AMERICA IS NOT SUFFERING FROM A CRISIS OF POLITICS,
WE'RE SUFFERING FROM A SPIRITUAL AND A MORAL CRISIS.
Announcer: COMING UP, TONY PERKINS,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL,
OPENS OUR EYES TO THE CRITICAL HOUR WE ARE LIVING IN.
WE... WE... THAT IS A COLLECTIVE "WE."
AS AMERICANS, I BELIEVE GOD WILL HOLD US ACCOUNTABLE
FOR THE DIRECTION OF THIS COUNTRY.
Announcer: A CALL TO AWAKEN AND HUMBLE OURSELVES BEFORE GOD -- NEXT!
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James: IT IS A GREAT DAY!
AND I, JAMES ROBISON, AND BETTY,
NOT ONLY WELCOME YOU
TO LIFE TODAY
BUT I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANKS
TO ALL OF THE SERVICE MEMBERS
OF THE ARMED SERVICES,
AND ALL OF THE FAMILIES
WHO GAVE US THE GREAT GIFT
OF PRESERVING AND PROTECTING
OUR FREEDOM THROUGH THE LIVES
OF THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED
SO FAITHFULLY
AND WHO LITERALLY GAVE IT ALL
THAT WE MIGHT ENJOY
THE BLESSINGS
THAT FREEDOM OFFERS.
GOD KNOWS, BETTY, I WANT
TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE IT.
I DON'T WANT TO SIT HERE
AND WATCH THE FUTURE
BEING STOLEN
FROM OUR GRANDCHILDREN,
OUR CHILDREN, AND OTHERS.
AND I THINK IT IS,
IN SO MANY WAYS, BEING STOLEN,
AND IT IS BEING STOLEN
BY A WORLDVIEW
THAT BASICALLY LEAVES GOD OUT.
MAYBE A COURTEOUS ACKNOWLEDGMENT
THAT IF YOU'RE
MENTALLY SOMEWHAT LACKING
YOU MIGHT BELIEVE THERE IS A GOD
BUT HE'S PRETTY WELL BEEN
REMOVED FROM PUBLIC SQUARE
AND THAT'S TOO BAD
BECAUSE THAT'S COSTLY.
I REALLY BELIEVE THERE ARE
SOME THINGS WE CAN DO ABOUT IT.
AND OUR GUEST NOT ONLY SERVED
IN THE MILITARY, IN THE MARINES
BUT HE SERVES
IN THE SPECIAL FORCES RIGHT NOW
FOR THE GLORY OF GOD
AND HIS KINGDOM PURPOSE,
AND IN ORDER TO PROTECT
YOUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE,
YOUR GRANDCHILDREN'S, YOURS!
I WANT YOU TO WELCOME
TONY PERKINS WHO HEADS UP
THE FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL.
WELCOME OUR GUEST TO LIFE TODAY.
TONY, IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU.
Tony: IT IS GOOD TO BE WITH YOU.
James: I LOVE YOU.
I THANK GOD FOR YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
AS MUCH AS I APPRECIATE
THE MILITARY,
I WANT YOU TO KNOW I APPRECIATE
WHAT YOU'RE DOING NOW
BECAUSE I HAVE
WATCHED YOU FOR YEARS
WITH THE FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL
AND ALL YOU'RE DOING
TO SHOW US WHAT IT MEANS
TO REPAIR THE HEDGE, THE WALLS,
TO RESTORE A FOUNDATION,
TO AT LEAST RECOGNIZE
THE PRECIOUSNESS
OF WHAT WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN
AND WHAT SERVICEMEN HAVE
QUOTE "GIVEN THEIR LIVES"
TO PRESERVE AND TO PROTECT.
YOU'RE IN THE TRENCHES
TRYING TO INFORM US,
TRYING TO CALL US TO PRAYER.
I WANT YOU TO SHARE
WITH OUR VIEWERS
THE THREE POINTS YOU EMPHASIZE
WITH PASTORS AND LEADERS THAT
YOU BELIEVE WILL HELP LEAD US
TO SPIRITUAL HEALTH
AND SECURITY AND STABILITY.
TELL US ABOUT IT.
WE'RE JUST THRILLED YOU'RE HERE.
Tony: WELL, THANKS, JAMES.
IT IS GOOD TO BE WITH YOU.
I HADN'T REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT IT
IN A WHILE,
THE COMPARISON BETWEEN THE DAYS
IN THE MARINE CORPS.
ACTUALLY LOOKING BACK ON IT,
PROBABLY BOOT CAMP
WAS A LOT EASIER
THAN WHAT WE ARE DOING TODAY
IN TERMS OF FIGHTING
FOR THE CULTURE.
I REMEMBER BEING BACK
IN BOOT CAMP,
I NEVER PRAYED ANY HARDER
FOR THE SECOND COMING.
[Laughter]
HOPING THAT I WOULDN'T HAVE TO
RUN THAT 12 MILES THE NEXT DAY.
I FIND MYSELF PRAYING,
COME QUICKLY, LORD JESUS!
IT'S BECAUSE I SEE...
AND WHERE I AM TODAY,
AFTER I CAME OUT OF
THE MARINE CORPS
I WAS A POLICE OFFICER
FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS
AND I WAS IN ELECTED OFFICE
IN LOUISIANA.
THIS IS ALL ABOUT PEOPLE.
IT IS WHERE
OUR CULTURE IS HEADED
AND WITH EVERY POLICY WE PASS,
PEOPLE ARE IMPACTED BY IT,
AND CHILDREN IN PARTICULAR
WHO HAVE NO REAL VOICE
IN THE PROCESS.
WE JUST DID A STUDY ON THE RATE
OF BELONGINGNESS AND REJECTION.
TODAY IN AMERICA
ONLY 45% OF AMERICA'S CHILDREN
ARE GROWING UP IN INTACT HOMES.
I KNOW THERE IS A LOT
OF HEROIC SINGLE MOMS OUT THERE
DOING A GREAT JOB.
AND BY THE WAY,
OUR STUDIES SHOW THIS,
AND THIS IS ALL DOCUMENTED FROM
THE GOVERNMENT'S OWN RESEARCH,
THAT SINGLE MOM OUT THERE
STRUGGLING TO RAISE THEIR CHILD
-- DO YOU KNOW THE BEST THING
THEY CAN DO TO GIVE THAT CHILD
A FIGHTING CHANCE?
IT'S TO TAKE THEM TO CHURCH
EVERY WEEK.
THE STUDIES SHOW IT!
THAT IT ALMOST OFFSETS
THE LOSS OF A FATHER
IN THAT CHILD'S LIFE.
SO THERE IS HOPE BUT THAT HOPE
IS FOUND IN THE CHURCH.
AND IF THERE WAS EVER A TIME
THAT THE CHURCH NEEDED TO BE
ABOUT THE GREAT COMMISSION,
SHARING THE HOPE
OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST,
NOW IS THE TIME.
WE NEED THAT HOPE.
James: WHEN THEY GO TO CHURCH,
IF THEY SEE WHAT THEY SHOULD SEE
IN THE CHURCH FAMILY,
THEY'LL SEE THE FATHER.
WHEN YOU KNOW THE FATHER,
YOU DON'T LIVE AS ORPHANS.
WE HAVE TOO MANY PEOPLE
IN CHURCHES LIVING AS ORPHANS
BECAUSE THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND
THE RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE FATHER.
WHEN YOU UNDERSTAND
THE FATHER'S LOVE,
HE LOVES EVERYBODY.
I KNOW YOU LOVE EVERYBODY.
YOU'RE BASED NOW IN WASHINGTON,
AND I MEAN IT IS LIKE YOU --
YOU SAID YOU SERVED
AS A REPRESENTATIVE;
YOU SERVED IN AN ELECTED OFFICE.
WELL, THERE COULD BE SOME PEOPLE
IN CHURCHES SAY, "HOW COULD YOU
GET INTO POLITICS?
IT IS DIRTY! IT IS DIRTY!
I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE
YOU'D DO THAT!"
THAT MEANS IF THEY THINK
THAT WAY ONLY DIRTY PEOPLE
CAN BE INVOLVED IN IT AND THAT
IS A TRAGIC WAY TO THINK!
Tony: LOOK, I WAS AN ELECTED
OFFICE FROM LOUISIANA.
James: ARE YOU DIRTY PEOPLE?
Tony: WHEN MY WIFE AND I FELT
THE LORD CALLING US TO THIS,
THIS WAS THE LAST PLACE
I WAS GOING TO GO.
I DID NOT GROW UP
IN THE POLITICAL REALM.
I WAS NOT A COLLEGE REPUBLICAN;
I DIDN'T DO ANY OF THAT STUFF.
I THINK THE ONLY THING I DID
BEFORE I RAN FOR OFFICE
WAS PUT UP ONE YARD SIGN.
AND THE LORD CALLED ME
AND I SAID, "YOU'RE KIDDING?"
SO WE DECIDED
TO TELL OUR FAMILIES
THAT I WAS RUNNING.
THE RESPONSE WAS,
"OH, YOU'RE GOING TO BE
JUST LIKE THE REST OF THEM.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE CORRUPT."
NOW, THAT WAS MY WIFE'S SIDE
OF THE FAMILY SO...
[Laughter]
BUT THAT WAS A RESPONSE THAT
I OFTEN GOT FROM THE CHURCH.
I HAD A LOT OF PASTOR FRIENDS
BUT WHEN I GOT ELECTED
TO OFFICE,
I DIDN'T HEAR FROM THEM
BECAUSE THE IDEA WAS
THAT IF YOU'RE IN GOVERNMENT
YOU'RE GOING TO BE CORRUPT.
WELL, THE REASON GOVERNMENT
IS CORRUPT IS BECAUSE
THERE IS NOT GODLY PEOPLE IN IT.
IF WE WANT GODLY GOVERNMENT,
WHICH PROVERBS SAYS
"WHEN THE RIGHTEOUS
ARE IN AUTHORITY
THE PEOPLE REJOICE."
THERE IS A REASON!
BECAUSE THE RIGHTEOUS WILL RULE
IN A WAY THAT IS BENEFICIAL
TO ALL SOCIETY.
WHEN YOU'RE WALKING
IN A RELATIONSHIP
WITH JESUS CHRIST
YOU CANNOT HELP
BUT LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR;
THAT'S EVEN THE ONE
WHO DOESN'T KNOW THE LORD,
THAT ONE WHO IS INVOLVED
IN A LIFESTYLE
THAT IS CLEARLY CONTRADICTORY
TO THE TEACHING OF SCRIPTURE,
YOU STILL LOVE THEM.
YOU LOVE THEM ENOUGH
TO TELL THEM THE TRUTH.
Betty: WHY DO YOU THINK
THAT HAS HAPPENED THAT
WE HAVE BEEN, AS CHRISTIANS,
AS THE CHURCH, CONVINCED
OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT
THAT THERE IS
THAT SEPARATION THERE
AND NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL MEET?
THAT WE CANNOT EVER HAVE
A POSITIVE EFFECT
BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN TOLD,
"OKAY, WE WANT YOUR VOTE
BUT DON'T GET MIXED UP IN THIS
BECAUSE IT IS CORRUPT"
JUST LIKE YOU SAID.
Tony: THAT'S A GREAT POINT,
BETTY, BECAUSE WHAT
I HAVE ALWAYS FOUND --
AND THIS IS TRUE IN THE NATURAL
AS WELL AS THE SPIRITUAL --
WHERE THE ENEMY
DOESN'T WANT YOU TO GO,
THEY'LL MAKE THE MOST NOISE.
THEY'LL START TO SAY,
"LOOK, SEPARATION
OF CHURCH AND STATE.
WE DON'T NEED --."
WHY DO THEY SAY THAT?
WELL, IT IS NOT REALLY
SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE,
IT IS A SEPARATION
OF GOD AND HUMANITY
BECAUSE GOD ORDAINED GOVERNMENT.
GOVERNMENT IS
AN INSTITUTION BY GOD.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE --
AS CHRISTIANS
WE'VE GOT TO BE CAREFUL
OF HOW WE APPROACH GOVERNMENT
AND ELECTED LEADERS.
NOW I DON'T AGREE
WITH ALL THE ELECTED LEADERS
BUT I DO FEEL THAT
WE SHOULD PRAY FOR THEM
AND BE VERY CAREFUL
OF WHAT WE SAY ABOUT THEM
WHETHER WE AGREE WITH THEM
OR NOT.
NOW THOSE POSITIONS OF AUTHORITY
ARE ORDAINED BY GOD
AND WE'VE GOT TO BE VERY CAREFUL
IN NOT REBELLING
AGAINST THOSE AUTHORITIES.
James: WHEN YOU CHOOSE
AND WHAT GOD SAYS SO CLEARLY
IN ROMANS 13,
NOW REALLY WHEN YOU STUDY
THE WHOLE OF SCRIPTURE,
WE REAP THE CONSEQUENCES
OF CHOICES,
WHETHER YOU CHOOSE THIS DAY
WHOM YOU SERVE,
WHETHER IT IS THE GODS
OF THIS WORLD
OR THE GOD OF ABRAHAM,
ISAAC AND JACOB,
WHETHER YOU COME TO KNOW CHRIST
WHO IS THE MANIFESTATION
OF THE FATHER
SO WE CAN SEE HIM
AND THEN LIVE IN US,
HE IS THE REDEEMER.
SO YOU LOOK AT THIS,
YOU SEE THIS,
YOU'RE MAKING CHOICES.
AS IT RELATES TO GOVERNMENT
YOU CHOOSE, ESPECIALLY WHERE
WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE,
WE ARE CHOOSING THE LEADERS
WHO PASS THE LAW,
THE LEGISLATION,
ENACT THE POLICIES
UNDER WHICH WE ENDURE TOO OFTEN
OR BY WHICH WE CAN BE BLESSED,
BENEFITED, AND ASSISTED;
NOT BENEFITED IN
THE INAPPROPRIATE WAY
LIKE THE GUARANTEE OF HAPPINESS
BUT RATHER THE GUARANTEE
TO PURSUE HAPPINESS,
WHICH REQUIRES ACCOUNTABILITY
AND RESPONSIBILITY,
DON'T EVER FORGET THAT.
IT IS NOT JUST SOMETHING
YOU THROW OUT;
IT REQUIRES SOMETHING.
SO WHAT HAPPENS IS
WHEN YOU CHOOSE LEADERS
AND THEY'RE NOT RIGHTEOUS
LIKE TONY SAID
AND THE UNRIGHTEOUS RULE,
THE PEOPLE MOURN.
SO WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS
YOU'RE SEEING
THE JUDGMENT OF GOD REVEALED
IN THE CHOICES YOU'VE MADE
WHEN YOU CHOOSE A BAD LEADER,
A POOR LEADER.
NOW WE'RE TELLING THE CHURCH
TO JUST STAY OUT.
WELL, IF THE CHURCH STAYS OUT,
IF THE RIGHTEOUS STAY OUT,
WHO IN THE WORLD
IS GOING TO RULE?
AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING --
WE'RE NOT SEEING A LOT OF PEOPLE
WE JUST CALL "WICKED"
BUT WE'RE SEEING PEOPLE
WITH A VERY TWISTED WORLDVIEW
THAT REALLY LEAVES GOD OUT,
DON'T ACKNOWLEDGE GOD AS GOD,
(BUT MAYBE JUST A BY-PRODUCT
OF SOMEBODY'S IMAGINATION)
AND WHEN THESE PEOPLE
GET IN PLACE THEY ENACT
WITH ALL KIND OF PROMISES
ALL THESE FUTILE ATTEMPTS
AT DOING SOMETHING WORTHWHILE
AND THE WALLS COME DOWN.
Tony: AND IT COSTS US
THREE TIMES AS MUCH
AND DOESN'T COME NEAR
TO SOLVING THE PROBLEM.
GOING BACK TO ROMANS 13
WHERE GOD APPOINTED
THESE AUTHORITIES, THESE POWERS.
HE'S ACTUALLY SPEAKING,
I BELIEVE WHAT PAUL
IS TALKING ABOUT
ARE POSITIONS OF AUTHORITY.
GOD ESTABLISHED AUTHORITATIVE
POSITIONS, NOT INDIVIDUALS.
AND I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT,
ESPECIALLY IN OUR SYSTEM
OF GOVERNMENT, WE HAVE
THE UNIQUE PRIVILEGE OF BEING
ABLE TO SELECT OUR LEADERS.
I BELIEVE THAT
WE WILL GIVE AN ACCOUNT,
AS AMERICANS,
AS CHRISTIANS IN AMERICA
FOR THE LEADERS
THAT WE HAVE SELECTED OVER TIME
THAT HAVE LED THIS NATION
IN THE DIRECTION IT'S GONE.
THE FACT THAT AMERICA IS FUNDING
THE KILLING OF UNBORN CHILDREN
BOTH HERE AND ABROAD,
WE CANNOT WASH OUR HANDS OF THAT
AS AMERICANS
BECAUSE THOSE LEADERS
WERE SELECTED BY US,
AND WE WERE NOT TROUBLED ENOUGH
TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
James: AND GIVE THE THREE POINTS
THAT YOU BRING PASTORS TOGETHER
AND YOU'RE SEEING MIRACLES BEGIN
WHEN THEY GET ON THEIR KNEES,
GOD IS PUTTING THEM
ON THEIR FEET.
THEY DON'T JUST LIVE
ON THEIR KNEES,
THEY COME FROM THEIR KNEES
TO REALLY BECOME A LIGHT
THAT PIERCES THE DARKNESS.
WHAT ARE THOSE POINTS?
Tony: WELL, JAMES,
I HAVE SEEN AND MY EXPERIENCE
OF BEING INSIDE GOVERNMENT,
BEING ON THE STREETS
AS A POLICE OFFICER
AND NOW BEING AN ADVOCATE
FOR THE FAMILY IN WASHINGTON,
THAT AMERICA IS NOT SUFFERING
FROM A CRISIS OF POLITICS,
WE'RE SUFFERING FROM
A SPIRITUAL AND A MORAL CRISIS
AND AN ABSENCE OF A RECOGNITION
THAT THERE IS A GOD
WHO CREATED US,
AND AS THE CREATOR
HE SET THE RULES.
I BELIEVE -- IN FACT, I THINK
THIS IS WHY I'M IN WASHINGTON.
I WOULD RATHER BE FULL-TIME
IN MY HOME IN LOUISIANA
WHERE THE FOOD IS MUCH BETTER.
[Laughter]
I BELIEVE THAT IT IS A CALL
TO THE PASTORS OF AMERICA.
IN THE SPIRITUAL CRISIS
THAT WE FACE, WE MUST HAVE
THE SPIRITUAL LEADERS
LEADING THE CHURCH FIRST.
EACH OF US AS CHRISTIANS,
TO LIVE OUT -- WHAT WE WANT
TO UPHOLD IN SOCIETY,
WE FIRST HAVE TO LIVE IT OUT.
THAT MEANS WE HAVE TO BE PURE
AND HOLY IN OUR CONDUCT AND THAT
WE HAVE GOT TO LOVE OUR WIVES
AND OUR HUSBANDS
AND OUR CHILDREN
AND RAISE THEM IN THE FEAR
AND ADMONITION OF THE LORD.
SO THE PASTOR NEEDS
TO CHALLENGE PEOPLE TO DO THAT.
BUT FIRST, THE PASTOR
HAS TO GET THE HEART OF GOD
AND I BELIEVE GOD'S HEART
IS BROKEN FOR AMERICA.
I BELIEVE HE'S BROKEN
FOR THOSE CHILDREN;
17% OF THE CHILDREN IN
THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY
WILL GROW UP
IN AN INTACT FAMILY.
CAN YOU IMAGINE THE HURT
AND THE LONELINESS
AND THE REJECTION?
James: I DO! I SEE IT
AND I LOVE
THESE PRECIOUS PEOPLE.
I LOVE ANYBODY THAT STRUGGLES.
Tony: GOD'S HEART
IS BROKEN FOR THEM.
I BELIEVE UNTIL THE CHURCH
BEGINS TO GET GOD'S HEART
AND OUR HEART IS BROKEN,
THAT WE CANNOT MEND
THE BROKENHEARTED.
SO WE'RE CHALLENGING PASTORS
TO PRAY, ASKING PASTORS
TO MAKE A SIX MONTH COMMITMENT
TO BEGIN TO PRAY FOR OUR NATION
AND THEIR COMMUNITY,
AND BEGIN TO GET GOD'S HEART
FOR THEIR COMMUNITY.
SECONDLY, WE ASK THEM --
IT IS OUR THREE P'S.
THE SECOND P
IS TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD.
PASTORS HAVE BEEN MADE TO FEEL
LIKE THEY'RE NOT RELEVANT
TO TODAY'S ISSUES
BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT C.N.N.
PEOPLE 100 YEARS AGO
WANTED TO KNOW
WHAT THE PASTOR HAD TO SAY.
NOW THEY JUST TURN ON TO SEE
WHAT WOLF BLITZER HAS TO SAY.
THAT ALL HAS ITS PLACE
BUT NOBODY CAN HELP US
UNDERSTAND BETTER THAN SOMEONE
WHO IS GOING TO TAKE
THE WORD OF GOD
AND COMPARE IT
TO WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR DAY,
AND THAT MUST COME
FROM THE PASTOR.
HOW DO WE DEAL WITH THE ISSUE
OF EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH?
WHAT DOES THE WORD OF GOD
HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT?
YOU KNOW, IT DOES HAVE
SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT IT.
WHAT DOES IT SAY
ABOUT OUR LIFESTYLES?
IT HAS SOMETHING TO SAY.
AND IF THE PASTORS
AREN'T BOLD ENOUGH
TO PROCLAIM THAT TRUTH,
WHY DO WE THINK
THE POLITICIANS WILL?
AND THERE IS AN ABSENCE
OF THAT MORAL CLARITY
COMING FROM THE PULPITS.
SO WE'RE CHALLENGING PASTORS
TO PREACH.
AND THE THIRD THING
WE'RE CHALLENGING THEM TO DO,
AND THIS IS ACTUALLY
THE HARDEST,
IS TO PARTNER WITH OTHER PASTORS
IN THEIR COMMUNITY;
IS TO GO ACROSS
DENOMINATIONAL LINES,
GO ACROSS ETHNIC LINES
AND STAND ARM IN ARM WITH
OTHER BIBLE BELIEVING PASTORS
AND ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER,
PRAY TOGETHER,
AND ALLOW GOD TO USE THEM
TO IMPACT THEIR COMMUNITY.
Betty: YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
BEING A DEMONSTRATION
OF WHAT GOD HAS CALLED US TO BE.
I JUST LOOK AT IT THIS WAY TOO,
I'M A MOTHER, I'M A GRANDMOTHER.
WE HAVE 11 GRANDCHILDREN,
THAT'S ENOUGH REASON
FOR ME TO CARE AND TO OFFER HOPE
TO OTHERS,
AND TO WANT TO REACH OUT
AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
James: WELL, AND BETTY IS...
SHE IS AN ACTIVIST IN THE SENSE
THAT SHE DOES PRAY
AND SHE CARES DEEPLY.
AND SHE HAS BECOME AS INFORMED
AS YOU COULD EVER HOPE SOMEONE
WOULD BECOME AS A HOMEMAKER.
AND SHE WANTS TO KNOW.
SHE DOESN'T WANT TO BE
AN UNINFORMED VOTER.
SHE'S COMMITTED TO IT.
WE DON'T WANT TO MISS ANYTHING
THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED
TO PARTICIPATE IN
AS A RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN.
IF THE CHURCH PEOPLE
WOULD JUST BECOME INFORMED
ABOUT THE ISSUES...
THE FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL
IN MY OPINION IS OFFERING
MUCH WISE COUNSELING.
YOU'VE GOT A BRILLIANT STAFF,
YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE WHO HAVE
REALLY STUDIED AND RESEARCHED
THE VARIOUS AREAS OF CONCERN
TO THE FAMILY,
EVERY AREA THAT ANYBODY AT HOME
IS CONCERNED ABOUT:
WHAT ABOUT MY FUTURE?
WHAT ABOUT OUR ECONOMY?
WHAT ABOUT JOBS?
WHAT ABOUT OPPORTUNITY?
WHAT ABOUT EDUCATION?
WHAT ABOUT MY FUTURE
AS FAR AS BEING ABLE
TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF OR
WHO IS GOING TO LOOK AFTER ME?
WELL, WHAT ABOUT
ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS
THAT HAVE BEEN DEPLETED
ALL THE FUNDS OR MISUSED THEM?
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE
FOCUSED PEOPLE
WHO REALLY HAVE WISDOM
AND WHO REALLY HAVE CONCERN
ABOUT MEETING LEGITIMATE NEEDS
IN AN APPROPRIATE FASHION
MAKING DECISIONS OR YOU'RE --
THOSE OF YOU WHO SAY,
"I LIKE TO HELP OTHERS,"
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE
THE WHEREWITHAL TO HELP ANYBODY
OR EVEN MEET YOUR OWN NEEDS
IF WE CONTINUE TO DEPLETE
OUR POTENTIAL
AND MAKE AN ENEMY OUT OF PEOPLE
WHO CAN HELP US LEARN HOW
TO BE PRODUCTIVE AND FRUITFUL,
EVEN IN OUR ECONOMY.
SO YOU HAVE TO HAVE WISE PEOPLE.
WE ALL NEED TO PARTICIPATE.
THE FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL
AND IT'S BEEN ON THE SCREEN
FOR A WHILE,
YOU SEE THEIR WEB SITE.
I'M ASKING YOU TO GO ON THERE.
I'M ASKING -- MANY OF YOU SAY,
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I WANT TO MAKE
A VERY DEFINITE DIFFERENCE
IN MY COMMUNITY.
I DON'T WANT TO SEE
BECOMING CONCERNED
ABOUT SOCIAL ILLS AND
THE DECISIONS THAT LEGISLATORS
AND THE ELECTED OFFICIALS MAKE.
I DON'T WANT TO BE
UNINFORMED ABOUT HOW
I COULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
I WANT TO KNOW
THE APPROPRIATE STEPS.
THEY CAN GIVE YOU
THE INFORMATION AND INSIGHT.
THERE IS THE WEB SITE.
SOME OF YOU SAY, I WANT
TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS.
I WANT TO GET INVOLVED
IN IMPACTING IN A PRINCIPLED WAY
THE PARTIES
AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
I DON'T WANT TO BE PARTISAN
AND I WANT TO BE PRINCIPLED
AND GET THE IMPRINT
OF GOD'S KINGDOM
ON THOSE PARTIES
AND THOSE PARTICIPANTS.
I WANT TO BE INVOLVED.
I MAY WANT TO RUN FOR OFFICE.
I MAY WANT TO HELP SOMEBODY
RUN FOR OFFICE.
THEY'RE GOING TO HELP YOU DO IT.
TONY, I WANT TO THANK YOU.
JOIN BETTY AND ME IN SAYING
A BIG THANKS
TO TONY PERKINS WITH
THE FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL.
[Applause]
TONY IS GOING TO BE BACK
WITH ME LATER IN THE WEEK
AND JOIN A PASTOR
THAT YOU TALK ABOUT
MEETING THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE,
ONE WHO HAS HELPED REBUILD
THE PAIN AND THE DEVASTATION
AND DESTRUCTION
ON THE GULF COAST OF LOUISIANA,
AND ALL THE WAY DOWN
THE GULF COAST, BEING ABLE
TO HELP INSPIRE PASTORS
TO PUT THEIR ARMS
AROUND THE SUFFERING.
HE AND TONY HAVE WORKED
CLOSELY TOGETHER.
YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS
THAT PROGRAM LATER IN THE WEEK.
TONY, WHAT WE'RE DOING
RIGHT NOW, I KNOW YOU LOVE.
WE'RE PUTTING GOD'S ARMS OF LOVE
AROUND A BROKEN WORLD
AND WE COULDN'T DO IT --
I WANT YOU TO KNOW,
THESE VIEWERS, THEY'RE GOING
TO BE PRAYING FOR YOU.
I PRAY MANY OF THEM
WILL CONNECT WITH YOU.
I'M PRAYING PASTORS WHO ARE
LISTENING WILL AFFORD THEMSELVES
THE OPPORTUNITY
TO GET YOUR MATERIAL.
I PRAY THEY'LL GET INVOLVED,
JOINING IN THIS PARTNERSHIP
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, NOT ONLY
PRAYER BUT MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
WHAT WE'RE DOING,
BECAUSE OF OUR VIEWERS,
WE'RE PUTTING GOD'S ARMS
AROUND A BROKEN WORLD,
LITERALLY, PEOPLE THAT
WOULD NEVER BE NOTICED.
I WANT YOU TO LOOK
AND I WANT YOU TO HEAR --
I WANT YOU TO HEAR
THE HEART OF GOD THROUGH
A PERSON YOU LOVE AND RESPECT
AND THAT IS BETH MOORE.
I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT THE NEED
THAT, I PROMISE YOU,
WE CAN AND TOGETHER WILL MEET.
WATCH CLOSELY.
Isak: I KNOW MANY OF YOU SEE THOSE PICTURES.
YOU READ THE NEWS STORIES.
YOU SEE THE HEADLINES OF HOW MANY CHILDREN SO DESPERATELY NEED HELP,
OF HOW MANY CHILDREN ARE STARVING
HERE ON THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA.
YOU SAY, "IT'S NOT RIGHT AND IT IS NOT FAIR
THAT A CHILD SHOULD SIT HERE IN A CLINIC LIKE THIS AND DIE --
DIE AS A RESULT OF A SIMPLE LACK OF FOOD."
Beth: IT'S AN INCONCEIVABLE SIGHT.
THERE IS NOTHING THAT PREPARES YOU
TO SEE A CHILD IN THIS KIND OF CONDITION.
IT IS ALMOST UNBEARABLE.
WE HAVE GOT TO GET TO THESE CHILDREN IN THE VILLAGES,
IN THEIR HOMES, IN THE SCHOOLS,
WAY BEFORE THIS HAPPENS!
James: LET ME JUST TELL YOU
THAT THOSE LITTLE EYES,
BLINKING RIGHT THERE,
THAT LITTLE BOY
WITH HIS SO EMACIATED SKIN,
IT IS JUST FALLING OFF
HIS LITTLE BODY,
THAT LITTLE BABY DIDN'T LIVE.
I COULD SEE THOSE EYES.
I DON'T TURN AWAY FROM PAIN.
I GUESS IF I DIDN'T KNOW A GOD
BIG ENOUGH TO MEET ANY NEED,
AND A GOD THAT LOVES ENOUGH
THAT IF HE COULD JUST FIND
AVAILABLE HANDS
HE WILL TOUCH THE SUFFERING,
I GUESS I PROBABLY COULDN'T BEAR
TO LOOK AT IT.
ONE OF MY PRAYERS
FOR OUR VIEWERS, BETTY,
IS THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO
THE EASY, THE NATURAL THING,
TO TURN AWAY
BUT THAT YOU WOULD TURN TO GOD
AND THEN IN GOD'S BEHALF
TURN TO THOSE LITTLE CHILDREN
BECAUSE I WANT TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT THOUSANDS OF LITTLE KIDS,
A HALF MILLION OF THEM
THAT OUR MISSIONARIES
HAVE IN PLACE.
YOU SAY, "WHAT DO YOU MEAN
IN PLACE?"
THEY FOUND THEM.
THEY LOCATED THEM.
IN ALL OF THEIR PAIN
AND THEIR NEED AND THEY SAID,
"IF YOU WILL ENABLE US
WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THEM.
WE'RE GOING TO LOVE THEM.
WE'RE NOT JUST GOING TO
TALK TO THEM ABOUT GOD'S LOVE,
WE'RE GOING TO DEMONSTRATE IT
TO THEM.
WE'RE GOING TO SHOW THEM
THE LOVE OF GOD."
BUT, BETTY, EVERY ONE
OF THOSE MISSIONARIES
WOULD BE THERE WITH EMPTY HANDS
AND EMPTY BOWLS,
OUR MISSIONARIES TRY TO GIVE
THESE STARVING CHILDREN
A LITTLE BOWL OF PORRIDGE,
A NUTRITIONALLY DESIGNED MIX
FOR THAT PARTICULAR AREA'S NEED.
THIS BOWL WAS YOUR IDEA.
YEARS AGO YOU SAW THEM
WITH LITTLE TIN CANS
AND SOMETIMES PLASTIC BAGS
THAT THE HOT SOUP MIX WOULD BURN
RIGHT THROUGH THE BAG
AND THE KIDS WOULD FALL DOWN
ON THE GROUND TRYING TO GET IT
OUT OF THE DIRT.
YOU SAID, "GIVE THEM A BOWL!
GIVE THEM
A HEAT-RESISTANT BOWL."
AND THE MISSIONARIES SAID,
"WE CAN'T AFFORD
TO GIVE THEM BOWLS,
THEY'RE STARVING!"
YOU SAID,
"WE'LL GIVE THEM THE BOWL.
WE WON'T GIVE THEM
AN EMPTY BOWL, WE'LL GIVE THEM
SOMETHING IN THE BOWL."
YOU HAVE BEEN
THE MOST INCREDIBLE,
INDESCRIBABLE INSPIRATION
TO US FOR YEARS.
YOU ARE A JOY TO THE LORD
AND A SOURCE OF LIFE
TO THOSE LITTLE CHILDREN.
SO WE COME TO YOU TWICE A YEAR
AND WE ASK YOU TO GIVE A GIFT
THAT WILL KEEP GIVING LIFE
FOR THE NEXT MONTHS.
NOW I'M NOT EXAGGERATING
WHEN I TELL YOU THIS,
THIS IS NOT TOTAL CHILD CARE.
THIS IS LIFESAVING NOURISHMENT;
IT IS A NUTRITIOUS MIX
AND OFTENTIMES, BETTY,
IN THE MALNUTRITION CLINICS
IT IS THE BASICS
OF INTRAVENOUS FEEDING,
IT IS THE SUGAR AND OIL,
IT IS THE THINGS THAT WE'LL
TRY TO SAVE THEM AT THE LAST.
YOU PROVIDE ALL OF THAT!
$30, $50 --
I'M NOT EXAGGERATING -- OR $100,
WE CAN TAKE CARE OF THREE,
FIVE, OR TEN CHILDREN
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS.
WILL YOU DIAL THAT NUMBER
RIGHT NOW?
PLEASE? IT IS PRETTY EASY
TO SIT THERE AND LOOK AT ME
BUT SEE,
I REALLY PRAYED A LOT
THAT GOD WOULD TOUCH YOUR HEART
AND YOU WOULD TOUCH SOMEONE
WITH HIS LOVE.
I'M BELIEVING THAT ABOUT YOU.
SOME OF YOU HAVE DONE THIS
AND SAID IT'S BEEN SUCH A JOY.
WELL, HELP US NOW
SO WE CAN SHARE WITH THEM
THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE,
SHOW THEM THE LOVE OF GOD.
SOME OF YOU,
IT IS YOUR FIRST TIME.
SOME OF YOU
HAVE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE.
YOU WANT YOUR PRAYERS ANSWERED?
SEEK TO BE AN ANSWER
TO SOMEONE ELSE'S PRAYERS.
YOU GET INVOLVED WITH
WHAT GOD IS CONCERNED ABOUT,
WATCH WHAT HAPPENS
TO YOUR CONCERNS!
WATCH GOD'S FOCUS.
YOU BE AN ANSWER
TO THEIR PRAYER.
WOULD YOU DIAL THAT NUMBER?
TAKE YOUR BANKCARD
AND MAKE THE BEST GIFT YOU CAN.
YOU CAN HELP US SAVE TEN LIVES
OR 100, PLEASE DO IT.
THREE OR FIVE,
WHATEVER YOU CAN DO.
WE'VE GOT SOME SPECIAL GIFTS
FOR YOU TO HELP YOU
UNDERSTAND THE BEAUTY OF
GOD'S KINGDOM IN YOU RIGHT NOW.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT CALL!
YOU GET A BUSY, CALL UNTIL
YOU GET THROUGH OR GO ONLINE
AND MAKE THAT GIFT,
LIFETODAY.ORG.
BUT I'M ASKING YOU
TO MAKE THAT GIFT NOW.
THANK YOU FOR DOING IT.
Announcer: AT THIS VERY MOMENT
A CHILD IS DRAWING HER LAST BREATH
STRUGGLING TO STAY ALIVE DUE TO A LACK OF FOOD.
SADLY, THIS IMPOVERISHED CHILD IS NOT ALONE
AND WITHOUT OUR HELP,
MANY LIKE HER THROUGHOUT AFRICA FACE DEATH AS WELL.
TODAY YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
YOU CAN SAVE A LIFE!
LIFE'S MISSION FEEDING TEAMS ARE IN PLACE RIGHT NOW
READY TO ANSWER THE HUNGER CRIES OF HALF A MILLION CHILDREN
THROUGHOUT REMOTE AREAS OF ANGOLA, MOZAMBIQUE, AND SUDAN.
WITH PREVIOUS FOOD RESERVES GONE
AND SOUTHERN AFRICA FACING ITS WORST CONDITIONS
AND FOOD SHORTAGE IN MORE THAN TWO DECADES,
WE DESPERATELY NEED TO REPLENISH OUR SUPPLIES
FOR THE FEEDING PROGRAMS IMMEDIATELY!
YOUR LIFESAVING GIFT OF $30, $50, OR $100
WILL HELP FEED AND CARE FOR THREE, FIVE, OR TEN CHILDREN
FOR THREE FULL MONTHS.
WITH YOUR GIFT WE'LL SEND YOU
THE <I>GOD'S KINGDOM IN YOU </I>AUDIO SERIES
AND COMPANION SCRIPTURE GUIDE.
JAMES AND BETTY ROBISON, ALONG WITH BETH MOORE,
INSPIRE YOU TO LIVE EVERY DAY
IN THE POWER AND PRESENCE OF GOD.
WITH YOUR GIFT OF $125 OR MORE TO HELP FEED TEN CHILDREN
YOU MAY REQUEST BOTH THE VIDEO DVD AND AUDIO SERIES
WITH SCRIPTURE GUIDE.
AS A BONUS WE WILL ALSO SEND YOU JIM HYLTON'S NEW BOOK,
<I>THE SUPERNATURAL SKYLINE.</I>
FINALLY, PLEASE PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER
A GIFT OF $1,000 OR MORE
TO HELP SAVE THE LIVES OF 100 CHILDREN
AND BE SURE TO REQUEST
THE BEAUTIFUL NEW "HEART OF THE FATHER" BRONZE SCULPTURE.
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE YOUR SECURE GIFT ONLINE.
James: I DO WANT TO REMIND YOU
THAT WHEN YOU MAKE THE GIFT
GOD PUTS ON YOUR HEART
YOU'RE GOING TO RECEIVE
<I>GOD'S KINGDOM IN YOU,</I>
THE STUDY GUIDE AND THE CD'S.
IF YOU MAKE A GIFT OF $125,
WHICH WILL ENABLE US
TO FEED TEN CHILDREN
AND GIVE THEM SOME OF THOSE
BEAUTIFUL HEAT-RESISTANT BOWLS
BUT WE'LL SEND YOU THE DVD'S,
THE CD'S, AND THE STUDY GUIDE
AND ALSO JIM HYLTON'S BOOK,
<I>THE SUPERNATURAL SKYLINE:</I>
<I>WHERE HEAVEN TOUCHES EARTH.</I>
THIS IS JUST A TREMENDOUS BOOK.
GOD USED JIM TO REALLY
IMPACT MY LIFE 30 YEARS AGO
AND THEN AGAIN LAST YEAR.
IT'S PROFOUND.
WE WANT TO BLESS YOU
BY HELPING YOU UNDERSTAND
GOD'S KINGDOM;
NOT THE HEAVEN TO COME,
BUT THE PRESENCE OF HEAVEN,
THAT POWER OF GOD
RIGHT NOW ON YOU. POWERFUL!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GIFT.
I WANT TO SAY THANKS
TO TONY PERKINS AGAIN:
FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL.
I HOPE YOU'LL GO ONLINE
AND LEARN FROM HIM SO YOU
CAN BE A BLESSING TO OTHERS.
JOIN US THANKING HIM.
BLESS YOU!
WE'LL BE TALKING TO YOU
LATER IN THE WEEK.
Tony: LOOK FORWARD TO IT!
James: THANK ALL OF YOU
FOR WATCHING!
BETTY, WE'VE GOT GREAT FRIENDS;
DON'T WE?
YOU'RE FRIENDS FOR LIFE!
THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE!
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YOU MAY NOT HAVE HAD AN ADDICTION TO PORN OR BEEN ABUSED
BUT YOU MAY HAVE OTHER PAIN IN YOUR LIFE.
Announcer: PERMISSION TO SPEAK FREELY -- TOMORROW!