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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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— “Top evangelicals” are not backing away from Donald Trump), no matter what the headlines suggest. (2:11)
— A restaurant in Virginia refused to serve members) of a Christian hate group. Is that religious discrimination? (13:15)
— An atheist delivered an invocation) in Lake County, Florida… only to be followed by a Christian giving his own prayer as a sort of correction. (29:29)
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— Actor and evangelist Kirk Cameron is pretending public libraries are censoring him) for not hosting events for his new book. (38:30)
— Matt Chandler, a megachurch leader with a history of downplaying sexual abuse, returned to the pulpit) after his own scandal, but he’s not offering any details about what happened. (49:11)
— Uber and Lyft allow drivers to preach at riders), setting up a very uncomfortable and potentially dangerous situation. (1:04:23)
— Will Democrats notice that non-religious voters helped tip the scales) in their favor during the midterms? (1:12:15)
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