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specific questions to make sure she's not going out there and telling lies. and not only is she lied to, she's lied to by the exact people who are not acting in a christian manner. so let's just talk about the law. the texas law is clear that if they lie to her about the financial status, or the economic status of the operation, their corporation, while she is applying for a job she has a right to sue and she will win. she is now taking it to the next level and it's a case of first impression and we'll see which way it goes. megyn: this is his wife who we are seeing on the screen, her name is joni lamb. she is the one who came out and said he confessed it. the reason they went on the mayor marcus and joni and confessed that marcus had been cheating is because of this woman, janette hawkins who apparently according to them was trying tokes tort them saying, if you don't pay me a bunch of money i'm going to tell the world that you, marcus are a cheater. he decided to get ahead of her,
the plaintiff in this case was the director of marketing, her name is janette hawkins. she says when i interest vowed i specifically asked hem if this is a moral place, if it was, quote, operated in conformity to the highest standards of christian behavior, and i was told that it was. and in fact she says, arthur, that they made specific reference to chastity, modesty and purity. and that was the only reason i took this job and it was all a bunch of lies. can shih for that? >> her job was going out and being a spokesperson for a chris man network, okay it's not like she is asking about these questions and running a bank or doing advertising and putting herself, personally her credibility on the line. megyn: this is a huge network, the channel that joel osteen. this is one of the top two out there. >> she is out there, her job is to spread the word about this channel and what it does and stands for. she is smart enough to ask the
if you say something derogatory about muslims as opposed to specifying radical muslims, like bill o'reilly did he was denounced as a bigot even though he had a broader point he was trying to make. does it bother you? >> no, it bothers me that people feel that way but it doesn't bother me personally. i have a job to do, i've seen enough, i think i have to do this job, i've seen too many incidents where lives could have been lost and will be lost and i have the responsibility and the obligation, i'll do it and what happens happens. megyn: congressman pete king we'll be covering the hearings as you proceed forward as the new chairman of the house homeland security committee. we appreciate you being here. merry christmas, sir. >> megyn, thank you as always. you too, megyn. megyn: all the best. he promised a work environment that was moral and christian, but what this tv televangelist did behind the scenes has one former employee claiming he may need to reread his bible. a hellacious "kelly's court." during the break check out
alone, and i've always wondered that if in the time of trouble that god will meet you, and i can tell you that he met me that day. megyn: one devout christian hired to be the lamb's marketing director now claims that she was duped into take the position. she says she repeatedly asked about the network's moral climate during her interview with marcus and his top aid, the one with whom he was having the affair, and that they assured her it was a very christian place to work. nonetheless this plaintiff now alleges that marcus was hiding the fact at that time that he was having an affair with that very aid, while insisting to this would-be employee that he conformed to the highest standards of christian behavior, and now she is suing them. does she have a case? let's ask our panel. arthur idala and defense attorney mike iglash.
it's extortion. by the way, this just in she hasn't eat even in a week because she heard about four unpaid parking tickets. megyn: [laughter] megyn: the law out there in the texas court of appeals can be that there can be circumstances where you would have a duty to speak, a duty to disclose in the course of a hiring decision, or, you know, hiring and the beginning of an employment situation, arthur, but my question to you is, could that apply when you're talking about disclosure of one's extramarital affairs, one personal life? i mean can you imagine the position this is going to put employers in? you're telling me anybody out there, all they have to do is go to their job interview and say, and i just want to make sure that this is a moral, christian place to work, what is the employer going to say it's not really, i don't think it is. and if they say anything other than that you can sue if somebody is having an extramarital affair. >> with the greatest respect, your honor h. >> good luck.