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

— A Christian lawmaker used the Bible to justify the physical abuse of kids with disabilities in public schools. (0:37)

— Americans still view atheists unfavorably‚Ķ but it's not all bad news. (25:42)

— In a lawsuit, a teenager says a teacher assaulted her for not saying the Pledge of Allegiance. (43:37)

— An editorial defending college football coach Deion Sanders' proselytizing fumbled the facts. (54:35)

— The Santa Rosa Catholic Diocese in California has filed for bankruptcy. (1:13:29)

— A Christian school in Vermont is banned from competing in state-sanctioned events after refusing to play a team with a trans athlete. (1:21:03)

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