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The Pope vs. Petowners

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

— Pope Francis says having pets instead of kids is selfish. (2:00)

— A proposed law in Oklahoma would put the KJV and fundamentalist preachers in certain classrooms. (7:00)

— Marriage is not about being happy, says one very misogynistic pastor. (22:15)

— A 14-year-old girl was impregnated by her youth pastor. She’s finally telling her side of the story. (30:42)

— The phrase “unreligious cruelty” makes no sense, so why is a Washington Post columnist using it? (41:22)

— What would you do in this moral dilemma? (46:27)

— Should we feel bad about old churches dying out? (55:48)

Utah’s Richest Man Just Quit Mormonism

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

— A GOP lawmaker says she’s tired of “godless” people running the government. (1:30)

Jeff Green, the richest man in Utah, just quit the Mormon Church. (7:55)

— A bunch of Christians think a statue outside the U.N. represents the End Times “beast.” (23:50)

— A “Baby Baphomet” display in the IL State Capitol has a bunch of Catholic detractors. (30:35)

— A Christian jewelry store is suing the military over faith-based dog tags. (40:00)

— A man just sued the leaders of Rhema Bible Training College in Oklahoma for saying he had “contagious demons.” (48:50)

Father of Josh Duggar Loses Arkansas Senate Primary

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

— Hemant is moving his blog to OnlySky. (1:04)

Jim Bob Duggar lost his Arkansas State Senate primary. (7:00)

— A record number of Americans have no religious affiliation. (28:30)

— Christian “financial guru” Dave Ramsey got sued for religious discrimination by a fellow Christian. (42:09)

— A Tennessee pastor is giving away AR-15s at an upcoming sermon. (51:30)

Pastor Joel Osteen supposedly got a restaurant server fired after a video with him went viral. (57:16)

— The FDA just approved abortion pills via mail. (1:01:44)

This may be the worst argument for anti-abortion advocates to make. (1:10:40)