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Ep. 468 - What exactly did Asbury revive?

2023/3/3
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Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Why was New York City Mayor Eric Adams repeating Christian Nationalist rhetoric)? (0:40)

— Christians who went to the Asbury "revival" may have been exposed to measles). (15:14)

— Defrocked priest Frank Pavone has been accused by multiple women) of sexual misconduct. (23:15) 

— Banning "After School Satan" clubs after anonymous threats makes things worse). (37:30)

— A writer who once called out conservative Christianity has now adopted conservative Christianity). (44:20)  

— Attendance in religious education classes fell 99% in Victoria), Australia after the classes stopped being mandatory. (54:15)

— A Montana Republican has filed a bill) to stick Christian prayer in public schools. (1:00:29)

— West Virginia lawmakers are still trying to push “Intelligent Design”) into classrooms. (1:07:55)

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