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

— GOP congressman says Muslims “don’t belong in American society” while his party shrugs. (1:00)

— The myth of evangelical persecution gets a new platform in the Washington Post. (15:31)

— Georgia is finally on the verge of criminalizing sexual exploitation by clergy members. (40:58)

— Rhode Island uncovers decades of clergy abuse—and a Church that still won’t fully cooperate. (50:55)

— Texas backs down after accusing agency of religious discrimination in driver handbook. (1:02:35)

— Despite 4,000+ errors, Texas won’t abandon its Bible-heavy “Bluebonnet” curriculum. (1:11:15)

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

— Texas megachurch pastor John Hagee is selling Trump’s Iran conflict as God’s plan. (0:43)

— Before you share that story about how troops were told the Iran War is for “Armageddon,” hear this… (12:28)

— Megachurch pastor forced to repent for recording consensual sex with his wife. (36:54)

— A Nashville woman was prepped for sterilization surgery. Then the Catholic hospital blocked it. (58:02)

— Texas Republicans passed a bill creating prayer time at school. 99% of districts rejected it. (1:07:35)

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

— Christian Nationalism has captured the Republican Party. (2:28)

— A Tennessee bill would force Bible lessons and prayer in public schools. (16:23)

— Ten Commandments posters must go up in schools before Louisiana families can sue, says federal court. (30:18)

— “Pro-life” Tennessee GOP pushes amendment to murder women who have abortions. (39:54)

— Kansas House passes bill making clergy mandated reporters… but Confession loophole remains. (56:50)

This episode is sponsored by the Pew Research Center: To learn more about their Religious Landscape Study and dive into the data, visit pewresearch.org/rls.

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

— Southern Baptists are whitewashing the bigoted legacy of Wiley Drake. (2:27)

— Ex-pastor at Greg Laurie’s megachurch: I’m too broke to fight all these sexual abuse lawsuits. (17:31)

— The anti–Project Blitz: A new tactic to fight Christian Nationalism in public schools. (38:30)

— GOP lawmaker asks God to cleanse government of non-believers at Christian Nationalist event. (45:29)

— Trust in clergy members hits record low, Gallup finds. (54:42)

— Oklahoma rejects proposed religious charter school. Supporters already plan to sue. (1:06:14)

This episode is sponsored by the Pew Research Center: To learn more about their Religious Landscape Study and dive into the data, visit pewresearch.org/rls.

This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org.