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According to the World Population Review, there are approximately 2 billion children in the world ranging in age from 0-14. That's one-quarter of the world's population. --Sadly, children today are in the cross-hairs of efforts like the trans agenda and their admitted grooming and indoctrination. They're also being affected by broadcast and streaming TV, corporate America, social media, the educational system and other efforts.--All of these things magnify the need to reach children with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Joining Crosstalk to discuss one such effort was Fred Pry, Vice President of Administration for Child Evangelism Fellowship -CEF-.--After sharing some background on CEF, Fred described how a Supreme Court ruling now allows for CEF Good News Clubs to have equal access-equal treatment and take these clubs into the public schools. --The result is that this past school year there have been over 3,000 Good News clubs that have operated with over half a million children involved. This is important because many of these children don't attend church anywhere. --Fred discussed the impact of Satan clubs, CEF summer ministry camps-clubs, how the five-day clubs operate, how you can host a five-day club in your garage or backyard, the incredible worldwide emphasis of CEF and much more.

Children today are being bombarded by the trans agenda. Some may use terms such as -indoctrination- or -grooming- to describe it and that's exactly what's taking place as an audio clip played by Jim proves. This grooming-indoctrination is happening in multiple ways and the guest on this broadcast describes these influences.--For this subject Crosstalk welcomed Rebecca Terrell. Rebecca is senior editor and regular contributor to the New American. In the current issue of The New American Rebecca is author of the cover story, -Defending Children Against the Trans Agenda.---Rebecca believes that our entire culture and nation is at stake. The upcoming generation of children and teens is being brainwashed and it's not only affecting us morally, it's also affecting the U.S. birth rate which has been in steep decline for many years. This brainwashing is happening to young people through school curriculum, media-entertainment, technology, corporate America, bans on conversion therapy and more.--Get the latest information on this topic, and hear what listeners had to say, when you review this edition of Crosstalk.

We are witnessing a world struggle for domination and control of the population, land, energy and even your health. Right now, the World Health Assembly is meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, to finalize a vote on a pandemic treaty. There's also the struggle among nations as to who will-will not support Israel and the Jewish people. Then there's the current political struggle and the struggle over border control in America. Where is this leading and what might this mean for evangelical Christians-- --Returning to Crosstalk to answer these questions was Gary Kah. Gary is founder and director of Hope for the World. He's editor of Hope for the World Update, an author and former Europe - Middle East Trade Specialist for the Indiana State Government.--Gary began by describing the timeline of the pandemic treaty being discussed by the WHO, a treaty that's been in the making for a few years. It's being backed by the Biden administration. In order to avert any resistance from Congress, they've been referring to this as an accord. That way they can say that the Senate doesn't need to ratify it since it's not really a treaty. --If this treaty passes, the WHO would be given incredible power and it could be used to force what Gary described as -draconian measures- on the population of America when the next health crisis takes place. This means Americans could see restrictions in regard to speech, privacy, travel, choice of medical care and informed consent. In other words if passed, the WHO would move from being an advisory body to a global authority as it pertains to public health.

On many occasions, individuals will do something so that they remember a significant life event. The Israelites gathered stones as they crossed the Jordan River. With the stones, they built a monument so that when future generations asked what the stones meant, they would hear of how God led them through and provided for them.--We also put up monuments, not to worship, but to remember individuals or events that have impacted our nation in a significant way. Unfortunately, it's these statues and monuments that are under attack. Why is this happening----To address this issue, Crosstalk welcomed Dr. Tim Schmig. Dr. Schmig is executive director of the Michigan Association of Christian Schools, director of Stories in Stone and author of Stories in Stones- Our Heritage of Evidence.--So why is there such a concerted effort to remove statues and monuments today-- Dr. Schmig believes part of it is because people today are looking back through the lens of their own personal experiences, therefore they view our nation's founders based upon what's known as -presentism.- In other words, they weigh the actions and productivity of the founders -and others who've gone on before us- based on what they believe is right today.--As he noted, none of us are perfect, including America's founders. The present day protesters that tear down monuments aren't perfect either. So if you look at our nation through the lens of idealism, we'll be weighed in the balances and found wanting. Yet if you look at America's history based upon the times that they lived in, you'll see that those individuals did some amazing things.

It was a very busy Crosstalk as Jim brought news stories from around the globe to the attention of listeners. Here's a brief sample-----Jim led off this program with condolences to Republican Missouri State Representative Ben Baker. His daughter and son-in-law died after violent gangs attacked them while they were serving as missionaries in Haiti.----The top U.N. court has ordered Israel to immediately halt their military offensive in Rafah in southern Gaza.----U.S. House of Representative Speaker Mike Johnson said that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has agreed to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress.----House Speaker Johnson said the House may vote on sanctions against the International Criminal Court for seeking an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.----Germany said Wednesday that it will abide by the I.C.C. arrest warrant and they will detain Netanyahu should he set foot on German soil.----U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen vowed Thursday to use all diplomatic efforts to thwart the plans of Bezalel Yoel Smotrich, Israel's Finance Minister, to cut Palestinian Authority banks off from the Jewish state's financial system.----Spain, Norway and Ireland tried recognizing a Palestinian state. Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council noted that if you're going to recognize a Palestinian state, you have to have land.----The bodies of 3 hostages were rescued overnight during a joint IDF and ISA operation.----None of the 569 tons of aid that President Joe Biden sent to Gaza via the floating pier that was constructed by our military has reached the Palestinian people.

Brad Mattes is president of Life Issues Institute which was founded in 1991 to serve the educational needs of the pro-life movement. Brad is the host of Life Issues, a daily radio commentary, the weekly Straight Talk on Life Issues and has produced numerous radio specials standing for life--What used to be called euthanasia evolved to become physician assisted suicide, mercy killing, and death with dignity. The newest attempt to soften this killing procedure is use of the phrase, medical aid in dying.--This program centered on legislation being drafted for the federal funding of assisted suicide. HR-8137 is legislation to provide exceptions to the restrictions described in the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997. That legislation was designed to prohibit taxpayer funding for euthanasia, assisted suicide or anything associated with those activities. --Now there's an attempt to redefine medical aid in dying to not include assisted suicide, euthanasia or mercy killing. Brad believes this is an attempt to get control of the purse strings of Medicaid and Medicare. Once they have that control, they'll have the federal funding necessary to kill many more people.

Dr. Gary Frazier is a respected speaker and writer on the subject of Bible prophecy. He is the founder and president of Discovery Missions. He's the author of numerous books including- Miracle of Israel, It Could Happen Tomorrow, Hell is for Real, Divorcing God- The Two Americas and The Event- The Dream of World Peace Realized.--On this broadcast, Gary shares the big picture when it comes to Israel. It's the fact that biblical prophecy will be fulfilled. Gary noted that we forget that such prophecy is fulfilled incrementally over time. So what exactly are we seeing at the present time as it pertains to this -big picture--- It's the idea that a well-funded hatred is showing toward Israel as people chant things like, -From the river to the sea.- Interestingly, many of those protesting have no historical frame of reference for such activity.--Don't miss this discussion as you'll hear Dr. Frazier comment on points such as- --Are we headed toward a Russian led Islamic invasion of Israel-- What part will Iran have in this---How critical to this discussion is Isaiah 17-1 that describes the destruction of Damascus---Will every single nation, including the U.S., turn against Israel---What impact should everything that's happening have on us as believers today----These and other questions are answered, and listeners present their views as well, on this edition of Crosstalk.

Michael Germi is a former Muslim, born in Iran into a Shia Muslim family. In this setting he learned to practice Islam praying 5 times a day toward Mecca. He fasted during Ramadan. He practiced self-mutilation for the cause of Allah. He migrated to Australia in 2006 and in 2009 found faith in Jesus Christ. He later moved to the U.S. where he now proclaims the Gospel to Islamic nations. He's written several Farsi Christian books and desires to plant churches around the world where Persians are scattered.--Michael began with some history of Iran as they moved from conditions under the Shah to rule by the Ayatollah. He describes how he grew up learning the Qur'an and Islam, not by choice, but by force and how he was taught he'd go to Hell if he didn't abide by-practice the Islamic traditions.--The focus eventually switches to the helicopter crash that took the life of 63 year old Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other high ranking officials. Raisi was known as the -Butcher of Tehran- and the -Hangman of Tehran-, having massacred thousands of Iranians. Funeral services will run over several days. --As the broadcast moves along you'll hear Michael as he comments on how this will affect the political situation in Iran due to the fact that Raisi was the potential successor to the current Supreme Leader. He also comments on the reaction of the people to the death of Raisi, whether an Iranian official might have caused the helicopter crash, what we know about the current vice-president, Michael's passion for reaching people in Iran with the Gospel message and much more.

Mark Krikorian is a nationally recognized expert on immigration issues serving as the Executive Director of Center for Immigration Studies. They are an independent, non-partisan research organization examining and critiquing the impact of immigration on the United States. He has testified numerous times before Congress and has published articles in many outlets. --The discussion began with a look at the surge of Chinese nationals coming to the U.S. at rates never before seen. In fact, Mark noted that since Biden became president, there have been more than 50,000 Chinese illegal immigrants that have come here, with most of them arriving through San Diego. This is an obvious security issue for us and a great opportunity for the Chinese government to use the flow to include various types of espionage agents. --According to Mark, people from about 175 countries are known to be here. In other words, the immigration situation has to be dealt with in dramatic fashion and Senator Marco Rubio makes that clear in an audio clip presented by Jim from Meet the Press. --Review this broadcast and you'll also hear the following discussed--Just last week nearly 150 House Democrats opposed legislation that detains and deports illegal immigrants who attack police officers. -Are non-citizens illegally registering to vote---How do you round up two million -gottaways----The latest attempt to pass a border security bill.-The connection between U.S. immigration policy and drugs.

Here's a sample of story headlines from the first quarter hour of the broadcast-----In a repudiation of President Biden, the Israeli Security Assistance Support Act passed in the House on Thursday with bipartisan support.----The U.S. State Department has moved a one billion dollar package of weapons aid for Israel into the congressional review process. ----The floating pier that will allow humanitarian aid to flow into Gaza from the sea has now been anchored to a beach according to U.S. Central Command. ----Amid heightened tensions with Egypt since Israel began its ground operation, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intimated that Egypt was holding Gaza civilians hostage by not working with them to reopen the Rafah border crossing for humanitarian aid.----Israel's military suffered setbacks yesterday after officials confirmed that five troops were killed in a friendly fire incident in Gaza while elsewhere an Israeli air force space in northern Israel was hit by the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militia.----Israeli Defense Forces have recovered the bodies of three hostages in a tunnel in the Gaza Strip.----The IDF struck a Hamas command room and a school run by a U.N. agency, with fighter jets killing more than 15 terror operatives, including ten Hamas members and some involved in the October 7th invasion of Israel. ----The Arab League met on Thursday in Bahrain to voice its opposition, not just to the Rafah operation, but to call for an immediate ceasefire and the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from the enclave.

This broadcast highlights the sentencing of pro-lifers as a result of allegedly violating the FACE -Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances- Act. For example---Joan Andrews Bell, sentenced to 27 months in jail, community service and a -125 fine.-Lauren Handy, sentenced to 4 years in prison, 3 years supervision and a -125 fine.-John Hinshaw, sentenced to one year and a -125 fine.-Will Goodman, sentenced to 18 months and a -125 fine.--These are just 4 of several pro-lifers that Jim referred to from a recent LifeSite News article showing how the Biden administration is willing to use the Department of Justice as a weapon to silence their political enemies and perpetuate the killing of the unborn.--Juxtapose these sentences with those of carjackers, those who've attacked churches since the leak of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, those who've attacked pro-life pregnancy centers, illegal aliens and more.--How is this equal justice under the law when such individuals are conspiring to be peaceful on behalf of those who have no voice-- That question is answered as Jim presented the facts, and listeners responded, on this edition of Crosstalk.

Mark Hancock is CEO of Trail Life USA and author of, Why Are We Sitting Here Until We Die----Sadly, we live in a society today that's lost its way to such an extent that many don't even seem to know the difference between male and female. Gender confused males are dominating women's sports and now the Boy Scouts, once known for their values and deep respect for both God and country, are dropping the word -Boy- from their name, changing it to -Scouting America-.--Since the Scouts have seemingly taken the next step down the slippery slope, is there an alternative-- Yes there is. It's called Trail Life USA. Mark described how it all started in June of 2013 when about 50 people gathered in Louisville, Kentucky. 68 days later an inaugural convention took place at Nashville, Tennessee, where 1,200 people came from 44 states. That's where they announced the name and the general line of the program. 3 months later, on January 1, 2014, the program was officially launched. Since that time they've grown to over 1,200 troops in all 50 states with nearly 60,000 members. --Review this edition of Crosstalk to learn about their motto, their core value, the connection to local churches, their outdoor focus, servant leadership and other hallmarks that make this organization a God-pleasing choice for helping young boys become men of Christ.

The 77th World Health Assembly takes place from May 27th through June 1st in Geneva, Switzerland. The theme is, -All for health, health for all.- This assembly is the main decision making body of the World Health Organization, comprised of 194 member states.--What this assembly has in store for us is what brought Mat Staver back to Crosstalk. Mat is founder - chairman of Liberty Counsel. He's a constitutional attorney with three landmark cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. He is an author and the host of the radio broadcasts Faith - Freedom and Freedom's Call.--Mat noted that just a few years ago there were members of the U.S. Congress that believed the World Health Organization is merely an advisory organization and couldn't be legally binding. Is that really true----First of all, what is the World Health Organization-- The WHO is a U.N. agency located in Geneva, Switzerland, that is pushing what Mat referred to as two different tracks. One has to do with up to 300 amendments dealing with their international health regulations. The other track involves the drafting of a brand new pandemic agreement-treaty. The WHO is trying to get these passed by the 194 member nations of which the U.S. is one. All they need is a simple majority of nations to agree to pass these regulations. This would change the WHO from being an advisory body to one whose statements and advisories would be legally binding under international law on member nations.--Can President Biden unilaterally sign the U.S. under the WHO without approval from the U.S. Senate, and if so, why would he do it-- How could this be challenged-- What might this mean for our national sovereignty and freedom--

Last week, Israel marked their Holocaust Remembrance Day, a time when they remember 6 million Jews that were killed by the Nazi regime. From that we fast-forward to October 7th, 2023, when Hamas, the terrorist group, unleashed a very brutal and barbaric attack against Israel. --Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue the Rafah operation in Gaza while today, Israel celebrates its independence as 76 years ago, Israel became a nation.--Returning to Crosstalk to discuss the Israeli war and their independence was Dr. Richard Schmidt. Dr. Schmidt is pastor of Union Grove Baptist Church and founder of Prophecy Focus Ministries. He is the speaker on the weekly TV program, Prophecy Focus and the radio broadcast, Prophecy Unfolding. He spent 32 years in law enforcement including that of Acting Sheriff of Milwaukee County until his retirement.--This edition of Crosstalk covered a lot of ground as Jim and Dr. Schmidt discussed the following--The latest news concerning Israel's attack on Rafah. The U.S. has warned against this, communicating that there could be ramifications for the relationship between the nations if this occurs. --What's happening with the arms shipments between the U.S. and Israel-- --What does the Bible say about antisemitism in these last days-- Will Israel be wiped off the face of the earth-- --What's the latest on the college-university, pro-Hamas-pro-Palestinian protests----Audio from Tarik Ata, an Imam from California, who was pushing for the Islamic faith and the infliction of pain as he gave his opinion on the Israel-Hamas war. --In spite of all this, Israel continues to show their national resilience.

Jim was back at the helm presenting stories from the news desk. Here's a brief sample-----Robert Kennedy Jr. has confirmed that he supports abortion right up to birth.----The mayor of Tel Aviv has canceled their pride parade. ----A West Virginia judge granted a preliminary injunction allowing several middle school girls to compete after the school district banned them from competition after refusing to play against a biological male.----The ELCA has created a year-long queer confirmation curriculum for homosexual youth.----Pennsylvania parents are demanding answers after a queer witch was brought into the school to speak to 14 year olds about dating violence and to survey the children on sexual topics.----During a Tuesday hearing, the Secretary of Education declined to answer questions about whether he would let boys fight his girl in sports or undress in front of her.----In Colorado, the state legislature has passed a law that compels speech on the part of school teachers by requiring them to use whatever pronouns a student chooses regardless of any ethical or religious objection that the teacher may have.----The Boy Scouts have changed their name to be more inclusive.----The United Methodist General Conference has voted to remove a decades old ban on ordaining pastors in romantic, same-sex relationships after thousands of conservative congregations left the denomination in recent years.----The Biden administration has finalized new rules that could threaten the ability of Sunrise Children's Services and other faith-based agencies to place Kentucky children in foster care.

Today we set aside the many issues going on in our world in order to pay tribute to Moms.--This coming Sunday is Mother's Day, which has been around for over 100 years. Though there were some varied celebrations of Mother's Day prior to this, the first official recognition of the holiday was in West Virginia in the early 1900's. Grafton, WV is viewed as being the birth place of Mother's Day.--It was May 14, 1914 that President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating the second Sunday of May as Mother's Day. We recognize Mother's Day as a day set aside to honor our mothers.--One of the examples of a godly mother in Scripture is found in II Timothy 1-5- -When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice- and I am persuaded that in thee also.- It was the influence of a godly mother and grandmother that directly impacted young Timothy to be a follower of Jesus Christ.--Jim Schneider finds this true in his own life as well and shared his personal testimony.--The majority of this program was filled with many listeners who called in to honor their mothers.

Alex Newman is an award-winning international freelance journalist, author, researcher, educator and consultant. He is senior editor for The New American.--The propulsion toward global governance is rapidly advancing as it takes shape on many fronts. For example, we know what's taking place as it relates to climate change and taking control of energy and population control. Then there's the World Health Organization and its push to erase the sovereignty of nations so that they can have power to create a pandemic and have control over our nation's medical supplies, finances, medical passports, vaccinations and health guidelines. We also see the push for a so-called, -international justice system- and an education system controlled by globalists. --Now being added to all this is a United Nations effort to impose what's called, -digital public infrastructure-. This is to be implemented on citizens within 5 years. It's a surveillance program that seeks total control for every human activity and it's to be functional across national borders.--Alex was in-studio with Jim to discuss this latest development and as he spoke, he answered these and other related questions- --Is there a correlation between the 50 in 5 program -50 nations involved in 5 years- and Agenda 2030---What does a digital infrastructure look like---How would a digital public infrastructure affect American farmers---What's the correlation between central bank digital currencies and racial equity----Become informed because as you'll hear, digital public infrastructure is going to become so ubiquitous that life will be very difficult without participating in it.

Todd Nettleton is the host of the Voice of the Martyrs Radio and is Vice President of Message for the Voice of the Martyrs-USA. Todd is author of Forbidden- 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians.--Our Constitution recognizes the free exercise of religion, yet we take it for granted. We have Bibles available seemingly everywhere, even on our phones, yet do we use them-- Churches are still prevalent in America but are you attending as you should-- The fact is, we're often lackadaisical when it comes to our Christian faith and the freedom we have to practice it. In addition, it's a foreign thought to even think about the fact that others worldwide are being persecuted for that same faith in Jesus Christ. This shouldn't surprise us because as Todd realizes, in many places around the world, the most dangerous item a person can own is a Bible.--Todd described how it's not uncommon for someone to be beaten if they're found to be reading the Bible or to be arrested if found in possession of one. In response, Voice of the Martyrs has been engaged in the mass production of Bibles, with persecuted believers smuggling them into some of the most dangerous places just to serve Christ. For the last several years, VOM has been able to deliver more than one million Bibles a year into hostile and restricted nations with every single one being sponsored-funded by someone who gives. --Find out what the circumstances are like for Christians in India, Egypt, Eritrea and Turkey. Todd also presented an interesting testimony from Iran as well as information on the upcoming Day of the Christian Martyr, focusing this year on Christians in northern Iraq and Syria.

Rev. Jim Harden is the President and CEO of CompassCare Pregnancy Services in New York. His own center was targeted by abortion terrorism.--Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil- that put darkness for light, and light for darkness- that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter- -Isaiah 5-20---There appears to be a thirst for blood in our land that should shake our nation to its very core. America needs to realize that the dominant theme in this election cycle is the murdering of pre-born babies. It's part of the mantra for the presidency, it's happening in U.S. House and Senate races, it's happening in state house races, and it's happening in the campaigns of judges, attorney generals and district attorneys. The list goes on. Multiple states will have abortion on their ballots this November.--But even all of this is not satisfying our nation's appetite for blood and death. Top law enforcement officials are going after those who stand for the sanctity of human life and seeking to either put them out of business or to keep them from ever standing for life again.

Dalton filled in for Jim this week and here's a sample of the news stories he had to offer-----4 law enforcement officers were killed on Monday and 4 other officers injured in Charlotte, NC, after being shot while attempting to serve a warrant.----The European Union's foreign policy chief says that several EU member states will recognize Palestinian statehood by the end of May, despite Israeli opposition.----The International Olympic Committee has made it clear that Palestine will be represented as if it is its own nation at the Olympics.----The U.S. has announced that 5 Israeli military units committed grave human rights violations against Palestinians in the West Bank before Hamas launched its attack on October 7th.----Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken that he would not accept an end to the war in Gaza as part of a potential hostage deal.----Former U.S. Army Vice Chief of Staff General Jack Keane says sources reveal Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is protecting himself and his family with multiple Israeli hostages.----At a press conference yesterday, President Biden was asked if the protests have forced him to reconsider any of the policies with regard to the region to which he replied, -No.- Then he was asked if the National Guard should intervene. Again he said, -No.-----Audio was presented from activity at the University of North Carolina where several students were witnessing the protests, but then something happened that made them get involved. They saw the American flag being taken down.----Dalton provided audio of Scottish actor-atheist Brian Cox who attempted to blame religion for the problems of the world.

As Dalton opened up the broadcast he asked the following questions- Where do you go for truth-- What is truth-- How can we know it----If these are questions you've asked yourself or others, you'll want to take notes on this broadcast called, Discerning Truth in the Age of Deception. This program was a rebroadcast of the VCY March 2024, Spring Rally that featured speaker Mike Gendron.--Dalton set the tone for the hour by playing audio from Mike as he quoted A.W. Pink, one of the most influential evangelical authors of the second half of the 20th century. Pink was quoted as saying----The hardest task before most of us is not to learn, but to unlearn. Many of God's own children have drunk so deeply of the sweetened poison of Satan, that it is by no means easy to get it out of their systems- and while it remains in them, it stupefies their understanding.---No matter how religious you may think you are, are you willing to unlearn what you were falsely taught and learn the truth from God's Word----A critical factor in all of this is discernment. Have you ever considered what's causing the decline in this area-- Mike believes it's directly related to the absence of sound teaching today. This lack of discernment among those who profess Christ has left them unprotected from every wind of doctrine.--However, Mike also noted another reason for this lack of discernment. It's the fact that Satan knows his days are numbered and he is orchestrating an all-out attack on the church and the truth of God's Word. His fatal lies and half-truths are keeping people dead in their sins and woefully deceived about life's most critical issue which is how we can all become right with God.

Barbara Loe Fisher is president of the National Vaccine Information Center -NVIC-, a non-profit charity she co-founded with parents of DPT vaccine injured children in 1982. NVIC is a national, grassroots movement and public information campaign to institute vaccine safety reforms and informed consent protections in the public health system. She has researched, analyzed and publicly articulated the major issues involving the science, policy, law, ethics and politics of vaccination to become one of the world's leading non-medical, consumer advocacy experts on the subject.--Our nation continues to reel from the COVID shot that in numerous aspects has remained veiled under a cloak of secrecy and non-disclosure. However, information is coming out about previously hidden reports from the CDC concerning adverse effects from the shot that were known prior to or shortly after the rollout. In spite of this, the shots continue to be pushed and even mandated in some instances.--This program began with discussion concerning the HPV vaccine known as Gardasil, then moved to Ron Johnson's vaccine roundtable discussion, the WHO pandemic treaty, important COVID shot multiple death news that the Epoch Times has exposed, bird flu and the stockpiling of vaccines, a minor consent bill in Alabama -HB-165- and more, including input from listeners.

J.R. Harrison is the director of the National Family Foundation while Rob Pue is the founder - publisher of Wisconsin Christian News.--The natural family is under attack and targeted for destruction. Just look at how America has redefined terms such as -marriage-, -family-, -male- and -female-. When changed, what's to stop them from expanding to unknown levels-- --Consider the hijacking of our calendar. Gay pride day has turned into gay pride month. Now the GLAAD LGBTQ calendar has the following- February 7th--National Black HIV-AIDS Awareness Day. The week after Valentine's Day--Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week. February 28--HIV is Not a Crime Awareness Day. March--Bisexual Health Awareness Month. Also in March--National LGBT Health Awareness Week. There's many more that could be listed from throughout the year but you get the point.--Instead of reacting by cursing the darkness, Rob Pue and J.R. Harrison is instead lighting a candle in celebration of what's being called, -Natural Family Month-, which extends from Mother's Day to Father's Day. It's not about complaining. Instead, it's an attempt to take a positive approach by citing a historical, best practice.--To find out how you can get a Natural Family Month celebration started in your community and what's involved in the natural family promise, listen to this broadcast and then go to the link below.

Usama Dakdok is founder of the Straight Way of Grace Ministry. He's the speaker on the daily radio broadcast, Revealing the Truth About Islam. He speaks fluent Arabic and has translated the Qur'an into English.--Pro-Islamic uprisings are taking place on university campuses across the nation. These universities have been called incubators of terrorism. Columbia University has been -ground zero- for these uprisings. It's spreading like wildfire with people like Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, a strong supporter of Hamas, fanning the flames. Usama calls these university protests, -...the early fruits of the tree of Islam which has been growing in our land...---Usama described how Muslims want the name of Israel changed to Palestine and the last Jew killed along with all those who stand against Islam. By doing that, they believe we'll have world peace. However, he also noted that if this were to ever happen, it would be the fast -falling down- of Islam around the world. Why-- It's because of something the world doesn't want to talk about. It's the fact that this is when Muslims would really begin killing each other in larger numbers than we've ever seen. This is due to the fact that there are more Muslims killed at the hands of other Muslims than by the hand of any infidel.--Did these protests just appear out of nowhere-- At what point will Muslims have the upper hand-- What exactly is the connection between Hamas and the Palestinians-- The answers to these and other questions, along with what's being chanted and spoken at the protests, points to the fact that Islam has a plan for America that precedes even the barbaric October 7th attack on Israel.

Friday brings another News Roundup- Here are a few of the headlines that were shared----Donald Trump facing 34 felony charges- Trump says that the charges will not stick-President Biden reads the words on his teleprompter including script instructions-Americans should expect massive tax hikes in 2025-President Biden says that Israel has an iron clad right to exist as an independent state-Biden Administration finalizes ban of fossil fuels in new federal buildings beginning in 2030-Biden and 17 other nations call for release of hostages held by Hamas-Hamas holds 30 Israeli Defense Force soldiers in high security locations, impossible to reach them under any circumstances-Soros clan accused of providing 15 million dollars in support of Hamas, as well as more funding to Biden and other democrats-Anti-Israel activists continue to disrupt campus life at several universities and colleges-Drag queen story hour becomes 'Free Palestine' indoctrination for kids- kids encouraged to chant 'if you're a drag queen and you know it and you really want to show it, shout Free Palestine'

William Federer is a nationally known speaker, historian, author, and the President of Amerisearch Inc. He is the speaker on The American Minute daily broadcast. He has authored numerous books including America's God and Country Encyclopedia of Quotations, Who is the King in America--, and Socialism- The Real History From Plato to the Present - How the Deep State Capitalizes on Crises to Consolidate Control.--Increasingly we are barraged with the term -Christian Nationalism.- Here are some of the recent headlines---- American Progress - Christian Nationalism Is 'Single Biggest Threat' To America's Religious Freedom-- NPR - Tracing The Rise Of Christian Nationalism From Trump To The Alabama Supreme Court-- Politico - Trump Allies Prepare To Infuse 'Christian Nationalism' In Second Administration-- TheNation.com - The Terrifying Christian Nationalist Crusade To Conquer America-- The Hill - America Is Facing A Threat Of Biblical Proportion- The Rise Of Christian Nationalism--Just earlier this week an email went out to media outlets announcing that a 401-c-4 group, Faith Forward, says it is -dedicated to bringing people of faith together to restore the soul of the nation, ramping up operations locally, and will be communicating with faith voters in an effort to fight back against Christian Nationalists who have been trying to co-opt religious language in order to deceive voters.---Yet when you look at this group's site, it uses the guise of religion and religious language in the section -God Made All of Us- to promote four more years of President Joe Biden. The group's goal is to fight back against Christian Nationalists.

Andy Ferrier is a Representative of the Midwest Messianic Center. Andy is burdened with reaching Jewish people with the good news that Jesus -Yeshua- is the Jewish Messiah.--An anti-Israel and anti-Jewish sentiment is exploding on university campuses across the country especially in the bluest of cities. There are those calling for another -October 7th- on every day of the year. There are those calling for the Intifada, which is wiping Israel off the face of the earth. University campuses have been the breeding grounds for anti-Jewish hatred.--Just earlier today, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a statement condemning the anti-Semitic protests saying it was reminiscent of 1930's Germany.--This hatred of Jewish people is growing during this week of Passover. Not only is there trouble at home, but Hezbollah attacked Israel during the Passover holiday. This program discusses the antisemitism taking place, and gives information and understanding about Passover itself.

Robert J. Morgan is the Leader of Robert J. Morgan Ministries, a nonprofit organization whose goal is to energize God's people with a greater understanding and appreciation of the Bible and Christian heritage. He served in pastoral ministry for over 40 years.--Do you struggle in your faith as you observe a world that is falling apart-- Each day do you wake up wondering what is going to happen next and will you be able to survive-- We observe a political system that has run amok with more of our freedoms being taken while -the system- gains control. There is unrest in the world and we wonder when or where the next military action will take place. We see problems in our healthcare system with escalating rates, longer wait times and denial of care. Our education system is doing more brainwashing than educating. Uprisings are taking place on university campuses. Inflation is off the charts and we wonder what the next grocery item will be that we can no longer afford. There is a growing animosity toward Christianity and a greater intolerance of Christian values and beliefs. Are these things rocking your boat----The early Christian church in Philippi was distressed over the terrible things that had happened to the apostle Paul such as his imprisonment in Caesarea, his shipwreck on Malta, and his looming trial in Rome. Would Paul ever see freedom again-- And yet while Paul was imprisoned, the church provided him with both personal support and financial support. Paul being filled with gratitude sent an inspiring letter which we know as the book of Philippians. It's a book that helps us stay strong in our faith as the world falls apart.

Don Feder is a writer, researcher and columnist. He is a graduate of the Boston University College of Liberal Arts and the Boston University Law School. He was admitted to the practice of law in New York and Massachusetts. He was a Boston Herald editorial writer and syndicated columnist for 19 years. Since November of 2021, he has been a staff writer for the Washington Times. He has been a communications consultant, writer and conference organizer for various pro-life and pro-family NGO's. He is the recipient of numerous awards.--In Genesis 1 we see the handiwork of God in creation. He created man in his own image. He created male and female. In Genesis 1-28 it says, -And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it- and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.- We see Adam and Eve having Abel, then Cain, and then Seth. In Genesis 5-4 we read that Adam and Eve begat sons and daughters. This carried on person after person. You can read the genealogy in Genesis 5.--However, there is a growing problem. It's not that we have too great a population, but rather that worldwide fertility is declining. It's being reported that every industrialized nation today has fertility rates under replacement levels. Our guest today has indicated that we are heading for a demographic train wreck, which he is terming a -demographic winter.- Demographers and governments know about it, but no one can figure out what to do about it.

Once again there was no shortage of news stories to review as Jim provided the following for listeners along the network-----Israel's IDF carried out an aerial attack within Iran in response to the barrage of missiles and UAV's launched toward Israel by Iran last Saturday evening.----Senator Ted Cruz slammed President Joe Biden this week for Iran's unprecedented attack on Israel saying the Biden administration paid for the missiles and drones that Iran used.----President Biden's administration announced a new round of sanctions intended to punish key figures in Iran's drone program after those system were used to strike Israel on April 13th.----A band of more than a dozen House lawmakers voted against a resolution condemning Iran for its drone and missile attack against Israel over the weekend. ----The U.S. blocked Palestine's latest effort to become a full member of the U.N. on Thursday, using its veto power during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council. ----Days after the Biden administration gave its blessing to a newly formed Palestinian Authority government in the West Bank, the P.A. handed out dozens of bonus payments for security forces involved in the attacks on Israel.----About 100 protesters that took part in pro-Palestinian occupation camp on a Columbia University lawn were cuffed and hauled away by police in riot gear. ----Hundreds of Jew haters armed with torches marched on the campus of Columbia University.----Dozens of Google employees at the company's headquarters in California and New York held protests against company management after they signed a 1.1 billion dollar deal with the Israeli government.

David Rubin is former mayor of Shiloh Israel as well as the author of seven books including, Confronting Radicals- What America Can Learn from Israel. He's the founder and president of Shiloh Israel Children's Fund, established after he and his then three-year-old son were wounded in a terror attack. His websites are DavidRubinIsrael.com and IsraelChildren.org. He is in the region of Judea and Samaria.--David began by describing how he reacted upon hearing that Iran had sent missiles toward Israel. Fortunately, 99- of the missiles were picked off by air defenses. One child was wounded badly and there was some property damage.--He commented on President Biden who has warned Israel not to retaliate against Iran in a big way. However, David pointed out the reality that Israel is currently fighting a war on five fronts- Lebanon where the Hezbollah terrorist organization is located, Judea and Samaria -West Bank-, Gaza, and the south where Iran has been supporting the Houthis. Iran is the fifth front, a nation that is on the nuclear threshold. In the end, he says there will be a response by Israel, and it will be -pretty soon.- --Is the Biden administration trying to play both ends in the Israel-Iran dilemma-- How large is Iran's arsenal and what is the status of their nuclear program-- Is the attack by Iran giving Hamas time to regroup-- How does David view the anti-Israel protests on college campuses and in leftist cities-- These and other questions are answered on this edition of Crosstalk.

Shahram Hadian is a former Muslim from Iran who came to the states in 1978 and committed his life to Jesus Christ. He has served as a pastor, a police officer, and a former candidate for Governor in Washington State.--Some people today are conflicted when it comes to the issue of what authority we must give our allegiance-submission to in various situations. Some believe we must obey the government no matter what, while others take exception to that position.--So what does the Bible say-- Romans 13-1-7 lays out what our responsibility is to be to the governing authorities. However, Shahram believes there are some who have misused this passage to justify false obedience to the government, especially if the government is in violation of God's Word.--The foundation for his reasoning comes from his explanation of Romans 13-1. He noted that modern translations use the phrase, -governing authorities- while the King James Version says, -Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers.- He explained that the phrase, -higher powers- comes from an original Greek term -hyperecho- that refers to the highest authority. From this he contends that since government isn't the highest authority, that portion of the text must be referring to God.--Shahram then moved on to explain what he referred to as the four rulers or magistrates and the program wrapped up with input from listeners nationwide.

Our present society has been compared to a Romans 1 society. Jim read verses 18-28 and if you do the same, you'll see how this parallels America today. It's especially pertinent as we see the LGBTQ- movement proliferating among us. Is this rebellion against God's design for mankind actually a judgment from God----To help answer that question and update listeners on how this movement continues to affect Christians, Crosstalk welcomed the return of Peter LaBarbera. Peter is founder and president of Americans for Truth. He's a former reporter for the Washington Times and LifeSiteNews.com and a former contributing editor for Human Events.--Here's the list of stories that Jim had Peter comment on during the first quarter hour of the broadcast---Males who are gender confused are no longer allowed to compete in women's NAIA sports competition. The vote was 20-0 and impacts about 83,000 athletes in universities around the U.S.--Idaho had placed a ban on so-called gender affirming care for adolescents. A lawsuit was filed against this. The court placed a hold on the ban and yesterday the Supreme Court lifted the ban while the case is pending.--The Kansas legislature passed the -Forbidding Abusive Child Transitions Act- that would protect minors from the harmful effects of the transitioning procedure. Governor Laura Kelly vetoed this legislation but the senate has the ability to override the veto.--Pro-lifers in Michigan have condemned Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer for signing into law a pro-LGBT bill that allows women to be compensated for renting their wombs to people who are looking to obtain a child through surrogacy.

Mat Staver is founder - chairman of Liberty Counsel. Mat is a constitutional attorney with three landmark cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. He's an author and the host of the radio broadcasts Faith - Freedom and Freedom's Call.--The new World Health Organization -WHO- pandemic treaty has been unveiled. The intergovernmental negotiating body of the WHO has been meeting and refining the pandemic treaty in preparation for the 77th World Health Assembly which takes place May 27th through June 1st in Geneva, Switzerland.--Multiple planning meetings have been underway since the last world health assembly and in recent weeks the World Health Organization released their revised draft of this pandemic agreement.--The Biden administration doesn't refer to this agreement as a treaty, merely an agreement or an accord. Mat contends that it is, in fact, a treaty. Remember, a treaty must be affirmed-ratified by a two-thirds majority vote in the U.S. Senate. Mat believes they won't get that kind of vote, especially when it jeopardizes U.S. sovereignty. The result is that there's an attempt to re-categorize this as a pandemic agreement so that there's no need for a two-thirds vote.--In addition to the pandemic treaty-agreement there's also 300- amendments to the existing international health regulations of the WHO. Mat believes those are just as bad and the Biden administration is pushing to sign on to those amendments as well as the pandemic agreement next month.--Can President Biden do this unilaterally-- Will it be legally binding and if so, what will this mean for American sovereignty-- Find out more, and also hear what was said concerning Iran's attack on Israel.

Today Dalton Windsor did us the honor of sharing several news stories. Here is a sampling of the various topics---- Federal law enforcement officials are concerned that the U.S. will come under attack much like Israel has-- Dearborn MI- Protestors shout 'death to America' and 'death to Israel' in addition to 'America is the most rotten country on the earth'-- FBI arrests 18 year old in Idaho after uncovering a truly horrific and violent plot to attack churches on behalf of Isis-- Milwaukee WI school receives second bomb threat in 5 days-- Watertown WI police respond to threat on local church-- Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu will invade Rafah despite international objections, one of which is from President Biden-- Three sons of Hamas leader killed in air strike in Gaza-- Hungary has condemned plans for NATO military alliance mission in Ukraine-- Christians in Ukraine face torture and destruction of churches at the hands of Russia-- Biden Administration still hasn't set a trial date for the man who planned to kill Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh-- Clinton Administration had 9 opportunities to take out Osama bin Laden

Many people are in distress as they see America as a nation in decline. However, if you could go back to the early 20th century, Germany didn't look like a nation that was on the brink of world-shaking terror. It looked like many of us have known the U.S. to be.--The guest on this edition of Crosstalk wrote a book in 2010 and it's as relevant today, perhaps even more so, than it was then. It warns us of a nation and its future that none of us wants to see. So what can we do in times like these-- --Joining Jim to answer that question was Dr. Erwin Lutzer. Dr. Lutzer is Pastor Emeritus of The Moody Church where he served as the senior pastor for 36 years. He is the speaker on three radio programs that are heard on more than 750 outlets.--Is America currently experiencing a political problem or a spiritual one-- Dr. Lutzer believes it's both. He contends that there are problems that Washington cannot solve, yet in spite of that, he still believes that politics is very important. After all, as he noted, -Would you rather live in North Korea or South Korea--- On the other hand, for those of us as Christians, politics, as important as it is, is not supremely important. What's supremely important is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. --Dr. Lutzer brought up numerous critical points. The first concerned laws. He noted that if you don't have transcendent values when you make your laws, you have Hitler's laws.--Another critical point concerned propaganda. He indicated that it's very powerful and it's used on both sides of the aisle. The result is that there are cultural streams that few people are willing to stand against.

Mat Staver is founder - chairman of Liberty Counsel. Mat is a constitutional attorney with three landmark cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. He is an author and the host of the radio broadcasts Faith - Freedom and Freedom's Call.--Since the Dobbs decision was released that overturned Roe v. Wade, a battle has been underway in many states in the matter of either protecting human life or targeting it. --One of the more ironic happenings in this battle occurred in the state of Florida. On April 1, on the same day and by the same court, two different decisions came about. One affirmed no right to abortion in the Florida constitution, taking Florida from being the most liberal state on abortion to being the most pro-life state. However, within moments of that decision, the same court released a 4-3 decision that allows a Planned Parenthood-ACLU-backed abortion amendment to move forward and possibly be placed on the ballot in November. If it gets on the ballot and passes, it would undo that previous life affirming decision and make Florida more liberal than it's ever been concerning abortion. --Jim also had Mat comment on other states that will have abortion on the ballot in November. Listeners wrapped up the program with their comments.

Increasingly, energy is being used as a weapon against the American people. Some are being denied the use of energy or there are curbs, penalties or denials on the use of energy. Couple this with the attack on personal property rights and you can see that we have a government that is overreaching and simply out of control. --Returning to Crosstalk to discuss the weaponization of energy and property rights was Tom DeWeese. Tom is president of American Policy Center.--Tom began by noting that when you don't have your own property to stand on, how do you declare your independence, such as your freedom of speech. More and more property is becoming government property where they dictate to you what you're going to say and if you violate that you're in big trouble. Don't believe that-- Tom said he's asking people around the nation to go to one of their city council meetings and ask the following question- What can I do on my property without your permission-- --Tom went on to describe a situation in Pataskala, Ohio, where the Chinese are moving in to build a -monster- solar panel assembly plant. He believes the lead company in the project is merely a -shell- designed to get around U.S. regulations that would otherwise prevent a foreign company from owning property. Local activists that are trying to fight back are up against a mayor and city council that are seeing dollar signs. Hence, those that are fighting back are being referred to as -radicals- to be ignored.

Dr. Jimmy DeYoung, Jr. is speaker, teacher, Mideast guide, videographer and speaker on Prophecy Today. He lived and worked in Jerusalem for many years before returning to the U.S. for continued ministry. He's a fully credentialed journalist and has led numerous tours to Israel. He is one of the speakers on Prophecy Today.--6 months ago yesterday, Hamas launched its deadly attack on Israel. More Israeli's were killed on October 7th, 2023, than at any time since Israel became a nation. --Dr. DeYoung noted that the Biden administration is definitely making its presence felt in the decision making process concerning what to do next. He believes the Israeli people are in it for the long haul. That means finishing the job at hand. President Netanyahu and the war cabinet have pulled a key division out of southern Gaza to re-arm in order to do just that and finish the next stage of the battle which is in Rafah. In addition, Dr. DeYoung believes the step after that would be to wipe out Iran.--He also indicated that 600 plus Israeli soldiers have been killed, 97 hostages are still alive and 36 bodies are being held by Hamas. --Complicating matters is Iran as Israel has killed one of their generals and Iran has yet to retaliate.--This is a subject with a lot of variables and Dr. DeYoung attempts to touch on all of them on this important edition of Crosstalk.

Dalton was at the helm this week, bringing news headlines of importance to Christians worldwide. Stories included- ----Earlier today, New Jersey and New York suffered a 4.8 magnitude earthquake.----A 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan resulted in collapsed buildings, landslides and at least 9 deaths.----According to a Wall Street Journal poll, President Joe Biden is trailing Donald Trump in nearly all battleground states that helped decide the 2020 election regardless of whether 3rd party candidates are factored in.----President Biden finalized new civil service protections that are aimed at preventing the sort of bureaucratic house cleaning that former President Donald Trump plans should he win re-election.----A new poll indicates that over two-thirds of Americans disapprove of President Joe Biden's handling of the southern border.----Hundreds of thousands of immigrants have flown in to Texas and Florida as part of expanded immigration parole procedures. ----Illegal immigrant deported 7 times arrested for murder in Butler County, Ohio.----Peter Doocy of Fox News presses the White House on release of migrants who allegedly beat Texas National Guardsman.----An alleged smuggler was arrested in Kentucky charged with bringing minors across the border and producing child pornography.----A federal judge ordered the U.S. government to expeditiously house migrant children who illegally enter the U.S. instead of allowing them to remain in open-air locations along the border.----Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a law permitting immediate removal of squatters.----President Joe Biden is funding border security in foreign nations.

Dr. Tommy Ice is the director of the Pre-Trib Research Center which he co-founded in 1994 with Dr. Tim LaHaye. He has authored or co-authored over 30 books, written hundreds of articles and is a frequent conference speaker. He's also served as a pastor for 17 years. He appeared on Crosstalk to discuss his book, 'The Case for Zionism- Why Christians Should Support Israel'.--According to Dr. Ice, Zionism involves people, including Christians, who believe that God has given Israel the land of Israel.--There are Christian anti-Zionists. This goes back to the 2nd century of the early church when people began to say that the church was the new Israel. That developed into the belief that the church has replaced Israel -Replacement Theology or Supersessionism-. This has been the majority view down through church history especially within the Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches.--Dr. Ice disagrees with Replacement Theology. He noted that there are 3 chapters in Romans where Paul says that God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Paul then goes on to note that their hardness is temporary and that sometime in the future all Israel will be saved. For Dr. Ice, that means every Jew that's alive toward the end of the tribulation will become a believer.--Dr. Ice's book teaches that the world has witnessed -in the last few years- the greatest increase of anti-Semitism since WWII. Dr. Ice believes this to be especially true when you factor in the Islamic world. Up to about 70 years ago when Israel became a nation, anti-Semitism involved hatred toward Jewish people. Today that includes hating the nation of Israel and Zionism.

The numbers of children dealing with gender dysphoria is off the charts. The result-- A recent report out of the UK indicated over one-third of children on puberty blockers were experiencing worsened mental health. LifeSiteNews.com has reported on disturbing new data from the Canadian Institute for Health showing hundreds of minor girls from Canada have had their breasts removed in the past 5 years under the guise of treatment for gender confusion. The Washington Free Beacon reported that Planned Parenthood is helping teenagers transition after nothing more than a 30 minute consult, doling out prescriptions for estrogen and testosterone, including to special needs children.--In response, the American College of Pediatricians has launched a new biological integrity initiative with the goal of exposing the dangers of transgender procedures on children. --With more on this issue, Jim welcomed Dr. Jill Simons. Dr. Simons is executive director of the American College of Pediatricians. She is a Board-Certified Pediatrician and is in private practice in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and also a professional staff member of Children's Minnesota and Mercy Hospital.--What is gender dysphoria-- Dr. Simons noted this is a -catch all- phrase that refers to a person that is uncomfortable being the sex that they are. She believes social media is contributing to this problem, but the underlying problem for those suffering from gender dysphoria is mental health. Specifically, this can include anxiety, depression, poor self-esteem, abuse, or they may suffer from autism. In short, they're looking for answers as to why they feel the way they do.

With each passing day you can't help but wonder, what's next-- The things happening in America are happening so quickly. For example, just a few years ago we had the most secure borders ever and we were energy independent. Evidence indicates that America is more divided than ever and from the highest office in the land, Resurrection Sunday was hijacked by a transgender day of visibility.--So as you look at our nation from these facets as well as others, it's clear that America is -falling apart at the seams.- --Returning to Crosstalk to explain why was Alex Newman. Alex is an award-winning international freelance journalist, author, researcher, educator and consultant. He is senior editor for The New American.--Alex began his analysis by describing his prognosis for the future of America. He believes that when you look at the situation objectively and honestly, we're a nation that is on the verge of collapse and that we're seeing the judgment of God due to wickedness that unfortunately pervades much of society. That is coupled with blatant rebellion that will only bring more judgment to our land. --Our national debt situation topped the list of areas of concern. Jim indicated that the U.S. debt stands at 34.6 trillion dollars. That doesn't include what's been raided from Social Security and other funds. Alex responded by indicating that we're on the verge of -economic catastrophe.- We have over 200 trillion in unfunded liabilities. That's about ten times the size of the national economy and what we produce in a year and there's no way that this figure could ever be paid off. Alex believes that this alone means certain economic doom.

Gene Sharp is a radio planting missionary serving with IBM -Independent Baptist Media- to carry the Gospel around the earth through technology.--It all began from humble beginnings when starting a Christian radio station in Ohio in 1997. So join Gene as he presents his testimonial timeline describing the effect of lives that continue to be impacted by the Gospel via Christian radio around the world. Station locations he discussed included Paupa New Guinea, the Catholic-heavy Philippines, Uganda and even the Islamic stronghold of Iraq---Also included was discussion concerning video recording studios in Brazil, Egypt and India, as IBM provides assistance to local churches and missionaries not just with radio stations, but in the areas of audio, video and graphics.--Listeners wrapped up the program with their comments.

Those of us that follow Jesus and his teachings know that he has a message that must continue to go out. Souls are depending on it whether they know it or not. That's why Trail Ridge Camp in Hillsboro, Wisconsin, exists- to share the good news of Jesus Christ and what he did for sinners. --Last year, Trail Ridge Camp hosted their father-son retreat, which included hearing challenges from God's Word. This included the closing message just after the breakfast fellowship featuring Dr. Dean Taylor. Dean was once a youth pastor, a senior pastor and now a professor at Faith Baptist Theological Seminary in Iowa. He shared a message that looked at the following 5 points- - -God has a plan.-People have personal responsibility.-Sin has a price.-Jesus has great love.-You and I have a choice regarding what we see at Calvary.--This last point is of great importance. When you look at Calvary, you have a choice, just like the criminals on either side of Christ. What side have you taken-- It's the most important question you'll ever face. Consider its implications, and hear how Jim helped Dalton wrap things up, when you review this special edition of Crosstalk.

Brad Mattes is president of Life Issues Institute which was founded in 1991 to serve the educational needs of the pro-life movement. Brad is the host of Life Issues, a daily radio commentary, also the weekly Straight Talk on Life Issues and has produced numerous radio specials standing for life.--19 years ago on March 31, 2005, after almost 14 days without nutrition or hydration, Terri Schindler Schiavo died by severe dehydration. What was her crime-- Her crime was that she needed a feeding tube and fluids, all to stay alive. --Terri's case went national. President Bush became involved, the Florida legislature sought to intervene on her behalf, while requests made by her parents were struck down by the courts. Pro-life organizations from around America were involved as well and eventually her case went all the way to the Supreme Court, more than once.--What led to the collapse at her home-- What do we know about her then husband Michael-- Was she brain dead, in a coma or reliant upon machines to keep her alive-- What led up to her death sentence by court order-- Join Brad as he answers these and many more questions surrounding this tragic death that we must never forget.

Mat Staver is founder - chairman of Liberty Counsel. He is a constitutional attorney with three landmark cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. Mat is an author and the host of the radio broadcasts Faith - Freedom and Freedom's Call.--This program dealt with a number of issues, but the primary focus concerned recent Supreme Court cases. The first one dealt with the court's hearing of oral arguments on March 18th in the case of Murthy v. Missouri. At issue was the Biden administration's pressuring of social media platforms to remove posts that they believe are falsehoods dealing with topics such as the COVID pandemic or the 2020 presidential election. --The next item discussed involved the court's hearing of oral arguments over two cases that were consolidated- FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine and Danco Laboratories LLC v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. Some say that this could have the potential effect of stopping mail-order abortions. That's because, as Mat explains in detail, these cases deal with the FDA's approval of Mifepristone, a drug that's used to terminate pregnancies during early stages.--Listeners brought their comments to the discussion during the second half of the broadcast.

Twila Brase is president and co-founder of Citizens' Council for Health Freedom, a national patient-centered, privacy-focused, free-market policy organization to support health care choices, individualized patient care and medical and genetic privacy. Twila is a certified public health nurse and author of the eight-time award-winning book, Big Brother in the Exam Room- The Dangerous Truth About Electronic Health Records. She's the speaker on the daily Health Freedom Minute heard on radio stations across the nation.--14 years ago this past Saturday, the so-called Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President Obama. Jim shared the opening of a press release that went out last Friday from the Biden-Harris campaign. It communicated that the ACA provides millions of Americans with the freedom and security for people to live life the way they want without the fear that one accident or illness will bankrupt them or their families.--Twila agrees this was a very consequential law but she believes it didn't improve freedom or security. It gave us unaffordable premiums and deductibles and no other options. So from her perspective, there's nothing affordable about it and the price for care itself is not any lower. The high prices are at every level from care to coverage and in addition, the health plan is allowed to deny you access to care. For Twila, it all fits the agenda of moving us toward a national health care system.--Join Jim and Twila as they look at more including---Has this situation pushed medical professionals into early retirement---How secure is everyone's medical information---What do we know about the cyber attack that took place last month.

Deportation cases dismissed, massive spending bill creates controversy, the so-called Affordable Care Act celebrates a birthday and more. These and other headlines are covered on the -Round-Up- this week.----The massive spending bill presented by House Republican leaders is filled with millions of dollars in funding for LGBT organizations, including -845,000 for gay garden parties. --The 1.2 trillion dollar spending bill released by Speaker Mike Johnson was blasted by Representatives Chip Roy and Marjorie Taylor Green. Jim provided audio from both representatives.----Days after underwriting the 92 million dollar bond for former President Donald Trump's E. Jean Carroll defamation appeal, insurance giant Chubb, has now declined to underwrite the half-billion dollar appeal bond that the GOP frontrunner needs in his New York civil fraud case.----New York Attorney General Letitia James recently took the first steps toward seizing Trump's assets according to public records. ----Former President Trump and other defendants in the Georgia election interference case have the go-ahead to appeal last week's ruling that allows Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis to continue to lead the prosecution. ----Tomorrow is the 14th anniversary of the so-called Affordable Care Act.----Despite the fact that over 90- of the U.S. population has some form of health insurance, medical debt remains a persistent problem.----By nearly two to one, voters believe President Joe Biden is using the Justice Department to hobble former President Donald Trump and jail him so that he can't win the Fall election.

We have an identity crisis in America. People are trying to discover who they are, especially those from the younger generations. In fact, some will spend large sums of money to discover themselves on self-awareness retreats. With this phenomenon there's been a rise in attention on psychology, gender, sexuality and identity politics. Life has become subjective for many as their search is based on feelings and the flames of this model are being fanned by social media, politics and pop culture. --Appearing on Crosstalk to discuss this issue was Martyn Iles. Martyn is an Australian-born lawyer, commentator, and the Executive CEO of Answers in Genesis, home to the highly acclaimed Creation Museum and the world-renowned Ark Encounter. Previously, Martyn was the co-founder of a not-for-profit law firm specializing in religious freedom cases. He also led one of Australia's largest grassroots political movements through a period of remarkable growth.-Martyn believes the genesis of this identity crisis starts with the fact that for some their ultimate authority has changed. It used to be that people looked above themselves to ultimate authority in God, seeing him as the one who defines reality and how we should live. Then we went through the secular age where it's believed that science answers everything. However we know that can't last because without God, science makes no sense. After all, the only reason we do science is because we believe there's ultimate truth in reality. So people have been searching for yet another ultimate authority and truth and they're attempting to find it in self.--Listen in as Jim has Martyn explain the puzzle pieces in the book.

The State of Texas has been overrun by those attempting to enter illegally. The safety of residents has been put in jeopardy, crime has increased, public services have been stretched, the healthcare system has suffered, disease has been brought in and more. The state is saying, -enough is enough- because the federal government has refused to follow the law so the state legislature and governor have stepped up to deal with the issue. The problem is that at every turn, they've been opposed and taken to court by the Biden administration.--With more on this issue, Crosstalk welcomed back Mark Krikorian. Mark is a nationally recognized expert on immigration issues serving as the executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies.--Earlier this year, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said that the federal government has broken the compact between the U.S. and the states and that the executive branch of the U.S. has a constitutional duty to enforce federal laws protecting the states, including immigration laws.--Mark responded by noting that what states are now experiencing from this lack of protection by the federal government should be considered an invasion under the Constitution. This argument hasn't been fully litigated but the contention is that since the states are being invaded, they can't be expected to simply stand by when the federal government refuses to do its job. Mark indicated that politically speaking this is true. However, does that come under the definition of an invasion in the Constitution-- That's what needs to be answered while ultimately, the federal government needs to change its policies.

Scott Schara is the father of Grace Schara, the 19-year-old daughter with Down Syndrome who tested positive for COVID, was hospitalized and treated following the protocols carried out in hospitals across the country. Grace was ushered into eternity on October 13, 2021. Scott is presently engaged in a landmark lawsuit, Schara vs. Ascension Health et all. He warns about the dangers of incentivized healthcare. His work and story have been chronicled in a chapter of the Wall Street Journal Bestseller, Rise of the Fourth Reich.--Scott began with a brief review of the equipment and drugs that were used to treat his daughter. Part of this involved the drug -cocktail- that she had been given for her COVID condition. Another critical factor is the Do-Not-Resuscitate -DNR- order that was placed on her without Scott's permission at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton, Wisconsin.--As a result, Scott brought forth a landmark lawsuit -Schara v. Ascension Health et al-. In the lawsuit, Scott has a wrongful death claim, a medical malpractice claim, a lack of informed consent and a declaratory judgment for both the illegal DNR and illegal medicine combination. However, it's the fifth claim that's the most important. It's a medical battery claim. This takes Grace's claim outside of state statutes because such statutes attempt to shield doctors and nurses so they cannot be sued. --At stake are factors such as informed consent and whether health care workers should have the right to unilaterally, with limited liability, be able to label patients as DNR.--Scott has been granted a trial date of November 6th in the Outagamie County Court system.

April 15th is a day that has gone down in notoriety. On April 15, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln died. He was shot the night before in Ford's Theatre. On April 15, 1912, the Titanic sank, having struck an iceberg the night before. April 15, 1927, was the Great Mississippi Flood where some 15 inches of rain fell in 18 hours causing the river to break out of its levee system at well over 100 locations and caused flooding in 10 states. In 1954, April 15th became the deadline for filing income tax returns. No doubt you've heard the familiar quote of Benjamin Franklin who said, 'Our new Constitution is now established, everything seems to promise it will be durable- but in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.' --We have all come to realize the impact taxes have upon us, but are you aware of the history of the income tax and how it came about-- What was its purpose-- Is today's modern system of taxes a breach from what was originally intended--

The -Round-Up- brought the following stories and more to listeners this week-----Israeli and U.S. leaders reacted to what some are calling an unprecedented call by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer for new elections in Israel. Schumer wants elections so Israeli citizens can replace the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.----The Israeli Defense Forces aided an international, non-profit organization in evacuating nearly 70 orphans from Gaza and transferring them to safety in Bethlehem in the biblical region of Judea and Samaria. ----The Israeli Cabinet convened earlier today to discuss the response of Hamas who is shifting their demands in a new hostage swap offer. ----The Biden administration is poised to issue a fresh sanctions waiver for Iran that will grant them access to upwards of ten billion dollars in frozen assets.----With all of his influential critics dead, jailed or in exile, Russian President Vladimir Putin was due to win a controversial presidential contest cementing his role as the nation's longest running leader since Joseph Stalin.----Leaked Kremlin documents have shown that it wants Putin to win 80- of the vote on a high turnout and to prove that Russians support his war in Ukraine.----Ukrainian drone attacks halted 3 oil refineries deep within Russian territory in an assault Russian President Vladimir Putin said was aimed at disrupting the presidential elections. ----A drone attack in Odessa, Ukraine, resulted in the tragic deaths of 12 individuals including a Baptist pastor's daughter and grandson. ----On Tuesday the White House announced a 300 million dollar military aid package for Ukraine.

Robert Knight is a former Los Angeles Times news editor, is a current columnist for the Washington Times and contributes to other publications as well. Robert has held senior positions in a number of pro-family organizations. He has written several books including The Coming Communist Wave- What Happens If the Left Captures All Three Branches of Government, Liberty on the Brink, and Crooked- What Really Happened in the 2020 Election and How to Stop the Fraud.--There are very intense efforts underway in our culture today attempting to sway, manipulate and motivate individuals to surrender their morals, values, sovereignty, free speech, Biblical faith. They want individuals to accept this world's system which includes immorality, socialism, diversity, equity, inclusion and deep-state solutions.--There are entities who want the populace to do nothing more than follow the pied piper and the allurement of his magical tune. We have seen shifts in our culture change in ways never dreamed by our founders.--But amidst this shift, which began so subtly, there are individuals who are waking up and saying that enough is enough- The winds of change are blowing and Americans are revolting against the policies and dictates of the left.

Dr. Richard Schmidt is pastor of Union Grove Baptist Church, and founder of Prophecy Focus Ministries. He's the speaker on the weekly TV program, Prophecy Focus and the radio broadcast, Prophecy Unfolding. He spent 32 years in law enforcement including that of Acting Sheriff of Milwaukee County until his retirement. He has authored several books.--When you look at what's being said on university campuses today, when you hear politicians condemning Israel for taking direct action to protect herself, when you observe the U.N. resolutions coming out against Israel, and when you see the growing number of legacy media stories scolding Israel, it's as if October 7th never happened. Also, how many sources will be telling you that just today, over 100 rockets were launched from Lebanon into northern Israel----There's a reason for all of this and Dr. Schmidt explained why from a biblical perspective as he looked at the following---While some concentrate on the 30,000 Palestinians that are said to have been killed in the war thus far, what they don't tell you is that Israel has been trying to move people out of harm's way in Rafah in the southern part of Gaza as this area will be under attack in the near future.--What did President Biden mean when he was caught on a hot mic after his State of the Union address, telling someone that he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu need to have a -come to Jesus moment-----How many terrorists were in Gaza and at this late stage in the war, how many might still be operating----Is there a move afoot by the current administration to collapse Benjamin Netanyahu while at the same time trying to support Israel--

Rev. Jim Harden is president and CEO of CompassCare Pregnancy Services in New York. Jim pioneered the first measurable and repeatable medical model in the pregnancy center movement, helping hundreds of centers nationwide become more effective at reaching more women and saving more babies from abortion. He's written extensively on medical ethics, executive leadership and pro-life strategy.--This broadcast involved some tough-talk, not just about abortion, but the idea of what it really means to be human as it discussed the following---Rev. Harden's clinic was fire-bombed shortly after the Dobbs decision was leaked. What's the status of those who launched this act of terrorism----Rev. Harden believes we now have two different justice systems in America. He explained what this means for our constitutional rule of law, for the pre-born and those who support life.--Kate Cox, the woman who wanted to abort her child due to a genetic abnormality and her appearance at the State of the Union address.-The Alabama Supreme Court decision, why in vitro fertilization -IVF- is just as horrific as abortion and why we should never let emotion drive legislation. --Has technology outpaced morality to the point where we no longer have a bioethical standard----The abortion pill, how it works, and the involvement of Walgreens and CVS.

There is a growing skepticism toward God in American culture today. Some foolishly deny that God exists. Others say they do not know if God exists, while others merely hope that God exists. God wants us to know that he does exist and that his word, the Bible, is his timeless and unchangeable revelation to mankind.-In fact, from Psalm 19-1 to Romans 1-20, we see that nature reveals God's existence and everyone is accountable and without excuse. --Appearing on Crosstalk to demonstrate this fact was Bruce Malone. Bruce is executive director of Search for the Truth Ministries, an organization that widely disseminates Bible-affirming creation materials. Bruce has spent over 30 years bringing the scientific evidence for creation to churches and schools at seminars throughout the U.S. and around the world. He's authored or co-authored ten books on the evidence for creation.--The story behind Bruce's book actually goes back to a Superbowl party 20 years ago that his church would put on for the city. At halftime the gospel would be presented to the youth in a large auditorium. Bruce asked the youth pastor if he could have 5 minutes with the youth to present evidence for creation. Part of his presentation involved giving them the book, Refuting Evolution by Jonathan Sarfati. Weeks later he asked the kids how they liked the book and not a single student had read it. Why-- It's because it looked like another textbook. --It's from that point on that Bruce decided that if he's going to write books, they'd be short, visual and fun to read. So he began to write creation devotionals where each day of the year he'd present wonderful examples of God's creativity and genius.

Here's a sample of stories from the Crosstalk news desk that made the cut for this week's broadcast-----Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters blocked President Biden's motorcade as he arrived at the Capitol ahead of last evening's State of the Union address.----President Biden kicked off his State of the Union speech, not by addressing the U.S. border or the economy, but by praising Ukraine almost immediately. ----Also during his speech, President Biden warned the Supreme Court Justices, calling on the power of women to help restore Roe v. Wade and abortion on demand.----Pete Buttigieg was challenged by a CNBC host regarding immigration. Jim provided audio of the exchange.----Jim also provided audio of Bill Clinton from 1995 talking about the problem of illegal aliens during one of his State of the Union addresses.----In the official Republican response to last night's speech, Senator Katie Britt of Alabama highlighted several of the Biden administration's failings, notably its handling of the southern border which she called a disgrace.----Members of the Republican National Committee elected a replacement for former chairwoman Ronna McDaniel after she stepped down. - ---Former President Barack Obama said he's all-in for Joe Biden's re-election but there's been a question. NBC News reports that a question nagging at many Democrats is what role Michelle Obama might play.----Former President Trump all but locked up the Republican nomination this week.----President Biden did appeal to voters of Nikki Haley to back him in the November election.----Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has endorsed Donald Trump for president.

Tonight, President Biden will deliver his State of the Union address. Before Jim opened the phone lines for listeners to weigh in on that topic, he brought forth information on the following stories---The U.C. Santa Barbara Black Studies Department has organized what's being called, -A Day of Interruption.- It's taking place today with subsequent -work slowdowns- to protest steps that the administrators recently took to support Jewish students and to quell anti-semitic protests on campus.--According to Axios, more than half -65-- of voters think that the nation is heading in the wrong direction. That's according to a poll the New York Times and Siena College published Saturday.--The GOP led House passed the Laken Riley Act. This bill would require the detention of illegal immigrants who commit certain crimes. It would allow states to sue the Biden administration for not enforcing parole. It's designed to prevent another murder like the one of Laken Riley by ending the -catch and release- of illegal aliens, increasing immigration enforcement, detaining and removing criminal aliens, reinstating the -Remain in Mexico- policy and ending Biden's abuse of parole authority and securing the U.S. border. It now moves to the U.S. Senate.--President Biden ordered protective fencing installed around the U.S. Capitol in advance of tonight's State of the Union address. It's apparently designed to keep -bad actors- from infiltrating the security perimeter. So why can't we have such protection at the nation's border-- --During the remainder of the program, listeners were asked to call in and answer the following question- The state of the union is...

This is part 3 of audio from a roundtable discussion hosted by Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin. This roundtable was held at the U.S. Capitol last week, February 26, 2024. It was titled- Federal Health Agencies and the COVID Cartel- What Are They Hiding-- In this discussion, the senator and a panel of experts exposed the corruption and censorship of the COVID cartel including federal health agencies, Big Pharma, legacy media and Big Tech. This event opened the public's eyes to the failure of the global elite and their institutions while at the same time giving a platform to suppressed and marginalized voices.--As this roundtable concludes, you'll hear more from panel participants including Dr. Brian Hooker, Del Bigtree, Dr. Pierre Kory, Rodney Palmer, Dr. Bret Weinstein, Randy Hillier and some wrap-up comments from Dr. Ryan Cole and Senator Ron Johnson.--Consider sharing this series of broadcasts with your family, loved ones and friends.

Yesterday on Crosstalk we began sharing audio from a roundtable discussion hosted by Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin. This roundtable was held at the U.S. Capitol on February 26, 2024. It was titled- Federal Health Agencies and the COVID Cartel- What Are They Hiding-- In this discussion, the senator and a panel of experts exposed the corruption and censorship of the COVID cartel including federal health agencies, Big Pharma, legacy media and Big Tech. This event opened the public's eyes to the failure of the global elite and their institutions. This forum also gave a platform to suppressed and marginalized voices.--Yesterday's broadcast featured testimony from Senator Ron Johnson, Dr. Robert Malone, Dr. Jessica Rose and Ed Dowd. Ed Dowd, with Finance Technologies, spoke about the impact of the COVID shots, including the 1.1 million excess deaths, 3.5 million excess disabilities and lost work of -135 billion dollars. You can listen to yesterday's program at Crosstalkamerica.com. For the full conference you can find links at Senator Ron Johnson's website.--In part 2 of this edition of Crosstalk, you can hear testimony from Kevin McKernan, Dr. David Gortler, Dr. Harvey Risch and Barbara Loe Fisher.

On February 26, 2024 U.S. Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin led a roundtable discussion titled, Federal Health Agencies and the COVID Cartel- What Are They Hiding-- In this discussion, the senator and a panel of experts exposed the corruption and censorship of the COVID cartel including federal health agencies, Big Pharma, legacy media and Big Tech. This event opened the public's eyes to the failure of the global elite and their institutions. This forum also gave a platform to suppressed and marginalized voices.--Forum participants included---Dr. Robert Malone-Dr. Jessica Rose-Mr. Ed Dowd-Kevin McKernan-Dr. David Gorthler-Dr. Harvey Risch-Barbara Loe Fisher-Dr. Brian Hooker-Dr. Pierre Kory-Dr. Raphael Lataster and many others.

Dalton handled hosting duties as he brought listeners the following from the news desk-----The Texas wildfire has now destroyed over 1 million acres.----Congressman Pat Fallon of Texas questioned Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on the number of military member deaths and Putin's behavior under Trump vs. under President Biden. Dalton provided audio of the exchange. ----At the National Religious Broadcasters convention in Nashville, former President Trump indicated that the greatest threat to Americans is from within. Dalton provided 3 audio clips from Trump's speech. ----According to a statement from the National Religious Broadcasters, they oppose the use of the erroneous term, -West Bank- to describe the biblical heartland of Israel.----In the face of increasing global pressure, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reiterated his vow to destroy Hamas and ensure that Gaza never again constitutes a threat to Israel. ----4 underwater communications cables between Saudi Arabia and Djibouti have been damaged disrupting communications between Europe and Asia.----The House overwhelmingly passed its latest temporary spending measure to avoid a scheduled government shutdown over the weekend.----House Republicans are considering lending the Ukrainian government funding for the country's war against Russia rather than providing 61 billion under the Senate-passed foreign aid bill.--Details on these and other stories, along with listener comments, can be heard on this edition of Crosstalk.

There are just over 8 billion people on earth and according to World Population Review, an estimated 2 billion of those are children between the ages of 0-14. This means it's critical that children be reached with the Gospel message. One such group that's focusing on this demographic is Child Evangelism Fellowship. Through their Good News Clubs and other outreach efforts, they have a vision of reaching every child, every nation, every day. --Moises Esteves is Executive Vice President of Child Evangelism Fellowship. He was born and raised in Portugal, was saved at the age of 9, and at the age of 17 felt God's call into vocation ministry.--In 2001, the Supreme Court decided by a 6-3 vote, in favor of Child Evangelism Fellowship in the case of Good News Clubs v. Milford Central School. The court said it was constitutional for CEF to hold Good News Clubs in public schools after the last bell rings and that they could not be discriminated against because of their religious content. --Each child must have a parental permission slip in order to attend. The gatherings run for an hour to an hour and 15 minutes after the school day has ended. During this time children are taught a Bible lesson, they sing songs, there are games, and sometimes there's a missionary story.--In the past year in the U.S., CEF ministered to 102,000 children, although they're still rebuilding post-COVID. That's about 2,600 clubs in the public schools with an additional 1,000 clubs in other locations.--On this broadcast you'll hear about- ---- The importance of local church partnership with CEF.-- The 4-14 window. - -...and much more-

Pastor Jack Hibbs is senior and founding pastor of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, California. He's the author of the newly released book, Living in the Daze of Deception.--Pastor Hibbs began by pointing out that the word, -daze- in the title isn't a typo, it's deliberate as it came out of a sermon series that he did. As Jim noted, the first part of the book goes to great length to awaken the reader to the many kinds of deception that have many in such a daze in our time. --So who is he trying to target with his warning-- Pastor Hibbs responded by noting that initially the warning was meant for the church, but then the publisher noted that people were buying multiple copies. When he looked into it more he discovered that people have been buying these extra copies for non-believers. As he explained, you don't have to be a Christian to figure out that what's in this book is happening in your living rooms, neighborhoods, state and world.--He believes the elements of deception are everywhere. In other words, evil knows no limits. So if it's in church, politics or business, evil needs to be exposed and deception is the key tactic within evil.--One point this broadcast discusses is global deception -often taking the form of agendas- because of modern communication methods. This can be seen by how easy it is for people to be gripped by fear because they read a headline. This situation was certainly leveraged as the world was basically shut down due to COVID-19. We saw -experts- on both sides in total contradiction and Pastor Hibbs concluded that when you have experts in disagreement on a topic, then there are no experts- the jury is still out on that issue.

This Crosstalk featured guest Dr. David Brown. Dr. Brown is Pastor Emeritus of the First Baptist Church in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. He has a Masters in Theology and a Ph.D in History specializing in the history of the English Bible.--The United States Supreme Court has upheld that the Second Amendment to the Constitution is an individual right, yet there are many questions that people have. So if you're wondering, for example, if you can be pro-gun and pro-life, you'll want to review this important edition of Crosstalk as Dr. Brown brings clarity on these and other points of concern. For example----Was Jesus a pacifist----How do we deal with -Thou shalt not kill--- According to the Bible, when is killing not murder----Does Romans 12-19-21 mean that we're to just leave things up to God for vengeance every time-- What is the place of law enforcement in this----What is the difference between self-defense and vengeance----Does carrying a gun show a lack of trust in God----Listeners had Dr. Brown answer additional questions to round out the broadcast.

Chris Katulka is assistant director of North American Ministries at The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry and host of The Friends of Israel Today radio program. He is a Bible teacher, and writer for Israel My Glory magazine and is author of the book, Israel Always.--Jim began the discussion portion of this broadcast with comments from the Biden-Harris team concerning President Trump and those that gathered at the National Religious Broadcasters convention. Chris responded with a review of Trump's accomplishments on behalf of Israel.--As the conversation moved along, Chris commented on the following----Did the IDF miss something that allowed for the October 7th attack----How October 7th was the result of a constant festering in Gaza -15 years of missiles lobbed into Israel from Gaza- that gave way to the massacre on the Gaza border.--Why doesn't humanitarian aid get to where it's needed, even to the hostages----What's the latest on the hostage talks----Is a cease-fire in the best interest of Israel----Why the idea that Israel is occupying the West Bank is incorrect. This land is disputed. Israel can't be occupying land that never belonged to the Palestinians to begin with. After all, there never was a Palestinian state, president or king. So Anthony Blinken is looking at this from an -occupation- standpoint whereas most Israeli's look at this land from a -disputed- perspective.--There's even more points that Chris covered, while callers brought their perspective to the program as well.

Last month, Alex Newman was the featured speaker at a VCY America rally in southeast Wisconsin. Alex is an award-winning international freelance journalist, author, researcher, educator and consultant. He's senior editor for The New American and contributes to other publications as well. He is author of Crimes of the Educators and Deep State- The Invisible Government Behind the Scenes. He is Founder of Liberty Sentinel.--In part 2 of this presentation by Alex, he discussed people like Yuval Harari -the author of the book Homo Deus- and others who believe we are acquiring divine powers and will become like God. --The Hebrews often times worshiped the things that they made and from what Alex explained, apparently things haven't changed much because the architects of the Great Reset seem to worship their creation of artificial intelligence which they hope will help get us to that point of being like God.--President Biden is quoted on food shortages and how they are on the way. No need to worry because the World Economic Forum has a solution. They want you to eat the food of the future-bugs---Alex then moved along to touch on the following---The move toward an in-between stage of world government known as regionalization.-Audio from Henry Kissinger who openly admitted to what he believed was the need for a New World Order.-In the memoirs of David Rockefeller he said that some see him and his family as conspiring with others around the world to build a more integrated global, political and economic structure. He admitted that if this is the charge, he stands guilty and is proud of it.--What does God think about all of this--

Last month, Alex Newman was the featured speaker at a VCY America rally in southeast Wisconsin. Alex is an award-winning international freelance journalist, author, researcher, educator and consultant. He's senior editor for The New American and contributes to other publications as well. He is author of Crimes of the Educators and Deep State- The Invisible Government Behind the Scenes. He is Founder of Liberty Sentinel.--Is the threat of a Great Reset a conspiracy theory as some may allege-- Alex played audio from numerous people who are on the cutting edge of this movement. Some personalities heard from include---Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, feels that the COVID-19 pandemic proved that our old systems are inadequate for the 21st Century. So as we head into the 4th industrial revolution, we need a Great Reset. -Antonio Guterres, Head of the United Nations, talked about how wonderful the Great Reset is. --King Charles also expressed his enthusiasm for change.-Bulgarian Communist Kristalina Georgieva, Head of the International Monetary Fund, is also excited about the Great Reset. --As Alex noted, this is no conspiracy theory because a conspiracy assumes secrecy. Since these people readily admit to what they feel is the need for a Great Reset, what else are they admitting-----Alex looks at some basic biblical principles and contrasts them with a quote from the Danish Environment Minister describing how life could change for her by 2030. After all, under the Great Reset, you'll own nothing.--Alex presented much more which you'll discover when you listen to this broadcast of Crosstalk.

At younger and younger ages, people are being exposed to pornography. The impact is being carried through the teen years and into adulthood. Many secretly struggle with porn and those inside the church are not exempt. Too often local churches ignore this problem with some not wanting to admit its existence. For others it's a lack of knowing how to deal with it and help those trapped by it.--Marriages have been shattered, families have been broken and the vocational livelihoods of many have been ruined by pornography and according to the guest on this Crosstalk, there is great risk in doing nothing. --Sam Black is a renowned author and expert in the field of pornography recovery. He is the author of The Healing Church- What Churches Get Wrong About Pornography and How to Fix It and The Porn Circuit- Understand Your Brain and Break Porn Habits. He regularly speaks at parenting, leadership and men's events across the country. He is Director of Recovery Education at Covenant Eyes.-Sam began looking at this issue by explaining what Jesus said about lust and what's impactful to our hearts. Jesus said that if you look at another with lust in your heart you've committed adultery. If that's you, you must think what's causing you to objectify someone else because as Christians, that's what pornography is to us. --What does Sam believe is causing this great proliferation of porn-- He believes we've been on a steady march from the 1950's. In the 80's there was VHS video, the '90's brought us the internet and in 2007 came the iPhone. This means that today, if we have a smart phone, we're literally carrying around the world's largest library of pornography ever created.

Dr. Richard Schmidt is the Pastor of Union Grove Baptist Church and also heads Prophecy Focus Ministries. He is the speaker on the WVCY-TV program Prophecy Focus and the radio program Prophecy Unfolding. Prior to his current pastoral ministry, he spent 32 years in law enforcement including becoming Acting Sheriff of Milwaukee County in 2017 until his retirement in 2019. He is the author of several books including the one being discussed today, Tribulation to Triumph- The Olivet Discourse.--For thousands of years, mankind has been fascinated with the question of what will happen in the future. For answers people turn to their local neighborhood palm reader shop. Some follow their daily horoscope. Psychics abound on many television channels, by telephone, and online. Just type the word -psychic- into a search engine and in half a second, 230 million responses will come up.--There is great interest in the future. However, one place that people have refused to look at is the pages of Scripture. Jesus Himself was asked by his disciples about future events. Our program today focuses primarily on two chapters of Scripture- Matthew 24 and 25. Here Jesus addresses this important issue in what has been coined -the Olivet Discourse.-

Dr. Jane Anderson is Vice President of the American College of Pediatricians and Lead Author of their Position Statement, -Mental Health in Adolescents with Incongruence of Gender Identity and Biological Sex- released in February, 2024.--As then former Vice-President Joe Biden was running for the presidency, he said that -transgender rights are the civil rights issue of our time.- Since being awarded the White House, he has made great efforts to transform government, our society, schools, sports and even medicine as he has carried through on his promise of advancing and seeking to normalize something which is not normal spiritually, mentally or even biologically. His administration has often claimed that gender transition procedures are -necessary- and has even used the phrase -life-saving.- Without body mutilating surgeries or the blocking of hormones or taking opposite sex hormones, his administration has warned of depression and even suicidal death.--While the Department of Health and Human Services continues to advance their so called -gender affirming care,- a doctor's group has issued their own position paper titled -Mental health in Adolescents with Incongruence of Gender Identity and Biological Sex- and it doesn't fit the Biden Administration narrative.

The stories flowed quickly as Jim had much to share on yet another edition of the Round-Up. Here's the bulk of the stories mentioned during the first quarter hour-----On Tuesday, the House narrowly voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.----Wisconsin Congressman Mike Gallagher announced that he will not be seeking re-election this year. He voted against the impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas. ----Senator Marco Rubio talked about refugees and those here illegally. He communicated that those coming into this nation are getting paid more than those who have worked and are entitled to benefits. Jim provided audio of his comments.----An article from the Epoch Times alleges that it's the U.S. that is bankrolling our own invasion by funding the U.N. and its partners, which in turn give hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and aid to migrants that eventually cross the U.S. southern border illegally. ----Newly discovered emails between the Department of Homeland Security officials and journalists show the agency tasked with protecting the U.S. border and domestic security admitted that it's not tracking illegal immigrants after they were released from federal custody into the interior of the nation.----A recent 60 Minutes segment reveals that migrants have been using the information provided by the helpful communist TikTok posters to locate gaps in the border barriers where they can cross into the U.S. undetected.----A Latin street gang with origins in Venezuela could be forming an alliance, at least temporarily, with the brutal gang MS-13 in New York City according to an FBI agent.

What is happening under the guise of public education is both frightening and appalling. Last Fall we learned of a Christian student who filed a religious discrimination lawsuit indicating she was ordered by Chicago Public School staff members to meditate during a required quiet time. She was told to bow to deity that she didn't recognize and to internalize mantras in order to reach -Zen.- --Other school districts have required students to memorize the Islamic pillars of faith and even take a field trip to a mosque. Textbooks have been rewritten to push Critical Race Theory and a false accounting of our nation's history. Planned Parenthood has been invited into schools for their services. Then there's the account earlier this month of a drag-queen teacher in West Virginia that was arrested on child sexual exploitation charges. In Colorado, legislation is being considered that would require the state's public and charter schools to socially transition any gender-confused student by adopting that child's preferred name and pronouns. Finally, the U.S. Department of Education has submitted to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget it's final Title IX rule that would force widespread recognition of LGBT identities throughout the entire education system in America. --Is all of this just happenstance or is there history proving that the education system has been steered toward this result-- Returning to Crosstalk to answer that question was Alex Newman. Alex is an award-winning international freelance journalist, author, researcher, educator and consultant. He's senior editor for The New American and co-author of Crimes of the Educators.

This Crosstalk featured the return of Dr. Jimmy DeYoung Jr. Dr. DeYoung is a speaker, teacher, Mideast guide, videographer and speaker on Prophecy Today. He lived and worked in Jerusalem for many years, is a fully credentialed journalist and has led numerous tours to Israel.--Just over 4 months ago, Israel suffered a very barbaric attack by Hamas, an Islamic terrorist group, that denies Israel the right to exist. Due to this planned genocide by Hamas, Israel declared war and has been systematically rooting out and eliminating the evil doers. --A dramatic rescue this past weekend freed a couple of Israeli hostages, while many more still remain. Negotiations to release the rest have fallen short. A truce or cease-fire seems unlikely as well. Meanwhile, Israel has discovered a top secret Hamas intelligence center right underneath the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency, and recently President Biden described Israel's response in Gaza as -over the top---Don't miss the coverage of these and other aspects of the Israel-Hamas war, as described by Jimmy DeYoung Jr., on this edition of Crosstalk.

Perhaps you're not aware, but there are ways in which Agenda 2030 is being methodically implemented, not just in the U.S. but around the world. This has ramifications for our economy, our food supply-security, land use, private property, our energy independence and much more. This pressure isn't just coming from the United Nations. Sometimes this pressure comes from our own state legislatures and city planning commissions.--Regardless of the level of influence, there are those making a positive impact on many fronts. These individuals realize that this is not a spectator sport and that as many as possible must be engaged to make a difference. --One of those difference makers is Tom DeWeese. Tom is president of American Policy Center. Tom is one of the nation's leading advocates of individual liberty, free enterprise, private property rights, personal privacy, back-to-basics education, American sovereignty and independence and protecting our Constitutionally-guaranteed rights. Tom is also the grassroots coordinator for CFACT.--Tom framed the discussion by noting that there's always been a force in human society that seeks to rule everyone else. They usually put together armies, invade, break things, kill people and subjugate others. In the same way we have people today who are diabolical. They've come up with a way to get us to voluntarily give up our liberties in order to subjugate us. It's the scare tactic of environmental Armageddon. It's about creating a crisis leading to fear. If you look deeply into it you'll find that almost everything they're proposing to allegedly save the planet is actually much more damaging than anything currently being done.

There are significant warnings being expressed by some individuals concerning the internal safety and security of the United States. These warnings are coming from the highest levels of government all the way down to the level of our county sheriffs.--The importance of this matter cannot be overstated. Jim proved the point as he aired 3 audio clips. The first was from Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson as he questioned Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas concerning what's been taking place at the southern border. The second audio clip featured Director of the FBI, Christopher Wray, who noted how multiple foreign terrorist organizations have called for direct attacks on the U.S. or its assets and the threat from domestic extremist groups. In the third clip, FBI Director Wray discussed the ongoing, multi-pronged threat of China. --These audio clips set the stage for comments that came from Butler County, Ohio, Sheriff Richard Jones. At a press conference conducted last week, he shared information obtained while attending the National Sheriffs Association Winter Conference that was held in Washington, D.C., on February 3-6. The sheriffs were briefed at the conference by numerous high level government officials and heard the latest regarding crime and national security, border crime, gangs, drugs, terrorism and violent extremism.--You'll want to share this information with others as you'll hear Sheriff Jones discuss the warning as well as the actions he's taking in his county.

Here's a sample of the many stories Jim rolled out to get listeners caught up on the news. Listeners were given their chance to comment as well.----The Supreme Court seems poised to allow former President Trump to remain on the Colorado ballot and expressing deep concerns about permitting a single state to disqualify the leading Republican candidate from seeking national offices.----A visibly upset President Joe Biden addressed the nation late Thursday to respond to news that a special counsel tasked with investigating his handling of classified documents had chosen not to charge him but also detailed numerous examples of his memory loss. The special counsel report, while clearing the president, sparked questions about his mental fitness. ----President Biden got completely lost during a press conference and a reporter had to remind him they were talking about Hamas. ----Congressional Republicans were quick to condemn the Justice Department for not prosecuting Joe Biden for his mishandling of classified documents despite charging former President Trump in the case against him.----Nikki Haley was defeated in the Nevada GOP primary Tuesday night despite the fact that Donald Trump was not on the ballot. The person who won was labeled, -None of these candidates.- ----Former President Trump cruised to an easy victory in the Nevada GOP caucus on Thursday evening.----A federal appeals court Tuesday ruled that Donald Trump does not have immunity from charges that he plotted to overturn his 2020 election defeat, bringing him a step closer to an unprecedented criminal trial.----Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Hamas' cease-fire demands on Wednesday.

Jay Seegert is the founder - managing director for The Starting Point Project. He holds degrees in both Physics and Engineering Technology. Jay is an international speaker and author.--This coming Monday, February 12th, is the birthday of Charles Darwin who was born in 1809. This is the same day as Lincoln's birthday, but unlike the former president, Darwin was a promoter of evolution and his teachings have been promoted throughout society, especially in educational settings and museums. Sadly, this theory has also been adopted by many churches and religious organizations.--Back in 2004, a man named Michael Zimmerman was engaged in a battle against a school district in Wisconsin because he didn't like creation being taught. He brought approximately 200 clergy together to sign a letter to the school board. As a result, they retracted their policies regarding the teaching of creation.--Zimmerman was encouraged by this and others encouraged him to take this nationwide, so he started the Clergy Letter Project. The goal was to get churches to celebrate evolution on the Sunday closest to Darwin's birthday. So from 2006 to 2007 they celebrated what was called, -Evolution Sunday.- That was expanded to -Evolution Weekend- from 2008-2022. Then last year it was changed to -Religion and Science Weekend.- --This program covers who Charles Darwin was and what he believed, evolution's undeniable racist thread, the biblical problems with evolution, and the unfortunate attempt at syncretism that's causing some churches to fall prey to this errant teaching.

Many skeptics feel the Bible is a fairy tale or myth. Some claim it can't be trusted because it's full of contradictions and errors. Still others doubt the locations and events that the Bible describes. While the historical accuracy of the Bible has fallen under increased scrutiny and has been a topic of debate, new archaeological discoveries from an expanding host of ancient sites found in Bible lands continue to provide evidence pertaining to questions of reliability.--To provide insight on this issue, Crosstalk welcomed Dr. Titus Kennedy. Dr. Kennedy is a professional archaeologist and a research fellow at Discovery Institute. He is a consultant, writer and guide for history and archaeology documentaries and curricula, and currently directs archaeological projects in Bible lands. He's also researched and photographed archaeological sites and artifacts around the world. He's an author of the newly released, The Essential Archaeological Guide to Bible Lands- Uncovering Biblical Sites of the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean World.--Dr. Kennedy noted that if we didn't know where many biblical ancient sites were, we'd have a very different view of geography and specifically, biblical geography. So don't miss this edition of Crosstalk as Dr. Kennedy shares examples showing why archaeological sites have been instrumental for furthering our understanding of ancient locations, geography, history, chronology, economics, language, religion and the culture of the biblical world. For example, you'll hear about the following---What archaeology tells us about the size of the ancient biblical world.-What constitutes an archaeological site--

Recently Jim reported on some startling figures indicating that nearly 30- of Gen-Z'ers are identifying as LGBTQ-. In some areas, Social Services are removing minor children from parents because they believe parents are not affirming. --The Daily Caller is running a story today regarding audio they've obtained of a psychologist at a medical training summit in 2022. This psychologist indicated that it's parents who do not affirm their child's gender identity as having a mental illness.--What's causing this brainwashing that makes people believe that socialism is better for America, that taking the life of the unborn is good but abusive to women to protect that same life-- --Perhaps even more telling is a statistic from George Barna and the Cultural Research Center indicating that pre-teens are on track to abandon biblical Christianity in record numbers. --Can we document what's causing this deterioration of society-- William Federer can and he does just that on this broadcast. He's a nationally known speaker, historian, author, and president of Amerisearch, Inc. He's the speaker on The American Minute daily broadcast. He has authored numerous books including, America's God and Country Encyclopedia of Quotations, Who is the King in America--, and Socialism- The Real History From Plato to the Present - How the Deep State Capitalizes on Crises to Consolidate Control.--The best way to summarize this edition of Crosstalk is through the following quote by socialist Antonio Gramsci, who realized that if you're going to defeat the West, you have to do it slowly by rotting things from the inside. It's known as the long march through the institutions.

Andrew Arthur is Resident Fellow in Law and Policy for the Center for Immigration Studies. He began his legal career through the Attorney General's Honors Program as a clerk to an Administrative Law Judge in the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer at the United States Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review. Later in his career he was promoted to the Immigration and Naturalization Service General Counsel's Office in D.C., first as an Associate General Counsel, then as an Assistant General Counsel and Acting Chief of the INS National Security Law Division.--Crosstalk continues to monitor progress on our nation's southern border because many believe this to be a national security issue. One state, however, decided to take action. The governor of Texas made great efforts to secure his state but is being thwarted and fought against by the Biden administration. Speaking of the President, he curtailed many of the Trump policies which brought much broader protection to the U.S. He seeks to blame the previous administration and Congress as a source for failing to take action on what he describes as meaningful border control legislation. So what about the Senate-- Just yesterday they released their border bill. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson described it as -dead on arrival.---Just how bad is the situation-- FBI Director Christopher Wray has indicated that the number of illegal immigrants evading border patrol agents and escaping into our nation is a source of -great concern for the FBI.- Andrew noted that in December, Customs and Border Protection encountered about 300,000 people entering the U.S.

Below is a brief look at a number of key stories presented by Jim from this week's broadcast-----Earlier this week, Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri grilled Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Meta -formerly Facebook-, at a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting. Jim provided audio from the exchange.----A bipartisan bill to slash taxes for businesses and enhance the child tax credit is a step closer to becoming law.-----Joshua Schulte betrayed his country by committing some of the most brazen, heinous crimes of espionage in American history.- That's a statement from U.S. Attorney Damian Williams. Schulte, a former CIA officer, was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Thursday over a litany of charges. ----Mat Staver will bring oral arguments Wednesday morning before the Florida Supreme Court regarding a proposed amendment to the Florida constitution that would codify unrestricted abortion as a right. Mat appeared via a pre-recorded segment with Jim where he outlined the issue.----Representative Ilhan Omar made concerning comments about her primary interest while serving in Congress. What is that interest-- It's to protect Somali interests. Jim presented audio from Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene who commented on the issue from the House floor.----The Council on American-Islamic Relations -CAIR- has welcomed introduction of a congressional resolution. It's Senate Resolution 534, recognizing January as Muslim-American Heritage Month, designed to celebrate the achievements of American Muslims.----The House of Representatives voted on banning all perpetrators of the October 7th Israeli massacre from having entry into the U.S. The House voted in favor of it, 422-2.

Alex Newman is an award-winning international freelance journalist, author, researcher, educator and consultant. He is senior editor for The New American. He is co-author of Crimes of the Educators, author of Deep State- The Invisible Government Behind the Scenes and the new book, Indoctrinating Our Children to Death. He's also founder of Liberty Sentinel.--The World Health Organization is promoting a pandemic treaty for all nations of the world to surrender individual sovereignty to a worldwide body to make your healthcare decisions and that of the world. In fact, next week, February 5th-9th, is the seventh meeting of the working group on amendments to the International Health Regulations. The document would be binding as international law.--Also on the international health front, world leaders gathered in Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum, and one of the topics of discussion was preparation for a worldwide pandemic known as Disease X. Alex described it as a hypothetical-theoretical disease that might be 20 times more deadly than COVID-19. It's a -placeholder- that governments and international organizations are using to make preparations in terms of pharmaceutical preparedness and equipment. He also sees it as a pretext to justify some radical policy power grabs on the international level. --Jim provided audio from Tedros Ghebreyesus, the leader of the World Health Organization, as he spoke to the World Economic Forum. Alex unpacked the comments of Ghebreyesus in light of his background as he was one of the top leaders of a Marxist-terrorist organization in Ethiopia.--Was COVID-19 a trial run for what might take place with Disease X--

Increasingly, the push for full acceptance and promotion of the LGBTQ- agenda is advancing. In fact, According to one poll, 28- of Gen-Z adults are identifying as LGBTQ. --The result-- Women's sports are being decimated and dominated by men who are identifying as women. Leading up to the Super Bowl, the NFL is committed to bowing to the diversity, equity and inclusion movement as it will be hosting the third annual, -A Night of Pride- with GLAAD during Super Bowl Week. Politically, additional LGBTQ- appointments to the federal bench are being made by the Biden administration, while polyamory is on the increase.--Are we fast approaching the days of Lot-- That's a question to ponder as Crosstalk welcomed Peter LaBarbera back to Crosstalk. Peter is the founder and president of Americans for Truth. He's a former reporter for the Washington Times and LifeSiteNews.com and a former contributing editor for Human Events.- -The Public Religion Research Institute is the organization making the claim that 28- of Gen-Z adults -ages 18-25- are identifying as LGBTQ. Peter doesn't completely believe that figure because he contends that the PRRI is a liberal polling group and that it's in their interest to promote progressive ideas in religion and Christianity. Nonetheless, he found out from Gallop in early 2022 that based upon polling from the previous year, 20.8- of Gen-Z'ers were identifying as LGBT. --Peter believes this crisis is the result of the -mainstreaming- of perversion toward young people and that this activity expands the list of perversions. This broadcast demonstrates what recent history has shown us in this regard.

Dr. Erwin Lutzer spoke at the Waukesha Expo for the VCY America Rally on March 18th, 2023. His topic was We Will Not Bow.--Dr. Lutzer is Pastor Emeritus of The Moody Church where he served as the senior pastor for 36 years. He's the speaker on the radio programs Running to Win and Songs in the Night. He is a speaker and an award-winning author on several books. Some of his titles include The Cross in the Shadow of the Crescent, Life Changing Bible Verses You Should Know, We Will Not Be Silenced, No Reason to Hide and The Power of a Clear Conscience.--Dr. Lutzer began by mentioning Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn who told an interesting story. Solzhenitsyn said that in 1937 a speech was given by someone who extolled the virtues and the greatness of Stalin. When he finished, everyone rose to clap. Solzhenitsyn described how this went on for several minutes. Under such circumstances, who's going to sit down first-- After 11 minutes of non-stop clapping, the director of a paper factory stopped his clapping and sat down. Everyone else then stopped as well and sat down.--That same night the director of the paper factory was arrested and sent to prison for 10 years. During his interrogation he was told never to be the first one to stop clapping.--Dr. Lutzer said, -How does freedom die-- Solzhenitsyn would say with thunderous applause- everybody clapping at the Soviet system.---Dr. Lutzer then asked if America is being -sovietized--- Victor Davis Hanson asked that question and he indicated that in the Soviet Union it wasn't merit that enabled people to climb the ladder. Instead, it was loud enthusiasm for the communist system.

January 27th, was International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The words -Never Again- was associated with lessons learned from the holocaust that never again would such genocidal actions take place. Yet on October 7th, 2023, another genocidal attack took place by Hamas. Calling this attack genocidal is no exaggeration as the Hamas charter expresses the goal of wiping Israel off the face of the earth. So as a means of self-preservation, Israel has gone to war against Hamas in an attempt to permanently eradicate the threat.--The war is now in its 17th week. As of today, rockets continue to be launched toward Israel. Recently, at an outpost in Jordan, 3 U.S. soldiers were killed and over 30 service members were injured by a drone attack. All this is taking place while threats continue to come from Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthi camps.--Appearing on Crosstalk to bring his perspective on Israel and the Middle East was Dr. Jim Showers. Dr. Showers is executive director of The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry. He leads this ministry that for over 85 years has been meeting the spiritual and physical needs of Jewish people worldwide, standing against every form of anti-semitism, while supporting the right of the Jewish people to live in their ancient homeland. This ministry is also actively engaged in providing bomb shelters for Israelis. Dr. Showers also leads tours to Israel and serves as a conference teacher. He's served with FOI since 2002.--The discussion between Jim and Dr. Showers covered many aspects of current life in Israel and how the nation is moving forward in the midst of war.

Here are some of the headlines that Jim shared---- Trump backs Abbot, urges states to provide Texas full support to secure southern border-- Biden Administration has released 6.2 million illegal migrants into U.S. in 3 years, often through parole loophole-- Mom sues DHS for -100M after daughter raped, killed by suspected migrant MS-13 member-- Is the Arizona migrant who said 'soon you're gonna know who I am' head of the Islamic Party of Azerbaijan---- Vermont resettled Somalis, shootings are up 185--- Speaker Johnson says he confronted Biden to his face about the border- 'Do your job'-- Ex-FBI officials warn of 'soft invasion' at border-- Trump White House official Peter Navarro sentenced to 4 months for defying Jan 6 subpoena-- Trump vows to demolish the Deep State globalists in New Hampshire primary speech-- WEF panel moderator says elections in 2024 are a risk because people may elect the wrong leaders-- Trump wins New Hampshire primary, breaks vote record-- Trump wins 14th Amendment ballot fight in Massachusetts-- Expert testifies in court- Dominion voting systems easily hackable-- Joe Biden- If Democrats win control of Congress, I'll sign bill for abortions up to birth-- Wisconsin Assembly passes bill to legalize killing babies in abortions up to 14 weeks-- House Speaker Mike Johnson tells March for Life- I am the product of an unplanned pregnancy-- Joe Biden wants to put 6 pro-life Americans in prison for a decade for protesting abortion-- Joe Biden invites woman who aborted her disabled baby as State of the Union guest-- 11-month-old baby boy dies after being forced to wear mask at Taiwan daycare--Even so, come, Lord Jesus. -Revelation 22-20b-

Mike Gendron is the Founder and Director of Proclaiming the Gospel Ministry. Mike was a devout Roman Catholic for over 3 decades and was taught to rely upon the authority of the church above all else. Mike searched the Scriptures and was amazed to find that what he read in Scripture contradicted the teaching and tradition of the church he had been a part of for so long. He trusted Jesus as his Savior and now the Bible has become his sole authority in all matters of faith. Mike is the author of the books Preparing for Eternity and Contending for the Gospel, and has produced numerous videos with warnings concerning false teachings versus the truth of the Scriptures.--Paul's second letter to Timothy has so many important applications for believers in Jesus Christ. I'd like to draw your attention to Chapter 3 in which Paul wrote under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, -This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.- He then warned about the marks of the last days such as -men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy- and the list goes on. In verse 5 it warns of those -having a form of godliness.- And then in verse 13 Paul warns, -But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.---There is mass deception going on throughout the world today and it is not limited to the United Nations, the World Economic Forum, or the World Health Organization. Although there is much deception coming from these entities, there is another deception taking place that we'll call a spiritual deception and many are falling prey.

R. Cort Kirkwood is a former newspaper editor and a long-time contributor to The New American.--If you listen and swallow the message from the leftist media and leftist politicians, you will come away believing there was an insurrection on January 6, 2021 that was wholly instigated by then President Donald Trump.--President Biden indicated just a couple weeks ago that this January 6th was the day -we nearly lost America.- In that speech on the 3rd anniversary, 12 times he referred to this as being an -attack- and 12 times he used -insurrection.- He has also intimated that January 6th was supposedly the worst attack on our democracy. He has accused Donald Trump of rewriting the facts from that day.--You can watch selective footage from that day and you will find some who insist this was a terrorist attack. You'll be informed about all the information and testimony that came forth from the House Select Committee. But you will not be told about the number of FBI or DHS assets that were mixed into the crowds. You won't be shown the footage of those walking through the halls of the capitol with an occasional fist bump with an officer or those just taking pictures in the capitol. You will also likely not be told what the disbanded House Select Committee did with their files before the GOP took the majority in the House.

Usama Dakdok is the Founder of the Straight Way of Grace Ministry. He is the speaker on the daily radio broadcast Revealing the Truth About Islam. He speaks fluent Arabic and has translated the Quran into English. He is the author of Exposing the Truth about the Qur'an and Exposing the Truth About Jihad as well as the booklets The Violent Truth about Islam and The Straight Way to Eternal Life.--Tragically, today it was announced that 21 Israeli soldiers were killed by a group of Hamas terrorists who came out of the orchards and fired RPG's at two buildings which immediately collapsed upon the soldiers. The ages of the soldiers ranged from age 22 to 40. This is the largest killing of Israelis since the Islamic attack on October 7th, 2023. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his mourning pledged to continue the war with Hamas until -absolute victory.---As Islamic terrorist attacks continue to be launched, Islamic religious leaders are heating up their rhetoric. One such Imam preached that Jews -will all be executed by Muslims- this is a divine promise.-

Last week we passed the 100 day mark since Hamas launched its attack on Israel followed by Israel's war in response. So much has been learned since that time as Israel continues to root-out Hamas as they know that it's impossible to have peace with this terrorist group. --Why-- It's because the preamble to the Hamas covenant states- Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it, just as it obliterated others before it.--So how is it possible to co-exist with a group that has as its core mission the goal to wipe Israel off the face of the earth----Returning to Crosstalk to look at this issue and more dealing with the Middle East was Dr. Richard Schmidt. Dr. Schmidt is pastor of Union Grove Baptist Church and founder of Prophecy Focus Ministries. He's the speaker on the weekly TV program, Prophecy Focus and the radio broadcast, Prophecy Unfolding. He spent 32 years in law enforcement including that of Acting Sheriff of Milwaukee County until his retirement.--This edition of Crosstalk had much to cover in its look at the Middle East and its relation to world conflict. Discussion took off quickly with Dr. Schmidt discussing the following---Israel continues to be viewed by some media sources, and in other areas, as an occupier or colonizer. For some, this is all about liberating -Palestine,- giving them title to the land. In Genesis 12 we see how God called Abraham and told him about a very specific area of land that He was going to give to the Jewish people. Genesis 15 gives the actual borders and that land includes 90- more land than the Jewish people have today.

Friday brings another pile of news stories. Here are some of the headlines---- Klaus Schwab predicts AI will make elections obsolete-- Victorious Trump says it's time for country to come together-- Trump pledges to never allow a central bank digital currency if reelected president-- Asa Hutchinson drops out of 2024 race- says his message against Trump didn't sell in Iowa-- Establishment plots military coup against Donald Trump if reelected-- DOJ acknowledges Hunter Biden laptop content is legitimate for first time-- Congress passes another continuing resolution to avert government shutdown-- New Mexico Republicans start effort to impeach governor-- This state will take kids away if parents refuse to allow them to undergo transgender treatments-- Supreme Court rejects appeal on school bathroom policies for transgenders-- Prominent LGBT activist arrested on child sex charges-- USA Boxing's new transgender rule could kill a woman, coach warns-- Electric car owners stranded with dead batteries during blizzard-- CDC drafted alert for Myocarditis and COVID-19 vaccines, but never sent it-- Arizona county GOP passes 'Ban the Jab' resolution declaring COVID shots biological weapons-- Bill Gates at WEF- We need better needle-free vaccines-- TSA says illegals can board jetliners without identification-- Anti-Semitic activist gets cheers in London after he says 'we must normalize massacres'-- Massachusetts threatens medical licenses of doctors who promote abortion pill reversal-- Pastor faces charges for keeping church doors open to help homeless

The World Economic Forum is happening right now in Davos, Switzerland -Jan 15-19, 2024-. They convened under the theme -Rebuilding Trust.---The program consists of four interconnected thematic priorities- 1- Achieving security and cooperation in a fractured world, 2- Creating growth and jobs for a new era, 3- Artificial intelligence as a driving force for the economy and society, and 4- A long-term strategy for climate, nature and energy.--Many organizations are partnering with the goals of the WEF. To name a few, there is AIG, Google, Amazon, Bank of America, BP, Chevron, Citi, the Coca-Cola Company, Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, IBM, Johnson - Johnson, JPMorgan Chase - Co., Mastercard, Microsoft, PayPal, PepsiCo, Pfizer, Sony Group, Unilever, and Visa.--In a nutshell, they seek to push transhumanism, silence truth, promote the idea of climate change, enforce global governance, prepare the world for an unknown disease, command our children for us, give the earth human rights, end fossil fuel, and stop elections.--One has publicly stood out against the WEF agenda. Argentina's president Javier Milei told the WEF that socialists are promoting population control and 'the bloody abortion agenda' because they believe that human beings damage the planet.--This program is worth your immediate attention so you can share it with others.

Brad Mattes is President of Life Issues Institute which was founded in 1991 to serve the educational needs of the pro-life movement. Brad is the host of Life Issues which is a daily radio commentary, and the host of the weekly Straight Talk on Life Issues, and has produced numerous radio specials standing for life.--It was January 22, 1973 that a majority of United States Supreme Court Justices issued their opinion that abortion was a right found in the United States Constitution. It took 49 years, but on June 24, 2022 the Court overturned Roe v Wade in a decision Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. And right now, the floodgates have opened with a number of states protecting life in the womb, whereas others are targeting life in the womb.--Annually on the Sunday closest to the Roe v Wade decision is Sanctity of Life Sunday. That's this coming Lord's Day. This Friday, January 19th is the 51st annual March for Life in Washington DC.

It's not unusual to hear about entire homes that have collapsed due to an insufficient foundation. So here's a question- As it applies to your life, how strong is your spiritual foundation-- What about the spiritual foundation of your family-- Sadly, there have been tragedies due to a lack of a sure foundation even in Christian homes. --Joining Jim to discuss a resource that can help you develop a strong foundation was Israel Wayne. Israel and his wife Brook are homeschooling parents to eleven children. He is also an author and conference speaker who has a passion for defending the Christian faith and promoting a biblical worldview.--Conversation began with Israel describing the foundation of the majority of Christian homes today. He noted how he had the chance to interview Dr. George Barna, the leading researcher on all things related to the church in the U.S. Barna's latest research shows that only 1- of people under the age of 29 in the U.S. have a basic, foundational, biblical worldview. This shows that Christian families and churches have not been effective when it comes to passing on the Christian faith and its values to the next generation.--So why all the biblical illiteracy when copies of the Bible are plentiful and we're inundated with Christian literature, Christian broadcasting, podcasts, etc-- Israel believes it's because parents have not taken their biblical mandate to disciple their children seriously. They've left it up to the church to do that for them and that hasn't worked. In addition, churches have increasingly moved toward an entertainment focus in attempting to reach children rather than preparing them through sound biblical doctrine.

From Stephen to the Apostle Paul to a man named Jason who assisted Paul, for 2,000 years, followers of Jesus Christ have been persecuted. Paul told Timothy that those who live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.--What we must realize is that persecution isn't simply something that happened during biblical times. Right now, in 2024, there are those who are suffering on account of their faith, but often we become so caught up in the activities and concerns of our everyday life that we lose sight of this reality. --Returning to Crosstalk to once again open our eyes to the reality of Christian persecution, Jim welcomed Todd Nettleton. Todd is the Chief of Media Relations and Message Integration for the Voice of the Martyrs-USA and is also the host of The Voice of the Martyrs Radio. He serves as a voice for persecuted Christians, inspiring Christians with the faithfulness of Christ's followers in over 70 nations where they face persecution for being a follower of Jesus Christ. Todd is author of Forbidden- 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians.--Todd presented much information during this update dealing with numerous nations. Particularly notable are those that for some reason failed to make the State Department's list of nations of particular concern. Review this program and you'll hear the following---The nation of India has been reclassified to -restricted nation- status.-The attacks against Christians in Nigeria.-The Taliban and their persecution of Christians as they rule Afghanistan. -Todd communicated that North Korea is probably the most closed nation on earth where Christians are singled out for the greatest persecution.

From war in the Middle East to Hunter Biden, Crosstalk covers it all. Here's a sample of what Jim presented this week from the news desk----Tomorrow, in Washington, D.C., Hamas supporters are planning a big jihad jamboree at the National Mall called, -The March on Washington for Gaza.- It's being sponsored by every jihadi partner of the Muslim Brotherhood in America.---325 pro-Palestinian protestors were arrested after blocking 3 bridges and a tunnel in New York City on Monday, blocking lanes bound for New Jersey on the Holland Tunnel along with blocking traffic on the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Williamsburg bridges.---Wednesday was the first day of a new session of the Colorado State House and immediately, pro-Hamas demonstrators set the tone by disrupting the proceedings as Colorado House Speaker Julie McCluskie did nothing.---Over the weekend, pro-Palestinian demonstrators defaced the Los Angeles National Cemetery. ---The Justice Department has effectively issued a stand-down order to federal law enforcement and U.S. attorneys to stop them from investigating incitement, violence and vandalism committed by Hamas supporters who hold U.S. visas, according to a complaint filed with the Justice Department.---A member of Congress investigating the January 6th, 2021, protests at the Capitol estimates that the FBI had 200 undercover assets both inside and outside the building. ---Matthew Graves, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, suggested that law enforcement will soon target those who merely stood outside the Capitol on January 6th.---The United States and Britain carried out a series of air strikes on military locations belonging to Iran-backed Houthis.