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

— Nebraska Sen. Megan Hunt responded to an anti-drag bill with an amendment to protect children from religious indoctrination. (0:49)

— The Satanic Temple is about to launch "The Samuel Alito's Mom's Satanic Abortion Clinic," named in honor of someone whose lack of options in 1950 forced the rest of us to pay the price. (10:35)

— The Pope wants you to remember that the middle finger represents honesty. (17:00)

— Let's talk about unhealthy relationships between minor celebrities and their wonderful fans. (19:10)

— Montana Sen. Daniel Emrich wants to ban everything but "scientific fact" from public school classrooms. (40:45)

— Christian hate-group leader Mat Staver wants Christian schools to expel children of gay parents before they convince other kids same-sex families are perfectly fine. (49:32)

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