This week we discuss all of the allegations in the Roy Moore scandal and compare it to the accusations against Al Franken. We wrap it up with some talk about the Jehovah's Witnesses and abuse cover up in the church.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/09/politics/kfile-roy-moore-divorce-case/index.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/11/09/this-defense-of-roy-moore-is-amazingly-bad-from-start-to-finish/?utm_term=.6b4c95625ae9

http://thehill.com/homenews/news/360656-woman-accuses-al-franken-of-kissing-groping-her-without-consent

https://bluestatedaily.com/al-franken-investigation-himself/

http://www.newsweek.com/republican-sex-trafficking-child-trump-coordinator-716348

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/11/27/washington_post_sniffs_out_fake_roy_moore_allegation_by_james_o_keefe_project.html

http://deadstate.org/churchtoo-hashtag-blows-up-social-media-to-expose-sexual-abuse-in-religious-communities/

http://theweek.com/speedreads/737910/jehovahs-witnesses-owe-4000-every-day-dont-turn-over-details-alleged-child-sex-abuse-cost-2-million-far

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/09/ex-jehovahs-witnesses-are-crashing-kingdom-hall-meetings-to-talk-about-abuse/

https://nypost.com/2017/11/16/lawmaker-resigns-after-inappropriate-behavior-with-man-in-his-office/

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We discuss a local abortion protest gone wrong and Notre Dame ends birth control coverage. We find a new question to make the hardcore anti-choice crowd to do some mental gymnastics, and finish with a discussion on a family that felt the need to change churches after they adopted kids.

http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/indianapolis/group-protests-outside-of-home-mistaken-for-residence-of-planned-parenthood-ceo

https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/politics/notre-dame-to-end-no-cost-contraceptive-coverage-for-employees/article_512017b8-f873-50b0-841a-5158296b36aa.html

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/19/this-simple-question-will-make-anti-abortion-activists-squirm/

https://splinternews.com/after-i-adopted-two-black-babies-i-realized-my-church-1819912747?

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We speculate on the Trump Russia stuff then move on to the church shooting in Texas. We also discuss Kevin Spacey's non-apology for sexual assault.

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/05/the-texas-church-shooters-religious-history-is-very-confusing/

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/11/02/clinton-brazile-hacks-2016-215774

https://jezebel.com/four-women-have-accused-actor-danny-masterson-of-rape-1820097573

https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/10/31/16570846/spaceys-coming-out-sex-assault-pedophilia

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ex-porn-star-mia-khalifa-receives-death-threats-superimposing-her-face-picture-virgin-mary-1644282

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-twitter-account-inaccessible_us_59fbb4a9e4b0b0c7fa393566

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The Pope Says evolution is real, Atheists are banned from invocations in Congress, Pastors arrested for child abuse and the missed opportunity for a joke talking about cakes for Satan, hence the title.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pope-francis-declares-evolution-and-big-bang-theory-are-right-and-god-isnt-a-magician-with-a-magic-9822514.html

https://ffrf.org/news/news-releases/item/30586-court-oks-congressional-exclusion-of-atheists-ffrf-calls-it-wake-up-call

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/10/20/16507902/indiana-lawrence-county-needle-exchange

http://www.wibc.com/news/local-news/rushville-pastor-arrested-child-molesting

https://www.christianpost.com/news/satanic-temple-demands-christian-bakers-make-cakes-for-satan-201040/

http://coloradotimesrecorder.com/2017/10/christian-baker-involved-in-supreme-court-case-asked-to-bake-a-cake-for-satan/6312/

https://bigthink.com/21st-century-spirituality/religious-liminal-population-accounts-for-a-fifth-of-humans

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Trumps “Religious Freedom” policies are slowly being put into place and no one is noticing. We also discuss the ongoing tragedy that is the genocide of Rohingya Muslims by Buddhists in Myanmar.

https://jezebel.com/rohingya-muslim-mothers-watch-their-children-slaughtere-1819403760?

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41566561

http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/13/politics/merry-christmas-donald-trump/index.html

http://techhgee.com/trumps-extreme-religious-freedom-order-has-been-put-in-place-you-just-dont-know-it/

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/355594-trump-joked-that-pence-wants-to-hang-all-gay-people-report

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/10/kim-davis-touring-romania-encourage-government-ban-gay-rights/

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All of the major stories in this episode were compiled by Amanda, from The Vatican finger pointing on abuse to the Rise of MiloYiannopoulus. Chad throws in a story about how the anti-burqa laws in Austria are affecting other people as well.

http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article177663856.html

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/05/vatican-facing-child-sex-scandals-tells-everyone-else-to-take-responsibility/#comment-3551940750

https://www.buzzfeed.com/josephbernstein/heres-how-breitbart-and-milo-smuggled-white-nationalism?utm_term=.jtZkgZNbWr#.eu5wJMb3j2

http://m.dw.com/en/austria-burqa-ban-man-dressed-as-shark-falls-afoul-of-new-law/a-40872491

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/5/31/15716778/trump-birth-control-regulation

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We start with the Mike Pence NFL Stunt. Then we talk about different men around the world that claim to be Jesus, athletes from a christian college in trouble for attacking a student and more.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/08/politics/pence-indianapolis-flights-cost/index.html

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/08/new-messiahs-jesus-christ-second-coming-photos/

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/09/straight-out-of-the-handmaids-tale-insiders-claim-cia-director-pompeo-is-turning-agency-into-a-christian-hotbed/

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/09/19/five-christian-athletes-face-felony-charges-after-allegedly-sodomizing-student/

http://all-that-is-interesting.com/hasidic-blindfolds

https://theslot.jezebel.com/marsha-blackburn-abortion-enemy-and-climate-change-den-1819182093?

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/09/08/malaysia-blocks-access-to-gaming-website-steam-over-fight-of-gods/

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We talk about the elephant in the room that is the Vegas shooting. Then wrap up with the hypocrisy of a pro-life senator telling his mistress to get an abortion.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/10/03/yes-pat-robertson-blamed-the-vegas-shooting-on-disrespect-for-trump-and-the-national-anthem

https://www.yahoo.com/news/apos-fox-friends-apos-guest-133314960.html

http://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2017/10/03/rep-tim-Murphy-pro-life-sought-abortion-affair-shannon-edwards-susan-mosychuk-pennsylvania-chief-of-staff-congress-emails-texts/stories/201710030018

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/03/fox-news-host-maybe-the-las-vegas-shooter-just-didnt-believe-in-god/

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/03/this-mormon-wrote-the-worst-response-so-far-to-the-las-vegas-shooting/

https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/10/3/16401826/abortion-ban-pain-capable-unborn-child-protection-act

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/10/republican-congressman-tim-murphy-mistress-abortion/

http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2017/10/panicked_london_train_commuter.html

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We amend a couple of past stories, Touch on the Ted Cruz porn tweet, and then talk about the archdiocese in St. Paul going bankrupt due to sexual abuse scandals. We wrap up with a brief talk about who Roy Moore is and why he is a bad guy for the US government.

http://www.guacamoley.com/lol/2017/09/13/1vp3OH/star-from-that-porn?

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/09/st-louis-couple-wins-32-4-million-over-illegal-bible-thumping-robocalls-voiced-by-mike-huckabee/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/california-judge-girl-deemed-brain-dead-may-still-173401402.html

http://www.twincities.com/2017/09/18/st-paul-archdiocese-minneapolis-bankruptcy-priest-sexual-abuse/

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a12484953/who-is-roy-moore/

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In a quickly thrown together episode, Chad and Amanda Discuss the decline of specifically White Evangelicals.

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/09/06/white-evangelicals-are-on-the-decline-and-they-completely-deserve-it/

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/white-christians-now-minority-u-s-population-survey-says/

http://www.thedailybeast.com/hawaii-mandates-contraception-education-conservative-christians-sue

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