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

— We’re having our first meet-and-greet in Chicago on October 5! Please join us if you can!

— Hemant has a new YouTube channel! Have you subscribed? You should.

— Hemant will be at California Freethought Day next weekend. Tickets are still available!

— Judge Tammy Kemp should never have preached Christianity to convicted murderer Amber Guyger in the Botham Jean murder case. (2:13)

— Todd Starnes has been let go by FOX News. Now that is rock bottom. (10:42)

— The Associated Press says 1,700 Catholic clergy members accused of sexual abuse now live among us. (21:03)

— A Tennessee woman had a choice: Get baptized or go to jail. (27:00)

— The three moms who make up One Million Moms are mad about gender-neutral dolls. (31:00)

— A pastor cleansed his church after a gay man spoke there. (33:00)

— 8% of U.S. teens say they’ve had a teacher lead the class in prayer. (41:41)

— Bleach is not a healthy response to autism. (45:01)

— Illinois secretly built a giant Planned Parenthood near the Missouri border. (49:43)

— A teacher who won’t use trans pronouns can’t believe he got fired. (53:20)

— The Trump administration is waging a new war on trans people. (56:44)

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

— We’re having our first meet-and-greet in Chicago! Please join us if you can! (0:30)

— Impeachment is a bad idea, says Christian Right leader who constantly wanted to impeach Obama. (1:30)

— Why did America lose its religion? Thank the internet. (6:06)

— A GOP lawmaker wants to stop abortion because he loves gay people too much. (15:08)

— Be sure to test those rape kits. That concludes my TED talk. (20:04)

— This 90-million-year-old fossil remained buried because its founders feared God. (23:58)

— Don’t do this with a child at church. Or anywhere. (29:23)

— Ark Encounter got schooled by a local superintendent. (31:48)

— The CEO of a Christian magazine is stepping away after accusations of racial insensitivity. (35:52)

— When you’re in the marching band, this is how you troll an anti-gay school. (44:30)

— Donald Trump doesn’t do grammar so good. (47:29)

— People who think God is real say climate change is a hoax. (49:15)

— We found it. The worst right-wing take on Greta Thunberg. (51:35)

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

— We’re having our first meet-and-greet in Chicago! Please join us if you can! (0:30)

— The kicker for the Chicago Bears did his job, therefore you must believe in Jesus. (1:41)

— Dennis Prager thinks his YouTube propaganda videos constitute an actual university. (5:55)

— The Congressional Freethought Caucus has two more members than we knew about. (9:37)

— The race for mayor of Grand Rapids (MI) is between a competent leader and a Christian theocrat. (13:45)

— A school board president in Minnesota wants to know why they teach evolution. (17:33)

— Saturday Night Live fired its racist new cast member Shane Gillis. (20:25)

— High school students who pray before football games aren’t defying atheists. (23:22)

— The Clergy Project has now helped 1,000 pastors who no longer believe in God. (26:50)

— A Republican mayor in FL is calling for action on gun violence because his prayers aren’t working. (28:30)

— Professional liar Sean Spicer says if you love Jesus, you’ll vote for him on Dancing With the Stars. (33:42)

— Research shows “thoughts and prayers” are so annoying, atheists would pay money to avoid them. (35:30)

— A financial watchdog for evangelical churches is mired in its own financial problems. (38:20)

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

— Televangelist Benny Hinn renounced “seed money.” That didn’t last long. (0:50)

— If you ever get cast on Saturday Night Live, maybe rethink everything you’ve said that’s online. (6:38)

— Liberty University’s Jerry Falwell, Jr. is even more corrupt than we knew. (17:14)

— Quarterback Drew Brees made a video for an anti-gay hate group and doesn’t want to admit that’s a problem. (23:31)

— Christian lawmaker Jason Rapert doesn’t want you to see him answer questions truthfully. (34:10)

— The anti-gay Christian owner of a wedding venue will now allow gay couples after intense backlash. Should she be praised? (42:53)

— A Tennessee lawmaker wants to get rid of higher education to prevent people from becoming liberal. (51:30)

— North Carolina’s Republican Party hijacked the state government with a lie on 9/11. (56:05)

— A bunch of awful Christians have a bunch of awful things to say about a pastor who died by suicide. (59:13)

— A student charged with sexual assault was set free because he’s “high achieving.” (1:06:38)

— California is cracking down on fake vaccine exemptions. (1:09:00)

— Check out the film Islam & the Future of Tolerance! Podcast listeners who go to that link and purchase the HD version can use the code “10OFF” to get 10% off the price.

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