Ep. 198 - The Mormons Are Getting a New Leader
Friendly Atheist Podcast · Hemant Mehta
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Show Notes
Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
-- A Mississippi legislator wants to make the Bible the official state book. For the third time. (1:38)
-- The head of the Mormon Church, Thomas S. Monson, is dead. What should he be remembered for? (7:21)
-- South Carolina Republicans wanted to honor black people who fought for the Confederacy, but they missed a key detail... (18:48)
-- Roy Moore's Jewish lawyer is actually a Christian. (21:58)
-- FEMA says churches can get taxpayer funding to rebuild after "Acts of God." (30:18)
-- "Raw water" is a thing now... at least if you're rich and dumb. (35:42)
-- This church has "documented proof" that God answers prayers. (43:04)
-- Bill Nye needs to read more books, says rapper who believes the Earth is flat. (47:23)
-- A Texas mall just installed a giant Ten Commandments monument. Oh, the irony... (50:02)
-- A Noah's Ark replica broke free in the Netherlands and then caused massive damage. (53:33)
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