Ep. 198 - The Mormons Are Getting a New Leader

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

b'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'