There's a tremendous amount of confusion about Islam in the United States, particularly among Christians,

who often tend to think that they need to unite with people of faith of all traditions against secularism.

Robert Spencer of Jihad Watch talking about his presentation at the 26 issues, et cetera, making the case conference.

And while there's some truth to that at the same time, Christians should know what Muslims think of them and what Islam teaches about Christianity. I'll be illuminating all that. It's quite shocking, as well as discussing the political aspects of Islam that every American needs to know about.

You can meet and hear Robert Spencer making the case against Islam

at this year's Making the Case Conference Friday, June 12th and Saturday, June 13th at Concordia

University Chicago. Find out more and register at issue ZTC.org or by calling 618-223-8385, making the case June 12th and 13th in River

Forest, Illinois.

Thanks to Jim and Sue in Kansas, Rick and Jackie in Illinois and Jeff and Beth in Missouri for

registering this afternoon for the 2026 issues, et cetera, making the case conference.

The premier conference for Christian Laity begins four days from now at Concordia University of Chicago.

The speaking lineup includes Molly Hemingway

of the Federalists, Robert Spencer of Jihad Watch, Pastor Brian Wolfmiller of Worldwide Wolfmeller,

Megan Basham of the Daily Wire and Pastor Matt Harrison, president of the Lutheran Church,

Missouri, Senate. Register soon at issue ZTC.org, Ombark giving us a223-83-85, making the case Friday, June 12th, and

Saturday, June 13th in River Forest, Illinois. We're concluding our series on the Crusades,

the Dr. Thomas Madden. He's Professor of History at St. Louis University and author of the book,

The Concise History of the Crusades. Jumping ahead a little bit, you write about the plan by Pope Leo on the eve of the Protestant

Reformation to do what looks like a grand tour of crusades all around the Mediterranean basin.

Of course, the context here is that the Ottoman Empire is approaching the gates of Vienna. Talk about that plan and

what thwarted it. Yes, that's right. Now, here we're jumping up to the 16th century, but the great

fear was that the new Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, I should say, the Ottoman Empire, which

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