Much speculation about the dubious nature of the European Union's future survival circulates on the internet However others believe it's right on track for its long-term goals and is using the current crisis to achieve them Dr Robert Congdon Th D www congdonministries org joins the program Then we'll interview a Canadian Chinese Christian who was arrested and tortured by security police in China during the Christmas season last year just for wanting to visit a church there Jenny Chen guests on the program along with Ed Romero from China Aid www chinaaid org John's boralogue compared today's political correctness

The Bill of Rights has been dissolving at an alarming rate for the last years but at an accelerated pace since John Whitehead from the Rutherford Institute www rutherford org premiers on the program with warnings about the dangerous position we're putting ourselves in For several decades the religious right peddled the idea that fighting to put the right people in office would solve a lot of our nation's problems Not only is that not working but perhaps the problem really needs to be solved at a spiritual level first Chuck Crismier www saveus org is author of The Secret

We packed the program this weekend with informative interviews with a focus on geopolitics for the first part of the program Although China is hailed as an economic powerhouse it has serious monetary and population problems which will affect its approach to the approaching geopolitical storms Ken Timmerman www kentimmerman com and John discuss the proposal that the U S drop its support of Taiwan in exchange for a debt write-off The Chinese may not be able to do that Then we'll jump to the Middle East for a summary report by correspondent Dave Dolan www ddolan com author of

It's time we see whether or not Americans' attitudes towards gun control have shifted over the last decade There were two pivotal events which seem to have galvanized the case for self defense Alan Gottlieb from the Second Amendment Foundation www saf org is author of the book Shooting Blanks Facts Don't Matter to the Gun Ban Crowd Then Michael Paul joins us to continue the thread we have been pursuing ongoing asking the question Will the real Islam please stand up Paul grew up as an Iraqi Muslim and later became a Christian We have candid conversation about his

It's time to revisit the National Defense Authorization Act which allows for the indefinite detention of American citizens without due process or respect for habeas corpus This is a provision that must be repealed as soon as possible or simply declared unconstitutional Jim Babka from www downsizedc org joins us Mid-show John reports a number of significant news stories unfolding this week Then we're on to issues of free speech with a look at the growing effort to penalize criticism of Islam by preventing a definition of the relationship between Islam and terrorism Former CIA officer Claire Lopez at the

Why is it we elect people to change things in Washington or state capitals and then nothing happens It's because they're ambushed by foundation groups determined to force legislators to fall in line with the system or to marginalize those who won't play by the rules Idaho State Representative Vito Barbieri paints a picture of what legislators are up against Open Doors www opendoorsusa org issued its report on religious freedom around the world this week of the areas where Christians are under serious duress occurs in Muslim countries but you'd never know that from the media's prattle about the

nbsp Happy New Year everyone Taking time off this weekend We're running parts of a speech John gave at the Steeling the Mind of America Conference in Denver Colorado in September of this year highlighting the emerging trends and challenges of the next four years So often we're told by opponents that we should be open-minded Usually this happens when that person gets frustrated with logical challenges to their ideas John's boralogue examines what it means to be open-minded and whether that's even really possible

nbsp Merry Christmas Everyone Free speech is essential to a free society where people have the right to utter opinions others might find offensive We'll devote much of the program to exposing the effort many groups are making to keep them from saying it at all First we'll examine whether or not the change of regime in North Korea will have any effect on the thousands of Christians who are oppressed or in work camps in that country Rev Paul Estabrooks from Open Doors www opendoorsusa org has been in North Korea and written a book on the subject Then

A key historic sign of distressed currencies headed toward collapse occurs when governments enact currency control laws to prevent their people from moving wealth out of that currency In essence if the ship is going down they want to make sure everyone goes with it Mark Nestmann www marknestmann com author of The Lifeboat Strategy details the emerging monetary battle we'll witness as people worldwide realize the US is no longer a safe place to do business Two weeks ago we interviewed attorney Charles Stimpson from the Heritage Foundation www heritage org regarding the National Defense Authorization Act which appears

A potpourri show is on the table today where jumping from topic to topic should be fun Academic freedom is essential in education and science especially when politically correct opinions are voiced A lawsuit is underway in the case of a NASA engineer who was sacked because he favored intelligent design as a creation narrative Joshua Youngkin from the Discover Institute www discover org joins the show The Arab Christian Winter continues to darken the Middle East Juliana Taimoorazy www iraqichristianrelief org returns for an update focused on attacks on Christians in north Iraq Remember we were supposed to be