'BradCast' 10/2/2015 (Historian Ben Railton on 'Muslims are the new Catholics')

Published: Oct. 2, 2015, 11:50 p.m.

b"In the wake of the horrific mass shooting in Oregon on Thursday, President Obama asks Americans to address the epidemic of mass shootings by turning to the ballot box. We've got a great idea about who to vote out of office first (and we bet it's not who you think). Then: Are Muslims the new Catholics? Fitchburg State University historian Ben Railton joins us to discuss the parallels between centuries of anti-Catholic sentiment in America, as compared to today's similarly toxic political rhetoric regarding Muslims, embodied (by way of example) in recent comments by GOP candidate Ben Carson that a Muslim should not serve as President of the United States. Finally: Some good news (believe it or not) in our latest 'Green News Report' with Desi Doyen..."