- [George] This week onChristian World News,
arrested for preaching the gospel.
Police in the United Kingdomtell this street preacher,
your message isn't wanted.
- [Wendy] Plus a high-stakessummit falls apart
and President Trump comes under fire
over the death of anAmerican college student.
Why human rights advocatessay he's not doing enough
to challenge Kim Jong Un.
- And nearly 25 years afterthe genocide in Rwanda,
churches are leading the wayin building a new society.
Hello everyone, welcometo this week's edition
of Christian World News.
I'm George Thomas.
- And I'm Wendy Griffith.
Well Britain, once thehome of world missions
is today increasinglyhostile to the gospel.
- Police are under fire after arresting
an elderly Nigerian man forpreaching in the streets.
Dale Hurd has the story from London.
- I can be arrested if you want.
- [Dale] His name is Preacher Olu.
He's a London street preacherwho was arrested last Saturday
for breach of the peace and Islamophobia.
Phone video of his arrest
was spread worldwide on social media.
The woman who shot thevideo, Ambrosine Shitrit,
spoke to CBN News in this exclusive video.
- A man with a hoodiewas trying to humiliate,
to be aggressive towards thisChristian street preacher.
I could see that he was a Muslim man
because he was talking aboutno, Allah is the right way.
- But the London policedidn't arrest the Muslim man
threatening a Christian preacher.
They arrested Preacher Olu.
Britain is officially a Christian nation
but if someone is street preaching
and another person complains about it
British police are quick to move in.
- You're preaching.
I'm gonna require you to go away.
- You can never.
- Okay, then I will arrestyou for breach of peace,
plain and simple.
- What breach of peace?
- It's what you're doing atthe moment, causing problems.
You're disturbing people's days,
and you're breaching their peace.
- [Dale] But Shitrit says theonly person being disturbed
by Preacher Olu was the Muslim man.
- Nobody was offended bythe preaching, nobody.
- [Dale] Andrea Williams ofthe Christian Legal Center
is advising PreacherOlu of his legal rights.
- This was completely anoverreach of their authority.
There was no basis uponwhich to arrest Pastor Olu.
- [Dale] One of the officerseven ripped the Bible
from Preacher Olu's hands.
- Don't take my Bible away.
- [Dale] Preacher Olu wasreportedly driven out of the area
and in the words of the police,
de-arrested and dumped in anarea without money to get home.
Williams said she's not sure
if Preacher Olu will bringcharges against the police.
She says she sees cases like this
against Christian preacherson almost a weekly basis.
Dale Hurd, CBN News, London.
- Thank you, Dale.
You may find this hard to believe
but in Washington there's a group
of Democrats andRepublicans coming together
to shine a light on religiouspersecution around the world.
- That's right, JenniferWishon introduces us
to one woman who's taken up the call
to protect the persecuted.
- Gayle Manchin is the wife
of Democrat West VirginiaSenator Joe Manchin.
She's approaching her latestendeavor with families in mind,
families torn apart whena loved one is in prison
for practicing their faith.
- When you see people in other countries
that literally are willing to die
rather than to renounce what they believe
certainly gives you adifferent perspective on life.
- Manchin began seeing this last spring
after joining the U.S. Commission
for International Religious Freedom.
Were you surprised at what ahuge issue this is globally?
- Yes because even thoughI had I guess an awareness,
had no idea the extentof abuse and violation
to human rights as wellas religious beliefs.
- [Jennifer] Made up ofnine members spanning
the ideological spectrum,
the Commission representsdifferent faiths and traditions.
And one of the things that you do
is you have a Prisonerof Conscience program.
Tell me about that.
- We found that if you canput a face to an issue,
how much more it resounds with the public
and people get the message better.
- [Jennifer] Case inpoint, Andrew Brensen,
the pastor recently freedafter spending two years
in a Turkish prison.
A commissioner adopted Brensen,visited him while captive,
and applied pressure onTurkey to release him.
Tell me about the folks you've adopted.
- Both are from Iran.
Mr. Taheri is a writer.
He was on, had been taken from prison,
was retried and put on death row.
And then just recently was taken back out
and taken off death row,
but his sentence has beenextended for five more years.
Do we hope that perhaps himbeing a Prisoner of Conscience
helped raise the awarenessand took him off death row?
We don't know but we certainly hope so.
My other prisoner is awoman, Golrokh Iraee.
She was writing about theinjustice of women being stoned
for committing adultery
and for that she was arrested
for breaking Islamic sanctities.
Her writings were not even published.
They came into her homeand confiscated writings
and found this and used that against her.
- [Jennifer] Manchin haslearned from Iraee's sister
that this attention fromAmerica makes a difference.
- What I have found inserving on this Commission
and travelling to other countries,
they care about what theUnited States thinks of them.
And the fact that webring out these violations
and discriminations givesthem pause, I believe.
- [Jennifer] But it takes patience.
Nine Prisoners of Consciencehave been released,
yet the overall situationgrows more serious
with each passing day.
- It is a commitment anddedication to a large issue,
a global issue that is notgetting better unfortunately.
It seems like that inmany of the countries
that we are watching theconditions are deteriorating,
not getting better.
And so we cannot let up.
- The U.S. promotes religiousfreedom around the world
because countries that allowits people to worship freely
tend to be friendly neighbors.
Jennifer Wishon, CBN News, Washington.
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- [George] Up next, torturedin a North Korean prison camp.
Ardo Wombier died justdays after his release.
Why isn't President Trumpholding Kim Jong Un accountable?
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- Hello, I'm Terry Meeuwsen.
Did you know there are morethan 148,000,000 orphans
in the world today?
148,000,000.
But it was three littlegirls that taught me
about the plight of orphans.
My husband and I spentnearly a month immersed
in the daily activitiesof a Ukrainian orphanage,
as we waited to adopt three sisters.
I saw firsthand the utterloneliness, the pain of rejection,
and the overwhelming desire to be loved.
That experience changed me forever.
And out of it grew aministry from my heart
called Orphan's Promise.
Today, we're helping orphansand vulnerable children
in more tan 50 countries worldwide.
Thousands of childrenare now in safe homes.
They're being educated.
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- President Trump is taking heat
after the Hanoi summit last week
but it's not for walking away.
It's for his response to a question
about American collegestudent, Otto Warmbier.
Warmbier died after suffering torture
in a North Korean prison camp.
Asked if he confronted KimJong Un about Warmbier's death,
the President said hedoesn't believe the dictator
had anything to do with it.
That triggered a responsefrom human rights advocates
and a senator from Ohio,Warmbier's home state.
- When you never should go meet
with the North Koreandictator without bringing up
the name Otto Warmbier andbring up the whole issue
of human rights over and over.
That's who we are as a country.
- Warmbier's family is also speaking out,
blaming Kim for their son's death.
The Hanoi summit broke downwhen the North Korean leader
refused to get rid of all his nukes
while demanding the Trump Administration
lift economic sanctions.
- Joining me now is Todd Nettleton,
host of Voice of the ModestRadio, and by the way,
he has written a book about North Korea.
Thanks for joining us here.
Kim Jong Un wantedeconomic sanctions lifted
on his country.
Tell us how bad the economic situation is
for the average North Korean.
- Well the economic sanction is horrible.
Even the thought of getting enough to eat
is a daily challenge forNorth Korea's people.
And the description I like best is,
North Korea is prison campdisguised as a country.
Everyone there is oppressed,but Christians are singled out
for the very worst persecution.
- If sanctions were lifted,would it make a difference
for them, or do the country'sproblems go deeper than that?
- Well the country'sproblems go very much deeper,
and I would start with justthe definition of a person.
The definition of a person in North Korea
is someone who is usefulto the Kim regime.
So when you think about whoneeds food, who needs shelter,
who needs clothing, thepersons are the people
who the regime finds useful.
If you're not useful to the regime,
you don't even deserveto have those things,
so just the level of oppressionand the level of hardship
is hard for us to fathom.
- Can you tell us whatthe country's Christians
are hoping for in termsof any sort of agreement
with the United States?
- I think North KoreanChristians understand
their complete dependence on God, and so,
while they hope forpeace for their country,
they hope for peaceful relations
with the rest of the world,
they understand thattheir daily sustenance
and their daily ability tosurvive is God's blessing on them
and so I don't thinkthey're particularly worried
about oh, if this peaceagreement gets signed,
this'll happen or that'll happenor the borders will be open
or they'll stay closed.
They are really dependent on God for even
moment-by-moment daily sustenance.
- Todd, as you know,the folk at Open Doors
for the last 18 years in a row,
they've described NorthKorea as the worst place
in the world, the worst placein the world for Christians.
In the last two years aswe've had this dialogue
with the North Koreans, hasthe plight of Christians
gotten any better or has it gotten worse?
- I don't think it's gotten better.
And one of the thingsthat we hope is a part
of this dialogue between ourpresident and Chairman Kim
will involve Christians, willinvolve religious freedom,
and I have not reporting of that yet,
but certainly we hope that asthey're sitting at the table,
we know thyre talking about nuclear arms.
I hope they're talking aboutreligious freedom as well.
- How can we pray forour brother and sisters
in North Korea?
- I think as we think aboutthe terrible oppression,
we think about 30,000-plus Christians
that are in concentration camps,
let's pray that they survive this day.
Let's pray they have enough to eat.
Pray for God's protection on them.
And I think we can praythat they'll continue
to be a witness.
Witnessing in North Korea is a ticket
to a concentration camp,so it has to be handled
very, very carefully.
But let's pray that God will open doors,
and that our brothersand sisters can wisely
share the gospel with those around them.
- Okay, terrific.
Todd, as always, thank youfor coming on the show.
- You're welcome, thanks for having me.
- President Trump highlightedVietnam as an example
to Kim Jong Un.
Just like North Korea, theUS fought a war with Vietnam,
but today, the two countries are friends
and the communist countryhas a booming economy.
Our Lucille Talusan wasin Hanoi for the summit,
and she spoke with a pastorabout life in Vietnam.
- We are right now here ata coffee shop here in Hanoi.
It's called Miriam's Coffee Shop,
and coffee is really veryspecial here in Vietnam,
and it's very famous for its coffee.
Right now, I have herea pastor here in Hanoi.
Pastor Man.
- [Pastor Manwin] Win.
- Win.
- [Pastor Manwin] Yes.
- Come.
He's joining us here.
How is the church growth here in Hanoi,
specifically in Hanoi?
- Just here Hanoi, we have,
we look at it as part of three things.
We see the young people,
they start coming to the lord, and also,
they profess on us.
They want to look for theanswer for their life.
That's why they come to churchand they believe in Jesus
and can form their life,so we're happy about it.
- Yes, how do you think isthe coming of President Trump
to Vietnam?
How does that help the churches here?
- I believe the fact thatPresident Trump comes to Vietnam
it's so that Vietnam isopening to the world,
and Vietnam can make the positive example
of how we can become the placeof peace, prosperity here.
- Yes, is it also aninspiration or an encouragement
to the churches that aChristian president comes
to your country?
- Yes, I'd certainly saidVietnam has become open
to America, so it meanshow much the country want
to be open to the outside world,
and open to the differentthings including Christianity
to come into Vietnam, tospread it all over the country.
I believe.
- I think I can smellthe Vietnamese coffee.
- Really?- Yeah.
- Have you tried it?
- We have to say thankyou to the owners, Mr.?
- [Pastor Manwin] Mr. Tam.
- [Lucille] Mr. Tam and?
- [Pastor Manwin] Mrs. Kim Dim.
- [Lucille] Mrs. Kim Dim,thank you very much, sir.
And they have their coffeeshop is one of their ministries
here in Vietnam.
And maybe we can taste the coffee.
- Yes, you should tastethe Vietnamese coffee
when you are in Vietnam.
- Yeah.
- We are famous.- We come to Vietnam.
Here you go.
Thank you.
Whoa, why is it very dark?
(both laugh)
So here, this is the typical.
- [Pastor Manwin] Vietnamese coffee.
- Vietnamese coffee, yeah,but it is like, an espresso?
- Yeah, it's mostly just very good.
This is a local coffee.
- I am drinking for all of you.
- [Pastor Manwin] Yeah.
And I believe it's goodthat you miss coffee,
Vietnamese coffee and they will come
to Vietnam more often.
- Right, very good Vietnamese coffee.
Thank you for joining us.
I'm Lucille Talusandrinking Vietnamese coffee
here in Hanoi, God bless you all.
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- [Wendy] So jealous, Lucille.
- [George] Awesome.
Up next, recovering from a genocide.
Nearly 25 years after closeto 1,000,000 people died
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Rwanda endured a bloodygenocide and saw as many
as 800,000 people murdered.
It was mostly Hutu peoplefollowing orders to kill
those who identified as Tutsis,
and their killingsunfolded over the course
of about 100 days.
This year, the countrymarks the 25th anniversary
of this dark period in its history,
and its people have madesome amazing strides.
- CBN News anchor EfremGraham is just back
from the land of 1,000 hills, and Efrem,
you're working on a number of stories
about the recovering going on.
This is not your first trip,but what story really stood out
to you the most on this trip?
- You know, I'm alwaysamazed at the stories
of forgiveness, and there'sone particular story.
There's a gentleman bythe name of Emmanuel
and a woman by the name of Elise.
I had the opportunity to meet them,
spend time with both of them.
You can take a look at some video
of the two of themtogether, and you will see
it looks like these two, best friends.
Well indeed they are right now,
but Emmanuel was actually a Hutu
who cut off the hand of Elise.
And if you look closely,her hand is missing.
He also was a part of the group
who literally sliced her baby in two.
- [Jennifer] Oh God.
- [Efrem] Now you seethem walking together,
you find that hard to believe.
She has forgiven him.
He approached her andasked for forgiveness,
and they are now workingtogether to build homes
for the homeless in Rwanda.
It is an amazing story of forgiveness,
and I have to say, thatis just one of many.
I am just floored attheir ability to forgive.
- I'm totally floored.- Yeah.
- What do people credit theirability to forgive like that?
- One of the first names to always come up
is the country's president.
They said that he fosteredthe need for forgiveness.
That was one of the firstthings they worked on
when he came in and helpedto bring the genocide
to an end.
That we can't move further
until we begin to forgive and heal.
So that's one thing, but ofcourse, the church also working
hand in hand with the government, too.
They say change people'sminds, change people's hearts,
and then they begin tochange their wallet.
So they were thinkingmind first, heart second,
and they we can worry aboutthe economy of this country.
That's a worship service there
that we had the opportunity to attend.
And one of the things thatcame from that service
and speaking with those people who say
we don't identify as Hutu,we don't identify as Tutsi,
we are Rwandans all of us.
- So where do things stand now?
Is the fighting over,is there still friction?
- The fighting over,friction hard to find.
Really hard to find,especially when you see
these people working side by side.
- Were those Muslim at all?
Was there a Muslim?
- It was a variety, it was a variety.
Rwanda, now largely Christian,
but I can say this for them.
The economy, I have tosay this before I go.
Rwanda right now, 29th as far as the ease
to do business in the world.
And number two to do business in
in the continent of Africa.
Amazing, and it jumped, I want to say,
over the course of the last year, it's 11.
Oh well, the coffee,the coffee, the coffee.
It may not be as goodHanoi, but it's delicious,
and I brought lots back, too.
- I just got back fromthe Kilimanjaro area
in Southern Africa and theircoffee is very good, too.
- It's very good.
- It's a theme going on through the show.
(both laugh)
- Thank you so much,Efrem, and great reports.
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Did you know there are morethan 148,000,000 orphans
in the world today?
148,000,000.
But it was three littlegirls that taught me
about the plight of orphans.
My husband and I spentnearly a month immersed
in the daily activitiesof a Ukrainian orphanage,
as we waited to adopt three sisters.
I saw firsthand the utterloneliness, the pain of rejection,
and the overwhelming desire to be loved.
That experience changed me forever.
And out of it grew aministry from my heart
called Orphan's Promise.
Today, we're helping orphansand vulnerable children
in more tan 50 countries worldwide.
Thousands of childrenare now in safe homes.
They're being educated.
And they're learning life skills.
I'm asking you to join with me
and become family to these children.
Will you call the numberon your screen right now?
Because every child deservesa chance to be happy.
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- The Supreme Courtheard arguments this week
in a crucial case, thePeace Cross, a memorial
for World War I soldiersin Bladensburg, Maryland.
Critics are calling it unconstitutional.
- But defenders pointout that crosses marked
most graves of those killed in that war,
as Paul Strand reports,that gives this case
greater importance.
- [Paul] Moms of 49Bladensburg area soldiers
killed in World War Idesigned the Peace Cross
in memory of their sons.
Here 100 years later, thelegal team defending the cross,
which is now on publicland, believe this could be
the most crucial religious liberty case
the Supreme Court handles this term.
It could put an end tojudges and bureaucrats
deciding if a religious simple or display
is too religious or secular enough.
- This area of the law is justleading to absurd results.
It's leading to citycouncilmen having to out there
with rulers to make sure that they have
enough reindeer around the nativity scene
to make sure it's secularenough of a display.
- [Paul] Jeremy Dys' teamhopes the court agrees
if a symbol or displaydoesn't force people
to accept religion, itisn't too religious.
- The passive monument isn'tforcing me to do anything.
This monument in particular is just there
to remember 49 men whodied defending our freedom.
- [Paul] Maryland's governortook to Facebook to defend it.
- [Larry] This monument was never meant
to be a religious object.
It was to honor our veterans
which we're gonna fight to protect.
- [Paul] The team of atheists, humanists,
and secularists objectthat the Peace Cross
is on government land, andmaintained by the state.
- The government, onthis peace of property,
is favoring a religionwith this huge symbol,
that when you come across the bridge
or approach it from any of the highways,
you see nothing but thishuge Christian cross.
- [Paul] Renee Green talked to Lowe
and other opponents of the cross
for her documentary, Save the Peace Cross.
- It gives the impression of Christianity
and nothing less, and itthe gives the impression
of government endorsement of Christianity.
- [Paul] In the suit against the cross,
one atheist said he wastraumatized driving by it.
Green appears in herdocumentary to point out
that many telephone polesare in the shape of a cross.
- If the plaintiffs win this lawsuit,
will all the telephonepolls need to be modified?
I just hope that they are not traumatized
by telephone poles while driving.
- But all humor aside, thiscase has serious implications.
Symbols like the 10Commandments and nativity
have both won and lost in various courts.
Now one of the world'smost beloved symbols,
the cross, is on the line.
- The Supreme Court of the United States
is the last best hope for this memorial.
- Paul Strand, CBN News,
reporting from Bladensburg, Maryland.
- Thank you, Paul.
And finally today, I wannacongratulate my dear cohost
on getting married.
- Woohoo!
- Woohoo!
That's awesome, tell us about it.
- And you were there.
You were there.- I was.
- Tell us about it,you've got video, right?
Show, look at this.
- [Wendy] Here we are.
There's my little flower girls, my nieces,
Kelly Anne and Keaton.
- [George] And Bill, her handsome husband.
- [Wendy] My Bill, yes,
and everybody said it was fun.
There's my dad, my dadwalking me down the aisle.
He's 80 years old and hefinally got to walk me
down the aisle, thank God.
- [George] And then you wenton a honeymoon to Africa.
- [Wendy] We did, there we are.
We are in the Serengeti in this shot.
Bill's got a big camera there.
We happened upon some lions,
but we stayed in a tented camp,
and nothing between us andthe wild animals but the tent.
So thank God we came back.
- Amen.
- Goodbye everyone, God bless.
- Buh-bye.
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