584 - The Price to Make Jerry Falwell, Jr. Go Away
Friendly Atheist Podcast · Hemant Mehta
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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
– Good news! The Supreme Court deadlocked on allowed the first-ever taxpayer-funded religious charter school in Oklahoma. (0:20)
– Liberty University paid Jerry Falwell, Jr. $15 million to make him—and his lawsuits—disappear. (10:45)
– Trump admin drops $37.7M fine against Christian school that lied about tuition. (26:17)
– After a decade, a Florida city has finally given up defending an illegal prayer vigil. (36:50)
– Indicted megachurch pastor Robert Morris abused a kid. Now he's suing for retirement pay. (53:13)
– Texas Senate passes bill to force Christian date labels (B.C. and A.D.) in public schools. (1:06:37)
– Appeals court: Southwest's lawyers don't have to go through right-wing "religious freedom" training. (1:14:35)
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