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- Thanks for joiningus for CBN News Watch,
I'm Mark Martin.
Our top story, the manaccused of murdering 50
Muslim worshipers in a New Zealand mosque
wants to defend himself in court.
Australian Brenton Tarrant has fired
his court-appointed lawyer andsays he'll represent himself.
Gary Lane is following this story.
He joins us now with morefrom the CBN newsroom, Gary.
- Mark, court-appointedattorney Richard Peters
told the New Zealand Herald
that 28 year-old accusedterrorist Brenton Tarrant told him
that he wants to represent himself.
Peters says Tarrant does notappear mentally unstable.
The concern is his extremist views and
that could present achallenge for the court
when Tarrant's trial begins.
His 87 page manifesto hasalready given people a clue
about what can be expected if he's allowed
to defend himself and what can be expected
in the days ahead.
New Zealand's PrimeMinister says legislation
proposing tougher gun lawswill soon be considered
in that country.
As for now, the people of Christchurch
are praying for healing.
- [Man] That there was peacewithin that community, Lord.
- I hope justice is served
and may he be forgiven.
- And this appeared today inthe New Zealand Herald, Mark.
It's a photo of the husbandof one of the mosque's
shooting victims with the headline,
"I forgive him."
It's a story of Farid Ahmed.
He was paralyzed by adrunk driver six years ago.
His wife Husna rescuedchildren during the shooting
then she returned insideto get her husband out and
that's when she was shotin the back and killed.
Ahmed said while he doesn'tsupport what the shooter did,
he holds no grudge, he says,
if he had the opportunity,he would hug him.
- Wow, wow.
What a story of forgiveness there.
A lot of heartbreaking stories, Gary.
What else are you hearingabout what happened?
- Mark, some of thehardest ones, of course,
and I'm sure for you, they are for me
are the stories of littlechildren who were shot and killed
like this three year-old.
But some encouraging stories as well.
This little Americanboy's father shielded him
from gunfire during the attack.
The father was shotseveral times but both he
and his son survived.
- I know some Christians in this country
and around the world, Gary,have expressed outrage
that the mainstream mediagave so much attention
to the New Zealand mosqueattack, yet ignored a massacre
of Christians in Nigeria.
Can you elaborate on that?
- Yes, Mark.
Christian Solidarityreports that one week ago,
52 Christians were killed,
143 homes burned by Fulani Muslim gunmen
in Nigeria's Kaduna state.
17 people were killed in another incident
just on Sunday.
And since February in Kaduna state,
120 women, children, and other Christians
have been killed.
140 homes have been burned.
Now when people saw that,many took to social media,
talking about a double standard.
Why is it news when 50 Muslimsare killed in a mosque,
they ask, but not whenmore than 100 Christians
are killed in Nigeria?
- So what's your take?
Why isn't that being reported?
- Well, Mark, I know from my time
many years ago in South Sudan,I'd asked some journalists
why the slaughter of Christians there
wasn't getting much attention
and they told me this, they said,
"Tell us something new.
"This is happeningeveryday, it's only news
"when there's something new."
So I don't necessarilythink it's bias on the part
of journalists, I thinkthey're always looking for
a new angle, for a new story,
and a terrorist attack in NewZealand, in a mosque there
is rare.
Fulani herdsmen killingNigerian Christians
to seize land and water is not.
That's been going on for years they say.
Also, I think part of it hasto do with accessibility, Mark.
As it was in Sudan, itwas hard for journalists
to get in there, conditionswere harsh in Nigeria,
no comfortable beds,hotels, bars for them,
you had to rush into the bush.
Same for northern andnorth central Nigeria.
I tell ya, one big pointthough that's missing
from the coverage is thatlike Brenton Tarrant,
who felt he was justified inkilling Muslim immigrants,
many Muslim extremists inNigeria and around the world
believe it's okay to kill a Christian
because they are infidelsand they are less than human,
less than Muslims.
I think Tarrant saw theMuslims in that mosque as
less than human, so do the Fulani herdsmen
with the Christians.
And one final thought, Mark.
Back to Farid Ahmed, theparalyzed widower in New Zealand.
He said of Tarrant,
"I love that person because he's a human.
"A brother of mine."
That from a Muslim, Mark.
- Wow, a lesson to us all.
Thank you, Gary for your insights.
A gunman killed three peopleand wounded nine others
on a tram in the Netherlandsin what officials say
appeared to be a terror attack.
The Netherlands Anti-Terror Coordinator
raised the threat alertto its highest level
around the Dutch city of Utrecht.
Heavily armed officers floodedthe area after the shooting,
launching a massive manhuntfor a 37 year-old man
born in Turkey whoauthorities say was associated
with the incident.
Authorities did say therecould be more than one shooter.
The Dutch Prime Ministersaid a terror motive
is not excluded and thatthere is a mix of disbelief
and disgust in the country.
A terrorist killed anIsraeli soldier and a Rabbi
in an attack near a Jewishsettlement on Sunday.
It happened in the city of Ariel
in the territory of Judea and Samaria,
also known as the West Bank.
The attacker stabbed thesoldier, took his weapon,
and shot him to death.
He then began spraying cars with gunfire.
Rabbi Ahiad Ettinger, a father of 12
died from his wounds.
Another Israeli is in critical condition.
Israeli security forces continueto search for the suspect.
- [Interpreter] I'm surethey'll apprehend him
and we'll deal with him tothe fullest extent of the law
as in all the recent incidents.
- In Gaza, Palestinianshanded out sweets to celebrate
what one tweet called a heroic morning.
Wow, a lot to pray about.
Brazil's new president has been in office
less than 100 days and already he's making
seismic changes to SouthAmerica's largest nation.
Jair Bolsonaro will meetPresident Donald Trump
at the White House Tuesday for his first
overseas bi-lateral meetingsince taking office.
The two leaders are expectedto discuss a wide range
of issues, including trade,the crisis in Venezuela,
and steps to strengthen relations between
our two countries.
Shortly after his Oval Office visit,
Bolsonaro will sit down foran exclusive interview with
CBN News Senior InternationalCorrespondent George Thomas
to discuss the significanceof his historic win.
And George joins us nowfrom the White House
for a preview of PresidentBolsonaro's visit.
George, what can we expect ofthe Brazilian leader's visit
with President Trump tomorrow?
- He arrives here at theWhite House promptly at noon
and between noon and1:45, he will meet with
President Trump, theywill have a luncheon,
and talk about these issuesthat you just mentioned.
Trade is foremost on the agenda.
So to is the ongoing crisis in Brazil--
in Venezuela.
As you know, thousands ofVenezuelans have fought,
have sought refuge in neighboring Brazil
as the crisis continues to unfold.
President Bolsonaro took the unusual step
weeks ago to side with the United States,
along with some 60 othernations, calling for the
socialist dictator inVenezuela, Nicolas Maduro
to step down and so the president will use
his meeting tomorrow to talkabout ways they can continue
to put the political, aswell as the economic squeeze
on Maduro.
They're gonna be talkingabout closer relations
between these two countries.
By the way, the UnitedStates is the second largest
trading partner withBrazil, next to China.
Clearly, this is an administration
compared to previousadministrations, Mark,
that wants closer tieswith the United States,
wants closer ties withIsrael so that is gonna be
on top of the agenda duringtheir meeting tomorrow.
- Bolsonaro is an admirerof the president, correct?
- He actually is.
In fact, commentators inBrazil like to call him the
Trump of the tropics.
Some call him the Brazilian Trump.
He has this admiration for President Trump
party because like
President Trump, President Bolsonaro
is an outsider, a political outsider.
He basically came from political obscurity
and had a message of fightingwidespread corruption,
fighting the leftistagenda that has dominated
Brazilian politics fora very, very long time.
And he wanted to restorethe sort of identity,
especially the Christianidentity of Brazil.
He wanted to fight for thefamily, the institution
of the family.
He has said so many times
that the leftist agenda has in essence,
attacked and launched anall out assault on Brazil's
family institution and he has promised
to roll back thoseefforts to fight against
the leftist agenda.
And so yes, he is seen as sort of
an admirer of Trump.
He, like Trump, loves social media.
He is a master, in fact, at social media.
He avoids mainstream media,
doing television interviews,and so he goes directly
to his supporters by taking to Facebook,
Twitter as well as Instagram.
- Was President Bolsonaro'svictory a political earthquake
for South America'slargest nation, George?
- It absolutely has been.
I mean, this is the first timein Brazil's democratic era
that you have a conservative leader.
As I mentioned, Brazilian politics since
the fall of the sort ofmilitary dictatorship
in the early '80s, this isthe first time that Brazil
has had a non-leftistgovernment and it has
clearly sent
a political earthquake,not just in Brazil,
but across South Americaand Latin America.
- And quickly, what can youtell us about his faith?
- He is a Catholic,
he's married to Michelle also Bolsonaro
who's an Evangelical, whoattends a Baptist church.
Let me also mention that tomorrow evening,
CBN News has an exclusiveinterview just a few steps
away from here at the Blair House.
That is where foreigndignitaries and heads of state
get a chance to come andstay and we will have
a one on one interview which will then air
on the CBN News channel.
You can catch it right here on Wednesday.
- Okay, alright.
Our Senior InternationalCorrespondent George Thomas
reporting from the White House.
Thank you, George.
- You're welcome.
- Iran's president onMonday urged Iranians
to put a curse on the U.S.,Israel, and Saudi Arabia.
President Hassan Rouhani'sremarks were meant to deflect
criticism of hisadministration's performance
after President Trumplast year pulled America
out of the nuclear dealand reimposed sanctions
on Tehran.
Rouhani urged Iraniansto put all your curses
on those who createdthe current situation.
He claimed the U.S. plan wasto dominate the Iranian nation
but said it was not going to be possible.
Rouhani first came to power in 2013,
was re-elected for a second term in 2017
promising to improve theeconomy and foster more
open relations with the world.
The expansive list of2020 Democratic candidates
grew a little bigger over the weekend
but it was a slip of the tonguefrom former Vice President
Joe Biden that's fuelingthe fire of speculation.
A slip that indicates he'sgetting ready to declare
for the White House himself.
- I have the most progressiverecord of anybody running
for the Uni--
anybody who would run.
(audience applause)
- [Mark] Biden's friend,Delaware Democratic Senator
Chris Coons is alsoadding to the speculation.
- Well I'm very optimisticthat Joe Biden will soon
formally announce hiscampaign for the presidency.
- [Mark] But a long politicalcareer could mean more
than a few stumbling blocks for Biden.
He's going to have to answerquestions about everything
from his role in the AnitaHill testimony during
the Clarence Thomas hearingsto his voting record.
And our team in D.C. willhave more on the latest
in Washington on tonight's Faith Nation
and you can catch that righthere on the CBN News channel.
Coming up, a look at this year'sannual Jerusalem Marathon.
We're gonna tell you about a
special group of Christianswho came this year
to run for Zion.
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Did you know there are morethan 148 million orphans
in the world today?
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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.
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Friday's Jerusalem Marathonmarked its ninth year
for the event.
Runners come from allover the world to run
through the streets ofhistorical and modern Jerusalem.
As Julie Stahl reports,this year a special group
of Christians came to run for Zion.
- [Julie] The Run For Zionrunners huddled to pray
before the race.
- Well good morning.
This is perfect running conditions.
So as a runner, I don't carewhere I'm at on the planet,
I'm already joyful.
Just in faith and justthat God has provided
the perfect day to run.
But my goodness, we arein the promised land.
- We're bringing our firstteam of Run For Zion.
This is the first timethat anyone in the history
of the Jerusalem Marathon has
promoted this as a Christian experience.
- [Julie] JonathanFeldstein is the President
of Run For Zion.
- And as an Orthodox Jew, itsjust so awesome and humbling
for me to be able to providethat experience for people.
- [Julie] He says hisorganization gives Christians
an opportunity to experienceIsrael beyond what tours offer.
- [Jonathan] Thisprovides a different prism
for people to be able to come and have a
unique experience through running
with touring on both sides.
But we've also built up the opportunity
to bless Israel, not just by being here,
but by raising moneyfor various nonprofits
that we're supporting.
- So it's a privilege to be able to
move our feet to help the Jewish people.
- [Julie] Pastor Ray Hardeefrom Belmont, North Carolina
and Elizabeth Wong from Phoenix, Arizona
came to run for Zion in the full marathon.
- Run For Zion is an organization
that is designed to help those people that
are Jewish, Holocaustsurvivors, (inaudible)
those people that are homeless,
those people that are returning on Aliyah
from Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Jews and so
we wanna be part of helpingto make those things happen.
- I came here because it is
the 70th anniversary ofthe modern state of Israel,
the first anniversary ofthe American Embassy's move
to Jerusalem, and
Jonathan's a personal friend.
I really believe in the vision that
Run For Zion and integrity and
excellence that he walks in.
- [Julie] Dr. Pat Castleis Founder and President
of the largest pro-liferunning group in the world.
He and his wife, Angie cameto run the half marathon.
- All in Christ.
- [All] For pro-life.
(cheering)
- I wanted to be righthere where Christ walked.
I wanted to run his footsteps.
- This'll be my 60th half marathon
and here we are in the Holy Land so
as the Founder and the Presidentof the largest pro-life
team in the world, itis an absolute blessing
to represent 10,617 teammates here.
- [Julie] Feldsteinsays he hopes next year
to have as many as 500 Christians
who will come to run for Zion.
Julie Stahl, CBN News,
the Jerusalem Marathon, Jerusalem.
- A great event there.
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He tells us his storyas he's been nominated
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- Recording artist Brian Courtney Wilson
may need to make room on his trophy shelf.
He's up for a few honors at this year's
Stellar Gospel Music Awardsat the end of this month.
And the Recording Academy has nominated
the Houston-based singerfor three Grammy awards.
Wilson recently sat downwith Studio 5's Efrem Graham
to talk about his life, hismusic, and his confidence.
♪ Eyes haven't seen ♪
♪ Ears haven't heard ♪
♪ All you have planned ♪
♪ For me ♪
♪ And nothing can separate ♪
♪ Me from your love ♪
♪ When there's so much more ♪
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- [Efrem] Brian CourtneyWilson has recorded
four consecutive chart-topping albums
and earned a few Grammy nominations.
- It's the third timewe've been nominated and
nervous is not the word.
- Before walking the red carpet,
Brian sits down with Studio 5.
I'll begin so how does it feel not to be
a pharmaceutical salesman.
(laughter)
To be a Grammy nominated recording artist.
- Man, it's a blessing.
It's a blessing.
It's funny, I was at a dinner last night
and I met this lady and I was just
kinda recounting my story
and I realized first ofall, I don't think about it
a whole lot.
I just kinda, you know, you go sing
and you fulfill your assignment.
But as I was recounting itto her and listening to just
the hand of God in it,
how his grace hasconnected the dots for me,
that's mind blowing.
That's why I'm here
this weekend, celebratingthese Grammy nominations, man,
just on cloud nine.
Just grateful.
- And the project is A Great Work.
- A Great Work, yes.
- The album is nominatedas well as the single.
- Song, yeah.
Title track.
- My favorite line of the song is
the line where you talk about
God's gonna blow your mindwith the seed that he's planted
inside of you to bless the world
as it blooms.
- Thank you.
♪ And ♪
♪ In due time God ♪
♪ Will blow your mind ♪
♪ With what he planted inside of you ♪
♪ To bless the world as it blooms ♪
Sometimes, I wish peoplecoulda been there like,
when I was in the studio kinda writing it
and how it was hitting me.
'Cause it hits you and you
know it's for you, you know that's God,
you just don't if it's for everybody.
You know what I mean?
And so for you to say that,
it just means a great deal to me
'cause it meant so muchto me in the moment
but you're just not sure ifanybody else is gonna get it.
- And to be nominated for a Grammy,
when sitting and workingin a studio writing music,
are you thinking about Grammys?
- Well,
with Aaron Lindsey you are'cause he's won so many,
they're so off the top.
So you are thinking about that but
more than anything, I'm thinking,
"Please, Lord, let this be useful.
"Let this be something that
"resonates in a way that'sworth the investment
"that we're making."
Not just in time, in talent,but the money, you know?
That's what I'm really thinking about.
So the Grammy, as much as youwanna be a part of that mix,
it's kind of a bonus.
- Fourth album now
for you.
Fourth album as a solo artist.
- Yep, it took.
It took.
- How would you say you'vechanged in those four projects?
- I started out hopingthat people would accept
what I was doing.
Now, I know I havesomething of value to carry
and I just gotta getit to the right people.
- Nice.
So more confident now than you were.
- Absolutely.
More confident.
And not...
Oh, man.
I'm more confident in thegrace that I've been afforded
to do this.
You know, 'cause I'm notperfect by any stretch
of the imagination, but
God's grace pays the pricefor us to run the race
that he's called us to.
And so, that's what I'm confident in.
And,
I know it's worth telling thestory because he's afforded
all of us that same grace.
That's what started on the cross.
This grace he's affordedus to do what we've been
called to do.
For you to rock this greenand orange like you do.
I mean, you killing it, really.
- Thank you.
- If I had tried that,man I don't know if it'll
went the same way.
(laughter)
- You can do it.
- You know what I'm saying?
But we all have a gracefor the calling on our life
and I'm confident in thegrace that he's given me.
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- Hello, I'm Terry Meeuwsen.
Did you know there are morethan 148 million orphans
in the world today?
148 million.
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 the 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 experienced 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 than 50 countries worldwide.
Thousands of childrenare now in safe homes,
they're being educated, andthey're learning life skills.
I'm asking you to joinwith me and become family
to these children.
Will you call the numberon your screen right now?
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- Texas megachurch pastorMatt Chandler is challenging
Christians across the countryto give up food for Lent.
In a recent sermon, Chandlerpointed out that Lent
historically and traditionallyinvolves believers
fasting from food for the six week period
that leads up to Easter.
Chandler said,
"Abstaining from food isan external display that
"they believe there is agreater pleasure to be known
"and a greater joy to be had,"
and said,
"Giving up food is toorient their hearts around
"the betterness of Jesusabove earthly pleasures."
Chandler said not all food,but encouraged Christians
to consider giving up atleast one meal every day.
He encouraged believers tospend that time in which
you would have prepared food or eaten food
to pray or spend time with the Lord.
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