Ep. 244 - The Conservatives Lawyers Weren't Worth It

Published: Nov. 17, 2018, 8:01 p.m.

b'Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.\\n\\u2014 Wentzville, Missouri will pay the price for trying to silence an atheist who criticized their \\u201cIn God We Trust\\u201d sign. (0:58)\\n\\u2014 A white Kansas county commissioner told a black woman that he belonged to the \\u201cmaster race.\\u201d (4:35)\\n\\u2014 Ricky Gervais and Stephen Colbert talked about religion once again, and it\\u2019s a joy to watch. (9:43)\\n\\u2014 A 19-year-old progressive woman was elected to the New Hampshire State House. She ran after a sitting official insulted her. (12:00)\\n\\u2014 The conservative lawyers in a major church/state separation case aren\\u2019t getting all the money they wanted because the judge said they\\u2019re greedy. (15:40)\\n\\u2014 Kentucky\\u2019s governor is blaming mass shootings on zombies and abortions. (24:48)\\n\\u2014 An awful video game lets you shoot LGBTQ people. (27:52)\\n\\u2014 This Christian ministry\\u2019s contract with a public school district is bananas. (31:12)\\n\\u2014 Zayn Malik of One Direction says he\\u2019s not a Muslim. (40:19)\\n\\u2014 Some Republicans in a Texas county want to oust a local leader because he\\u2019s Muslim. (44:04)\\n\\u2014 People did not like these rainbow poppies on Remembrance Day. (49:38)\\n\\u2014 After an anti-gay Christian burned LGBTQ library books, an atheist raised over $1,000 to replace them. (53:37)\\n\\u2014 Why doesn\\u2019t the media cover religion with more skepticism? (57:00)\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'