529: Phoenix Rising Edition

Published: April 6, 2023, 11 a.m.

In this week\u2019s episode, the Catholic Church takes a firm stance against city planning, we learn how thoughts and prayers took down the Medellin cartel, and we\u2019ll watch a video that was too conspiratorial for YouTube.
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\nHeadlines:
\nTX Bill would force all classrooms to contain 10 commandments display: https://friendlyatheist.substack.com/p/texas-bills-would-force-classrooms and replace qualified counselors with chaplains: https://friendlyatheist.substack.com/p/texas-lawmakers-want-to-replace-trained
\nThe Catholic argument against 15-minute cities
\nhttps://catholicherald.co.uk/the-catholic-argument-against-15-minute-cities/\xa0
\nChaz Stevens demanding a ban of ALL BOOKS in public schools of Broward County, Florida: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-ban-the-bible-in-florida-public-schools
\nChaplain awarded \xa310k after NHS Trust said diversity 'takes precedence' over religious belief
\nhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/03/31/catholic-chaplain-award-nhs-trust-equality-religious-belief/\xa0
\nEvangelical douche nozzle sneaks into Nebraska school cafeteria to preach to kids: https://friendlyatheist.substack.com/p/nebraska-school-revamps-security
\nColombia's national police chief says exorcism and prayer used to fight crime and cartels: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/colombia-exorcism-prayer-used-fight-crime-cartels-general-henry-sanabria/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1h\n