The New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans has us taking a closer look at Jihad and Islam. And there’s been a spike in Bible sales this year. John and Maria look for reasons why. They also discuss the life and faith of former President Jimmy Carter.

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Recommendation

Tom Holland on How Christianity Remade the World by Bari Weiss

Segment 1 - New Year's Day Terrorism

CNN: New Orleans attack news

AP: Cybertruck exploded outside Trump’s Las Vegas hotel

The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order by Samuel Huntington

What ISIS Really Wants by Graeme Wood

Open Doors Report

NYT Matter of Opinion Podcast: An Atheist's Case for More Christianity in Politics

BBC: Badenoch calls for national inquiry into 'rape gangs'

Segment 2 - Bible Sales Up Dramatically

FOX: Bible sales are booming, despite a decline in religiosity

Niall Ferguson on becoming a Christian

Atheism Without Reason by Sarah Haider

Tom Holland on How Christianity Remade the World by Bari Weiss

Segment 3 - Remembering Jimmy Carter

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