Kim Davis Loses in Court Again

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

Kim Davis, the infamous Christian clerk from Kentucky, has to pay another $260,000 in her case against a same-sex couple. (1:46)

— Mormons are no longer in the majority in Utah, researchers say. (12:50)

— Christians are mad that a Christian magazine (correctly) said Jesus was Asian. (33:10)

— Lying Republican says New York bill would force Chick-fil-A to stay open on Sundays. (49:20)

— Oklahoma GOP lawmaker files bill forcing Ten Commandments in every classroom. (57:27)

— After the Covenant shooting, why do Christians think GOP lawmakers will listen to them? (1:09:48)

2023 Garbage Year in Review

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On this (extra-long) podcast, Jessica and I discussed the past year in news!

We covered a whole variety of topics, going month by month, so feel free to jump around and listen in at any point!

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The Catholic Church Will Let Priests Bless Same-Sex Couples

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

— The Catholic Church, which is still anti-LGBTQ, will let priests bless same-sex couples. (0:50)

— Here’s why Speaker Mike Johnson‘s attendance at a “Purity Ball” is so damn disturbing. (21:25)

— Conservatives can’t handle the existence of an After School Satan Club in Tennessee. (34:58)

— A Kansas teen launched the first high school Satan Club in the country. (46:33)

— A Nativity scene returned outside the Toledo, Iowa fire department… with two new additions. (53:00)

— An Iowa school district rejected a ministry’s offer to buy a vacant building and launch a Christian school. (1:02:25)

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Iowa Conservatives vs. Harmless Satanic Display

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

— Conservatives can’t handle The Satanic Temple’s harmless display in Iowa’s Capitol. (0.37)

— Officials in Toledo, Iowa think their public Nativity display is legal. They’re wrong. (24:55)

— The ACLU made a critical error in defending Christian pseudo-historian David Barton. (32:20)

— The Mormon Church is buying up acre after acre of Nebraska. (49:36)

— Preacher defends criminally charged colleague, saying critics will be “sniped and taken out.” (58:15)

— Denmark reinstates blasphemy law, criminalizing the burning of holy books. (1:11:15)

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