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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. There's a lot of misinformation being communicated throughout our nation. Right up front we need to be clear. The intentional killing of a baby in the womb is not healthcare. It is murder. The Bible is very clear when it says that God hates the hands that shed innocent blood yet from coast-to-coast there are politicians that are making abortion the centerpiece of their campaigns. Brad noted how research shows that over 95% of all abortions are done for social or economic reasons. This means they were not required for the life/health of the mother, rape or incest. Many women are also forced/coerced into having an abortion. So he believes we need to stand by and support women when they're facing an unexpected pregnancy and not tell them that the answer is to kill their child. There's also a lot of misinformation being disseminated about the abortion pill. Although women are told it's not a baby, this procedure is chemical abortion. When the baby passes from their body they see this child and it's at that point they realize they were told a lie. This is causing not only babies to be victims but expectant mothers as well.

It's often been referred to as the trial of the century. It occurred in July of 1925 in Dayton, Tennessee. It's formally known as: The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes but is more commonly referred to as The Scopes Monkey Trial. Joining Jim to discuss this issue was Dr. Jerry Bergman, author of the book, The Other Side of the Scopes Monkey Trial. Dr. Bergman is a multi-award-winning teacher and author. He's taught biology, biochemistry, anatomy, genetics and other courses for over 40 years at the University of Toledo Medical College, Bowling Green State University and other colleges. His nine degrees include a doctorate from Wayne State University in Detroit. The 1,026 college credit hours he has earned is the equivalent to almost 20 master's degrees. He has over 1,800 publications in both scholarly and popular science journals which have been translated into 13 languages. His books, which include chapters he has authored, are in over 2,400 college libraries in 65 countries. According to Dr. Bergman, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), was aware of a law passed that stated that in public schools, you couldn't teach theories which contradicted the biblical account of creation. The ACLU didn't appreciate that because human evolution is a major plank in their worldview. They wanted to go to court but they needed a case so they asked for volunteers. Scopes was asked to volunteer in Dayton, Tennessee. The thought was that it would bring attention to the city as it wasn't doing well due to the fact that a lot of industry had moved out. So in the end, the trial was about creation vs. evolution.

If you pay attention, you can often spot the compulsion by various groups and individuals who desire to bring about global control over every nation on earth. One such effort involves the U.N. Summit of the Future that is underway. The United Nations describes it this way: "The Summit of the Future is a high-level event, bringing world leaders together to forge a new international consensus on how we deliver a better present and safeguard the future. Effective global cooperation is increasingly critical to our survival but difficult to achieve in an atmosphere of mistrust, using outdated structures that no longer reflect today's political and economic realities." The summit will adopt 3 agreements: A pact for the future, a global digital compact and a declaration on future generations. The U.N. reported that, "...they adopted the potentially game-changing Pact for the Future by consensus-with a small group of just seven countries holding out, having failed to pass a last minute amendment. The centerpiece of the Summit of the Future is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reimagine the multi-lateral system and steer humanity on a new course, to meet existing commitments and solve long-term challenges." Alex Newman, a frequent Crosstalk guest, is attending the Summit of the Future and he'll report on activities there next Tuesday along with the ramifications for the United States and the world as a whole. In the meantime, let Jim get you caught up on aspects such as the Pact for the Future that's already been passed. It's a pact where, believe it or not, opposition was led, not by the U.S., but by Russia.

The news cycle gets ahead of all of us. Get caught up each week with Crosstalk and the Friday News Round-Up! Here's a sample of what Jim presented to listeners: --Hezbollah launched 140 missiles at northern Israel overnight with Israel responding by carrying out a targeted strike on Beirut. --Israel has condemned an adopted U.N. resolution demanding that all Israeli forces and civilians pull out of Palestinian areas within a year. --Hamas terrorists have confiscated so much humanitarian aid that the terror group is struggling to find space to store it. --Israel's atomic chief has warned that Syria built an undeclared nuclear facility after Iran, which he said has, "in alarming amounts conducting covert nuclear activities." --Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has reiterated that the kingdom would not recognize Israel without the establishment of a Palestinian state, according the Times of Israel. --Invited by Senate Democrats, Maya Berry, an Arab-American pro-terrorist testified at an antisemitism hearing on Tuesday. Berry is the executive director of the Arab American Institute; a virulently anti-Israel organization. Jim provided audio from the hearing. --The man suspected in an attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump evidently spent nearly 12 hours in the bushes around the former president's golf course before Secret Service agents spotted his rifle and opened fire. --Representative Matt Gaetz said a senior Homeland Security Department official approached him as a whistleblower shortly before the second assassination attempt on Donald Trump's life.

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. As you may have heard, Hezbollah switched to using pagers to avoid cell-phone tracking by the Israeli military. The move was a costly one as their pagers recently exploded in unison. Then the next day and without warning, the same thing happening as their walkie talkies exploded! Many terrorists in Lebanon have been killed or wounded because of this action. In spite of this, Hezbollah has been launching projectiles toward Israel. Also, Israel has expressed outrage at the U.N. General Assembly for considering a Palestinian Authority sponsored resolution calling for international sanctions and an arms embargo against Israel. These are just a few of the points related to Israel that were covered on this edition of Crosstalk. Others included: How was Israel able to pull-off the exploding device scenario and what does Chris believe will be the result of this? Who exactly is Hezbollah and what is the source of their funding? Sensitive materials allegedly sent by Iran to the Kamala Harris campaign about her rival, Donald Trump. What's happening with Hamas? Where do things stand regarding surging hate crimes across the U.S.?

The most important issue of all time concerns your eternal destiny. You can be the most conservative, pro-life, pro-Israel person in the world, but if you get it wrong on eternity, you're forever doomed. This edition of Crosstalk looked at this issue because last week, Pope Francis addressed an inter-religious meeting of young people from different faiths at Singapore's Catholic Junior College. He told them that every religion is a way to arrive at God. However, what does the Bible say on this issue and what carries more authority? Is it the Pope or the Word of God? Returning to Crosstalk to discuss this topic was Mike Gendron. Mike 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. Responding to the Pope's words in Singapore, Mike began by noting that the Pope had a wonderful opportunity to proclaim the Gospel and Jesus who said that He is the Way, the Truth and the Life and that no one comes to the Father except through Him. It's this Christ that is the way for those who are lost and deceived. Instead, the Pope chose to be so tolerant that he wants to be all things to all people while denying the words of our blood stained Savior. Review this Crosstalk to hear much more, including viewpoints and questions from listeners.

John Adams gave a warning saying the U.S. Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people and wholly inadequate to any other government. On September 17th, 1787, 39 of our nation's founding fathers signed that great document and today it celebrates another birthday. Returning to Crosstalk with details on its history was William J. Federer. William is a nationally known speaker, historian, author, and president of Amerisearch, Inc. He's the speaker on "The American Minute" daily broadcast. William began by reminding listeners that the most common form of government in world history has been via kings. He described kings as glorified gang leaders. So basically if you get rid of the police, eventually you'll have gangs and the gang leader with enough weapons is known as a king, pharaoh, Caesar, kaiser, or czar. As we've seen through history, as weapons improve, these kings can kill more people so their kingdoms grow larger. In other words, instead of Cain killing Abel with a rock, they can kill with a bronze weapon, an iron weapon, a phalanx spear, a scimitar sword or gunpowder. If you're friends with the gang leader/king you're more equal. If not, you're less equal. If you're their enemy, you're either dead or a slave. As history moved along we saw the king of England become the most powerful king on the planet; a one-world-government guy with him at the top due to the fact that the sun never set on the British empire. However, there was a problem. America's founders didn't like the fact that a globalist king was telling them what to do, so they broke away and flipped the concept and made the people the king.

There's been another assassination attempt on former President Trump, the second in two months. The foiled attempt took place at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday. The alleged shooter was eventually taken into custody in a neighboring county. Jim put together an interesting broadcast that begins with audio from Melania Trump as she draws attention to the events of July 13th, which was the date of the first assassination attempt. Jim contrasts her comments with the reaction by former CNN commentator Don Lemon. There's also audio from Dan Bongino, Sean Hannity, Mike Johnson and others, including the alleged shooter himself, and utilizing sources such as the Epoch Times, Newsmax and Western Journal, Jim provided a thorough look at this event. Listeners wrapped up the broadcast with their views and concerns as well.

The presidential debate. Trump and marijuana. President Biden wearing a Trump hat? These and many more stories were presented by Jim for listener consideration this week: --An opinion piece on the Daily Caller alleges the moderators in the recent Trump/Harris debate were doing everything they could to help VP Kamala Harris. --Trump/Harris debate moderator Linsey Davis had a major conflict of interest in that she was a sorority sister of Kamala Harris. --Why would VP Kamala Harris call for a second debate if she won? Former President Trump rejects calls for another one. --The Trump campaign slammed reports that the Harris campaign told Arab-American leaders in Detroit that if she's elected in November, she would likely name left-wing Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison as the nation's top cop. --Former President Trump announced support for a Florida ballot initiative that would legalize marijuana. --A Georgia judge dismissed 3 criminal charges on Thursday in the 2020 election interference case involving former President Trump. --North Carolina's Supreme Court ruled Monday that state election officials have to reprint presidential ballots and remove Robert F. Kennedy's name. --President Joe Biden donned a red Trump 2024 hat on Wednesday during an event with VP Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania. --State and local election officials from across the country on Wednesday warned that problems with the nation's mail delivery system threatened to disenfranchise voters in the upcoming presidential election. --The census data released Thursday shows that Americans are less well off than they were 4 years ago.

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 author of Indoctrinating Our Children to Death. He is the Founder of Liberty Sentinel. Today's program comes as a warning. The book of Ezekiel in the Bible speaks of the watchman's responsibility to sound the alarm if a threat is approaching. That's what Crosstalk is doing today; we are sounding the alarm. Communist China is a threat. Communist China is advancing its influence and infiltrating America. It's not just the acquisition of farm land in strategic places, though that is occurring. The infiltration of China is happening on many levels including university campuses with Confucius Institutes, technology, government offices, products made in China, and the theft of intellectual property. Who is orchestrating all of this? Is it the President? Is it China's leaders? Is it those that donate money? Alex Newman answers this question for us. Today's program is troubling, but let's keep our trust, hope and confidence in our Lord. He is already victorious.