Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religious and politics. They included:

-- The "Activist Mommy" who can't handle an article in Teen Vogue.

-- An Appeals Court decision saying Christian prayers led by elected officials is unconstitutional.

-- Eugene Peterson, the Bible scholar who inched toward support of marriage equality, then ran back to the other side.

-- Pat Robertson's useless interview with Donald Trump.

-- The "gay Muslim" marriage that's more heartbreaking than inspiring.

-- Why Republicans dislike higher education.

-- The worst possible explanation for why God allows suffering.

-- The growth of the Flat Earth movement.

-- How Jesus apparently needs gluten to transubstantiate.

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