Once again Jim Schneider brought listeners up-to-date on issues affecting Christians by presenting numerous news stories. Here's a sampling of what can be heard if you review this edition of Crosstalk:

--On New Years Eve, Germany allowed thousands of Islamic immigrants to enter

the country. Dozens of women were assaulted, robbed and raped by men with Arab

and North African features.

--There's a rise in the demand for self-defense products such as pepper spray in

Germany.

--The arrest of 2 Iraqi born refugees on terror related charges has recharged

calls for the Obama administration to pull back on plans to welcome thousands of

more refugees from Middle East war zones.

--Suspect in Pennsylvania police officer ambush/shooting told homicide

investigators he acted in the name of Islam.

--Former South Milwaukee Catholic church/school has been sold to a Muslim

congregation for use as a mosque.

--A Wheaton College professor under dismissal proceedings for her stand that

Muslims and Christians worship the same deity.

--President Obama vetoed legislation that would have repealed Obamacare.

--In remarks before the House, New Jersey Congressman Chris Smith noted that

Planned Parenthood dismembers or chemically poisons a baby to death every 2

minutes and have killed over 7 million children since 1973.

--Planned parenthood performed 323,999 abortions and received 553.7 million

dollars from U.S. taxpayers during the 2014-2015 fiscal year according to its

most recent annual report.

--NARAL Pro Choice America has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president.

--Wednesday House conservatives challenged Speaker Paul Ryan to fulfill his pledge

to play offense in 2016 warning that the 'honeymoon' period of his tenure is

over.

--Speaker Paul Ryan is considering seeking a new authorization of military force

that would formally declare war on the Islamic State.

--Mississippi Congressman Steven Palazzo called for congressmen to join him in

censuring President Obama.

--Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore ordered state probate judges not

to issue same-sex marriage licenses despite the U.S. Supreme Court's pro same-

sex ruling.

--Lawmakers in South Carolina have proposed a law that would withdraw recognition

of same-sex marriage.

--Bathrooms opened to both genders in Washington state.

--Dr. Paul Church, a prominent Boston doctor and trained urologist, says that the

hospital fired him because he refused to endorse the LGBT lifestyle which he

believes is dangerous and unhealthy.

--Jews Offering New Alternatives for Healing (JONAH), which offered therapy for

unwanted same-sex attractions, will close its doors later this month. The

closing is the result of a lawsuit in New Jersey brought by the Southern Poverty

Law Center.

--Bill Clinton said that in all probability, the next president will make between

1 and 3 new appointments to the Supreme Court.

--Alabama based abortion clinic closes down making Selma, Alabama, abortion free.

--State of Washington pharmacists defy radical pro-abortion governor with legal

appeal.

--States such as Ohio and South Carolina are grappling with a discovery that

Planned Parenthood and other abortion facilities are contracting with medical

waste companies that dump aborted babies into landfills.

--A wave of complaints forced the IRS to withdraw their controversial non-profit

charities donor plan.

--Beginning this month, if you have a federal tax debt of $50,000 or more

(including penalties and interest), the IRS can get your passport canceled.

--Lawmakers crafting Obamacare did propose panels that would decide whether or not

a health care procedure was worth paying for. Now changes in Medicare for 2016

include coverage for end of life counseling.