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Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast. Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode.\n\n\nJessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.\n\n\n\u2014 Please join our Discord server!\n\n\u2014 A Catholic priest resigned for the dumbest (but strangely consequential) reason. (2:17)\n\n\u2014 LDS leader Brad Wilcox\u2019s racist comments have caused chaos among Mormons. (8:13)\n\n\u2014 A public school Bible teacher in TN told students \u201chow to torture a Jew.\u201d (18:52)\n\n\u2014 WV teachers told kids to attend a religious revival during the school day. (31:41)\n\n\u2014 The evangelical \u2018dissenters\u2019 trying to \u2018save\u2019 the faith have their own problems. (42:26)\n\n\u2014 Missouri's governor said he only nominates people with "Christian values" to positions of power. (57:36)\n\n\u2014 A Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate urged rape victims to be \u201cheroic\u201d and give birth. (1:01:19)\n\n\u2014 A nun was sentenced to prison after stealing $835,000 from Catholic school to go gambling. (1:05:21)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices