Church Whistleblower’s Unjust Fine Upheld

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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Court upholds $400,000 fine against lawyer who warned Catholic school about predator on staff. (1:15)

— Scott Adams’ deathbed conversion to Christianity shouldn’t be taken seriously. (25:30)

— Texas attorney general sues state for non-existent religious discrimination. (42:27)

— Ohio’s “Success Sequence” bill turns poverty into a personal failure. (55:59)

— Can students fail an assignment if they cite God? Not if Florida Republicans get their way. (1:08:13)

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Measles at Ark Encounter

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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— A single Chick-fil-A store congratulated a gay couple, and conservatives lost their damn minds. (2:35)

— People who visited Ark Encounter may have been exposed to measles. (18:55)

— Christian Nationalists can’t handle Zohran Mamdani’s oath on a Qur’an. (29:07)

— Judge says school must shield kindergartner from all things LGBTQ at Christian dad’s demand. (37:40)

— New Jersey finally stops Christians from blocking access to a public beach on Sunday mornings. (58:55)

— Indiana Republicans are reviving a decades-old fight over a Ten Commandments monument. (1:15:07)

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Garbage Year in Review

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Jessica and I spoke about the worst stories from the past year, with increasingly more wine.

— January (1:14)

— February (22:08)

— March (32:34)

— April (40:30)

— May (50:31)

— June (1:00:58)

— July (1:11:57)

— August (1:21:21)

— September (1:29:36)

— October (2:05:13)

— November (2:25:49)

— December (2:43:50)

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Pete Hegseth’s War on Military Chaplains

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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Univ. of Oklahoma punishes instructor for failing Christian student who didn’t do the assignment. (0:55)

— Pete Hegseth is waging a pointless and damaging war on military chaplains. (19:30)

— Mayor criticized for preaching bigotry during secretly recorded speech to high school club. (45:30)

— Texas city blocks Christian pastor’s invocation after his open support for a Pride event. (1:18:40)

— Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders turned a holiday email to state employees into a Christian sermon. (1:32:20)

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