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Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast\n\nJessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.\n\u2014 Televangelist Jim Bakker had a stroke. And his legal team had a bad reason to keep selling his Silver Solution. (1:35)\n\u2014 Do churches deserve stimulus money during the pandemic? (8:50)\n\u2014 A New Mexico sheriff \u201cdeputized\u201d 20 church members\u2026 which not-so-coincidentally means they don\u2019t have to follow lockdown orders. (16:44)\n\u2014 An Illinois judge told a pastor the Bible says he doesn\u2019t need to gather in person to have a church service. (25:54)\n\u2014 Just because Jesus didn\u2019t wear a face mask doesn\u2019t mean you should avoid one. (29:27)\n\u2014 Guess how much a lifetime pass to Ark Encounter costs? (31:49)\n\u2014 Cardinal George Pell escaped conviction for child sex abuse but he still knew about child sex abuse. (35:18)\n\u2014 Here\u2019s what a major study of atheists found. (39:06)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices