This week, Ruth and Chris discuss the “religious freedom” laws and Federal responses to them including some fun follow-up on Kim Davis, a Supreme Court decision which is going to have drastic effects on state-sponsored anti-abortion legislation and talk about Russia’s draconian crackdown on terrorism by taking away basic human rights of all of their citizens.

Articles mentioned in this week’s episodes:

Federal Judge Rules Clerks Cannot Cite Religion to Recuse from Issuing Marriage Licenses

Mike Huckabee owes and owes and owes

Texas Supreme Court Decision and information about anti-abortion legislation

Follow up on NC’s HB2 Anti-LGBT Legislation (Proposed Changes Don’t Change Anything)

Conservative Christians Grapple with Religious Freedom

Russia’s State Duma just approved some of the most represssive laws in post-Soviet history

Music by Pale Blue and AudioNautix.com.