The 700 Club 4-1-96

Newswatch: 1) Montana Freeman standoff continues. 2) Kevorkian's prosecutors try a new strategy in this third trial. 3) Planned Parenthood promises to aid the introduction of drug induced abortion as early as June. 4) Special Prosecutor Kenneth Starr says the Whitewater investigation may continue well after election season. 5) Microsoft plans a new computer that will network a large number of household items to form a network controlled through the computer. 6) A Colorado teen who was failing all of his classes and was truant is responding well to the constant shadow of a Baptist minister who volunteered to hound the boy all day long. 7) CBN gives a segment on how viewers can give themselves the flat tax test. 8) A tax expert gives tips on tax time and how to survive an IRS audit.

Features: 1) A CBN report from the NCAA Championship game. Short interviews with players proclaiming the importance of Jesus Christ in their lives. 2) Robertson answers money questions. 3) An Easter treat from worship recording artists at Integrity Music. 4) Terry Meeuwsen talks with Don Moen and Paul Wilbur oflntegrity Recordings. They are the producers of a markedly successful worship recordings series. 5) A sneak preview ofCBN's animated Easter special, "The Easter Promise."

The 700 Club 4-2-96

Newswatch: 1) Riverside County Sheriffs Dept. suspends deputies caught beating two suspected illegal immigrants on video tape. The Dept. has said that in no uncertain terms that they are "embarrassed." 2) Pro-life groups urge the President to sign the partial birth abortion ban by holding a candlelight vigil. 3) Whitewater prosecution witness David Hale testifies of financial improprieties involving President Clinton, Gov. Tucker, and James McDougal. 4) A Montana Freeman's supporters rally flops when eight people show up. 5) Dr. Jack Kevorkian dresses up as Thomas Jefferson in hopes of proving a point about individual rights. 6) New York Federal Judge Baer reverses his earlier ruling and declares drug evidence admissible. 7) The L.A. Times is under fire for a political cartoon many Christians found offensive. The cartoon features Bob Dole crucified on a cross with a crown of thorns that spell out Christian Coalition.

212 Robertson: "This is just an outrage. In the first place, the Christian Coalition, without it, probably Bob Dole wouldn't be the nominee, they've helped him, but to put that up and to say that this is the crown of thorns and Bob Dole being crucified on the week before Holy Week, this whole thing is just an absolute outrage. If people of faith permit this kind of thing to happen, ladies and gentleman, then they'll be emboldened to it do over and over again .. .Ifthey had something, Ben, and I want to use the 'N' word, if they had Martin Luther King or something, and it had something about nigger on top of it, what would happen in the black community?"

Kinchlow: "It'd be the same thing that would happen if they did that with a woman, if they did something with a Hispanic, or a Muslim or a Jew. Anybody except Christians, the only ones on which there is open season."

8) A highly critical report about teen pregnancy programs and Henry Foster, who was recently appointed to head a campaign effort against teen pregnancy. At the center of the criticism is Foster's own program, the "I have a Future" program.

The rest of the tape is missing.

The 700 Club 4-3-96

Newswatch: 1) Outrage and protest arise from videotaped beating of Mexican nationals. 2) Banker David Hale, has alleged under oath, that President Clinton benefited from one of the loans tied to the Whitewater scandal. 3) New York Appeals Court strikes down two laws banning assisted suicide procedures. 4) Texas authorities hold child molester Larry Don McQuay from scheduled release after he admitted that he would strike again. 5) The European Union formulates a plan to slaughter British cattle in an attempt to stem "mad cow disease." 6) For the first time, the beginning of Passover will include a Cyber-Seder on the internet. 7) A school newspaper editor at Georgia Tech will continue to ban ads dealing with through a Christian perspective even though a state attorney has issued an opinion urging her to stop doing so. 8) A weekend survey shows that a majority of American's have a great deal of faith in the power of faith to aid in the healing of health problems. 9) CBN airs a report about Motor Voter registration and the fact that neither party has gained significantly from this law. While millions of new voters have been registered, they majority of those who are turning out to vote seem to be Independents. 10) A CBN report on whether or not we are over-medicating our children. A special focus on Ritalin and how some schools administer it.

Feature:

213 1) A homeless man in Brooklyn tells ofhis road to salvation and his saving on Easter Sunday. 2) A sneak preview of the animated CBN television special, "The Easter Promise." 3) A dramatic enactment segment ofthe arrest of Jesus in the Garden ofGethsemene. 4) A repeat of the segment featuring the musicians from Integrity Music.

The 700 Club 4-4-96

Newswatch: 1) Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown is presumed dead in a plane crash in Croatia. 2) A child molester due for release soon, has said that he cannot promise he will not strike a gam. 3) Sexually active teens are at high risk for cervical cancer, NIH studies show. 4) Saddam Hussein's former chief of staff promises to try and oust him. 5) Critics react to assisted suicide decisions. 6) Whitewater witness David Hale implicates Clinton in financial wrong doing. 7) Dean Happy of Regent Law School joins to help explain the details of the Whitewater affair.

Features: 1)A dramatic enactment from the "Vision Bible" series is part of the 700 Club celebration of Passion Week. 2) Faith and prayer aids a wife in nursing her husband back to spiritual and physical health following a ski accident. 3) Robertson's favorite horse gives birth. 4) Pat's Answers series addresses whether Jesus had brothers or sisters.

The 700 Club 4-5-96

Newswatch: 1) Federal authorities build their case against Unabomber suspect Theodore Kaczynski. 2) CBN looks at how terrorism has influenced the visits of Christians to the holy city of Jerusalem. 3) A look at the Media Research Center's report revealing that the TV industry still has a dismal record of positively reflecting religious beliefs and traditions. 4) The L.A. Times has succumbed to pressure encouraged by groups like CBN, and has run Johnny Hart's "B.C." comic strip even though it has a distinctive Christian theme. The L.A. Times has normally pulled Hart's strip when Christian themes are prominent. 5) The Texas Attorney General has now said it may be able to pay for the requested castration of a convicted child molester who is about to go free on parole.

Features:

214 1) CBN premiers the new animated special "The Easter Promise." 2) Ben Kinchlow teaches some scripture surrounding the various dramatic film segments used to depict the Easter story.

The 700 Club 4-8-96

Newswatch: 1) Dow Jones plunges during early morning trading. 2) Larry Don McQuay, a convicted child molester, is due to be released from a Texas prison today. McQuay has said that he cannot control himself, and will probably strike a gam. 3) A Unabomber update. The feds meet to set a strategy for building a case. 4) A Croatian navigation controller at the Dubrovnik airport has committed suicide under the pressure that he was responsible for the navigation systems guiding Secretary Brown's plane. 5) A Richmond court has upheld the government's don't ask, don't tell policy on gays in the military. 6) A Cuban evangelist is released from prison to house arrest. 7) A Gary Dockery update. 8) Atheists hold an ecumenical spring equinox service in place of the traditional Christian service on the mountain overlooking San Diego. 9) CBN reports that the Clinton White House openly approved arms shipments to Bosnian fighters through Iran. 10) CBN reports on the possibility that the U.S. has been standing idly by as a Christians are openly persecuted in countries where the U.S. has a strong presence diplomatically. Saudi Arabia is given as an example.

Features: 1) How toxic shock syndrome can strike men as well as women. 2) Robertson answers money questions. 3) An update on Operation Blessing's flying hospital. 4) A look at Billy Graham's upcoming television series of dramatic crusade telecasts. 5) Special musical guests. 6) Faith and prayer lead a couple out of troubled times.

The 700 Club 4-9-96

Newswatch: 1) More evidence points to Ted Kaczynski being the Unabomber. Victim's name found in literature in his cabin. 2) A report on the tough investigation facing military experts looking into Secretary Brown's plane crash.

215 3) A CBN look at Sen. Dole's choice for VP. CBN says strategists have ceded the South to Dole and the Northeast to Clinton, leaving the Midwest as the battleground. Those mentioned were Dick Cheney, Carroll Campbell, George Voinovich, Jim Edgar, Tommy Thompson, John Kasich, and John Engler. 4) Republicans charge that the Clinton Administration is using Earth Day to stage a political media blitz. Source was an EPA memo. 5) South Korea calls for U.N. countries to urge North Korea to halt entering the DMZ 6) U.S. planes stand ready to evacuate U.S. citizens from war torn Liberia. 7) In the wake of Britain's mass slaughter of cattle for mad cow disease, Hindu leaders urge the authorities to consider the cows well being. Leaders argue that the ranchers should let them die of natural causes. 8) The ACLJ has sent a letter to many school systems nationwide to urge them to make decisions about prayer at graduation based on the law and not fear. 9) Jay Sekulow announces a North Carolina U.S. District Court decision declaring the recently signed Free Access to Clinic Entrances Act was unconstitutional. Jay also goes on to tell what instances prayer is allowed during graduation. According to Sekulow, designated speakers (valedictorians, speakers, officials) are allowed, as are privately sponsored religiously oriented baccalaureate services held on public school grounds.

Features: 1) A feature on the struggles of one of the famous Hillside Singers from the "I'd like to teach the world to sing" commercial for Coca Cola. The journey to Christianity brought her strength and happiness. 2) Robertson takes questions. 3) An Operation Blessing update. 4) Jay Sekulow hosts the final segment.

The segment opens with aPR style piece for the ACLJ, opening with the declaration that in the 1960s, religious freedom came under attack. Liberty is a gift of God, they contest, and with the movements ofthe 1960s Christians were "relegated to non-existence" as people began to trample on the religious freedom of Christians. The segment continues on casting the ACLJ as the valiant warrior in these battles for religious freedom.

Next was an interview with Lynne Marie Kohm, Asst. Professor of Law at Regent University. Kohm talks with Sekulow about a new course in Gender and the Law. She claims that the biggest issue with radical feminists today is the issue of same sex marriages.

Kohm on how her course differs from other schools addressing gender issues in the law: "If you don't sort through the rhetoric, totally empowered by the Holy Spirit, surrendered to Jesus Christ, you're not going to be able to understand the truth. So its a constant act of standing with God to discern the truth, because there's so much garbage out there."

Kohm on what other schools are teaching:

216 "They're basically being taught that we live in a patriarchal society that does not understand women, that does not take women and their individual experiences into consideration, ever. That men run things, that we need to change that, and we want a cultural revolution."

Kohm on this so-called "cultural revolution":

"To change the culture, to change the way we think. No more marriage, no more families. We want to have just hate. No sex differences, no gender differences; in fact the U.N. Conference on Women's Rights promoted five different genders."

When asked how she teaches students to look at gender policies in the law, she has them all ask the question, "What would Jesus do?"

Basic principles of her class that each student must understand:

1) You must be totally empowered by the Holy Spirit before you engage these issues. No other way is possible. 2) You (the students) are being watched by a culture that is not sympathetic to Christ. 3) Be bold in knowing that you seek the truth.

Jay takes questions from the audience. Topics were school prayer, the privilege to opt children out of sex education a family doesn't agree with, the Hawaii same sex union case, Goals 2000 and multi-aged groupings for teaching.

The 700 Club 4-11-96

Newswatch: 1) Israel strikes back at extremists in Lebanon with heavy air attacks. 2) Members of Congress and pro-life activists are outraged by Clinton's veto of a late term abortion ban.

Robertson: "I personally am outraged at this heartless act of the President ofthe . This procedure has nothing to do with the life or health of a woman. The baby is already 2/3 or 3/4 delivered into the outer world. The question is how can it help the life of a mother to insert scissors into the brain of that child suck his brain out of his skull while it is still within its mothers womb. How can that possibly be viewed as something that is medically protecting these quote "innocent" women that he is talking about. This is a blatant, blatant attempt to courier favor to the most extreme and radical elements of the feminist movement in America. I believe that President will pay dearly for this particular act coming up in the fall."

3) Justice Scalia speaks up and attacks American cultural construction for being skeptical if not outwardly hostile to Christianity.

217 Robertson: "Well, let's applaud Justice Scalia, there's no question he is a towering intellect. Talk about a fool for Christ. He is a brilliant jurist. He's considered perhaps the foremost jurists in the United States of American, certainly he is the intellectual leader of the Supreme Court. The fact that he was humble enough to say our belief in miracles, our belief in the supernatural, in the resurrection of Jesus is regarded by the sophisticated world as foolish, but we are fools for Christ sake, is essentially what he said. . .. America, ladies and gentlemen, is in deep trouble unless we can come back and have a religious revival."

4) A CBN report on how the next Presidential administration could make the court a largely liberal court or one that has moderate conservative justices like Clarence Thomas. 5) Does an unfinished nuclear plant in Cuba pose a threat to the southeast coast ofthe United States? CBN presented experts and sources that say that it may be finished one day, and that it is in worse shape than Chernobyl.

Features: 1) A scuba diver attacked by a killer jellyfish experiences a miracle that brings him back to life. 2) Pat gives a teaching from a spot in the Holy Land. 3) A segment and interview with Orlando Magic star, Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway. 4) Prayer time. 5) The light of Jesus Christ brings a family involved in drugs, alcohol, and death metal music into the grace of God. 6) Terry Meeusen chats with the founder of an outreach project to Russian Jews. This project is based on Messianic Judaism.

The 700 Club 4-12-96

Newswatch: 1) A plane carrying Jessica Dubroff, a seven year old girl trying to break the world record for the youngest cross-country flight, dies as her plane crashes. 2) Israel continues to make strategic air and rocket attacks on positions in Lebanon. 3) Chaos sweeps Liberia as Americans are ferried out by military transport. 4) The new drug czar calls for a step up in the war on drugs. 5) A recent poll shows a majority of civilians think there has been a serious loss of civility in America. 6) Congress faces a stiff agenda when they return from Easter recess on Monday. 7) New hope for preventing and treating arthritis with the use of a newly researched nutritional supplement. 8) Billy Graham launches a new mission with a worldwide satellite broadcast aimed at the younger generation.

218 Features: 1) Sandy Engel interviews Broadway star Marilyn McCoo. 2) Terry Meeuswen visits with cellist, Doug McClure. 3) Doug McClure shares some music. 4) The last half hour is a rerun of a previously recorded telethon segment.

The 700 Club 4-15-96

Newswatch: 1) The two-thirds rule for raising taxes is now pending before Congress. If passed, it would take a two thirds vote of both houses to raise taxes. 2) An in-depth report on the rising burden of taxes for the working class. 3) Israeli-Hezbollah violence continues along the Lebanon border. 4) The President negotiates trade and military presence on his trip to Asia and Russia. 5) Tornadoes strike the northern part of Arkansas. 6) New Jersey resumes enforcing Meagan's Law, a law aimed at informing communities of who has been a dangerous sex offender. 7) CDC and states step up research on super powered infections resistant to antibiotics. 8) PETA will begin a campaign to discourage fishing.

Features: 1) A feature on the pro golfers seen this weekend at the Masters who have found their way to Christ. 2) Robertson answers money questions. 3) The story of a pastor who fought back from serious injury with the faith of his family and prayer.

The 700 Club 4-16-96

Newswatch: 1) The Ebola virus turns up in two monkeys in a primate center in Texas. It is under quarantine, and is not considered dangerous. 2) President Clinton visits Asia. 3) Palestinian rebels and Israel continue to trade rocket attacks. 4) U.S. spy satellites have discovered an underground military base being built by Russia in the Ural Mountains. Russia says they don't have money to dismantle their nuclear weapons, but they are building this base. 5) FDA approves a new drug combination that cures ulcers. 6) A CBN in-depth report on the growing war on drugs. Special guest lines up with Robertson to put all the blame for the drug epidemic on Bill Clinton and his administration. 7) House Republicans fall short of the two-thirds majority needed to enact a Constitutional amendment making it harder to raise taxes.

219 Features: 1) A popular model suffers from the lack of faith until she finds prayer and worship. 2) The journey of faith traveled by parents of one killed in the Long Island Rail Road tragedy. 3) Prayers and questions. 4) Last half hour is a repeat segment.

The 700 Club 4-17-96

Newswatch: 1) A report on the stockholders protest to growing executive pay even in this time of downsizing. 2) Fighting continues between Hezbollah forces and the Israeli Army. The Israelis have been unable to knock out the Hezbollah missile pads yet. This battle has created 500,000 refugees in Israel and Lebanon. 3) A grand jury in Montana will begin hearing evidence concerning the suspected Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski. 4) President Clinton and the President of Japan signed a trade and defense agreement yesterday on the President's Asian visits. 5) Florida woman charged of making child sick to get attention. 6) Story of former diplomat who challenged the Saudi Arabian religious restrictions on Americans makes waves in the press. 7) Another report on the drug epidemic. In keeping with the Clinton bashing tone of yesterday, CBN sets the story of a President who is the antithesis of Reagan's successful drug programs. The story leads from Joycelyn Elders suggestion about drug legalization to a report on the failed legalization of drugs in Switzerland.

Features: 1) Two drug smugglers return to Christ after being touched by the Holy Spirit. 2) Robertson takes questions. 3) CBN gives a W orldreach report on their first full length evangelistic film. Shot in Mexico City, entirely in Spanish. 4) Meeuwsen talks with pastor and author, Bishop T.D. Jakes. 5) The last half hour is a segment featuring Bishop Jakes and his mission and vision for evangelism.

The 700 Club 4-18-96

Newswatch: 1) Israel shells the U.N. refugee near the border of Lebanon. At least 45 people are confirmed dead, and 150 people are wounded. Robertson says he believes this is an Iranian plot to make the Israelis look bad by putting Hezbollah fighters

220 2) Melissa Charboneau reports on the anti-terrorism bill that is expected to pass Congress by the Friday anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. 3) Shimon Peres and Y assar Arafat meet for the firts time since the rash of suicide bombings last month. 4) Islamic terrorists open fire on Greek tourists in Egypt. 5) Whitewater hearings are back on until June 14 in a deal between Democrats and Republicans in the Senate. 6) A Roper Poll conducted for the Freedom Forum shows that more than half of Washington bureau chiefs for major news outlets are liberal to moderate liberal. 7) A report on the AFL-CIO effort to swing the 1996 elections. The union has pledged $35 million dollars in this years election cycle. Time was devoted to the issue of how a number of union members are opposed to their money being used to attack Republicans that they had voted for in 1994. Rich Trunka of the AFL-CIO paralleled their efforts to those of the Christian Coalition in that they are both trying to provide solid information to educate voters.

Robertson: "I think labor has an absolute right to speak out on issues, but I don't think that under the guise of tax exemption at all, unions should be allowed to force their members to give dues that will then be used for political purposes. That's wrong, and it should be stopped. While the unions are gearing up $35 million, the Federal Election Commission has an all out attack on the Christian Coalition, trying to muzzle it so it cannot enter into any political races. Another organization, called Americans United for Separation of Church and State is making an all out effort to stop churches from participating in their first amendment free rights. The IRS, right now, there's a case before the federal court where the IRS is trying to take away a tax exemption of a church. for entering into politics. So the left-wing part of the government is banging away at the Christians while the labor unions are having a free field day. That's not fair. Everybody should have a chance to speak."

8) Robertson chats with Clinton VanZandt, the former FBI agent who did the original document analysis for the Kaczynski family when they suspected son Ted could be the Unabomber.

Features: 1) The power of prayer and scripture help a family keep vigil during a serious surgery for their daughter. 2) Questions and prayers. 3) Clinton VanZandt talks with Pat about his experiences at the Waco and Ruby Ridge standoffs. 4) Terry Meeuwsen talks with actress turned evangelist Gayle Ramsey. 5) A mother tells of how The 700 Club lead her away from the unclean practices of new age spirituality.

The 700 Club 4-19-96

221 Newswatch: 1) CBN remembers the Oklahoma City bombing on its one year anniversary. Lee Webb interviews Gov. Frank Keating. 2) Death tolls rise in Hezbollah guerrillas-Israeli fighting. World leaders are calling for a cease fire in the wake of high civilian death tolls from the Israeli shelling of a U.N. refugee camp. 3) The Vatican lashes out at President Clinton for his veto of the partial birth abortion. The Pope called it, "an incredible act of aggression against the protection of human life." 4) Clinton visits Russia today for a meeting of world leaders. 5) A new public library in San Francisco opens with a new wing devoted to gay and lesbian materials. 6) A new report by a population studies group provides analysis of a thirty year pro­ abortion campaign by Planned Parenthood to make abortion on demand legal around the world. 7) Nebraska reserve quarterback Brook Berringer is killed in a plane crash. 8) CBN reports on a walk of reconciliation undertaken by a group of Christians. The walk is proceeding along the route of the Christian Crusades. Walkers are bearing messages of apology for atrocities committed in the name of Jesus Christ.

Features: 1) Terry Meeuwsen visits with the young girl who sang at the memorial service for the Oklahoma City bombing last year 2) Ben Kinchlow talks with Indian born singer, Richard Solomon. 3) Huldah Buntain joins Meeuwsen to discuss her Mission of Mercy project and her life of mission in general. 4) The last half hour is another previously recorded telethon segment in the theme of "America's Two Destinies." This is the first time this particular "Two Destinies," lead-in has run. It plays primarily on a nationalistic/moral decay juxtaposition.

The 700 Club 4-22-96

Newswatch: 1) CBN reports on what they view is the Clinton Administration's attempt to politicize Earth Day for their election benefit by sending EPA officials to celebrations in 36 different cities, all key Congressional districts in November.

Robertson: "The new mantra of the Democrats in Washington is to call everything that the Republicans do extremist. That's the new thing. Any particular initiative is extremist. It's extremist, because they think they've found a word that's going to resonate. On the other side the Republicans are saying well this is the radical left, and so the back and forth extremist, and those words you'll hear more and more. On every initiative the Republicans put forward, it will be characterized by the White House and Al Gore and others as extremist."

222 2) Fighting between Hezbollah guerrillas and Israel continues as Secretary of State Warren Christopher continues to negotiate for a cease fire. 3) The Midwest U.S. is battered by strong spring tornadoes. 4) NYNEX and Bell Atlantic merge to form a communications giant. 5) New research on the ill effects of pregnant women who smoke. 6) An evangelical preacher, Rev. Pearson, issues a rebuttal to Minister Farrakhan's claim that a majority of Black Americans agree with the Nation oflslam. Pearson said Farrakhan does have a number of good points that will help the community, but that people should beware of hateful messages. 7) An Ohio student is suspended for swearing "Jesus Christ" in disrespect for a teacher. His family is claiming they do not find it offensive because they are not Christian. 8) Islamic terrorists threaten to step up attacks in the Middle East. This time the United States is the supposed target. 9) A HealthWatch report on the new over the counter drug supplement Melatonin. 10) Could another Cold War develop between China and the U.S.? They are now threatening to pull back on their promise to allow the democratic practices in Hong Kong to continue when they take over.

Features: 1) A rock guitarist finds his way back to the church after a troubled childhood. 2) A musical appearance by country singer Jon Schneider. 3) Robertson takes money questions. (A Monday feature). 4) A visit with a Sunday school pioneer and innovator. 5) The last half hour is a celebrity segment focusing on Christian celebrities and their lifestyles.

The 700 Club 4-23-96

Newswatch: 1) The Kennedy-Kassebaum health care bill is before the Senate for debate and consideration. Sen. Dole's Medical Savings Account provision was defeated as an amendment. 2) An examination on whether President Clinton's statement that the late term abortion ban was unconstitutional is true or not. Clips from a Congressional hearing boycotted by the Democrats in which a child who lived through an attempted abortion and Harvard Law Professor Mary Ann Glendon testified to the proper nature of this vetoed bill. 3) Term limits comes before the Senate. 4) Senate Democrats pressure Dole on the minimum wage vote. 5) The Christian Coalition offers a $25,000 reward for information leading to the capture of those responsible for black church burnings in the south. They also called for the ATF agents on the case to be removed because of incidents relating to the "Good Ole Boy Roundups," in which racially offensive things occurred.

223 6) A report questioning whether the media is too easy on President Clinton. CBN attempts to present evidence that many damaging stories were glossed over or buried, but the media was overly cynical in the coverage of the Republican revolution. At the center of the piece is the new book Pattern of Deception, by Tim Graham of the Media Research Center. This book closely documents the magnitude of Clinton's illicit affairs, and the lack of media coverage and how that has protected him. Tim Graham joins Robertson for a short conversation about the book.

Features: 1) A Russian immigrant of Jewish heritage comes to Christ after her sister, a Messianic Jew, lead her to the 700 Club. 2) A report on the festivities celebrating the 3000th birthday of Jerusalem. 3) A singer's healing of life-threatening consequences through faith and prayer. 4) Jay Sekulow hosts the last half hour. He focuses on prayer at high school graduations. At the center of the segment is the story of Jason Nauman, the 1993 graduate from Virginia whose challenges to the interpretations ofthe recent Supreme Court decisions won him the right to lead prayer at his graduation. He uses the decision of Lee v. Weissman for the premise that student lead prayer is legal and constitutional, and that the ACLU is spreading misinformation when they threaten suits against districts who allow it. Sekulow casts Nauman as the person who started the national revolution of those advocating prayer during high school graduation. Jay also announces that a Florida case involving a suit trying to suspend an abstinence based sex education curriculum has been dismissed. Jay says this is a victory for the ACLU.

The 700 Club 4-24-96

Newswatch: 1) Senate Democrats block term limits vote. 2) Syrian President Assad claims there was no snub of Warren Christopher intended, and agrees to meet with Christopher. Fighting in south Lebanon continues. 3) Sen. Dole claims the House and Senate health care bills are not that far apart. 4) Louis Farrakhan calls for a national political convention for blacks in Washington, D.C. 5) Three young children attack a one-month-old child while breaking into a house to steal a big wheel play bike. 6) A Kuwaiti businessman who converted to Christianity is speaking out against the unfair treatment he has seen as part of traditional Islamic law. 7) A CBN report on the lack of work ethic in the Generation X set. 8) CBN covers the unveiling of the Clinton and Senate Democrats agendas for the period leading up to the elections. CBN reports that the Democrats are attacking Republicans for not knowing their agenda and casting themselves as the moderate and active center.

Features: 1) A segment on renowned pianist Rick Wakeman.

224 2) An Inside Entertainment report with Sandy Engel looks at recent film releases with family viewing value. Jane Eyre and A Family Thing are mentioned as possibilities for family films. 3) A visit with a sculptor who is a Messianic Jew, and a look at his art. 4) An update on the Operation Blessing flying hospital. 5) Ben Kinchlow checks in with Pastor John Giminez, pastor of The Rock Church, and organizer ofthe Washington for Jesus rally. The rally is April29 and 30. 6) Fred and Anna Kendall talk of their book and corresponding seminars aimed at strengthening communication in marriage.

The 700 Club 4-25-96

Newswatch: 1) Clinton and the Congress reach a budget deal on FY 96. 2) Gas prices skyrocket in California. 3) The PLO Council revokes parts of its charter that calls for the destruction of Israel. 4) The Bishop's conference of the United Methodist Church takes a stand against homosexuality. A divided council finally voted to stand against homosexuality as acceptable under Christian teachings. 5) Polls show Dole is more of a father figure than Clinton among the American public. 6) Robertson has a satellite interview with former Vice-President Dan Quayle. The interview discusses the juxtaposition of how Quayle was ridiculed for talk and the President's positioning of pro-family talk in his message. Quayle claims that he has helped with this swing in public and political comfort. It is now acceptable and welcome to talk of the need for traditional nuclear family structures while debating in the public square. Quayle said that America's families need less government and more moral responsibility. 7) A report on the Modesto, California marriage preparation program that has helped some California community churches better prepare couples for marriage commitment by using a mentor program. In this program, married couples who have suffered divorce problems before help lead the program. 8) Lee Webb gives a report on how the national media has not given a fair or accurate picture of the partial birth abortion procedure.

Features: 1) One of the two pilots involved in a Hornet fighter collision joins Robertson to talk of the almost miraculous circumstances of their safe return to the Oceana Naval Station, both with damaged planes. 2) Prayers and questions with a special group of guests from the audience. 3) Questions from the audience. 4) Author Cindy Jacobs talks ofher new book, A Voice of God, the power of prayer, and the upcoming Washington for Jesus rally. 5) Ben Kinchlow answers questions from the audience.

225 The 700 Club 4-26-96

Newswatch: 1) As violence between the Hezbollah and Israel continues, Prime Minister Peres talks of a proposed peace agreement that is close to being approved by all parties. Meanwhile, the Opposition Labor Party in Israel as given up its opposition to the formation of a Palestinian state, and is willing to cede a portion of the Golan Heights. 2) Russia and China have signed a new strategic alliance for steering world policy. 3) Sen. Coats heads off a White House attempt to sneak in a rider on the budget compromise that would require medical students to study abortion procedures. 4) The fight for a minimum wage increase is heating up. Democrats are pushing for a $.90 increase, while Republicans are backing an expansion in the Earned Income Tax Credit. 5) CBN investigates claims of people being abducted by aliens. "Are these people spaced out? Or have they really been abducted?" 6) A segment remembering the Chernobyl tragedy ten years ago, and the fire this week.

Features: 1) A miraculous recovery of a woman who was thought to be dead when paramedics arrived, but regained consciousness and vital signs on her way to the hospital. 2) Prayers from the special audience at the Founders Inn and Conference Center. 3) A musical guest. 4) A taped interview between Pat Robertson and renowned actor Ricardo Montalbon. 5) Michael Little from the CBN management office joins Robertson and Terry Meeuwsen to talk about new developments in children's programming on CBN. 6) A famous hypnotist is lead from his life of showbiz and the darker side of the mind by a call from God and a developing life in church. 7) A performance by Christian recording artist Dino.

The 700 Club 4-29-96

Newswatch: 1) A lone gunman kills thirty four people on a rampage through Port Arthur, Tasmania in Australia. 2) CBN senior reporter Dale Hurd on the major holes in the official record of the Vince Foster investigation. Hurd focuses on the mounds of evidence that contradicts the White House account of the story and how the mainstream media has ignored this evidence. Evidence is complete with the account of a Mr. X who called an editor at a Washington Times new magazine to report that he had seen a man fitting Vince Foster's description carried to the place where he supposedly committed suicide. 3) Washington for Jesus.

226 4) Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres visits the U.S. to sign a new treaty agreement at the Pentagon. The agreement provides missile defense and warning systems assistance to Israel. 5) Former CIA Director William Colby has turned up missing as his canoe washed up near his home. 6) President Clinton gives remarks on proposed drug policy changes. 7) Senator Arlen Specter tries to bridge the gap between his pro-choice views and the pro­ life forces by introducing bills that encourage abstinence based education programs and adoption measures.

Features: 1) Dramatic re-enactment and commentary on the Christian roots and providence of the United States as CBN commemorates the first landing on Cape Henry, Virginia on April 29, 1607. Good video and commentary using original textual quotes of historical figures to support the "Christian Nation" myth.

Robertson speaking on John Adams and his intentions in drawing up the Constitution:

"When he was finished, and he was on of the major architects of the Constitution, said that this Constitution is intended only for a moral and religious people and it is totally inadequate for any other. When we strip out from the Constitution its religious roots we see the terrible devastation that is taking place in our land. I've been mocked and ridiculed by a group called People for the American Way for restating the words of John Adams. They have laughed and laughed and laughed at me, and put things all across the nation saying, "isn't this terrible what he says!" I am quoting the man who drew up the Constitution that this was intended only for a moral and religious people, and is wholly inadequate for the governance of any other."

2) Michael Little joins Pat to talk about the tradition of the eternal flame outside of Regent University and to talk of the connections between the World Reach mission program and the wishes and intentions of the first settlers at Cape Henry. 3) A segment covering the 700 Club telephone counseling network. 4) Prayers and Questions from the audience. 5) A lengthy segment on the U.S. as a "Christian Nation." The piece uses an alternating format of young Christians discussing the issues surrounding the "Christian Nation" claim and narrated segments of video depicting the roots of Christianity in America and the moral decay we have experienced recently. The target period, is the 1960's, and decisions against school prayer, for abortion, and the institution of no-fault divorce. Anyone looking for a "Christian Nation" video program to use in trainings, etc. should use this segment. The actors playing the group of youth are a multi-ethnic melting pot, but the designated devil' s advocate is the one black male. The segment proceeds to pose the question of whether or not America will see ends like Greece and Rome by letting moral corruption undercut our principles. Ties are made between the rise of homosexuality and the lack of respect for human life in Rome and Greece, and the events happening in America right now.

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Newswatch: 1) The third Washington for Jesus rally is taking place on the Mall in Washington. 2) A Michigan prosecutor makes a connection between the practices ofNazi doctors and the prospects facing America if we make legal. 3) Congress holds hearings on the practices of physician assisted suicide. 4) CBO releases alarming figures on the Medicare Hospital Fund. 5) Gas prices continue to skyrocket as both Democrats and Republicans continue political posturing on the issue. 6) Pennsylvania parents are upset about extensive physical exams performed on girls that were not cleared with them first. 7) A Pennsylvania man is convicted of a double murder of a young woman and her little baby. 8) A Phillips Academy teacher faces numerous child pornography charges. 9) A Utah convict is charged with four murders as the state discovers he is a sought after serial killer in addition to his proven crimes. 10) The winterwheat crop takes a beating after a hard winter. 11) Dean Happy of the Regent University School of Law joins Robertson to announce the ABA approval of their accreditation.

Features: 1) Lee Webb reports live from Washington for Jesus. Guests include founder John Giminez, youth coordinator Ron Luce, Jerry Falwell, and Deborah Newsome.

Falwell: "I spoke last night on the religious heritage of America. Most people don't know today because the revisionists have removed it from the textbooks, that the Founders had in mind a Christian nation. As we enter into this twenty-first century we're going to have years from now Pat, we're entering now almost as one secular nation in the secular scheme of things, and I think the only hope is not the Republican Party or the Democratic Party, but a revival that begins in the church of the living God."

2) Prayer and its strength in healing a woman's eyesight.

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