>> today on "christian world news" war over libya. once again the u.s. takes military action in a muslim nation. what does it mean for the church in the middle east? >> plus -->> we got everything we need. we are so fortunate. what can we do to help? >> truckload of compassion, a ministry distributing to japan. >> from the uk, the christian counselor that could lose his job for telling a gay man homosexuals can change.

>> revolutions and military strikes in the middle east raise concerns for the region's christian. hello everyone i am wendy griffith. >> and i am george clooney. george thomas. the united states put together the coalition enforcing a no-fly zone over the nation of libya. state goal, to protect libyan citizens by a massacre by moammar gadhafi's forces. the conflict is raising forces about western interventions in muslim nations. specifically, charges of a christian crusade against the islamic face. cliffton clark is an associate professor of global missions at regent university. recently i spoke with him about this very issue.

>> do muslim nations see the u.s. through the eyes of the crusader lens when they look at what is taking place today? >> it is true, history is important. for a lot of muslims, looking back historically, it was the crusades that stopped the massive spread of islam. to many muslims, looking back now, it is all about this idea the west is again attacking islam. for many muslims they see that. one thing i would say: that for them it is not so much the crusades now as opposed the jihad. fighting to defend the faith. >> what are the implications for christians who serve in muslim countrys? >> whenever there is seed threat from the

west, perceived threat to the muslim community, adverse effect on christian community. we have seen the bombing we saw in egypt on january the 6th. these are all backlashes for what has taken place across the world. >> this predominantly muslim country, what are they dealing with today? >> there is a powerful long standing christian presence. that is important to take note of. today we have 3 percent, out of 97 percent sunni muslims, 3 percent christians, coptic christians which are about 60,000 in number. we have the catholic church with a seat in cairo. and we have a number of smaller evangelical churches. there was a small presence vulnerable community there. >> as this small vulnerable

community had the freedom, the room to flourish in the society? >> of course there is restrictions. you can't worship or proselytize. there was no overt persecution. >> was gadhafi good for the christian community in libya? >> i wouldn't say he was good. it is a question of [laughter] which is the worst of worst evils, i think. certainly, gadhafi kept back the muslim brotherhood who want today take over. we have the libyan islamic fighting group. also who wants to more radical islam in libya. many of them try today overthrow gadhafi because of his relationship with the west. for christians there was relative peace. although there wasn't complete freedom. >> i want to get your opinion about the so-called rebel groups r. they a friend or foe

of the united states and those of us here in the west? >> that is a big question. number of coalitions. people defecting from the government. if those democratic groups get together we could see great democracy taking place. my concern is groups like the muslim brotherhood, islam -- libyan fighting group, al-qaeda these groups which might put a face of -- they are lurking and they want a piece of the action. >> dr. clark talked about the muslim brotherhood, they are active throughout the muslim world. there is growing concern this group is taking over the revolution that swept hosni mubarak from power in egypt. >> all right. thanks so much george. as many feared that group is gaining influence in egypt. increasingly the secular faiths are being shouldered aside in

the nationwide referendum that reshaped egypt's political structure. john cage: john wagee has more. >> reporter a mob through stones, cursed him and kept him from casting his ballot. he believes new political parties need time and gain support. holding elections only helps established groups like the muslim brotherhood. many in egypt's christian community agree with him. ramez atallah is director of the bible society in egypt. >> it gives a grass root majority by popular vote. like hezbollah, leb anon and hamas. if there was a democratic election, radical islamist

would take over. new enough they were telling egyptians they had a spiritual obligation to say yes. this video shows a man filling in dozens of yes ballots. clerics said they would tolerate no changes establishing islam as egypt's religion. >> we will declare jihad in the sake of allah immediately. >> for egypt's christians it is a sign they will be second. they were the together of deadly attacks bill radical muslims. they believe under the muslim brotherhood the situation will only get worse. >> we are concerned about the long time, the elections in 4 year's time. we will then see a different

approach. history seems to indicate what we are seeing now is not what we will see in the future. >> ramez atallah says it doesn't mean more freedom for christians but could lead to a stronger church. >> i believe if christians in egypt are under duress, faith will flourish and better for the gospel. if we get the freedom we are yearning for, i think the gospel as a message and life style will weaken. united nations human rights council, putting in its place, individual's freedom of belief. for years, muslim countries made it a crime to criticize religions. opponents said it protected islam. mirroring the harsh blasphemy laws used to persecute

christians. they hailed the new resolution saying quote properly focuses from discrimination of violence instead of protecting religions from criticism. a terror attack in jerusalem at a bus station killed one person and injuried 40 others. the sole fatality was a christian woman who spend her life in the ministry, mary gardner in scotland. she spent 20 years with a tribe in togo. she went there to hone her skills. coming up on "christian world news" how do you deliver 92 tons of relief aid to an earthquake zone? one box at a time. amazing volunteers to bringing help to the victims of japan's

earthquake.

>> you are looking at christian compassion in action in japan. cbn's operation blessing is at work in one of the hardest hit areas of the quake zone. here the disaster relief team delivering 4 tons to shelters and a hospital in ishi nomaki. about 15,000 people housed at 200 different shelters. operation blessing is delivering food, water and clothes. >> operation blessing is one of several relief agencies working. franko fran lynn graham's samaritan's purse is as well. >> this comes to us courtesy of the grass roots news international. >> here in sendai over 100 volunteers gather waiting to

unload 4 large trucks of aid material. supplies sent by samaritan's purse a christian organization out of north carolina, usa. >> we have a warehouse in charlotte, basic supplies usually needed everywhere at times like this. we started loading a 747 at the time getting it ready to come over here. these folks have been waiting along time. people haven't had food. they are still waiting, still eager to help. >> finally the trucks arrive, willing hands unload 92 tons of supplies, food, diapers, blankets, fuel cans, bars of soap and hygiene kits as well as other supplies. this is not just a group of emergency responders, young, old, and either foreigners are pitching in. >> we have water, food, everything we need. so fortunate. now i want to help other people.

>> for me i want to support them. i think i am not a victim. i am a supporter in sendai. >> samaritan's purse will donate more if needed. here in sendai it is great to see both communities coming together to see practical aid delivered to those in need. >> that was josh hands worth. to learn how you can partner in japan, visit our website cwnews.org. he lied about his name, address, occupation. >> why this christian counselor targeted by a gay rights act vis. activist. now she could lose her job.

>> in britain, you can make fun

of christians and mock the bible. >> you can say plenty of things there as long as they are deemed politically correct. as dale hurd reports, saying anything otherwise might cost you your job. >> christian therapist leslie pillington's career maybe over because she tried to help a homosexual man that claimed he wanted to leave the lifestyle in 2009. >> i was approached by a young man, he was gay, very unhappy, and he was depressed. he want today leave the life style. would i be able to help him nuchlt new his real name wasn't matthew stans, it was patrick strudwick and lying about why he came to her. >> i totally believed everything he said. i had no reason to suspect anything else. he seemed very anxious. he kept asking a lot of the

same questions. i thought he was trying to decide if this was the right therapist. >> leslie say throughout 2 counseling sessions, patrick made it clear he want today leave the gay life style. he was an undercover journalist with a tape recorder taped to his body. then the counseling sessions began and leslie's professional nightmare began. >> he then telephoned me. his voice completely changed. he said he had just lied about everything, everything. his name, address, occupation. that he wasn't unhappy at all, a gay journalist, happy in his gay life style. his purpose was to expose me and people like me . >> strudwick leads a -- he wrote about his experience with

leslie in 2 of britain's papers. she now faces problems. among her transgressions, praying to god to heal strudwick of his homosexuality and having an agenda that homosexuality is wrong. >> leslie, if you believe that a homosexual can change their behavior, you will lose your job, lose your professional accreditation. >> gay agenda is one of the most potent political movements in the united kingdom. there are not many homosexuals in britain, only 1.5 percent of the population, 750,000 homosexuals in a nation of 60 million people. >> there has been an incredible

shift in our nation. but in our media and particular in our law that treats the whole homosexual issue, whole gay agenda as something absolutely e quivalent to race. >> it is part of a broad agenda. >> they call it human rights. they use these grand terms like tolerance and diversity. it is a hard-nose political agenda of which an objective appears to be judeo christian morality from the public realm. >> british government has proposed a plan to put it in the curriculum even math to help children view homosexuality as normal. a british high court said christian beliefs on homosexual ethics maybe harmful to

children. >> the government argued it being judeo christian views on homosexuality. >> one of the risky things to say if you are a therapist is that homosexuals are not born that way or become heterosexual. after strudwick's underconversation, the british medical -- strudwick told cbn news, gay people are at risk of hate and tolerance and persecution. there is no evidence conversion therapy works and plenty of evidence it does damage. he added love needs no cure. >> people do change after treatment and have a high success rate. no evidence of harm.

>> it backs up the word of god. as christians it is being encouraged to hear that. backing up the word of god. you are not born that way. >> pillington who has a son that is gay waits to see if she is banned from ever counseling again. she believes this is help ing people. >> i believe the lord is giving me an opportunity to speak to those who are in a homosexual life style and unhappy. you are not born that way, you don't have to stay in that life style. there is hope. that is a really important message today. >> dale hurd cbn news, london.

>> not long ago 9-year-old esther only had a few months to live. >> the little girl from africa

joined 2500 christian and other muslim children helped by a group of jewish doctors. >> these children look happy, each face death. they needed open heart surgery and got it through save a child's heart in israel. >> the idea is to provide life saving heart surgery from children from developing koun tris. country. >> rheumatic fever damaged her heart and couldn't get the necessary help. she became the 2500th patient of save a child's heart. >> her heart was huge. very limited and very simple tasks. even simple walking was difficult. >> sister angelica runs the children's home where esther lives. she heard about the program

from a volunteer who was riding the same bus. angelica contacted save a child's heart and learned a team was heading to climb mount kill mon jar row. one of the doctors is tans kneeian. they met esther, saw she needed surgery and 2 months later she was in israel. >> the doctor operated for hours, reconstructing the valve in esther's heart. >> now she can live a normal life, have to take preventive medicine so it will not be affected again. >> executive director simon fisher says 50 percent of the children have been palastinian from gaza strip and west bank . >> it is about people working together from different

nationalities and religions for the best of our children. >> part of the program's goal is to train doctors from developing countries like dr. godfree who will work in israel for 5 years. >> this training will be 1 of a kind for my country. hopefully when i go back i will start it for the young children. >> before and after surgery, the children live in this house usually with a parent or care giver. house mother laura says the change in the children is amazing. >> you see the children going home healthy. you see children sometimes can barely walk. practically running to the gates and minibus to go to the airport. they are smiling and looking forward to going home. you know they have a future. >> less than 2 weeks after her surgery, esther was dancing with her new friends and sings

us a song she sings at home. >> [singing]. >> julie stall, cbn news, halon, israel. >> what a faith, george. >> the fact that you have palastinians, jewish people, people from all over to help these kids. >> beautiful way to end the show. thanks for watching. >> until next week good-bye. >> and god bless. >> god bless you.