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Air Date: May 17, 2013

Host: Vic Eliason & Gordon Morris

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Vic Eliason presented the following news stories and Gordon Morris opened the phone lines for comments from listeners.

--Blue Fin tuna caught just off the California coast are testing positive for radiation due to Japan nuclear disaster.
--A major conference on German/Muslim relations ends in failure.
--A 13 year old slashes friend's throat after argument over a video game.
--Families of Navy Seals killed in an August 2011 shoot-down of a helicopter in Afghanistan cite a number of grievances including an allegation that the Pentagon invited a Muslim cleric who disparaged the memories of the deceased men in Arabic.
--A Federal judge issues a ruling that suppressing Christian speech is allowed if Muslims threaten violence due to being upset over the message.
--A British politician compares disabled children to the runt in a litter of lambs.
--The IRS tells a pro-life ministry to promote all aspects of abortion.
--Vermont to become the 3rd state to legalize assisted suicide.
--A Federal bill (HR-1681) coming forth would penalize adoption agencies that prioritize heterosexual couples.
--North Carolina abortion clinic shut down by the state following an investigation that revealed that abortionists were incorrectly administering abortion drugs to clients.
--President Obama invites Planned Parenthood to Mother's Day event then sends out a tweet about his free, no co-pay birth control.

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Air Date: May 16, 2013

Host: Vic Eliason

Guest: Scott Wheeler

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Scott Wheeler is an investigative journalist and documentary film maker who has focused on domestic and international security issues.

President Obama took action fairly quickly regarding the unrest in Libya. He started arming rebels who, while they hated Muammar Qaddafi, some of them were Al Qaeda terrorists. So while Scott didn't point to this situation as rising to the level of a scandal, he admitted that we ended up arming terrorists that attacked our embassy in Benghazi.

But why help bring down Qaddafi when he was cooperating with the United States? Perhaps we were given a hint as Vic noted that in his writings, Scott indicates that Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta "let the cat out of the bag" when he was questioned by Jeff Sessions about the lack of congressional authority regarding the Libyan conflict.

This kind of behavior from President Obama is quite precedent setting especially when one looks at Benghazi. This time it was American lives that were lost and Scott believes the President actively engaged in promoting lies to lawmakers and the international community.

Is there enough evidence to merely impeach the President or is there enough for an actual conviction? Will Democrats attempt to stonewall and protect the President or will they "jump ship" in light of the evidence? You decide as Scott Wheeler brings great information for consideration on this edition of Crosstalk.


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Air Date: May 15, 2013

Host: Jim Schneider

Guest: Michael Connelly

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Michael Connelly is a constitutional attorney, a U.S. Army Veteran and executive director of the United States Justice Foundation, a non-profit public interest legal organization dedicated to instruct, inform and educate the public, and to litigate the significant legal issues confronting America.

Michael described how the IRS was allegedly targeting conservative groups--any group with "Tea Party", "patriots" or "limited government" in their name, those who oppose the Obama administration, as well as those who were pro-Israel. This effort was allegedly designed to prevent certain groups from obtaining 501(c)(4) status prior to the election.

Michael also revealed that the I.R.S. is alleged to have turned over information of such groups to a left-wing non-profit group and they were releasing this information to the public.

In a related story, Michael explained how President Obama's Department of Justice was allegedly involved in secret monitoring of Associated Press phone records in order to find out where an information leak was coming from.

Are these impeachable offenses? Are such incidents taking attention away from the Benghazi scandal? How about "Fast and Furious"? Get the answers to these questions and more as well as discovering what you can do to make a difference when you review this edition of Crosstalk.


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Air Date: May 14, 2013

Host: Jim Schneider

Guest: Dr. Jimmy DeYoung

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Jim began this edition of Crosstalk by mentioning that a verdict has come down in the trial of abortionist Kermit Gosnell. Yesterday Gosnell was found guilty of murdering 3 of 4 babies and guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the 2009 abortion death of a 41 year old woman who died when his untrained staff administered a sedative overdose. He was also found guilty of 21 of 24 felony counts of illegal abortions beyond the 24 week limit and charged with 227 misdemeanor counts of violating the 24 hour informed consent law of which he was found guilty of all but 16. He was also convicted of conspiracy and corrupt organization charges. Sentencing will take place May 21.

Jim also brought news regarding the Romeike family of Germany, the family that is seeking asylum in the U.S. after feeling the oppression of German officials over the home schooling of their children. Today a 3 judge panel in the 6th Circuit heard their case and ruled against them. Michael Farris of the Home School Legal Defense Association says they will be appealing the case.

Jim's third story dealt with the passing of a bill that legalized gay marriage in Minnesota. Ironically supporters will be holding a big musical celebration called "Love is Law" in the city of St. Paul, named after the apostle who clearly condemns homosexuality in the Bible.

Jimmy DeYoung is with Prophecy Today. He has spent many years living in Israel and is a noted conference speaker. He constantly monitors news regarding Israel and the Middle East and provides a unique blend of political, biblical and prophetic insight that is absent from the media today.

In A.D. 70 the Jews became dispersed through the destruction of Jerusalem. Moving ahead to 1897 we see the formation of the first Zionist Congress in Basil, Switzerland, designed to discuss the formation of a Jewish homeland. They considered Uganda but ultimately it became the original site which had come to be known as Palestine. Following this first Zionist Congress Jews began emigrating to the land from 108 different nations.

Moving ahead to WWI we see God preparing the land for his people and he did so through the British defeat of the Turkish empire, the empire that had been in control of the Middle East since the 1500's.

When thinking of the Jews at that time of WWII you think of the holocaust. This war was about preparing the people for the land as we see the Jews beginning to move into the area of Jersusalem.

At the United Nations on November 29th, 1947 there was a vote regarding a partition plan because of the realization that there were two people groups in the area that the Jews were moving to. One state would go to the Palestinians and the other state would be for the Jews. This plan was rejected by the Palestinians but reluctantly accepted by the Jews.

Then in May 1948 Israel was declared a nation and within 48 hours after the announcement, 7 Arab nations attacked Israel. As Dr. DeYoung noted, that began Israel's war of independence, a war that has yet to see a conclusion.


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Air Date: May 13, 2013

Host: Jim Schneider

Guest: Mat Staver

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Mat Staver is the founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, an international nonprofit litigation, education and policy organization dedicated to advancing religious freedom, the sanctity of life and the family.

Concerning Obamacare, how do you feel about being forced to pay for abortion? How do you feel about the employer mandate? How do you feel about the abortion mandate that even applies to religious employers? These are just some of the questions that are simmering as we continue to see the roll out of this new health care plan.

Back in November the Supreme Court ordered the court of appeals to once again hear Mat's case. This Thursday Mat Staver will be arguing before the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond in a case that he feels involves one of the most important oral arguments of his career.

The Supreme Court only upheld the individual mandate as it relates to it being supported by the taxing and spending clause. According to Mat, if the individual mandate is a tax, then he feels it violates other constitutional principles because it it originated in the Senate and not the House (Taxing bills must originate in the House). In other words, there's much more to be considered such as the employer mandate that seeks to force employers to provide contraception, sterilization and abortion inducing drugs and I.U.D.'s. In addition to the fact that the employer mandate violates the free exercise of religion, no decision has been rendered as to whether it's supported by the commerce clause or the taxing and spending clause.

Since Obamacare is set to be fully implemented in 2014, this Thursday Mat will be asking for an injunction to block it's implementation.


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Air Date: May 10, 2013

Host: Vic Eliason

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This edition of Crosstalk featured Vic Eliason taking calls from listeners as they presented brief tributes to their mothers in preparation for this very important day.