Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.\n\u2014 Hemant is speaking near Chapel Hill, North Carolina on Sunday! Come watch! (0:38)\n\u2014 Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas doesn\u2019t think atheists are trustworthy. (1:34)\n\u2014 An Illinois billboard welcomes Missouri women who want abortions without obstacles. (7:59)\n\u2014 Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg isn\u2019t a real Christian, say Religious Right figures who have ruined Christianity. (10:12)\n\u2014 Mike Huckabee blamed weak Christians for allowing gender roles to break down. (19:10)\n\u2014 A now-scuttled Texas bill would have punished women with the death penalty for having an abortion. (27:07)\n\u2014 Ohio Republicans have signed into law an abortion ban that goes into effect before some women even know they\u2019re pregnant. (31:21)\n\u2014 Lori Loughlin says God is helping her cope with the role in the college admissions scandal. (33:18)\n\u2014 Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI broke his silence to offer horrible excuses for the Church\u2019s sex abuse scandal. (36:10)\n\u2014 The black hole! (39:47)\n\u2014 The Catholic University of America wants to ban the top 200 adult websites. It won\u2019t work. (44:41)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices