Ep. 465 - The "Unholy" Grammys

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Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Sam Smith’s and Kim Petras’ Satan-themed performance of “Unholy” at the Grammys angered conservative Christians. (0:22)

— A Christian school decided to affirm LGBTQ people… and now it will shut down because the donors left. (10:26)

— White evangelical parents want their kids to have the same faith. What does that say about their parenting? (16:30)

— Get ready for some Jesus-y Super Bowl ads. (28:28)

— An atheist Republican (!) is back (!) in the New Hampshire legislature. (30:55)

— Kent Hovind’s Dinosaur Adventure Land is a cesspool of chaos and that’s putting it lightly. (43:56)

— The Democratic National Committee passed a resolution condemning “white religious nationalism.” (51:50)

— Victoria (Australia) officials want guidance from higher-up officials so they can eliminate Christian invocation prayers at meetings. (56:10) 

— Oklahoma Republicans want to inject Christian Nationalism into history classes. (59:35)

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