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George: THIS WEEK ON
"CHRISTIAN WORLD NEWS" --
WE'RE GOING TO FIGHT,
WHATEVER WAY WE CAN FIGHT,
TO MAKE SURE EVERY SINGLE
KID WE KNOW GETS AN
OPPORTUNITY.
George: A FEW YEARS
AGO, THEY DIDN'T KNOW THE
LANGUAGE, AND NOW THEY'RE
COMPUTER EXPERTS.
THE UNIQUE PROGRAM THAT
TURNED REFUGEES INTO
COLLEGE STUDENTS.
Wendy: PLUS...IN
INDIA, A CHRISTIAN
MINISTRY IS FORCED TO
CLOSE ITS DOORS, PUTTING
MORE THAN 100,000 CHILDREN
AT RISK.
WHY IS THIS HAPPENING AND
WHAT CAN BE DONE TO HELP?
George:
AND...PROLIFERS UNDER
ATTACK IN FRANCE.
THE NEW MEASURE THAT
TARGETS FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
WHY SPEAKING AGAINST
ABORTION COULD SOON BE
ILLEGAL.
HELLO, EVERYONE.
WELCOME TO THIS WEEK'S
EDITION OF "CHRISTIAN
WORLD NEWS."
I'M GEORGE THOMAS.
Wendy: AND I'M WENDY
GRIFFITH.
DURING THE OBAMA
ADMINISTRATION, MANY
CHRISTIANS SAW THEIR
FREEDOM TO PRACTICE THEIR
RELIGION TRAMPLED.
SOME SUFFERED FINES AND
EVEN PRISON FOR THEIR
STAND.
EXIT POLLS SHOW
EVANGELICALS WHO VOTED FOR
PRESIDENT TRUMP SEE
PROTECTING THOSE FREEDOMS
AS A HIGH PRIORITY.
JEJENNA BROWDER TAKES A
CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT SOME
WANT IT ADDRESSED.
WE HAVE NEW INFORMATION
OF A BAKERY THAT BECAME
THE COMPANY UNDER
CONTROVERSY.
Reporter: THERE ARE
SEVERAL HIGH-PROFILE CASES
PLAYING OUT IN THE NEWS.
AND ONE THAT IS ESPECIALLY
SIGNIFICANT TO CHRISTIANS.
HOW IMPORTANT IS IT
THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGN
AN EXECUTIVE ORDER ABOUT
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM?
WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE
LAST EIGHT YEARS, THROUGH
THE POLICIES OF THE OBAMA
ADMINISTRATION, IS REALLY
THIS IDEA THAT RELIGIOUS
EXPRESSION IS BAD IN
PUBLIC, AND THE POLICIES
HAVE KIND OF QUARANTINED
FAITH.
Reporter: TONY
PERKINS, PRESIDENT OF THE
FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL,
HAS ADVISED MEMBERS OF THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ON
THE TOPIC AND NOW WANTS
THE PRESIDENT TO ACT.
THE EXECUTIVE ORDER
WOULD SIMPLY STATE THAT
YOU DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE
YOUR FAITH AT HOME.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY LIVE YOUR
LIFE ACCORDING.
Reporter: IN OTHER
WORDS, FREEDOM OF RELIGION
WOULD APPLY FOR THOSE WHO
WORK IN ALL AREAS OF LIFE,
INCLUDING BUSINESS AND THE
GOVERNMENT.
A DRAFT VERSION OF THE
ORDER FLOATED SEVERAL
WEEKS AGO, AND DREW STRONG
CRITICISM FROM LGBT GROUPS
AND SOME LIBERALS.
IT COVERS A WIDE RANGE OF
ISSUES, LIKE PROTECTION
FOR PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT
TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE: RELIGIOUS
AND OTHER GROUPS WOULD NOT
HAVE TO PROVIDE HEALTH
INSURANCE THAT COVERS
BIRTH CONTROL OR ABORTION.
AND THE ORDER COULD
PROTECT THE TAX EXEMPT
STATUS OF FAITH GROUPS WHO
SPEAK OUT.
HOW CONFIDENT ARE YOU THAT
THIS WILL HAPPEN?
I DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA
AS TO WHEN, BUT I DO THINK
IT WILL BE SOONER THAN
LATER.
I DO THINK THIS
ADMINISTRATION WILL
ADDRESS THE ISSUE.
I BELIEVE THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION, AND THE
PRESIDENT HIMSELF,
UNDERSTANDS THE NEED.
I'M OPTMISTIC THEY'RE
GOING TO ADDRESS IT.
Reporter: AND WHAT
ABOUT THE OREGON COUPLE
THAT WERE FINED FOR
REFUSING TO MAKE A CAKE
FOR A GAY WEDDING.
IT WAS NOT THAT THEY
DID NOT WANT TO PROVIDE
SERVICES TO SOMEONE THAT
WAS GAY OR LESBIAN.
IT WAS THAT THEY DIDN'T
WANT TO BE FORCED INTO
PROVIDING THEIR CREATIVE
SERVICES FOR A WEDDING.
THEY'VE SOLD TO COSTUMERS,
JUST AS FLORISTS LIKE BAR
BARON L.STUTZMAN SERVED
EVERYBODY WHO CAME THROUGH
THE DOOR, BUT DID NOT WANT
TO USE HER GIFTS FOR
SOMETHING THAT FOR A
CHRISTIAN IS SACRED.
Reporter: THEY HOPE
CONGRESS PASSES A BILL
THAT ENSURES MORE
PERMANENT PROTECTION FOR
ALL PEOPLE OF FAITH.
IN WASHINGTON, JENNA
BROWDER, CBN NEWS.
George: HUMAN RIGHTS
LAWYER AND ACTIVIST AMAL
CLOONEY, WHO IS MARRIED TO
GEORGE CLOONEY, IS CALLING
ON THE THE UNITED NATIONS
TO PROTECT GENOCIDE
VICTIMS IN IRAQ.
SPEAKING AT THE U.N. ON
THURSDAY, SHE WARNED THAT
THE SITUATION RISKED
BECOMING ANOTHER RWANDA
UNLESS MEMBER STATES TAKE
ACTION AGAINST ISIS.
MASSGRAPHIE MASS GRAVES IN IRAQ LIE
UNPROTECTED AND UNEXHUMED.
WITNESSES ARE FREEING, AND
NOT ONE ISIS MILITANT HAS
FACED TRIAL FOR
INTERNATIONAL CRIMES
ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
SO I AM SPEAKING TO YOU,
THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT, AND
TO YOU, U.N. MEMBER
STATES, WHEN I ASK WHY?
WHY IS IT THAT NOTHING HAS
BEEN DONE?
George: AND THAT IS
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION.
THE U.S. AND THE EUROPEAN
UNION HAS RECOGNIZED THAT
ISIS IS COMMITTING
GENOCIDE AGAINST
CHRISTIANS AND YAZIDIS IN
IRAQ.
THE UNITED NATIONS STILL
HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING.
Wendy: HERE IN THE
HUGU.S., THERE IS A HUGE
CRITICISM OVER THE NEW
SPECIAL ORDER.
IT DOES NOT GIVE SPECIAL
PREFERENCE TO CHRISTIANS
AND OTHER RELIGIOUS
MINORITIES.
HOWEVER, THE GOVERNMENT
CAN GRANT WAIVERS IF BEING
DENIED STATUS WOULD CAUSE
SOME UNDO HARDSHIP, FOR
EXAMPLE, CHRISTIANS AND
OTHERS FACING GENOCIDE AT
THE HANDS OF ISIS.
George: NOW A NEW
GENERATION IS THRIVING
HERE.
MY COLLEAGUE, ABIGAIL
ROBERTSON, SHOWS US HOW
ONE GROUP OF REFUGEES HAS
CREATED A PATHWAY OUT OF
POVERTY.
Reporter: STARTING
SCHOOL IN A NEW CITY CAN
BE DAUNTING, ESPECIALLY
WHEN IT IS HALF WAY AROUND
THE WORLD FROM HOME.
WHEN I CAME HERE, IT
WAS DIFFERENT.
THEY TREATED ME DIFFERENT.
I FEEL LIKE AN OUTCAST.
Reporter: AT SEVEN
YEARS OLD, THIS GIRL AND
HER FAMILY FLED WAR-TORN
AFRICA AND RESETTLED IN
IDAHO.
I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW
WHERE AMERICA WAS.
ALL I HEARD WAS THAT IT
WAS WONDERFUL, AND THAT
MONEY GREW OUT OF THE
TREES.
Reporter: LOUISA
COULDN'T SPEAK ENGLISH AND
STRUGGLED TO FIT IN.
IT WAS VERY TOUGH.
AND THEY WERE BULLYING ME
ANBECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE
HAIR.
Reporter: NANCY
MWIROTSI NOTICED HOW THE
REFUGEES STRUGGLED,
PARTICULARLY THE YOUNG
GIRLS.
I REALIZED WE REALLY
NEEDED TO START A UNIQUE
PROGRAM TO REACH OUT TO
THE GIRLS SO THEY KNOW
WE'RE HERE FOR THEM.
Reporter: STARTING A
DANCE CLASS, SHE QUICKLY
NOTICED AN IMPROVEMENT IN
ATTITUDE.
I STARTED WATCHING THE
STUDENTS, AND I REALIZED
WE HAVE A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO IMPACT
LOW-INCOME STUDENTS.
Reporter: AND
FOLLOWING THAT SUCCESS,
SHE LOOKED FOR BIGGER WAYS
TO IMPACT KIDS.
AND THAT'S WHEN GOD PUT
CODING ON HER HEART.
WE WANTED TO TEACH
CHILDREN ABOUT COMPUTERS,
BUT WE HAD NO PLACE.
AND GOD HAS BEEN GOOD.
WHEN HE GIVES YOU A TASK,
HE GIVES US THE THINGS TO
COMPLETE THEM.
Reporter: SHE FOUND
VOLUNTEERS TO TEACH THE
PROGRAM SHE NAMED PIE
5-15, TO TEACH COMPUTER
SKILLS.
CHANCES ARE IF YOU
DON'T GET AN OPPORTUNITY,
YOU'RE JUST GOING TO
RECYCLE THAT BACK, AND
WHAT HAPPENS TO THOSE
KIDS?
Reporter: OPEN TO
BOTH GIRLS AND GUYS, EACH
STUDENT COMES FROM A
WAR-TORN AFRICAN COUNTRY.
10 YEARS AGO, SOME OF
THESE KIDS COULDN'T EVEN
SPEAK ENGLISH.
BUT NOW THANKS TO THE
PROGRAM, THESE 15, 16, AND
17-YEAR-OLDS ARE LEARNING
TO BUILD ROBOTS AND DESIGN
THEIR OWN WEBSITES.
HOSTING A YEAR-ROUND FREE
TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM LIKE
THIS DOESN'T COME EASY.
THEY RELY ON DONATIONS FOR
EVERYTHING, FROM COMPUTERS
TO TEACHERS TO THE
UNEXPECTED.
AND THROUGH IT ALL,
NANCY'S FAITH STANDS
STRONG.
I BELIEVE THAT GOD,
WHEN HE SHOWS YOU A NEED,
HE WANTS YOU TO DO
SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
HE SAYS, YOU KNOW, GO TAKE
CARE OF THAT FOR ME.
AS LONG AS YOU TAKE CARE
OF IT FOR ME, I'LL BE
RIGHT THERE STANDING WITH
YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO FIGHT,
WHATEVER WAY WE CAN FIGHT,
TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY
SINGLE KID WE KNOW GETS AN
OPPORTUNITY.
Reporter: THE FIGHT
IS PAYING OFF WITH MANY
STUDENTS, WHO NEVER
THOUGHT THEY WOULD GO PAST
HIGH SCHOOL.
GETTING COLLEGE
SCHOLARSHIPS.
IN A COUPLE OF YEARS, I
ENVISION MYSELF GETTING A
DEGREE IN COMPUTER
SCIENCE.
AND I AM FASCINATED.
I WANT TO LEARN HOW
COMPUTERS WORK, AND ALSO I
WOULD LIKE TO COME UP WITH
THINGS THAT CAN HELP OTHER
PEOPLE.
Reporter: IOWA STATE
OFFERED HIM A FULL RIDE,
BECOMING THE FIRST IN THIS
FAMILY TO ATTEND A
FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE.
I NEVER IMAGINED THAT.
BUT HERE I AM TODAY.
Reporter: AND HE IS
HARDLY THE ONLY SUCCESS
STORY.
I HAVE LEARNED HOW TO
CODE.
I HAVE LEARNED HOW TO USE
C.S.S. AND I HAVE BUILT A
WEBSITE SO FAR.
I KNOW GOD WILL ALWAYS BE
HERE WITH ME, BY MY SIDE,
AND HE WILL ALWAYS TAKE
CARE OF EVERYTHING, ALL OF
MY NEEDS.
Reporter: LOUISA IS
ONLY 15, BUT HER CURRENT
SKILL SET COULD EARN HER A
SALARY OF $50,000 OR
HIGHER.
THANKS TO THE PROGRAM,
MANY CHILDREN WHO ONCE
FELT LIKE OUTCASTS, WHO
COULDN'T COMMUNICATE WITH
THEIR PEERS, NOW HAVE
PROMISING FUTURES AHEAD OF
THEM.
REPORTING FROM IOWA,
ABIGAIL ROBERTSON, CBN
NEWS.
Wendy: THANKS,
ABIGAIL.
> COMING UP, WE GO TO
INDIA, WHERE A MINISTRY
THAT SERVES MORE THAN
100,000 CHILDREN IS BEING
FORCED TO CLOSE.
WHO WILL HELP THESE NEEDY
KIDS?
Wendy: "COMPASSION
INTERNATIONAL "WILL CLOSE
ITS DOORS IN INDIA AFTER
DECADES OF SERVICE.
THE U.S.-BASED CHARITY,
WHICH FOCUSED ON CARING
FOR INDIA'S POOREST
CHILDREN, IS LEAVING
BEHIND 48 YEARS OF
MINISTRY THERE.
"COMPASSION" EXHAUSTED
EVERY EFFORT TO STAY AFTER
THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT
DENIED THE GROUP THE
ABILITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS
INTO THAT COUNTRY.
THE MOVE WILL LEAVE MORE
THAN 145,000 INDIAN
CHILDREN WITHOUT AID.
BUT THE MINISTRY SAYS IT
WILL POUR ITS RESOURCES
INTO LOCAL CHURCHES TO
BRING SOME HELP TO THOSE
CHILDREN.
George: SO WHAT IS
GOING ON HERE?
HEATHER SELLS SPOKE WITH
BECCA BISHOP OF
"COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL"
ABOUT THIS DEVASTATING
DEVELOPMENT, AND HOW THE
MINISTRY WILL CONTINUE TO
TRY AND HELP INDIA'S MOST
VULNERABLE CHILDREN.
Heather: YOU HAVE
MORE THAN 100 STAFF
WORKERS IN INDIA, SERVING
147,000 CHILDREN LIVING IN
POVERTY THERE.
AND NOW THE INDIAN
GOVERNMENT SAYS THAT YOU
MUST LEAVE.
WHY IS THE GOVERNMENT
TELLING YOU TO GET OUT?
WELL, IT IS A
COMPLICATED ISSUE.
BUT TO PUT IT SIMPLY, IN
2011, THE INDIAN
GOVERNMENT MADE CHANGES TO
ITS FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION
REGULATION ACT, WHICH IS A
LAW THAT REGULATES THE
RECEIPT OF FOREIGN FUNDS
INTO THE COUNTRY.
AND PARTICULARLY THOSE OF
N.G.O.s.
WE BELIEVE THAT THE INDIAN
GOVERNMENT WANTS TO LIMIT
THE EXPANSION OF
CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA.
AND WE FURTHER BELIEVE
THAT IT MISUNDERSTANDS
"COMPASSION'S" PROGRAM
MODEL.
THEY BELIEVE OR ASSUME
THAT OUR SOLE INTENT IS TO
CONVERT CHILDREN TO
CHRISTIANITY, WHEN OUR
PRIMARY GOAL IS TO RESCUE
CHILDREN FROM EXTREME
POVERTY.
Heather: THAT'S A
REALLY INTERESTING
DIFFERENT.
HAS THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT
SAID THAT TO YOU, THAT
THEY BELIEVE YOUR MAIN
PURPOSE IS CONVERSION?
NO.
WE HAVE READ THAT IN THE
INDIAN MEDIA, JUST LIKE
YOU HAVE.
BUT THEY HAVE GIVEN US NO
FORMAL REASON FOR
RESTRICTING OUR FUNDING.
Heather: YOU HAVE, OF
COURSE, BEEN PROVIDING FOR
THESE CHILDREN AT YOUR
CENTER.
TELL US WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN
PROVIDING FOR THEM UP
UNTIL NOW?
YEAH.
THE CHILDREN IN OUR CARE
RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION,
MEDICAL CARE, EDUCATION,
BOOKS FOR SCHOOL,
CLOTHING, FOOD, VOCATIONAL
TRAINING, AMONG MANY OTHER
THINGS.
Heather: AND WHAT DO
YOU ANTICIPATE WILL HAPPEN
TO THESE CHILDREN NOW?
THERE ARE CHURCHES IN
PLACE TO WORK WITH THEM,
BUT THESE CHURCHES WILL
NOT HAVE THE FUNDING THAT
YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO
PROVIDE?
YEAH.
I CAN'T REALLY SPEAK INTO
THAT BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THESE
CHILDREN.
OBVIOUSLY, WE HOPE TO
WATCH EVERY CHILD THAT
WE'VE CARED FOR GROW UP TO
BECOME FULFILLED,
RESPONSIBLE, AND
SUCCESSFUL ADULTS.
AND SO WE DO KNOW THAT THE
REMAINING 1.8 MILLION
CHILDREN IN OUR CARE
THROUGHOUT THE 25
COUNTRIES WHERE WE
CONTINUE WORK WILL -- OUR
SUPPORT FOR THEM WILL NOT
CHANGE.
AND WE JUST CONTINUE TO
PRAY FOR THE CHILDREN IN
INDIA, AND CONTINUE TO
PRAY FOR THOSE GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS, AND FOR THE
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, THAT
THEY WILL SEE THE CARE
THAT WE HAVE LAVISHED UPON
THEIR CHILDREN, AND THAT
WE WILL ONE DAY BE ABLE TO
RETURN AND CONTINUE CARING
FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
Wendy: UP
NEXT...SPEAKING THE TRUTH
MAY SOON GET YOU ARRESTED
IF YOUR PRO-LIFE AND
LIVING IN FRANCE.
EXPOSING THE POTENTIAL
FALLOUT FROM A NEW LAW,
WHEN WE COME BACK.
George: AND WELCOME
BACK TO THE BROADCAST.
THE FRENCH PRO-LIFE
MOVEMENT IS ON THE VIRGE
OF BEING SILENCED BY A NEW
LAW.
Wendy: IT WOULD MAKE
MOST CRITICISM OF ABORTION
ILLEGAL.
DALE HURD BRINGS US THE
STORY FROM PARIS.
Reporter: THE FRENCH
PRO-LIFE MOVEMENT FACES
BEING CRIPPLED BY A
PROPOSED LAW THAT WOULD
CRIMINALIZE ANY WEBSITE
THAT TRIES TO PERSUADE A
WOMAN NOT TO HAVE AN
ABORTION.
ANYONE CONVICTED UNDER THE
SO-CALLED "CRIME OF
INTERFERENCE LAW" COULD
GET TWO YEARS IN PRISON
AND A $31,000 FINE.
IT IS NOT LAW YET.
IT IS BEING REVIEWED BY
FRANCE'S HIGHEST LEGAL
BODY, THE CONSTITUTIONAL
COUNCIL.
THIS ISN'T THE UNITED
STATES, WHERE THE PRO-LIFE
MOVEMENT IS A MAJOR
POLITICAL FORCE.
IF PASSED, AS MANY EXPECT,
THE LAW WILL MAKE AN
ALREADY WEAK ANTI-ABORTION
MOVEMENT IN FRANCE EVEN
WEAKER.
THE GOVERNMENT SAYS IT IS
TRYING TO STOP FAKE NEWS
ABOUT ABORTION.
THE PRO-LIFE MOVEMENT
FEELS LIKE THEIR MOVEMENT
IS BEING STRANGLED.
THIS LAW HAS THE RISK
OF SUFFOCATING THE
PRO-LIFE MOVEMENT.
Reporter: THIS MAN IS
PRESIDENT OF THE
FOUNDATION, ONE OF
FRANCE'S LEADING PRO-LIFE
ORGANIZATIONS.
THIS NEW LAW IS
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
BECAUSE IT LIMITS THE
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION.
FIRST IT MEANS THAT THE
GOVERNMENT IS DECIDING
WHAT IS RIDER AND WHAT IS
WRONG.
WHAT WE CAN TELL ABOUT
ABORTION AND WHAT WE
CANNOT.
Reporter: THE LAW
TARGETS WORDS AND MESSAGES
THAT MY DETER, DISSUADE,
OR HINDER WOMEN FROM
HAVING AN ABORTION.
THIS LAW GOES PRETTY
FAR.
SINCE THE MERE FACT OF
SAYING THE TRUTH COULD
DISCOURAGE A WOMAN FROM
HAVING AN ABORTION,
SHOWING WHAT ABORTION IS
TECHNICALLY A DETERRENT.
Reporter: AMERICAN
PRO-LIFE WEBSITES LIKE
THESE WOULD BE ILLEGAL
UNDER THE NEW FRENCH LAW.
AS WOULD THESE PAGES SHOWN
TO US.
OPPONENTS OF THE PROPOSED
LAW APPEAL TO FRANCE'S
CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL
BECAUSE THE LAW WOULD
RESTRICT FREEDOM OF
SPEECH.
WHILE THAT ARGUMENT WOULD
PROBABLY WORK IN THE
UNITED STATES, IT MAY NOT
WORK IN FRANCE, WHERE
PRO-LIFE FORCES LOST THE
ABORTION DEBATE LONG AGO.
FRANCE LEGALIZED ABORTION
IN 1975, AND TODAY IS ONE
OF THE MOST PROABORTION
NATIONS IN EUROPE.
WITH MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS
SAYING THAT A WOMAN SHOULD
BE ABLE TO HAVE AN
ABORTION WHENEVER SHE
WANTS.
THIS JOURNALIST AND
ANALYST SAYS THE PRO-LIFE
MOVEMENT IS SEEN BY THE
GOVERNMENT AS DENYING
WOMEN THE HUMAN RIGHT TO
ABORTION.
THE VIEW OF THE FRENCH
IS AS LONG AS WOMEN ARE
ENTITLED TO HAVE
ABORTIONS, YOU CANNOT
ACTIVELY HAVE PROPAGANDA
THAT WILL PREVENT THEM
FROM MAKING AN INFORMED
CHOICE ABOUT EXERCISING
THAT RIGHT.
THAT'S THE WAY THE FRENCH
LAW GOES.
Reporter: IN FRANCE,
96% OF DOWN SYNDROME
BABIES ARE ABORTED.
LAST YEAR THE FRENCH
GOVERNMENT BANNEDED THIS
AD SHOWING SMILING, HAPPY
DOWN SYNDROME CHILDREN.
Reporter: SHE SAYS
THE GOVERNMENT SEES
ABORTION AS SOCIAL
PROGRESS, ALONG WITH
EUTHANASIA, GAY RIGHTS,
AND SAME-SEX MARRIAGE.
THE FRENCH HAVEN'T GONE
ALONG WITH ALL OF IT.
FOUR MILLION MARCHED
AGAINST GAY MARRIAGE AND
GAY ADOPTION BEFORE LOSING
THE BATTLE.
FRANCE IS STILL A MAJORITY
CATHOLIC COUNTRY, EVEN IF
MOST PEOPLE DON'T ATTEND
CHURCH REGULARLY.
BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN THE
SAME OUTRAGE OVER THIS
LAW, AND PASSAGE COULD
COME SOON, MAKING IT EVEN
HARDER TO PROTECT THE
UNBORN IN FRANCE.
A FEW CONSTRAINTS THAT
WERE SHAPING THE LAW ON
ABORTION ARE NOW VOID.
THIS MEANS THAT
ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS
PLANNED PARENTHOOD, WHICH
IS PUBLICLY FUNDED, AND
THE GOVERNMENT HAS A
MONOPOLY ON TELLING THE
TRUTH, BUT ARE IN FACT
TELLING LIES ABOUT
ABORTION.
Reporter: DALE HURD,
CBN NEWS, PARIS.
George: THANKS, DALE.
WE BRING YOU THESE STORIES
TO MOBILIZE PRAYER.
PLEASE TELL YOUR FRIENDS
AND FAMILY WHAT IS
HAPPENING IN FRANCE.
YOU CAN GO TO
cbnnews.com AND SHARE
THIS STORY ON Facebook
AND TWITTER.
WE WILL BE BACK RIGHT
AFTER THIS.
Wendy: FINALLY TODAY,
ASIAN CUISINE IS ONE OF
THE FASTEST GROWING FOODS
IN THE WORLD TODAY.
IN LESS THAN 20 YEARS,
ASIAN RESTAURANTS HAVE
MULTIPLIED NEARLY
SIX-FOLD.
George: BUT IT TAKES
MORE THAN JUST FANCY
COOKING.
CBN NEWS REPORTER MUNG FE
LI INTRODUCES US TO THE
OWNER OF ONE POPULAR
CHINESE RESTAURANT CHAIN
WHO GIVES JESUS CREDIT FOR
HIS BUSINESS SUCCESS.
Reporter: IT'S 6:00
AND THE MORNING, AND THE
DAY HAS ALREADY STARTED AT
PETER CHANG'S.
THE KITCHEN IS FULL OF
VEGETABLES AND ENERGY.
FROM WASHINGTON, D.C. TO
MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA,
CHUNG LEUNG, ALSO KNOWN AS
PETER CHANG, HAS MADE A
NAME FOR HIMSELF.
HOWEVER, HE SAYS WHEN HE
FIRST MOVED TO THE UNITED
STATES, HE WAS JUST A
SMALL FISH IN A BIG POND.
Through Translator:
WHEN I CAME TO THE U.S. IN
2001, I WAS SO YOUNG.
I HAD MANY DREAMS, SUCH AS
OPENING UP MY OWN
RESTAURANT.
I WAS SO JEALOUS OF
OTHERS.
BUT I KNEW ALL I COULD DO
WAS TO BE PATIENT AND
LEARN FROM OTHERS.
Reporter:
HARD-WORKING, HE
CONSTANTLY PRACTICED HIS
SKILLS AND LEARNED FROM
LEADING CHEFS IN THE
FIELD.
HE LOVED COOKING.
Through Translator: I
ALWAYS LOOKED FOR CHANCES
TO BECOME BETTER IN
COOKING.
THIS IS ALL I KNOW.
IN ORDER TO MAKE A LIVING
AND IMPROVE MY LIFE AND
THE UNITED STATES, I
NEEDED TO PUSH MYSELF
HARDER.
THAT'S THE CHINESE SPIRIT.
Reporter: FOR CHANG,
COOKING IS AN ARTFORM.
IN 2011, HE SUCCESSFULLY
OPENED UP HIS FIRST
RESTAURANT.
HE NAMED IT PETER CHANG.
AND THE QUALITY OF FOOD
AND SERVICE ARE THE CORE
OF HIS BUSINESS.
MEANWHILE, HE CONSTANTLY
CREATES NEW AUTHENTIC
CHINESE DISHES TO ATTRACT
MORE COSTUMERS.
PETER CHANG'S BUSINESS WAS
SO POPULAR, EVEN A FORMER
CHINESE PRESIDENT PAID A
VISIT TO HIS RESTAURANT.
IN 2016, HE WAS NOMINATED
FOR THE JAMES SPEAR
FOUNDATION, AND THAT'S A
CHEF AWARD.
TODAY CHANG HAS MORE THAN
10 RESTAURANTS, WHERE
COSTUMERS ARE OFFERED MORE
THAN JUST FOOD.
I HAVE BEEN A CHEF FOR
30 YEARS.
I WANT TO INTRODUCE
CHINESE CULTURE, TOO.
FOOD IS THE BEST WAY TO DO
SO.
WHEN PEOPLE COME TO MY
RESTAURANT, I WANT THEM TO
FEEL WELCOME.
THEY'RE LIKE MY FAMILY
MEMBERS, AND I HOPE THEY
APPRECIATE OUR EFFORTS.
Reporter: PETER CHANG
TODAY IS A VERY SUCCESSFUL
BUSINESS OWNER.
ALSO, HE IS A MAN OF
FAITH.
WHEN ASKED ABOUT HIS FAITH
JOURNEY, HE IS VERY
GRATEFUL ABOUT WHAT THE
BIBLE AND THE CHURCH HAVE
TAUGHT HIM.
I AM ALWAYS TOUCHED BY
WHAT THE CHURCH TAUGHT ME,
ESPECIALLY ON
GRATEFULNESS.
I'M STILL LEARNING AND
SEARCHING BY READING THE
BIBLE.
THE WORDS OF JESUS GUIDE
MY LIFE.
AS A SINNER, I NEED TO
OBEY AND BE HUMBLE.
Reporter: CHANG TRIES
TO TEACH HIS EMPLOYEES THE
SAME PRINCIPLES.
THE SCRIPTURES ARE VERY
IMPORTANT TO HIM.
Through Translator:
CHANG IS SUCH A GOOD MAN.
HE IS VERY HONEST AND
PATIENT IN TEACHING US
MANY USEFUL THINGS.
HE NEVER ALLOWS US TO
FORGET THE IMPORTANCE OF
BEING GRATEFUL.
I LOVE TO WORK WITH HIM.
Reporter: PETER CHANG
IS IN THE PROCESS OF
OPENING UP MORE
RESTAURANTS IN OTHER
STATES.
FIRST IS NEW YORK.
HE WANTS MORE AND MORE
AMERICANS TO FULL IN LOVE
WITH CHINESE FOOD AND
CHINESE CULTURE.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, HE
BELIEVES THE LORD WILL
CONTINUE TO GUIDE HIM TO
GREATER SUCCESS.
MUNG FE LI, CBN NEWS.
George: WELL, ON THAT
YUMMY NOTE --
Wendy: ARE YOU
STARVING NOW?
George: YES.
YOU CAN HEAR THE RUMBLINGS
OF MY STOMACH.
Wendy: THERE IS
NOTHING BETTER THAN
CHINESE.
George: IT IS.
THAT IS IT FOR THIS
EDITION OF "CHRISTIAN
WORLD NEWS."
GO OUT AND GET SOME GOOD