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--President Obama vetoed legislation that would have repealed Obamacare.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