Ep. 240 - The Astrologer Certification Test

Published: Oct. 19, 2018, 2:07 p.m.

b'Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.\\n\\u2014 A Catholic pharmacist wouldn\\u2019t give a woman the medicine she needed to abort a miscarriage. (2:35)\\n\\u2014 Christian videographers want the right to discriminate against gay customers and it may go to the Supreme Court. (10:48)\\n\\u2014 Republicans are rushing to confirm an enemy of church/state separation before Democrats can weigh in. (21:12)\\n\\u2014 Stephen Hawking is adamant about his atheism in his final book. (30:42)\\n\\u2014 Donald Trump said he has a \\u201cnatural instinct\\u201d for science, a comment which shows he doesn\\u2019t understand science. (34:30)\\n\\u2014 There\\u2019s a \\u201cgrueling\\u201d exam for astrologers. I guess you fail by taking it. (37:02)\\n\\u2014 Christian author says rape doesn\\u2019t count if the woman doesn\\u2019t scream. Again. (42:52)\\n\\u2014 An anti-gay former fire chief in Atlanta got $1.2 million in settlement. (49:15)\\n\\u2014 90% of Goop wellness products are not supported by science. (57:43)\\n\\u2014 Can you be a bad atheist? (1:02:07)\\n\\u2014 How can we stay optimistic in a depressing world? (1:07:59)\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'