Ep. 212 - The Tide Goes Out

Published: April 14, 2018, 3:07 p.m.

b'Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.\\n-- Why was David Silverman fired from American Atheists? Because of this. (1:05)\\n-- Attendance at Catholic churches is going down. (33:16)\\n-- Evangelical Christians can\'t save their "brand" from Donald Trump since it was a problem to begin with. (35:22)\\n-- Liberty University doesn\'t want student reporters to report on a progressive Christian event. (43:37)\\n-- Oklahoma just named its \\u201cOfficial Inspirational Song\\u201d and it\'s a Christian rock ballad. (51:55)\\n-- Senator Cory Booker grilled Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo over his anti-gay views. (54:55)\\n-- Focus on the Family has quietly ended its anti-LGBTQ \\u201cDay of Dialogue.\\u201d (58:34) \\n-- Creationist Ken Ham is mad that people said he\'s loosening restrictions in his hiring... even though he is. (1:02:05)\\n-- Missouri interfaith leaders are speaking out against a bill allowing concealed carry weapons in churches. (1:07:43)\\n-- We answer listener mail! (1:09:54)\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'