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Ken Ham is founder and CEO of Answers in Genesis and its two life-changing attractions, the highly acclaimed Creation Museum, and the world-renowned Ark Encounter. Ken is a biblical apologist and author of more than 30 books. Some of his latest include Divine Dilemma (understanding death, disease, and suffering), Divided Nation (about today's culture wars), and the devotional commentary Creation to Babel. Ken is a blogger and speaker on Answers…with Ken Ham. Ken described the climate change movement as a religious, anti-God movement that causes man to become his own God. In this regard he described the time last year when John Kerry returned from the World Economic Forum. Kerry described how there's an elite group of people that will save mankind and the planet. That's unbiblical because it's God who saves, not man. So just as with the creation/evolution issue, the beliefs of people determine their worldview. That in turn determines how they'll view things like fossils, life, or in the case of this broadcast...climate. It appears to be all about fear mongering in order to obtain control. Why do we need carbon dioxide in the atmosphere? Why is water vapor so important? Why is there an emphasis on not eating meat and not having children among the climate change crowd? Can man destroy the earth? Hasn't the climate always been changing? Does observational science compare with the information put forth by those spreading fear of climate change? Ken answers these questions, as he describes his new book, on this edition of Crosstalk.

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. August marks the annual observance of National Immunization Awareness Month. However, since the COVID shot was released, there's been a greater skepticism on the part of many individuals regarding whether they should readily accept all the shots and boosters recommended by the FDA and the CDC. People are asking more questions, not only about the COVID shots, but as a new school year begins, parents are wondering about all the vaccine doses they're told to obtain for their children and they're wondering if they're making the right decisions. After all, what about other options, side-effects and what about HPV vaccines? So if informed consent is of interest to you, you'll want to review this edition of Crosstalk as Barbara covered many facets of the immunization debate as it pertains to children. Some of the points she covered included: The attitudes of Republicans vs. Democrats related to vaccines. The disturbing growth of the childhood vaccine recommendations list. The religious exemption option. Have shots been given to students without the knowledge or consent of parents? Have people been threatened, coerced or thrown out for not wanting to get certain vaccines for their children or for proposing a different vaccine schedule? There's more to take in, including answers to questions from listeners nationwide.

Jim opened up with historic words from President Abraham Lincoln in an 1863 proclamation. It reads like this: "We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven; we have been preserved these many years in peace and prosperity; we have grown in numbers, wealth and power as no other nation has ever grown. But we have forgotten God." Joining Jim to discuss this issue while providing a biblical solution was David Smith. David is executive director of Illinois Family Institute and Illinois Family Action. David has 30 years of experience in public policy and grass-roots activism, addressing issues such as the sanctity of life, natural marriage, broadcast decency, sex education, marijuana, gambling, abortion, homosexuality, tax policy, drug decriminalization and pornography. David noted that since Abraham Lincoln communicated that America had forgotten God, where are we now? We're perhaps not forgetting him. Instead we're shaking our fist in his face and saying, "You're not telling us what to do!" In response, he described his campaign to call America to humility and prayer, appealing to God for his mercy. If you believe, as David does, that we're living in "Babylon" and that we need to engage in prayer, review this edition of Crosstalk where you'll find out more about his September campaign and how you and your church can get involved.

Dr. Richard Schmidt is pastor of Union Grove Baptist Church and founder of Prophecy Focus Ministries. He is an author. He spent 32 years in law enforcement including that of Acting Sheriff of Milwaukee County until his retirement. Randy Melchert is an attorney, a school administrator, a researcher, a consultant and a member of the VCY America Board of Directors. This Crosstalk opened up with breaking news that presidential candidate R.F.K. Junior is suspending his campaign while remaining on the ballot. Some of the other stories analyzed by Randy and Dr. Schmidt included: --Outside the Chicago convention center, former presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy was told that he had to have a certain kind of opinion for him to be present. --Chris Cuomo calls out the control of the elite over the entire process on the floor of the Democratic convention. --In one of several audio clips, V.P. Kamala Harris makes her case, "for the people." --Harris describes her desire to provide America with an opportunity economy that ends the housing shortage and protects Social Security and Medicare. --Harris believes America can't be prosperous unless Americans are fully allowed to make their own decisions about their lives, particularly on matters of "heart and home." --The Bureau of Labor revised down its wildly inflated job numbers for the year through the month of March. --The three-committee impeachment inquiry of the House released a report earlier this week finding that President Biden has "engaged in impeachable conduct," including an "abuse of power" when he was vice-president and "obstruction of justice" as president.

Dr. Richard Schmidt is pastor of Union Grove Baptist Church and founder of Prophecy Focus Ministries. He is an author. He spent 32 years in law enforcement including that of Acting Sheriff of Milwaukee County until his retirement. Randy Melchert is an attorney, a school administrator, a researcher, a consultant and a member of the VCY America Board of Directors. Randy began the broadcast with some historical background on presidential elections, particularly in the days when campaigns were not "made for TV" but rather, were often battled through the newspapers. He also reminded listeners not to forget about the Senate seats, House seats and state legislature seats up for grabs. Remember, it was state legislatures that closed churches during COVID, so it's important to be engaged with those elections as well. Governor Tim Walz accepted the nomination for Vice President of the U.S. last evening. Dr. Schmidt commented on the problems that are inherent in what the governor said as he spoke about the things he accomplished in Minnesota, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg who claims Republicans are selling "darkness", Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx refusing to prosecute protesters and Oprah Winfrey choosing emotion over substance. Crosstalk callers let their thoughts be known as well.

Dr. Richard Schmidt is pastor of Union Grove Baptist Church and founder of Prophecy Focus Ministries. Tony Kinnett is an investigative columnist with the Daily Signal and a former award-winning teacher and administrator. Tony kicked things off with commentary from Chicago as he brought listeners a better picture as to what's really occurring at the convention vs. what he referred to as social media hubbub. He described how the perimeter was pierced and there's been chaos at particular times and he's not sure that it will calm down before the end of the week. What surprised him the most is that the Chicago police aren't coddling protesters, many of whom have been pro-Palestinian. As of broadcast time, accurate arrest numbers were not available. Tony described the convention as a pep rally whose strategy, "...is to amp up everyone in the Democratic base on good vibes and feelings while trying to portray a unity message as well as an outsider candidate message." Overall, between the two conventions he sees a far greater discipline on the Republican side and a far greater emotionalism on the Democrat side that hasn't been targeted in a specific point of usefulness. Dr. Schmidt then followed with comments that focused on audio clips from Michelle Obama's speech dealing with hope and unity. In one clip she referred to the opposition as she mentioned the banning of books, in-vitro fertilization, shutting down the Department of Education, supposedly demonizing children for who they are and other points that as Dr. Schmidt noted simply didn't communicate a unifying message.

Dr. Richard Schmidt is pastor of Union Grove Baptist Church and founder of Prophecy Focus Ministries. He is an author. He spent 32 years in law enforcement including that of Acting Sheriff of Milwaukee County until his retirement. Randy Melchert is a school administrator, a researcher, a consultant and a member of the VCY America Board of Directors. Last evening, Randy had the opportunity to attend the DNC and he was fascinated by what he saw and heard. He noted how businesses near the United Center were boarded up for security reasons, the availability of prayer rooms (including a gender neutral prayer room) and the push toward no limits for elective abortion. He also talked about the following: How Scripture was being used selectively. Debating policy vs. demonizing policy. President Biden spoke about ending hate but what about the violent language on the left that's generated violence? Street preachers getting the Gospel out in a hostile environment. When Dr. Schmidt took the microphone he discussed the following: Why he thinks President Biden's speech was pushed past prime time. Hillary Clinton hinting at the idea that the Democrats are following the rule of law. V.P. candidate J.D. Vance and his comments about law enforcement while speaking in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear's comments concerning abortion and more. The program wrapped up with comments from the listening audience.

Dr. Richard Schmidt is pastor of Union Grove Baptist Church and founder of Prophecy Focus Ministries. He is an author. He spent 32 years in law enforcement including that of Acting Sheriff of Milwaukee County until his retirement. Randy Melchert is a school administrator, a researcher, a consultant and a member of the VCY America Board of Directors. Randy began this preview day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago by providing listeners with interesting historical information concerning political conventions over the past century plus. Next up was Dr. Schmidt who noted that, "...the DNC is looking to allegedly cause progress for America." This would be highlighted tonight by speakers such as President Biden, Jill Biden and Hillary Clinton. So exactly what do they mean by "progress"? Dr. Schmidt indicated that the Democrats will lay out their agenda, things that will be in total contrast to what was seen at the Republican convention. So he believes a particular word will dominate the DNC and that is "socialism". Since socialism features numerous entitlements and giveaways, Dr. Schmidt then asked, "Who's going to pay for all this? How big is the national debt going to be? How much inflation is this going to potentially cause?" Later in the broadcast, Randy explained from Scripture why the concept of socialism simply doesn't work. As you review this Crosstalk, you'll hear Dr. Schmidt as he described some key items that he believes will come out that have recently changed concerning the opinion of Vice President Harris. This includes fracking, her stand on border security, private health insurance and taxing of tips.

Jim pulled numerous interesting stories from the stack that formed the news cycle this past week. Here's a sample: --The Paris Olympic Games closed as they opened with viewers angry over anti-Christian, satanic themes in the event. The closing ceremony was dedicated to the rebirth of Lucifer, the light bringer of enlightenment. --Thomas Bach, the International Olympic Committee president, told reporters that there's no scientifically solid method for distinguishing men from women. --Olympic Gold Medalist Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone credited her stellar athletic achievements to God following her record shattering 2024 Olympic win. --Valentina Petrillo, a transgender male, has been approved to compete against women for the first time in the Paralympic Games. --President Biden offered more insight into why he dropped out of the presidential race last Sunday during an interview with CBS News. --The Kamala Harris campaign accused Elon Musk of trying to control democracy through the interview that took place Monday evening with Donald Trump. --The Harris campaign has been caught editing the headlines of various outlets to appear in America's Google searches as sponsored ads according to an Axios report. --Days after Vice President Kamala Harris was named the Democratic presidential nominee, a July 2023 video clip of her advocating for reducing the population made its way through social media. Jim provided audio from the clip. --Vice President Kamala Harris, in an attempt to attract voters in Pennsylvania, appear to be back-tracking on her previous desire for a ban on fracking.

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 broadcast heard on stations across the nation. Yesterday the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of Monkeypox (Mpox) in Africa as a public health emergency of international concern. This is based upon the increase in cases (more than 14,000 reported) and the number of deaths (about 524 reported) that have occurred. The declaration was made in Geneva by Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, the Director General of the WHO. It's the highest level of alarm that can be conveyed by the WHO. Twila began by asking if such a declaration would have been made in the pre-COVID era. She believes the WHO is playing rather loose with the idea of a global emergency. For example, in contrast to the COVID pandemic, there are absolutely no reported cases of Mpox in the U.S. and it's typically caught within the homosexual population so it has more limited reach. So she feels that to call this a "global emergency of the highest kind" is perhaps an attempt to help them keep their power and presence in the news as they had during the COVID pandemic. As this program unfolds you'll hear about dangerous DEI practices in medicine, the shortage of doctors, nurses and the challenges of Medicare.