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Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Is Ark Encounter lying about attendance again? (0:39)

— A Republican congressional candidate thinks women are best described as “helpers.” (15:52)

— What does Scott Pruitt‘s resignation letter say about God? (26:22)

— The man who destroyed the Ten Commandments monument in Arkansas doesn’t regret it. (30:40)

— In Virginia, a new city council was sworn in… and they got rid of prayer. (36:21)

— A priest conducting a funeral went crazy after someone bumped into a chalice. (39:30)

— Judge Amy Coney Barrett, a potential Supreme Court pick, has a church/state separation problem. (43:58)

— Southern Baptist donors are furious that a seminary fired Paige Patterson, a man who downplayed or ignored sexual abuse. (58:22)

— This church protested Donald Trump‘s immigration policy by locking the Holy Family up in a cage. (1:02:37)

— There’s a cultural vacuum in Trump’s White House. (1:04:37)

— The issue of government-led prayer is in chaos because of the Supreme Court. (1:10:26)

— Don’t get suckered in by Christians saying “I’m sorry” at a Pride parade. (1:21:30)

— The new season of the StartUp podcast is looking at a church plant. (1:31:08)

— We’ve got listener mail! (1:33:10)

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If you support what we’re doing, please contribute to our Patreon page!

Queer Disbelief, a book Hemant edited, is now out on Kindle and in paperback! It’s on sale during Pride month, too! Go pick up a copy!

Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— What does Anthony Kennedy‘s retirement mean for church/state separation? (1:05)

— The Supreme Court banning abortion will backfire on evangelicals. (18:25)

— A Walgreens pharmacist refused to fill a prescription for a woman who miscarried. (32:00)

— Your thoughts and prayers alone won’t help the victims in Annapolis, Maryland. (37:50)

— The American Family Association thinks a man spying on women in a Target dressing room is a good reason Target should ban trans people from using the right bathroom. (43:50)

— Joel Davis, a man who fought to stop sexual violence, has been charged with committing sexual exploitation against children. (51:50)

— El Al, Israeli’s national airline, vows to kick off ultra-Orthodox Jews who refuse to sit in seats next to women. (54:20)

— The GOP’s tax bill accidentally hurt churches. (57:42)

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If you support what we’re doing, please contribute to our Patreon page!

Queer Disbelief, a book Hemant edited, is now out on Kindle and in paperback! It’s on sale during Pride month, too! Go pick up a copy!

Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Should Catholic Church confessionals about child abuse be reported to the cops? (2:01)

— Apparently, Australia doesn’t exist. (9:45)

— Two Christian women released a marriage checklist. It’s disturbing. (13:14)

— In Alberta, religious schools want the ability to “out” members of Gay-Straight Alliances to their parents. (26:00)

— PA State Rep. Brian Sims had a one-finger salute for Mike Pence. (36:27)

— “Hot Dog Water” isn’t a thing. But people are buying it. (39:13)

— Focus on the Family doesn’t care about families being ripped apart by Donald Trump. (43:05)

— Country musician Rory Feek accepted his gay daughter’s marriage. Now Christian bookstores won’t sell his memoir. (45:54)

— Gwyneth Paltrow‘s GOOP tried to get more scientific… and failed. (53:36)

— The governor of Texas promised a dying boy that he would ban abortion completely. (59:26)

— Attorney General Jeff Sessions was accused of immigrant child abuse by 600 members of his own religion. (1:07:13)

— Muslim reformer Maajid Nawaz won a huge settlement from the Southern Poverty Law Center (yay!) and the Religious Right is using it to their advantage (boo). (1:14:45)

— Can you separate art from the artist? (1:27:03)

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If you support what we’re doing, please contribute to our Patreon page!

Queer Disbelief, a book Hemant edited, is now out on Kindle and in paperback! It’s on sale during Pride month, too! Go pick up a copy!

Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— The Trump administration is using Bible verses to justify tearing children away from their parents. (1:29)

— Canada’s Supreme Court says legal societies can reject the accreditation of an anti-gay Christian law school. (14:52)

— Abortion: Why won’t anyone think of the men? (28:14)

— A Christian Right group plans to spend $20 million for the upcoming midterms. How will you respond? (40:42)

— A study says religious people live several years longer than atheists. Don’t believe it. (50:09)

— These cities are in danger of outbreaks due to parents not vaccinating their kids. (58:30)

— Ireland has set a date for a referendum to overturn the law banning blasphemy. (1:02:12)

— Another Bangladeshi atheist was murdered. (1:08:38)

— Why would a UK legislator block this bill? (1:13:25)

— We got mail! (1:16:34)

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