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Most of us attend church each week with no threat of reprisal. This is not the case in other parts of the world. In recent weeks, Muslim mobs in Pakistan have attacked churches and Christian homes were set on fire. Thousands of Christian families were forced to evacuate including the guest on this Crosstalk. Joining Jim to bring more details on what's taking place in Pakistan, Crosstalk welcomed Pastor Shahid Kaleem. Pastor Kaleem is the founder and Chairman of Christian Literature & Translation Ministry in Pakistan. He's been partnering for several years with Bible Tracts, Inc. for effective ministry of Bible tract and Bible distribution ministry in Pakistan.Pastor Kaleem began by noting that Pakistan is the fifth largest nation in the world by population and the second most populous Muslim nation in the world. Because 90% of the population is Muslim, the Christians that live there don't have Bibles in their homes.In addition to the Muslim population, many people believe in numerous gods and are idol worshipers. Pastor Kaleem and his Christian Literature & Translation Ministry are able to reach such individuals in village after village with the Gospel of Christ via tracts, the Gospel of John, the New Testament and Bibles. The many Muslims in Pakistan believe in Allah and the Day of Judgment so many are curious about life after death. That's why many people want to read the Bible, even though they believe the Bible has been changed.In August, Muslims attacked Christians in Faisalabad over allegations of blasphemy. More than 33 churches and over 300 homes were burned, while things like money and jewelry were looted.

There's another globalist effort afoot that this time is attempting to lure cities from across the nation and around the world. It involves tenets of Agenda 2030. It's coming from a group known as C40, a self described global network of nearly 100 mayors from the world's leading cities that are united in action to confront the climate crisis.Joining Jim to look at this new chapter of the climate change agenda was Alex Newman. Alex 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 and author of Deep State: The Invisible Government Behind the Scenes. He's founder of Liberty Sentinel.Alex described the C40 as a coalition of city governments and mayors that are trying to bring the global warming policy agenda down to the city level. He first came across it when Donald Trump announced he was going to leave the Paris Agreement in 2018. Eventually city and state governments and corporations from across the U.S. came together at a U.N. climate summit that immediately followed and said that they were going to do what the Paris climate agreement would have required the U.S. to do. They were going to do it without the federal government getting involved. Large numbers of cities across the globe have now been recruited and they are trying to impose authoritarian policies that would micro-manage our lives, businesses, economy and families under the guise of saving us from climate change. Worse yet, cities have been doing this "under the radar" without consulting taxpayers and they're gaining momentum very quickly.

22 years ago today, Islamic terrorists struck America, claiming the lives of 2,977 individuals. It was the deadliest attack on U.S. soil. In New York City, 2,753 people died, 343 of them were firefighters. The Pentagon death toll was 184 while the death toll of those who perished outside Shanksville, Pennsylvania, was 40.The Qur'an declares that Jews and Christians are infidels. Followers of Islam are told to perform jihad against the infidels and hypocrites and to be harsh with them and that their abode will be in hell.Who would have thought that school districts now provide halal dietary options for students. Who would have thought that just 2 weeks ago, President Biden did not declare Islam a terrorist threat. Instead, he indicated that the U.S. intelligence community has determined that domestic terrorism, rooted in white supremacy, is the greatest terrorism threat we face. Returning to Crosstalk to bring analysis on 9/11, specifically related to the lessons we haven't learned, was Shahram Hadian. Shahram is a former Muslim from Iran who came to the states in 1978 and committed his life to Jesus Christ. Shahram started the Truth in Love Project and is the founding pastor of Truth in Love Ministry. Shahram exposes the true goal of Islam and the threat of Sharia in America. Shahram believes we're not at the point where 9/11 has been forgotten. Instead, the history has been re-written. The victims have been made out to be the perpetrators and vice-versa. Today we live in a world where we're told it's Muslims who are being persecuted and must be protected. It's to the point where Islam, that attacked us, is controlling much of the narrative.

The news cycle is constantly evolving and Crosstalk is on top of it. Here's a selection of stories from this broadcast:--South Dakota farmers are celebrating a major victory. Their state's public utilities commission voted unanimously on Wednesday to reject a controversial carbon capture pipeline proposal.--After hurricane Idalia slammed into Florida last week, reports of electric vehicles catching fire after coming into contact with flood waters began to merge. At least 2 Tesla vehicles ignited after being contaminated by salt water from storm surge according to ABC's Tampa Bay affiliate.--21 electric vehicles are known to have burned in connection to flooding from hurricane Ian in Florida and the Carolinas last year. --An electric vehicle abruptly stopped in the middle of a busy road near Salisbury, England, and remained immovable for most of the day causing a 9 hour traffic bottleneck.--The Biden administration is making up to 12 billion dollars available for automakers to retrofit their facilities to make electric vehicles and hybrids.--Saudi Arabia and Russia prolonged their unilateral oil supply curbs by another 3 months, a more aggressive move than traders had been expecting as the OPEC+ members seek to support a fragile global market.--In a major setback to U.S. energy production, the Biden administration confirmed plans to cancel oil and gas leases in an Alaskan federal wildlife refuge that were awarded to a state agency.--Gas prices hit the highest level for early September in over a decade.--The Biden administration quietly reversed a Trump era regulation by moving to ban the transport of liquefied natural gas by rail system.

Throughout history there are examples of oppression against mankind. In each of these situations there are those who didn't want to create waves. Yet others stood for their cause and impacted the lives of many for the better. One example would be the Revolutionary War and those who plead their lives, fortunes and sacred honor. Today we see similar examples. There's Child Evangelism Fellowship who've been told they can't be given access to students and classrooms due to separation of church and state. In one such instance they stood up and it went all the way to the Supreme Court. The result is that it was found that CEF has a right to access public schools for their after school clubs. Now imagine if CEF had consented to the cries of those who misrepresent the separation of church and state. In that case, the Gospel would have been silenced. However, as a result of their taking a stand for Christ, young people all across America are hearing the Gospel.To highlight this issue, Crosstalk welcomed William Federer, a nationally known speaker, historian, author, and president of Amerisearch, Inc. He's the speaker on The American Minute daily broadcast. He's authored numerous books.He began by defining the Rule of Tacit Admission. It's in Blacks Law Dictionary. It's an admission reasonably inferable from a party's failure to act or speak. In real estate it's called "squatter's rights." So if someone moves onto your property/land and you remain silent and let them live there, it's known as "adverse possession." In this case the "squatter" actually gains control of the property because of your silence.

Don Veinot is Co-Founder and President of Midwest Christian Outreach, a national apologetics ministry and mission to new religious movements. He has been involved in apologetics ministry for over 3 decades and is a charter member of the International Society of Christian Apologetics. He is also a staff researcher and writer for the Midwest Outreach Journal.Revelation 17 tells about a one-world religion which will dominate peoples, multitudes, nations and tongues. In Revelation 13 we are told of the antichrist, the false prophet, the beast, and how everyone will be required to worship them.With such diversity in our world's religions, how is it that all the world will come together in a single religion? You may or may not be aware; this past August 14th thru the 18th, the Parliament of World Religions was held in Chicago, IL with A Call to Conscience which brought together over 95 countries and thousands of people from many faith organizations. It was dubbed by its Executive Director "a week of joy and celebration." This year marked the most internationally attended convening in their history. Don Veinot attended this event and is reporting on what transpired.

While many would like to put COVID on the ash heap of history, there are colleges, universities and even some businesses that have reinstated mask mandates and others that are forcing shot mandates. Speaking of shots, President Biden is requesting congressional funding for a new COVID shot with recommendations that everyone gets it, including those who've had it before. Are these signs that we're headed toward COVID 2.0?Returning to Crosstalk to answer that question was Twila Brase. Twila is the 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. Jim began the broadcast with an audio clip from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre who communicated that vaccination remains the safest protection against hospitalization and death. Twila disagrees. She indicated that there's guessing that takes place as to what strain of COVID we'll have and how it changes by the time a vaccine is released. Jim mentioned how Jill Biden has received two doses of the COVID shot, is double boosted and is experiencing her second bout with COVID. That would seem to confirm what Twila noted from the Cleveland Clinic that the more COVID shots you get, the higher the risk for getting COVID. It's because of what she believes COVID does to a person's immune system. It makes it more difficult for your body to fight COVID because of how the vaccine impacts your immune system.Next was news that the CDC has stopped accepting adverse reaction reports, just as the new vaccine is being pushed.

What is the most recognizable hymn of all time? Many of you would likely say, Amazing Grace. We often hear this song at a vigil or remembrance service or perhaps played on bagpipes. Regardless of where or how this hymn is performed, it's stood the test of time for 250 years.Do you know the story behind the song and the man who wrote this testimonial of the faith?Bruce Hindmarsh is the James M. Houston Professor of Spiritual Theology and Professor of the History of Christianity at Regent College in Vancouver. He wrote his doctoral thesis at Oxford on John Newton and it was published as John Newton and the English Evangelical Tradition. He also edited and wrote an introduction for an edition of Newton's autobiography and his letters on growth in grace, The Life and Spirituality of John Newton. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a past president of the American Society of Church History.Craig Borlase is a New York Times, Sunday Times, and international bestselling ghostwriter of dramatic, engaging memoirs. Over the last two decades, he has written more than fifty-five books, working with a diverse range of authors for a global audience.This Crosstalk began as Bruce and Craig described what drew their interest to research and tell the story of John Newton, the writer of Amazing Grace. From there, Bruce described how the book actually begins with a death, the death of John's mother, who had intended for young John to enter the ministry. He also didn't fit very well into the family when his father remarried. So early on, John's life was marked by trauma.

Here's a brief look at some of the headlines that were presented from the Crosstalk news desk:--The House Oversight Committee sent a letter to the National Archives and Records Administration Tuesday requesting unrestricted special access to records related to then Vice President Biden's foreign travel with his family on Air Force 2 and Marine 2. Lawmakers point to his misuse of the aircraft as yet another way that he has abused his various offices of public trust and wasted taxpayer money to benefit his family's enterprise that consisted of nothing more than access to Joe Biden himself.--A trio of leading House Republican investigators demanded Monday that Attorney General Merrick Garland provide them with records related to the appointment of Special Counsel David Weiss declaring the Justice Department had provided Hunter Biden with special privileges to help him avoid more serious punishment for tax and other crimes. --The National Archives and Records Administration acknowledged possessing potentially up to 5,400 emails connected to then Vice President Biden's pseudonym accounts that he used to forward government information and discuss business with his son Hunter and others. --Hunter Biden and his wife Melissa Cohen just moved into a 3 bed, 3 bath, 1950's Malibu home with a stunning panoramic view of the sea perched on a hill in a gated community. This is the same Hunter Biden who just a few months ago claimed he had no money when he appeared in court in May in a child support case concerning the child Hunter and his father spent four years refusing to acknowledge.

Each day Crosstalk examines numerous issues that confront Christians including attacks against biblical values, morality, the family, common decency and more. As Christians become more informed, they can get caught up in things like the political realm or the efforts of the United Nations that challenge our values. In other words, getting involved to uphold that which is biblical is good, but in the process we can find ourselves taking our eyes off of God and focusing on our circumstances and the environment in which we live.It's especially important to re-focus and praise him when we know we've found our eyes have been removed from him. Examples of praise for our God abound within the pages of Scripture. Habakkuk, Jethro, Hannah, Saul and the men of Israel, Hiram, King David, Isaiah and Paul all rejoiced in the Lord.This is why Crosstalk took time once again to pause for praise. This was an opportunity for listeners to get on the program and finish the phrase, "Today I'm praising the Lord for...".