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

— Televangelist Jim Bakker has a silver potion that allegedly cures everything. And we mean everything. (0:38)

— A couple of Christians were caught in a wacky biblical oil scheme. (4:40)

— A Catholic priest wants to take back his “pedophilia doesn’t kill anyone” comment. (12:35)

— Why do liberals dislike Donald Trump? Because, according to one preacher, he’s too manly. (19:03)

— Rush Limbaugh says kids can’t handle a president Pete Buttigieg because of the gay. (21:41)

— Tennessee lawmakers want to institute a tampon tax. (29:29)

— 60% of Americans say they’d vote for an atheist president. (34:15)

— Our government gave a proselytizing ministry more than $500,000. (38:25)

— The Air Force will finally allow non-Christians to wear religious items. (43:00)

— Questioning Trump’s pro-life stance is apparently a bad move if you’re an evangelical. (44:36)

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

— Donald Trump, without a hint of irony, said he doesn’t like when religion is used to justify anything improper. (2:45)

— FOX News is furious that Mitt Romney cited his religion when voting to impeach Trump. (6:20)

— Conservatives are still furious over the Super Bowl halftime show. (9:50)

— A pastor said God is the only reason he hasn’t murdered one of his critics. (22:28)

— No UK venue wants to make money off of Christian bigot Franklin Graham. (25:10)

— A Christian activist said he would vote for Trump over Jesus. (27:38)

— The ACLU held an LGBTQ Day at the Indiana Statehouse. (31:22)

— Indiana rolled back a proposal to help pregnant women in the workplace. (33:49)

— A 4-year-old is dead because his anti-vaxxer mom didn’t give him Tamiflu. (37:30)

— This new Starbucks ad about a trans teen is fantastic. (43:04)

— Planned Parenthood is expanding in Kentucky. (46:00)

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

— A personal story from Hemant. (0:10)

— Jerry Falwell, Jr. wants some Virginia counties to secede and join West Virginia. (18:05)

— Devout Mormons don’t want the Church to be transparent about its finances. (23:05)

— Anti-abortion zealots can’t believe the Super Bowl will allow a commercial with drag queens. (27:52)

— Franklin Graham is getting banned all over the UK due to his bigotry. (35:40)

— A Mississippi lawmaker wants to force kids to say Christian prayers in school. (38:06)

— A hypocritical preacher is blaming atheists for catching him in the act. (45:05)

— Being gay is apparently an obstacle to refugees seeking asylum. (49:03)

— The Satanic Temple has a message for MAGA cultist Paula White after she remarked on Satanic pregnancies. (52:17)

— A New Mexico billboard urges people to rethink abortion restrictions. (57:40)

— The HHS is now the “Department of Life,” according to the government. (58:05)

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

— Donald Trump appeared at the misnamed “March for Life.” (0:25)

— Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers has an important question about God. (5:29)

— Was a church wrong for telling old members to get out? (11:03)

— The Church of England reiterates that only straight married people can have sex. (14:52)

— A survey shows that atheists know more about the Holocaust\ than Christians. (19:10)

— This controversy over invocations in Berea, Kentucky will inevitably lead to a lawsuit. (28:13)

— Conservative Dennis Prager says private conversations aren’t an accurate reflection of someone’s character. (35:14)

— Utah (!) has finally banned gay conversion torture. (43:20)

— An Indiana legislator wants to make his anti-abortion bill immune to lawsuits. (45:25)

— The Supreme Court heard a case that could upend church/state separation. (50:05)

— Mike Pence spoke at a church where a pastor delivered a rabidly anti-gay sermon. Because of course he did. (55:00)

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