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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— The scandal rocking Bethel Church and the world of charismatic Christians. (1:07)
— Arizona GOP pushes bill to allow school board prayers, despite obvious constitutional violations. (18:54)
— After Bible-thumping backfires, Maryland county won't open meetings with the Lord’s Prayer. (32:50)
— In Oregon, a local official's "State of the County" address turned into a Christian revival. (40:16)
— A pastor who rejects “established science” decided polio & measles vaccines should be optional. (50:15)
— An Oklahoma lawmaker wants Creationism taught in science classes. His bill is doomed. (1:03:26)
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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— The anti-ICE protest at a Minnesota church was a justified rebuke of the pastor's cruelty. (2:49)
— Texas courthouse unveils illegal Ten Commandments monument, inviting legal challenge. (22:53)
— A Catholic racist refused the Eucharist from an Indian woman, then bragged about it online. (38:15)
— Greg Locke used a real shooting to sell a fake Christian persecution story about himself. (49:08)
— A proposed Oklahoma mosque appeared to meet all the zoning requirements. Bigotry still won out. (1:14:16)
This episode is sponsored by the Pew Research Center: To learn more about their Religious Landscape Study and dive into the data, visit pewresearch.org/rls.
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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— Court upholds $400,000 fine against lawyer who warned Catholic school about predator on staff. (1:15)
— Scott Adams’ deathbed conversion to Christianity shouldn’t be taken seriously. (25:30)
— Texas attorney general sues state for non-existent religious discrimination. (42:27)
— Ohio’s "Success Sequence" bill turns poverty into a personal failure. (55:59)
— Can students fail an assignment if they cite God? Not if Florida Republicans get their way. (1:08:13)
This episode is sponsored by the Pew Research Center: To learn more about their Religious Landscape Study and dive into the data, visit pewresearch.org/rls.
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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— A single Chick-fil-A store congratulated a gay couple, and conservatives lost their damn minds. (2:35)
— People who visited Ark Encounter may have been exposed to measles. (18:55)
— Christian Nationalists can't handle Zohran Mamdani's oath on a Qur’an. (29:07)
— Judge says school must shield kindergartner from all things LGBTQ at Christian dad's demand. (37:40)
— New Jersey finally stops Christians from blocking access to a public beach on Sunday mornings. (58:55)
— Indiana Republicans are reviving a decades-old fight over a Ten Commandments monument. (1:15:07)
This episode is sponsored by the Pew Research Center: To learn more about their Religious Landscape Study and dive into the data, visit pewresearch.org/rls.
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Jessica and I spoke about the worst stories from the past year, with increasingly more wine.
— January (1:14)
— February (22:08)
— March (32:34)
— April (40:30)
— May (50:31)
— June (1:00:58)
— July (1:11:57)
— August (1:21:21)
— September (1:29:36)
— October (2:05:13)
— November (2:25:49)
— December (2:43:50)
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