Podcast appearances and mentions of Raymond Ibrahim

THE WAR between Israel and Iran is just over a week old—but not really. This is a continuation of what began October 7, 2023, which in turn is a continuation of a low-grade conflict that's gone on for decades. Iran was the primary source of financial, technical, and military support for Hezbollah and Hamas, which have been responsible for attacks inside Israel since the 1980s in the case of Hezbollah, and since the mid-2000s in the case of Hamas. The attack on October 7, 2023 was the final straw for the conservative government in Israel, which is determined to put an end to the threat to its citizens. Was Iran close to developing a nuclear weapon? No one has said so publicly, although the Israeli government and conservative talk show hosts in the US have made that claim for more than 20 years. However, the International Atomic Energy Agency recently assessed that Iran had enough uranium refined to 60% purity to produce ten weapons (note: 90% purity is required) and that Iran was preventing IAEA inspectors from accessing areas they needed to see. Not surprisingly, media accounts of the IAEA report ranged from “Iran close to developing nuclear weapons” to “No evidence Iran is developing nuclear weapons.” At the end of the day, the theocratic government of Iran, run by men in their 70s and 80s who may see this as their last, best chance to see the Mahdi in the flesh, cannot be allowed to develop nuclear weapons, and—sadly—their religious worldview prevents them from reaching a negotiated settlement. For a good overview of Islamic history, theology, and eschatology, we recommend the work of scholars Raymond Ibrahim and Dr. Timothy Furnish, both of whom Derek cited in his book Bad Moon Rising. Also: We revisit Roko's Basilisk, a thought experiment that highlights the danger of autonomous artificial super-intelligence. Our new book The Gates of Hell is now available in paperback, Kindle, and as an audiobook at Audible! Derek's new book Destination: Earth, co-authored with Donna Howell and Allie Anderson, is now available in paperback, Kindle, and as an audiobook at Audible! Sharon's niece, Sarah Sachleben, was recently diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer, and the medical bills are piling up. If you are led to help, please go to GilbertHouse.org/hopeforsarah. Follow us! X (formerly Twitter): @pidradio | @sharonkgilbert | @derekgilbert | @gilberthouse_tvTelegram: t.me/gilberthouse | t.me/sharonsroom | t.me/viewfromthebunkerSubstack: gilberthouse.substack.comYouTube: @GilbertHouse | @UnravelingRevelationFacebook.com/pidradio —————— JOIN US AND SPECIAL GUEST CARL TEICHRIB IN ISRAEL! We will tour the Holy Land October 19–30, 2025, with an optional three-day extension in Jordan. For more information, log on to GilbertHouse.org/travel. Thank you for making our Build Barn Better project a reality! Our 1,200 square foot pole barn has a new HVAC system, epoxy floor, 100-amp electric service, new windows, insulation, lights, and ceiling fans! If you are so led, you can help out by clicking here: gilberthouse.org/donate. Get our free app! It connects you to this podcast, our weekly Bible studies, and our weekly video programs Unraveling Revelation and A View from the Bunker. The app is available for iOS, Android, Roku, and Apple TV. Links to the app stores are at pidradio.com/app. Video on demand of our best teachings! Stream presentations and teachings based on our research at our new video on demand site: gilberthouse.org/video! Think better, feel better! Our partners at Simply Clean Foods offer freeze-dried, 100% GMO-free food and delicious, vacuum-packed fair trade coffee from Honduras. Find out more at GilbertHouse.org/store/.

Historian and author Raymond Ibrahim joins The Winston Marshall Show for a powerful, eye-opening conversation on the hidden history of Islam's conquest of the Christian world—and why so few dare to speak about it today.Raymond traces the rapid Islamic expansion following Muhammad's death, showing how, within just one century, Muslim armies had violently overrun three-quarters of the original Christian world—from Syria and Egypt to Spain and deep into Europe.He dismantles the myth of Andalusian "tolerance," reveals the brutal realities behind the so-called Islamic Golden Age, and explains how the Islamic conquests shattered the Mediterranean world, plunging Europe into the Dark Ages.Raymond explores the modern censorship around Christian persecution, the resurgence of historical jihadist rhetoric in groups like ISIS, and the urgent lessons today's leaders refuse to learn.All this—the real story of the Crusades, the lost Christian heartlands, the enduring legacy of conquest, and the history the mainstream media won't touch…Learn more about Raymond belowRaymond's Website: https://www.raymondibrahim.com/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------To see more exclusive content and interviews consider subscribing to my substack here: https://www.winstonmarshall.co.uk/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA:Substack: https://www.winstonmarshall.co.uk/X: https://twitter.com/mrwinmarshallInsta: https://www.instagram.com/winstonmarshallLinktree: https://linktr.ee/winstonmarshall----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------00:00 – Introduction01:37 – Who is Raymond Ibrahim?02:21 – Personal Background: Egyptian Heritage and Academic Journey05:00 – From Academia to Writing: A New Path06:08 – Key Works: Sword and Scimitar and Christian Persecution07:12 – The Impact of His Work and Public Controversy10:00 – The Battle of Yarmouk: Turning Point in Islamic Expansion12:10 – The Expansion of Islam: From Arabia to the Christian World17:07 – The Battle of Tours: Stopping the Islamic Advance20:00 – The Dark Ages: How Islam Shaped Europe's Future25:00 – Why Was the Muslim Conquest So Successful?28:50 – The Reconquista: A Slow and Steady Christian Resistance33:13 – Andalusia: Myths of Peaceful Coexistence40:00 – The Seljuk Turks and Pre-Crusade Persecutions44:10 – Pope Urban II and the Call for the First Crusade50:00 – The Crusades: Misunderstood or Justified?55:30 – The Battle of Manzikert and the Beginning of the Crusades1:00:00 – Charlemagne and the Rise of Christian Defensiveness1:05:00 – Early Relations Between Islam and the West1:10:30 – The Persecution of Christians in the Middle East1:15:00 – Crusades: Religious Wars or Defensive Actions?1:20:00 – The Myths of Islamic Golden Age Contributions1:25:00 – Crusades and Their Aftermath: The Long-Lasting Impact1:30:00 – The Religious and Ideological Roots of the Conflict1:35:00 – Western Misunderstanding of Islamic History1:40:00 – The Rise of Jihadism and Modern Conflicts1:45:00 – The Importance of Historical Context in Modern Conflicts1:50:00 – The Ongoing Persecution of Christians1:55:00 – Reflections on Western Values and Islamic Influence2:00:00 – Conclusion: Understanding the Past to Navigate the Future Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Raymond Ibrahim, an American author of Coptic Egyptian descent, runs a YouTube channel called, um, Raymond Ibrahim, and writes books exploring the conflict between Islam, Christianity, and the West.He strongly rejects the idea that Islam is peaceful.As I write, I've hosted nearly a thousand podcast episodes, and this is my first focused on Islam. I'm not sure why, but there you go.

Raymond Ibrahim, author of the books Sword and Scimitar and Defenders of the West systematically explains the history of the Muslims, Crusades, and the parts they don't want you to know.

Raymond Ibrahim, an expert on Christian persecution by Muslims, explains the real history of the Crusades, why the truthful story is covered up by academics and officials, and what has happened worldwide regarding Islam and its ideology. Raymond Ibrahim – Middle East and Islam Specialist (https://www.raymondibrahim.com/)

Terror attacks and girls raped by the thousands all over Europe should be shocking but have been happening for centuries. Raymond Ibrahim, a widely published author and expert on the Middle East and Islam, joins us to bring historical clarity regarding Islam and why violence is part of the ongoing story. https://www.raymondibrahim.com/

We welcome back Raymond Ibrahim to discuss the danger of widespread historical ignorance, the truth about slavery, and the difficulty of finding true information. How can we learn to overcome the power of The Narrative?   Show Notes Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam Crucified Again: Exposing Islam's New War on Christians | Raymond Ibrahim The Battle of Yarmuk: An Assessment of the Immediate Factors behind the Islamic Conquests Paperback | Raymond Ibrahim Raymond Ibrahim | Website Celebrity Endorsements (and Origin of the Word 'Hypocrite') Were 'Whites' ever 'dragged out of their homes and made to work'? Media Employs Fake History to Demonize ‘Crusader Fanboy' Pete Hegseth - The Stream Fake History Alert: Because Whites Were Never Enslaved, DEI Must Continue Quote Origin: Those Who Cannot Remember the Past Are Condemned To Repeat It  The Truth About Slavery: Past, Present and Future  CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Mercedarians  The Worst of Indignities: The Catholic Church on Slavery Slavery—The Rest of the Story (Dr. Paul Kengor) 11/20/23 William Wilberforce | Infogalactic iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Raymond Ibrahim to discuss Columbus Day, Islam, and the real life horror movie of current Christian martyrdom. Why do some scholars continue to cling to the myth of the so-called golden era of Islam, and what's the true story beyond the narrative?   Show Notes Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam Columbus and the Quest for Jerusalem: How Religion Drove the Voyages that Led to America - Carol Delaney The Muslim Persecution of Christians Reports - Archive Why Canceled Christopher Columbus Sailed West (Hint: Islam)  ‘It's All about Humiliation': The Muslim Persecution of Christians, September 2024  The Saladin Myth: Fake History Exposed | The Stream  The Politically Incorrect Guide to Jihad (The Politically Incorrect Guides): WIlliam Kilpatrick The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise: Muslims, Christians, and Jews under Islamic Rule in Medieval Spain - Dario Fernandez-Morera iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Interviewing Raymond Ibrahimhttps://www.raymondibrahim.com/Andy, a former Anaheim Police Officer, and Hedieh, a former Muslim and FBI contractor in counterterrorism who became a Christian, share their inspiring journey of faith on their website, ResurrectMinistry.com. Through the **Living Fearless Devotional** show, they offer an engaging blend of biblical teaching and personal anecdotes, drawing from their adventurous careers in law enforcement and their experiences raising six children in a blended Christian family. Andy, an international bestselling author of *Falco - Walking with God and a Dog*, and Hedieh, a regular columnist for the *Christian Post*, both provide valuable insights into the joys and challenges of living out their Christian faith in the modern world.www.RealLifeNetwork.comTry Streamyard for Free!www.GetStreamyardNow.comJoin us as a Founder or just a customer in the Life Wise Companywww.LiveLifeWise.tv#America #USA #Jesus #God #DailyDevotional #Love #HolySprit #Christ #Christian #Life #GodSaves #GodsLove #Prayer #RealLife #JackHibbs #DontMockGod

Raymond Ibrahim joins the podcast to discuss his book "Defenders of the West" about the Crusades. #Islam #Christianity #CrusadesSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/conversations-that-matter8971/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Have you been taught lies about the Crusades? In this week's episode, Alex and Scott sit down with Raymond Ibrahim, an ancient history scholar, author, translator, and journalist, to uncover the truth about why the Crusades happened, the dangers of the false narrative that has been taught for decades, and why Islam is inherently a religion based in conflict. Raymond Ibrahim is a widely published expert on the Middle East and Islam. He's the Distinguished Senior Shillman Fellow at the Gatestone Institute and the Judith Friedman Rosen Fellow at the Middle East Forum. He has written Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam and Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War Between Islam and the West. His work has appeared on many major publications, radio shows, and videos. He has appeared before Congress to testify about the misunderstands of Islam and the plight of Christians around the world. Since 2011, he has compiled a monthly report of global persecution of Christians by Muslims. Believe in our mission? Support the show at missionspodcast.com/support. The Missions Podcast is powered by ABWE. Learn more and take your next step in the Great Commission at abwe.org. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic? Email alex@missionspodcast.com.

On this week's episode of The Missions Podcast, Alex and Scott sit down with Raymond Ibrahim, an ancient history scholar, author, and speaker as he talks about how the narrative around the crusades and Islam has been corrupted over time. Believe in our mission? Support the show at missionspodcast.com/support. The Missions Podcast is powered by ABWE. Learn more and take your next step in the Great Commission at abwe.org. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic? Email alex@missionspodcast.com.

We welcome back author and scholar Raymond Ibrahim to discuss the Paris Olympics and the true history of the conflict between Islam and Christendom. Should we really be surprised by what we saw on display? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.   Show Notes The Muslim Persecution of Christians Reports - Archive Is Paris Burning? | Dominique Lapierre Is Paris Burning? | IMDB  Media Cover Up the Jihad on French Churches France's Recent Elections and New Islamic Yoke Four go on trial in Paris over jihadist murder of French priest  UPDATE: A map of the 100 churches that have been vandalized or burned since the residential schools announcement | True North  Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam Defenders of the West (Raymond Ibrahim) 7/25/22 The Eastern Defenders of Christendom (Raymond Ibrahim) 11/17/22 'Respect For Jesus Christ Definite Matter For Muslims': Iran's Khamenei Slams Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony Muslim leaders condemn ‘disgraceful' Olympics scene: It ‘offended us as much as them' | Catholic News Agency Bishop Robert Barron "To the Paris Olympics organizing committee, not good enough..." Why Has Canada Become the Epicenter of Arson Attacks on Churches? Our First Discussion Of Coincidence: The Olympics Blackout  Canadian Church Blood Libel (Kennedy Hall) 9/20/23 ‘Christians Should Stand Up': What the Left Fears Most Quote by Oswald Spengler: “To-day we live so cowed under the bombardment of this intellectual artillery...” The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains who were set over the army, saying to them, “Bring her out between the ranks, and anyone who follows her is to be put to death with the sword.” For the priest said, “Do not put her to death in the house of Yahweh.” - 2 Chronicles 23:14   This Episode's Links and Timestamps: 00:24 – Scripture Reading 07:04 – Thoughts on the Reading 28:46 - Have Wine for Breakfast, Put On a 51-Pound Suit and Get to the Battlefield – Amanda Holpuch, NYT 39:31 - Center Shot: Private Jacob Miller Of The 9th Indiana Vol. Infantry – Michael Lee Kelley, Historical Publications 50:26 - 80 Years After D-Day, France Examines the Trauma of Allied Bombings – Matthew Dalton and Noemie Bisserbe, WSJ 1:05:01 - On the 80th anniversary of D-Day, read Dwight Eisenhower's stirring words to the troops just before they saved the world – Davy Crockett, NTB 1:17:31 - ‘All You Have To Do Is Vote': Hillary Clinton Compares Trump To Hitler In ‘Vile' D-Day Post – Virginia Kruta, DW 1:25:46 - Can anyone explain why Biden bent over like this at the D-Day service in Normandy? I found the timestamped video for ya. – Annie Oakley, NTB 1:35:06 - Christianity, The Best Friend to Good Government – Miles Smith, Ad Fontes 1:54:58 - Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam – Raymond Ibrahim, Goodreads --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garrett-ashley-mullet/message

Episode 448: Bryce Eddy is joined by Raymond Ibrahim to discuss his books as well as the historic conflict between the West and Islam. They also discuss the oppression of Christianity by Islam in ancient and recent history. Putting the "MAN" back in mankind! Visit https://www.friendofbryce.com/ to talk to an Alliance member and get a free values alignments report to make a change TODAY. BE A THREAT TO THE GREAT RESET! Please subscribe and follow us on the following platforms! Rumble - https://rumble.com/c/TheBryceEddyShow Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0S9VEEBrxdXaKdLvSHPue6 Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bryce-eddy-show/id1635204267 Google Podcast - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9vbW55LmZtL3Nob3dzL2xpYmVydHktc3RhdGlvbi9wbGF5bGlzdHMvbGliZXJ0eS1zdGF0aW9uLnJzcw Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thebryceeddyshow/ To follow Raymond's work visit https://www.raymondibrahim.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Terry and Timon talk with Raymond Ibrahim, fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center and the Middle East Forum, about his new book, Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam.    #RaymondIbrahim #DefendersoftheWest #Book #Islam #Christianity #Religion #History #Culture   Raymond Ibrahim is the Distinguished Senior Shillman Fellow at the Gatestone Institute and the Judith Friedman Rosen Fellow at the Middle East Forum. His books include "Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood against Islam" (Bombardier, 2022); "Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West" (Da Capo, 2018); "Crucified Again: Exposing Islam's New War on Christians" (Regnery, 2013); "The Al Qaeda Reader" (Doubleday, 2007); and "The Battle of Yarmuk: An Assessment of the Immediate Factors behind the Islamic Conquests" (MA thesis, 2002). Raymond is a frequent guest on TV and podcasts. His writings, translations, and observations have appeared in a variety of publications, including the New York Times Syndicate, CNN, LA Times, Fox News, Financial Times, Jerusalem Post, United Press International, USA Today, Washington Post, and Washington Times.   Ibrahim's dual-background—born and raised in the U.S. by Egyptian parents born and raised in the Middle East—has provided him with unique advantages, from equal fluency in English and Arabic, to an equal understanding of the Western and Middle Eastern mindsets, positioning him to explain the latter to the former.   Learn more about Raymond Ibrahim's work: https://www.raymondibrahim.com/about/   Purchase his new book, "Defenders of the West": https://a.co/d/7YZhi11   ––––––   Follow American Reformer across Social Media: X / Twitter – https://www.twitter.com/amreformer Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/AmericanReformer/ Website – https://americanreformer.org/   Promote a vigorous Christian approach to the cultural challenges of our day, by donating to The American Reformer: https://americanreformer.org/donate/   Follow Us on Twitter: Josh Abbotoy – https://twitter.com/Byzness Timon Cline – https://twitter.com/tlloydcline   The American Reformer Podcast is  hosted by Josh Abbotoy and Timon Cline, recorded remotely in the United States, and edited by Jared Cummings.   Subscribe to our Podcast, "The American Reformer" Get our RSS Feed – https://americanreformerpodcast.podbean.com/ Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-american-reformer-podcast/id1677193347 Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/1V2dH5vhfogPIv0X8ux9Gm?

Many Christians are naïve about the ways Islam has gained much ground within western society in recent years, influencing numerous spheres of culture, politics, and law. The vision of Islamic beliefs ruling all spheres of society (‘Islamism') may not be adopted by all western Muslims, but it is a belief entirely consistent with Islamic tradition. Where Muslims are often very bullish about defending their values and public symbols, Christians often happily give away such cultural ground, fearing the accusation of ‘Islamophobia'. What are the implications of allowing elements of Shariah Law to be imposed within western societies today? What can Christians draw upon to think through and respond to these challenges with love, confidence, and clarity? In this special episode in our mini-series on Islam, Andy and Aaron are joined by Tim Dieppe (Christian Concern), a regular media commentator on Christianity and Islam in British public life, to talk through these important issues. LOVE POD OF THE GAPS? PLEASE CONSIDER HELPING US ... Pod of the Gaps needs your help to keep going! If you enjoy our adventures in culture and theology, please consider a small monthly tip to keep us recording: www.patreon.com/wkop RESOURCES: - Tim Dieppe, “What's Wrong With Islamic Finance?” (2018) https://christianconcern.com/resource/whats-wrong-islamic-finance/ - Christian Concern resources on Islam. https://christianconcern.com/ccissues/islam/ - Andy Bannister, “Do Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God?” (2021) - Rodney Stark, “God's Battalions: The Case for the Crusades” (2010) - Raymond Ibrahim, “Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam” (2022)

This Monday in Holy Week we welcome back Raymond Ibrahim to discuss the ongoing Muslim persecution of Christians. As we contemplate the sufferings of Christ, how can we best fight against ignorance and misinformation?   Show Notes The Muslim Persecution of Christians Reports - Archive Impregnating Infidels: Another Form of Jihad  Iran: Muslim converts to Christianity, is charged with ‘propaganda against state' and ‘insulting Islamic beliefs'  Iran: Muslim converts to Christianity, is charged with ‘propaganda against state' and ‘insulting Islamic beliefs'  Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam Defenders of the West (Raymond Ibrahim) The Eastern Defenders of Christendom (Raymond Ibrahim) 11/17/22 The 21: A Journey into the Land of Coptic Martyrs The Regensburg Lecture - w/ Intro by Fr. James Schall Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In this episode, we welcome Raymond Ibrahim to the show. He is an author, translator, columnist, and vocal critic of the religion of Islam. He is an expert in Islamic history and doctrine. He was born in the US to Coptic immigrants from Egypt and is fluent in English and Arabic. He did his master's thesis under Victor Davis Hanson (now at the Hoover Institution). He has written multiple books including Crucified Again: Exposing Islam's New War on Christians, Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War Between Islam and the West, and his newest book Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam. In this interview, we discuss what it was like growing up with exposure to both the English and Arabic languages, why he decided to be a publicly critical voice against Islam, how Westerners have been lulled to sleep when it comes to the threat of Islamic ideology, how Christian pacifism has no corollary to Quran-based Islam, why people no longer view Christianity as a “muscular religion”, why he spent so much time detailing the courageous and important deeds of Christian military men throughout the entire militaristic existence of Islam, and much more. Let's get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support the show!! - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavis"Defenders of the West" - https://amzn.to/49uMUCshttps://www.raymondibrahim.com/about/https://pjmedia.com/author/raymond-ibrahimSummaryIn this episode, Chase Davis interviews Raymond Ibrahim, author of 'Defenders of the West.' They discuss topics such as Raymond's lifting routine, the misunderstandings about the Crusades, the motivations of Muslim migrants, and the challenges faced by Christians in the West. Raymond emphasizes the importance of understanding the historical context of the Crusades and the ongoing conflict between Islam and Christianity. He also highlights the need for Christians to assert their faith and heritage in the face of secularism and cultural relativism. Despite the challenges, Raymond sees hope in the resilience of Eastern European nations and the potential for change through grassroots movements.TakeawaysUnderstanding the historical context of the Crusades is crucial to dispelling misconceptions and appreciating the motivations of the Crusaders.The ongoing conflict between Islam and Christianity is rooted in centuries of violence and conquest, and it is important to acknowledge the historical realities.Western societies have become disconnected from their Christian heritage, which has led to a lack of understanding and a reluctance to defend their faith and values.The motivations of Muslim migrants vary, but it is important to recognize that there are both economic and ideological factors at play.There is hope for the future through grassroots movements and a renewed commitment to Christian principles and values.Chapters00:00 Introduction and Background01:02 Raymond Ibrahim's Lifting Routine02:00 Bodybuilding and Competitive Lifting03:26 Misunderstandings about the Crusades07:11 The Background of the Crusades09:21 Raymond Ibrahim's Interest in Historical Figures11:25 Favorite Figure in 'Defenders of the West'16:12 Assessing the Piety of Historical Figures19:27 Assessing Islam and the Notion of a Religion of Peace21:35 Perceptions of America and Western Civilization22:34 The Motivations of Muslim Migrants25:07 The Challenges of Christians in the West30:29 The Future of Europe and Signs of HopeSupport the showSign up for the Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavisFollow Full Proof Theology on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fullprooftheology/Follow Full Proof Theology on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fullprooftheology/

We welcome back author and scholar Raymond Ibrahim to update us on the more recent attacks against Christians. Why is there continued media silence on such attacks, and why is hope for a "Muslim Reformation" a foolish idea?   Show Notes ‘A Field of Jihad' The Muslim Persecution of Christians, December 2023 (Christmas Edition) The Muslim Persecution of Christians Reports - Archive Thousands Fill Dublin Streets in Protest Against Migrant Invasion (Video) | The Gateway Pundit | by Margaret Flavin The Genocide of 'The Sunday People': 365,000,000 Christians Persecuted Worldwide :: Gatestone Institute Islam: Theory vs Experience - American Thinker Brief Video: Bookmark Brief at EWTN The New Vichy Syndrome: Why European Intellectuals Surrender to Barbarism | Theodore Dalrymple Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam The Endless Lent of Persecuted Christians (Raymond Ibrahim) 2/22/23 Defenders of the West (Raymond Ibrahim) 7/25/22 The Eastern Defenders of Christendom (Raymond Ibrahim) 11/17/22 Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Fr. Mitch welcomes author and expert on Islam, Raymond Ibrahim. They discuss the historical saints and sinners who defended the Christian West against Islamic jihadist aggression.

Islamic history and doctrine expert, Raymond Ibrahim, discusses several historical saints and sinners who defended the Christian West against Islamic jihadist aggression.

Christians by and large do not know Christian history. That is a lamentable fact we at the Christian Emergency Alliance strive to address. But one aspect of Christian history that is most suppressed today is that of muscular Christianity. Christianity during the Middle Ages was forced to confront relentless Islamic aggression. When Christians responded – in the form of the Crusades or other actions – they sacrificed much and strove to help other Christians under fire. But this is not the history most Christians know today. Most have been discipled by revisionist history that paints this period of Christian history in the worst possible light. The authors and architects of this revisionism are sometimes secular, sometimes Islamic. Fortunately, primary sources still exist to showcase what really happened. On this episode of the Christian Emergency Podcast, Raymond Ibrahim joins the conversation to shed helpful light on this topic. Raymond is an accomplished historian and scholar of Islam. He has authored several books, including his most recent volume, Defenders of the West. Raymond borrows from that volume to connect dots between our Christian past and our present realities. Christianity now faces a crisis of confidence. Warped versions of our history have been taught to generations, leading many to feel they have to constantly apologize for our past. The context introduced in this episode will help dispel the false narratives and revisionist history. God willing, it will help some believers regain their confidence in the Christian faith. If you find this episode helpful, please give us a positive rating and review wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Also share this episode with a friend so they too can be blessed by these insights. To learn more about resources mentioned in this episode, see the following. Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam (Book), by Raymond Ibrahim Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West (Book), by Raymond Ibrahim Raymond Ibrahim (Website) Christian Emergency Alliance (Website) Christian Emergency Alliance (Twitter): @ChristianEmerg1 Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook): @ChristianEmergency The Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance. Soli Deo Gloria

Shownotes and Transcript Ben Bergquam is familiar to the WarRoom posse as he has been RAV's border expert for years now.  His Law & Border show regularly exposes the continual failure of Capitol Hill to deal with this avalanche of illegal aliens.  We welcome him to Hearts of Oak to discuss his experiences.  Where is this never ending stream of illegal immigration coming from?  Why do Congress refuse to even acknowledge the problem, never mind stop the flow?  And when will Americans learn that they cannot get away from the problem by fleeing California and New York?  Once these people are within the borders of America, they are free to go anywhere and do what they like.  It's time for Americans to become so 'pissed off' at this injustice that they demand action.  Ben Bergquam is a well-known Texas-born conservative Christian correspondent. He is the host of “Law & Border “ on RAV-TV News. His experience includes working in the state government and the private sector and engaging in political activism in California and America. He travels the country and Mexico, exposing the massive corruption of the left and the never ending crisis at the border. Ben is out there every single day fighting for values and country. Ben also founded Frontline America, a national organization to restore USA identity: "One Nation Under God!" - exposing the left and mobilizing the Christian conservative remnant. Connect with Ben... X:                                     https://x.com/BenBergquam?s=20                                         https://x.com/USAFrontline?s=20 GETTR:                            https://gettr.com/user/benbergquam Frontline America           https://frontlineamerica.com/ Real America's Voice:      https://americasvoice.news/ Interview recorded  6.12.23 Connect with Hearts of Oak... 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You're the host of Law & Border on Real America Voice News, founder of Frontline America, Christian conservative, husband and father, all ticks the right boxes. So great to have you. Maybe, Ben, you can touch on your, how did you fall in, I guess, to being a journalist? And I think most of what I saw, you put out a lot of stuff, but a lot is a focus on the border, on that immigration issue. How did you end up kind of being a journalist and covering that specific area? You know, it's an interesting backstory. I didn't plan on it. In college, I was an undergrad kinesiology exercise science major, so I was a fitness major, ended up getting my MBA. Before that, I was in architecture and art, and so a whole bunch of kind of background. I played football and, you know, I was just a sports guy. But in college, I saw the direction. I went to high school and college in California. Parents were missionaries in Africa when when I was a kid, we ended up in California and I saw the direction the state was going. I saw how evil things were getting and I saw nobody standing up to fight back for the most part, you know, even the Republicans in California, they just seemed comfortable losing. And so I, it was about the same time that Facebook Live had come out. And in college, I'd started a conservative values organization. I kind of, I got burned out in politics and then I got into drugs and alcohol for a while, I was actually a crack addict for a while. And God turned my life back around in 2015 and right into the 2016 campaign. And I was full on. And so I just took my phone out and started filming and going up and confronting the left in Sacramento. And mostly at the beginning, it's really always been God, family, country are the three pillars of what I focus on. And wherever they fall into that, those one of those categories. In California, obviously it's godlessness, it's evil, It's the far left is taken over to the point now where we can't even define what a woman is. I mean who would have thought 10 years ago even that that would be a subject we'd be having. And but this was this was one of the issues in California in college though what what I noticed was I'm struggling to even get through college. I'm paying my own way. My parents weren't wealthy and so they they couldn't pay me or pay my way through college and we made just enough money to where I didn't qualify for any of the the freebies that the government gives out in California but all of a sudden I noticed several of my classes had illegal aliens in them that were getting full scholarships, and I thought what the hell is going on here and then what really turned me on to the border and made me passionate about it was I met an angel mom named Agnes Gibney whose son she was a legal immigrant. My wife's a legal immigrant. My wife's family escaped communism from Laos to come here. Agnes Gibney, she escaped communism her family fled after World War two and they ended up first in Brazil and then in in California, her son was murdered by an illegal alien. And I started getting story after story after story of these families whose family members had been murdered by illegal aliens. And this was about the same time that this whole argument conversation about sanctuary cities and sanctuary states was coming up. And so I just couldn't believe it. I thought, how the hell could we be in a state that would protect illegal aliens, people that have no right to be here in the first place, above American citizens, and in some cases, above American citizens who had come here legally to escape communism, socialism, the despots of the world. And so that, it just pissed me off, honestly, I just thought, there's no way, this just can't be happening. So I got heavily involved with the Fight Sanctuary State movement, and then that kind of led me down the path of illegal immigration, was on, had a show on the Salem Radio Network for a year, and it was everything but a heavy focus on immigration. And then about that same time, Real America's Voice News had started. They saw the work I was doing. They came and said, we need a border guy. Are you interested? And that's been about four, four and a half years, five years now, been on with Real America's Voice. So it's really been a progression. God's plan is not necessarily our timing, but it's been a pretty amazing ride as well. So now I do the show Law & Border, travel all over North America, down into South America, we're even over in Europe this summer, showing the connections between the United Nations, the globalists, the Great Reset, everything that's happening in Europe, and the connections between the invasion we have on our southern border in America. So it's all of that. Even the border is not just the border. The border is the fight of freedom, liberty versus communism, socialism, it's the fight against the new world order, the globalist leftist, the you know the great reset, Klaus Schwab, WEF, all of this. And it you know it all ties together, it's all in some ways it's all one. I would love to pick up on missionary family in Africa, God turn your life around, trust me I'll come back to you on a full story on that because to me that's extremely exciting. But onto the border which will stay on all today but that there will be a part two definitely if Ben has the time. I think it's the mass of people I mean here's just a a video just put up just for 15 seconds and it shows the amount of people you'd posted from someone else this was probably maybe two weeks ago. Let me just put just 10 seconds of this up for people to see. Yeah, this is actually a video shot by Alden Cabello. He actually lives in Acuna, Mexico. This is in Eagle Pass, Texas, coming across from Piedras Negas. And these are the lines that you see now. Hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people, thousands per day, just marching on into America. Where do you go because it's, people find it hard to believe the amount of individuals and we in the UK have a much smaller level of immigration with 50,000 coming across illegally on boats and the English Channel from France to UK is our southern border in effect. And that's what we see, that pays a significance on what you have. And how do you actually portray to the public the amount, because it's the amount that makes people think, no, this can't be real, it's just, this is a story you're trying to spin, go away. The scale of it, touch on that. Well, all you have to do is look at the federal government's numbers, and these are conservative numbers, so I'll break them into two. It's the known apprehensions, and we're up around 8 million since Joe Biden took office, and then the unknowns, and they admit to around 1.8 million of what they call the got-aways. Just taking the 8 million, if you take that, if you just took away the go-taways and say, okay, we're going to take the federal government at its own numbers, and we're going to say that 8 million people have come into our country, that is the population of more than 35 states in the United States. That's, you know, so you take an entire state, I'm in the state of Arkansas right now. Our population is under 4 million people, right around 4 million people. That's double our state's population. So, you know, if you compare that in quantity, and again, these are conservative numbers. Now you add in the got-aways, and this is the number that actually really pisses me off. And I'm gonna show you, I actually have a couple little illustrations here. That'll help tell the story. Every time I go down to the border, I look for, I call them souvenirs, but they're really more of evidence. I get IDs from all over the world. I get passports from all over the world. I get little booklets. This is a little Chinese Proverbs booklet that was left there. And you would ask, well, why would anybody dump these IDs? Why would you ever, why? Like, if I lost my passport, I would freak out. I travel all over the world. You know, that's one of your big concerns when you're traveling. Don't lose your passport. They're dumping. They're not losing their passports, they're dumping their passports. And we've asked them, I've actually interviewed people, I was on the Mexico side, and I saw this family from Africa. And they were taking all of their documents, I've actually filmed them doing this. And they were burning them on the shore, they were taking out their IDs, they were taking and trying to burn them before they went across. And we've asked multiple people, why would you do that? And they said, they've actually been coached on this, that they have an easier time coming into America if the government doesn't know who they are. So they can make up any back story they want. They can say they are whoever they want. As long as they don't show up on Interpol or one of our terror watch lists, or they haven't been previously deported or have a criminal record with a country that we share information with, we have zero way of vetting them or verifying. So they can make up any story. And the sad reality is, this is one of the parts that the left doesn't want to talk about. There's many parts that the left doesn't want to talk about. The children are actually used simply as pawns. So if you come across as a single adult male. It used to be you had a harder time getting in. Now, we're just letting everybody in. But it used to be you had a harder time getting in. So what they do is in Mexico and in Central America, they have black markets for children. Families will sell their children. People will steal children. And the men will come across, sometimes the women as well. And they'll bring a child with them. They'll say, this is my daughter. We have no way of verifying that. We let you in as a family. And then they will send those children back. Border Patrol calls it recycling. So they actually recycle these kids. And they'll filter them through. And if you came through with a passport and that child had a birth certificate and they were from two different countries and there was no connection, well, it would be a lot harder to spin that story. But if you come across with nothing and you say, this is my child, this is my son, this is my daughter, this is my wife, we have no way of verifying that. So that's part of it. But the big concern that I have, it's both. I mean, the known 8 million people, we can't afford that. We're in a country that's $33 trillion in debt. We are going more in debt every single day. We're paying off other countries. We're paying for their wars. We're paying for them to secure their borders, but we're going bankrupt. And while we're doing that, we're inviting in millions of more people who are all going to end up on our government dole at some point, whether that's through welfare, the asylum process, they're all paid a monthly stipend to be here if they end up being granted asylum, through our education system, through our healthcare networks. So we are literally slitting our own country's throat. with what's going on, just on the ones we're inviting in, then you take the millions more that are coming through, and again, I'll give you a little illustration of that. My last trip down to Luke, there's some areas right now that are being really heavily hit, and most of it, Texas is really bad, Arizona is really bad, California is as well, but it's not talked about as much. But I was down in Arizona, I was filming an area, the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation, I was down there showing these massive groups, 1,500 people coming across at a time. And just to put that in perspective, imagine you're out in the middle of nowhere, you're three hours from civilization, you're out in the desert, we call it no man's land, and all of a sudden, 1,500 people show up. I mean, it's like they're showing up for a football game. You know, they're gonna just march on in. They've got some of the bags of luggage. You know, they've travelled around the world to get here. And now they're marching through the desert, walking up to you saying, let us in, or just demanding that they be let in. That's happening day after day after day. And that's one point, one point on a 2,000 mile long border. And it's happening at hundreds of points along our southern border. Well, while that's happening, while you have these people that are turning themselves in that want to get caught, that are gaming the system, because the United Nations and Catholic charities and Lutheran social services and Jewish family services, all of these communist NGOs that are getting paid off to do this are inviting them in. A mile up the road, I went to a little place called Sasabe, Arizona. They're turning themselves in there as well. I go a mile past where they're turning themselves in, and I catch a group of cartel members that are running drugs across our border. Literally, I drive up. I'm the only one there. There's no border patrol because border patrol is all being used on processing these fake asylum seekers. And I look across the wall. I'm 20 feet away from the wall. And I see this backpack, so I back up to it, jump out of the car. I'm armed because we're dealing with cartels. They walk around with AK-47s on the Mexico side and on the US side. And so I look down, all of a sudden I'm like, oh man, this is bad. I've got seven guys all in full camouflage about to cross over. They'd actually already been in the US side. They ran back across when I backed up to them. And I start filming. And thank God I was filming because I actually heard in the camera, the coyote, the cartel coyote say, let's go, let's go, let's go back. He's filming in Spanish, he says this. Well, while they ran away, one of the guys actually dropped their hat. So this is an official cartel camouflage hat that was dropped on our Southern border simply because I was there. But as soon as I left, guaranteed that group with their drugs and their full backpacks came across and there was no border patrol for hundreds of miles to stop them. And that's the state of our border right now. We are spending all of our border patrol resources, the vast majority of it on processing fake asylum seekers and the areas in between are completely wide open for drug smugglers, for sex traffickers, and for potential terrorists. So we are, we are destroying our country as we speak by the very people that have sworn an oath to protect our country. I mean it, so you know, where people say well it couldn't be that bad, imagine the worst you can think it could be and it's worse. Can I ask you because in the UK we talk about immigration affecting services, so schools and hospitals and transport. But in the US, when you look at the drugs problem coming across the border, the fentanyl problem you have in the US, and it seems to be that, as much as I would love to say, well this is the Democrats' fault, actually it seems to be that no one wants to deal with this. Surely a drugs problem would make people wake up, especially with many of the politicians having families, having children. How does that not hit home and that to be a reason to shut the border? Yeah, it's a great question. We had over 100,000 young people die of fentanyl overdoses last year. It's the number one killer for people 18 to 45 in America. It is a weapon of mass destruction. The precursors to fentanyl were originally created in China. Most of them still come from China. They're shipped to the cartels in Mexico. And then the Mexican terrorist drug cartels smuggled them across our southern border to kill American citizens. There's no question about it. If we considered this, if this was the Taliban, that had killed 100,000 Americans, we went to war for 20 years over a fraction of that. 3000 people dying on 9-11, we spent 20 years in the Middle East, supposedly fighting terrorists. We have 100,000 plus people die every single year and both sides seem to not care at all. I mean, we're having this idiotic discussion in Washington DC right now about the federal government shutting down while our country is bleeding out. We don't even, as you mentioned, the Democrats to me, I mean, in some ways they're terrible, they're evil, they're inviting this, but some ways they're not as bad. At least they're stabbing me in the front. It's the people that claim to be on my side, the people that claim to care about these issues that end up stabbing you in the back. You look at guys like Kevin McCarthy who was in there as speaker, did absolutely nothing to stop this. We look at most politicians in America will talk about issues, but they do absolutely nothing. And I think the message should be very simple. Shut the government down until we can shut this invasion on our southern border down. And if you don't have the balls to do that, then get out of Congress. We need that. And again, as you mentioned, it's been on both sides. Historically, if we back up just a little bit. Up until President Trump, you had Democrats and Republicans. They both loved illegal immigration. Republicans loved it for the cheap labour. The chambers of commerce love cheap labour. They love people working under the table because it makes more money for them. You also had the Democrats that love it because they love holding people under their thumb. They love having easy votes. And ultimately, it's a win for slavery. I mean, you talk about, you know, we ended slavery in the United States. We ended in UK over a hundred years ago, but there are more slaves today in America than there ever have been because of what we have going on our southern border. So all of that. Then President Trump came in and said, wait a second, this isn't good. This isn't good for America. This isn't good for the people that this is happening to. This isn't good for the countries that they're leaving. And ultimately, if this continues, the world will be affected by this. This will be bad for everyone because if America falls, the world falls. And so President Trump was the first one that came in and said, we're actually going to do something to stop this. And he did. We saw the lowest numbers. When President Trump took office, they were some of the highest numbers we'd seen. When President Trump left office when the election was stolen, I don't know if I can say that on your show, but I absolutely believe it. Oh, you can. We're not on YouTube. Say it's stolen. 100%.  It was. It was 100% stolen. The Democrats have perfected election fraud. When that happened, we had some of the lowest numbers we'd seen on the southern border. And it was simply because President Trump prioritized it and said, you will not break into our country, you will not get freebies. And the one big policy that he put into place was the remain in Mexico policy that said, if you're coming here requesting asylum, you're gonna wait on the Mexico side of the border until your case is adjudicated. And then we will let you in if you qualify. Well, the 95% of the people that are coming that are claiming asylum now, don't qualify for asylum. They got the message, we're not gonna get in. So they stayed home. Then you have Joe Biden come in and say, everybody's welcome, come on in, and now the floodgates are open. And you're right. So Democrats have invited this, but the Republicans have done almost nothing to stop it. And that's, you know, the Democrats need to be held. They need to be arrested and charged with treason. Joe Biden, Secretary Marcos, everybody who's inviting this, the NGOs like Catholic Charities need to be defunded immediately. The House has the control over the purse strings. They could do that today. And the United Nations needs to be defunded. And ultimately, when we take back control in 2024, which I pray and I believe we will, we need investigations into every single politician that has supported open borders to find out how many of them are bought off by the cartels. That's what we need in America, but right now we have none of that. Can I ask about the people coming over? I mean you put up a tweet, immigrants from 23 Islamic countries in Europe. It's actually the clash between people coming from Islamic countries and that cultural clash between the traditional Christian freedoms that we've had in Europe and then you come with a push on Islam and that's the almighty clash that we're having here. You haven't got it to quite that level but where is the push coming from? Obviously everyone, you can't blame people in theory if it's economic migrants wanting to be in a richer country. Everyone wants to be richer, everyone wants to have a better life, that's fair enough. But you don't necessarily have that right to just cross over and pick a nation. And where, where is the people groups coming from? And how is that the clash between US culture? Well, that's the rub in America. It's not one it's we're getting, it's the death by a million cuts. So you have the people coming across that simply want a job and are taking it. You know, it's ironic too. We had four years with president Trump, some of the best job numbers for almost every single demographic, lowest unemployment for black, lowest unemployment for Hispanic, lowest unemployment for women until the China virus, until China unleashed COVID on the world. And then the election theft. Now you have some of the worst job numbers for the black community. Even the Hispanic community in America, the legal Hispanic community in America is being crushed by this. So you have the part of it that are just the economic migrants that are coming over for jobs. And I wish they were all just, I mean, honestly, I wish they were coming for jobs. But now you have this other side of it where you have illegal aliens that have been taught, you have generations now that have been taught that you can game the welfare system. You don't even have to work. And so now you have millions that are coming across simply to game the welfare system and they get it and they take it out of our kids' pockets as we continue to go further and further into debt. They take it from our kids' education. They take it from our healthcare system. Coming from California, used to live there, escaped a couple of years ago. And we had in our local area in the Central Valley, we've had three hospitals shut down in the last five years because of illegal aliens. They come in, they use the services, they don't pay the bills, and then the hospitals end up going bankrupt. And that's an epidemic happening across America. But then you have, as you guys see, and in some ways, it's better, it's worse for Europe, what's going on. By the way, if you haven't read a book, it's called The Sword in the Scimitar by Raymond Ibrahim. It's the thousand years of the war on Islam and Christendom. It is a extremely good book to read, to learn the history behind this from Mohammed up to until the Spain kicked the Moors out for good. You know, there was history to that about the same time as Christopher Columbus. This isn't new for Europe. You know, there's been a war. Muslims have been attacking Europe, trying to take over Europe for hundreds of years ever since Muhammad really, and after his death. Well, Spain actually got to the point right around 1400, end of 1400, where they said no more. They tried, they tried, they tried, and they said no more. And they ended up kicking the Moors all out of Spain, back to Northern Africa. Well, now you have these woke leftists saying, come on in guys, come on in. We've got, no, it's all compassion. We are, you know, and you have these, you have these brain dead, supposedly religious organizations that are saying, well, we want to be compassionate. We don't want to be mean people. So these, you know, we're going to look at people through the best lens possible. We're going to say, they just want a better life. We're going to invite them in. And not knowing that you're committing national suicide. And that's happening all across Europe. As I mentioned, I was in Sweden, I was in Europe this past summer. I started in Sweden, then went down through Denmark, into France. Actually, you mentioned the English Channel. I wish the Rio Grande River was as wide as the English Channel. We'd have a lot more control of it. But in Calais, Oscar Blue, one of my co-workers or compadres on Real America's Voice News, they were down there, and they were showing these houses, derelict houses with these Africans. It's interesting because you have the Christian Africans escaping the Muslims, leaving Africa, and then you have right behind them, the jihadists that are blending in and coming right up with them. And so that's what's happening. So you have Europe that has that, they have that, but in some ways it's better because you can say, okay, this is bad, we can isolate the enemy and we can say, nope, we're not gonna allow this anymore. If you can take back control from the woke, brain dead leftists. In America, now we have those other issues. We have the welfare state being overrun. We have the job takers coming in and then you have the jihadist as well being invited up by Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib. And AOC who same way they just want the destruction of our country. So you have we have it on from all fronts. Takes a little bit longer to get here, a little bit harder for somebody to leave the Middle East to come to the United States, a little bit easier to go up into Europe. But in the end, it's the same enemy. So all of that's happening. But the tip of the spear on all of that, whether it's the jihadists coming up to Europe or the jihadists coming up through America, or the job killers or job takers or welfare takers coming up through both sides, it's the United Nations, it's the leftist, it's the World Economic Forum, it's this Klaus Schwab global reset, redistribution of wealth that is driving all of this and all of these fake godless communist non-governmental organizations, charities, that are at the front edge of this that are getting paid off by every government in the world to help enable the invasion of the West. That's what's happening. Can I just pick up on California just for our last five minutes or so because I know you're non-stop media so I do appreciate your time, Ben. But you touched on California. Obviously we've seen the crazy debate between Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom, legitimising Gavin Newsom and obviously many are pushing for him to run because Biden doesn't know what time the day it is, never mind that he's president. But let me just play this clip of you showing the tent cities, which I saw actually in LA April time last year, for the first time ever, was on the West Coast and the last time I ever want to be there. Let me just play this and just talk us through kind of what we're seeing and what you've seen in California, which obviously is the state you know well. Yeah, this is a tent city on the American River in Sacramento, California, and the capital of Sacramento. This was actually the day before Gavin Newsom did that pathetic debate with Ron DeSantis. He leaves California. This was actually two weeks after we had Xi Jinping come to town to San Francisco, and they cleaned up the streets of San Francisco. And right now, they've spent billions of dollars in California. They just last year spent hundreds of millions of dollars to supposedly clean up the streets. And if you go to downtown Sacramento, the streets are clean. But if you go to any of the exterior areas, you go to any of the the peripheral neighbourhoods, the suburbs of Sacramento. This is what it looks like. It is absolute filth. It's hell on earth. It's a cesspool, it's drugs, it's crime. And really it's just, it's human misery. I actually interviewed several of the people down there and they don't wanna be there. You know, some of them do. Some of them are addicts that just don't wanna be held accountable. Some of them are criminals. But it's, you know, a lot of these people simply can't afford to live in California anymore because of the economic policies by the left. We have some of the highest cost of living in the country. I say that as a guy who lives in Arkansas now who has gas for under $2 and 50 cents a gallon. In California, when I left there, it was $6 a gallon. In San Francisco, the median single bedroom apartment is $3,500 a month. So you look at, and Sacramento is not much below that. You look at LA is the same. So you have this disparity between the extremely rich who look up, you know, like Gavin Newsom and lives in his multi-million dollar mansion and says, well, it's not so bad. While he's destroying the energy sector, he's destroying every industry that he doesn't like, he's destroying agriculture in the Central Valley, which is, you know, California produces the majority of some staple food products that the world eats, and in particular, the United States eats. They're destroying that at the altar of climate change and radical environmentalism, and they're destroying lives along the way. So the bottom line is very simple. If you like misery, if you like poverty, if you like homelessness, drug addiction, if you like BLM thugs being able of rob at will and not being penalized by leftist DAs, Soros backed DAs, then keep voting for Democrats. But if you're sick of living that way, then you can't vote for these guys. They're not in it for your best interest. They may say all the right things, but they lie. Gavin Newsom is one of the worst liars I know. He's one of the slickest guys I know, but he's an absolute disgusting liar. And it's time that we fire every single person like that. And we start saying, what's in the best interest for Americans. What's in the best interest for my citizens, if you're in the UK, It should be what's in the best interest for the citizens of the UK and every country should take that model and then take it all the way down to your local level to your local community and say if we come from that perspective. Like I'm not a mean-hearted person. I'm a Christian. I give to my church. I give to the needy, in fact I gave, I interviewed one lady there and I gave to her, and I usually don't, I usually don't give to homeless people because usually you're just feeding an addiction. But I did, and I judge it at one person at a time. But the last thing we need to do is keep pumping money into the federal government that then pumps it out to their friendlies that basically are funded by the continuation of homelessness, or they are funded by the continuation of the invasion on our southern border. We have entire industries now based around the destruction of America that we are paying for, the American citizens are paying for. And if you're sick of it, like I'm sick of it, We have to get these people out of office ultimately. I think we have to prosecute the ones that are traitors to our country and take back this country and stop saying we're gonna compromise, stop apologizing for being right and say, you know, if these ideas are better, we're gonna win in the arena of ideas. We're not going to compromise. We're going to defeat the enemy and again come from the perspective. That's why I support President Trump so much. He came from the perspective of winning not compromising, now I didn't agree with him on everything. I think you know, you look now back at the vaccines and all of that I think we need to you know, there's some some things he needs to change. I think one thing he needs to change is who he puts around himself. But ultimately, President Trump was the best thing for America and really for the world. And I pray that he wins in 2024 and really that ultimately will decide the trajectory of not just America, but the rest of the world. If they steal it again in 2024. I have a hard time seeing how we save not just America, but the rest of the planet as well. Ben, thanks for coming. Obviously, people can find you popping up regularly on War Room and Real America Voice. And your your show, Law & Border, is it on regular times? Just let us know that before we finish. Yeah, we basically run it as a special. We have 19 episodes. We're in our third season right now. And so it runs on Saturdays and Sundays when the new episodes are out. But if you want to binge watch, they're always available. All 19 episodes are available at americasvoice.news and then you just click on all shows, go down to Law & Border, and you can watch every single episode. We're working on our 20th episode as we speak. Brilliant. Well, Ben, thanks so much for your time today.  Thank you, sir. It's great to be with you.  

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Raymond Ibrahim joins Gabe & Pastor Toby to discuss his new book “Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam” which compliments his previous work “Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West” More from Raymond Ibrahim https://www.raymondibrahim.com/ Make sure you keep up with us daily on our Fight Laugh Feast App, The FLF Pub! https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/none/videos/22033 Support Us & Sign up for a FLF Club Membership! https://flfnetwork.com/product/fightlaughfestclub/?attribute_member-tier=silver-monthly

Raymond Ibrahim joins Gabe & Pastor Toby to discuss his new book “Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam” which compliments his previous work “Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West” More from Raymond Ibrahim https://www.raymondibrahim.com/ Make sure you keep up with us daily on our Fight Laugh Feast App, The FLF Pub! https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/none/videos/22033 Support Us & Sign up for a FLF Club Membership! https://flfnetwork.com/product/fightlaughfestclub/?attribute_member-tier=silver-monthly

We're joined today by Raymond Ibrahim, an author, and speaker on Middle East and Islamic topics, to discuss Islam and other ideologies that are looking to choke out and restrict the freedoms that Christians have in our culture. If we're not willing to stand up for the truth, then we're going to lose those freedoms. Don't miss this important conversation on this episode of Situation Report. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

August 8, 2023 RAYMOND IBRAHIM, translator, author, columnist, widely published expert on the Middle East & Islam, the Distinguished Senior Shillman Fellow at the Gatestone Institute & the Judith Friedman Rosen Fellow at the Middle East Forum, who will address: PART *2* of: "DEFENDERS of the WEST: The CHRISTIAN HEROES WHO STOOD AGAINST ISLAM" Subscribe: iTunes  TuneIn Android RSS Feed Listen:

August 1, 2023 RAYMOND IBRAHIM, translator, author, columnist, widely published expert on the Middle East & Islam, the Distinguished Senior Shillman Fellow at the Gatestone Institute & the Judith Friedman Rosen Fellow at the Middle East Forum, who will address: "DEFENDERS of the WEST: The CHRISTIAN HEROES WHO STOOD AGAINST ISLAM" Subscribe: iTunes  TuneIn Android RSS Feed Listen:

Join Doug and Pesach for this classic episode from March, 2022. They'll be back next week with an all-new episode of Shoulder to Shoulder. Recent years have seen a drastic increase in the persecution of Christians all over the world. According to recent reports, 2021 was the worst year on record. Almost all of the most dangerous places for Christians today are Muslim countries. Raymond Ibrahim is an author, historian, and journalist who has written extensively about these issues. In this conversation, Raymond goes into the history and theology of Islam and places the current atrocities in historical context. (This is part one of a two part series; in episode 27 we present a very different viewpoint.)

We welcome back author and scholar Raymond Ibrahim to discuss the increase in hate crimes committed against Christians around the world. How can so much vandalism and murder be covered up, and what do we now owe the blood of these modern Martyrs? Report: Unprecedented Rise in Hate Crimes against American Churches Why Muslims Hate the Cross: Part 1 Why Muslims Hate the Cross: Part 2 “That's Not Happening and It's Good That It Is” - The American Mind A Global Pandemic: The Jihadist Rape of Christian Women :: Gatestone Institute Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam The Regensburg Lecture - w/ Intro by Fr. James Schall Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In this Ash Wednesday episode, we welcome back author and scholar Raymond Ibrahim to discuss the grim realities of being a Christian in certain parts of the world. We owe it to the blood of the martyrs to not only tell the truth as to why Christians are being slaughtered, but to use this Lent to prepare to be as  faithful as them for our own upcoming trials. Remembering the 21 Martyrs ‘People Were Just Flying in the Air': The Muslim Persecution of Christians, January 2023 Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam Defenders of the West (Raymond Ibrahim) The Eastern Defenders of Christendom (Raymond Ibrahim) 11/17/22 Pope Benedict XVI & Islam (Raymond Ibrahim) 1/3/23 Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West Who Needs Martyrs? (Greg Cook) 12/27/22 The 21: A Journey into the Land of Coptic Martyrs The Regensburg Lecture - w/ Intro by Fr. James Schall Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back scholar and author Raymond Ibrahim to discuss Pope Benedict XVI's famous lecture at Regensburg, and the irrationalities within Islam. What has happened since that lecture, and have we in the West learned our lessons? Islam Gets Concessions; Infidels Get Conquered The Regensburg Lecture - w/ Intro by Fr. James Schall Bethlehem: Christianity Dying Where it Began Christmas Eve Church Violence Erupts in Egypt Christmas Time: When the West Appeases and Islam Slaughters A Long Dead Christian Monastery Becomes ‘Proof' of Muslim ‘Tolerance' Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

“Dozens of Christians are massacred … macheted to death, locked in their churches and burned alive.”Raymond Ibrahim, author of the new book “Defenders of the West,” has been tracking persecution of Christians in Muslim-majority countries for decades—from Nigeria to Iran. He says this pattern has become so routine, widespread, and violent that it constitutes what he calls a “drip genocide.”Ibrahim discusses the history of Christians in the Middle East, growing anti-Christian sentiment in the West, and the false narratives perpetuated by much of the media, academia, Hollywood, and international organizations, such as the United Nations.“Christian women who fled from Muslim countries and went to some European nation and they were granted asylum … and now at work, they get fired because their little cross, for example, shows,” says Ibrahim. “Whether it's Islamic radicalization, or extremism, or whether it's, you know, this militant leftism … Christians have quickly fallen out of favor.”

Raymond Ibrahim discusses important ideas found in his book, "Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam." (Encore Presentation)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

RAYMOND IBRAHIM, Author of Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam, is a Shillman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center, a Judith Rosen Friedman Fellow at the Middle East Forum, and a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Gatestone Institute What is the textbook definition of "Sharia"? Enmity within Islam Are some moderate Muslims viewed as dissidents? Is America Islamophobic? What premise was the Muslim Brotherhood founded on?

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We continue our discussions about the economy, Ukraine, religion, and more.  Our Guests Are: Dave Brat, Ben Harnwell, Dr. Naomi Wolf, Lize Yore, Raymond Ibrahim, Mike Lindell Stay ahead of the censors - Join us warroom.org/join Aired On: 6/17/2022 Watch: On the Web: http://www.warroom.org On Gettr: @WarRoom On Podcast: http://warroom.ctcin.bio On TV: PlutoTV Channel 240, Dish Channel 219, Roku, Apple TV, FireTV or on https://AmericasVoice.news. #news #politics #realnews 

We continue our discussions about the economy, Ukraine, religion, and more.  Our Guests Are: Dave Brat, Ben Harnwell, Dr. Naomi Wolf, Lize Yore, Raymond Ibrahim, Mike Lindell Stay ahead of the censors - Join us warroom.org/join Aired On: 6/17/2022 Watch: On the Web: http://www.warroom.org On Gettr: @WarRoom On Podcast: http://warroom.ctcin.bio On TV: PlutoTV Channel 240, Dish Channel 219, Roku, Apple TV, FireTV or on https://AmericasVoice.news. #news #politics #realnews 

We discuss the history and traditions of Christmas.  Our guests are: CPT. Maureen Bannon, Ben Harnwell, John Zmirak, Raymond Ibrahim Stay ahead of the censors - Join us warroom.org/join Aired On: 12/24/2021 Watch: On the Web: http://www.warroom.org On Podcast: http://warroom.ctcin.bio On TV: PlutoTV Channel 240, Dish Channel 219, Roku, Apple TV, FireTV or on https://AmericasVoice.news. #news #politics #realnews 

We discuss the history and traditions of Christmas.  Our guests are: CPT. Maureen Bannon, Ben Harnwell, Father Robert McTeigue S.J., Raymond Ibrahim Stay ahead of the censors - Join us warroom.org/join Aired On: 12/24/2021 Watch: On the Web: http://www.warroom.org On Podcast: http://warroom.ctcin.bio On TV: PlutoTV Channel 240, Dish Channel 219, Roku, Apple TV, FireTV or on https://AmericasVoice.news. #news #politics #realnews 

We discuss how a South West Airlines are just the start of the corporate push back.  Our guests are: Jack Posobiec, Royce White, Boris Epshteyn, Patrick K. O'Donnell, Raymond Ibrahim, Joe Allen Stay ahead of the censors - Join us warroom.org/join Aired On: 10/12/2021 Watch: On the Web: http://www.warroom.org On Podcast: http://warroom.ctcin.bio On TV: PlutoTV Channel 240, Dish Channel 219, Roku, Apple TV, FireTV or on https://AmericasVoice.news. #news #politics #realnews

We discuss the battle of Lepanto, AZ updates, and AMP Fest  Our guests are: Wayne Allyn Root, Sam Faddis, Raymond Ibrahim, Boris Epshteyn, Matthew Tyrmand Stay ahead of the censors - Join us warroom.org/join Aired On: 10/07/2021 Watch: On the Web: http://www.warroom.org On Podcast: http://warroom.ctcin.bio On TV: PlutoTV Channel 240, Dish Channel 219, Roku, Apple TV, FireTV or on https://AmericasVoice.news. #news #politics #realnews