Ep. 263 - Cory Booker Won't Be Friending Us

Published: March 29, 2019, 12:22 a.m.

b'Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.\\n\\u2014 Hemant is speaking at the Freethought Festival in Madison, Wisconsin this weekend! Come watch! (1:24)\\n\\u2014 A Catholic mother really doesn\\u2019t want students wearing leggings at Notre Dame\\u2026 but students pushed back. (1:45)\\n\\u2014 Tennessee is considering legalizing and regulating sports betting\\u2026 but not on Sundays, because Jesus. (9:40)\\n\\u2013 Fundamentalist Pastor Steven Anderson uploaded another old sermon trashing independent women. (14:50)\\n\\u2014 Cory Booker says he\\u2019d \\u201crather hang out with a nice atheist than a mean Christian.\\u201d Great line or subtle jab against atheists? (17:45)\\n\\u2014 A Christian lawmaker from Pennsylvania gave the worst invocation at the worst time, probably on purpose. (37:33)\\n\\u2014 Is it kind or creepy that Christians in Tennessee sent 40,000 handwritten letters to strangers about Jesus? (44:46)\\n\\u2014 Houston\\u2019s Drag Queen Story Time will come to an end due to threats from Christians. (48:00)\\n\\u2014 Rockland County, NY is banning unvaccinated children from public spaces. (56:00)\\n\\u2014 Self-proclaimed paranormalist Uri Geller says he can \\u201ctelepathically\\u201d stop Brexit. (1:01:22)\\n\\u2014 A Texas bill would allow licensed professionals to discriminate against LGBTQ clients. (1:05:35)\\n\\u2014 State-funded adoption agencies in Michigan, including religious ones, can no longer discriminate against LGBTQ clients. (1:07:14)\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'