AND THAT MEANS TAKING ALL OF SCRIPTURE
AND NOT HAVING IT CENSORED BY THE A.C.L.U.
OR BY THE GOVERNMENT OR BY THE I.R.S.
ANNOUNCER: COMING UP ON LIFE TODAY,
DOUG NAPIER SHARES THE HEART OF THE ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND.
WE HAVE A DEVOTED PROJECT TO PROTECT THE CHURCH AND PASTORS
SO THEY CAN PREACH THE WHOLE COUNSEL OF GOD'S WORD.
THEIR SERMON SHOULD NOT COME FROM THE I.R.S.
BUT IT SHOULD COME FROM GOD HIMSELF.
Announcer: THE A.C.L.U. VERSUS AMERICA -- NEXT!
§
Betty: WELCOME TO LIFE TODAY!
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR JOINING US.
I'M BETTY ROBISON
AND THIS IS JAMES.
James: AND WE HAVE
A VERY SPECIAL GUEST WHO IS --
YOU TALK ABOUT DEFENDING
THE FAITH AND DEFENDING FREEDOM,
THE ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND
IS PROBABLY THE GREATEST
ADVOCATE FOR EVERYTHING
YOU WOULD TREASURE,
EVERYTHING YOU WOULD HOLD DEAR,
EVERYTHING IMPORTANT.
I'VE GOT HERE IN FRONT OF ME
A BOOK THAT, AS A MATTER
OF FACT, YOU COULD GET IT
BY GOING ONLINE.
THERE IS THE WEB SITE.
THE A.C.L.U. VS AMERICA;
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION.
YOU SAY, "ARE THEY AGAINST
AMERICA?"
WELL, IF YOU REALLY UNDERSTAND
THE IMPORTANCE OF FAITH
AND FAMILY AND FREEDOM,
IT APPEARS THAT THEY ARE.
NOW THERE MAY BE SOME OCCASIONS
WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT FREE SPEECH
AND SO FORTH AND YET,
IN A WAY IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETIMES
THEY WOULD WANT TO LIMIT
ANY SPEECH THAT EXPOSES
SOME OF THEIR INTENTIONS.
THIS IS A TREMENDOUS BOOK.
IT IS WRITTEN BY ALAN SEARS
AND CRAIG OSTEN.
I THINK YOU'D FIND IT
OF GREAT VALUE.
DOUG NAPIER IS HERE WHO ACTUALLY
WAS A PART OF OUR PRAYER SUMMIT,
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT LAST FALL.
YOU CAN GO WAY BACK
ON JAMESROBISON.NET
OVER THE COLUMNS; SCROLL BACK
THROUGH ALL THE WAY BACK
TO SEPTEMBER AND READ ABOUT
COMING THROUGH THE STORMS
AND READ THE CHURCH LEADERS
THERE THAT TOUCH THE 20 MILLION
TO 25 MILLION PEOPLE
BASICALLY WEEKLY THROUGH
THEIR IMPACT AND INFLUENCE.
IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE GATHERING.
DOUG WAS THERE;
HE WAS REPRESENTING
THE ALLIANCE DEFENSE GROUP
BECAUSE THEY ARE REALLY AS GOOD
OF FRIENDS WE'LL EVER HAVE
IN THE FAMILY
AND COMMUNITY OF FAITH.
I WANT YOU TO WELCOME DOUG
TO LIFE TODAY.
WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT
THEY DO AND IT'S IMPORTANCE.
WOULD YOU WELCOME DOUG?
GLAD TO SEE YOU.
Doug: THANK YOU!
James: YOU BE SURE AND GIVE ALAN
AND ALL YOUR CO-WORKERS THERE
OUR REGARDS.
WOULD YOU DO THAT?
LET ME JUST ASK FOR
OUR VIEWERS' SAKE YOUR OPINION
OF BRINGING THESE CHURCH LEADERS
FROM SUCH A DIVERSE GROUP.
WE'VE GOT EVANGELICALS,
WE HAD CATHOLICS,
WE HAD MAINLINE CHURCH GROUPS,
CHARISMATIC LEADERS,
PENTECOSTALS, BAPTISTS
SITTING THERE LIKE FAMILY.
THAT WAS KIND OF A PLEASANT
EXPERIENCE I WOULD THINK.
Doug: IT WAS SO ENCOURAGING
TO SEE THESE PEOPLE
COME TOGETHER FOR SUCH
AN IMPORTANT MISSION
IN AN IMPORTANT TIME AS THIS
TO REALLY LOOK AT WHAT
THE FUTURE OF AMERICA IS GOING
TO BE LIKE IN THE COMING DAYS.
James: DO YOU THINK WE'RE FACING
SOME VERY TROUBLING ISSUES
THAT EVERY CHRISTIAN SHOULD
BE PRAYERFULLY CONCERNED ABOUT?
Doug: THE ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND
WAS FORMED 15 YEARS AGO TO FACE
THE KIND OF BATTLES
THAT ARE NEAR AND DEAR
TO ALL CHRISTIANS' HEARTS.
WE WANT TO KEEP AN AMERICA
THAT WILL HONOR GOD,
WILL HONOR THE FAITH THAT
OUR FOUNDING FATHERS
ESTABLISHED THIS COUNTRY ON.
AND THE GOSPEL IS STILL WORTH
FIGHTING FOR AND WE WANT
TO FIGHT FOR THAT GOSPEL.
WE DON'T SEE OURSELVES AS
THE ANSWER, WE SEE OURSELVES
AS THE PROTECTORS OF THOSE
WHO HAVE THE ANSWERS.
SO THESE MINISTRY LEADERS
THAT YOU BROUGHT TOGETHER,
THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING
WITH YOUR VIEWERS,
THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT.
OUR MISSION IS KEEP
THE DOORS OPEN FOR THE SPREAD
OF THE GOSPEL SO YOU CAN DO
YOUR JOB AND YOU CAN SPEAK TRUTH
AND HOPE INTO THE CULTURE
BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT
WILL TRANSFORM.
James: DO YOU EVEN BELIEVE
MINISTERS SHOULD BE ABLE
TO FREELY ADDRESS WHAT WOULD
BE CONSIDERED BIBLICALLY
IMMORAL OR AGAINST FAMILY
VIRTUES AND INTERESTS
AND THAT THEY OUGHT TO BE ABLE
TO SPEAK WITHOUT BEING
THREATENED WITH SOME LOSS
OF TAX EXEMPTION AND SO FORTH?
AND IS THAT A VERY REAL PROBLEM?
IS THAT A VERY REAL POSSIBILITY?
BECAUSE I WAS ACTUALLY
PUT OFF TELEVISION BECAUSE
OF THE QUOTE "FAIRNESS DOCTRINE"
BACK IN THE 70s AND THAT
ACTUALLY BROUGHT ABOUT
A GREAT CONCERN ON THE PART
OF CHURCH PEOPLE THAT
AN EVANGELIST COULD BE PUT OFF
FOR SIMPLY SAYING
CERTAIN LIFESTYLES ARE NOT
IN LINE WITH SCRIPTURE.
I PROBABLY SAID IT MAYBE
A LITTLE MORE FORCIBLY THAN THAT
BUT ACTUALLY, I WAS QUITE CALM
AND GENTLE.
I WASN'T ANGRY, WHICH
I WAS PRONE TO BE ANGRY
IN THOSE DAYS.
I'M NOW VERY NICE
AND ALWAYS HAPPY.
[Laughter]
THE POINT IS I MADE A POINT
AND I WAS PUT OFF TELEVISION
AND WE TOOK A STAND
AND THE FAIRNESS DOCTRINE
WAS REVERSED.
A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO BRING
THAT BACK, WHICH WOULD LIMIT
FREE SPEECH.
MY QUESTION IS, ARE PREACHERS
ACTUALLY FACING THE POSSIBILITY
OF HAVING THEIR RIGHT TO PREACH,
THE FREEDOM SPEECH,
THE RIGHT TO PREACH WITHOUT FEAR
OF SOMETHING HAPPENING?
Doug: JAMES, WE REPRESENTED
A PASTOR IN SWEDEN, AKE GREEN,
MILD MANNERED GUY;
REMINDS ME A LOT OF YOU.
[Laughter]
PREACHED THE WORD OF GOD;
HE WAS PREACHING
THE BOOK OF ROMANS,
PREACHED NOT ONLY ABOUT SIN
BUT ALSO GOD'S GRACE
AND THE SUFFICIENCY
OF GOD'S GRACE.
IT WAS A MESSAGE OF HOPE.
SOMEBODY REPORTED HIM.
THIS IS IN HIS CHURCH, MIND YOU;
THIS ISN'T EVEN ON TELEVISION.
THEY REPORTED HIM.
HE WAS BROUGHT UP ON HATE CRIMES
AND SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS
IN JAIL.
NOW WE WERE ABLE TO INTERVENE
AT THAT POINT AT
THE APPELLATE LEVEL
AND THE PROSECUTOR
CROSS APPEALED BECAUSE HE DIDN'T
THINK SIX MONTHS IN JAIL
WAS ENOUGH AND HE WAS ACQUITTED.
BUT THIS IS SWEDEN, THIS ISN'T
A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY.
WE SEE OUR SUPREME COURT
IMPORTING FOREIGN LAW
INTO THE UNITED STATES.
WE HAVE A DEVOTED PROJECT
TO PROTECT THE CHURCH
AND PASTORS SO THEY CAN PREACH
THE WHOLE COUNSEL OF GOD'S WORD,
AND THAT THEIR SERMONS
SHOULD NOT COME FROM THE I.R.S.
BUT SHOULD COME FROM
GOD HIMSELF.
AND THEY SHOULD NOT FEEL THAT
THEY CAN'T PREACH EVERYTHING
THAT'S IN THE GOOD BOOK
BECAUSE IT IS A MESSAGE OF HOPE
AND WE WANT TO KEEP
THOSE DOORS OPEN.
Betty: HOW DO WE SHOW PEOPLE,
CHRISTIANS --
PEOPLE THAT HAVE CONVICTIONS
AND THEY HAVE PRINCIPLES
AND THEY WANT TO LIVE BY
THOSE PRINCIPLES -- HOW DO WE
LET THEM SEE THAT JUST BECAUSE
THERE IS SOMETHING THAT DEALS
WITH OUR COUNTRY AND THE THINGS
THAT WE VOTE ON AND STUFF,
THAT'S NOT POLITICS, THAT'S PART
OF LIFE AND WHAT WE CARE ABOUT
BECAUSE WE HAVE SAT BACK AND
DECIDED, WELL, THAT'S POLITICS,
WE CAN'T GET INTO THAT.
James: WHAT IF IT IS POLITICS?
IF IT HAS TO DO WITH PRINCIPLES
AND IT HAS TO DO WITH ABSOLUTES,
WHAT IF IT DOES?
Betty: WE HAVE ALLOWED IT TO BE
THE EVIL THING THAT
WE DON'T GET INTO.
Doug: BETTY, YOU'RE EXACTLY
RIGHT.
THESE ARE TOPICS THAT DIDN'T
BELONG TO THE SECULAR WORLD;
THESE WERE OUR TOPICS
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT FAMILY
AND FAMILY VALUES AND EDUCATION.
EVEN THE ECONOMY IS
A MORAL ISSUE.
THOSE TOPICS DON'T BELONG
TO THE WORLD, THEY BELONG
TO CHRISTIANS AND GOD SPEAKS
TO ALL OF THOSE ISSUES.
SO WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE
OF REPRESENTING HEROES.
THOSE HEROES ARE PEOPLE
WHO WANT TO STAND UP FOR TRUTH,
WHO WANT TO LIVE OUT THEIR FAITH
ON CAMPUS, WHO WANT TO NOT
SHY AWAY FROM THE TRUTH WHEN
THEY HAVE UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS
THAT ARE YELLING PROFANITIES
AT THEM.
James: BUT IF ONE OF THEM
WERE TO MENTION GOD
THEN THERE MIGHT BE SOME KIND
OF SCUTTLE ABOUT IT
AND EVEN COURT CASES ABOUT IT.
SHOULDN'T A TEACHER,
IN JUST NOT TRYING TO IMPOSE
THEIR FAITH BUT SHOULDN'T
THEY BE ABLE TO MENTION MAYBE
THEY WENT TO CHURCH EASTER
WITHOUT RECOURSE COMING FROM
SOME ORGANIZATION OR SOME
LAWSUIT, WHICH IS COMING.
WE'VE GOT AN ISSUE GOING HERE
NOW WHERE THERE IS A BIG DEAL
ON WHETHER YOU STAND WHEN
YOU PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE.
PRETTY SOON WE'LL FIND OUT THAT
SAYING THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE
IS AGAINST SOMETHING
THE A.C.L.U. OR SOMEONE
DOESN'T WANT US TO DO.
Doug: WHEN YOU READ THIS BOOK
<I>THE A.C.L.U. VS AMERICA</I>
YOU SEE THAT THERE IS A VERY
INTENTIONAL AGENDA OF THE LEFT
TO CENSOR EVERYTHING
THAT IS GOOD AND HOPEFUL;
EVERYTHING THAT CHRISTIANS
HOLD FAST AND DEAR.
YOU LOOK AT AMERICA,
WHEN WE STEP BACK,
IS AMERICA BETTER OFF?
ARE WE BETTER OFF HAVING REMOVED
PRAYER FROM SCHOOL?
ARE WE BETTER OFF TELLING
CHILDREN THEY CAN'T EXPRESS
THEIR FAITH,
THEY CAN'T CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS,
THEY CAN'T HAND OUT CANDY CANES
WITH THE GOSPEL MESSAGE ON IT?
I DON'T THINK SO.
WE HAVE TO HAVE SOME SENSIBILITY
BROUGHT BACK INTO OUR CULTURE,
AND THE ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND
WILL DEFEND THESE STUDENTS.
WE GO INTO UNIVERSITIES --
I THINK ABOUT EVERY UNIVERSITY
WE'VE GONE INTO WHERE
THEY'VE HAD SPEECH CODES
THAT HAVE SAID IF YOU'RE GOING
TO PREACH THE GOSPEL,
YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE NORTH 40
WHERE NOBODY EVER CROSSES
THE PATH, BUT IF YOU'RE GOING
OUT THERE AND TALK ABOUT
SOCIALISM OR DOWN WITH AMERICA,
YOU CAN HAVE PRIME REAL ESTATE.
SO THERE IS JUST THAT INEQUITY
OUT THERE.
BUT WE'RE SEEING CHANGES.
WE'RE FIGHTING THESE BATTLES
AND WE'RE WINNING.
James: YOU MADE REFERENCE
A MOMENT AGO TO ECONOMIC ISSUES
OR MORAL ISSUES.
HERE'S THE THING I REALLY
WOULD LIKE YOU TO UNDERSTAND.
I THINK IT IS PRETTY IMPORTANT
FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF TIME
WHEN ADAM AND EVE WERE GIVEN
OVERSIGHT OF THE GARDEN,
THEY WERE LITERALLY OVERSEERS.
BY HAVING DOMINION,
WASN'T SOME DOMINANCE FACTOR
BUT DOMINION MEANS WATCHCARE.
SO WE'RE TO BE THE OVERSEERS
OF WHAT GOD ENTRUSTS TO
OUR WATCHCARE, AND STEWARDSHIP
SHOULD BE A MAJOR EMPHASIS
IN A CHURCH.
AND WE OUGHT TO PUT GOD FIRST.
WE OUGHT TO PUT EVERYTHING
IN THE RIGHT PRIORITY ORDER.
AND ONE PART OF THE PRIORITY
SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON OTHERS
IN A LEGITIMATE INTEREST.
WE NEED TO EMPHASIZE THAT.
SO TO CARE ABOUT OTHERS,
AND WHEN PEOPLE IN LET'S SAY
POLITICAL CIRCLES SAY
WE NEED TO CARE ABOUT TAKING
CARE OF OTHERS AND SO FORTH,
EXACTLY RIGHT, WE DON'T HAVE
ANY QUALMS THERE.
THE CHURCH ABOVE ALL
SHOULD BE SAYING THAT.
BUT THE CHURCH BASICALLY
HAS KIND OF GIVEN UP
THE RESPONSIBILITY AT EVEN
LOOKING IN REALISTIC WAYS
TO MEET THE NEED BECAUSE
WE'VE BEEN TOLD THE GOVERNMENT
IS GOING TO COVER THAT.
AND AFTER ALL, REMEMBER THIS,
THEY TAKE.
THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T
MAKE MONEY, THEY TAKE MONEY.
THEY DO PRINT MONEY
AND DIMINISH THE VALUE OF YOURS
BUT BASICALLY, IT IS OUR MONEY.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
IT IS OURS.
SO IF THEY HAVE THE MONEY
THAT WE HAVE THEN ENTRUSTED
TO THEIR WATCHCARE
AND THEY MISUSE IT OR ABUSE IT
OR MISAPPLY IT OR SPEND WHAT
YOU PUT INTO SOCIAL SECURITY
WITH A HOPE FOR A FUTURE
AT A CERTAIN AGE
AND THEY'VE ALREADY USED IT UP
AND IT IS NOT THERE, IT IS GONE,
AND EVERYTHING THAT WE ENTRUST
TO THEM IS MISUSED,
I SEE THAT AS A MORAL ISSUE.
I SEE IT AS A MATTER
OF STEWARDSHIP.
AM I WRONG ABOUT THAT?
Doug: I THINK
YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
James: SO WOULDN'T WE NEED
TO ADDRESS THAT?
AND AS I WAS SAYING THAT
TO YOU A WHILE AGO, I DON'T CARE
IF THEY CALL IT POLITICAL.
WHY SHOULD ANYBODY SAY,
"WELL, IF YOU SAY THAT
THAT'S POLITICAL."
WELL, WHOSE BUSINESS IS IT
TO TELL ME THAT I CAN'T ADDRESS
ANY ISSUE OF CONCERN?
LET ME GO AHEAD AND
MAKE IT CLEAR, I'M GOING TO.
DID YOU UNDERSTAND?
I'M GOING TO.
I WON'T BE STOPPED.
YOU SAY, "WE'LL LOCK YOU UP."
I'LL DO IT THERE.
I'LL WRITE LETTERS FROM PRISON.
PAUL WAS VERY EFFECTIVE
IN DOING THAT.
Doug: CALL US BEFORE
YOU GET TO PRISON.
[Laughter]
James: I'D REALLY RATHER NOT
WRITE LETTERS IN PRISON.
I'M TRYING TO MAKE THE POINT,
WHAT IF IT DOES AFFECT POLICY?
WHEN THE POLICYMAKERS
ARE ABUSING WHAT WE'VE ENTRUSTED
TO THEIR WATCHCARE,
WHEN WE HAVE SPENT WAY BEYOND
OUR MEANS AND THEN WHEN
WE'VE GOT CLASS WARFARE WHERE
WE HATE EVERYBODY WHO MIGHT
PRODUCE JOBS OR PRODUCE WEALTH,
WE MAKE THEM THE PRIMARY ENEMY,
SOMETHING IS WRONG.
YOU CAN SAY I'M STIRRED UP
ABOUT THIS.
I NEED TO CALM DOWN.
Doug: NO! YOU NEED
TO BE STIRRED UP ABOUT IT.
James: THE POINT IS DON'T I HAVE
THE RIGHT, FREEDOM, AND
RESPONSIBILITY TO SPEAK FORTH
CONCERNING ISSUES THAT MATTER?
Doug: YOU ABSOLUTELY DO
WITHOUT ANY FEAR OF CONSEQUENCES
FROM THE GOVERNMENT.
OUR FIRST LIBERTY
IS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.
THAT'S WHY IT IS FIRST
IN OUR BILL OF RIGHTS.
James: WHICH INCLUDES
THE ABILITY TO PREACH.
Doug: IT INCLUDES THE ABILITY
TO PREACH AND PREACH AS
YOU ARE DIRECTED BY GOD.
AND THAT MEANS TAKING ALL
OF SCRIPTURE AND NOT HAVING IT
CENSORED BY THE A.C.L.U.
OR BY THE GOVERNMENT
OR BY THE I.R.S. THREATENING YOU
WITH YOUR TAX EXEMPT STATUS.
WE SHOULDN'T CARE
ABOUT THAT STUFF.
WE SHOULD BE CONCERNED WITH
BEING STEWARDS OF THE TRUTH.
WE HAVE THE ANSWERS.
GOD'S WORD PROVIDES US
WITH THE ANSWERS.
WHEN PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO ARE
BOLD ENOUGH TO SPEAK INTO
THE CULTURE AND TO SHARE
THOSE IDEAS FROM GOD'S WORD,
THEY WORK.
THAT'S WHY THE ALLIANCE DEFENSE
FUND WAS FORMED BECAUSE
IT WASN'T THAT
WE WERE LOSING BECAUSE
WE DIDN'T HAVE THE BETTER
ARGUMENTS, WE WERE LOSING
BECAUSE WE WEREN'T SHOWING UP.
BUT NOW WE'VE GOT PEOPLE --
James: REALLY, WE DIDN'T EVEN
HAVE GOOD LEGAL REPRESENTATION
BECAUSE IT LOOKED LIKE
THE LEGAL CARDS WERE STACKED
AGAINST FAITH AND FREEDOM
AND FAMILY.
Doug: WELL, WHOEVER THOUGHT
THERE WOULD BE 2,000 CHRISTIAN
ATTORNEYS THAT WOULD
COME TOGETHER FOR
THIS KIND OF FIGHT?
WE HAVE 2,000 VOLUNTEER
ATTORNEYS IN OUR NETWORK
IN THE UNITED STATES
AND AROUND THE WORLD THAT
ARE FIGHTING FOR THESE CAUSES.
James: AND YOU'VE REPRESENTED
EFFECTIVELY IN A WINNING WAY
AS MANY CASES BEFORE
THE SUPREME COURT I THINK
AS ANY OTHER GROUP.
Doug: WE HAVE HAD 38 CASES
BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT
THAT WE HAVE PARTICIPATED IN
WITH WINS.
AND WE RECENTLY HAD ONE
THAT GOES BACK TO YOUR ISSUE
ABOUT WHOSE MONEY IS IT?
PARENTS HAVE THE BEST IDEA
OF WHERE THEIR CHILDREN
SHOULD BE EDUCATED.
ARIZONA HAD A TUITION PROGRAM
WHERE PEOPLE COULD GIVE
TO A TUITION ORGANIZATION
AND THEY WOULD TURN
AND GIVE SCHOLARSHIPS SO PARENTS
COULD SEND THEIR KIDS
TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS,
TO CHARTER SCHOOLS,
EVEN CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS.
THE A.C.L.U. SAID,
"WAIT A MINUTE, YOU CAN'T
DO THAT,
THAT'S GOVERNMENT MONEY."
BECAUSE THEIR PREMISE WAS THAT
IT IS GOVERNMENT MONEY
UNTIL WE LET YOU KEEP IT.
FORTUNATELY THE SUPREME COURT
GOT THAT ONE RIGHT
AND THEY SAID, "NO, NO,
IT IS PEOPLE'S MONEY UNTIL
WE TAX IT AND HOPEFULLY
WE WON'T TAX IT TOO MUCH."
James: IF PEOPLE WANT TO SUPPORT
WHAT YOU'RE DOING,
WHAT DO THEY DO?
GO ON YOUR WEB SITE?
Doug: THE BEST THING FOR THEM
TO DO IS TO GO TO OUR WEB SITE:
TELLADF.ORG
AND THEY CAN GET INFORMATION
ABOUT ALL THE ISSUES THAT
WE'RE INVOLVED IN FROM
LIFE ISSUES TO FAMILY VALUE
ISSUES TO EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY,
ALL THOSE THINGS
ARE ON OUR WEB SITE.
IF THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT
THEIR OWN RIGHTS, THERE IS
A PLACE THEY CAN GET
LEGAL ASSISTANCE.
WE HAVE A 1-800-NUMBER
THEY CAN CALL.
IF TEACHERS ARE TELLING THEM
THEY CAN'T SHARE THEIR FAITH,
THEY CAN CALL US AND WE WILL
REPRESENT THEM FOR FREE.
THE THING THAT HAS INTIMIDATED
SO MANY PEOPLE IS JUST
THE MERE COST OF IT.
EVEN IF THEY'RE RIGHT
AND THEY CAN WIN,
THEY CAN'T AFFORD
THE LEGAL REPRESENTATION.
OUR MINISTRY FRIENDS DONATE
TO THE ORGANIZATION SO THAT
-- BECAUSE IF WE WIN A CASE
IN ARIZONA, IT IS GOING
TO HELP PARENTS SEND THEIR KIDS
TO SCHOOL IN GEORGIA
AND NEW YORK
AND EVERY PLACE ELSE.
SO THESE CASES ARE IMPORTANT
AND PEOPLE BELIEVE IT
AND THEY GET BEHIND IT
WITH THEIR GENEROUS DONATIONS.
James: SO WHEN I SAY
YOU'RE DEFENDING FAITH,
FAMILY AND FREEDOM --
REAL FREEDOM, NOT LICENSE
AND LIBERTY TO DO WHATEVER
YOU WANT TO DO THAT
REALLY HURTS OTHERS.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
THE REAL LIBERTY AND FREEDOM
THAT OUR FOUNDERS UNDERSTOOD,
WHICH REALLY, REALLY IMPLIES
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY.
AND YOU DEFEND --
THAT'S WHO YOU DEFEND.
Doug: THAT'S WHAT WE DEFEND.
EISENHOWER SAID THAT A PEOPLE
THAT VALUES ITS PRIVILEGES
MORE THAN ITS PRINCIPLES
SOON LOSES BOTH.
AND WE'RE AT A PLACE
IN THIS COUNTRY WHERE WE ARE
SO ENGROSSED IN OURSELVES
THAT WE DON'T THINK ABOUT
WHAT WE'RE DOING TO
THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY.
THE REASON I LEFT MY PRIVATE
PRACTICE IS BECAUSE
I LOOKED IN THE FACE OF MY
TEN YEAR OLD SON WHO COULDN'T
UNDERSTAND WHY A MAYOR
IN SAN FRANCISCO WAS ISSUING
SAME SEX MARRIAGE LICENSES.
HE SAID, "WHAT ARE YOU GOING
TO DO ABOUT IT, DAD?
YOU'RE A LAWYER."
I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING
ABOUT IT.
IT IS MY WATCH AND IT IS
OUR WATCH COLLECTIVELY
AND TOGETHER WE CAN WIN
BECAUSE TRUTH ALWAYS TRIUMPHS.
WE JUST HAVE TO KEEP THE DOORS
OPEN FOR THE TRUTH.
THAT'S WHY ELECTIONS
ARE IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY ON
THE SUPREME COURT.
WE WANT TO HAVE MEN AND WOMEN
ON THAT COURT THAT WILL HONOR
THE CONSTITUTION
AND THEY WILL PROTECT
THESE FUNDAMENTAL VALUES.
WE ARE ENGAGED IN THOSE
COURTROOM BATTLES EVERY DAY.
BUT THE THING IS, JAMES,
WE BELIEVE THAT IF WE WIN
EVERYBODY WINS BUT
IF THEY WIN EVERYBODY LOSES.
WE'RE NOT FIGHTING AGAINST THEM
WE'RE FIGHTING FOR THEM
BECAUSE THIS IS HOW
WE SAVE AMERICA.
James: AND THERE AGAIN
YOU'VE JUST ADDRESSED SOMETHING
THAT IS -- I SEE IT AS PRINCIPLE
BUT IT ALSO CARRIES OVER
TO POLITICAL WHICH
THE POLITICAL ASPECT,
THE ELECTED CHOOSE THE JUDGES,
THOSE WHO SERVE FOR LIFE.
I COULD EVEN CHALLENGE THE TERM,
LIFE TERM.
I THINK ALL THESE THINGS
WE CAN BRING TO THE TABLE.
I THINK WE COULD HAVE
GOOD HEALTHY DISCUSSIONS.
BUT THE POINT IS THAT
THERE AGAIN WE'RE BACK, BETTY,
TO POLITICS.
I DON'T WANT CHRISTIANS
TO DODGE AND SAY, "CHRISTIANS
SHOULDN'T BE IN POLITICS."
WE SHOULDN'T BE SEEN
AS A POLITICAL POWER BASE BUT
WE SHOULD BE SEEN AS
AN INFLUENCE IN LIFE
ON PLANET EARTH, A KINGDOM
IMPRINT, THE FOOTPRINTS OF
THE WEIGHT OF GOD'S PRESENCE
AND GOD'S TRUTH EVERYWHERE AND
THAT WILL AFFECT THE LEADERSHIP,
THE PEOPLE THAT WE SELECT
TO REPRESENT THE PRINCIPLES
THAT WE NOT ONLY VALUE BUT
ARE IMPERATIVE FOR STABILITY
AND SECURITY -- FOR ECONOMIC
SOUNDNESS -- ALL THESE THINGS.
SO DON'T CRINGE AT POLITICAL
AND DON'T START TRYING
TO BECOME A POLITICAL PARTY.
IMPACT EVERY POLITICAL PARTY
WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF GOD.
DOES THIS MAKE SENSE?
CAN YOU SAY "AMEN" TO WHAT
I'VE SAID, MR. ATTORNEY?
Doug: AMEN! AMEN!
James: DO YOU APPRECIATE
THE ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND?
DO YOU APPRECIATE DOUG?
HOPEFULLY YOU APPRECIATED
WHAT I'M SAYING BECAUSE
REALLY AND TRULY,
I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU,
IF THEY DIDN'T APPRECIATE IT,
I'M NOT RUNNING FOR SOMETHING.
MOST PROPHETS WERE NEVER
INVITED BACK; THEY WERE NEVER
INVITED THE FIRST TIME.
SOMETIMES WE DO SPEAK
PROPHETICALLY, MEANING
WE ADDRESS THE ISSUES
AND I'M GOING TO DO IT.
LET ME JUST PUT THE ALLIANCE
DEFENSE FUND WEB SITE UP THERE
AGAIN TO SIMPLY SAY TO YOU,
VERY, VERY IMPORTANT!
VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU PRAY FOR
THEM AND PRAY ABOUT THE ISSUES
THEY BRING BEFORE YOU.
ALAN SEARS, WHO CO-AUTHORED
THE BOOK AND HELPED WITH
THIS INCREDIBLE FUND,
THIS MINISTRY IMPACTED HIS LIFE.
WOULD YOU SAY THAT THAT WAS
AN IMPORTANT IMPACT THAT
A PREACHER AND A MINISTRY HAD
ON THIS MAN AND THIS ATTORNEY?
Doug: NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
AND ALAN, WHO SPEAKS
VERY HIGHLY OF YOU BUT
HIS PASSION IS TO PROTECT
THE KIND OF WORK THAT
YOU'RE DOING BECAUSE HE KNOWS
IT IS YOUR WORK THAT
WE'VE GOT TO PROTECT.
AND IT IS THE PASSION OF
THE WHOLE TEAM,
THAT'S WHERE OUR HEARTS ARE.
James: THANK YOU!
YOU KNOW WHAT'S SO EXCITING?
AND HERE'S THE THING,
THE REASON ECONOMIC STABILITY
IS IMPORTANT, BETTY IS BECAUSE
PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOTHING
ARE NOT ABLE TO HELP PEOPLE
WHO HAVE LEGITIMATE NEEDS,
HOPELESS, HELPLESS.
I WANT YOU TO LISTEN.
ONE OF THE THINGS
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE HERE,
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE SON OF
OUR EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
THAT BETTY, WE WATCHED HIM
GROW UP FROM THE TIME
HE WAS BORN.
WE SAW HIM AS A LITTLE BABY.
HE'S GOT FIVE CHILDREN!
HE'S GOT THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL FAMILY.
YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR HIM
SHARING HIS HEART
IN THE MIDST OF SUFFERING.
YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR
THE HEART OF GOD.
BUT LISTEN TO ME, YOU CAN BE
THE ANSWER TO WHAT
HE IS TALKING ABOUT.
IT'S INCREDIBLE, WATCH CLOSELY.
§
Kyle: THREE TIMES A DAY, VOOLA GOES DOWN TO THIS WATER SOURCE
WITH HER MOM THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE.
IT IS DISGUSTING WATER FILLED WITH DISEASE.
YOU CAN'T SEE TWO INCHES INTO THIS WATER.
WE WATCHED CATTLE WALKING INTO THIS WATER,
DRINKING IT, DEFECATING IN IT.
PEOPLE BATHING DOWN THERE, WASHING THEIR LAUNDRY
AND THEN RIGHT THERE AT THAT VERY SAME AREA
VOOLA AND ALL OF THESE OTHER PEOPLE ARE SCOOPING WATER OUT
IN THE BUCKETS AND WE WATCHED THEM DRINK IT RIGHT THERE.
IT'S UNBELIEVABLE THE POLLUTION THAT THEY'RE TAKING
RIGHT INTO THEIR BODIES --
AND THEY KNOW THAT IT IS BAD BUT THEY HAVE NO CHOICE.
VOOLA RECENTLY LOST HER 13 YEAR OLD SISTER
TO CONTAMINATED WATER.
Kyle: VOOLA KNOWS VERY WELL WHAT THE SYMPTOMS ARE
OF WATER-BORNE DISEASES BECAUSE
SHE WATCHED IT HAPPEN WITH HER SISTER.
SHE WAS THERE AT HER DEATH BED
HELPING TO TAKE CARE OF HER TO THE VERY END.
UNFORTUNATELY, WHAT IS HAPPENING IS VOOLA IS STARTING TO SHOW
SOME OF THE SAME SYMPTOMS.
I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT IT IS LIKE TO HAVE NO CHOICE BUT
TO CONTINUE TO GO BACK TO THAT WATER THREE TIMES A DAY,
KNOWING THAT IT TOOK YOUR SISTER,
KNOWING THAT IT IS PROBABLY GOING TO TAKE YOUR LIFE TOO.
James: BOY, I WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU, LORD FOR WHAT
I HEARD COMING OUT
OF KYLE'S HEART.
WE LED HIS MOTHER TO THE LORD
WHEN SHE WAS A TEENAGER
MANY YEARS AGO AND NOW KYLE,
AS HE GREW UP WITH OUR YOUNGEST
DAUGHTER IN SCHOOL AND NOW
HE HAS FIVE BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN.
TO LISTEN TO KYLE'S HEART --
KYLE, WE WANT YOU TO KNOW
WE'RE SO PLEASED WITH HOW
WE SEE JESUS IN YOU,
AND YOUR MOTHER, JEANNE --
YOU'VE SEEN JEANNE ON
THE MISSION FIELD AND WHERE
WE'RE TRYING TO RESCUE GIRLS
FROM THE SEX TRAFFICKING
CHILDREN.
THIS IS REALLY A PICTURE OF
THE MINISTRY THAT
YOU MAKE POSSIBLE.
WHEN YOU LISTEN TO KYLE TALKING
ABOUT THIS PRECIOUS GIRL
LOSING HER SISTER WITH THAT
FILTHY WATER AND KNOW THAT
WE TOLD THE MISSIONARIES THERE
AND WE TOLD THE PEOPLE,
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A WELL,
BELIEVING THAT OUR VIEWERS
WOULD MAKE IT POSSIBLE
FOR US TO DO THAT BECAUSE
BETTY, WE CAN DRILL A WELL,
YOU AND I CAN HELP THROUGH
THE YEAR DRILL SOME WELLS,
HAVE A PART IN IT BUT
WE CAN'T DRILL THE 400
THAT WE'VE LOCATED WHERE
THE NEED IS SO GREAT.
WE'VE GOT TO HAVE THE HELP
OF OUR VIEWERS.
Betty: NOT WITHOUT YOUR HELP!
WE WANT TO DO OUR PART BECAUSE
IT IS SO IN OUR HEARTS TO WANT
TO GIVE THEM CLEAN PURE WATER
TO DRINK.
VOOLA, SHE KNEW WHAT HAPPENED
TO HER SISTER.
SHE KNEW WHAT CAUSED HER SISTER
ILLNESS AND THEN LATER ON
TO DIE.
SHE SEEMS TO BE SMART ENOUGH
TO KNOW THAT SHE IS DRINKING
THAT SAME WATER AND IT IS LIKELY
TO HAPPEN TO HER IF SHE DOESN'T
GET THE WATER THAT SHE NEEDS,
THE CLEAN WATER.
JAMES, WE CAN DO THAT
WITH THE WATER WELLS.
WE CAN GIVE THEM A CHOICE --
LET'S GIVE THEM A CHOICE
FOR THE CLEAN WATER!
WHAT DO YOU THINK
THEY WILL CHOOSE?
James: YOU KNOW SHE SAID
SHE LOST HER BEST FRIEND.
I WANT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU,
YOU'RE NOT ONLY OUR BEST FRIEND,
OF COURSE WE TREASURE OUR FAMILY
AND THE RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE,
BUT YOU ARE OUR BEST FRIENDS.
YOU KNOW WHAT THE MISSIONARIES
SAY, IN SO MANY WAYS
YOU ARE THEIR BEST FRIEND
BECAUSE YOU MAKE IT POSSIBLE
FOR THEM TO DO WHAT THEY DO.
YOU MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR US
TO TAKE THE DRILLING EQUIPMENT
THAT PEOPLE LIKE YOU PAID FOR,
TO DRILL THOSE WELLS.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE TARGETING
OVER 400 AREAS IN 15 NATIONS
THAT ARE JUST LIKE THAT,
THAT'S ONE OF THE AREAS.
SO IF YOU CAN SEE THAT,
SHE IS REPRESENTING ALL THOSE
OTHER AREAS, ALL THE OTHER
BEST FRIENDS WHOSE LIVES
WE CAN SAVE AND GIVE THEM
A CHANCE -- DON'T THEY DESERVE
A CHANCE AT LIFE?
THEY WILL NEVER HAVE PERHAPS
THE NICE THINGS THAT WE HAVE
BUT COULDN'T THEY AT LEAST
BE ABLE TO HAVE A CLEAN DRINK
OF WATER BECAUSE WE KNOW
THE WATER OF LIFE?
-- THE LOVE OF GOD THAT
WE FIND IN CHRIST.
WOULD YOU PLEASE RIGHT NOW
DIAL THAT NUMBER?
TAKE YOUR BANKCARD AND IF
YOU COULD POSSIBLY DRILL A WELL,
LISTEN -- $48 WILL MAKE IT
POSSIBLE TO GIVE TEN PEOPLE
WATER THE REST OF THEIR LIFE.
CONSIDER THIS; YOU COULD HELP
GIVE 30 PEOPLE WATER
THE REST OF THEIR LIFE
WITH A GIFT OF $144.
COULD YOU DO THAT?
AND THEN COULD YOU POSSIBLY
DRILL A WELL?
WE'VE GOT MANY PEOPLE WHO SAY,
"IT IS THE JOY OF MY LIFE
TO WRITE A $4800 CHECK."
...OR "TO PUT IT ON MY BANKCARD;
USE MY CARD LIKE A CHECK."
THAT'S HOW YOU USE THEM!
WOULD YOU DO THAT?
OR COULD YOU GIVE A PART
OF A WELL?
$1200: THREE JOIN YOU
AND WE'VE GOT A WELL.
$2400: SOMEONE ELSE JOINS YOU.
WHATEVER LEVEL, YOU CAN HELP.
WOULD YOU DO IT?
FATHER, I PRAY EVERY PERSON
WATCHING WOULD MOVE RIGHT NOW
TO THE PHONE OR GO ONLINE
AND MAKE THE GIFT
YOU PUT ON THEIR HEART.
THANK YOU FOR DOING IT!
REMEMBER YOU CAN IF YOU LIKE --
I PRAY YOU'RE DIALING
THE NUMBER.
I PRAY YOU'VE GOT THAT CARD
AND YOU'RE GOING TO HELP US
GIVE LIFE AND GIVE HOPE.
YOU CAN GO TO LIFETODAY.ORG
AND MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE.
WE HAVE SOME GIFTS FOR YOU
TO BLESS YOU AS YOU GIVE LIFE
AND A CHANCE TO OTHERS
IN DESPERATE NEED.
HEY, GIVE LIFE TO SOMEBODY'S
BEST FRIEND, SOMEBODY'S SISTER.
Announcer: EVERY DAY MILLIONS OF CHILDREN
ARE FORCED TO MAKE A DREADFUL CHOICE,
DRINK FILTHY, POLLUTED WATER FILLED WITH DEADLY DISEASE
OR DIE FROM THIRST.
NO CHILD SHOULD EVER BE FACED WITH THIS DECISION.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THERE IS A SOLUTION --
MISSION: WATER FOR LIFE IS ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING
AND VIABLE DEMONSTRATIONS OF GOD'S LOVE IN THE WORLD TODAY.
THE SUFFERING CAN END BECAUSE
CLEAN WATER CHANGES EVERYTHING IN LIFE.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT WE WILL DRILL 415 NEW WATER WELLS
IN REMOTE VILLAGES IN 15 DIFFERENT NATIONS.
YOUR GIFT OF $24 WILL HELP PROVIDE CLEAN WATER FOR FIVE PEOPLE!
A GIFT OF $48 WILL HELP PROVIDE FOR 10 PEOPLE!
$72 WILL REACH 15 PEOPLE.
AND $144 WILL HELP PROVIDE FRESH CLEAN DISEASE-FREE WATER
FOR 30 PEOPLE FOR A LIFETIME!
IN APPRECIATION FOR YOUR GIFT TO HELP DRILL THESE NEW WELLS
BE SURE TO REQUEST THE KINGDOM LIFE JOURNAL.
THIS BEAUTIFUL LEATHER BOUND PRAYER DEVOTIONAL INCLUDES
BOTH PSALMS AND PROVERBS, AS WELL AS A PLACE TO WRITE
YOUR OWN REFLECTIONS AS GOD SPEAKS TO YOU THROUGH HIS WORD.
ALSO PLEASE PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER A GIFT OF $1200
TO HELP PROVIDE WATER FOR 250 PEOPLE
OR A GIFT OF $4800 TO HELP SPONSOR A COMPLETE WELL.
AND YOU MAY REQUEST THE JOURNAL AS WELL AS OUR BEAUTIFUL
COMMEMORATIVE BRONZE SCULPTURE, "HEART OF THE FATHER."
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE YOUR SECURE GIFT ONLINE TODAY!
James: THANK YOU SO MUCH!
THANK YOU FOR GIVING LIFE.
WE WANT TO SEND YOU
<I>THE KINGDOM LIFE JOURNAL.</I>
ONE OF THE BEST THINGS
YOU CAN DO IS WRITE DOWN
THE IMPRESSIONS THAT COME TO YOU
EVERY DAY AS GOD SPEAKS TO YOU.
WE'VE SHARED PROVERBS
AND PSALMS IN THE JOURNAL.
IT WILL BE A BLESSING TO YOU.
I WANT TO MENTION AGAIN YOU CAN
GO TO THE ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND.
THERE IS THE WEB SITE.
YOU MIGHT CONSIDER GETTING
THIS VERY IMPORTANT BOOK.
I WANT TO SAY THANKS AGAIN
TO DOUG FOR COMING
AND SHARING WITH US.
WOULD YOU JOIN BETTY AND ME
IN JUST THANKING DOUG NAPIER
FOR COMING TO BE WITH US?
GOD BLESS YOU!
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU SOON.
WE'RE GOING TO BE PRAYING
TOGETHER FOR THE THINGS
YOU CARE ABOUT,
JOINING YOU IN THAT HOPE
FOR A VERY SOUND FUTURE
POINTING TO HIM!
§
§
§
§
Announcer: NEXT WEEK --
WOMEN OF FAITH SPEAKER AND AUTHOR, LISA HARPER!
Lisa: I TELL PEOPLE I'M NOT FIXED
BUT I'M FREER THAN I EVER DREAMT I COULD BE!