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- [Wendy] Coming up.

- As the Bible says-

- [Wendy] President Biden's beliefs.

- For joy cometh in the morning.

- [Wendy] America's second Catholic

commander in chief isopen about his faith.

- [Biden] Faith is what has gotten me

through difficult times in my life.

- [Wendy] Is that faithat odds with his actions?

- [Rabbi] There are many Christians

who are utterly energized by his stances.

- [Wendy] And it at oddswith his own religion?

- [Archbishop] But one powerhe doesn't have is to define

what it means to be Catholic.

- [Wendy] On today's "700 Club."

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- Well, welcome, folks, tothis edition to "The 700 Club."

Before I say anything more,I want to congratulate

my beautiful co-host onher 39th birthday and-

- 39 and holding. (laughs)

- And holding.

(Terry and Pat laughing)

- Thank you.

- You get older, you get better.

- That's very sweet of you.

- Well, congratulationsand happy birthday.

- Thank you.

- It's called For the People Act.

That's what Democrats arecalling an election reform.

So why are Republicans callit a federal power grab?

The bill mandates early voting

and outlaws voter IDrequirements making it easy

to manipulate elections anddifficult to detect fraud.

CBN's Jenna Browder has that story.

- With the House backin session this week,

H.R. 1 is on the floor.

Every House Democrat hassigned on to the legislation

which aims to reform federal elections.

But Republicans say not so fast.

- But you can't ever acceptwhen they steal and rig and rob.

- [Jenna] After the turbulent2020 election followed

by the deadly assault on the Capitol,

many agree election reform is needed.

Unfortunately, whatthat looks like depends

on the side doing the talking.

For Democrats, it comesin the form of H.R. 1,

which they call the For the People Act.

This legislation aims tobasically create a nationalized

voting system requiringuniform rules for all states.

It would, for example,mandate early voting

and same-day registration,

outlaw voter ID requirements,and allow ballot harvesting.

- The Democrats have beencampaigning on two key provisions.

- [Jenna] CaliforniaCongressman Ro Khanna sees it

as common sense reform.

- One, that every person shouldhave an equal right to vote,

and that the voting rights really matter.

And especially after thepassing of John Lewis.

Many Americans believed thatwe shouldn't have lobbyists

and big donors and big moneyinfluencing our politics.

And this would really tried to get rid

of a lot of the influence of big money.

- [Jenna] Conservatives counterthat the For the People Act

only benefits progressives and liberals

by helping them keepcontrol in Washington.

- It is full of federalmandates and prohibitions

that would in essence, weakenall of the security protocols

in the election process andfrankly, make it easy to cheat,

easy to manipulate election results,

and very difficult for states to detect

or deter election fraud.

- [Jenna] Hans Von Spakovsky

with the Heritage Foundationwas once a commissioner

on the Federal Election Commission

which enforces federallaws on federal campaigns.

- They're claiming it's allabout access to the ballot box.

But what they forget to tell folks is that

you have to have both access and security.

And there's no reason, forexample, to do what H.R. 1 does

which is to make it illegal for any state

to have a voter ID requirement.

- [Jenna] Khannadisagrees that getting rid

of the ID requirement wouldopen the door for fraud.

- I don't think so.

The studies have not shownthat voter fraud is as rampant.

I know that this is a big dispute.

A lot of the voters were not voting

in some of these statesare conservative voters

which is why you sawthe Trump team putting

such an effort onincreasing voter turnout.

So I think we all should befor a higher voter turnout.

And I don't think that's necessarily

always going to benefit the Democrats.

- The legislation first introduced

two years ago would alsorequire political groups

to disclose high dollar donors,

create reporting requirementsfor online political ads,

and in a nod to Trump, obligate presidents

to disclose their tax returns.

And with Democrats holdingthe majority in the House,

Senate, and White House,this could be their time.

The bills fate ultimately depends on

if enough Republicans willconsider the legislation

that they've rejected time and time again.

If not, Democrats couldeliminate the Senate filibuster

which would get rid ofthe 60 vote requirement.

In Washington, Jenna Browder, CBN News.

- Well, as they say,elections have consequences.

You know, the simpleway, the biggest problem

was sending balance just recklessly

throughout the population andnot having them requested.

The idea is if somebodywants an absentee ballot,

let them ask for it andthen absolutely verify

their signature, nothing else.

And if they do that, itwould make a huge difference.

But one of the problemsin the last election,

that they sent out hundreds,maybe thousands of ballots,

just sent them out to people,they didn't know who they were

and who they were getting them,and some people were dead,

and some of them were underage,

some of them weren't qualified, et cetera.

And it's just so simple.

And then when they comein, was it your signature,

and verify the signature, period.

But the idea you can't have voter ID

that people are gonna harvest ballots,

that something that's wrong.

The way they used to do it,I mean, can still do it,

they could go to say a nursing home

or a place where the senior citizens live,

and go around and gather up their ballots

and then mark them the way they want to

and dump the whole bunch in.

That's ballot harvestingand that should be illegal.

There are many things that are wrong

but this legislation doesn't address it.

Well, in New York, boy oh boy,

he's up to his neck and sinking fast.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is drowning

in allegations over sexual impropriety

and a scandal over nursinghome deaths in his state.

John Jessup has more on that story.

- Pat, a third woman hascome forward adding her voice

to other sexual harassment claims against

Governor Cuomo sparking growing calls

for accountability from his critics

including some leading Democrats.

CBN Washington correspondentTara Mergener has more.

- [Tara] The state attorneygeneral's office is now leading

what's being called arigorous investigation.

This as calls for GovernorCuomo's resignation grow louder

and he maintains his innocence.

- I know that there isa pattern of abusive

and manipulative behavior from him.

I do think that it is timefor our governor to resign.

- [Tara] Calls from inside his own party

that Cuomo should stepdown are intensifying

after several women came outwith sexual harassment claims,

among them two former staffers.

- She alleges that the governor asked her

direct questions about her sex life,

whether or not she wasmonogamous in her relationships,

whether or not she had everslept with an older man.

- [Tara] Charlotte Bennetttelling the New York Times

it happened last spring and that,

while the governor never got physical,

he told her he was open to relationships

with women in their 20s.

She says, "I understoodthat the governor wanted

to sleep with me and felt horribly

uncomfortable and scared."

Cuomo denies the allegationsand in a statement Sunday says,

"Some of the things I havesaid have been misinterpreted

as an unwanted flirtation.

To the extent anyone felt that way,

I am truly sorry about that."

- That's not an apology.

He seems to be saying, "Oh,I was just kidding around."

Sexual harassment is not funny.

- [Tara] Cuomo also deniesearlier sexual harassment claims

by former aid Lindsey Boylan.

- It's just not true.

- [Tara] Facing backlash over plans

to name his own investigator,Cuomo has referred the case

to the New York state attorney general.

- We have to keep politics out of this,

get what actually did or did not happen.

- [Tara] The White House also now calling

for an independent review.

- And that's certainlysomething he supports

and we believe should moveforward as quickly as possible.

- [Tara] The new allegations come

as the FBI investigateswhether Governor Cuomo covered

up the coronavirus death tollin New York's nursing homes.

- The truth is everybodydid everything they could.

- [Tara] The scrutiny growing by the day

and now reaching a boiling point.

Fox News contributor JaniceDean telling CBN News the death

of her in-laws in a NewYork nursing home led her

to speak out against the governor.

- And I was learning thisafter my in-laws died.

We had no idea that there wasthis executive order in place

and I wasn't seeing thenews stories out there.

- [Tara] There are alsoreports that bipartisan calls

to strip Cuomo of emergency pandemic

powers are gaining steam.

Tara Mergener, CBN News.

- Increasing pressurefor Governor Cuomo, Pat.

- There are two states we mentioned

yesterday on the program.

One is California, where there's a recall

petition going on against Gary Newsom

and the same thing in New York with Cuomo.

If this prevails, you mighthave a flip, a major flip

that would involve Houseof Representative seats,

you could involve the possiblepresidential election,

and those two states are just,

they've been written off immediately.

They're not called battleground states

because they were givenover to the Democrats.

Now these two Democratgovernors are mismanaging

things so badly that the American people

in those states aresaying, "We've had enough"

and there could be a seismic shift,

especially in the Houseof Representatives.

And if things continue as they are now,

my prediction would be

that the Republicans willwin control of the House

and Nancy Pelosi will nolonger be the speaker.

John.

- Pat, cancel culture critics say the move

to erase an iconic American author has now

reached the White House.

Today, March 2nd isRead Across America Day,

traditionally held on Dr. Seuss's birthday

because of his contributionto children's literature.

President Joe Biden didnot mention Dr. Seuss

in the annual White Houseproclamation breaking

with past presidents whopaid tribute to the author.

A Northern Virginia schooldistrict began the move

to distance Theodor Seuss Geisel,better known as Dr. Seuss,

from the annual event.

While Loudon County publicschool officials cite research

that claims strong racial undertones

in Dr. Seuss's books,they are not banning them

from district libraries or classrooms.

The organization thatpreserves the author's legacy

also announced it will stop publishing

six titles due to racist images.

Pat.

- The Grinch stoleChristmas and that's racist?

You know, there's a madnesstaking over my home state.

This is the Old Dominion.

This is the place whereHarry Byrd was the leader

of the Byrd Machine.

I can't believe LoudonCounty has gotten that bad.

But the trouble is they're spilling over

from Washington DC and this is craziness.

But to think that LoudenCounty doesn't want Dr. Seuss

and the Grinch and all thosewonderful books that he wrote?

Oh man, please.

I do think if there's a revolution coming,

I'd like to see it herein the Old Dominion.

John.

- Pat, turning to the Middle East,

the first ever ambassadorfrom the United Arab Emirates

to the Jewish state arrivedin Israel on Monday.

Muhammad Al Khajapresented his credentials

to President Reuven Rivlin who thanked God

in both Hebrew and Arabic.

This, as Israel, Saudi Arabia, the UAE,

and Bahrain reportedly are in talks

about a possible security alliance.

An unnamed source tellingthe Jerusalem Post

the matter is being informally discussed.

And Pat, the report comes ata time of growing tensions

in the region over Iran andthe Biden administration's

plan to rejoin the 2015Iranian nuclear deal.

- Well, I do think thatthose Arab countries feel

that they're more threatened by Iran

than they are by Israel.

And the fact that Israel andthe Saudis and the Bahrainis

and others are making a treatyis just a big, big deal.

They haven't signed one yet

with Saudi Arabia but it's coming.

And it's a tremendous move.

But I point you again to Ezekiel 38.

Israel is living at peace in the land.

And suddenly there's thiscoalition that involves Persia,

which is Iran, and thosenorthern associates

that will be identifiedin Turkey, Gog and Magog.

That will come againstIsrael in the latter days.

And it's all setting up.

Israel is going to be atpeace and the Arabs recognize

that Iran is their biggestthreat, not Israel.

And to me, it's an encouraging thing.

If it would bring peace, itwould be a wonderful thing

for the world, Terry.

- Well, still ahead,

a trauma surgeon sufferingfrom crippling anxiety.

Why was this doctor perpetually anxious?

And what caused the constantbuzzing in his head?

He'll tell us himself, that's coming up.

Plus, an in-depth look at thepresident's personal faith.

How is it the cause of agrowing rift among Catholics?

And why are some bishops suggesting

that the president be denied communion?

We'll have the answers after this.

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- Well, folks, I wantto say I commend anybody

who is diligent in their faith.

If they're good OrthodoxJews, God bless them.

If they're dedicatedCatholic, God bless them.

I really want to support somebody

who is strong in their faith.

But I do not want to support somebody

who is putting faith on just as a show.

And this what we want to look at now

as we talk about thepresident and his faith.

He says, quote, "Faith is what's got me

through difficult times."

The president wears hisfaith on his sleeve.

He attends Mass everySunday, carries rosary beads.

And so a lot of critics claimthat the president is merely

cloaking himself in Catholicism.

And why are some bishops inthe Catholic church suggesting

our president be denied communion?

Strange?

Well, Tara Mergener isgoing to tell you about it.

- Millions of Catholicscelebrate President Joe Biden,

including the Pope and members

of his new parish here in Washington DC.

Still, many question whether he's going

against long-held tenants of the faith

in favor of a more progressive approach.

- Faith is what has gotten me

through difficult times in my life.

No distinction between the values my mom

and dad drilled into us and what I learned

from the nuns and priests who educated me.

As the Bible says weepingmay endure for a night

but joy cometh in the morning.

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- [Tara] Attending Masseach Sunday, rosary in hand,

President Joe Biden has longput his faith front and center.

- They applauded for a fellow parishioner,

a fellow catholic.

- [Tara] A position thefirst Catholic president

felt the need to justify six decades ago.

- I am the Democratic Party'scandidate for president

who happens also to be a Catholic.

- Unlike JFK, Biden's faith is celebrated

by many news outlets praisinghis personal devotion

along with his liberal views on abortion.

- They saw an opportunityto laud Joe Biden

for his Catholicism, a Catholicism

that they tend to agree with.

- The moment of conceptionthere's human life and being.

But I'm not prepared to say that

to other God-fearing,non-God-fearing people

that have a different view.

- [Tara] That positive response stands

in stark contrast to the outcry

over the beliefs of confirmedSupreme Court Justice

Amy Coney Barrett, a pro-life Catholic.

- [Interviewer] Whatdo you thinks the most

dangerous thing about her?

- Her religion.

- Her advocacy andmembership in organizations

that are not only against abortion,

they're against the mostpopular forms of birth control.

- [Tara] This differentstandard infuriates

many members of the clergy.

- You see a clear bias beinglambasted by much of the media

because of her deep devoutCatholic Christian faith.

Now comes along President Joe Biden.

He's not a faithful Catholic Christian.

- [Tara] And many others agreein messages from the pulpits.

- You might have heard thatthe president is Catholic.

Perhaps you heard that hewent to Mass on Wednesday.

I don't care.

- You want to celebratesomething about this man

who is without valueand you don't like it.

Well, that's your problem.

- I support a woman's right to choose.

(crowd cheering)

- [Tara] Since taking office,Biden is targeting rules

that protect the unbornincluding the Mexico City Policy

prohibiting taxpayerfunds for abortions abroad

which he previously opposed.

- So you still oppose thepublic funding for abortion?

- I still am opposed topublic funding for abortion.

- [Tara] And changing hisposition on the Hyde Amendment

blocking federal fundingfor abortion services.

- If I believe healthcareis a right as I do,

I can no longer supportan amendment that makes

that right dependenton someone's zip code.

(crowd cheering)

- [Tara] In the 80s, Biden voted in favor

of a constitutionalamendment to allow states

to overturn Roe V. Wadeand in the 90s voted

against federal funds forabortion at least 50 times.

Those stances led to headlines like this

as the 2020 presidentialcampaign got underway.

- I am concerned becauseI think there's an agenda.

- So is Archbishop Joseph Naumann,

chairman of the US Conferenceof Catholic Bishops.

He fears Biden is using his new title

and office to confuse the faithful.

- The American people have given him a lot

of authority and power, butone power he doesn't have is

to define what it means to be Catholic.

- [Tara] The president evencriticized for using religion

to avoid scrutiny ofabortion policies reflecting

what some believe is a growing divide

in the Catholic Churchover his presidency.

- You have very ferventliberals and progressives

within AmericanCatholicism and very ardent

and passionate conservativesin that same movement.

- [Tara] A movement that includes a debate

amongst several Catholic bishops

suggesting Biden be denied communion.

- Across the board-

- [Tara] As he was on thecampaign trail in 2019

by a priest in South Carolina.

- If you receive the Eucharistin a state of grave sin,

you're doing yourselfvery grave spiritual harm.

- [Tara] Washington'snew Catholic leader says

he will not deny him the sacrament.

- I've tried to be anagent of reconciliation

and harmony from the daythat I was ordained a priest.

- [Tara] Some religiousobservers say the attention

on Biden's abortion position overshadows

common ground on other key issues.

- We also have to rememberthat there are many Christians

who are utterly energized by his stances

on things like poverty and immigration.

- [Tara] Meanwhile, despitethe church's teachings,

a recent survey of USCatholics found more than half

think abortion should belegal in all or most cases.

- We have an unequivocallypro-choice Catholic

in the White House.

He represents the majority of Catholics

in their position on abortion rights.

- [Tara] Catholic leaders aren't the only

ones worried about the trend.

Pastor Gary Hamrick says

this is a wake up call for all Christians.

- The pulpits have beensilent and therefore,

the people have not been properly equipped

in their faith to recognize

that it's not only rightto stand up for things

that are right and true,but it is necessary

for the preservation of a society.

If Christians don't take a stand

for what is morallyright and true, who will?

- [Tara] Biden's Christiancritics say the most powerful man

in the world should take the lead.

- The church belongs to Jesus.

That's why I implore the president,

please, repent, turn away from this error,

and you know it's an error,

and be faithful to whatthe church teaches.

- President Biden attends Mass here

at Holy Trinity as did President Kennedy.

While there's been speculation

on how JFK regarded the unborn,

the 1973 Roe V. Wadedecision legalizing abortion

in the US was handed downwell after his death.

Scrutiny over Biden'sabortion views carries

much more weight nowthat abortion is legal

and his position on the issue has been

at times a moving target.

In Washington, I'm TaraMergener, CBN News.

- The question ofabortion is controversial

but the truth is we used tosay that abortion was murder

and we have slaughtered overthe years at least 60 million,

maybe more, at least 60million unborn babies.

And you think of the hope,

what this their lives would have meant

to the United States and to the world,

what genius was taken awaythrough that act of abortion.

And the idea of Roe versus Wade,

which was called Blackman's abortion,

it was so poorly decidedand it was based on writings

from Margaret Sanger who was a geneticist

who wanted to, well,she wanted to emasculate

and do away with a number of people.

She thought that blackswere mentally deficient.

She thought that SouthernEuropeans were mentally deficient

and she went down the line.

And her writing reallyenergized Adolf Hitler.

And she was the headof Planned Parenthood.

And Planned Parenthood has inturn, led the charge on this.

But to see the CatholicChurch going 50-50 now

on the question of theunborn is to me very shocking

because we still think, and atleast it was in the old days,

that abortion was murderer.

And when you kill 60 million unborn,

the time will come as a nationwhen we have to pay for it.

As Lincoln said, "Everydrop of blood that was shed

by the lash and the backsof slaves will be paid

for on the battlefield."

And I think every drop ofblood that has been shed

on abortion one day, ournation will pay the price.

But I mean, it's amazing

that the Catholic Churchis divided on this.

It should be there wasnever a division whatsoever.

But it apparently is happening now.

- With so much technology over the years,

we've seen how early life begins.

- We know exactly, a fetal heartbeat,

you know exactly when the child is born,

you can tell the sex of the child.

I mean, you can take an ultrasound

and see the little child being formed.

And to think that it's quote,

"a Bible issue" is just outrageous.

But okay, well, we don't get it.

But that's the subjectof debate and I'm sorry

that some of the dedicatedChristians are going pro-life,

I mean pro-choice.

- Well, still to come, a YouTube favorite,

your questions and Pat's honest answers.

Pamela wants to know is it okay to

read the Bible onlineor on your cellphone?

Stay tuned for Pat's answers.

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- Good.

Hey, this is something.

The perfect wife, the perfecthouse, the perfect profession.

Wow.

Trauma surgeon Tom Bleethought he had it all.

So why did Tom feels such high anxiety?

And what was that constantbuzzing in his brain?

Take a look.

- There were times we'dcome home and mom was fine

and there were times we'd come home

and we thought mom was dead.

- [Narrator] From an early age,

Tom Blee tried to escapehis dysfunctional home.

With an alcoholic momand a workaholic dad,

Tom quickly learned toshoulder his own burdens

and keep his emotions in check.

- I can remember as a firstgrader going into school

and one of the nuns comingup to me and saying,

"Tom, is your mom sick again?"

And even as a child thinking,"You gotta hide this."

And that anxiety that was putinto my head at a young age,

I mean, that's the buzzing,

that's the clanging, that's the unrest.

- [Narrator] Tom felt more andmore pressure to be perfect

so he projected an imagethat everything was fine.

Yet nothing relieved hisgrowing anxiety, not even God.

- I can remember in churchmany times looking up

and saying, "There's theSavior that is supposed

to save me hanging on the cross,

who never comes off the cross."

- [Narrator] At 16, Tomdecided religion was pointless

and stopped attending church.

It seemed to him thathe got better results

from his own hard work.

- I don't need this God and this Jesus

and I just need my booksand I need to pick my career

and I need to get out of thishouse and get on with my life.

- [Narrator] Growing up inthe shadow of the Mayo Clinic,

Tom was drawn to the lifestyle

of the doctors and their families.

- How come I can go to people'shouses and it's not dirty?

It was the search constantlyto find that area of peace.

The doctors' familiesseemed to have peace.

- [Narrator] So, Tomdecided to be a doctor.

He did well at college and med school

but the pressure to succeed

and keep up a perfectfacade fed his anxiety.

- The uneasiness was there.

The need to succeed was there.

That buzzing in my head was there.

- [Narrator] Tom graduated med school

and married a nurse hoping

to achieve the idealfamily life he never had.

- It just didn't work.

We were kinda the same people.

She grew up in badalcoholism with her father.

I grew up in bad alcoholism.

We were very comfortable with chaos.

That's what we've grown up in.

- [Narrator] Soon, Tomfound himself escaping

as his dad had working long hours

and isolating himself athome when arguments arose.

- If the heat was turnedup, I would run and hide.

- [Narrator] For over a decade,

Tom worked to maintain hisperfect image of success.

However, behind closed doors,his marriage was crumbling.

- We had the house, we had thecars, we had all this stuff.

And it was empty.

It was exhausting.

And I don't even know ifexhausting is a big enough word.

- [Narrator] Then, theevening of March 1, 2014,

Tom finally faced his failures.

Overwhelmed, he called his sister,

who had given her life to Christ,

and she urged him to get to know Jesus.

- And I hung up the phoneand I sat in this chair

in this kind of dimly lit room,

and I looked up and said, "Idon't even think You exist."

And I said, "I'm so done with this,

everything that's happening,

that I'm gonna give You one more shot."

And I got on my knees and I said,

"You know, if You exist, Youhave five minutes to show me,

because otherwise I'm tapping out."

And I stood up andinstantly felt different.

A, there was a presence in the room,

and, B, that buzzing stopped.

There was finally lightness, so to speak.

There was something likelifted off my shoulders.

Saying, "Stop the struggle, you got help."

- [Narrator] That night,

Tom bought a Bible and started reading.

The more he learned aboutJesus, the more peace he felt,

and the more he realizedthat Jesus was much different

than the man he'd seen always hanging

on the cross as a little boy.

- He came down as a helper.

He came down as someone to heal.

He's completely differentthan the man on the cross

because He's present, He's here.

You can ask, He shows up alive, dynamic.

- [Narrator] Tom started attendingchurch and Bible studies.

As he grew closer to God, hestopped striving to be perfect

and sought God for help with his problems.

Even though his marriageended a year later,

Tom had hope in someonegreater than himself.

- 'Cause all I could do is say,

"I have nothing right now but You, God.

Something is happening and I trust You."

- [Narrator] Today, Tom's a trauma surgeon

at the seventh busiesttrauma center in the country.

Yet with all thatpressure, he doesn't worry

because he knows Christis the ultimate healer.

- My work as a surgeon isconstantly cheating death.

And I know someone out there that

actually can bring people back from death.

I mean, that's what Jesus is.

You are a new person, you get a new life,

you get a second chance, you get hope.

It doesn't mean I don't have challenges

and trying times and some.

But the buzzing is gone,there's a peace there.

Everything is fixable through Christ.

- You know, Jesus said,"Great peace have they.

I give you My peace, notlike the world gives you.

Give I unto you.

My peace I leave unto you."

And Jesus Christ, listen,

He isn't just that guy on the cross.

He isn't just the littlebaby in the manger.

He is the God of all.

The Bible says in Himall things hold together.

The whole universe, itwas all made by Him,

through Him, the whole universe.

We're talking about theauthor of everything.

And with Him, all things are possible.

And some of you right now are listening

to my voice and you watch this program

and you say, "In myheart, look, I'm troubled.

I have burdens.

I have got this buzzing.

I had a terrible childhood.

My folks fought all the time.

My father was promiscuous with women

or my mother's an alcoholicor they fought all the time.

The house was a mess.

And my life is not together,but I want something."

And if you want something,

the Lord says, "Look, come unto Me all you

who labor in a heavy ladenand I'll give you rest."

Would you like that?

Would you like to know the author of life?

Well, I'm going to leadyou in a very simple prayer

and if you'll pray thatprayer with me right now,

watch what God will do.

Just these words, Lord Jesus.

Pray that with me, please.

"Lord Jesus Christ, I knowthat You died for my sins

and I know that You rose from the dead

and that You're alive forever.

So Lord, I come to You notas somebody who's perfect,

but as a weak sinnerand I give You my heart.

Then I say Jesus, at thismoment, come into my heart,

live in me, and be in mefrom now on for I am Yours

and I thank You that You are mine."

Now if you prayed with me that prayer,

I want you to pray withme right now, these words.

"Lord Jesus, thank You, Lord.

Thank You, Lord, thatYou've heard my prayer.

Thank You, Lord, thatYou've come into my heart.

Thank You.

From this moment on I'm Yours.

Thank you, in Jesus' name."

Now, if you prayed with me,I know it's the beginning

but it's a very important beginning

and I want to give you a little booklet

and it's called "A New Day."

"A New Day" and in hereis a little compact disc

and it's also a little booklet

and it'll tell you what's next.

If anybody is in Christ,he's a new creation.

Please go to your phone and call in.

It's just real simple.

Pick up the phone, call, say,"Look, I just prayed with Pat.

I've given my heart to theLord and I want you to know

and I want to confess what I've done.

Please, send me this book."

Now, if you don't wantto give us your name

and you don't want anything,you want to call anyhow,

just confess what you'vedone, somebody's on the phone

who loves you and would loveto talk to you right now.

It's 1-800-700-7000.

So pick up the phone and call.

Somebody is here who cares about you.

Okay, Terry.

- Well, still ahead,informative, entertaining,

and always unpredictable.

Pat's answers to your honest questions.

Alan asks, "Can a government go bankrupt?"

Pat will answer Alan's questionand lots more of your email.

That's coming up.

Plus, a trip back in time whenrock and roll met religion.

Scott Ross talks to the iconic radio

and TV host Larry Black.

Who gave Larry one of his big breaks?

Well, stay tuned to find out.

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- Welcome back to Washingtonfor this "CBN NewsBreak."

The director for theCenters for Disease Control

and Prevention is warningAmericans not to drop their guard

in the fight against the coronavirus.

At least seven statesare relaxing restrictions

as the country's seen a massive drop

in cases and deaths over the past month.

However, those numbers arestarting to level off hovering

around 70,000 new cases aday and 2000 daily deaths.

This as the latest vaccine,Johnson and Johnson's

single-dose shot, isarriving at pharmacies

and community healthcenters across the country.

Well, a college basketballcoach is spreading faith

and encouragement to his counterparts.

South Carolina State's MurrayGarvin connected faith leaders

with TV personalities toinitiate the first National Day

of Prayer for College Basketball Coaches.

He recruited CBS analyst Clark Kellogg

and Pastor Tony Evans tolead the virtual event

which featured prayersand uplifting messages

from coaches around the country.

Garvin praised God for using basketball

to bring people togetherand called coaches

to a season of March gladness.

I like that little play on words.

Well, you can always getthe latest from CBN News

by going to our website at CBNnews.com.

Pat and Terry will be back with more

of "The 700 Club" right after this.

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- Kolya is a seven-year-old little boy.

What's his biggest fear?

That he and his widowedmom will die from hunger.

So how did a project called SEED help

this struggling family?

Take a look.

Seven-year-old Kolyalives with his mom Tonya

in a remote village in Western Ukraine.

- [Translator] My daddied, so it's hard for mom.

I help her in any way I can.

- [Terry] For this widow and her son,

there was never enoughmoney even to buy food.

- [Translator] When Kolyasaid, "Mom, I want to eat,"

I didn't know how to answer him.

- [Terry] Kolya said he remembered times

when they had to borrowfood from the neighbors.

- [Translator] I was afraid that mom

and I would die from hunger.

- [Terry] So CBN's Orphan's Promise,

working through a local church,

provided help for Kolya and his mom.

It was a project called SEED,

which stands for Somethingto Eat Every Day.

- [Translator] They gave momseeds and we planted them.

I watered and took care of them.

- [Terry] Then we gaveTonya and Kolya some ducks

and chickens which they usedto start a poultry business.

There was so much producefrom their large garden,

they were able to canit and store most of it

and Tonya was able tosell some of it as well.

- [Translator] Thanks toyou, my son is not starving.

- [Translator] Thank youfor giving us everything,

for the chickens and the seeds.

Now we have something to eat every day.

Thank you.

- You know, we might think something

to eat every day isjust common, it happens,

it's in the pantry, it'sin the refrigerator.

But in many, many parts of the world

there are people who simplydon't have enough food to eat.

Want to say thank you ifyou're a 700 Club member

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And can I say, maybe oneof the greatest things

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that it gives to people when they're able

to grow and provide their own food.

There's just a sense of hope in that

but also a sense of value.

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It's called "I Have WalkedWith the Living God."

This is Patrick who'salready read the book.

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Finished 'I Have Walked Withthe Living God' in a week.

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You know, Pat shares in here so candidly

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- Pat.- Amen.

Well, this feature we showed once before

but it's so significant wewant you to see it again

'cause case you may have missed it.

It's about disc jockey, actor, TV host,

whose name is Larry Black.

He's been in the entertainmentbusiness for decades.

Well, not long ago,Larry decided it was time

to write his autobiography.

And he talked about his new book

with his long time pal,our dear Scott Ross.

Take a look.

- [Scott] If you're lookingfor a down-home meal

with all the fixins, you won't find it

at Larry's Country Diner because what

they're serving up are the best

country music artistsof yesterday and today.

This nationally-broadcast show is flavored

with impromptu dialogue and lots of music.

And Larry Black makes sure that

every dish comes with a side of Scripture.

- "Make a loud noise and rejoice."

Psalms-(dishes clanging)

(Larry laughing)

98:4.

- [Scott] I recently talkedwith my long-time-friend

about his autobiography,

"The Cameras Weren't Always Rollin'."

It's about how God usedthis preacher's kid

from Mobile, Alabama to not only bring

together generations of country artists,

but also gave them an outlet

to share their experiences with Jesus.

- I really thought maybeI'd be a missionary.

There was something intriguing about that.

Knew I didn't want to pastor a church.

(chuckles) Knew I didn'twant to be a preacher.

And the Lord didn't have that for me.

Radio is what finally broke through.

- What was that radio breakthrough?

- I had a teacher in high school.

He had been an admiral in theNavy and was teaching Algebra

and I had done a halftime show with the band

where I narrated whatthey were doing on field.

And the next day inAlgebra class, he said,

"You need to consider radio."

I think he'd looked at my math scores

and he said, "You need to consider radio."

And I'd never thought about that.

- [Scott] So, after high school,

he got married to Luann andtook her around the country

as he deejayed and marketed for a number

of secular stations,mostly playing rock-n-roll.

Then, in 1969, he felt God calling him

back to his Christian roots.

Pat Robertson hired him towork for the sales department

on my program, "The Scott Ross Show."

It was a first-of-its-kind radio broadcast

that played both contemporary Christian

and secular rock-n-roll.

- And back then, the government mandated

that radio stations hadto have a certain amount

of religion.

Well, no rock-n-roll radiostation wanted religion,

but here was an opportunity towrite off your religious time

with a show that played thesame music that they played.

- [Scott] Later, I handedover the reins to him in 1976.

Changing the name to"The Larry Black Show,"

he moved his operations to the music city,

Nashville, Tennessee,where he would broadcast

on 125 radio stations nationwide.

After seven successful years,he got another big break

when he landed a gig deejaying

at Nashville's iconiccountry music station, WSM.

- All of the countrymusic stars listen to WSM.

So, I was on there fortwo and a half years.

They knew me, they knew my family,

they knew the kids' names,they knew Luann's name.

- [Scott] During this time,Larry also ventured into acting.

In the coming years, heplayed in a number of movies

and TV series such as"Earnest Goes to Camp,"

"In the Heat of the Night,""The Cape," and "October Sky."

He also created thehighly successful TV show,

"Country's Family Reunion,"

which has been airingfor over two decades.

- [Larry] Putting 30 of thelegacy artists in a room

with a live band, shootit with eight cameras,

and let them just laughand giggle for two days.

- [Scott] And you're talkingabout country artists

that were well known.

- Yeah, well, my perspective on it was

it doesn't really matterwho the person was,

if they did something that was honorable

and to be honored, then you honored that.

- [Scott] Then in 2009,

he introduced "Larry's Country Diner."

- I said, "I'll just do an hour show,

but I don't want to sit with a fireplace

in between me and theartist or a table between."

I wanted to do something different.

- [Scott] But all thatalmost came to an end

on June 18th, 2015.

An ATV accident in themountains of Montana left him

and his friend Randy Little badly injured.

But Larry knew God was in control.

- A helicopter was flyingover right at that time.

They saw it happen.

They were a medicalhelicopter from Cody, Wyoming.

They landed, they picked him up

and life-flighted himto Billings, Montana.

- And you were still lying under the ATV?

- Yeah.

- [Scott] Larry had a brokenback and punctured lungs.

- There were multipleinjuries, internal injuries

and they cut me out.

When they lifted the ATV off of me,

that's when I went south.

And they lost me on the way to Billings.

- [Scott] They thought you were dead.

- Yeah.

- [Scott] Randy wasreleased from the hospital

after three days, but Larrystill had a long way to go.

- So I spent the next six days in ICU

in Billings at Saint Vincent Hospital

and the next 33 days in the hospital.

I couldn't move.

One of my other sponsorssent up a Leer jet up

with a medical team to pickLuann and I up and fly us home.

And kind of at that moment it was like,

"Alright, readjust your life."

- [Scott] That includedmaking God the focus

on special episodes of"Country's Family Reunion."

He called them the "WednesdayNight Prayer Meeting"

and "Another Wednesday Night."

- No matter what you're doing,there's a light that shines.

And everybody in here todayis shining that light.

- [Scott] Through these, and other stories

in his autobiography,Larry wants to be clear

that in the successes andstruggles God was always there.

- Luann said, "Larry, you needto do it for your grandkids,

the 10 grandkids, so they'llknow the way you've come."

And I've said in the book,"God has no grandkids.

He's got sons and daughters.

He does not have grandchildren."

And my desire for them is to know the God

that I know and to serve Him.

So that was a main reasonfor putting it all down

while I could still remembermost of it. (chuckles)

- Well, there's a great friendand we had a lot of fun.

He was in Northeast radio when we were

up in the mountains of NewYork having a great time.

And we had some of the greatest DJs

that has ever been assembledand he was one of them.

Larry Black's autobiographyis called quote,

"The Cameras Weren't Always Rollin'"

and hopefully it's stillavailable where books are sold.

So Larry Black's autobiography.

God bless him.

Okay, we've got some-

- We've got some questions.

- Quick, real quick.

- This is Pamela who says,

"Is it okay to read the Bibleonline or on your cellphone?"

- Listen, you can read the Bible anywhere

you want to, online, on your cellphone.

And oftentimes, today, Iwas reading it to myself

and reciting certain verses

because I wanted to remember them.

So the Word of God is goodfor you wherever you take it.

- Alan asks, "Can agovernment go bankrupt?"

- It sure can.

Argentina went bankrupton repeated occasions

when their debts exceed their income

and they can't pay their bills

and their bonds are going to tank

and they're in desperate trouble

and they have to borrowsky high interest rates.

And the way it'shappening here in America,

if it keeps it up, we, asthe biggest one in the world

right now, we have theso-called reserve currency.

So all the other currenciesare tied into us.

And therefore, we can print all we want to

because there's no stopping us.

But if we ever lose that privilege,

it's Katy bar the doors andit's going to be frightening.

- This is Samm who says, "Hi, Pat.

How do I honor a motherwho abused me as a child

and repeatedly told mehow much she hated me?

I don't have a relationshipwith her at all as an adult.

Is this sin?

Will my life be cut short as a result?

My dad did nothing to help meas he was a very passive dad.

He's now gone on to be with the Lord.

- Look, the Bible saysyou only have one parent

and so you honor your mother and father.

But the truth is if she'sas toxic as you say,

you can honor her

but you don't have toget involved anymore.

She, apparently, was horrible.

And just honor her.

But no, God, won't cut your life short.

That's a promise, honoryour mother and father

so your days may be long.

But you give her honor forthe fact that she bore you

and that seed was in herand she bore you, period.

But you don't have to get involved

if she's hurt you as much as you say.

- This is Adrienne who says,

"If a person has neverheard the full Gospel,

will they go to heaven?

I have ancestors who livedin Europe in the 18th century

and they may have never heardabout salvation through Jesus.

Are they responsible?"

- Here's the rule.

We are responsible for-

It's action in light of privilege.

How much did we know?

And then did we act?

And you start with the fact that you look

at the stars and yourealized there's a Creator.

Then you have a conscious inside

that tells you what's right and wrong.

So it's action in lightof those privileges

that will determine your destiny.

But if you come to Jesus,then if you have sinned,

you are forgiven andthen you go to heaven.

- Breanna says, "Isuffer from religious OCD

and I could be doing absolutelyanything such as cooking

and I get this fleeting thought,

"This is symbolic of medenying the Holy Spirit."

I've been baptized, but I'mafraid I'm committing blasphemy.

I'm confused.

It gives me anxiety."

- Let me say, live your life.

Really, live your life and go forward.

God is in charge of everythingand He made you as you are.

And we have to live in the world.

And Paul said, "If Ididn't have anything to do

with it I'd have to leave the world."

And we don't.

So we use the world, butwe don't abuse the world.

And so you don't have toalways be reading the Bible

or always singing hymns.

I mean, there's businessyou have to tend to

and housewives havegot to do their cooking

and so forth and take care of the kids

and business people havegot to run their businesses.

There's nothing wrong with that.

Well, today's PowerMinute is from Psalm 136.

"Oh give thanks to theLord for He is good!

His mercy endures forever."

Well, thank you so much.

And tomorrow, what'sahead for the GOP in '22?

We're gonna talk about it.