July 2022

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

— Republican Rep. Glenn Thompson voted *against* a bill to protect same-sex weddings… then attended his gay son’s wedding. (1:52)

— Why is Ted Haggard back in the news? (13:07)

— The Church of Scientology wants to enforce religious arbitration clauses in its contracts… against people who left the faith. (26:45)

— Among Gen Z, women are less likely to be religious than men! (40:05)

— With the Supreme Court getting rid of the Lemon Test, a previous church/state separation victory was wiped off the books. (46:15)

— A Kentucky judge temporarily protected abortion access, saying that the state’s anti-abortion laws were “theocratic” and therefore illegal. (1:00:48)

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

— A Christian hate-preacher condemned me… for quoting him accurately. (1:05)

— Creationist Michael Peroutka won the GOP primary for Maryland attorney general. (20:21)

— A staffer found illicit pics on a priest’s printer. Then the cover-up began. (28:35)

— “The Transformed Wife” has some bizarre ideas for why teachers may soon quit their jobs. (39:58)

— The ‘Watchman Decree’ is a scary vision of Christian nationalism in action. (43:43)

— A Canadian church was fined $80,000 for obstructing COVID health inspections. (55:45)

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

— Happy James Webb Telescope Images week for all who celebrate! (0:30)

— How seriously should we take the allegations against right-wing radio host Jesse Lee Peterson? (10:28)

— A Christian writer thinks she’s being persecuted for her faith. Nope. It’s just her bigotry. (27:02)

— A former Texas football star says he was definitely coerced into praying with his coaches despite what the Supreme Court now says. (45:35)

— The Christian hate-group Family Research Council is now technically a “church,” a move that allows it to avoid being transparent about its finances. (55:16)

— A female pastor’s progressive views on LGBTQ people were censored from a book celebrating female pastors. (1:03:52)

— A new bill in Congress would crack down on scammy Christian “health share” ministries. (1:14:38)

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

— Why are insane Christians cheering the destruction of the Georgia Guidestones? (1:16)

— A record-low 20% of Americans say the Bible is literally true. (10:50)

— A right-wing activist said on a hot mic that she prays with Supreme Court justices. (19:55)

— The Biden administration is not trying to “promote atheism worldwide.” (38:35)

— Florida’s civics teachers are being indoctrinated with Christian Nationalism. (52:55)

— For many evangelicals, God and guns are linked together. (1:02:26)

— 12 Christians were arrested in Australia after the “faith-healing” death of a child. (1:12:18)

— Should elders in the Jehovah’s Witnesses have control of your files? (1:15:42)