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

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— Kandiss Taylor, a wannabe governor of Georgia, has no respect for church/state separation. (3:19)

— An Arkansas official brazenly bragged about pushing Christianity at government meetings. (14:30)

— A "quieter approach" to atheism isn't necessarily a bad thing. (24:10)

— A Tennessee senator used Hitler as an example of someone overcoming homelessness. (38:40)

— A Tennessee cop baptized a woman against her will. A judge says the lawsuit can continue. (44:19) (UPDATE: The woman in question was found dead Wednesday night. The cause of death is unknown. We did not know about that when we were discussing this story on Thursday.)

— David Barton is spreading a new lie about churches and the Constitution. (53:41)

— There's a new member of the Congressional Freethought Caucus and it's a non-story. (1:00:17)