December 12, 2025

December 12, 2025 | 63:58

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The 700 Club | December 12, 2025 | December 12, 2025
  • The following program is
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  • The following program is sponsored by cbn today.
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  • Sponsored by cbn today. >> the promise of a child i
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  • >> the promise of a child i just always imagined my future
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  • Just always imagined my future as a wife and a mom and a race
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  • As a wife and a mom and a race against the clock.
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  • Against the clock. i felt time was against me.
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  • I felt time was against me. >> i was getting older how
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  • >> i was getting older how years of heartache month to
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  • Years of heartache month to month to month to month to year
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  • Month to month to month to year to year to led to a
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  • To year to led to a supernatural answer to prayer
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  • Supernatural answer to prayer instantly my tears instantly
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  • Instantly my tears instantly just bawling on today's 700
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  • Just bawling on today's 700 club don't give up because he's
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  • Club don't give up because he's not going to give up on you
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  • Not going to give up on you well to the 700 club.
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  • Well to the 700 club. merry christmas to you and
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  • Merry christmas to you and thanks for joining with us.
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  • Thanks for joining with us. >> the atf has released a new
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  • >> the atf has released a new video showing how hostages kept
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  • Video showing how hostages kept up their hope in the midst of
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  • Up their hope in the midst of captivity dubbed the beautiful
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  • Captivity dubbed the beautiful six.
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  • Six. >> they're seen lighting
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  • >> they're seen lighting candles and celebrating
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  • Candles and celebrating hanukkah.
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  • Hanukkah. >> well, meanwhile a new report
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  • >> well, meanwhile a new report many palestinian journalists in
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  • Many palestinian journalists in gaza were actually with
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  • Gaza were actually with terrorists.
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  • Terrorists. julie starr has the story from
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  • Julie starr has the story from jerusalem.
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  • Jerusalem. >> the majority of palestinians
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  • >> the majority of palestinians described reporters based in
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  • Described reporters based in gaza who were killed during the
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  • Gaza who were killed during the war were operatives with or
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  • War were operatives with or closely connected to terror
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  • Closely connected to terror groups.
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  • Groups. a new study published thursday
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  • A new study published thursday shows the may ear amit
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  • Shows the may ear amit intelligence and terrorism
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  • Intelligence and terrorism information center investigated
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  • Information center investigated 266 palestinians identified as
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  • 266 palestinians identified as journalists workers killed in
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  • Journalists workers killed in gaza from october 7th of 2023
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  • Gaza from october 7th of 2023 through november 30th of this
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  • Through november 30th of this year and found around 60% at
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  • Year and found around 60% at least hundred and 57 of them
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  • Least hundred and 57 of them were either members of terror
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  • Were either members of terror organizations or clearly
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  • Organizations or clearly connected to them.
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  • Connected to them. 104 with hamas and 45 with
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  • 104 with hamas and 45 with islamic.
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  • Islamic. a key point of the report is
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  • A key point of the report is that some of the reporters
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  • That some of the reporters based in gaza helped with
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  • Based in gaza helped with military actions or propaganda
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  • Military actions or propaganda for hamas's information war.
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  • For hamas's information war. also here in israel just a few
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  • Also here in israel just a few days before hanukkah, the
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  • Days before hanukkah, the families of six deceased
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  • Families of six deceased hostages published a sad,
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  • Hostages published a sad, haunting film about their loved
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  • Haunting film about their loved ones including israeli-american
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  • Ones including israeli-american hirsch, goldberg poulain.
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  • Hirsch, goldberg poulain. >> the captives are seen
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  • >> the captives are seen lighting hanukkah candles and
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  • Lighting hanukkah candles and praying, singing and
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  • Praying, singing and celebrating the holiday in a
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  • Celebrating the holiday in a tunnel.
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  • Tunnel. in december 2023 almog
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  • In december 2023 almog surrogacy out here on happy
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  • Surrogacy out here on happy holidays to us and all of
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  • Holidays to us and all of israel.
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  • Israel. may we celebrate every year.
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  • May we celebrate every year. may we be happy and blessed and
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  • May we be happy and blessed and with the help of the miracles
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  • With the help of the miracles that came on this holiday may
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  • That came on this holiday may we go home with a big miracle
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  • We go home with a big miracle maybe return to routine life.
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  • Maybe return to routine life. may be happy and good and may
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  • May be happy and good and may we all rejoice.
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  • We all rejoice. >> amen.
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  • >> amen. dubbed the beautiful six.
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  • Dubbed the beautiful six. >> their captors filmed them
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  • >> their captors filmed them saying holidays and playing
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  • Saying holidays and playing cards.
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  • Cards. the idf reportedly recovered
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  • The idf reportedly recovered hours of footage of hirsch
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  • Hours of footage of hirsch goldberg pauline carmel got a
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  • Goldberg pauline carmel got a daniel russel mi almog so rosy
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  • Daniel russel mi almog so rosy ori danino and alex luban of
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  • Ori danino and alex luban of filmed by hamas in late 2023
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  • Filmed by hamas in late 2023 but not released by the terror
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  • But not released by the terror group in august 2024 their
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  • Group in august 2024 their captors murdered six in a rafah
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  • Captors murdered six in a rafah tunnel.
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  • Tunnel. the idf found them two days
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  • The idf found them two days later.
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  • Later. the families of the six
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  • The families of the six released a statement saying
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  • Released a statement saying lighting hanukkah candles that
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  • Lighting hanukkah candles that dark place captures the essence
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  • Dark place captures the essence of the jewish spirit.
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  • Of the jewish spirit. prevailing over darkness.
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  • Prevailing over darkness. hamas filmed these videos
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  • Hamas filmed these videos propaganda but the humanity of
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  • Propaganda but the humanity of the beautiful six shines
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  • The beautiful six shines through this footage.
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  • Through this footage. meanwhile, hamas says it will
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  • Meanwhile, hamas says it will will store its weapons for now.
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  • Will store its weapons for now. but israel says that's not
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  • But israel says that's not enough.
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  • Enough. >> they will be disarmed.
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  • >> they will be disarmed. gaza will be demilitarized and
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  • Gaza will be demilitarized and the people of gaza will be
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  • The people of gaza will be radicalized as stated directly
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  • Radicalized as stated directly in the 20 point plan hamas and
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  • In the 20 point plan hamas and other terror factions will not
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  • Other terror factions will not have any role in the governance
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  • Have any role in the governance of gaza directly, indirectly or
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  • Of gaza directly, indirectly or in any form.
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  • In any form. >> julie stahl, cbn news,
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  • >> julie stahl, cbn news, jerusalem.
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  • Jerusalem. >> keep every time you see a
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  • >> keep every time you see a news report out of gaza or out
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  • News report out of gaza or out of the palestinian authority
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  • Of the palestinian authority that has to be first cleared to
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  • That has to be first cleared to do any kind of newsgathering
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  • Do any kind of newsgathering that region.
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  • That region. >> so if you're under hamas
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  • >> so if you're under hamas control, the geography is under
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  • Control, the geography is under hamas control.
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  • Hamas control. that means hamas approved you
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  • That means hamas approved you as a reporter in and what kind
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  • As a reporter in and what kind of point of view are you going
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  • Of point of view are you going to have of the conflict?
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  • To have of the conflict? >> you're going to have the
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  • >> you're going to have the hamas point of view if you're
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  • Hamas point of view if you're in the west bank authority has
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  • In the west bank authority has given you permission.
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  • Given you permission. they actually will review all
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  • They actually will review all of your previous reports about
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  • Of your previous reports about israel and, make a
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  • Israel and, make a determination are you on their
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  • Determination are you on their side or not.
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  • Side or not. and if you're not well then you
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  • And if you're not well then you don't get the right to any
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  • Don't get the right to any newsgathering from the
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  • Newsgathering from the palestinian authority.
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  • Palestinian authority. >> every organization on the
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  • >> every organization on the planet knows this.
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  • Planet knows this. what the problem is is the
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  • What the problem is is the viewers don't.
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  • Viewers don't. they don't know that they're
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  • They don't know that they're getting a slant on the news and
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  • Getting a slant on the news and they're not really the true
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  • They're not really the true picture particularly for hamas
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  • Picture particularly for hamas and the so-called ministry of
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  • And the so-called ministry of health.
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  • Health. it's all propaganda and it's
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  • It's all propaganda and it's propaganda aimed at israel aim
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  • Propaganda aimed at israel aim to damage israel.
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  • To damage israel. >> but it isn't wonderful that
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  • >> but it isn't wonderful that in their attempt to have a
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  • In their attempt to have a propaganda video of the
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  • Propaganda video of the hostages in tunnel.
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  • Hostages in tunnel. what happened was a shining
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  • What happened was a shining light to the whole world that
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  • Light to the whole world that even in the midst of that those
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  • Even in the midst of that those wonderful the glorious six they
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  • Wonderful the glorious six they held on to their face and they
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  • Held on to their face and they believed in god.
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  • Believed in god. >> let's this christmas
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  • >> let's this christmas hanukkah celebrate with the
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  • Hanukkah celebrate with the angels let there be peace earth
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  • Angels let there be peace earth goodwill to all men.
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  • Goodwill to all men. >> in other news israel is
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  • >> in other news israel is taking action to protect
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  • Taking action to protect children.
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  • Children. it's banning smartphones in
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  • It's banning smartphones in elementary schools starting in
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  • Elementary schools starting in february.
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  • February. john jessup has that story and
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  • John jessup has that story and more from our cbn news bureau
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  • More from our cbn news bureau in washington.
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  • In washington. that is right.
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  • That is right. gordon israel is joining other
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  • Gordon israel is joining other countries keeping phones of
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  • Countries keeping phones of schools.
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  • Schools. australia has gone even further
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  • Australia has gone even further with a total ban on social
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  • With a total ban on social media.
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  • Media. and right here in the united
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  • And right here in the united states lawmakers are
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  • States lawmakers are considering taking action as
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  • Considering taking action as well.
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  • Well. cbn capitol hill correspondent
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  • Cbn capitol hill correspondent michelle london the story.
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  • Michelle london the story. >> no other nation has taken
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  • >> no other nation has taken such measures as australia.
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  • Such measures as australia. and with the rollout of this
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  • And with the rollout of this tough new law it's being
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  • Tough new law it's being closely watched by legislators
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  • Closely watched by legislators across the the globe including
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  • Across the the globe including here in washington.
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  • Here in washington. >> the bans children from ten
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  • >> the bans children from ten platforms including instagram,
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  • Platforms including instagram, snapchat, youtube and tik tok.
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  • Snapchat, youtube and tik tok. its goal is to shelter children
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  • Its goal is to shelter children under 16 from addictive
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  • Under 16 from addictive algorithms as online predators
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  • Algorithms as online predators and digital bullies in the u.s.
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  • And digital bullies in the u.s. durbin and john cornyn are
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  • Durbin and john cornyn are showing interest.
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  • Showing interest. >> i think protecting children
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  • >> i think protecting children is an avenue that should be
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  • Is an avenue that should be pursued and i won't rule out
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  • Pursued and i won't rule out some sort of limitation in
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  • Some sort of limitation in sales or distribution.
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  • Sales or distribution. i think we ought to look at
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  • I think we ought to look at what australia is doing example
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  • What australia is doing example and requiring access to these
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  • And requiring access to these social media platforms.
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  • Social media platforms. >> we have to make sure that
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  • >> we have to make sure that not only our children see that
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  • Not only our children see that we have their backs on these
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  • We have their backs on these issues also on capitol hill to
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  • Issues also on capitol hill to me.
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  • Me. woods, who lost her son to
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  • Woods, who lost her son to sextortion other online harms
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  • Sextortion other online harms are calling on members of
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  • Are calling on members of congress to for similar
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  • Congress to for similar protections.
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  • Protections. >> james never spoke to anyone
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  • >> james never spoke to anyone he had a wonderful wonderful
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  • He had a wonderful wonderful community that, had his back
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  • Community that, had his back but yet he never spoke up.
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  • But yet he never spoke up. >> the senate judiciary
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  • >> the senate judiciary committee heard her testimony
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  • Committee heard her testimony as members worked to make
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  • As members worked to make sextortion illegal under
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  • Sextortion illegal under federal law.
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  • Federal law. >> it's laws like this that
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  • >> it's laws like this that would back our children and
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  • Would back our children and influence them to speak up and
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  • Influence them to speak up and them know that they're being
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  • Them know that they're being victimized.
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  • Victimized. >> lauren called for and has
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  • >> lauren called for and has with the national center for
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  • With the national center for missing and exploited children.
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  • Missing and exploited children. she sees social media trends
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  • She sees social media trends targeting young people.
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  • Targeting young people. the imagery videos, the chats
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  • The imagery videos, the chats that we are seeing and reading
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  • That we are seeing and reading are the most graphic that i
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  • Are the most graphic that i have ever seen in my 20 year
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  • Have ever seen in my 20 year history.
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  • History. we are hearing from law
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  • We are hearing from law enforcement in the field who
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  • Enforcement in the field who have said that this is the most
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  • Have said that this is the most disturbing content as well.
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  • Disturbing content as well. >> it was a high pressure
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  • >> it was a high pressure extortion.
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  • Extortion. earlier this year cbn
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  • Earlier this year cbn news talked to john dumais
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  • News talked to john dumais whose 17 year old son jordan
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  • Whose 17 year old son jordan committed suicide after a
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  • Committed suicide after a sextortion incident on
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  • Sextortion incident on instagram.
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  • Instagram. >> they want to pay $1,000 or
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  • >> they want to pay $1,000 or they're going to send it to all
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  • They're going to send it to all of his friends and and ruin his
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  • Of his friends and and ruin his life.
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  • Life. >> john is working with
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  • >> john is working with senators chuck grassley and
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  • Senators chuck grassley and marsha blackburn to pass the
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  • Marsha blackburn to pass the kids online safety act.
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  • Kids online safety act. >> senators grassley and
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  • >> senators grassley and ranking member durbin recently
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  • Ranking member durbin recently introduced three bipartisan
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  • Introduced three bipartisan bills to address online child
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  • Bills to address online child extortion.
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  • Extortion. one would update federal
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  • One would update federal sentencing guidelines.
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  • Sentencing guidelines. the other would crack down on
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  • The other would crack down on sextortion threats.
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  • Sextortion threats. the third would target violent
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  • The third would target violent criminal online networks.
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  • Criminal online networks. reporting in washington
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  • Reporting in washington michelle lunden, cbn news.
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  • Michelle lunden, cbn news. >> and important story.
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  • >> and important story. thank you, michelle.
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  • Thank you, michelle. we'll turning overseas to south
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  • We'll turning overseas to south korea where took a christian
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  • Korea where took a christian pastor into custody in
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  • Pastor into custody in september reportedly minor
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  • September reportedly minor election law charges.
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  • Election law charges. they've held him for almost
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  • They've held him for almost three months claiming he's a
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  • Three months claiming he's a flight risk and that he could
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  • Flight risk and that he could destroy.
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  • Destroy. in asia correspondent lucille
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  • In asia correspondent lucille tillerson was with his family
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  • Tillerson was with his family when he finally appeared in
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  • When he finally appeared in court and has this report.
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  • Court and has this report. >> i asked her young sons,
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  • >> i asked her young sons, children and grandchildren
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  • Children and grandchildren eagerly waited first court
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  • Eagerly waited first court hearing nearly two months after
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  • Hearing nearly two months after his arrest.
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  • His arrest. they were joined by elders
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  • They were joined by elders members of his church hoping
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  • Members of his church hoping for a favorable.
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  • For a favorable. his legal counsel typekit kim
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  • His legal counsel typekit kim says the charge of violating
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  • Says the charge of violating election law is minor.
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  • Election law is minor. >> plus, argues pastor son had
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  • >> plus, argues pastor son had the right to interview a
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  • The right to interview a candidate during a church
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  • Candidate during a church service which didn't break the
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  • Service which didn't break the law.
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  • Law. he should be guaranteed by the
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  • He should be guaranteed by the freedom of speech and the
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  • Freedom of speech and the freedom of religion outside of
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  • Freedom of religion outside of christian supporters prayed and
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  • Christian supporters prayed and rallied during the hearing
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  • Rallied during the hearing demanding justice.
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  • Demanding justice. >> and they are really
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  • >> and they are really questioning the way that this
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  • Questioning the way that this case is being handled.
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  • Case is being handled. they say that it's a very minor
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  • They say that it's a very minor case and they're wondering he
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  • Case and they're wondering he is not able to post bail video
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  • Is not able to post bail video recording was prohibited inside
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  • Recording was prohibited inside the courtroom.
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  • The courtroom. >> cbn news witnessed what
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  • >> cbn news witnessed what transpired.
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  • Transpired. it was an emotional moment for
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  • It was an emotional moment for the family as pastor son was
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  • The family as pastor son was brought in during the 30 minute
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  • Brought in during the 30 minute session.
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  • Session. he never once turned toward his
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  • He never once turned toward his family his son young son
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  • Family his son young son believes he could not bear
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  • Believes he could not bear being seen in prison clothes.
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  • Being seen in prison clothes. only the prosecution keeps
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  • Only the prosecution keeps delaying the submission of
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  • Delaying the submission of evidence.
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  • Evidence. >> and this feels like it's
  • 00:10:52.949 --> 00:10:53.583
  • >> and this feels like it's going on forever.
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  • Going on forever. young one son believes there's
  • 00:10:55.352 --> 00:10:56.052
  • Young one son believes there's a hidden agenda behind his
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  • A hidden agenda behind his father's prosecution.
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  • Father's prosecution. he points to how the pastor
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  • He points to how the pastor mobilized million people to
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  • Mobilized million people to oppose the proposed
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  • Oppose the proposed comprehensive
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  • Comprehensive anti-discrimination law which
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  • Anti-discrimination law which critics say could criminalize
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  • Critics say could criminalize preaching against homosexuality
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  • Preaching against homosexuality and restrict religious.
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  • And restrict religious. >> my father is a pastor who
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  • >> my father is a pastor who stood against the gay rights
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  • Stood against the gay rights act including the gay agenda in
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  • Act including the gay agenda in the curriculum for children.
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  • The curriculum for children. i couldn't believe that he was
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  • I couldn't believe that he was imprisoned for that as a pastor
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  • Imprisoned for that as a pastor at the second hearing on
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  • At the second hearing on november 25.
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  • November 25. prosecutors requested a year in
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  • Prosecutors requested a year in prison for pastor's son an
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  • Prison for pastor's son an unprecedented for the charge.
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  • Unprecedented for the charge. they claim he influenced
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  • They claim he influenced congregant months and
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  • Congregant months and undermined election fairness.
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  • Undermined election fairness. >> pastor responded as a pastor
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  • >> pastor responded as a pastor i had no choice but to speak
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  • I had no choice but to speak against the superintendent of
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  • Against the superintendent of education candidate who
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  • Education candidate who promoted the comprehensive
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  • Promoted the comprehensive anti-discrimination bill and
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  • Anti-discrimination bill and against president lee jae myung
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  • Against president lee jae myung who vowed to appoint minorities
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  • Who vowed to appoint minorities to a 30% of government
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  • To a 30% of government positions.
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  • Positions. my remarks were made during
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  • My remarks were made during worship.
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  • Worship. if this trial restricts
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  • If this trial restricts religious liberty and freedom
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  • Religious liberty and freedom of expression it will be a
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  • Of expression it will be a great to this nation.
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  • Great to this nation. >> december two republic of
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  • >> december two republic of korea lee myung ordered cabinet
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  • Korea lee myung ordered cabinet ministers to review the alleged
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  • Ministers to review the alleged separation of church and state
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  • Separation of church and state violations, citing cases where
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  • Violations, citing cases where religious foundations have
  • 00:12:22.072 --> 00:12:22.606
  • Religious foundations have intervened and and politics.
  • 00:12:22.739 --> 00:12:25.475
  • Intervened and and politics. he is also considering
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  • He is also considering disbanding such church
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  • Disbanding such church foundations.
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  • Foundations. >> moves that could further
  • 00:12:29.379 --> 00:12:29.980
  • >> moves that could further complicate pastor release for
  • 00:12:30.113 --> 00:12:33.016
  • Complicate pastor release for the republic of korea as allies
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  • The republic of korea as allies especially united states.
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  • Especially united states. these developments raise
  • 00:12:37.387 --> 00:12:37.888
  • These developments raise serious concerns the u.s. rok
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  • Serious concerns the u.s. rok alliance is rooted not only in
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  • Alliance is rooted not only in military cooperation but in
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  • Military cooperation but in shared democratic values
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  • Shared democratic values including for faith communities
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  • Including for faith communities to operate without fear of
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  • To operate without fear of political retaliation.
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  • Political retaliation. lucille palooza and cbn
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  • Lucille palooza and cbn news busan, south korea thank
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  • News busan, south korea thank you lucille gordon in previous
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  • You lucille gordon in previous reporting i remember you
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  • Reporting i remember you speaking out pretty forcefully
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  • Speaking out pretty forcefully on this case.
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  • On this case. >> it's of great concern to me
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  • >> it's of great concern to me because korea has long been of
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  • Because korea has long been of the united states and has long
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  • The united states and has long stood democracy in the region
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  • Stood democracy in the region and for freedom of speech
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  • And for freedom of speech freedom of religion.
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  • Freedom of religion. >> but here you have a agenda
  • 00:13:20.463 --> 00:13:23.566
  • >> but here you have a agenda being pushed and not just
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  • Being pushed and not just pushed but enforced in
  • 00:13:27.871 --> 00:13:28.338
  • Pushed but enforced in draconian ways for a pastor
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  • Draconian ways for a pastor within his church to interview
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  • Within his church to interview candidates for that school
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  • Candidates for that school board.
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  • Board. that's that's that's what we're
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  • That's that's that's what we're talking about.
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  • Talking about. it's an election for a school
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  • It's an election for a school board on how children in korea
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  • Board on how children in korea are going to be educated for
  • 00:13:43.286 --> 00:13:46.589
  • Are going to be educated for that to somehow be an election
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  • That to somehow be an election law violation or somehow the
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  • Law violation or somehow the uncosted tuition all that
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  • Uncosted tuition all that they're examining the
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  • They're examining the separation of church and state
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  • Separation of church and state are going to prohibit anyone
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  • Are going to prohibit anyone who has a role in christianity
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  • Who has a role in christianity from participating in politics
  • 00:14:03.540 --> 00:14:06.843
  • From participating in politics .
  • 00:14:06.977 --> 00:14:07.077
  • . >> it is absolutely incredible
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  • >> it is absolutely incredible to me.
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  • To me. our government should do
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  • Our government should do everything in its power to put
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  • Everything in its power to put pressure on korea.
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  • Pressure on korea. >> no, you cannot do this.
  • 00:14:15.018 --> 00:14:18.188
  • >> no, you cannot do this. be part of the free world and
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  • Be part of the free world and have this kind of action within
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  • Have this kind of action within your own country.
  • 00:14:22.792 --> 00:14:23.159
  • Your own country. elections should be free and
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  • Elections should be free and open informed should be able to
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  • Open informed should be able to be given to anyone in any
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  • Be given to anyone in any context and and especially
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  • Context and and especially within churches.
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  • Within churches. >> it just it is mind boggling
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  • >> it just it is mind boggling to me what they're doing now to
  • 00:14:35.372 --> 00:14:38.375
  • To me what they're doing now to add to it.
  • 00:14:38.508 --> 00:14:38.775
  • Add to it. you interview a candidate for
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  • You interview a candidate for office and for this this case
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  • Office and for this this case it's for the school
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  • It's for the school superintendent so you interview
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  • Superintendent so you interview candidate in your church.
  • 00:14:49.586 --> 00:14:50.120
  • Candidate in your church. what does the government do?
  • 00:14:50.253 --> 00:14:50.820
  • What does the government do? they arrest you.
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  • They arrest you. they put you in jail.
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  • They put you in jail. you bond.
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  • You bond. he's been imprisoned since that
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  • He's been imprisoned since that arrest and no possibility of
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  • Arrest and no possibility of being released.
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  • Being released. and then the prosecutors are
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  • And then the prosecutors are saying you need to spend a a
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  • Saying you need to spend a a year in jail.
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  • Year in jail. what does that do to every
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  • What does that do to every other pastor in the country?
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  • Other pastor in the country? the whole effect of this is to
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  • The whole effect of this is to try to free speech within the
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  • Try to free speech within the churches.
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  • Churches. now if you think that somehow
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  • Now if you think that somehow this can't come to the united
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  • This can't come to the united states, please again.
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  • States, please again. i've heard it in the public
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  • I've heard it in the public square right here in america
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  • Square right here in america that somehow or other it's
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  • That somehow or other it's unconscious to to or for a
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  • Unconscious to to or for a pastor to speak an election.
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  • Pastor to speak an election. >> that is incredible to
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  • >> that is incredible to because the constitution
  • 00:15:38.501 --> 00:15:39.002
  • Because the constitution guarantees free speech.
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  • Guarantees free speech. it guarantees the free exercise
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  • It guarantees the free exercise of religion and for americans
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  • Of religion and for americans to voice that somehow its own
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  • To voice that somehow its own constitution shows you how far
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  • Constitution shows you how far we've gone from our founding
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  • We've gone from our founding principles as church members,
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  • Principles as church members, as believers.
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  • As believers. >> we need to stand for our
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  • >> we need to stand for our rights as citizens because we
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  • Rights as citizens because we have same right as any other
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  • Have same right as any other citizen.
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  • Citizen. and if you're going to say an
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  • And if you're going to say an atheist has rights than a
  • 00:16:04.527 --> 00:16:06.429
  • Atheist has rights than a christian.
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  • Christian. >> well that's not america
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  • >> well that's not america anymore.
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  • Anymore. let's let's stand for what we
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  • Let's let's stand for what we believe in.
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  • Believe in. let's be very vocal in the
  • 00:16:11.201 --> 00:16:14.170
  • Let's be very vocal in the public square.
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  • Public square. now very important case
  • 00:16:14.737 --> 00:16:17.907
  • Now very important case happening right now the
  • 00:16:18.041 --> 00:16:18.508
  • Happening right now the national religious broadcasters
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  • National religious broadcasters have filed a suit against the
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  • Have filed a suit against the irs asking for the johnson
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  • Irs asking for the johnson amendment be declared
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  • Amendment be declared unconstitutional.
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  • Unconstitutional. that's going go to trial.
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  • That's going go to trial. i fully expect that's going to
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  • I fully expect that's going to go all the way to the supreme
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  • Go all the way to the supreme court.
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  • Court. i've i've asked for years
  • 00:16:36.459 --> 00:16:39.796
  • I've i've asked for years congress to repeal that
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  • Congress to repeal that horrible thing.
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  • Horrible thing. it shouldn't be there because
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  • It shouldn't be there because it is absolutely a a
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  • It is absolutely a a restriction on free speech.
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  • Restriction on free speech. america should be free and in
  • 00:16:47.904 --> 00:16:51.207
  • America should be free and in that freedom you have the right
  • 00:16:51.341 --> 00:16:51.941
  • That freedom you have the right of free free exercise of your
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  • Of free free exercise of your conscience.
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  • Conscience. if you want to be christian,
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  • If you want to be christian, great.
  • 00:16:56.679 --> 00:16:56.846
  • Great. if you want to be jewish great,
  • 00:16:56.980 --> 00:16:58.781
  • If you want to be jewish great, if you want to be muslim, great
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  • If you want to be muslim, great if you want to be none of the
  • 00:16:59.782 --> 00:17:00.683
  • If you want to be none of the of the above.
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  • Of the above. >> great.
  • 00:17:02.986 --> 00:17:03.219
  • >> great. you have that right here in
  • 00:17:03.353 --> 00:17:04.120
  • You have that right here in america but in that exercise
  • 00:17:04.254 --> 00:17:07.557
  • America but in that exercise you should be not lose any of
  • 00:17:07.690 --> 00:17:10.660
  • You should be not lose any of your citizenship.
  • 00:17:10.793 --> 00:17:11.161
  • Your citizenship. everyone should have that right
  • 00:17:11.294 --> 00:17:14.464
  • Everyone should have that right of free speech terry.
  • 00:17:14.597 --> 00:17:15.131
  • Of free speech terry. >> well, up next ice raids
  • 00:17:15.265 --> 00:17:18.768
  • >> well, up next ice raids target a house of worship
  • 00:17:18.902 --> 00:17:19.502
  • Target a house of worship operation web nabs members of
  • 00:17:19.636 --> 00:17:22.872
  • Operation web nabs members of an immigrant church.
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  • An immigrant church. see why the faith community is
  • 00:17:25.875 --> 00:17:26.709
  • See why the faith community is worried about what's coming
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  • Worried about what's coming next and why many are
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  • Next and why many are questioning the meaning of
  • 00:17:30.613 --> 00:17:31.147
  • Questioning the meaning of sanctuary.
  • 00:17:31.281 --> 00:17:34.350
  • Sanctuary. >> plus, she longed to have a
  • 00:17:34.517 --> 00:17:35.318
  • >> plus, she longed to have a baby yet a doctor's report all
  • 00:17:35.451 --> 00:17:38.388
  • Baby yet a doctor's report all but crushed her dreams.
  • 00:17:38.521 --> 00:17:38.988
  • But crushed her dreams. why this woman never stopped
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  • Why this woman never stopped for the impossible and how it
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  • For the impossible and how it led to her holding grace of god
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  • Led to her holding grace of god in the holy land.
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  • In the holy land. thousands struggle each day.
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  • >> monday rock and roll hall of famer jonathan cain the journey
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  • Famer jonathan cain the journey legend joins us in studio to
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  • Legend joins us in studio to share the story.
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  • Share the story. >> his latest hit no one else.
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  • And in shock from war torn ukraine.
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  • Ukraine. >> we were struck by two
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  • >> we were struck by two russian ballistic missiles
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  • Russian ballistic missiles volunteers are rebuilding
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  • Volunteers are rebuilding homes.
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  • Homes. >> that is why what we are
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  • Doing is so critical and bringing hope back to a nation
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  • Bringing hope back to a nation we all need to help each other
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  • We all need to help each other and stand united next week.
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  • And stand united next week. >> stay connected with cbn all
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  • >> stay connected with cbn all day across our platforms.
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  • Day across our platforms. a recent immigration
  • 00:18:56.736 --> 00:18:57.170
  • A recent immigration enforcement sweep in charlotte
  • 00:18:57.303 --> 00:18:57.904
  • Enforcement sweep in charlotte north met with organized
  • 00:18:58.037 --> 00:19:00.373
  • North met with organized resistance.
  • 00:19:00.506 --> 00:19:00.773
  • Resistance. authorities targeted places of
  • 00:19:00.907 --> 00:19:04.377
  • Authorities targeted places of faith and the immigrant church
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  • Faith and the immigrant church community is still the
  • 00:19:05.244 --> 00:19:08.181
  • Community is still the aftershocks.
  • 00:19:08.314 --> 00:19:08.581
  • Aftershocks. >> brody carter brings us that
  • 00:19:08.715 --> 00:19:09.349
  • >> brody carter brings us that story.
  • 00:19:09.482 --> 00:19:12.518
  • Story. >> traditionally churches have
  • 00:19:12.652 --> 00:19:13.252
  • >> traditionally churches have been considered of refuge
  • 00:19:13.386 --> 00:19:16.723
  • Been considered of refuge sanctuaries for all who seek
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  • Sanctuaries for all who seek it.
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  • It. but that changed in january and
  • 00:19:19.826 --> 00:19:20.626
  • But that changed in january and during a recent community event
  • 00:19:20.760 --> 00:19:24.197
  • During a recent community event here at casa de dios, a
  • 00:19:24.330 --> 00:19:24.864
  • Here at casa de dios, a community member, a church
  • 00:19:24.997 --> 00:19:25.531
  • Community member, a church member was detained leaving
  • 00:19:25.665 --> 00:19:28.434
  • Member was detained leaving many feeling as if they have no
  • 00:19:28.568 --> 00:19:29.235
  • Many feeling as if they have no place to turn.
  • 00:19:29.369 --> 00:19:29.702
  • Place to turn. we heard the news about ice but
  • 00:19:29.836 --> 00:19:32.905
  • We heard the news about ice but we this is a safe place and we
  • 00:19:33.039 --> 00:19:36.676
  • We this is a safe place and we wouldn't on doing nothing.
  • 00:19:36.809 --> 00:19:37.343
  • Wouldn't on doing nothing. we are not not criminals.
  • 00:19:37.477 --> 00:19:39.479
  • We are not not criminals. >> charlotte is home to a
  • 00:19:39.612 --> 00:19:40.346
  • >> charlotte is home to a vibrant community and in
  • 00:19:40.480 --> 00:19:43.383
  • Vibrant community and in november federal agents
  • 00:19:43.516 --> 00:19:43.983
  • November federal agents launched operation charlotte's
  • 00:19:44.117 --> 00:19:47.687
  • Launched operation charlotte's web to target possible
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  • Web to target possible criminals.
  • 00:19:48.454 --> 00:19:48.688
  • Criminals. >> we have known murderers and
  • 00:19:48.821 --> 00:19:51.491
  • >> we have known murderers and known drug dealers and some bad
  • 00:19:51.624 --> 00:19:55.361
  • Known drug dealers and some bad people.
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  • People. >> you know we want to get them
  • 00:19:55.828 --> 00:19:56.496
  • >> you know we want to get them out.
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  • Out. the result to pastors and
  • 00:19:56.896 --> 00:19:58.898
  • The result to pastors and attorneys became a shocking all
  • 00:19:59.031 --> 00:19:59.665
  • Attorneys became a shocking all campaign sparking protest and
  • 00:19:59.799 --> 00:20:02.402
  • Campaign sparking protest and viral moments of of outrage.
  • 00:20:02.535 --> 00:20:06.038
  • Viral moments of of outrage. >> we want you out of here.
  • 00:20:06.172 --> 00:20:06.906
  • >> we want you out of here. i am a citizen.
  • 00:20:07.039 --> 00:20:10.176
  • I am a citizen. >> we are citizens that has
  • 00:20:10.309 --> 00:20:11.043
  • >> we are citizens that has america that we're.
  • 00:20:11.177 --> 00:20:13.479
  • America that we're. we're scared.
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  • We're scared. that's for sure.
  • 00:20:14.046 --> 00:20:14.380
  • That's for sure. they were scared.
  • 00:20:14.514 --> 00:20:14.881
  • They were scared. they desired of people.
  • 00:20:15.014 --> 00:20:17.316
  • They desired of people. >> they just decided to stay at
  • 00:20:17.450 --> 00:20:18.217
  • >> they just decided to stay at home.
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  • Home. faith leaders say ice agents
  • 00:20:18.651 --> 00:20:20.887
  • Faith leaders say ice agents displayed aggressive tactics
  • 00:20:21.020 --> 00:20:21.587
  • Displayed aggressive tactics frightening their.
  • 00:20:21.721 --> 00:20:24.724
  • Frightening their. many immigrant churches stopped
  • 00:20:24.857 --> 00:20:25.458
  • Many immigrant churches stopped holding services for weeks as
  • 00:20:25.591 --> 00:20:28.227
  • Holding services for weeks as some 30,000 children also
  • 00:20:28.361 --> 00:20:28.895
  • Some 30,000 children also reportedly stayed home from
  • 00:20:29.028 --> 00:20:32.131
  • Reportedly stayed home from school.
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  • School. >> we had a ladies cooking
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  • >> we had a ladies cooking inside the temple and man was
  • 00:20:36.269 --> 00:20:40.606
  • Inside the temple and man was working in the forest and we
  • 00:20:40.740 --> 00:20:41.340
  • Working in the forest and we had two kids playing you know,
  • 00:20:41.474 --> 00:20:44.911
  • Had two kids playing you know, here on this saturday afternoon
  • 00:20:45.044 --> 00:20:45.678
  • Here on this saturday afternoon at casa de dios members
  • 00:20:45.812 --> 00:20:48.614
  • At casa de dios members gathered for a sermon before
  • 00:20:48.748 --> 00:20:49.315
  • Gathered for a sermon before tackling a service project to
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  • Tackling a service project to clean up the woods and cut down
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  • Clean up the woods and cut down trees.
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  • Trees. >> i show because we are not
  • 00:20:53.953 --> 00:20:57.089
  • >> i show because we are not hiding nobody.
  • 00:20:57.223 --> 00:20:57.523
  • Hiding nobody. pastor victor ramirez ice
  • 00:20:57.657 --> 00:21:00.059
  • Pastor victor ramirez ice agents moved in unexpectedly
  • 00:21:00.193 --> 00:21:00.760
  • Agents moved in unexpectedly causing some members to head
  • 00:21:00.893 --> 00:21:04.363
  • Causing some members to head into the woods while others hid
  • 00:21:04.497 --> 00:21:05.097
  • Into the woods while others hid inside for safety.
  • 00:21:05.231 --> 00:21:07.667
  • Inside for safety. >> terrified children watched
  • 00:21:07.800 --> 00:21:08.367
  • >> terrified children watched and others held on to them as
  • 00:21:08.501 --> 00:21:11.370
  • And others held on to them as ice agents detained in el
  • 00:21:11.504 --> 00:21:12.071
  • Ice agents detained in el salvador.
  • 00:21:12.205 --> 00:21:12.438
  • Salvador. in church member deported him
  • 00:21:12.572 --> 00:21:15.308
  • In church member deported him ten days later leaving behind
  • 00:21:15.441 --> 00:21:16.042
  • Ten days later leaving behind his wife and adult children.
  • 00:21:16.175 --> 00:21:19.712
  • His wife and adult children. >> i understand that ice has to
  • 00:21:19.846 --> 00:21:20.680
  • >> i understand that ice has to find criminals.
  • 00:21:20.813 --> 00:21:23.950
  • Find criminals. i understand that and i agree
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  • I understand that and i agree with that.
  • 00:21:24.851 --> 00:21:25.084
  • With that. but he's not a criminal.
  • 00:21:25.218 --> 00:21:27.753
  • But he's not a criminal. this is a church.
  • 00:21:27.887 --> 00:21:28.254
  • This is a church. it's a church?
  • 00:21:28.387 --> 00:21:30.890
  • It's a church? >> while the arrest left a deep
  • 00:21:31.023 --> 00:21:31.757
  • >> while the arrest left a deep wound, it also raises question
  • 00:21:31.891 --> 00:21:34.494
  • Wound, it also raises question of the ability to freely
  • 00:21:34.627 --> 00:21:35.127
  • Of the ability to freely exercise religion.
  • 00:21:35.261 --> 00:21:38.998
  • Exercise religion. >> we are all having to
  • 00:21:39.131 --> 00:21:39.732
  • >> we are all having to challenge that in federal
  • 00:21:39.866 --> 00:21:40.399
  • Challenge that in federal court.
  • 00:21:40.533 --> 00:21:40.700
  • Court. attorney anna cushman who
  • 00:21:40.833 --> 00:21:42.602
  • Attorney anna cushman who represents a number of
  • 00:21:42.735 --> 00:21:43.202
  • Represents a number of detainees charges that in
  • 00:21:43.336 --> 00:21:43.870
  • Detainees charges that in addition to spreading these
  • 00:21:44.003 --> 00:21:46.539
  • Addition to spreading these sweeps often operate outside
  • 00:21:46.672 --> 00:21:47.206
  • Sweeps often operate outside the law.
  • 00:21:47.340 --> 00:21:47.573
  • The law. and she's part of a law firm
  • 00:21:49.942 --> 00:21:50.977
  • And she's part of a law firm intent on proving it.
  • 00:21:51.110 --> 00:21:51.544
  • Intent on proving it. >> i first think about the
  • 00:21:51.677 --> 00:21:53.646
  • >> i first think about the constitution protecting the
  • 00:21:53.779 --> 00:21:56.782
  • Constitution protecting the free exercise of religion.
  • 00:21:56.916 --> 00:21:57.450
  • Free exercise of religion. that's kind i think you always
  • 00:21:57.583 --> 00:22:01.020
  • That's kind i think you always have to start because there's
  • 00:22:01.153 --> 00:22:01.721
  • Have to start because there's not an exception there that
  • 00:22:01.854 --> 00:22:04.323
  • Not an exception there that says you get to exercise your
  • 00:22:04.457 --> 00:22:05.157
  • Says you get to exercise your religion so long as you don't
  • 00:22:05.291 --> 00:22:08.528
  • Religion so long as you don't get in the way of enforcement.
  • 00:22:08.661 --> 00:22:12.231
  • Get in the way of enforcement. >> there is no exception there
  • 00:22:12.365 --> 00:22:16.102
  • >> there is no exception there for this christian attorney.
  • 00:22:16.235 --> 00:22:16.802
  • For this christian attorney. >> faith calls her to welcome
  • 00:22:16.936 --> 00:22:17.503
  • >> faith calls her to welcome everyone immigrants and
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  • Everyone immigrants and refugees a principle she
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  • Refugees a principle she believes is under attack.
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  • Believes is under attack. >> we are not welcoming the
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  • >> we are not welcoming the stranger.
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  • Stranger. we not treating the least of
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  • We not treating the least of these as if they are jesus that
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  • These as if they are jesus that we are called to this kind of
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  • We are called to this kind of radical hospitality to those in
  • 00:22:32.652 --> 00:22:35.555
  • Radical hospitality to those in our midst because we too were
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  • Our midst because we too were strangers.
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  • Strangers. >> that call is tested daily at
  • 00:22:39.659 --> 00:22:40.426
  • >> that call is tested daily at casa church on charlotte's east
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  • Casa church on charlotte's east side.
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  • Side. associate pastor alejandro tan
  • 00:22:43.596 --> 00:22:46.732
  • Associate pastor alejandro tan leads a thousand congregants
  • 00:22:46.866 --> 00:22:47.433
  • Leads a thousand congregants mostly latino immigrants.
  • 00:22:47.567 --> 00:22:50.636
  • Mostly latino immigrants. >> while he acknowledges many
  • 00:22:50.770 --> 00:22:51.404
  • >> while he acknowledges many are undocumented.
  • 00:22:51.537 --> 00:22:51.904
  • Are undocumented. his duty is them all while also
  • 00:22:52.038 --> 00:22:54.574
  • His duty is them all while also upholding the law.
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  • Upholding the law. >> yeah, i can lie.
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  • >> yeah, i can lie. >> there's a people with no
  • 00:22:58.411 --> 00:22:59.145
  • >> there's a people with no papers.
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  • Papers. of course we know and our
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  • Of course we know and our attention right now in this
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  • Attention right now in this situation is we are the church.
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  • Situation is we are the church. we are the body of christ.
  • 00:23:06.986 --> 00:23:07.620
  • We are the body of christ. we are christian and we need to
  • 00:23:07.753 --> 00:23:10.590
  • We are christian and we need to obey the law.
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  • Obey the law. we are not the law but we think
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  • We are not the law but we think there's a different ways to do
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  • There's a different ways to do the law.
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  • The law. >> i ice agents reportedly
  • 00:23:18.364 --> 00:23:21.934
  • >> i ice agents reportedly caught upwards of 370 people
  • 00:23:22.068 --> 00:23:24.537
  • Caught upwards of 370 people and as their charlotte's web
  • 00:23:24.670 --> 00:23:25.237
  • And as their charlotte's web operation root, a coordinated
  • 00:23:25.371 --> 00:23:28.407
  • Operation root, a coordinated citizens network sprang up
  • 00:23:28.541 --> 00:23:31.444
  • Citizens network sprang up nonprofits local, churches and
  • 00:23:31.577 --> 00:23:35.748
  • Nonprofits local, churches and neighbors came together
  • 00:23:35.881 --> 00:23:36.382
  • Neighbors came together protesting, blowing whistles to
  • 00:23:36.515 --> 00:23:37.149
  • Protesting, blowing whistles to warn about approaching agents
  • 00:23:37.283 --> 00:23:39.852
  • Warn about approaching agents while handing out know your
  • 00:23:39.986 --> 00:23:40.553
  • While handing out know your rights fliers.
  • 00:23:40.686 --> 00:23:40.987
  • Rights fliers. some also volunteered to
  • 00:23:41.120 --> 00:23:43.923
  • Some also volunteered to deliver food to families afraid
  • 00:23:44.056 --> 00:23:44.724
  • Deliver food to families afraid to leave home.
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  • To leave home. >> we don't need immigration
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  • >> we don't need immigration customs force coming into
  • 00:23:50.563 --> 00:23:51.163
  • Customs force coming into charlotte disrupting our city
  • 00:23:51.297 --> 00:23:55.334
  • Charlotte disrupting our city creating fear in our city and
  • 00:23:55.468 --> 00:23:58.904
  • Creating fear in our city and workplace.
  • 00:23:59.038 --> 00:23:59.271
  • Workplace. >> this is not about public
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  • >> this is not about public safety.
  • 00:24:00.106 --> 00:24:00.306
  • Safety. it is not finding criminals.
  • 00:24:00.439 --> 00:24:03.042
  • It is not finding criminals. it is about beer.
  • 00:24:03.175 --> 00:24:03.542
  • It is about beer. it is about quote us and it's
  • 00:24:03.676 --> 00:24:06.979
  • It is about quote us and it's about control.
  • 00:24:07.113 --> 00:24:07.446
  • About control. >> the rally cry was organized
  • 00:24:07.580 --> 00:24:08.147
  • >> the rally cry was organized under the message loving your
  • 00:24:08.280 --> 00:24:10.316
  • Under the message loving your neighbor isn't just the right
  • 00:24:10.449 --> 00:24:11.017
  • Neighbor isn't just the right thing to do.
  • 00:24:11.150 --> 00:24:11.450
  • Thing to do. >> it's holy barbershop.
  • 00:24:11.584 --> 00:24:14.620
  • >> it's holy barbershop. >> being here is really going
  • 00:24:14.754 --> 00:24:15.421
  • >> being here is really going to affect how we live on a day
  • 00:24:15.554 --> 00:24:16.322
  • To affect how we live on a day to day, you know?
  • 00:24:16.455 --> 00:24:18.357
  • To day, you know? you know we're going to be
  • 00:24:18.491 --> 00:24:19.125
  • You know we're going to be living in fear because of fear
  • 00:24:19.258 --> 00:24:20.459
  • Living in fear because of fear that one day one of us might
  • 00:24:20.593 --> 00:24:21.193
  • That one day one of us might not come home.
  • 00:24:21.327 --> 00:24:21.661
  • Not come home. >> ice declined cbn's request
  • 00:24:21.794 --> 00:24:24.196
  • >> ice declined cbn's request for an interview and gave a
  • 00:24:24.330 --> 00:24:24.930
  • For an interview and gave a statement that its actions in
  • 00:24:25.064 --> 00:24:25.665
  • Statement that its actions in charlotte lawful and targeted
  • 00:24:25.798 --> 00:24:28.367
  • Charlotte lawful and targeted threats to public safety facing
  • 00:24:28.501 --> 00:24:31.404
  • Threats to public safety facing that future.
  • 00:24:31.537 --> 00:24:31.804
  • That future. faith leaders are left with a
  • 00:24:31.937 --> 00:24:32.571
  • Faith leaders are left with a final simple plea the president
  • 00:24:32.705 --> 00:24:36.609
  • Final simple plea the president or i'm for them we pray for
  • 00:24:36.742 --> 00:24:37.309
  • Or i'm for them we pray for him.
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  • Him. >> all we ask some mercy
  • 00:24:37.710 --> 00:24:39.979
  • >> all we ask some mercy because the people that
  • 00:24:40.112 --> 00:24:40.613
  • Because the people that attended our church they're not
  • 00:24:40.746 --> 00:24:44.383
  • Attended our church they're not criminals.
  • 00:24:44.517 --> 00:24:44.750
  • Criminals. we're not criminals.
  • 00:24:44.884 --> 00:24:45.317
  • We're not criminals. we a purpose the purpose of the
  • 00:24:45.451 --> 00:24:47.486
  • We a purpose the purpose of the law.
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  • Law. >> reporting in charlotte,
  • 00:24:47.887 --> 00:24:50.456
  • >> reporting in charlotte, carolina brody carter, cbn
  • 00:24:50.589 --> 00:24:54.026
  • Carolina brody carter, cbn news.
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  • News. well, i definitely think the
  • 00:24:54.460 --> 00:24:55.027
  • Well, i definitely think the trump administration has way
  • 00:24:55.161 --> 00:24:57.730
  • Trump administration has way too far and i hope they hear
  • 00:24:57.863 --> 00:24:58.497
  • Too far and i hope they hear the plea out of that in
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  • The plea out of that in charlotte.
  • 00:25:01.701 --> 00:25:01.934
  • Charlotte. >> they're not enforcing
  • 00:25:02.068 --> 00:25:05.237
  • >> they're not enforcing they're not sheltering that
  • 00:25:05.371 --> 00:25:05.938
  • They're not sheltering that they encourage their
  • 00:25:06.072 --> 00:25:09.542
  • They encourage their congregants to obey the law.
  • 00:25:09.675 --> 00:25:10.276
  • Congregants to obey the law. >> that's what christians do.
  • 00:25:10.409 --> 00:25:13.646
  • >> that's what christians do. we submit to the authorities
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  • We submit to the authorities placed over us that's that goes
  • 00:25:14.613 --> 00:25:17.750
  • Placed over us that's that goes back to the book.
  • 00:25:17.883 --> 00:25:20.720
  • Back to the book. romans and so if paul can tell
  • 00:25:20.853 --> 00:25:21.687
  • Romans and so if paul can tell the church in rome to submit to
  • 00:25:21.821 --> 00:25:24.356
  • The church in rome to submit to authorities we're doing that
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  • Authorities we're doing that today.
  • 00:25:25.191 --> 00:25:25.357
  • Today. but why in the world would you
  • 00:25:27.560 --> 00:25:28.494
  • But why in the world would you raid that church?
  • 00:25:28.627 --> 00:25:28.994
  • Raid that church? it makes no to me and
  • 00:25:29.128 --> 00:25:31.864
  • It makes no to me and absolutely is a constitutional
  • 00:25:31.997 --> 00:25:32.598
  • Absolutely is a constitutional issue because the constitution
  • 00:25:32.732 --> 00:25:35.501
  • Issue because the constitution guarantees the free right the
  • 00:25:35.634 --> 00:25:39.138
  • Guarantees the free right the free exercise of religion and
  • 00:25:39.271 --> 00:25:39.872
  • Free exercise of religion and it doesn't get any any more
  • 00:25:40.005 --> 00:25:42.742
  • It doesn't get any any more open that you're exercising
  • 00:25:42.875 --> 00:25:43.442
  • Open that you're exercising your religion you're attending
  • 00:25:43.576 --> 00:25:46.879
  • Your religion you're attending a church service and the
  • 00:25:47.012 --> 00:25:47.513
  • A church service and the government comes in in and raid
  • 00:25:47.646 --> 00:25:50.449
  • Government comes in in and raid your service.
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  • Your service. >> that should not be in
  • 00:25:51.016 --> 00:25:51.617
  • >> that should not be in america.
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  • America. how has the administration gone
  • 00:25:53.986 --> 00:25:54.653
  • How has the administration gone too far?
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  • Too far? i'll say it again.
  • 00:25:55.154 --> 00:25:55.554
  • I'll say it again. yes they have and this is an
  • 00:25:55.688 --> 00:25:58.457
  • Yes they have and this is an election up.
  • 00:25:58.591 --> 00:26:01.694
  • Election up. please pay attention to this.
  • 00:26:01.827 --> 00:26:02.394
  • Please pay attention to this. you can say all day you're
  • 00:26:02.528 --> 00:26:05.331
  • You can say all day you're you're going after murderers
  • 00:26:05.464 --> 00:26:05.998
  • You're going after murderers and rapists and drug dealers.
  • 00:26:06.132 --> 00:26:09.635
  • And rapists and drug dealers. but now that what we just saw
  • 00:26:09.769 --> 00:26:10.503
  • But now that what we just saw in charlotte you're going after
  • 00:26:10.636 --> 00:26:11.237
  • In charlotte you're going after church members so why what what
  • 00:26:11.370 --> 00:26:13.706
  • Church members so why what what do you hoping to gain in that?
  • 00:26:13.839 --> 00:26:17.576
  • Do you hoping to gain in that? now i will underline this is a
  • 00:26:17.710 --> 00:26:21.080
  • Now i will underline this is a problem created entirely by the
  • 00:26:21.213 --> 00:26:24.817
  • Problem created entirely by the biden administration and before
  • 00:26:24.950 --> 00:26:25.584
  • Biden administration and before the biden administration and
  • 00:26:25.718 --> 00:26:29.121
  • The biden administration and the inaction of previous
  • 00:26:29.255 --> 00:26:29.855
  • The inaction of previous administrations on the issue of
  • 00:26:29.989 --> 00:26:32.892
  • Administrations on the issue of immigration and specifically
  • 00:26:33.025 --> 00:26:35.961
  • Immigration and specifically what happens to the children
  • 00:26:36.095 --> 00:26:36.662
  • What happens to the children who are brought and are raised
  • 00:26:36.796 --> 00:26:40.499
  • Who are brought and are raised here, do they have a path to
  • 00:26:40.633 --> 00:26:43.369
  • Here, do they have a path to citizenship?
  • 00:26:43.502 --> 00:26:43.769
  • Citizenship? should there have been an open
  • 00:26:43.903 --> 00:26:46.906
  • Should there have been an open door policy during the biden
  • 00:26:47.039 --> 00:26:47.673
  • Door policy during the biden administration?
  • 00:26:47.807 --> 00:26:48.140
  • Administration? >> absolutely not.
  • 00:26:48.274 --> 00:26:51.310
  • >> absolutely not. and are we trying to clean that
  • 00:26:51.443 --> 00:26:52.211
  • And are we trying to clean that up and say no, you in so many
  • 00:26:52.344 --> 00:26:55.681
  • Up and say no, you in so many undesirables we can't tell
  • 00:26:55.815 --> 00:26:56.348
  • Undesirables we can't tell who's who's?
  • 00:26:56.482 --> 00:26:59.051
  • Who's who's? but in the same breath please
  • 00:26:59.185 --> 00:27:02.354
  • But in the same breath please don't do this incredible
  • 00:27:02.488 --> 00:27:06.192
  • Don't do this incredible action.
  • 00:27:06.325 --> 00:27:06.525
  • Action. it just makes no sense to me.
  • 00:27:06.659 --> 00:27:07.293
  • It just makes no sense to me. you would have people with no
  • 00:27:07.426 --> 00:27:10.062
  • You would have people with no id, no way to look at their
  • 00:27:10.196 --> 00:27:13.933
  • Id, no way to look at their faces and you're saying and
  • 00:27:14.066 --> 00:27:14.633
  • Faces and you're saying and that's for their protection.
  • 00:27:14.767 --> 00:27:17.236
  • That's for their protection. >> there's some criminal gang
  • 00:27:17.369 --> 00:27:18.037
  • >> there's some criminal gang that's going to come after
  • 00:27:18.170 --> 00:27:18.704
  • That's going to come after them.
  • 00:27:18.838 --> 00:27:19.004
  • Them. you're rating a church you're
  • 00:27:19.138 --> 00:27:21.841
  • You're rating a church you're rating a home depot parking lot
  • 00:27:21.974 --> 00:27:24.977
  • Rating a home depot parking lot .
  • 00:27:25.110 --> 00:27:25.211
  • . >> these aren't the criminals
  • 00:27:25.344 --> 00:27:25.911
  • >> these aren't the criminals you're looking.
  • 00:27:26.045 --> 00:27:29.582
  • You're looking. so why in the world are you
  • 00:27:29.715 --> 00:27:30.549
  • So why in the world are you doing it?
  • 00:27:30.683 --> 00:27:30.916
  • Doing it? because the average american is
  • 00:27:31.050 --> 00:27:33.586
  • Because the average american is looking at that and saying i
  • 00:27:33.719 --> 00:27:34.320
  • Looking at that and saying i don't want that i don't want
  • 00:27:34.453 --> 00:27:36.856
  • Don't want that i don't want that in my nation that is on.
  • 00:27:36.989 --> 00:27:40.326
  • That in my nation that is on. >> so please pay attention to
  • 00:27:40.459 --> 00:27:41.193
  • >> so please pay attention to that and.
  • 00:27:41.327 --> 00:27:44.029
  • That and. please restrain what you are
  • 00:27:44.163 --> 00:27:44.797
  • Please restrain what you are doing there.
  • 00:27:44.930 --> 00:27:48.033
  • Doing there. >> well, up next a mountain
  • 00:27:48.167 --> 00:27:48.901
  • >> well, up next a mountain moving prayer this young woman
  • 00:27:49.034 --> 00:27:52.371
  • Moving prayer this young woman never lost faith even through
  • 00:27:52.504 --> 00:27:53.105
  • Never lost faith even through years of infertility and
  • 00:27:53.239 --> 00:27:55.741
  • Years of infertility and heartbreak.
  • 00:27:55.875 --> 00:27:56.141
  • Heartbreak. stay tuned to see how she
  • 00:27:56.275 --> 00:27:56.809
  • Stay tuned to see how she received own little miracle.
  • 00:27:56.942 --> 00:28:00.479
  • Received own little miracle. and then gordon and i are going
  • 00:28:00.613 --> 00:28:01.280
  • And then gordon and i are going to be praying for you.
  • 00:28:01.413 --> 00:28:03.115
  • To be praying for you. >> stay with us.
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  • Second set for free. call one 844 holy oil that's
  • 00:28:06.011 --> 00:28:09.236
  • Call one 844 holy oil that's 1844465964 five.
  • 00:28:09.370 --> 00:28:19.380
  • 1844465964 five. lacey read the stories of women
  • 00:28:19.513 --> 00:28:23.083
  • Lacey read the stories of women in the bible many struggling
  • 00:28:23.217 --> 00:28:23.884
  • In the bible many struggling the same way that she was when
  • 00:28:24.018 --> 00:28:24.752
  • The same way that she was when lacey saw that god had given
  • 00:28:24.885 --> 00:28:27.621
  • Lacey saw that god had given them the desires of their heart
  • 00:28:27.755 --> 00:28:28.489
  • Them the desires of their heart and held on to that promise
  • 00:28:28.622 --> 00:28:31.191
  • And held on to that promise that he would do the same for
  • 00:28:31.325 --> 00:28:32.126
  • That he would do the same for her.
  • 00:28:32.259 --> 00:28:34.528
  • Her. >> i had hope in my heart.
  • 00:28:34.661 --> 00:28:38.632
  • >> i had hope in my heart. i had the word of god.
  • 00:28:38.766 --> 00:28:39.400
  • I had the word of god. i had the promise and wanted
  • 00:28:39.533 --> 00:28:42.136
  • I had the promise and wanted this child so badly and that
  • 00:28:42.269 --> 00:28:42.903
  • This child so badly and that was being threatened by hearing
  • 00:28:43.037 --> 00:28:45.973
  • Was being threatened by hearing this news of you need to have
  • 00:28:46.106 --> 00:28:46.807
  • This news of you need to have surgery.
  • 00:28:46.940 --> 00:28:53.113
  • Surgery. >> when i was growing up i
  • 00:28:53.247 --> 00:28:54.014
  • >> when i was growing up i always knew i wanted a family.
  • 00:28:54.148 --> 00:28:54.748
  • Always knew i wanted a family. i always imagined my future as
  • 00:28:54.882 --> 00:28:57.151
  • I always imagined my future as a wife and a mom i was 12 years
  • 00:28:57.284 --> 00:29:00.554
  • A wife and a mom i was 12 years old.
  • 00:29:00.687 --> 00:29:00.821
  • Old. i started developing ovarian
  • 00:29:00.954 --> 00:29:01.522
  • I started developing ovarian cysts and they were quite
  • 00:29:01.655 --> 00:29:04.158
  • Cysts and they were quite painful and there were a lot.
  • 00:29:04.291 --> 00:29:07.728
  • Painful and there were a lot. the surgeries did take a toll.
  • 00:29:07.861 --> 00:29:08.495
  • The surgeries did take a toll. not only physically but
  • 00:29:08.629 --> 00:29:09.229
  • Not only physically but emotionally.
  • 00:29:09.363 --> 00:29:11.665
  • Emotionally. i remember hearing at times
  • 00:29:11.799 --> 00:29:12.366
  • I remember hearing at times that potentially children could
  • 00:29:12.499 --> 00:29:15.469
  • That potentially children could be an issue for me if these
  • 00:29:15.602 --> 00:29:16.336
  • Be an issue for me if these kinds of hormonal issues
  • 00:29:16.470 --> 00:29:17.004
  • Kinds of hormonal issues continued to happen.
  • 00:29:17.137 --> 00:29:19.206
  • Continued to happen. i was excited to be married.
  • 00:29:19.339 --> 00:29:23.110
  • I was excited to be married. i was excited to start this new
  • 00:29:23.243 --> 00:29:24.078
  • I was excited to start this new life.
  • 00:29:24.211 --> 00:29:24.378
  • Life. excited to.
  • 00:29:24.511 --> 00:29:26.613
  • Excited to. >> learn what the lord had for
  • 00:29:26.780 --> 00:29:27.581
  • >> learn what the lord had for for my family.
  • 00:29:27.714 --> 00:29:28.048
  • For my family. once we decided we were ready
  • 00:29:29.783 --> 00:29:30.684
  • Once we decided we were ready to have children.
  • 00:29:30.818 --> 00:29:31.185
  • To have children. >> things didn't happen so we
  • 00:29:31.318 --> 00:29:34.288
  • >> things didn't happen so we get to year one of trying and
  • 00:29:34.421 --> 00:29:36.924
  • Get to year one of trying and nothing had happened yet.
  • 00:29:37.057 --> 00:29:37.591
  • Nothing had happened yet. >> and then i start to to get
  • 00:29:37.724 --> 00:29:40.260
  • >> and then i start to to get concerned and my doctor said
  • 00:29:40.394 --> 00:29:40.994
  • Concerned and my doctor said okay after of trying if
  • 00:29:41.128 --> 00:29:44.364
  • Okay after of trying if nothing's happening we need to
  • 00:29:44.498 --> 00:29:45.132
  • Nothing's happening we need to start doing some tests and it
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  • Start doing some tests and it created this foundation in me
  • 00:29:48.502 --> 00:29:49.136
  • Created this foundation in me of no what does the word of god
  • 00:29:49.269 --> 00:29:51.805
  • Of no what does the word of god say?
  • 00:29:51.939 --> 00:29:52.072
  • Say? i did a lot of research on
  • 00:29:52.206 --> 00:29:52.806
  • I did a lot of research on women in the bible were barren
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  • Women in the bible were barren and not having children and i
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  • And not having children and i saw their desire to have
  • 00:29:56.710 --> 00:29:59.546
  • Saw their desire to have children and then i saw the
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  • Children and then i saw the lord's impending answer which
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  • Lord's impending answer which was yes and he brought the
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  • Was yes and he brought the child he he brought of their
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  • Child he he brought of their heart.
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  • Heart. so that helped me stay anchored
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  • So that helped me stay anchored .
  • 00:30:09.690 --> 00:30:09.790
  • . it was a long process not
  • 00:30:09.923 --> 00:30:10.624
  • It was a long process not knowing from month to month to
  • 00:30:10.757 --> 00:30:13.694
  • Knowing from month to month to month to month to year to year
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  • Month to month to year to year to year.
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  • To year. i felt like time was against
  • 00:30:18.065 --> 00:30:18.665
  • I felt like time was against me.
  • 00:30:18.799 --> 00:30:18.932
  • Me. i was getting older.
  • 00:30:19.066 --> 00:30:19.500
  • I was getting older. both of were getting older.
  • 00:30:19.633 --> 00:30:21.502
  • Both of were getting older. >> my own emotions attacked my
  • 00:30:21.635 --> 00:30:22.369
  • >> my own emotions attacked my faith right.
  • 00:30:22.503 --> 00:30:25.239
  • Faith right. >> i went inward and i said
  • 00:30:25.372 --> 00:30:26.106
  • >> i went inward and i said what is wrong with you?
  • 00:30:26.240 --> 00:30:26.740
  • What is wrong with you? why can't god you pray for
  • 00:30:26.874 --> 00:30:29.009
  • Why can't god you pray for other people and they see
  • 00:30:29.143 --> 00:30:29.676
  • Other people and they see miracles.
  • 00:30:29.810 --> 00:30:30.043
  • Miracles. >> why can't you receive your
  • 00:30:30.177 --> 00:30:32.846
  • >> why can't you receive your own miracle.
  • 00:30:32.980 --> 00:30:33.280
  • Own miracle. and i doubled down with the
  • 00:30:33.413 --> 00:30:34.014
  • And i doubled down with the lord just spent time imagining
  • 00:30:34.148 --> 00:30:36.617
  • Lord just spent time imagining her and dreaming with him about
  • 00:30:36.750 --> 00:30:39.653
  • Her and dreaming with him about her.
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  • Her. we even prepared her nursery.
  • 00:30:40.053 --> 00:30:40.654
  • We even prepared her nursery. that's where my faith was and
  • 00:30:43.357 --> 00:30:44.291
  • That's where my faith was and that's what i thought.
  • 00:30:44.424 --> 00:30:44.892
  • That's what i thought. >> well, gosh, preparation all
  • 00:30:45.025 --> 00:30:48.162
  • >> well, gosh, preparation all over scripture.
  • 00:30:48.295 --> 00:30:48.629
  • Over scripture. >> so i'm going to prepare a
  • 00:30:48.762 --> 00:30:49.329
  • >> so i'm going to prepare a place for her.
  • 00:30:49.463 --> 00:30:49.796
  • Place for her. i out having a boy but when i
  • 00:30:49.930 --> 00:30:52.366
  • I out having a boy but when i would dream my baby it was a
  • 00:30:52.499 --> 00:30:55.636
  • Would dream my baby it was a girl.
  • 00:30:55.769 --> 00:30:55.936
  • Girl. after we'd trying to have a
  • 00:30:56.069 --> 00:30:59.106
  • After we'd trying to have a baby for six years i'd gone to
  • 00:30:59.239 --> 00:30:59.840
  • Baby for six years i'd gone to the doctor for a regular
  • 00:30:59.973 --> 00:31:00.574
  • The doctor for a regular checkup.
  • 00:31:00.707 --> 00:31:02.609
  • Checkup. he said i found something i
  • 00:31:02.743 --> 00:31:03.477
  • He said i found something i think it's a polyp and.
  • 00:31:03.610 --> 00:31:06.713
  • Think it's a polyp and. >> you need to have this
  • 00:31:06.847 --> 00:31:07.481
  • >> you need to have this removed.
  • 00:31:07.614 --> 00:31:07.814
  • Removed. and the reason that hit me so
  • 00:31:07.948 --> 00:31:08.582
  • And the reason that hit me so hard is because my mind
  • 00:31:08.715 --> 00:31:11.018
  • Hard is because my mind immediately went to all of
  • 00:31:11.151 --> 00:31:11.718
  • Immediately went to all of those years in my years where i
  • 00:31:11.852 --> 00:31:14.354
  • Those years in my years where i had surgery after surgery after
  • 00:31:14.488 --> 00:31:15.088
  • Had surgery after surgery after surgery it was just an
  • 00:31:15.222 --> 00:31:18.625
  • Surgery it was just an emotional letdown.
  • 00:31:18.759 --> 00:31:21.695
  • Emotional letdown. sitting in my car i just start
  • 00:31:21.828 --> 00:31:22.763
  • Sitting in my car i just start sobbing and i told the lord i
  • 00:31:22.896 --> 00:31:25.732
  • Sobbing and i told the lord i can't do this anymore.
  • 00:31:25.866 --> 00:31:26.366
  • Can't do this anymore. i'm.
  • 00:31:26.500 --> 00:31:29.203
  • I'm. this question just came up in
  • 00:31:29.336 --> 00:31:29.970
  • This question just came up in my heart and and the question
  • 00:31:30.103 --> 00:31:33.507
  • My heart and and the question was lacey, what do you really
  • 00:31:33.640 --> 00:31:34.274
  • Was lacey, what do you really believe?
  • 00:31:34.408 --> 00:31:36.743
  • Believe? lord, i believe you.
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  • Lord, i believe you. i believe this is not big for
  • 00:31:37.444 --> 00:31:40.747
  • I believe this is not big for you.
  • 00:31:40.881 --> 00:31:41.014
  • You. i believe i will have a baby.
  • 00:31:41.148 --> 00:31:41.748
  • I believe i will have a baby. i believe you can heal me of
  • 00:31:41.882 --> 00:31:45.352
  • I believe you can heal me of this so i don't have to have
  • 00:31:45.485 --> 00:31:46.086
  • This so i don't have to have surgery.
  • 00:31:46.220 --> 00:31:46.420
  • Surgery. that's when i felt okay.
  • 00:31:46.553 --> 00:31:48.121
  • That's when i felt okay. >> i'm settled.
  • 00:31:48.255 --> 00:31:48.722
  • >> i'm settled. i had such peace in my heart.
  • 00:31:48.855 --> 00:31:54.661
  • I had such peace in my heart. >> and then about eight weeks i
  • 00:31:54.795 --> 00:31:57.331
  • >> and then about eight weeks i guess we were celebrating our
  • 00:31:57.464 --> 00:31:58.065
  • Guess we were celebrating our wedding anniversary and i just
  • 00:31:58.198 --> 00:32:01.435
  • Wedding anniversary and i just had the inkling take a
  • 00:32:01.568 --> 00:32:02.035
  • Had the inkling take a pregnancy test.
  • 00:32:02.169 --> 00:32:02.502
  • Pregnancy test. but i didn't this time.
  • 00:32:02.636 --> 00:32:04.871
  • But i didn't this time. i got the confirmation and i
  • 00:32:05.005 --> 00:32:07.941
  • I got the confirmation and i instantly tears instantly just
  • 00:32:08.075 --> 00:32:12.212
  • Instantly tears instantly just bawling the emotion of the
  • 00:32:12.346 --> 00:32:12.879
  • Bawling the emotion of the moment i and i found my husband
  • 00:32:13.013 --> 00:32:16.250
  • Moment i and i found my husband and you could tell he was a
  • 00:32:16.383 --> 00:32:16.984
  • And you could tell he was a little bit alarmed because he
  • 00:32:17.117 --> 00:32:19.820
  • Little bit alarmed because he sees me sobbing and it's our
  • 00:32:19.953 --> 00:32:20.687
  • Sees me sobbing and it's our anniversary and i told him i
  • 00:32:20.821 --> 00:32:23.757
  • Anniversary and i told him i gave him the news and he you're
  • 00:32:23.890 --> 00:32:27.127
  • Gave him the news and he you're pregnant.
  • 00:32:27.261 --> 00:32:27.494
  • Pregnant. and i said i'm pregnant.
  • 00:32:27.628 --> 00:32:28.128
  • And i said i'm pregnant. this was such a mountain in my
  • 00:32:28.262 --> 00:32:31.198
  • This was such a mountain in my life and that mountain moved.
  • 00:32:31.331 --> 00:32:34.968
  • Life and that mountain moved. and then the first time i held
  • 00:32:35.102 --> 00:32:36.036
  • And then the first time i held her it was just okay praise
  • 00:32:36.169 --> 00:32:42.109
  • Her it was just okay praise this is so real.
  • 00:32:42.242 --> 00:32:46.179
  • This is so real. >> her name is emily grace and
  • 00:32:46.313 --> 00:32:47.047
  • >> her name is emily grace and her name means admiring the
  • 00:32:47.180 --> 00:32:49.616
  • Her name means admiring the grace of god.
  • 00:32:49.750 --> 00:32:50.083
  • Grace of god. >> i love that we get to do
  • 00:32:50.217 --> 00:32:51.018
  • >> i love that we get to do life together every day.
  • 00:32:51.151 --> 00:32:53.854
  • Life together every day. >> i say lord, thank you for
  • 00:32:53.987 --> 00:32:54.788
  • >> i say lord, thank you for healing me just so we could
  • 00:32:54.921 --> 00:32:55.522
  • Healing me just so we could know her.
  • 00:32:55.656 --> 00:32:55.889
  • Know her. was wanted so much that she was
  • 00:32:57.090 --> 00:32:57.924
  • Was wanted so much that she was prayed for and god heard that
  • 00:32:58.058 --> 00:33:01.395
  • Prayed for and god heard that and he honored that.
  • 00:33:01.528 --> 00:33:01.962
  • And he honored that. >> and i tell her you a
  • 00:33:02.095 --> 00:33:04.731
  • >> and i tell her you a fulfillment of his promise.
  • 00:33:04.865 --> 00:33:05.432
  • Fulfillment of his promise. >> if you you want a child
  • 00:33:05.565 --> 00:33:09.036
  • >> if you you want a child don't give up.
  • 00:33:09.169 --> 00:33:09.503
  • Don't give up. let jesus be the anchor of your
  • 00:33:09.636 --> 00:33:12.873
  • Let jesus be the anchor of your faith because he wants you well
  • 00:33:13.006 --> 00:33:13.640
  • Faith because he wants you well and he wants to you the child
  • 00:33:13.774 --> 00:33:16.476
  • And he wants to you the child that you long for.
  • 00:33:16.610 --> 00:33:17.010
  • That you long for. >> don't give up because he's
  • 00:33:17.144 --> 00:33:20.280
  • >> don't give up because he's not going to give up on you.
  • 00:33:20.414 --> 00:33:23.784
  • Not going to give up on you. >> god never gives up on us.
  • 00:33:23.917 --> 00:33:24.651
  • >> god never gives up on us. i he is our stronghold.
  • 00:33:24.785 --> 00:33:27.721
  • I he is our stronghold. he is our strong right arm.
  • 00:33:27.854 --> 00:33:30.991
  • He is our strong right arm. he's the one who pulls us out
  • 00:33:31.124 --> 00:33:31.758
  • He's the one who pulls us out of the the deepest of life and
  • 00:33:31.892 --> 00:33:34.928
  • Of the the deepest of life and sets our feet on a rock.
  • 00:33:35.062 --> 00:33:35.595
  • Sets our feet on a rock. his word is true is for us the
  • 00:33:35.729 --> 00:33:39.099
  • His word is true is for us the promises of god for us as
  • 00:33:39.232 --> 00:33:39.933
  • Promises of god for us as believers.
  • 00:33:40.067 --> 00:33:43.103
  • Believers. yay and amen.
  • 00:33:43.236 --> 00:33:43.537
  • Yay and amen. that's what the bible says.
  • 00:33:43.670 --> 00:33:44.204
  • That's what the bible says. we want to take some time to
  • 00:33:44.338 --> 00:33:46.740
  • We want to take some time to pray for you.
  • 00:33:46.873 --> 00:33:47.174
  • Pray for you. many of you have sent in your
  • 00:33:47.307 --> 00:33:48.008
  • Many of you have sent in your prayer requests.
  • 00:33:48.141 --> 00:33:50.844
  • Prayer requests. they're hanging on trees all
  • 00:33:50.977 --> 00:33:51.545
  • They're hanging on trees all over our studio and we are
  • 00:33:51.678 --> 00:33:52.212
  • Over our studio and we are praying daily for you holiday
  • 00:33:52.346 --> 00:33:54.247
  • Praying daily for you holiday season.
  • 00:33:54.381 --> 00:33:54.581
  • Season. here's someone saying i need
  • 00:33:54.715 --> 00:33:55.282
  • Here's someone saying i need return of kidneys and then i
  • 00:33:55.415 --> 00:33:58.485
  • Return of kidneys and then i have another saying salvation
  • 00:33:58.618 --> 00:34:01.421
  • Have another saying salvation of extended family members and
  • 00:34:01.555 --> 00:34:02.155
  • Of extended family members and someone saying my grief pain
  • 00:34:02.289 --> 00:34:06.460
  • Someone saying my grief pain and depression.
  • 00:34:06.593 --> 00:34:06.927
  • And depression. >> so gordon, you have some as
  • 00:34:07.060 --> 00:34:07.728
  • >> so gordon, you have some as well as one asking for lost
  • 00:34:07.861 --> 00:34:10.597
  • Well as one asking for lost eyesight.
  • 00:34:10.731 --> 00:34:10.964
  • Eyesight. >> i've lost the sight in my
  • 00:34:11.098 --> 00:34:13.667
  • >> i've lost the sight in my left eye someone else to
  • 00:34:13.800 --> 00:34:14.301
  • Left eye someone else to overcome the stronghold of
  • 00:34:14.434 --> 00:34:17.671
  • Overcome the stronghold of drinking and then restoration
  • 00:34:17.804 --> 00:34:18.372
  • Drinking and then restoration of health following surgery
  • 00:34:18.505 --> 00:34:21.074
  • Of health following surgery let's lift all of these and let
  • 00:34:21.208 --> 00:34:21.908
  • Let's lift all of these and let me ask you the same question
  • 00:34:22.042 --> 00:34:25.078
  • Me ask you the same question that that was asked of lacey
  • 00:34:25.212 --> 00:34:25.946
  • That that was asked of lacey lacey, what do you so put your
  • 00:34:26.079 --> 00:34:29.116
  • Lacey, what do you so put your name there and ask yourself
  • 00:34:29.249 --> 00:34:29.850
  • Name there and ask yourself what i believe.
  • 00:34:29.983 --> 00:34:32.452
  • What i believe. >> what do i really believe?
  • 00:34:32.586 --> 00:34:33.220
  • >> what do i really believe? do i believe that this is too
  • 00:34:33.353 --> 00:34:36.623
  • Do i believe that this is too hard for god that the one who
  • 00:34:36.757 --> 00:34:39.993
  • Hard for god that the one who spoke everything into being by
  • 00:34:40.127 --> 00:34:43.764
  • Spoke everything into being by the word of his power
  • 00:34:43.897 --> 00:34:44.498
  • The word of his power everything created?
  • 00:34:44.631 --> 00:34:47.768
  • Everything created? and is it too hard for.
  • 00:34:47.901 --> 00:34:51.238
  • And is it too hard for. >> and let the answer just wash
  • 00:34:51.371 --> 00:34:55.442
  • >> and let the answer just wash over.
  • 00:34:55.575 --> 00:34:55.742
  • Over. you know nothing is too hard
  • 00:34:55.876 --> 00:34:56.510
  • You know nothing is too hard for god.
  • 00:34:56.643 --> 00:34:56.877
  • For god. he is able do all things and
  • 00:34:57.010 --> 00:34:59.413
  • He is able do all things and with him all things are
  • 00:34:59.546 --> 00:35:00.147
  • With him all things are possible and that incredible
  • 00:35:00.280 --> 00:35:03.583
  • Possible and that incredible possibility can come to you in
  • 00:35:03.717 --> 00:35:07.254
  • Possibility can come to you in your weakness because his
  • 00:35:07.387 --> 00:35:10.824
  • Your weakness because his strength is made perfect your
  • 00:35:10.957 --> 00:35:14.795
  • Strength is made perfect your weakness.
  • 00:35:14.928 --> 00:35:15.162
  • Weakness. so if you say well i don't have
  • 00:35:15.295 --> 00:35:18.198
  • So if you say well i don't have just rejoice in that because
  • 00:35:18.331 --> 00:35:18.899
  • Just rejoice in that because let jesus be your faith.
  • 00:35:19.032 --> 00:35:22.302
  • Let jesus be your faith. if you say well this is just
  • 00:35:22.436 --> 00:35:23.170
  • If you say well this is just too hard for me rejoice in that
  • 00:35:23.303 --> 00:35:25.939
  • Too hard for me rejoice in that because it's not too hard for
  • 00:35:26.072 --> 00:35:26.673
  • Because it's not too hard for god.
  • 00:35:26.807 --> 00:35:26.940
  • God. cell your weakness before him
  • 00:35:27.073 --> 00:35:29.576
  • Cell your weakness before him and say with you all things are
  • 00:35:29.709 --> 00:35:33.346
  • And say with you all things are possible i trust you and i
  • 00:35:33.480 --> 00:35:34.181
  • Possible i trust you and i trust now so we're going to
  • 00:35:34.314 --> 00:35:37.184
  • Trust now so we're going to believe god.
  • 00:35:37.317 --> 00:35:40.220
  • Believe god. we're going to believe his
  • 00:35:40.353 --> 00:35:40.954
  • We're going to believe his word.
  • 00:35:41.087 --> 00:35:41.254
  • Word. we're going to believe that he
  • 00:35:41.388 --> 00:35:44.257
  • We're going to believe that he says things that are
  • 00:35:44.391 --> 00:35:44.825
  • Says things that are impossible.
  • 00:35:44.958 --> 00:35:45.225
  • Impossible. >> they come to pass.
  • 00:35:45.358 --> 00:35:48.562
  • >> they come to pass. people who are women who are
  • 00:35:48.695 --> 00:35:49.329
  • People who are women who are barren have children people who
  • 00:35:49.463 --> 00:35:52.299
  • Barren have children people who can't walk, walk people who
  • 00:35:52.432 --> 00:35:56.369
  • Can't walk, walk people who don't have eyesight get their
  • 00:35:56.503 --> 00:35:57.103
  • Don't have eyesight get their sight back.
  • 00:35:57.237 --> 00:35:57.504
  • Sight back. these are things god does and
  • 00:35:57.637 --> 00:36:00.006
  • These are things god does and it's written down in the bible
  • 00:36:00.140 --> 00:36:00.740
  • It's written down in the bible for our.
  • 00:36:00.874 --> 00:36:03.176
  • For our. >> so let's believe and let's
  • 00:36:03.310 --> 00:36:04.144
  • >> so let's believe and let's pray and let god do all the
  • 00:36:04.277 --> 00:36:07.948
  • Pray and let god do all the rest.
  • 00:36:08.081 --> 00:36:08.248
  • Rest. >> lord god almighty, we come
  • 00:36:08.381 --> 00:36:11.117
  • >> lord god almighty, we come to you we come boldly to that
  • 00:36:11.251 --> 00:36:11.885
  • To you we come boldly to that throne of grace because your
  • 00:36:12.018 --> 00:36:12.619
  • Throne of grace because your word tells us that you forgive
  • 00:36:12.752 --> 00:36:15.222
  • Word tells us that you forgive all our iniquities you cleanse
  • 00:36:15.355 --> 00:36:18.792
  • All our iniquities you cleanse us from all unrighteousness we
  • 00:36:18.925 --> 00:36:22.028
  • Us from all unrighteousness we .
  • 00:36:22.162 --> 00:36:22.262
  • . thank you for that.
  • 00:36:22.395 --> 00:36:22.863
  • Thank you for that. you heal all our diseases so we
  • 00:36:22.996 --> 00:36:26.533
  • You heal all our diseases so we receive your healing now and we
  • 00:36:26.666 --> 00:36:30.003
  • Receive your healing now and we ask that you would stretch
  • 00:36:30.136 --> 00:36:33.473
  • Ask that you would stretch forth your hand to do signs
  • 00:36:33.607 --> 00:36:34.241
  • Forth your hand to do signs wonders and miracles.
  • 00:36:34.374 --> 00:36:37.878
  • Wonders and miracles. and we ask it all in the
  • 00:36:38.011 --> 00:36:38.945
  • And we ask it all in the matchless of jesus your son
  • 00:36:39.079 --> 00:36:42.315
  • Matchless of jesus your son terry given you saying yeah
  • 00:36:42.449 --> 00:36:45.986
  • Terry given you saying yeah there's someone you have i
  • 00:36:46.119 --> 00:36:46.653
  • There's someone you have i don't know if you've had a
  • 00:36:46.786 --> 00:36:47.354
  • Don't know if you've had a stroke or what's caused it but
  • 00:36:47.487 --> 00:36:49.856
  • Stroke or what's caused it but you have like not just a almost
  • 00:36:49.990 --> 00:36:53.026
  • You have like not just a almost a paralysis on one side of your
  • 00:36:53.159 --> 00:36:53.827
  • A paralysis on one side of your face it actually goes into your
  • 00:36:53.960 --> 00:36:56.830
  • Face it actually goes into your neck.
  • 00:36:56.963 --> 00:36:57.130
  • Neck. god is restoring that to you.
  • 00:36:57.264 --> 00:36:57.898
  • God is restoring that to you. you're just going to begin the
  • 00:36:58.031 --> 00:37:00.667
  • You're just going to begin the next few days to feel life come
  • 00:37:00.800 --> 00:37:01.468
  • Next few days to feel life come back into that in jesus name.
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  • Back into that in jesus name. >> there's someone you have a
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  • >> there's someone you have a chronic condition with dryness
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  • Chronic condition with dryness ,mouth and some kind of
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  • ,mouth and some kind of problem with your salivary
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  • Problem with your salivary glands god's healing your
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  • Glands god's healing your glands.
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  • Glands. he's restoring that to you
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  • He's restoring that to you someone else you've got a
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  • Someone else you've got a frozen right shoulder.
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  • Frozen right shoulder. >> it's incredibly painful for
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  • >> it's incredibly painful for you in the name of jesus may
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  • You in the name of jesus may that be released and may full
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  • That be released and may full movement in it someone else
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  • Movement in it someone else you're saying well why are you
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  • You're saying well why are you praying for shoulders?
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  • Praying for shoulders? pray for my i've got a you've
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  • Pray for my i've got a you've got a bone spur and it's in
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  • Got a bone spur and it's in your right and it's really
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  • Your right and it's really affected the tendons in the
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  • Affected the tendons in the name of jesus be healed and be
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  • Name of jesus be healed and be made whole there's someone else
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  • Made whole there's someone else you have cancer, you've been
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  • You have cancer, you've been diagnosed with cancer and it's
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  • Diagnosed with cancer and it's you've it for quite a while.
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  • You've it for quite a while. you actually have lumps that
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  • You actually have lumps that are visible god is healing you
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  • Are visible god is healing you today just received that and
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  • Today just received that and watched that all dissipate
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  • Watched that all dissipate under the power of his decree
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  • Under the power of his decree in jesus name and this is i
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  • In jesus name and this is i don't know what this says but
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  • Don't know what this says but there's a there's a problem
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  • There's a there's a problem with your eyes and with the
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  • With your eyes and with the tear ducts and with keeping the
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  • Tear ducts and with keeping the eyeball lubricated and it's
  • 00:38:09.903 --> 00:38:14.140
  • Eyeball lubricated and it's just there's infections there's
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  • Just there's infections there's all of problems with it and
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  • All of problems with it and it's just a chronic condition
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  • It's just a chronic condition for you really do of joy and
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  • For you really do of joy and rob you of life in the name of
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  • Rob you of life in the name of jesus may that be healed.
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  • Jesus may that be healed. may it all go away and may
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  • May it all go away and may everything be restored.
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  • Everything be restored. whatever is clogged may be
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  • Whatever is clogged may be unclogged.
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  • Unclogged. whatever is not producing may
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  • Whatever is not producing may produce now in the name of
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  • Produce now in the name of jesus be healed and be made
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  • Jesus be healed and be made whole lord, we thank you for
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  • Whole lord, we thank you for you are our healer, our restore
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  • You are our healer, our restore our provider, our savior are
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  • Our provider, our savior are all in all we receive all that
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  • All in all we receive all that you have for us in jesus name a
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  • >> well, still ahead a child who was bullied all because of
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  • Who was bullied all because of his cleft lip.
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  • His cleft lip. watch how you helped get him
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  • Watch how you helped get him surgery and give him a much
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  • Surgery and give him a much better life.
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  • Better life. >> that's later on today's show
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  • >> that's later on today's show .
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  • Newsbreak. the utah man charged with
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  • The utah man charged with killing christian activist
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  • Killing christian activist charlie kirk made his first in
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  • Charlie kirk made his first in court in-person court
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  • Court in-person court appearance thursday.
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  • Appearance thursday. prosecutors have charged tyler
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  • Prosecutors have charged tyler robinson with aggravated murder
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  • Robinson with aggravated murder in kirk's assassination in
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  • In kirk's assassination in september on the utah valley
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  • September on the utah valley university campus.
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  • University campus. they plan to seek the death
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  • They plan to seek the death penalty.
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  • Penalty. a coalition of media
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  • A coalition of media organizations is to preserve
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  • Organizations is to preserve access to the high profile
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  • Access to the high profile case.
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  • Case. but robinson's attorneys are
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  • But robinson's attorneys are pushing to limit that access
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  • Pushing to limit that access including a ban on cameras in.
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  • Including a ban on cameras in. well in the state of washington
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  • Well in the state of washington days of torrential rain have
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  • Have strained stranded rather families on rooftops and washed
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  • Families on rooftops and washed bridges.
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  • Experts warn more flooding expected today could be
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  • Expected today could be catastrophic.
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  • Catastrophic. washington is under a state of
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  • . rock and roll hall of famer
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  • Rock and roll hall of famer jonathan cain the journey
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  • Jonathan cain the journey legend joins us in studio to
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  • Legend joins us in studio to share the story behind his
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  • Share the story behind his latest hit no one else
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  • Latest hit no one else dead will absolutely stunned
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  • Dead will absolutely stunned and in shock from torn ukraine
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  • And in shock from torn ukraine we were struck by two russian
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  • We were struck by two russian ballistic missiles volunteer
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  • Ballistic missiles volunteer hours or rebuilding homes.
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  • Hours or rebuilding homes. >> that is why what we are
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  • >> that is why what we are doing is so critical bringing
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  • Doing is so critical bringing hope back to a nation we all
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  • Hope back to a nation we all need to help each other and
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  • Need to help each other and stand united next week.
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  • Stand united next week. >> well, kara's mom lived in
  • 00:42:31.349 --> 00:42:35.386
  • >> well, kara's mom lived in fear that her son might commit
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  • Fear that her son might commit suicide one day.
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  • Suicide one day. he desperately needed surgery
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  • He desperately needed surgery to repair cleft palate and his
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  • To repair cleft palate and his family could never afford it
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  • Family could never afford it it.
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  • It. >> four year old kira was born
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  • >> four year old kira was born with lip.
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  • With lip. he lives in a remote village in
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  • He lives in a remote village in cambodia according to his
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  • Cambodia according to his dad serene.
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  • Dad serene. it wasn't until recently that
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  • It wasn't until recently that it began to bother him.
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  • It began to bother him. >> my son asked me to take him
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  • >> my son asked me to take him to the city.
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  • To the city. when they ask why he said to
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  • When they ask why he said to fix kira.
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  • Fix kira. >> his older brother sancha
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  • >> his older brother sancha gets angry when he here is how
  • 00:43:06.150 --> 00:43:09.253
  • Gets angry when he here is how kids speak to him.
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  • Kids speak to him. >> they call him our champ
  • 00:43:09.920 --> 00:43:12.990
  • >> they call him our champ which means cleft boy real.
  • 00:43:13.124 --> 00:43:16.827
  • Which means cleft boy real. >> sometimes they push him or
  • 00:43:16.961 --> 00:43:21.232
  • >> sometimes they push him or or hit him.
  • 00:43:21.365 --> 00:43:21.632
  • Or hit him. i want to hit them back but i.
  • 00:43:21.766 --> 00:43:24.335
  • I want to hit them back but i. >> then kira asked his mom if
  • 00:43:24.468 --> 00:43:25.403
  • >> then kira asked his mom if she could fix his mouth.
  • 00:43:25.536 --> 00:43:29.507
  • She could fix his mouth. it's here up when i see his.
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  • It's here up when i see his. i tried to encourage him by
  • 00:43:32.376 --> 00:43:33.010
  • I tried to encourage him by saying i'll take you for
  • 00:43:33.144 --> 00:43:35.980
  • Saying i'll take you for surgery when i have the money
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  • Surgery when i have the money but we will never have enough.
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  • But we will never have enough. i worry that as he gets older
  • 00:43:40.051 --> 00:43:43.087
  • I worry that as he gets older his lip may drive him to commit
  • 00:43:43.220 --> 00:43:43.954
  • His lip may drive him to commit suicide with no.
  • 00:43:44.088 --> 00:43:46.791
  • Suicide with no. >> then a pastor came to visit
  • 00:43:46.924 --> 00:43:47.658
  • >> then a pastor came to visit the village and told the family
  • 00:43:47.792 --> 00:43:48.426
  • The village and told the family about operation blessing.
  • 00:43:48.559 --> 00:43:51.062
  • About operation blessing. thanks to you we took kira and
  • 00:43:51.195 --> 00:43:52.029
  • Thanks to you we took kira and his parents to a city hospital
  • 00:43:52.163 --> 00:43:54.632
  • His parents to a city hospital and paid for him to receive
  • 00:43:54.765 --> 00:43:55.332
  • And paid for him to receive free surgery to repair his
  • 00:43:55.466 --> 00:43:58.002
  • Free surgery to repair his cleft lip.
  • 00:43:58.135 --> 00:43:58.402
  • Cleft lip. the operation was successful.
  • 00:43:58.536 --> 00:44:01.872
  • The operation was successful. >> i'm so excited that this is
  • 00:44:02.006 --> 00:44:02.773
  • >> i'm so excited that this is the best fix.
  • 00:44:02.907 --> 00:44:05.409
  • The best fix. and the villagers stopped
  • 00:44:05.543 --> 00:44:06.043
  • And the villagers stopped calling him names.
  • 00:44:06.177 --> 00:44:06.577
  • Calling him names. you so much for fixing his lip.
  • 00:44:09.146 --> 00:44:09.980
  • You so much for fixing his lip. >> now i don't have worry.
  • 00:44:10.114 --> 00:44:13.150
  • >> now i don't have worry. after the surgery his lips look
  • 00:44:13.284 --> 00:44:14.185
  • After the surgery his lips look beautiful thanks to operation
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  • Beautiful thanks to operation blessing, you're restoring
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  • Blessing, you're restoring smiles or providing surgery
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  • Smiles or providing surgery free heart surgery, free
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  • Free heart surgery, free orthopedic surgery.
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  • Orthopedic surgery. you're providing disaster
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  • You're providing disaster relief.
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  • Relief. hunger programs.
  • 00:44:29.867 --> 00:44:32.670
  • Hunger programs. >> programs.
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  • >> programs. all of it made possible because
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  • All of it made possible because people cared to give and join
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  • People cared to give and join the 700 club.
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  • The 700 club. >> if you're a member of the
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  • >> if you're a member of the 700 club that's you in action
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  • It's just $20 a month. that's $0.65 a day.
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  • >> rita asks gordon what happens to the animals after
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  • Happens to the animals after the rapture.
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  • Renewal. paul was often unable to
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  • Paul was often unable to deliver his letters in person
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  • Deliver his letters in person so he sent them with a trusted
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  • So he sent them with a trusted messenger with his letter
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  • Messenger with his letter romans.
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  • Romans. that messenger was a woman
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  • That messenger was a woman named phoebe certainly one of
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  • Named phoebe certainly one of the most neglected but most
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  • The most neglected but most important women in the new
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  • Important women in the new testament is clearly phoebe who
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  • Testament is clearly phoebe who up in romans 16.
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  • Up in romans 16. >> i have good things to say
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  • >> i have good things to say about phoebe.
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  • About phoebe. welcome her in a way that is
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  • Welcome her in a way that is proper for someone who has
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  • Proper for someone who has faith lord and is one of god's
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  • Faith lord and is one of god's own people help her in any way
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  • Own people help her in any way you can very often the person
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  • You can very often the person entrusted to carry the scroll
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  • Entrusted to carry the scroll was also the one who read it to
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  • Was also the one who read it to the congregation.
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  • The congregation. >> letter is from paul a
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  • >> letter is from paul a servant of christ chosen by god
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  • Servant of christ chosen by god to be an apostle and sent out
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  • To be an apostle and sent out to preach his good news about
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  • To preach his good news about his son.
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  • His son. >> well it's time some of the
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  • >> well it's time some of the email you sent dan and gordon
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  • Email you sent dan and gordon this first one comes from rita,
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  • This first one comes from rita, says gordon.
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  • Says gordon. not terri but gordon.
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  • Not terri but gordon. what what happens to the
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  • What what happens to the animals after the rapture
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  • Animals after the rapture cameras as they get left
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  • Cameras as they get left behind?
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  • Behind? >> i'm sorry to say to like you
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  • >> i'm sorry to say to like you know, they get left we're not
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  • Know, they get left we're not going off some cloud in the sky
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  • Going off some cloud in the sky and please keep that in mind
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  • And please keep that in mind when jesus comes back he's
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  • When jesus comes back he's coming back to establish his
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  • Coming back to establish his kingdom on earth that has been
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  • Kingdom on earth that has been god's dream since the garden of
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  • God's dream since the garden of eden that we would be his
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  • Eden that we would be his people that he would be our
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  • People that he would be our god.
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  • God. jesus is going to rule from
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  • Jesus is going to rule from jerusalem so the animals are
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  • Jerusalem so the animals are going to be right here where
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  • Going to be right here where they were.
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  • They were. my father liked to really
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  • My father liked to really remind me often that in heaven
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  • Remind me often that in heaven and so jesus is coming back on
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  • And so jesus is coming back on a horse and he really like that
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  • A horse and he really like that but the animals going away.
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  • But the animals going away. they're going to stay right
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  • They're going to stay right here and jesus is going to come
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  • Here and jesus is going to come and rule and rain right here.
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  • And rule and rain right here. >> he made them i mean he must
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  • >> he made them i mean he must he would enjoy that.
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  • He would enjoy that. yes he likes your dog.
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  • Yes he likes your dog. i think cats are going to have
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  • I think cats are going to have to go to egypt and but you
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  • To go to egypt and but you know, i got i flooded around y
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  • Know, i got i flooded around y know i love my stop answer to
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  • Know i love my stop answer to this right now this is what
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  • This right now this is what about chipmunks you know this
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  • About chipmunks you know this is laura she says my church has
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  • Is laura she says my church has an annual craft fair where
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  • An annual craft fair where vendors set up their booths in
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  • Vendors set up their booths in the sanctuary.
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  • The sanctuary. many are not believers nor are
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  • Many are not believers nor are the wares they sell christian
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  • The wares they sell christian items.
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  • Items. is this consistent jesus
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  • Is this consistent jesus driving the moneychangers from
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  • Driving the moneychangers from his father's house?
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  • His father's house? i i know the church does good
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  • I i know the church does good for the community with funds
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  • For the community with funds raised.
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  • Raised. >> this is something that i
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  • >> this is something that i don't see a set role when
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  • Don't see a set role when you're talking about the money
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  • You're talking about the money changers what the money
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  • Changers what the money changers were were doing and
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  • Changers were were doing and how that system was set up is
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  • How that system was set up is that you had to have money in
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  • That you had to have money in order to buy and approve
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  • Order to buy and approve sacrifice so you couldn't bring
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  • Sacrifice so you couldn't bring your own lamb.
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  • Your own lamb. >> you had to pay it with
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  • >> you had to pay it with temple money and what the money
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  • Temple money and what the money changers are doing exchanging
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  • Changers are doing exchanging your i guess secular currency
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  • Your i guess secular currency for temple currency and in that
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  • For temple currency and in that they were taking a cut and they
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  • They were taking a cut and they were overcharging if you will
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  • Were overcharging if you will and then it was a whole system
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  • And then it was a whole system designed to make money and and
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  • Designed to make money and and exploit the law of god.
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  • Exploit the law of god. >> the torah in order to for
  • 00:50:51.580 --> 00:50:55.250
  • >> the torah in order to for private profit.
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  • Private profit. that's why jesus drove them out
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  • That's why jesus drove them out .
  • 00:50:58.687 --> 00:50:58.787
  • . they were a den of thieves.
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  • They were a den of thieves. so i think what you're you're
  • 00:50:59.688 --> 00:51:02.891
  • So i think what you're you're dealing with is not that what
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  • Dealing with is not that what would i want my church having
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  • Would i want my church having the sanctuary turned into a
  • 00:51:06.228 --> 00:51:06.795
  • The sanctuary turned into a market place.
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  • Market place. the answer is no i wouldn't you
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  • The answer is no i wouldn't you know whatsoever is not a faith
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  • Know whatsoever is not a faith is and i would not want that
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  • Is and i would not want that you can justify on the basis
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  • You can justify on the basis that the money being raised is
  • 00:51:17.672 --> 00:51:18.273
  • That the money being raised is now being used help the poor
  • 00:51:18.406 --> 00:51:21.476
  • Now being used help the poor which is a wonderful thing to
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  • Which is a wonderful thing to do but i wouldn't you know try
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  • Do but i wouldn't you know try it out.
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  • It out. >> it's a den of thieves.
  • 00:51:25.947 --> 00:51:26.515
  • >> it's a den of thieves. it's just for me it's just
  • 00:51:26.648 --> 00:51:29.351
  • It's just for me it's just inappropriate.
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  • Inappropriate. am i going to call it a sin?
  • 00:51:29.918 --> 00:51:30.519
  • Am i going to call it a sin? no but it's inappropriate.
  • 00:51:30.652 --> 00:51:33.054
  • No but it's inappropriate. >> this is dan gardener says
  • 00:51:33.188 --> 00:51:37.092
  • >> this is dan gardener says i've stopped going to my home
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  • I've stopped going to my home church for some time during the
  • 00:51:37.959 --> 00:51:40.095
  • Church for some time during the that i was going to church and
  • 00:51:40.228 --> 00:51:41.062
  • That i was going to church and since i've stopped i noticed
  • 00:51:41.196 --> 00:51:41.796
  • Since i've stopped i noticed that been getting fed more from
  • 00:51:41.930 --> 00:51:44.766
  • That been getting fed more from the ministries i watched on
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  • The ministries i watched on television haven't found a
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  • Television haven't found a local church that has come
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  • Local church that has come close to or match the the
  • 00:51:48.770 --> 00:51:51.673
  • Close to or match the the worship or teaching that i've
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  • Worship or teaching that i've been taught from these
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  • Been taught from these ministries including the 700
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  • Ministries including the 700 club.
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  • Club. is it okay to start giving my
  • 00:51:55.510 --> 00:51:56.244
  • Is it okay to start giving my tithes and offerings to a
  • 00:51:56.378 --> 00:51:59.114
  • Tithes and offerings to a television ministry?
  • 00:51:59.247 --> 00:51:59.648
  • Television ministry? >> diane i'm talking to the 700
  • 00:51:59.781 --> 00:52:03.318
  • >> diane i'm talking to the 700 club so of course it's okay to
  • 00:52:03.451 --> 00:52:04.119
  • Club so of course it's okay to give ties and offerings to the
  • 00:52:04.252 --> 00:52:06.555
  • Give ties and offerings to the television ministry.
  • 00:52:06.688 --> 00:52:07.088
  • Television ministry. >> i have heard the teaching
  • 00:52:07.222 --> 00:52:07.789
  • >> i have heard the teaching and heard it repeated again and
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  • And heard it repeated again and again bring your ties to the
  • 00:52:10.926 --> 00:52:11.626
  • Again bring your ties to the storehouse.
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  • Storehouse. storehouse was part of the
  • 00:52:14.396 --> 00:52:14.930
  • Storehouse was part of the temple therefore the storehouse
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  • Temple therefore the storehouse now the local church and you
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  • Now the local church and you can agree disagree with that
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  • Can agree disagree with that the the key issue is are you
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  • The the key issue is are you giving cheerfully are you
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  • Giving cheerfully are you giving generously and if if if
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  • Giving generously and if if if the the object recipient of
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  • The the object recipient of your gift gives you joy and,
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  • Your gift gives you joy and, you're doing it cheerfully and
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  • You're doing it cheerfully and you're helping people well
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  • You're helping people well that's really all all you need
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  • That's really all all you need in the new testament.
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  • In the new testament. >> be a generous and be a
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  • >> be a generous and be a cheerful giver.
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  • Cheerful giver. here's the words from proverbs.
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  • Here's the words from proverbs. every of god has been proven
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  • Every of god has been proven true.
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  • True. merry christmas to you.
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  • Merry christmas to you. god bless you.
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  • God bless you. we'll see you again next week.
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