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- And thank you so much for joining us
for this first edition ofCBN Newswatch for Thursday,
June 20th, I'm Efrem Graham.
Here's some of the headlineswe're following for you today.
Things heating up early forthe 2020 Presidential election,
a powerful prayer for the President,
some California lawmakers areattempting to tell pastors
what they can preach,and bringing Bibles to
the spiritually hungry people of Iran.
We've got all those storiesfor you and much more.
We wanna begin though, one dayafter President Donald Trump
launched his re-election campaign,
the race is already heatingup, the President raising
$25 million in the first 24hours after his announcement.
- When's the last time we saw
people stand outsidefor 36 hours in the rain
for a political rally?
I mean, his supporters are fired up
and they showed that not only
by showing up to his eventsbut donating to his campaign.
He's gonna have plenty ofmoney to run this campaign,
unlike he did in 2016.
- That's Real Clear Politics Tom Beven.
President of the--
he's telling the CBN's FaithNation that President Trump
is strong going into 2020.
On the campaign trail,the President will address
some of his strongest supporters next week
at Ralph Reed's Road to Majority.
This, as Democratic front-runner Joe Biden
faces headwinds aftercomments he made about
working with segregationistSenators in the past.
Biden's words receiving sharp criticism
from Kamala Harris and Cory Booker
but more than a half dozen members of
the Congressional Black Caucuscame to Biden's defense.
And Republicans are taking heed as well
as Congress holds hearingsfor slavery reparations.
Senate Majority LeaderMitch McConnell making
controversial comments of his own.
CBN's Jenna Browder joins usnow from Washington with more.
So Jenna, talk about thisstaggering $25 million
the President raised injust a matter of hours.
- Well that's a good wordfor it, Efrem, is staggering.
$25 million in less than24 hours after announcing
his 2020 re-election bid.
You know, if you look at
some of the Democrats in comparison,
Beto O'Rourke, he had the best rollout,
earning about six million in the first day
of his announcement.
Joe Biden in the firstquarter, has raised about
19 million so Donald Trump outperforming
all of these different candidates.
We'll have to see, you know,we see all of these people
also showing up at thisrally earlier this week.
Maybe that not showingup in some of the polls
so right now, it may bea little bit early to
put too much stock into a lotof these polls that we see
where President Trump is falling behind
some of these Democratsbut when you look at
the campaign money,President Trump is far--
is winning ahead ofall of these Democrats.
- Gonna be a long year, indeed.
What do we know about theRoad to Majority speech
the President will give next week?
- Yeah, so yesterday on Faith Nation,
we had Coalition President ofFaith and Freedom Ralph Reed.
And so he was talkingabout having the President
on next week.
Of course, Evangelicals aresome of President Trump's
strongest voters, theyare what propelled him
to the Oval Office in 2016 so
he feels a certain loyalty,Ralph was telling us
to this base of voters.
This is the seventh time President Trump--
Donald Trump will address this crowd.
The second time he'll addressthis crowd as President.
Last time was 2017.
So they're very excited to have him and
every time we've been therewhen Donald Trump's been there,
it is--
the crowd goes wild for him, Efrem.
- All right, thank you so much, Jenna.
Much appreciated.
- [Jenna] Thank you.
- On the same day as thefirst Democratic debate,
President Donald Trump, as you heard,
will address thousands ofconservative Christians
next Wednesday, he willtake the stage at the
Faith and FreedomCoalition's Road to Majority,
as we just mentioned.
A senior White Houseofficial tells CBN News
President Donald Trump willspeak at the conference
in Washington for about an hour,
marking the President'ssixth time speaking
to the influential crowd of Evangelicals.
The last time he addressedthis crowd was back in 2017.
Ralph Reed, the Chairman ofthe Faith and Freedom Coalition
told CBN's Faith Nation the President
has been able to focuson the important issues
to Evangelicals.
- He's been focusedlike a laser beam on the
faith vote.
And he's
on the issues that are a priority to them,
he's made promises and he'skept those promises, he's
protected the sanctityof innocent human life,
he's signed legislation making it
possible for states todefund Planned Parenthood
under their Medicaidprograms, he's restored
the Mexico City policyand strengthened it,
when it comes to religiousfreedom, he's ended enforcement
of the Johnson Amendment.
- The prayer of one of thePresident's faith advisors
is getting a lot of attention.
Pastor Paula White prayed for him
at his re-election rally in Florida.
She quoted scripture and declaredvictory for the President
and his campaign.
Here's part of that prayer.
- In your word, in Ephesianschapter six verse 12,
that we're not wrestlingagainst flesh and blood
but against principalities, powers,
against rulers of darkness of this world,
against spiritualwickedness in high places.
So right now, let every demonic network
that has aligned itselfagainst the purpose,
against the calling of President Trump,
let it be broken, let it betorn down in the name of Jesus.
- As seen there, White waspraying against spiritual
demonic networks as thescripture teaches, of course,
and not against any news network.
She also prayed for theLord to establish him--
to establish him righteousnessaccording to God's word.
She went on to prayprotection over the President
as well as his family.
Recently, Evangelist Franklin Graham
and more than 200 other faithleaders called on the nation
to pray for the President.
At that time, Graham said it wasn't about
a political endorsement,but simply praying
for the President.
Graham said in the Call toPrayer that no president
has been attacked morethan President Donald Trump
and that the only hope forhim and this nation is God.
The Federal Reserve leftits key interest rate
unchanged Wednesday but signaled
that it's prepared to startcutting rates if needed
to protect the U.S. economyfrom trade conflicts
and other threats.
The Fed kept its benchmarkrate, which includes
many consumer and businessloans ranging from
two and a quarter totwo and a half percent,
where it's been since December.
On Wall Street, stocksrose and bond yields dip
reflecting investor expectationsof lower rates ahead.
The Dow Industrial Averageadded a modest 38 points.
California AssemblymanEvan Low and three dozen
other lawmakers are pushing a resolution
in the state assembly judiciary committee
that's aimed at tellingreligious leaders in California
what they should preachfrom their pulpits.
The California Family Councilreports the resolution
ACR-99 wants them to stop perpetuating
the idea that something iswrong with LGBT identities.
It also condemns attempts to change
unwanted same-sex attractionor gender confusion
as unethical or harmful.
Two formally gay individuals,Pastor Ken Williams
and Elizabeth Woning arespeaking out against it saying
it's discriminatory againstpeople like themselves
who came out of the LGBTlifestyle through faith
in Jesus Christ.
You can find more on theirstory of transformation
and more on thatresolution at CBNnews.com.
The Auschwitz Memorial andMuseum weights in on comments
by New York freshman Congresswoman
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezthat the U.S. is running
concentration camps onthe southern border.
The museum joined theconversation tweeting,
"The history of Auschwitzis far more complicated
"than as it combined two functions:
"a concentration camp and from March 1942
"an extermination center.
"See our online lesson,"
and it went on to link ahistory of the camps there.
It all started afterOcasio-Cortez tweeted,
"This administration hasestablished concentration camps
"on the southern border of theUnited States for immigrants,
"where they are beingbrutalized with dehumanizing
"conditions and dying.
"This is not hyperbole.
"It is the conclusion of expert analysis."
She then linked to an Esquirearticle where an author
of a book on the historyof concentration camps
defines them as massdetention of civilians
without trial.
The whole thing has causeda debate across social media
and even dictionary websiteslike Merriam-Webster
shows the word trendingwith people looking up
the standard definition which reads,
"A place where a large number of people
"such as prisoners of politicalwar, political prisoners,
"refugees, or members of anethnic or religious minority
"are detained or confinedunder armed guard--
"used especially inreference to camps created
"by the Nazis in WorldWar II for the internment
"and persecution of Jewsand other prisoners."
Many conservative politicians and analysts
have said Ocasio-Cortezowes every Jew an apology
for the comparison.
A 21 year-old Pittsburghresident and Syrian refugee
has been arrested for planning an attack
on a Christian church in the city.
Mustafa Mousab Alowemer
planned to bomb
Legacy InternationalWorship Center next month.
The FBI says that he thoughthe was plotting the attack
with fellow ISIS sympathizers
but they were actually undercover agents.
Prosecutors say the explosivethat he wanted to hide
in a backpack anddetonate by remote control
would've likely killed manypeople in the surrounding
Northside neighborhood evenif the church was empty.
He even suggested leavinga second explosive device
to kill first responders.
Pastor Michael Day says he is grateful
that no one was hurt.
- I am grateful that nothing did happen
and I'm grateful thatwe're able to show that God
covered us and protectedus and that people
are still alive and people areable to hug their children,
loved ones.
- Alowemer has been charged with one count
of attempting to providematerial support to ISIS
among other charges.
Today is World Refugee Day.
It is a time when theworld recognizes the plight
of 68 million displacedpeople around the globe.
One refugee we introducedyou to four years ago
was a little girl from Iraq.
Myriam touched peoplearound the world when she
said she forgave ISISfor chasing her family
from their city.
She is now back in her home of Qaraqosh.
Myriam told a Sat 7 reporterwhen her family returned home,
the discovered that theIslamic State Jihadists
had stolen many of theirpossessions but Myriam says
she still forgives them.
- About the house.
It's not about the placethat you're living in.
It's not about
the place that is aroundyou, it's about what you feel
in your heart.
It's about what you seethat God is doing for you.
It's about that God is always protecting
and you can just count on him.
- [Efrem] And you can hear more from
former Iraqi refugee Myriam
on tonight's episode of The Global Lane.
It is on the CBN News channel.
It begins at 9:30 Eastern Standard Time.
Coming up, behind all the world politics,
dealing with the Iranianregime are its people.
Next on Worldbeat, how the kingdom of God
is advancing in theirhearts and in their lives.
Stay with us.
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- With rising tensionsbetween Washington and Tehran,
one group is secretly putting the Bible
in the hands of thousands of Iranians.
George Thomas has this exclusive story
in this week's Worldbeat segment.
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- Hello, everyone, welcome to Worldbeat
where we show you what'shappening in the world
and how you can pray about it.
Tensions between theUnited States and Iran
continue to build,following recent attacks
on oil tankers in the Persian Gulf.
Washington has blamed the regime in Tehran
for the attacks.
Now weeks after the U.S. deployedNaval and Air Force assets
to the region in responseto the escalating risk,
British Navy announced itwill deploy 100 Marines
to the region as well.
This all happening as Iranthreatens to break its promise
on uranium stockpilelimits in a matter of days
unless world powers can agreeon a new nuclear agreement.
My next guest is using therising political tensions
to bring hope and peace
to the people of Iran.
Vernon Brewer is withWorld Help and his group
is distributing Bibles inside Iran.
It is a dangerous mission but Brewer says
there is no better timeto share God's love
than in the midst of uncertainty.
Mr. Brewer, thank you somuch for coming on the show.
You're distributing close to about
20,000--
the goal at least is about 20,000
Bibles, why are you doing this?
- Well, many people don'trealize, George, that
Iran is in the middle of a
explosion of Christianity.
They're the ninth mostpersecuted country in the world
and many Christians aretortured and beaten to death
and they're forbiddenfrom meeting in public,
they have to meet underground.
In 1979 during the Iranian Revolution,
there were fewer than 500Muslim background believers
and today,
there are more than 800,000 Christians
in Iran.
More people have come to faithin Iran in the last 40 years
than the past 13 hundred years combined.
And so it's a time of spiritual harvest.
And in the midst of all their persecution,
the main thing they ask foris that we need more Bibles.
This is their method of evangelism.
They strike up friendships,they'll give someone a Bible
and tell 'em it has theanswers to the problems of life
and this is the way thousandsof people are coming to faith
simply by reading the word of God.
And so we feel like thegreatest thing we can do
in the midst of all these
political tensions
and the threat of
war, the greatest thing wecan do is meet this spiritual
need and this greatrequest that they have.
- [George] Can you describe the challenges
Iranian Christians facetoday for their faith?
- Many of them are beingpersecuted, beaten,
some are even being torturedand killed for their faith.
It's a terrible, terriblesituation but in the midst
of this, many are coming to faith.
- There are about 20 legal--
legally registered churchesin Iran, the rest meet
in so-called underground churches, right?
- That's correct
and the underground churches can only be
from eight to 12 in attendance.
If they get larger thanthat, they have to divide
and multiply so that they cancontinue to meet in secret.
- [George] How can wepray for Iran, Vernon?
- Well, they've asked for Bibles,
our goal is
20,000 Bibles
in the next 30 days.
Every Bible will touch five people.
For only $10, we can print and distribute
a modern translation ofthe Persian New Testament.
So their greatest need is Bibles
so we need to pray that God will allow us
to supply this need.
- In the last few seconds that we have,
would you mind prayingfor the people of Iran
right now, please?
- It would be an honor.
Father, I pray for ourpersecuted brothers and sisters.
Give them strength, strengthen their faith
and help those of us in America
to do something that willoutlive us and last for eternity
and come alongside ourbrothers and sisters
in Christ.
In Jesus's name I pray, amen.
- Amen, Vernon, thankyou so much for coming
on the show today.
- Thank you, George.
My privilege.
- You're welcome.
That, well folks, thatis it for today's edition
of Worldbeat.
Until next time, goodbye
and God bless you.
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- "Toy Story 4" opens thisweekend with much anticipation
after nine years between the sequels.
It picks up where "Toy Story 3" left off
with Woody and the othertoys being given away
to another child.
Here's a Studio 5 firstlook at what's ahead
for the beloved cartoon characters.
- Vacation!
- You need help with that?
- No, no, I got it.
I know, this is a little strange but
we all have to make surenothing happens to Forky.
- Woody!
- Pixar has had
a phenomenal success athitting them out of the park.
- Havoc is attacking me.
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Jessie, Ham, Buzz, Bo,
Rex, Potato Head.
- Hey, watch it, buddy.
- What do we do?
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how it just pulls at yourheartstrings is really
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- Do I need to be worried?
- [Woody] My guys are veterans,they'll hang in there.
- On my way, Woody!
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(Buzz yelling)
(cheering)
Oh!
- Aw.
- I read the first draft and it was
that was good and then there was a
working animation that was almost
like, I think better than "Toy Story 1."
I mean, the technologythat overall this thing
is so beautifully shot.
It's so rich, it's almost startling.
- Duke Kaboom, Canada's greatest stuntman.
Oh yeah.
- Huh?
- He's posing.
Duke, we need to--
- Hold on, one more.
Oh yeah.
- It ends up being, Ithink just as profound
and new as the previous movies were.
- Everyone, Bonnie made a friend in class.
- Oh, she's already making friends.
- No, no, she literally made a new friend.
I want you to meet Forky.
- Hi?
- And here comes
Forky and he's,
I mean, he wasn't even a thing,he was just this collection
of pipe cleaners and Iguess, some Play-doh maybe,
a little bit, and a disposable utensil
to eat pudding with.
- [All] Hello.
(yells)
- He's a spork.
- He's innocent.
So innocent but he's got
a personality tic thathe thinks he's trash
'cause he's literally made of trash.
- This is Forky.
- I'm trash.
- There's so many thingsI love about Forky.
- I am not a toy, I wasmade for soup, salad,
maybe chili, and then the trash.
- He's new to the world and
when you're new to theworld, everything is curious.
- You're Bonnie's toy.
You are going to helpcreate happy memories
that will last for the rest of her life.
- Huh, what?
- I think the tremendous beauty of this is
if you really think aboutit, he sees himself as trash
and Woody is like,
"No, no, no, you're madefor something a lot more."
(Woody stuttering)
You're made to be loved.
- Bonnie, I'm coming!
- You know, if anybody thinksof themselves as trash,
it's like no, no, you'remade for so much more.
- Everything's gonna be okay.
- That's a daily devotional.
- [Toy] That's where Forky is being kept.
- How do we get that key?
- What about the old plush rush?
- There you go.
- Oh, where did you two come from?
(yelling)
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- [DeSean] We out herefeeding the homeless,
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Right now, time for your Thursday Thankful
and today I leave you withthis prayer of gratitude.
Father, I thank you for the many promises
found in your word and there are many.
Today, I specifically recall your promise
that I can do all things throughChrist who strengthens me.
With that word, Iencourage you to make today
a thankful Thursday, indeed.
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