The broadcast began with an important review/update of the topic from yesterday’s Crosstalk.  The Bible—The Complete Word of God (Abridged), is a blasphemous play that is scheduled to run from August 31st to September 15th at Lapham Peak State Park in Delafield, Wisconsin.

Headlines mentioned included:

--The Natural Resources Conservation Service operates 9,516 vehicles even though it has
   only 11,605 employees.  These are odd statistics for a government entity that is
   supposed to exist to help keep our environment clean.
--Mormon Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney reiterates his view that the Boy Scouts
   should admit homosexuals as scouts and scout leaders.
--U.S. Postal Service losing 42 million dollars per day in fiscal 2012.
--A gay artist, claiming to be a Christian, arrested after illegally painting a Chick-fil-A
   restaurant.
--I.R.S. official warns pastors to keep silent during elections.
--Muslim terrorists tell Nigeria’s Christian president to convert or resign.
--Welfare state grows by nearly 19% under current administration.
--Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, to host President Obama at white tie
   fundraiser for health care causes.
--Turkish government rescinded the license of a company who offered abortion tours.on for this product here.