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

— Christian misogynist Logan Dorn condemned women at the beach for wearing swimsuits he didn’t like. (1:10)

— A Spanish bishop quit the Church after falling in love with a writer of Satanic erotica. (22:55)

— A Christian lawmaker who sponsored Christian Nationalist legislation just got charged with financial fraud. (31:15)

— An Oklahoma teen was kicked out of their adoptive family after seven years for being LGBTQ. (40:09)

— A mom was charged with assaulting a Catholic school teacher… but you might take her side. (44:30)

— A lawsuit says a Christian youth pastor abused a girl, then claimed she “led him on.” (51:00)

— Evangelist Franklin Graham says people aren’t taking low-paying jobs because they’re lazy. (55:50)

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

— A Christian media group fired an employee for urging people to get vaccinated. (3:27)

— A famous homophobe from over a decade ago is now a vocal anti-masker. (16:52)

— Mississippi’s governor said he’s not worried about COVID because he believes in “eternal life.” (26:43)

— A South Carolina school board member says COVID shouldn’t matter when it comes to classes because God decides who dies. (30:58)

— Donald Trump is shocked that all Catholics didn’t vote for him last year. (43:20)

— The Satanic Temple says the FDA should give them access to abortion pills for their religious rituals. (53:04)

— Liberty University’s anti-science beliefs are catching up to them with COVID. (58:43)

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

— The new president of the chaplains at Harvard is an atheist. (4:07)

— A Mormon apostle chastised Brigham Young University for not being sufficiently anti-gay. (10:49)

— A “Catholic” anti-vaxxer said he didn’t care what Pope Francis said about the shots because “You have to be Catholic to be pope.” (20:42)

— When it comes to morality you can measure, atheists do better on just about every mark. (28:00)

— There’s been a rise in the acceptance of evolution in America. It’s still very low, though. (33:57)

— Christian mommy-shamer Lori Alexander says mothers should work from home or else their kids will have sex. Who wants to tell her…? (42:53)

— In Sydney, police fined churchgoers and their church for violating COVID lockdown orders. (47:10)

— Most atheists believe in intelligent life on other planets. (51:24)

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Come to our in-person meetup in Chicago on August 28!

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

— The Department of Education plans to rescind Trump-era regulations promoting faith-based discrimination at college. (3:11)

— The Spanish Inquisition still affects Spain today, say researchers. (11:50)

— An anti-vaxxer Catholic cardinal is in the hospital due to COVID. (20:52)

— A Disney Channel actress cited the Bible in a deranged anti-mask rant in front of her TN school board. (29:36)

— How much criticism does former Purity Culture advocate Joshua Harris deserve for offering a course to help people who feel shame about sex? (36:29)

— Ayaan Hirsi Ali is very mad that you care about trans pronouns. (1:04:05)

— A former Kansas lawmaker is joining the staff of American Atheists. (1:14:59)