Christian Men’s Conference Descends Into Chaos

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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Christian Men’s Conference descends into chaos over sword-swallowing acrobat. (1:02)

— Wisconsin official blames homelessness on “sin,” then votes against aid for the poor. (25:15)

— Christian Nationalist falsely claims Satanist chaplains “don’t qualify” to work in schools. (39:27)

— Tennessee declares Aitken Bible one of its “official state books.” (53:37)

— North Dakota GOP endorses Christian theocrat to run the state’s public schools. (1:07:06)

— Louisiana High Court: Priests have a “right” not to be sued over decades-old abuse. (1:20:15)

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Pastor Calls Autism Awareness Week “Demonic”

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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Arizona GOP lawmaker lashes out at “god-haters” who criticized abortion ban prayer. (4:21)

— Christian school’s pastor cancels Autism Awareness Week, calling it “demonic.” (19:40)

— New Testament scholar Richard Hays now says God’s cool with gay people. (35:53)

— The Vatican, a threat to human dignity, calls gender-affirming surgery a threat to human dignity. (45:57)

— Wisconsin public school district seeks new leader with “conservative, christian values.” (1:01:09)

— Christian woman admits she was fired from Starbucks for being an anti-LGBTQ bigot. (1:11:24)

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Richard Dawkins’ Cultural Christianity Carelessness

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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— This pastor’s wedding night “joke” epitomizes Christian sexism. (0:40)

— Richard Dawkins says Christianity is “fundamentally decent,” but Islam “is not.” (18:42)

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— Prominent Christians falsely claim Biden chose Easter to honor trans people. (34:13)

— Donald Trump is now selling a Bible that a Christian publisher walked away from in 2021. (41:13)

— New York prisoners, led by atheist, sue state in order to see solar eclipse. (48:28)

— Christians erect (another) $240,000 cross in Mississippi. (1:03:18)

— After ruining a school district, Christians in Colorado want to “take over” a city council. (1:09:40)

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Jess Piper on the “Fundie Baby Voice”

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In this interview, I spoke with Jess Piper.

Jess was an American Literature teacher for 16 years before deciding to take the plunge and run for office. She ran for the Missouri State House in a deeply red district. And while she didn’t win, she continues her activism as Executive Director of Blue Missouri and hosts a weekly podcast called “Dirt Road Democrat.”

I’ve been reading her essays at “The View from Rural Missouri” for a while now, but I was amazed by how much one of her recent pieces, about the “Fundie Baby Voice,” really resonated with so many people.

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