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

-- The Supreme Court heard the case of an anti-gay Christian baker. (1:13)

-- Roy Moore only has one issue on his platform: Abortion. Should Democrats have run an anti-abortion candidate? (10:40)

-- Pat Robertson told a woman collecting unemployment checks that she needs to keep tithing if she wants to find a job. (27:50)

-- Kim Davis will be challenged for her county clerk seat by a gay man whose marriage license she once denied. (29:43)

-- The Pope may change the Lord's Prayer. (32:10)

-- A GOP-appointed Florida commission may put church/state separation on the 2018 ballot. (35:04)

-- Why would Mike Pence stick with Donald Trump? Because it's part of God's Plan for him. (40:48)

-- Ravi Zacharias, whose falsified his credentials for years, blames you for his lies. (48:29)

-- A former priest was finally convicted of a murder that happened 50 years ago. (56:44)

-- Jessica unleashes an epic rant brought about by the question: Is hugging still okay? (58:09)

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

-- Donald Trump screwed up Christianity 101 at the White House Christmas Tree Lighting. (1:17)

-- Will anything prevent evangelical Christians from voting for Roy Moore in next week's special election to the Senate? (7:36)

-- In a tragic story, an atheist activist killed his wife, then himself, in a "suspected murder-suicide." (27:26)

-- American Atheists' new billboard campaign says "Just Skip Church‚ It's All Fake News!" (32:24)

-- Does the Creation Museum's new exhibit make Creationists look dumb? Or did I speak too soon? (34:10)

-- And what can we learn from Ark Encounter's attendance numbers? (39:15)

-- Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias can't explain his biographical lies. (45:25)

-- These Christian standardized exams are bad indicators of college performance. (58:13)

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Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. (We had an echo during the recording. Sorry! We'll fix it next time.)

-- A Scottish shop owner got pushback for keeping her store open on Sundays. (1:16)

-- A New Zealand megachurch will lose its tax exempt status after failing to file tax returns. (7:26)

-- Why are these UK water companies okay with workers who use divining rods? (12:33)

-- This guy wants to launch himself in space to prove the world is flat. (16:30)

-- The problems with atheist conventions. (23:35)

-- Bob Marshall, the VA Republican who lost to transgender challenger Danica Roem, is furious that his letter to the editor was edited. (52:37)

-- An Australian official won't support marriage equality because of crocodile attacks. (56:55)

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

-- How should we be reacting to the news that Sen. Al Franken once groped and kissed a model without her consent? (0:42)

-- Roy Moore's defenders are not making him look good. (18:17)

-- An Australian lawyer will help a Christian couple get divorced after marriage equality passes. (24:43)

-- An assisted suicide bill was defeated in New South Wales, in part due to misinformation. (27:30)

-- Will Donald Trump hurt the "pro-life" movement in the long term? (31:49)

-- A conservative Ohio lawmaker resigned after getting caught having an affair in his office with another man. (37:44)

-- Should Muslim Barbie wear a hijab? (42:00)

-- Televangelist Jim Bakker says "They outlawed 'Merry Christmas' a few years ago." (44:45)

-- Did this truck driver break any laws when she put a derogatory message about Trump on her back window? (48:55)

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

-- The Texas shooter was allegedly an atheist. Is it true? What would that even mean in this situation? (0:49)

-- Roy Moore, the family values Christian and Senate candidate, allegedly molested a 14-year-old girl several decades ago. (14:41)

-- Congressman Jared Huffman said he doesn't believe in God... and no one seemed to care. (31:50)

-- Ex-Jehovah's Witnesses are making their presence known in Kingdom Hall meetings. Is that a good tactic? (40:31)

-- Donald Trump supposedly wants to revoke the Church of Scientology's tax exemption. (52:24)

-- Does your church have secrets? FaithLeaks wants to know. (1:01:25)

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

-- Some critics are angry that Canada's Governor General Julie Payette mocked pseudoscience. (1:05)

-- Pat Robertson tried comforting a grieving mother by trashing atheists. (13:00)

-- The GOP's tax plan would let pastors endorse candidates from the pulpit without punishment. (18:58)

-- A Christian pastor (wrongly) claimed there are no atheist relief groups. (27:06)

-- A Christian activist offered a disturbing rewrite of a Disney show with a gay main character. (35:11)

-- A Christian college is forcing freshmen to take a class in patriotism. (45:20)

-- There's no single "atheist movement" and we have to acknowledge that. (51:59)

-- Harvey Weinstein has a Bible verse on his hat. (1:13:54)

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

-- Arkansas State Senator Jason Rapert and the Ten Commandments monument going up (again) in Arkansas. (0:30)

-- Alberta Catholic schools want to teach an alternative sex ed curriculum. (13:25)

-- The dad from Duck Dynasty is spreading the lie that crime soars in areas without God. (24:40)

-- A new Satanic billboard says "Our religion doesn't believe in hitting children." (32:10)

-- No one in this TX school district understands the Establishment Clause. (36:40)

-- The Catholic Church won't allow a gravestone marker calling out abusive priests. (43:36)

-- Pastor Robert Jeffress says we've let atheists "seize control of this country." (49:13)

-- An Indiana county ended a life-saving needle exchange program because Jesus said so. (55:49)

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

-- The new Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, is an ex-Mormon who describes herself as Agnostic. (1:41)

-- There's a push for Christian churches to clarify where they stand on issues involving LGBTQ rights. (8:18)

-- An ad campaign for the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter makes no sense at all. (19:40)

-- Most Americans no longer believe you need God to be good. (28:00)

-- Here's how a Religious Right group is misleading Congress about support for the Johnson Amendment repeal. (35:06)

-- The Boy Scouts of America will let girls join! But open atheists are still banned. Don't worry. A Christian alternative still proudly bans everyone who isn't a straight, cisgender boy. (44:04)

-- Young people are shedding their faith long before they go to college, contrary to the plot of movies like God's Not Dead. (56:35)

-- Go watch this incredible (and short) documentary of an atheist who escaped the train to Auschwitz during World War II. (1:11:00)

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

-- Your thoughts and prayers after the shooting in Las Vegas aren't helping. (1:06)

-- The folks at Fox and Friends think the shooter just "didn't believe in God." (14:31)

-- The worst response to the shooting came from a Mormon who blamed the victims. (22:02)

-- What should we make of the survivor who said he found God after surviving the massacre? (24:25)

-- A woman says God protected her... after surviving an awful car accident. (32:53)

-- The 14 Attorneys General who say a Giant Christian Cross in a Florida park is totally secular. (36:27)

-- It's okay to question a judicial nominee's religious history. (43:31)

-- Anti-abortion politician Rep. Tim Murphy is resigning after allegedly texting his mistress to tell her to abort their possible lovechild. (53:27)

-- Flipping the bird in church is constitutionally protected speech! (56:47)

-- Happy stories... about why Olive Garden is ruining Hemant. (1:02:22)

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