Exposing Fairy Tale Islam and Challenging Climate Alarmism

On September 19, 2024, Ben Aste, Mateen Elass, Walt Johnson, and Dave O’Rourke joined the show. Discussed his campaign for Larimer County Commissioner District 3, focusing on permitting delays, property taxes, water storage, and bringing common sense back to county government Discussed his new book revealing the gap between how Islam is presented to Western audiences versus its actual doctrines on jihad, women, and religious freedom. Fighting for Common Sense in Larimer County Start listening at 16:02 – Hour 1 Ben Aste brings four decades of business experience to his campaign for Larimer County Commissioner. The first-generation American, whose Swiss immigrant father arrived with two suitcases and $500, outlined the challenges facing local businesses, from permitting delays stretching to three years to skyrocketing property taxes driving entrepreneurs out of the county. Aste emphasized his commitment to making county operations more reasonable, affordable, and sustainable. He highlighted the 25-year battle over Glade Reservoir water storage and pledged to bring fresh eyes to the county’s $650 million budget while respecting the expertise of county employees. “When you vote for Ben Aste, you’re voting for a blue-collar guy that has worked in the hard way. We came up from almost nothing.” Ben Aste, Larimer County Commissioner Candidate Unmasking the Dark Reality Behind Fairy Tale Islam Start listening at 30:47 – Hour 1 Mateen Elass brings unique credentials to his critique of Islamic doctrine. The son of a Syrian Muslim father, Elass grew up immersed in Wahhabi Islam in Saudi Arabia before converting to Christianity at age 20, a decision that led his father to expel him from the family for 13 years. His new book, Fairy Tale Islam: Deceptions Masking a Dark Reality, examines 12 common misconceptions about Islam that Muslim leaders promote to Western audiences. Elass explained how terrorist organizations from Al-Qaeda to Hamas share a common Quranic mandate for jihad, backed by wealthy individuals and state actors like Iran and Qatar who fund violence against Israel and the West. The theologian detailed Islam’s treatment of women as property, the death penalty for homosexuality and apostasy, and the religion’s fundamental reliance on force rather than freedom. His message carried particular weight given his personal journey from the heart of Sunni Islam to becoming a Christian pastor and scholar. “Fairytale Islam says it’s a feminist dream, but the reality is that Islam is a male-dominated and male-oriented religion.” Mateen Elass, Author and Theologian Scientists and Experts Challenge Climate Orthodoxy Start listening at 70:56 – Hour 2 Walt Johnson, the geophysicist behind A Climate Conversation documentary, described how his kitchen-table vision has grown into a movement reaching Democrats and Republicans alike. The film, now airing regularly on Newsmax, presents Socratic questioning of climate assumptions rather than political arguments. Johnson recounted the story of a Silicon Valley programmer, a lifelong Democrat, who initially refused to watch the film but later became an advocate after recognizing that pursuing the Paris Climate Accord would require abandoning fundamental freedoms. The projected cost of achieving net zero by 2050, Johnson noted, stands at $269 trillion for the United States alone. “You can have my wife’s gas...