Monthly Archives

December 2025

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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Christian Mom Kidnaps Daughter

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

— A Christian mom who tried to ban LGBTQ books just got arrested for kidnapping her own daughter. (0:20)

— Will the Maine Supreme Court allow a mother to keep harming her daughter with religion? (20:10)

— Ohio appellate court lets makeshift church challenge local fire codes on religious grounds. (46:31)

— Four Christian pastors want their faith to override public safety concerns in a Colorado park. (1:05:05)

— Taxpayer dollars, Christian lies: What Alabama’s voucher program really buys. (1:15:41)

— Utah high school blasted for sermon-like video blaming “sin of laziness” for mental health struggles. (1:29:35)

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Christian Student Blames Persecution for Failed Assignment

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

— She turned in a Bible sermon instead of an essay and failed. Now conservatives say she’s the victim. (3:06)

— A Minnesota church told kids to hug and forgive their abuser. Then he found more victims. (44:15)

— Because of religion, a West Virginia judge just torched the state’s best public health policy. (58:40)

— Florida Attorney General declares war on adults-only holiday drag show. (1:06:18)

— Religious leaders demand “immediate cancellation” of “Merry Gothmas” festival. (1:16:11)

— Texas families file class action lawsuit to halt Ten Commandments display in every school district. (1:19:49)

— UK Supreme Court strikes down N. Ireland’s pro-Christian Religious Education curriculum. (1:23:29)

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