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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)
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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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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— Univ. of Oklahoma punishes instructor for failing Christian student who didn't do the assignment. (0:55)
— Pete Hegseth is waging a pointless and damaging war on military chaplains. (19:30)
— Mayor criticized for preaching bigotry during secretly recorded speech to high school club. (45:30)
— Texas city blocks Christian pastor's invocation after his open support for a Pride event. (1:18:40)
— Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders turned a holiday email to state employees into a Christian sermon. (1:32:20)
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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— Oklahoma's Supreme Court overturns Ryan Walters' Bible-heavy Social Studies standards. (0:41)
— Former Christian college administrator indicted for lying to cops in sex abuse investigation. (18:06)
— Rachel Laser’s USCIRF appointment brings church-state separation back to the table. (32:54)
— America isn't in the midst of a religious revival—and the numbers prove it. (49:42)
— Australian court awards abuse survivor $1.5 million—and exposes Jehovah's Witnesses' cover-up. (1:00:35)
— Ohio Republicans advance bill that would flood schools with Ten Commandments posters. (1:17:56)
— An Arizona Republican is trying to force Creationism back into science classes. (1:24:11)
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