
TALK WITH HIM IN A LITTLE
BIT, BUT COMING UP, A DEVOUT
MUSLIM WHO BEGAN TO HAVE
STRANGE DREAMS.
THERE WAS A FIGURE IN THE
BACKGROUND SITTING ON A
ROCK, AND HE WAS FISHING FOR
ME.
Terry: FIND OUT WHO HE
SAW AND WHAT HE HEARD.
THAT'S NEXT.
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Pat: FOR TWO YEARS,
ANTONIO SANTANA LIVED AS A
DEVOUT MUSLIM.
ANTONIO PRAYED FIVE TIMES A
DAY.
HE READ THE QURAN.
HE EVEN CHANGED HIS NAME TO
AN ISLAMIC ONE.
BUT DURING HIS YEARS AS A
MUSLIM, ANTONIO NEVER FOUND
GOD.
INSTEAD, GOD FOUND ANTONIO.
EVERY LITTLE BOY NEEDS
THE IMAGE OF HIS FATHER.
THAT'S WHO MY DAD IS.
THROUGHOUT ALL MY LIFE, I
GUESS I WAS ALWAYS SEARCHING
FOR THAT FATHER FIGURE.
I NEVER HAD IT.
Reporter: ANTONIO
SANTANA GREW UP NEVER
KNOWING HIS BIOLOGICAL
FATHER.
MY MOM WAS ALWAYS AT
WORK, AND MY STEPDAD WAS
ALWAYS GONE.
I KIND OF DID WHAT I WANTED
TO DO.
Reporter: HE HAD LITTLE
DIRECTION IN LIFE, BUT
MANAGED TO AVOID THE
NEGATIVE INFLUENCES IN HIS
NEIGHBORHOOD.
I PICKED UP THE
BASKETBALL, AND BEING ON THE
BASKETBALL COURT PLAYED A
VITAL PART IN MY LIFE IN
KEEPING DRUGS OUT OF MY LIFE
FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
Reporter: BUT HE
COULDN'T AVOID THEM
FOREVER.
I MADE IT ALL THE WAY TO
MY SENIOR YEAR IN HIGH
SCHOOL, AND THAT'S WHEN I
STARTED SMOKING MARIJUANA,
AND STARTED HANGING OUT WITH
PEOPLE I SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN
HANGING OUT WITH, GETTING IN
TROUBLE.
I WOULD SKIP CLASSES TO GO
TO SMOKE WEED.
IT WENT DOWNHILL FROM
THERE.
Reporter: EVENTUALLY HE
WAS KICKED OUT OF HIGH
SCHOOL.
THERE WAS NO ONE TO GUIDE
ANTONIO IN HIS DECISIONS,
CERTAINLY NOT HIS OWN
FAMILY.
THEY NEVER REALLY SAT ME
DOWN TO TELL ME ABOUT
MYSELF, TO TELL ME I WAS
MESSING MY LIFE UP.
I WISH THEY WOULD HAVE.
BECAUSE MAYBE I WOULD HAVE
AVOIDED SO MANY THINGS LATER
ON IN LIFE.
I WENT TO JAIL A NUMBER OF
TIMES.
THE LAST THING YOU HEAR WHEN
YOU GO TO JAIL IS THE SOUND
OF THAT JAIL CELL DOOR CLOSE
BEHIND YOU.
YOU'RE JUST TRAPPED WITH
YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS.
YOU'RE TRAPPED THINKING THAT
THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING
MORE TO LIFE.
I HAD THIS VOID IN MY
HEART.
I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO FILL
IT.
I COULDN'T FILL IT, NO
MATTER WHAT DRUG, NO MATTER
WHAT GIRL, NO MATTER WHAT --
NOTHING COULD FILL THAT VOID
IN MY HEART.
ALL OF THAT STUFF JUST LED
ME FURTHER INTO DEPRESSION.
I NEEDED A CHANGE IN LIFE.
Reporter: HE FOUND WORK
AT A LOCAL FACTORY.
IT WAS THERE HE BEGAN TO
SEARCH FOR GOD.
I HAD A FEW FRIENDS THAT
WOULD SMOKE MARIJUANA WITH
ME, THAT WERE CLAIMING TO BE
BE MUSLIM.
THEY TOLD ME ABOUT IT, AND I
WAS, LIKE, OKAY,
INTERESTING.
SO WHEN I GOT OFF WORK, I
WENT TO THE MOSQUE.
I WAS EXCITED ABOUT GOING TO
THE MOSQUE BECAUSE I WANTED
TO LEARN ABOUT WHO GOD IS.
THIS LITTLE ARAB MAN COMES
WALKING OUT, AND HE TOLD ME
ISLAM COULD CHANGE MY LIFE.
AND THAT'S WHAT I NEEDED, A
CHANGE IN MY LIFE, A CHANGE
IN MY HEART.
I STARTED OFF WITH A
DIFFERENT JOURNEY IN LIFE.
I STOPPED CUSSING, I STOPPED
PREMARITAL SEX, I STOPPED
SMOKING MARIJUANA.
I HAD A NEW IDENTITY, AND I
WAS A MUSLIM.
Reporter: HE DEVOTED
HIMSELF TO ISLAM, YET
SOMETHING STILL WAS
MISSING.
I WAS PRAYING FIVE TIMES
A DAY, BUT EVERY TIME I
KNELT DOWN IN PRAYER, IT
FELT LIKE I WAS PRAYING TO A
BRICK WALL.
SO IT MADE ME EVEN MORE
DEPRESSED.
EVEN THOUGH I WAS TRYING TO
BE RELIGIOUS, I FELT GOD
FURTHER AND FURTHER AND
FURTHER AWAY.
Reporter: HE STARTED
HAVING STRANGE DREAMS.
I DREMPT I WAS SWIMMING
IN A BIG OCEAN, ALL BY
MYSELF.
AND THERE WAS A FIGURE, IN
THE BACKGROUND, SITTING ON A
ROCK, AND HE WAS FISHING FOR
ME.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHO THAT
FIGURE WAS BECAUSE I
COULDN'T CATEGORIZE HIM AT
THAT MOMENT AT JESUS
CHRIST.
BUT I HAD AN IMPRESSION THAT
THAT WAS JESUS.
I WAS TRYING TO MAKE SENSE
OF IT.
AT THE SAME TIME, I COULDN'T
EXPLAIN IT.
Reporter: THE DREAMS
CONTINUED.
ONE DAY ON THE STREET, HE
MET SOME CHRISTIAN
EVANGELISTS.
ONE OF THE GENTLEMAN, HE
GAVE ME THE BIBLE.
HE TOLD ME TO READ THIS ONE
VERSE, READ IT OUT LOUD.
HE POINTED ME TO JOHN 14:
6.
WHEN I READ IT, I WAS
STUNNED.
I READ, JESUS SAYS, "I AM
THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE
LIFE."
I SAID, I'M SEEKING AT THE
TRUTH.
Reporter: THE
EVANGELIST PRAYED FOR
ANTONIO TO FIND THE TRUTH HE
SOUGHT.
OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, HE
STRUGGLED TO UNDERSTAND
JESUS.
I AM ASKING GOD, DOES HE
LOVE ME BECAUSE I'M TIRED OF
BEING DEPRESSED AND I'M
TIRED OF PRAYING.
I SAY, GOD, WHERE ARE YOU?
AND I HEAR A KNOCK ON THE
DOOR, AND IT TURNED OUT TO
BE MY UNCLE RICKY.
AND HE ONLY SAID TO THINGS
TO ME.
AND HE SAID THE LORD LOVES,
AND THEN HE WALKED AWAY.
IT MADE ME LOOK UP THE WORD
LOVE IN THE QURAN, AND IT
LEADS TO STIPULATIONS.
AND I LOOKED THE WORD LOVE
UP IN THE BIBLE, AND I READ
THAT GOD DEMONSTRATED HIS
LOVE FOR ME, AND THAT LOVE
LED HIS SON TO DIE FOR ME.
AND I WAS, LIKE, WOW, THIS
GOD HAS TO BE THE TRUE GOD.
Reporter: ANTONIO FOUND
WHAT HE HAD BEEN SEEKING.
I BELIEVE IN THE JESUS OF
THE BIBLE.
BECAUSE I HAD A SENSE OF
PEACE.
I HAD A SENSE OF NO MATTER
WHAT HAPPENS IN MY LIFE,
WHEREVER I'M HEADED, GOD HAS
MY BACK.
I JUST BECAME SO EN
ENRAPTURED STUDYING GOD.
Reporter: HE ENROLLED
IN MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WORD OF
GOD.
I WANT TO SERVE IN THE
CHURCH FULL-TIME, TO HELP
PEOPLE SEE THEIR NEED FOR
JESUS, TO HELP BROKEN
FAMILIES, TO HELP MINISTER
TO A LOST AND DYING
GENERATION, A FATHERLESS
GENERATION, TO BE A BIG
BROTHER TO THE BROTHERLESS.
THAT SEARCH FOR MY FATHER
DEFINITELY WAS ALWAYS A VOID
IN MY LIFE, BUT THE
SCRIPTURE IS VERY TRUE THAT
GOD ADOPTS US INTO HIS
FAMILY, AND HE BECOMES OUR
ABBA FATHER.
AND I FELT THE LOVE OF GOD.
AND I NEVER FELT -- KNOWING
I WAS WALKING WITH CHRIST, I
NEVER FELT WITHOUT.
Pat: LOVE, L-O-V-E.
THE BIBLE SAYS GOD IS LOVE.
IT DOESN'T SAY HE IS
LOVING.
HE IS LOVE.
HE IS LOVE ITSELF.
AND THE THING ABOUT SOMEBODY
WITH THE QURAN, THEY DON'T
FIND LOVE.
THE ALLAH IN THE OLD QURAN
IS NOT A GOD OF LOVE.
HE IS A GOD OF JUSTICE AND
RETRIBUTION AND WRATH.
BUT NOT LOVE.
NOT FORGIVENESS.
NOT MERCY.
THAT'S NOT THERE.
BUT GOD COMMENDS HIS LOVE
TOWARDS US.
THAT'S WHILE WE WERE YET
SINNERS, CHRIST DIED FOR
US.
JESUS CHRIST DIED FOR YOU.
AND WHAT HE SAYS IS IF YOU
WANT TO KNOW PEACE, YOU WANT
TO KNOW JOY, COME UNTO ME,
ALL OF YOU WHO ARE HEAVY
LABORED, AND I'LL GIVE YOU
REST.
YOU'LL FIND PEACE IN YOUR
SOULS.
DO YOU WANT PEACE?
ARE YOU TIRED OF BEING TORN
UP AND TROUBLED?
LET THE LORD TAKE OVER.
PRAY WITH ME.
JESUS -- JUST ASK HIM RIGHT
NOW.
JESUS, TAKE OVER MY LIFE.
FROM THIS MOMENT ON I'M
YOURS.
I TURN AWAY FROM SELFISHNESS
AND SIN, AND I TURN TO YOU.
AND I ACCEPT YOUR DEATH ON
THE CROSS.
THANK YOU, JESUS, THAT
YOU'VE HEARD MY PRAYER.
THANK YOU THAT YOU'VE
RECEIVED ME AS YOUR OWN.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
IF YOU PRAYED WITH ME JUST
THEN, I WANT TO GIVE YOU
SOMETHING.
JUST A LITTLE PACKET HERE
CALLED "A NEW DAY."
I CAN'T TELL YOU IN A FEW
MOMENTS A ALLOTTED ON THIS
PROGRAM, ALL OF THE THINGS
YOU NEED TO KNOW.
BUT IT IS IN THIS C.D.
IT IS ABOUT 73 MINUTES OF
COMPACT DISC.
YOU PUT IT IN YOUR C.D.
PLAYER, AND IT WILL TELL YOU
ABOUT BEING BORN AGAIN, IT
WILL TELL YOU ABOUT AN
EXCHANGED LIFE.
IT WILL TELL YOU WHAT
HAPPENS TO YOU WHEN YOU
ACCEPT THE LORD.
IT WILL TELL YOU ABOUT THE
SPIRIT OF THE BAPTISM, AND
ON AND ON AND ON.
CALL, AND SAY I PRAYED AND
GAVE MY HAR HEART TO THE
LORD, AND WE'LL SEND YOU
THIS C.D. FREE.
Terry: STILL AHEAD,
COULD GLUTEN BE THE ANSWER
FOR YOU.
DR. ARTHUR AGATSTON HAS THE
ANSWER, AND THAT IS JUST
AHEAD.
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TO "THE 700 CLUB."
PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS ISSUED
HIS ANNUAL PROCLAMATION FOR
LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL,
GENDER PRIDE MONTH.
HE SAYS THIS MONTH IS ABOUT,
QUOTE,"MAKING OUR COUNTRY A
MORE PERFECT UNION.
HE REMINDS AMERICANS HE
OVERTURNED THE MILITARY'S
"DON'T ASK; DON'T TELL"
POLICY.
BILL CLINTON WAS THE FIRST
U.S. PRESIDENT TO DECLARE
GAY PRIDE MONTH BACK IN
2000.
PRESIDENT OBAMA PICKED UP
THE PRACTICE AGAIN IN 2009.
THE U.S. SUPREME COURT HAS
REFUSED TO HEAR A FREE
SPEECH CASE DEALING WITH
GRAPHIC ABORTION IMAGES.
A COLORADO RULING BLOCKED
ABORTION PROTESTORS FROM
DISPLAYING IMAGES OF ABORTED
FETUSES NEAR A CHURCH WHERE
THEY MIGHT UPSET CHILDREN.
THAT RULING NOW STANDS.
THE CASE STEMS FROM A 2005
PROTEST NEAR AN OUTDOOR
SERVICE AT AN EPISCOPAL
CHURCH, THAT IS ACCUSED OF
SUPPORTING ABORTION.
A JUDGE LATER BARRED
PROTESTORS FROM DISPLAYING
THE GRUESOME IMAGES, AND AN
APPEALS COURT LATER UPHELD
THAT CHURCH, AND SAID IT
COULD NOT BE APPLIED
GENERALLY.
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AWAY AT FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
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WITH MORE OF "THE 700 CLUB"
AFTER THIS.
Terry: WELL, FIVE YEARS
AGO, IF YOU HAD SAID YOU HAD
SWORN OFF GLUTEN, MOST
PEOPLE WOULD HAVE ASKED,
WHAT IS GLUTEN?
BUT NOT ANYMORE.
NOW SUPERMARKETS HAVE
GLUTEN-FREE AISLES AND
RESTAURANTS OFFER
GLUTEN-FREE DISHES.
Reporter: DR. ARTHUR
AGATSTON IS THE CREATOR OF
THE SOUTH BEACH DIET.
HE SAYS 50% OF AMERICANS
HAVE A GLUTEN SENSITIVITY,
BUT NOT EVERYONE NEEDS TO
GIVE IT UP PERMANENTLY.
IN HIS LATEST RESEARCH, THE
DOCTOR ANSWERS QUESTIONS
ABOUT GLUTEN IN THE SOUTH
BEACH DIET, GLUTEN
SOLUTION.
AND SHARES WHAT CHANGES, IF
ANY, YOU NEED TO MAKE TO
FEEL GREAT FAST.
Terry: PLEASE WELCOME
BACK TO "THE 700 CLUB,"
DR. ARTHUR AGATSTON.
IT IS GREAT TO HAVE YOU BACK
WITH US.
GREAT TO BE BACK WITH
YOU, TERRY.
Terry: WE LOVE HEARING
ABOUT THE SOUTH BEACH DIET,
AND NOW YOU'VE WRITTEN THE
SOUTH BEACH DIET GLUTEN
SOLUTION.
LET'S START BY TALKING WHAT
IS GLUTEN?
GLUTEN IS A PROTEIN FIND
IN WHEAT, BARLEY AND RYE.
IT IS DIFFERENT THAN THE
PROTEIN FOUND IN RICE AND
MEAT, AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO
DIGEST.
BECAUSE OF THE WAY WE COOK
FOOD, BECAUSE OF THE FOODS
WE EAT, THE PAIN RELIEVERS,
ANTIBIOTICS, WE'RE NOT
DIGESTING IT AS WELL AS OUR
GRANDPARENTS AND GREAT
GRANDPARENTS.
AND THAT'S THE
REASON
WHY SO
MANY
PEOPLE
ARE HAVING
GLUTEN PROBLEMS.
Terry: WHEN YOU MENTION
THOSE THINGS, IT IS A WONDER
EVERYBODY DOESN'T HAVE A
PROBLEM.
WHY IS IT
SOME PEOPLE REACT
SIGNIFICANTLY, AND OTHERS
DON'T SEEM BOTHERED BY IT AT
ALL.
IT IS OUR ABILITY TO
DIGEST, SO IT IS SOMEWHAT
GENETIC.
AND IT IS THE AMOUNT OF
PROCESSED FOOD WE'RE
GETTING, WHICH DETERMINES
THE AMOUNT OF GLUTEN WE'RE
GETTING, AND TAKING THESE
OTHER MEDICATIONS.
SOMETIMES A LOT OF PEOPLE,
AFTER TAKING A COURSE OF
ANTIBIOTICS, THE ANTIBIOTICS
IN OUR GUTS -- I'M SORRY,
THE BACTERIA IN OUR GUTS
HELP US DIGEST GLUTEN.
WHEN WE KILL BACTERIA WITH
ANTIBIOTICS, WE KILL OFF
GOOD BACTERIA, AS WELL AS
BAD BACTERIA.
Terry: YOU COULD HAVE
DONE WELL FOR A LONG TIME,
AND TAKE A COURSE OF
ANTIBIOTICS AND TRIGGER
THIS?
YES.
AND CERTAIN PAIN RELIEVERS
CAN HURT US.
AND WHEN WE PREPARE FOODS,
WE USED TO FERMENT FOODS.
NOW THEY DON'T TO DO IT
BECAUSE THERE IS QUICK-RISE
DOUGH.
AND SO WE'RE ON GLUTEN
OVERLOAD.
WE'RE BEING OVERWHELMED WITH
GLUTEN.
WE'RE NOT DIGESTING IT.
AND WHEN IT IS NOT DIGESTING
IT, IT PLAYS HAVOC WITH OUR
BODIES.
Terry: HOW DO I KNOW IF
I HAVE A GLUTEN PROBLEM?
ABOUT ONE 1% OF THE
POPULATION, ABOUT THREE
MILLION PEOPLE, HAVE CELIAC
DISEASE, AND THERE IS A
BLOOD TEST FOR THAT.
THAT IS OFTEN WITH ABDOMINAL
PAIN AND OTHER ABDOMINAL
PROBLEMS.
BUT IT CAN PRESENT IN OTHER
WAYS, FROM HEADACHES TO
ARTHRITIS.
PROBABLY ABOUT 50%, I
BELIEVE, OR MORE, OF THE
VIEWERS WATCHING RIGHT NOW
HAVE A PROBLEM WITH GLUTEN
SENSITIVITYVITY.
Terry: REALLY?
YES.
FOR WHICH THERE IS NO TEST.
THEY MAY GET UP IN THE
MORNING FEELING LIKE THEY'VE
BEEN HIT BY A BUS, WITH
HEADACHES AND THEY'RE
SLUGGISH AND CAN'T FOCUS.
BUT OTHERS, LIKE THE FAMOUS
TENNIS PLAYERS, JOCKAVICH,
THEY WEREN'T WINNING LONG
MATCHES, AND THEY GOT OFF
GLUTEN AND HAD BETTER
FOCUS.
AND THE ONLY WAY TO TELL IS
TO STOP EATING GLUTEN FOR A
WHILE.
IT IS VERY EASY FOR A MONTH
OR SO.
IT IS HARD TO BE STRICT FOR
A LIFETIME, BUT YOU DON'T
NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE.
Terry: IT IS.
I'M SCANDINAVIAN, AND WE
LOVE OUR BREAD.
BUT IT IS A GOOD WAY TO
CHECK IT OUT.
IF YOU'RE FEELING SOME OF
THE SYMPTOMS, GET AHOLD OF
THIS BOOK.
YOU TALK ABOUT BEING GLUTEN
AWARE AND BEING GLUTEN
PHOBIC.
WE MENTIONED THE 1%, WHO
HAVE TO BE GLUTEN PHOBIC.
JUST A CRUMB OF BREAD IS
GOING TO MAKE THEM SICK.
BUT THE REST OF US, SAY YOU
JUST HAVE HEADACHES, YOU'RE
TIRED, YOU JUST HAVE TO BE
GLUTEN AWARE.
YOU HAVE TO AVOID THE MAJOR
SOURCES OF GLUTEN.
THE BREADS, PASTA.
WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT SOME
OF THAT NOW.
IF YOU HAVE SEA CELIAC
DISEASE, YOU HAVE TO BE
ABSOLUTELY STRICT.
BUT FOR MOST OF THE REST OF
US, WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT
TOLERANCE.
AND THAT'S WHAT THE BOOK
TELLS YOU, HOW TO FIND YOUR
OWN TOLERANCE FOR GLUTEN.
Terry: I
JUST WANT
TO
SAY, FOLKS, DON'T PANIC
BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SOME
OPTIONS FOR YOU IF YOU FIND
THIS MIGHT BE AN ISSUE THAT
YOU DEAL WITH.
LET'S START DOWN HERE WITH
LOOKING AT WHAT IS GLUTEN
FILLED.
THIS IS THE PASTA, BREAD,
IT'S BAKED GOODS.
THESE ARE THE BIG SOURCES OF
GLUTEN.
AND WE ALWAYS SAID NONE OF
THIS ON THE FIRST DAYS OF
OUR SOUTH BEACH DIET.
AND WE EXPECTED PEOPLE TO
LOSE WEIGHT.
WHAT WE DIDN'T EXPECT THEM
WAS TO HAVE ARTHRITIS AND
HEADACHES AND THEIR SKIN
CLEAR UP.
THE ARTHRITIS AND HEADACHES
GO AWAY, AND THAT WAS A
SURPRISE.
I EVENTUALLY REALIZED IT WAS
GLUTEN-RELATED.
MUSTARD AND SOY SAUCE, THESE
ARE HIDDEN SOURCES.
GLUTEN IS EVEN IN LIPSTICK
AND TOOTHPASTE, BELIEVE IT
OR NOT.
YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS
IF YOU'RE GLUTEN AWARE, BUT
NOT SO MUCH THE HIDDEN
SOURCE.
IF YOU HAVE CELIAC DISEASE,
YOU HAVE TO BE A GLUTEN
DETECTIVE AND WORRY ABOUT
THESE AS WELL.
Terry: THOSE ARE
GLUTEN-FILLED, AND THESE ARE
GLUTEN-FREE, RIGHT?
YES.
THIS IS SHOWING YOU DO NOT
HAVE TO BE OVERLY
RESTRICTED.
WE HAVE THE CHICKPEA FLOUR,
AND HUP MUS HUMMUS, WHICH
IS REALLY HEALTHY, AND BROWN
RICE --
Terry: WE KNOW THAT'S
BETTER FOR YOU, ANYWAY,
RIGHT?
AND WE A QUINOA, WHICH IS
THE EV LEN EQUIVALENT OF A
WHOLE GRAIN.
Terry: IT IS AN
EXCELLENT GRAIN.
IT IS AN EXCELLENT GRAIN
AND REALLY, REALLY HEALTHY.
Terry: YOGURT, GREAT
CHOICES, RIGHT?
YES.
AND THE FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES WE HAVE ALWAYS
RECOMMENDED ON SOUTH BEACH.
THIS HAS A VARIETY OF
NUTRIENTS THAT KEEP US
HEALTHY, AND THEY'RE
ABSOLUTELY COMPLETELY
GLUTEN-FREE.
Terry: AND THIS TIME OF
THE YEAR, YOU CAN GET THOSE
AND THEY ARE FABULOUS.
AND VARIETY IS
IMPORTANT.
DON'T JUST DEPEND ON ONE.
IT IS THE VARIETY THAT WILL
MAKE YOU HEALTHY.
Terry: AND NOW THE PART
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WAITING
FOR, IF I CAN'T HAVE ALL OF
THOSE WONDERFUL THINGS I
LIKE ON THE RIGHT SIDE,
LET'S GO TO THE LEFT SIDE
AND SHOW THEM THEY HAVE SOME
OPTIONS.
YES.
AND HERE WE HAVE SOME
BUCKWHEAT PANCAKES WITH SOME
APPLES.
AND BUCKWHEAT IS NOT MADE OF
WHEAT, SURPRISINGLY.
IT IS WHOLE GRAIN, AND IT
MAKES GREAT PANCAKES AND
OTHER BAKED GOODS, BUT IT
HAS NO WHEAT, EVEN THOUGH
WHEAT IS IN THE NAME.
Terry: SPAGHETTI?
THIS IS SQUASH SPAGHETTI,
WHICH I LOVE, AND
MEATBALLS.
IT COULD BE TURKEY
MEATBALLS.
AND THERE IS ALSO QUINOA
PASTA.
AND SO YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE
TO BE -- YOU DON'T HAVE TO
SUFFER.
Terry: SOME OF THIS, IT
STRIKES ME, IS JUST LETTING
GO OF THE OLD AND EMBRACING
THE NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL.
YES.
ABSOLUTELY.
AND THE THING IS YOU OFTEN
FEEL BETTER WITHIN JUST A
FEW DAYS.
BUT CERTAINLY IN WEEKS.
AND THE TYPES OF CASES WE
SAW, AND, AGAIN, IT WAS THE
FIRST PHASE OF THE SOUTH
BEACH DIET.
WE EXPECTED PEOPLE TO LOSE
WEIGHT, BUT NOT HAVE THIS
BOOST OF ENERGY, AND THEY
DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO THE
SECOND PHASE, OFTEN WHERE
THEY ADDED WHOLE GRAINS.
AND THEY EAT GREAT AND THEY
FEEL GREAT, AND THEY STAY
HEALTHY.
THEY STAY AVOIDING THE
PROCESSED CARBOHYDRATES FOR
YEARS BECAUSE THEY FEEL SO
GOOD.
Terry: IT IS WORTH THE
SACRIFICE FOR THEM.
SOME DON'T CARE ABOUT A
HEART ATTACK IN 10 YEARS,
BUT THEY CARE ABOUT FEELING
BETTER TODAY AND TOMORROW.
I'M AN ADMITTED
CHOCOLATEOHOLIC.
AND IT HAS SOME CHEMICALS
CALLED POLY PHEMALS, AND
THEY'RE CHEMICALS.
THE COCOA BEAN IS ABSOLUTELY
GLUTEN-FREE.
THIS WAS MADE WITH A BROWN
RICE FLOUR.
AND SO IT'S -- AGAIN, IT IS
A WHOLE GRAIN GRAIN, AND IN
THIS CASE THE PROTEINS IN
RICE ARE EASY TO DIGEST,
UNLIKE GLUTEN.
AND SO YOU CAN HAVE YOUR
CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES.
Terry: THESE LOOK
DELICIOUS.
I THINK IT IS SO ENCOURAGING
TO PEOPLE.
I KNOW SOME FRIENDS WHO
SUFFER WITH GLUTEN, AND
YOU'RE WILLING TO MAKE SOME
SACRIFICES TO FEEL WONDERFUL
AGAIN.
IT IS ALL HERE IN THE SOUTH
BEACH DIET, GLUTEN
SOLUTION.
YOU'LL WANT TO GET
DR. ARTHUR AGATSTON'S BOOK.
THERE IS NOT JUST HOPE, BUT
GOOD, TASTY ALTERNATIVES
THAT YOU CAN STILL ENJOY
FOOD AND HAVE ALL OF THE
GOOD HEALTHY FEELINGS WE ALL
LIKE TO HAVE.
IT IS GREAT TO HAVE YOU BACK
AGAIN.
WONDERFUL WORK.
THANK YOU.
THE BOOK IS AWESOME, FILLED
WITH INCREDIBLE
INFORMATION.
YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE IT.
BE SURE TO GET YOUR COPY.
THANK YOU.
Pat: WOW, GLUTEN
SOLUTION FROM THE MAN WHO
HAS ALREADY GIVEN US SOME
WONDERFUL SOLUTIONS.
STILL AHEAD, WE'RE GOING TO
"BRING IT ON" WITH YOUR
QUESTIONS AND E-MAILS.
JULIE SAYS, "CAN I PRAY FOR
SPECIFIC QUALITIES IN MY
FUTURE HUSBAND?
IF SO, HOW CAN I BE SURE GOD
WILL ALLOW THEM TO HAPPEN?"
OH, BOY, WHAT A QUESTION
THAT IS.
WE'LL TAKE UP JULIE'S
QUESTION AND MORE OF YOUR
E-MAILS COMING UP ON "BRING
IT ON."
Terry: WE'VE GOT SOME
EXCITING NEWS FOR YOU.
YOU CAN WATCH CBN'S
AWARD-WINNING SERIES
"SUPERBOOK" ON TELEVISION
DURING PRIME TIME FOR THREE
SATURDAY NIGHTS IN JUNE.
BEGINNING THIS SATURDAY,
JUNE 15th, "SUPERBOOK"
WILL AIR IN MAJOR MARKETS
ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.
CHECK YOUR LOCAL LISTINGS OR
YOU CAN LOG ON TO cbn.com
FOR TIMES AND STATIONS.
WE JUST ENCOURAGE YOU ON
THESE SATURDAY NIGHTS TO GET
YOUR FAMILY IN FRONT OF THE
TV AND ENJOY THIS AMAZING
SERIES.
IT IS INCREDIBLE.
Pat: IT IS THE CBS
NETWORK STATION.
Terry: OKAY, TIME FOR
SOME E-MAIL.
Pat: GO FOR IT.
Terry: THIS FIRST ONE,
PAT, IS FROM JULIE, WHO
SAYS, "CAN I PRAY FOR
SPECIFIC QUALITIES IN MY
FUTURE HUSBAND.
IF SO, HOW CAN I BE SURE GOD
WILL ALLOW THEM TO HAPPEN?"
Pat: I HEARD ONE WOMAN,
AND SHE SAID, I PRAYED, AND
I GOT A HUSBAND WHO WAS
HANDSOME, SHE WAS ATHLETIC,
HE WAS CARING, HE WAS
LOVING, HE WAS A GOOD
PROVIDER, BUT I FORGOT TO
ASK FOR ONE THAT DIDN'T
CHEAT ON ME.
[LAUGHTER]
Terry: YOU HAVE TO
COVER THE WHOLE THING.
Pat: SHE GOT ALMOST THE
WHOLE PACKAGE.
I THINK GOD WILL GIVE US THE
DESIRE OF OUR HEARTS, I
REALLY DO.
I THINK IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU
WANT -- A LOT OF PEOPLE
DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WANT.
IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT,
GOD WILL TRY TO FULFILL YOUR
DESIRE.
BUT ALL THAT QUESTION IS
KIND OF CONFUSING.
I CAN'T ANSWER THAT
QUESTION.
Terry: YOU MIGHT WANT
TO WORK ON BEING SURE YOU'RE
EVERYTHING YOU SHOULD BE FOR
THE PERSON.
Pat: TERRY, THANK YOU.
IF I SAID THAT, I WOULD BE
VIEWED AS ANTI-FEMINIST.
IT WOULD BE SAID, PAT
ROBERTSON JUST ATTACKED
WOMEN AGAIN.
BUT IT IS FOR BOTH SPOUSES,
YOU NEED TO MAKE ME THE
HUSBAND I NEED TO BE, AND
GIVE ME THE WIFE THAT YOU
WOULD HAVE FOR ME.
Terry: BOTH PEOPLE.
Pat: BUT GOD WILL
SELECT A SPOUSE.
HE WILL.
HE'LL PUT THE SINGLE PEOPLE
IN FAMILIES.
HE'S GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU,
AND SOMEBODY FOR YOU, AND
THE RIGHT ONE FOR YOU.
BUT YOU NEED -- IN WHATEVER
YOU ASK HIM FOR, YOU NEED TO
KNOW WHAT YOU WANT?
WHAT DO YOU WANT IN LIFE?
YOU NEED TO ASK YOURSELF,
BEFORE YOU START PRAYING,
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
WILL YOU KNOW IF YOU GET?
Terry: THERE IS A GOOD
QUESTION, WILL YOU KNOW IF
YOU GET IT.
THIS IS MARA, WHO SAYS, "I'M
25 YEARS OLD, AND I'VE BEEN
A CHRISTIAN ALL OF MY LIFE.
LATELY IN MY CHURCH, AFTER
WORSHIP SERVICE, TWO PEOPLE
SPEAK IN TONGUES AND
PROPHESY TO PEOPLE IN THE
CONGREGATION ABOUT ACCIDENTS
IN THEIR FUTURE OR SOME
GREAT SORROW IN THEIR
LIVES.
THEY WARN THEM TO TURN BACK
TO GOD OR FACE GREAT
JUDGMENT.
THEY TAKE TURNS TALKING TO
PEOPLE.
I'M SCARED THAT I'LL BE
NEXT.
HOW DO I KNOW WHAT THEY'RE
SAYING IS TRUE?"
Pat: I HATE TO TELL
YOU, I THINK IT COMES FROM
THE PIT OF HELL.
THOSE PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO
BE DOMINANT.
I'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE.
WHERE PEOPLE DECIDE THEY
WANT TO DOMINATE OTHER
PEOPLE.
SO THEY DO IT, LIKE, I'VE
GOT A WORD FROM GOD FOR
YOU.
YOU KNOW.
JOHN WESLEY -- YOU NEED TO
READ JOHN WESLEY.
I READ JOHN WESLEY'S
LETTERS, AND I HAD A WHOLE
SET OF HIS LETTERS AND
CORRESPONDENCE -- WONDERFUL
STUFF.
SOME WOMAN CAME TO HIM AND
SAID, REVEREND WESLEY, I
HAVE A WORD FROM GOD.
HE SAYS, WHAT IS IT?
AND SHE SAYS, GOD SHOWED ME
THAT YOU'RE BEDDING DOWN
WITH A WHORE.
AND WESLEY LOOKED AT HER AND
SAID, MADAM, THE LORD DID
NOT SEND YOU.
BUT THESE PEOPLE WERE TRYING
TO DOMINATE THIS GREAT MAN
OF GOD.
I HAVE A REVELATION.
THE REVELATION WAS NO SUCH
THING.
SHE WAS JUST OUT OF HER
MIND.
Terry: MOST OF THE
TIME, DON'T YOU FIND WHEN
GOD SENDS A WORD TO SOMEONE,
IT IS USUALLY A WORD OF
ENCOURAGEMENT, A WORD OF
HOPE AND MOVING FORWARD IN
THEIR LIVES.
Pat: INSPIRATION,
EDIFICATION AND COMFORT.
PREDICTED PROPHECY OF
DISASTER IS ALMOST ALWAYS
SOME FROM THE PSYCHIC WORLD,
NOT FROM GOD.
Terry: I DON'T BLAME
HER OF BEING SCARED.
Pat: IF I WERE YOU, I
WOULD BE THE NEXT ONE TO GET
OUT OF THAT CHURCH.
I'M GETTING QUESTIONS ABOUT
SOME OF THE NUTTIEST THINGS
GOING ON IN THESE
CONGREGATIONS.
WHAT ELSE?
Terry: JOEY SAYS,
"WHENEVER CHRISTIANS WARN
PEOPLE OF THE DANGER OF
SINFUL ACTIVITIES OR
LIFESTYLES, WHY DO SO MANY
PEOPLE SAY WE'RE BEING
JUDGEMENTAL.
DOESN'T THE BIBLE SAY WE ARE
TO JUDGE RIGHTS
RIGHTEOUSLY?"
Pat: YES, WE ARE.
WE'RE TO SPEAK THE TRUTH IN
LOVE.
SPEAK THE TRUTH IN LOVE.
BUT THERE ARE WARNINGS IN
THE BIBLE, WARNINGS OF
JUDGMENT.
THE GREAT PROPHETS --
Terry: THE CONSEQUENCES
OF SIN.
Pat: THE CONSEQUENCES
OF SIN, AND IT SPOKE OF
JUDGMENT.
BUT THE WORLD DOESN'T WANT
TO HEAR THAT.
THEY DON'T WANT TO HEAR
THEY'RE SINFUL.
THEY DON'T WANT TO HEAR
THEY'RE GOING TO HELL.
THEY DON'T WANT TO HEAR
ABOUT JUDGMENT.
THEY DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT.
YOU SPEAK ABOUT THESE
THINGS, AND THEN YOU'RE
BEING JUDGEMENTAL.
THIS ISN'T THE GOD OF LOVE
WE KNOW.
WE WANT A GOD OF LOVE.
BUT WHAT PEOPLE WANT IS A
GOD WHO LET'S THEM GET AWAY
WITH ANYTHING THEY'RE DOING
AND STILL SAYS THEY'RE GOING
TO HEAVEN.
IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY.
Terry: THIS IS
JONATHAN, PAT, WHO SAYS,
"THE BIBLE SAYS OUR SINS ARE
OWREMOVED AS FAR AS THE
EAST IS TO THE WEST.
BUT THE BIBLE ALSO SAYS WE
WILL STAND ACCOUNT FOR OUR
BAD DEEDS.
WHAT GOOD IS IT TO ASK FOR
FORGIVENESS IF I'M GOING TO
HAVE TO PAY MORE
CONSEQUENCES WHEN I DIE?"
Pat: I THINK YOU'RE
DISTORTING SCRIPTURE, AND I
THINK YOU'RE TWISTING SOME
OF THOSE WORDS.
AND I HAVEN'T GOT THE TIME
TO GO INTO ALL OF THE
DETAILS.
BUT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE
ACCEPTED THE LORD AND ASKED
JESUS AS THEIR SAVIOR AND
THEY'RE BORN AGAIN, THEY'VE
PASSED FROM DEATH INTO LIFE,
AND THEIR SINS WILL NOT BE
REMEMBERED.
THEY'LL BE TAKEN AWAY.
BUT WE WILL STAND BEFORE THE
JUDGMENT SEAT OF CHRIST TO
RECEIVE FOR WHAT WE'VE DONE
IN OR BODY.
THERE WILL AR BE REWARDS.
AND I THINK WE WANT
REWARDS.
AND THERE WILL BE SOME
PUNISHMENT FOR THOSE WHO
HAVE NOT DONE WHAT HE
WANTS.
BUT NEVERTHELESS, IT IS A
DIFFERENT THING FROM
THINKING THE SINS ARE GOING
TO BE CARRYING YOU TO HELL.
ONCE YOU HAVE COME TO THE
LORD, THE SINS ARE BLOTED
OUT, THEY'RE GONE.
YES, THEY'RE BURIED IN THE
SEA OF HIS FORGETFULNESS.
Terry: MARTH SAYS, JOHN
20: 22 SAYS, "JESUS BREATHED
ON THE DISCIPLES TO RECEIVE
THE HOLY SPIRIT.
HOW IS THAT DIFFERENT FROM
THE RECEIVING OF THE
PENTECOST IN ACTS 2, 3, AND
4?"
Pat: WE ARE BORN AGAIN
BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD, AND
THE SPIRIT OF GOD COMES INTO
US AND TRANSFORMS US AND
MAKES US LIKE HIM.
AND WITH THAT WE ARE TO
DEMONSTRATE THE FRUIT OF THE
SPIRIT, LOVE AND JOY AND
PEACE AND LONG SUFFERING AND
THESE THINGS.
BUT THERE IS A BAPTISM OF
THE SPIRIT, WHERE WE ARE
EMERSED IN THE POWER OF THE
SPIRIT, AND WHERE WE ARE
REPRODUCING THE MIRACLES
THAT JESUS DID.
AND THEY'RE TWO SEPARATE
THINGS.
SO WHAT HAPPENED ON THE DAY
OF PENTECOST WAS THE BAPTISM
OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
WHEN JESUS BREATHED ON THIS
DISCIPLES, AND SOME WOULD
SAY WHAT THAT GREAT TERM
WAS, THE IN BREATH, I
RECEIVED THE HOLY SPIRIT.
THEY RECEIVED, BUT THEY
HADN'T BEEN FILLED WITH THE
SPIRIT.
THEY HADN'T BEEN IMMERSED OR
BAPTIZED IN THE SPIRIT.
THEY'RE TWO SEPARATE THINGS,
AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, IN THE
BIBLE.
Terry: WE THANK YOU ALL
FOR YOUR QUESTIONS.
IT WAS GREAT TO HEAR FROM
YOU AGAIN TODAY.
Pat: ALL RIGHT.
WELL, LET'S TURN TO ONE
TESTIMONY.
CHERYL PALUMBO.
SHE WAS $20,000 IN DEBT.
SHE WAS A SINGLE MOM JUST
TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET.
WHEN A FRIEND TOLD HER OF A
SURE-FIRE PLAN TO TURN HER
FINANCES AROUND.
CHERYL SAYS I'LL TAKE MY
FRIEND'S ADVICE, AND TODAY
THE RESULTS SPEAK FOR
THEMSELVES.
WATCH THIS.
Reporter: CHERYL
PALUMBO OF
HOLLY HILL,
FLORIDA, LOVES DOGS.
IN FACT, SHE LOVES DOGS SO
MUCH, SHE STARTED A BUSINESS
TO CARE FOR THEM.
KIND OF A LITTLE CAMP FOR
DOGS WHILE THEIR OWNERS ARE
AWAY.
Reporter: CHERYL'S
BUSINESS IS THRIVING.
BUT YEARS AGO, SHE WAS
TRAPPED IN A HOSPITAL
TECHNICIAN'S JOB THAT BARELY
PAID THE BILLS.
SHE ALSO HAD $20,000 IN
CREDIT CARD DEBT.
IT WAS A CONSTANT
STRUGGLE, ESPECIALLY BEING A
SINGLE MOM AND TRYING TO
PROVIDE FOR MY SON AS WELL.
Reporter: DURING THIS
TIME, CHERYL BECAME A
CHRISTIAN.
A FRIEND INTRODUCED HER TO
THE CONCEPT OF TITHING.
IT WAS, I CAN'T DO THAT.
I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH NOW TO
MAKE IT FROM MONTH TO MONTH,
HOW AM I GOING TO DO THAT?
Reporter: RELUCTANTLY,
SHE AGREED TO TRY TITHING
FOR A MONTH.
TO HER AMAZEMENT, BY THE END
OF THE MONTH, SHE PAID ALL
HER BILLS IN FULL WITH MONEY
LEFT OVER.
I WAS, LIKE, MAYBE THIS
IS JUST A LITTLE FLUKE.
BY THE NEXT TIME, IT WAS
THIS IS NO FLUKE.
IT IS GOD.
Reporter: SEVERAL
MONTHS LATER, CHERYL BEGAN
WATCHING "THE 700 CLUB."
SHE WAS SO IMPRESSED, SHE
DECIDED TO BECOME A MEMBER.
A LOT OF PAT'S PROGRAMS
WOULD BE ON GETTING YOURSELF
OUT OF DEBT.
Reporter: CHERYL WAS
ABLE TO FIND PART-TIME
PET-SITTING JOBS TO AUGMENT
HER INCOME.
AND SHE CONTINUED TO PAY
DOWN HER DEBT.
SHE EVEN INCREASED HER
GIVING TO "THE 700 CLUB."
I FELT THAT GOD IMPRESSED
ME TO INCREASE IT DURING
THAT TIME.
EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T KNOW
WHERE IT WAS GOING TO COME
FROM.
I DIDN'T HAVE TO KNOW.
Reporter: THEN CHERYL
TOOK ANOTHER STEP OF FAITH.
WHEN SHE WAS LAID OFF FROM
HER HOSPITAL JOB, SHE
LAUNCHED A FULL-TIME
PET-SITTING BUSINESS.
THIS IS REALLY GOING TO
BE A FAITH JOURNEY BECAUSE
NOW THE ONLY THING THAT I
HAVE TO RELY ON IS THE DOGS
THAT YOU BRING MY WAY ON A
DAILY BASIS.
Reporter: CHERYL WAS
AMAZED WHEN HER BUSINESS
TOOK OFF.
I HAVE BEEN SOMETIMES
OVERWHELMED AND HAVE HAD TO
TURN BUSINESS AWAY.
GOD HAS MET EVERY NEED NOW
THAT I HAVE.
I'M CREDIT CARD DEBT-FREE,
AND I'VE BEEN INCREASING MY
GIVING TO CBN, AND I'M NOT
FINISHED YET.
AND THERE IS SUCH A JOY IN
GIVING.
UNTIL YOU START EXPERIENCING
IT, YOU CAN'T EXPLAIN IT.
JUST STEP OUT IN FAITH AND
TRY IT.
HE'S NOT GOING TO LET YOU
DOWN.
Pat: GOD IS NOT GOING
TO LET YOU DOWN.
HE IS LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WHO
WILL BE BOLD IN THEIR FAITH,
AND CHERYL STEPPED OUT IN
FAITH.
WE WANT TO OFFER YOU
SOMETHING.
GORDON HAS DONE AN IN-DEPTH
STUDY OF THE LORD'S PRAYER
CALLED "OUR FATHER."
IT IS A D.V.D.
IT'S AVAILABLE TO YOU WHEN
YOU JOIN "THE 700 CLUB."
65 CENTS A DAY.
TAKE AN ADVENTURE.
MAKE AN ADVENTURE WITH GOD,
AND WATCH WHAT HE'LL DO.
HE WILL NEVER, EVER BREAK
HIS WORD.
WELL, TOMORROW ON "THE 700
CLUB," WE HAVE THE STORY OF
AN INFERTILE COUPLE WHO GET
A DOUBLE MIRACLE.
AND TODAY WE LEAVE YOU WITH
THESE WORDS FROM 2 JOHN:
"THIS IS LOVE, THAT WE WALK
ACCORDING TO HIS
COMMANDMENTS."
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US
ON THIS EDITION OF "THE 700
CLUB."
FOR LEE, FOR TERRY, FOR ALL
OF US, THIS IS PAT
ROBERTSON.
GOOD-BYE AND GOD BLESS YOU.