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

— Some potentially interesting personal news from Hemant. (1:00)

— A whole bunch of Congress members want the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. (15:45)

— The United Methodist Church is breaking up over the issue of whether love matters. (30:06)

— Pope Francis smacked a woman's hand and we can't even complain about it. (38:40)

— Massachusetts may drop its requirement for minors to get permission before an abortion. (42:04)

— Christian "coach" Dave Daubenmire has a new reason to oppose interracial marriage: He went to a zoo. (45:38)

— One reason white evangelicals love Trump? They're as opposed to immigration as he is. (49:42)

— Conservative Dennis Prager doesn't care about anything Anne Frank wrote because he doesn't get his wisdom from teenagers. Or anyone else for that matter. (58:19)

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

— Christianity Today‚Äòs piece calling for Donald Trump's removal from office doesn't go far enough. (1:11)

— These Christian parents sadly think their dead baby will be resurrected. Do they deserve criticism? (16:29)

— This anti-gay pastor was caught trolling for men on Grindr. (21:22)

— Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin said he pardoned a child rapist because the victim's hymen was intact. (25:24)

— The Mormon Church is allegedly hoarding $100 billion (with a B) meant for charity. (30:58)

— These GOP-approved federal judges are the worst. (36:15)

— Hallmark screwed up, then backtracked, after the Christian Moms complained about an ad with a same-sex couple. (40:25)

— Samoa is going after anti-vaxxers. Hardcore. (44:15)

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

— Thank you for helping us reach this milestone! Your stories are interspersed throughout this episode!

— A man who slapped a reporter's butt on live TV during a race is a Christian youth leader. (3:54)

— The people running the Anti-Theism conference still don't get it. (11:08)

— A racist city council member from Georgia is resigning before voters can vote him out. (26:00)

— Donald Trump asked a Christian pastor who said Jews are going to Hell to speak at a Hanukkah Reception. And that's not all. (31:40)

— A Minnesota mom is suing two pharmacy chains after she was unable to get the morning-after pill from them. (36:33)

— A Wall Street Journal essayist wants atheists to lie to their kids about death. (42:50)

— A Louisiana high school newspaper had to change its front page because it was deemed too Jesus-y. (49:35)

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

— The organizer of an "anti-theism" conference defended sexual harassment in a bizarre rant. (0:40)

— Elizabeth Warren needs a better response when it comes to defending the rights of atheists. (14:22)

— One of the most anti-abortion conservatives in the country just got a lifetime appointment to the federal bench due to Republicans. (21:02)

— Ohio Republicans want doctors to reimplant ectopic pregnancies. (25:33)

— This Christian man says no one has it worse in America than Christian men. (29:24)

— New laws in favor of sex abuse victims could cost the Catholic Church over $4 billion. (31:57)

— Three girls from Utah defended their classmate after a teacher insulted his gay dads. (36:40)

— Liberty University just launched a "think tank." (39:52)

— The U.S. Army is not anti-Christian. (41:59)

— Televangelist Paula White says she can't abandon Donald Trump now because what would that say about her?! (45:59)

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

— Conservative Christians are angry at Chick-fil-A for helping the poor. (0:38)

— People are very upset about a same-sex couple on a dancing show. (12:35)

— A Christian Right group's Christmas "Naughty or Nice" list reveals a lot about their priorities. (16:36)

— A Tennessee school district is getting sued over its long long history of preaching to kids. (23:40)

— A Wisconsin church won't get a $10,000 from a city council because they bragged about converting people with it. (27:59)

— The Dallas Straight Pride Parade was a flop. (31:03)

— A Michigan college nixed the Pledge from student government meetings, then brought it back. (34:00)

— Kanye West's appearance at Joel Osteen's church was underwhelming and ignorant. (37:52)

— The Ohio House passed a bill that allegedly prohibits teachers from punishing students who give a wrong answer if they did it because of religion. (53:10)

— Kansas City just banned conversion therapy! (58:33)

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

— Kanye West is visiting Joel Osteen's megachurch. They should talk about this one issue. (1:20)

— Franklin Graham, a Trump cultist with no sense of irony, says God detests lyings lips. (12:29)

— Women are "truly equal" under Trump, says Trump cultist. (15:20)

— Some Christian pregnancy centers are finally offering birth control. (21:48)

— Should science groups list job openings at anti-LGBTQ schools? (26:13)

— A Saudi Arabian ad claimed atheism was a form of extremism. (32:59)

— The U.S. has dropped significantly in global Freedom of Thought rankings. (35:06)

— Don't visit a chiropractor. This guy learned that the hard way. (43:22)

— An author was canceled from a school appearance because she named Harvey Milk an important activist. (48:55)

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

— Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, a Christian Nationalist, lost his race‚ for now. (0:31)

— Rapper T.I. is creepily obsessed with his daughter's hymen. (5:00)

— A 20-year-old Duggar Family child (not that one) is running for State Rep. in Arkansas. (14:55)

— The Irish government says it will look into changing a bizarre survey question about kids' religious beliefs. (20:55)

— Christian Comedian John Crist is canceling his tour after allegations of sexual misconduct. (29:30)

— Why haven't Brett Kavanaugh and Samuel Alito recused themselves from these Supreme Court cases? (40:44)

— Washington Nationals pitcher Sean Doolittle refused a White House invitation after his World Series win. (46:20)

— A Maryland county punished a local library because a Christian protested a Drag Queen Story Hour event. (52:10)

— Since Christians are doing it, Satanists want to take advantage of a school release program in Knoxville, TN. (57:10)

— These men from Spain were acquitted of rape charges for the worst possible reason. (1:04:10)

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

— A condom company can now claim the moral high ground over evangelical Christians thanks to a wall of chewed-up gum. (0:29)

— A Christian legal group condemned a website that bluntly says what churches believe about homosexuality. (5:18)

— A Catholic priest denied communion to Joe Biden. Biden should welcome that. (13:42)

— Kanye West thinks he got a $68 million tax refund because he loves Jesus. (21:06)

— Former Senator Kay Hagan, the subject of an anti-atheist smear campaign, died this week. (26:13)

— Why did Paula White formally join the Trump administration? (31:44)

— The resignation of Democratic Rep. Katie Hill is a travesty for so many reasons. (38:18)

— Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times says people like Jerry Falwell, Jr. have driven young people away from Christianity. He's missing the bigger picture. (48:02)

— The Chicago Bears kicker who said atheists should believe in God after a game-winning field goal‚ missed a game-winning field goal. (55:20)

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