Ep. 198 - The Mormons Are Getting a New Leader

Published: Jan. 6, 2018, 5:58 p.m.

Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.\n-- A Mississippi legislator wants to make the Bible the official state book. For the third time. (1:38)\n-- The head of the Mormon Church, Thomas S. Monson, is dead. What should he be remembered for? (7:21)\n-- South Carolina Republicans wanted to honor black people who fought for the Confederacy, but they missed a key detail... (18:48)\n-- Roy Moore's Jewish lawyer is actually a Christian. (21:58)\n-- FEMA says churches can get taxpayer funding to rebuild after \u201cActs of God.\u201d (30:18)\n-- "Raw water" is a thing now... at least if you're rich and dumb. (35:42)\n-- This church has \u201cdocumented proof\u201d that God answers prayers. (43:04)\n-- Bill Nye needs to read more books, says rapper who believes the Earth is flat. (47:23)\n-- A Texas mall just installed a giant Ten Commandments monument. Oh, the irony... (50:02)\n-- A Noah\u2019s Ark replica broke free in the Netherlands and then caused massive damage. (53:33)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices