May 2019

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Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Ark Encounter is suing its insurers because they wouldn’t cover $1 million worth of rain damage. RAIN DAMAGE! (2:07)

— A Christian moms group can’t handle a Gillette ad featuring a father helping his transgender son shave. (9:20)

— Trans activists got a monument in New York. (16:54)

— It’s not just Catholic priests. Nuns can be abusers, too. (20:15)

— The Satanic Temple says members don’t have to abide by Indiana’s fetal burial law. Because they’re a religion now. (22:57)

— There’s no sex in Heaven. Good think we’re all going to Hell. (27:00)

— A Texas church will pay for your wedding if you stop co-habitating, not realizing the problems they’re creating. (33:35)

— Research finds that anti-atheist stereotypes aren’t accurate. Who knew?! (41:55)

— A man from Arizona is allegedly stalking women at Planned Parenthood. (51:30)

— Evangelist Franklin Graham wants people to pray for Donald Trump. I don’t recall him doing that for Obama… (53:40)

— Alabama lawmakers changed the law so judges don’t have to sign off on same-sex marriages. It’s equal, but it is right? (57:34)

— Media outlets are threatening to leave Georgia over its abortion restrictions. (1:02:30)

— The University of CA won’t partner with a Catholic health care system after massive backlash. (1:12:30)

— Maine has finally banned conversion therapy. (1:15:01)

— Missouri may lose its last abortion clinic. (1:16:12)

— Illinois is on the verge of strengthening its own abortion laws and passing a major marijuana bill. (1:21:50)

— Steak. Two of them. (1:24:30)

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If you support what we’re doing, please contribute to our Patreon page!

Hemant’s new Pledge of Allegiance podcast is currently on Kickstarter! Please contribute!

Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— The Christian Right is having a hard time dealing with the candidacy of Pete Buttigieg. (0:24)

— A Methodist pastor had the best comments about the pro-life crowd’s hypocrisy. (8:03)

— An episode of Arthur featuring a gay wedding didn’t air in Alabama. (11:35)

— A “pro-life” Christian lawmaker from Mississippi was arrested for punching his wife in the face because she wouldn’t undress for sex quickly enough. (15:32)

— A New Orleans man accused of multiple rapes was granted bail, possibly putting women in danger. (18:06)

— A former Illinois megachurch pastor allegedly hired a hitman. (20:27)

— An Alabama school board member wants to “investigate” why kids aren’t standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. (26:58)

— A new study says religious couples have better sex lives. Is it accurate? (29:30)

— A California bill that would force priests to be mandated reporters is on the verge of becoming law… but only after some amendments. (38:39)

— Nevada is taking a sensible step to stop doctors from having to tell patients unnecessary information about abortions. (45:10)

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If you support what we’re doing, please contribute to our Patreon page!

Hemant’s new Pledge of Allegiance podcast is currently on Kickstarter! Please contribute!

Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Hemant’s new podcast has hit its Kickstarter goal! But it’s not too late to donate! (0:41)

— Alabama’s near-complete ban on abortion may backfire and even conservatives seem to understand it. (2:03)

— Conservative blogger Matt Walsh says it’s good to force rape victims to have babies because it’s proof of the rape. (8:28)

— In Michigan, an anti-abortion lawmaker said abortions should be painful because that’s what God wants. (16:13)

— A Christian broadcaster says pro-choice people will be repeatedly aborted in Hell. (27:30)

— The Catholic Church’s lobbying arm in Pennsylvania called a sexual abuse victim a “troll.” (31:22)

— A cartoon rat from “Arthur” got gay-married and conservatives were furious. (37:09)

— Non-religious Americans are more reliably Democratic than nearly every other group. Why don’t candidates care? (41:35)

— A pastor who raped his 14-year-old adopted daughter got a more lenient prison sentence because he’s a Christian. (47:44)

— Hate-preacher Steven Anderson has been banned from just about every country. (50:40)

— A Christian school turned Hemant into a personal project. (53:12)

— This is a horrible reason for why kids should say “God Bless America” after the Pledge of Allegiance. (1:00:32)

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If you support what we’re doing, please contribute to our Patreon page!

Hemant’s new Pledge of Allegiance podcast is currently on Kickstarter! Please contribute!

Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Hemant is working on a new podcast and could use your support! (0:30)

— I’m sad to say progressive Christian writer Rachel Held Evans has died. (6:50)

— The Catholic Church has new rules to stop sexual abuse. They don’t go far enough. (10:58)

— A new Gallup poll finds that 60% of Americans could support an atheist for president. (16:30)

— A Texas lawmaker says vaccines are “sorcery.” (22:43)

— A Kentucky student who sued over pro-vaccine policies… now has chickenpox. (26:26)

— A Texas church baptized a man only after he held up a sign saying he believed “a lie from the devil” that he was gay. (30:55)

— Tell us more about these racy pics, Jerry Falwell, Jr. (35:20)

— Georgia’s anti-abortion “heartbeat” bill is as extreme as anything we’ve ever seen. (41:07)

— A Georgia mayor was revealed to be a racist… and she’s not even the most racist person on the city council. (45:13)

— An Ohio lawmaker doesn’t understand how ectopic pregnancies work. (53:48)

— Watching porn is bad… if you’re a conservative Christian. (59:20)

— A Minnesota woman helped end her state’s “marital rape” exception in the law. (1:03:37)

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