Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religious and politics. They included:

-- The rise of the Religious Left.

-- Ken Ham is now blaming atheists for the failures of Ark Encounter and the local economy.

-- Tim Farron, the Liberal Democrat leader in the UK who resigned saying he couldn't reconcile his Party's platform with his evangelical faith.

-- The Virginia church that wants you to pray for the resurrection of a man who died earlier this week.

-- The pantyliner invented by a man who clearly doesn't understand female anatomy.

-- Walgreen's absurd policy regarding pharmacists who don't want to do their jobs.

-- Joshua Feuerstein's crusade against McDonald's rainbow-colored fry boxes.

-- Can God love you if you're a woman with short hair?

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Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religious and politics. But because the audio crashed after we recorded (oh, computers...), I recorded this brief episode to bring up two important events from the week. They included:

-- Sen. Bernie Sanders' misguided questioning of an evangelical nominee to a major government position.

-- A New York high school that accommodated Muslim students who wanted to pray during Ramadan. Did administrators go too far or were they making the right decision?

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Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religious and politics. They included:

-- Donald Trump's irresponsible decision to back out of the Paris climate agreement, and the conservatives who don't care because of Jesus.

-- Trump's decision to allow religious employers, then all employers, to block birth control coverage for their employees.

-- The evangelical women who use Planned Parenthood.

-- The Keepers on Netflix. Watch it.

-- Australian tennis star Margaret Court's anti-gay Christian bigotry, and whether the Margaret Court Arena should change its name.

-- How Brio, a magazine for Christian girls, wants them to cover up so they don't tempt boys.

-- The all-women screening of Wonder Woman and the people who get all worked up about it.

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Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religious and politics. They included:

-- The high school student punished by her Christian school for not having an abortion.

-- How Ark Encounter has been bad for the local economy in Kentucky.

-- The Manchester mayor calling the suicide bomber a terrorist who isn't a Muslim.

-- Greg Gianforte, the violent Creationist who will represent Montana in the U.S. House.

-- How Joel Osteen unintentionally summoned the Devil in the minds of his fans.

-- Betsy DeVos' inability to say no to discrimination when it comes to taxpayer dollars funding schools.

-- How Jesus isn't going to fix the offshore tax haven loopholes in the law.

-- The Arizona Democratic Party's brand new Secular Caucus.

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Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religious and politics. They included:

- The resignation of the atheist State Rep. from New Hampshire who created Reddit's "Red Pill" forum.

- The Virginia atheist who painted an "offensive" Bible verse on his truck.

- Why you should be skeptical anytime you hear about an African pastor who drowns while trying to walk on water.

- The Christian mother who treated her gay son as if he were dead.

- How a video of a baby crying out for Jesus isn't "adorable."

- The juror who was dismissed from a corruption trial after saying God told her the suspect wasn't guilty.

- Why a photo doesn't show that God was taking accident victims to Heaven.

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Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religious and politics. They included:

- Comedian Stephen Fry's blasphemy ordeal and what it says about blasphemy laws.

- The Missouri Republican who thinks there's a difference between being gay and just being human.

- Whether circumcision should be banned?

- If banning a method for animal slaughter is religious discrimination.

- The absurd lawsuit claiming discrimination against a Creationist "researcher."

- What religious people would like to learn from atheists.

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Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religious and politics. They included:

- What was the point of the Johnson Amendment executive order? (And why did Trump lie about the military ban on Bibles?)

- What was Trump's reaction after the Access Hollywood tape?

- Why did Franklin Graham blame Kate Middleton for an invasion of her privacy?

- Is it okay to say an emotional congresswoman is in "hysterics"?

- Why aren't Millennials religious?

- Do the Girl Scouts support abortions?

- Should a Christian school force faculty members to oppose gay marriage?

- Why did Alabama's governor sign legislation allowing religious adoption agencies to discriminate against gay couples?

And an update on the Athena Salman invocation!

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Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religious and politics. They included:

- The atheist politician who created a "men's rights" subreddit -

Is the star of The Handmaid's Tale avoiding the word "feminist" because she's a Scientologist?

- Did a Christian homeless shelter actually make a wise strategic decision when it rejected money from a gay chorus to appease other donors?

- If a Christian university imposes severe restrictions on the type of material students are exposed to, what are they actually learning?

- Why would a woman want to be harassed by someone like Bill O'Reilly?

- Why would the mayor of San Antonio say godlessness was the root cause of generational poverty?

- Why was the IRS visiting Benny Hinn's ministries?

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