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Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
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— Conservatives are furious over a Twix ad) that isn’t by Twix and isn’t an ad. (7:20)
— A hate-preacher insisted that boys who grow up in a church like his will “100%” grow up to be straight). (18:47)
— There was a $1.8 million essay contest for anyone with evidence of the afterlife). The money will be handed out, but the evidence? Still doesn’t exist. (25:07)
— Should Republicans pander to gay voters)? (36:24)
— A Virginia school board wants to get rid of all “sexually explicit” books)… and burn them. (46:49)
— A Christian “segregation academy” held an anti-LGBTQ seminar) for parents. (53:39)
— A North Carolina restaurant turned a one-star “Satanic” review into a keepsake T-shirt). (59:41)
— Pastor Greg Locke really wants to get subpoenaed). (1:01:40)
— An anti-LGBTQ pastor was nominated) to the Anchorage Equal Rights Commission… until public pressure caused him to step away. (1:07:32)
— The Biden administration is undoing a rule) allowing taxpayer-funded groups to discriminate on the basis of religion. (1:11:12)
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