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

— Toilet paper is not a tool for proselytizing. (2:45)

— Televangelist Jim Bakker finally stopped selling his “Silver Solution,” which his show claimed cured coronavirus in under 12 hours. (6:42)

— An Orthodox Israeli rabbi blamed coronavirus on homosexuality. (14:35)

— Most white evangelicals think Donald Trump is moral, honest, and intelligent. Really. (16:45)

— A message for the Bernie-or-Bust folks. (24:18)

— Florida lawmakers want to let students pray over the loudspeaker before athletic events. (41:58)

— You’re not outsmarting atheists when you wear a Bible shirt. (47:40)

— Pixar’s Onward has been banned in four countries. (55:20)

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

— It’s deeply disappointing that Elizabeth Warren is no longer in the presidential race. (0:10)

— Virginia became the first southern state to ban conversion therapy for minors. (0:1013:25)

— Alleged child molester and Christian Roy Moore lost his GOP primary bid for a U.S. Senate seat. (19:55)

— The Christian Moms are mad about how lesbian moms violate God’s design… in a show about a big red dog. (22:22)

— A Christian mom defended hitting her kids by saying it wasn’t abuse. So there. (27:21)

— An upcoming Christian movie suggests atheists would find God if we faced impending death in 20 minutes. (33:54)

— Trump associate Roger Stone says he’s found Jesus. Pardon me? (38:42)

— GOP lawmakers in Oklahoma want to spend over $85,000 of taxpayer money on “In God We Trust” signs. (42:20)

— There will be an openly Humanist candidate for the U.S. House in Texas this November. (44:07)

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

— Mike Pence is handling the spread of coronavirus and that’s horrifying. (4:27)

— Once again, Attorney General William Barr said we have to believe in his Christian God. (10:32)

— Catholics are debating whether they can eat plant-based “meat” on Fridays during Lent. (15:10)

— Some Christians can’t handle how Pete Buttigieg gave good advice to a gay boy. (19:33)

— A third of Poland is now an “LGBT-Free” zone. (26:40)

— An effigy of a kissing gay couple was burned in Croatia. (27:42)

— BYU changed its honor code, but the Mormon school insists it’s still anti-gay. (28:55)

— Flat Earther Mike Hughes died while flying in his homemade rocket. (33:22)

— A prominent Canadian Catholic leader, who died years ago, has been exposed as a predator. (38:20)

— A Christian mail carrier is suing the US Postal Service because he has to work on Sundays. (42:00)

— With the Supreme Court now on their side, an appeals court ruled that a giant Christian cross in a public park in Florida is legal. (47:58)

— A Hindu priest says menstruating women who cook food for their husbands will be reincarnated as dogs. Because logic. (53:45)

— Most Americans don’t think the Democratic presidential candidates are religious. They’re wrong. (57:33)

— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reminds us that this administration uses religion to hurt people. (1:05:50)

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

— Students near Seattle protested after their Catholic school fired two teachers in same-sex relationships. (0:22)

— A Christian political group posted a survey about how much people wanted Christian politicians. It didn’t go well. (9:55)

— Sen. Amy Klobuchar needs a much better answer on how big to make the Democrats’ “big tent.” (14:30)

— High school girls are suing to prevent trans athletes from competing against them. (21:26)

— A professor who refused to call a student by the proper pronoun has lost his legal challenge. (22:22)

— Holy Land Experience, a Christian theme park, looks like it’ll be shutting down soon. (24:24)

— For some reason, Richard Dawkins wants you to know that eugenics works. (28:30)

— A satirical pro-Trump road sign was a bit too realistic for many. (43:22)

— Two Christian girls want other young women to know self-affirmations are the WORST. (45:00)

— A Tennessee man is accused of beating his wife because of what she wore to church. (47:47)

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