Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.\n\u2014 Hemant\u2019s speaking in Florida this weekend! (0:56)\n\u2014 Jessica got into a Twitter fight with a celebrity (?) over the meaning of \u201catheist.\u201d (1:38)\n\u2014 Hemant\u2019s invocation in DuPage County will lead to a vote on the practice. (5:59)\n\u2014 A high schooler who broke school rules claims she was punished for her religion. (11:40)\n\u2014 The Diocese of Brooklyn is angrier about Pete Davidson\u2018s SNL joke than child abuse. (16:51)\n\u2014 Cardinal George Pell will spend only six years in jail for child rape. (23:30)\n\u2014 A Georgia legislator says she\u2019ll introduce a bill to regulate men\u2019s balls. (28:50)\n\u2014 Humanist weddings are less likely to end in divorce, according to figures out of Scotland. (34:40)\n\u2014 Analyzing rape kits actually works. Who knew? (41:20)\n\u2014 Education Secretary Betsy DeVos wants taxpayers to fund \u201csecular\u201d services by religious groups for schools. (46:26)\n\u2014 Captain Marvel did not sit well with an anti-feminist Christian writer. (49:42)\n\u2014 Westboro Baptist Church protested against a trans legislator\u2026 but there were counter-protesters with kazoos. (55:39)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices