Yearly Archives: 2024

Marijuana’s Devastating Impact

Date: July 9, 2024 Host: Jim Schneider ​Guest: Dr. Eric Hussar MP3 | Order

Marijuana use has been surging across America as more states have ushered in legalization.  The result?  There are now more than 12,000 dispensaries across the nation with only 11 states showing none.

On May 22nd of this year, U.S. News and World Report carried a story indicating that more Americans today use marijuana each day than alcohol.  In spite of this, the Biden administration’s Department of Justice has submitted their Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to the office of the Federal Register to reclassify marijuana as a less serious drug.

Appearing on Crosstalk to address this issue was Dr. Eric Hussar.  Dr. Hussar is a board-certified family medicine physician practicing in Marietta, Pennsylvania.  He graduated from Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine in 2002 and completed a residency at Lancaster General Hospital.  He has enjoyed caring for patients ranging from pre-birth to 100 years for more than two decades.  He is the Pennsylvania State Director of the American Academy of Medical Ethics.

This program is literally packed with important information.  Beginning with explaining the differences between marijuana, hemp, cannabis, etc., Dr. Hussar also looks at marijuana’s addictive nature, its effect on depression, the marijuana/pain argument, gummies and kids, the use by expectant mothers, CBD oils, the social costs and more.  Pro/con input from listeners wrapped up the broadcast.   

You deserve to know the truth on this issue and you’ll find it on this edition of Crosstalk.

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The End of the World According to Jesus

Date: July 8, 2024 Host: Jim Schneider ​Guest: Jeff Kinley MP3 | Order

Jeff Kinley is a former pastor and best-selling author of over 40 books.  He’s a recognized expert in the field of Bible prophecy with over a dozen books on the subject.  He has a passion for sharing biblical truth and speaks across the country equipping churches and Christians to discern the times and to live with confidence.  Some of his books include, Wake the Bride, Aftershocks, As It Was in the Days of Noah, God’s Grand Finale: Wrath, Grace, and Glory in Earth’s Last Days, and his latest release, The End of the World According to Jesus of Nazareth.

It was on January 24th of 2023, when due to what they saw as ominous trends, the hands of the doomsday clock were advanced by the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to 90 seconds before midnight.  In contrast, about 2,000 years ago, Jesus presented a clear understanding of what would take place in the end.  He addressed the signs and how God desires for us to be prepared.

This Crosstalk looked at those signs as Jeff answered the following questions: 

Why is knowing Jesus a foundational issue when attempting to understand the end of the World?

Will global climate change destroy the earth or does God have another plan?

What do we know about the deluge of deception that Christ talked about?

What did Jesus have to say about war?  

Will people come to faith during the period of tribulation?

This is just some of what was covered during the first quarter-hour of the broadcast.  Hear the rest, including what listeners had to say, when you review this vital Crosstalk broadcast.

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News Roundup & Comment

Date: July 5, 2024 Host: Jim Schneider MP3 | Order

Get caught up on the news from this busy holiday week by reviewing this edition of Crosstalk.  Here’s a sample from the stories that were presented:

–Democratic governors from across the nation descended on the White House Wednesday evening to speak with President Biden over his debate performance last week.

–President Biden told more than 20 Democratic governors that he’s in good health, with the exception of his brain function, while discussing the fate of his presidential campaign.    

–Embattled president Biden has had a rough life, much like Jesus Christ, according to a House Democratic ally of the president. 

–Now a third Democrat has called for Biden to drop out.  The latest is Congressman Seth Moulton.     

–Four editorial boards at major publications have called for Biden to drop out of the presidential race.

–Damon Lindelof, creator of the hit ABC series “Lost”, is urging Democrats to stop giving money to the Biden campaign and to party candidates overall.

–Abigail Disney, granddaughter of Roy Disney, one of the two original co-founders  of the Walt Disney Company, plans to stop all future donations to the Democratic Party as long as Biden is still the nominee.

–Biden told Democratic governors that he will no longer be scheduling events after 8pm so that he can get more sleep.

–The White House admitted that Hunter Biden was in the room as his father was preparing to deliver a prime-time address.

–Federal prosecutors Monday have requested stays on pending January 6th court cases in order to evaluate a recent Supreme Court ruling that limited their prosecutions of the rioters.

–Merrick Garland has already been found in contempt of Congress for refusing to provide audio tapes of Biden’s interviews with Special Counsel Robert Hur.

–Lebanon’s militant group, Hezbollah, said Thursday that it had launched over 200 rockets at multiple military bases in Israel in retaliation for Israel killing one of its senior commanders.

–Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected any Palestinian involvement in the leadership and administration of Gaza following the end of Israel’s war on the enclave.

–The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Donald Trump, holding in a 6-3 decision that presidents are covered by limited immunity from criminal prosecutions for actions taken while in office.

–Democratic New York Representative Joe Morelle announced Monday that he will file a constitutional amendment that will virtually invalidate the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity.

The Price of Freedom:  The 56 Signers

Date: July 4, 2024 Host: Jim Schneider ​Guest: William J. Federer MP3 | Order

William Federer is a nationally known speaker, historian, author, and president of Amerisearch, Inc. He is the speaker on The American Minute daily broadcast. He has authored numerous books including, America’s God and Country Encyclopedia of Quotations, Who is the King in America?, and Socialism: The Real History From Plato to the Present which has the subtitle How the Deep State Capitalizes on Crises to Consolidate Control.

Despite all the difficulties our nation has and is enduring, we are blessed with many freedoms and liberties that the majority of the world is denied. Sadly, we take these liberties and freedoms for granted and forget the bravery and courage that our founders had. The Declaration of Independence begins with the words:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

The grievances against the crown were many, and those in this new land had had enough. Yes, the chains that shackled the colonies to Great Britain were being broken. To gain this freedom there was a price to be paid and our founders knew that. As a matter of fact, the Declaration closes with these words:

And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.

How many of us listening right now would take that same pledge – our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor? These 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence were concerned by their posterity. In contrast, today it seems we are more concerned by our prosperity.

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Government Overreach

Date: July 3, 2024 Host: Jim Schneider ​Guest: Brad Dacus MP3 | Order

Brad Dacus is president and founder of the Pacific Justice Institute.  Their mission is to defend, without charge, the religious freedoms, parental rights, and other civil liberties of individuals who cannot defend themselves.  Brad previously served as Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator Phil Gramm and received his Juris Doctor from the University of Texas, School of Law. 

America is running off the rails as it continues to advance an agenda that places transgenderism above true biology.  Biological men are decimating women in sports.  Those same men are using women’s locker rooms, and when females complain, they are the ones that are sanctioned.  Schools are taking action to prevent parents from knowing if their minor son or daughter is identifying differently at school than they are at home.  Even more tragic is when a family has their child taken away from them by Child Protective Services because the family refuses to allow permanent, bodily mutilating surgery to be done for so-called, “gender transition.”

These issues were represented during the program, along with others from the Supreme Court.  Here’s a sample of what was discussed:

Presidents having immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts but not for unofficial acts.

Did a Supreme Court Justice actually claim Joe Biden has legal permission to assassinate Donald Trump?

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to draw articles of impeachment against the Supreme Court Justices.

The expansion of emergency room abortions.

A Billings, Montana, case regarding a young girl with gender dysphoria.

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s ties to the LGBTQ agenda and a kidnapping protection bill.

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