Persecution is happening for those who call evil for what it is. This is due to the fact that there are those who call evil, "good." In fact, these same people are attacking Christianity and its values, the values that our nation was founded upon. So what should believers do? Should we cower in fear or are there duties that we are responsible for adhering to in such times? Returning to talk about our responsibilities in hostile times, Crosstalk welcomed back Mat Staver. Mat is founder & chairman of Liberty Counsel. He 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.Discussion began with review of the fact that for the first time in America's history, the position of Speaker of the house was vacated by a majority vote. This was despite the fact that out of 95% of Republicans that are in the House, 8 did join with Democrats to vacate the position.On the Senate side, with the passing of Senator Feinstein, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced his appointment of Laphonza Butler to be the new senator. However, her radical credentials don't mirror biblical values. Aside from that, she's not even a resident of California so there may be a challenge on that point.On the main topic, Mat commented on the following points, that together show how Christian values are under attack:This week the U.S. Supreme Court began their new term and recently Mat told Crosstalk listeners that he will be petitioning the court to take up the case for Kim Davis, the now retired, Rowan County, Kentucky, Clerk. (See Crosstalk for September 18th).