Measles at Ark Encounter

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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)

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Garbage Year in Review

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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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Pete Hegseth’s War on Military Chaplains

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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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There’s No Religious Revival in America

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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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