Ep. 248 - The "Generous" Pastor And His Expensive Car

Published: Dec. 15, 2018, 3:25 a.m.

Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.\n\u2014 Pastor John Gray, after denouncing \u201cpulpit pimps,\u201d gave his wife a $200,000 car. (0:30)\n\u2014 There\u2019s a financial scam that the Catholic Church says it has nothing to do with. How can anyone tell which one\u2019s the scam? (6:59)\n\u2014 A bishop said women who are sexually assaulted probably did something to deserve it. (10:15)\n\u2014 The Supreme Court\u2019s Trinity Lutheran decision is the basis for two conflicting legal battles. (14:30)\n\u2013Southern Baptists finally acknowledged their racist past. What about their bigoted present? (23:05)\n\u2014 The Trump administration is cracking down on research that uses fetal tissues even if it could help treat HIV. (29:00)\n\u2014 The child of atheist parents was discriminated against by her school, said a human rights tribunal, but her parents are still jerks. (32:55)\n\u2014 There are sex advice message boards for abstinence-preaching conservative Christians. (42:52)\n\u2014 A new poll finds that atheism isn\u2019t a political liability in certain situations. (47:29)\n\u2014 A Christian author who said atheism and morality didn\u2019t go together was caught having an affair. This is old news (sorry!) but a link about it is here. (53:40)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices