Pew Research and Gallup surveys confirm the decline of organized religion in the US, with "nuns" (the religiously unaffiliated) nearing one-third of the population. We dissect this massive demographic shift, comparing the dangers posed by deeply devoted believers versus passively religious people. We question if a non-serious Christian is truly harmless or simply a "volatile" target for grifters and con artists. Ultimately, the panel concludes that the rise of secularism signals progress as more people are questioning their beliefs.

News Source:
If the U.S. had 100 people: Charting Americans' religious affiliations
By Unknown for Pew Research Center
November 13th, 2025
 https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/11/13/if-the-u-s-had-100-people-charting-americans-religious-affiliations/
Drop in religiosity among largest in world
By Unknown for Gallup
 https://news.gallup.com/poll/697676/drop-religiosity-among-largest-world.aspx

The Non-Prophets, Episode 24.48.1 featuring Rob, Flabbergasted, & Stephen Harder

Faith Collapse: Nones Rise to 29% 
Are People Finally Thinking? 
Gallup Poll Confirms Religion is Dying 
The Danger of the Passive Christian 
Christianity's Global Decline Exposed 
The Pros and Cons of Literally Believing the Bible 
Deeply Religious vs. Passively Religious: Who's Worse? 
Less Religious People = A WIN 
Challenging the Indoctrination Cycle 
Why are Christians Losing Their Religion? 
Religious Decline: Natural Evolution or Catastrophe? 
What's the Moral Value of Passive Belief? 
How the Nuns Denomination is Taking Over 
Stop Going to Church, Start Thinking! 
America's Faith Demographics Are Shifting 

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The Barna Group reveals that Gen Z women are struggling deeply with their faith, citing isolation, anxiety, and a distrust of religious institutions. We examine why organized religion is failing young women and driving them towards secular communities and skepticism. This demographic shift underscores the critical role of intersectional issues ignored by rigid, traditional doctrines.

News Source:
Gen Z Women Struggling in Faith
By Unknown for Barna
🔗 https://www.barna.com/trends/gen-z-women-struggling-in-faith/

The Non-Prophets, Episode 24.47.3 featuring Eli, Common Sense Cult, and Trust But Verify

Gen Z Women: The Faith Crisis 💔
Churches Fail Young Women
Secularism Wins Gen Z
Why Gen Z Hates Organized Religion
Anxiety, Isolation, and Deconstruction
Barna Group Confirms Religious Decline
Religious Institutions vs. Intersectionality
Stop Blaming Young People for Leaving
The Struggle for Modern Faith
Feminism and Evangelicalism Conflict
The Rise of the Nones


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Chiefs owner Clark Hunt integrates his Christian faith into the team culture, leading quarterback Patrick Mahomes to become increasingly vocal about his belief. We question if Mahomes’ public piety is genuine or a savvy form of career compliance, especially given the financial insecurity of non-guaranteed NFL contracts. This coercive atmosphere, previously linked to Christian nationalist rhetoric (like Harrison Butker’s speech), highlights the dangers of blending theology with corporate power. We criticize the hypocrisy of wealthy team owners emphasizing prayer while ignoring global suffering.

News Source:
Essentially Sports
By Surab Kumar
November 9th, 2025
🔗 https://www.essentiallysports.com/nfl-active-news-things-have-changed-in-patrick-mahomes-stance-on-religion-faith-says-chiefs-owner-clark-hunt/

The Non-Prophets, Episode 24.47.2 featuring Eli, Common Sense Cult, and Trust But Verify

Patrick Mahomes’ Faith: Genuine or Coercion?
Chiefs Owner Clark Hunt’s Christian Indoctrination
NFL Players Forced to Pray for Guaranteed Contracts
Butker, Mahomes, and Christian Nationalism in Football
Religion in Sports: When Faith Becomes Compliance
The Hypocrisy of NFL Owners and Public Prayer
Christian Culture War Reaches the End Zone
Kansas City Chiefs: Church or Football Team?
Mahomes’ Increasing Religiosity: Is it Coercive?
Faith, Football, and Financial Fear


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The Vatican, desperate to stay relevant amidst widespread secularism, held a "surprising assembly" with prominent Hollywood figures. We dissect this obvious propaganda push and coercion tactic designed to influence content and coerce creative professionals into supporting faith-driven messaging. This bizarre meeting reveals the hypocrisy of religious leaders who claim morality is objectively determined by God's will while simultaneously asking where the world gets its values.

News Source:
Pope Leo, Hollywood actors, Vatican
By Maria Manzos for Deseret News
November 13th, 2025
🔗 https://www.deseret.com/faith/2025/11/13/pope-leo-hollywood-actors-vatican/

The Non-Prophets, Episode 24.47.1 featuring Eli, Common Sense Cult, and Trust But Verify

Pope Leo’s Hollywood Propaganda Push 🎬
Vatican Grasping at Secular Straws 🤦
Is God's Morality Made in Hollywood? ❓
Coercing Actors to Create Religious Content 💰
The Pope Needs a Boycott List ASAP 🚫
Hollywood Stars Meet the Vatican: A Manipulation Tactic 🎭
The Hypocrisy of Objective Morality 🤥
The Catholic Church’s Desperate Attempt to Stay Cool 😎
Hollywood and the Pope: Is It Evangelism? 🙏
When the Vatican Talks Out of Both Sides of Its Mouth 🗣️
Religious Coercion in the Entertainment Industry 📺
The Pope's Bizarre A-List Assembly ✨
Stop Funding Faith-Driven Messaging 🛑
Celebrity Worship at the Vatican? 🕌
Morality Check: Where DO You Get Your Values? 🤔


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A mother in need turned to local churches for baby formula assistance after SNAP benefits lapsed, only to be rejected by dozens of wealthy congregations who cited her 'woke' identity markers (lesbian, veteran) as cause for smear campaigns instead of offering help. We expose the devastating hypocrisy of tax-exempt organizations who would rather let children starve than fulfill their supposed mission to the vulnerable. When religious leaders call a mother trying to feed her starving infant a "demon" and wish death upon her, they prove themselves to be the organized criminal organization we suspect them to be.

News Source:
Uncharitable Churches Exposed by Mom in Need
By Cassandra Stone for mom.com
November 7th, 2025
🔗 https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/boots-miles-heizer-coming-religious-170540919.html

The Non-Prophets, Episode 24.46.3 featuring Jimmy Jr., Flabbergasted, and Sofia Spina

Churches Deny Baby Formula to Starving Infant 🍼
Mom Exposes Hypocritical Churches on TikTok 📱
Religious Leaders Call Mother a Demon 👿
Churches Prefer Tax Breaks Over Feeding Kids 💰
Lesbian Veteran Smears the Church? 🏳️‍🌈
SNAP Benefits End, Religious Charity Fails 📉
The Hypocrisy of "Help Your Neighbor" ⛪
The Mosque Was the First to Help! 🕌
Right-Wing Churches Expose Themselves 😡
Religious Cruelty: Starvation Over Forgiveness 💔
Organized Criminal Organization: The Church Mafia 🔫
The Cost of Being a 'Woke' Mother in Need 🤦‍♀️
Why Do Churches Hate the Poor? 💸
The Shame of the Church Secretary 📞
Stop Funding Religion, Start Funding People 🙏


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Actor Miles Heizer details his difficult, yet "classic," gay coming out story, drawing parallels with his new show about a queer service member. We examine the painful legacy of conservative Christian upbringings and the societal expectation for queer individuals to share traumatic narratives. Despite increased acceptance, the conversation highlights the continuous struggle against religious-fueled homophobia and the irony of scrutinizing genuine coming out experiences.

News Source:
articles/boots-miles-heizer-coming-religious-170540919.html
By Unknown for Yahoo! Entertainment TV
November 19th, 2025
🔗 https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/boots-miles-heizer-coming-religious-170540919.html

The Non-Prophets, Episode 24.46.2 featuring Jimmy Jr., Flabbergasted, and Sofia Spina

Boots Star Miles Heizer's Classic Gay Trauma 🎭
Gay Military Drama: Religion vs. Acceptance 🏳️‍🌈
Coming Out Story: The Christian Upbringing Cost 💔
Why We Need Queer Military Stories Now 🎖️
Miles Heizer's "Boots": Standard Trauma or True Life? 🧐
The Scrutiny of Queer Pain Narratives 🎤
Christian Parents vs. Supportive Sister/Friends 🧑‍🤝‍🧑
Is Religious Pushback a Sign of Progress? 📈
The Difficulties of Being a Baby Gay Today 👶
Military Service and LGBTQ+ Identity Conflict ⚔️
Homophobia Hates the Queer Community's Progress 🚫
Actor Details Toxic Christian Family Experience ⛪
Why Coming Out Should Not Be a Sad Story 😢
From Kentucky Conservatism to Hollywood Acceptance ✨
When God Forgives, But the Parents Don't 🤦


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The U.S. Army cut funding for Catholic chaplain extracurriculars (like music class!) due to double-dipping and fiscal redundancy, sparking outrage that the world’s wealthiest religious organization is being treated "like everybody else". We dissect this glaring waste of taxpayer money and question the constitutionality of the entire Chaplain Corps program, which promotes religion itself. Why are unqualified clergy leveraged as mental health counselors while simultaneously crying foul over losing budget for sacramental record-keeping?

News Source:
US Army at Odds with Catholic Chaplains over Religious Support Contracts
By Lara Corte for Stars and Stripes
November 5th, 2025
🔗 https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2025-11-05/religious-support-contracts-catholic-19571207.html

The Non-Prophets, Episode 24.46.1 featuring Jimmy Jr., Flabbergasted, and Sofia Spina

Army Cuts Funding, Catholics Cry Foul 💰
Mega-Church Budget Cuts Lead to Chaplain Crisis 😭
The Richest Church Needs Taxpayer Money for Music Class 🎻
Chaplain Corps: Funding Religion or Mental Health? 🧠
Catholicism's Double Dip Scam Exposed 🎣
Separation of Church and State: The Chaplain Corps Debate 🇺🇸
Military Pays for Priests: Is That Constitutional? 🧐
Stop Funding Religion Over Irreligion 🚫
Catholic Chaplains: Too Fancy for the Budget? ✨
Religious Freedom or Religious Privilege? 👑
Veterans Deserve Real Counsel, Not Chaplains 🎖️
Accountability vs. Audacity: Catholic Financial Hypocrisy 🤦
Why Does the Government Pay for Sacramental Records? 🧾
Church Wealth, Public Funds: The Military Chaplain Scam 💸
When Religious Leaders Demand Special Treatment 🤬


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Former Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger has secured $110 million to develop "Christian AI" through his company, GLUE, hoping to accelerate the second coming of Christ with server farms instead of faith. The panel dissects this brazen attempt to hardwire theology into technology, arguing that this is merely lobbying with excessive tech money and a dangerous act of desperation. We explore how faith-driven AI restricts knowledge, shapes minds, and threatens secular democracy by pushing public policy further toward a costly and contradictory theocracy. Will a new algorithm erase millennia of biblical contradictions? We doubt it.

News Source:
Patrick Gelsinger Christian AI
By Adam Willems for The Guardian
October 28th, 2025
🔗 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/28/patrick-gelsinger-christian-ai-gloo-silicon-valley

The Non-Prophets, Episode 24.45.3 featuring Damien H., Trust but Verify, and Eli Slack

Jesus Needs A Server Farm For Salvation 💾
Christian AI: Lobbying With Tech Money 💰
Gelsinger's $110 Million Act of Desperation 😱
Can AI Algorithm Out Biblical Contradictions? 🤔
Ex-CEO’s Plan To Hasten Christ’s Return 🚀
Hardwiring Theology Into Technology 🤖
Silicon Valley's New Theocratic Threat 🤯
Faith-Driven AI: A Recipe for Disaster 🦠
Is GLUE Gaslighting Large Language Models? ⛽
The Gutenberg Moment (or Just A Grift?) 📜
Christian AI Wants To Control Your Mind 🧠
Tech Moguls Praying For The Apocalypse 🙏
The Danger of Soft Power Christian Principles ✝️
Why Religious Money Corrupts Silicon Valley 💵
Jesus Hackathon: What Would You Do? 😈


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Joe Rogan weighs in on the church, claiming people attend only to "better their lives." The panel dissects this rosy, misguided view, contrasting church community (which often manipulates vulnerable people) with true secular support. We challenge the notion that Jesus offered a "perfect way to live" and dive into the philosophical debate over whether divine permission makes humans more, or less, decent. Plus, we explore the explosive argument for the mythicist position on the historical Jesus. Theocratic claims crumble under critical scrutiny.

News Source:
Joe Rogan on Religion and Christianity
By NewsNation Staff
for NewsNation
October 29th, 2025
🔗 https://www.newsnationnow.com/religion/joe-rogan-religion-church-christianity/

The Non-Prophets, Episode 24.45.2 featuring Damien H., Trust but Verify, and Eli Slack

The Mythicist Argument vs. Joe Rogan 🤔
The Perfect Life? Jesus Beat Up Bankers! 🥊
Why Divine Permission Makes You LESS Moral 😈
Rogan Thinks Church is a Bowling League 🎳
Churches: Community or Exploitation Funnels? 💰
Joe Rogan Misunderstands Church: We Explain 🗣️
Christ Before Jesus: Blowing Up Consensus 💥
Biblical Morality Fails the Smell Test 👃
Prayer vs. Meditation: The Narcissist God Tactic 🧘
Secular Morality Doesn't Need a Halo 😇
Christianity: Fascinating or Fact-Free? 📖
Joe Rogan: Is Religion Just an Algorithm? 💻
Is Religion Just a Dopamine Hit? 🧠
Religion: Dedication to Delusion? 🙄
The Blurring Line Between Church and State 🧱


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A Massachusetts mayor decided to spend $850,000 in taxpayer funds to put up Catholic saint statues outside city buildings, claiming they are "secular demigods" invoked globally by first responders. This blatant blurring of church and state lines is drawing fire from citizens who recognize that religious icons, especially those specific to Catholicism, shouldn't be bankrolled by public funds. The move highlights the constant fight against theocratic creep, where religious privilege attempts to hijack government resources and spaces in violation of constitutional religious neutrality.

News Source:
Catholic statues, Quincy Massachusetts religious liberty
By Brianna J. Frank and Peter Blandino for USA Today
October 28th, 2025

🔗 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/10/28/catholic-statues-quincy-massachusetts-religious-liberty/86934318007/

The Non-Prophets, Episode 24.45.1 featuring Damien H., Trust but Verify, and Eli Slack

Catholic Saints: The $850k Secular Demigods 💰
Church & State? Mayor Says: "Hold My Halo" 😇
Taxpayer Money for Holy Statues? NOPE 🚫
When Religious Icons Become "Civic Pride" 🤔
Catholic Statues Violate Constitution, Lawsuit Claims 🧑‍⚖️
The Blurring Line Between Church and State 🧱
Separation of Church and State: Massachusetts Edition 🇺🇸
St. Michael vs. The Establishment Clause ⚔️
Why Are We Funding Catholic Demigods? 🤨
Mayor’s Prayer: Just Good Interior Design? 🖼️
Patron Saints Are NOT Secular, Argue Citizens 📢
Religious Overreach: City Hall or Cathedral? 🕍
$850,000 for Two Catholic Statues 💸
The Fight Against Theocratic Creep Continues 😤
Beckett Fund Defends Mayor's Holy Spend 🛡️

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