593: Off Brand Edition

Published: June 27, 2024, 11 a.m.

In this week\u2019s episode, the British government will tell us the right amount to segregate children, the swamp crotch of America known as Louisiana does another theocracy, and Marsh will teach us about the worst kind of Brand loyalty.
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\nHeadlines:
\nExtreme heat turns Hajj into death march: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/23/world/middleeast/hajj-pilgrim-deaths-saudi-arabia.html
\nBreaking: UK Government plans for 100% religious discrimination in all state-funded faith schools
\nhttps://humanists.uk/2024/05/01/breaking-uk-government-plans-for-100-religious-discrimination-in-new-state-funded-faith-schools/\xa0
\nLouisiana sued over new law forcing Ten Commandments display in classrooms: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/louisiana-sued-over-new-law-forcing
\nLouisiana\u2019s Ten Commandments Law Signals a Broader Christian Agenda: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/21/us/louisiana-ten-commandments-landry.html
\nMalicious compliance GoFundMe for Chaz Stevens: https://www.gofundme.com/f/messin-w-louisianas-10-commandments
\nOklahoma Supreme Court blocks taxpayer-funded Catholic charter school: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/oklahoma-supreme-court-blocks-taxpayer
\nClass Action Suit: Nation\u2019s largest Christian college\u2019s tuition fees are a racketeering scheme: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-university-faces-class
\nVatican Library to Reward Supporters and Donors with NFTs in New Experimental Project
\nhttps://www.coinspeaker.com/vatican-library-nfts-project/\xa0
\nVatican comms chief defends Rupnik art remaining on website
\nhttps://catholicherald.co.uk/vatican-comms-chief-defends-rupnik-art-remaining-on-website/
\nMichigan GOP lawmaker asks for prayers after arrest for assaulting exotic dancer with his gun: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/06/21/neil-friske-arrested-gun-michigan/
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