626 - Andy Ogles' Despicable Comments Against Muslims

About this episode

The episode discusses various recent stories involving religion and politics, including comments by GOP congressman Andy Ogles against Muslims and issues of clergy abuse.

Patreon supporters who give  $5 a month  will get an ad-free AND VIDEO version of the show! Join our  private Facebook group  and  Discord server ! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — GOP congressman says Muslims "don’t belong in American society” while his party shrugs . (1:00) — The myth of evangelical persecution gets a new platform in the Washington Post. (15:31) — Georgia is finally on the verge of criminalizing sexual exploitation by clergy members. (40:58) — Rhode Island uncovers decades of clergy abuse —and a Church that still won’t fully cooperate. (50:55) — Texas backs down after accusing agency of religious discrimination in driver handbook. (1:02:35) — Despite 4,000+ errors, Texas won’t abandon its Bible-heavy "Bluebonnet" curriculum. (1:11:15) This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at  creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Jessica

Topics covered

• religion
• politics
• clergy abuse
• evangelical persecution
• Muslim discrimination
• education
• legislation

Keywords

• Andy Ogles
• Muslims
• evangelical persecution
• clergy abuse
• Texas education
• Georgia legislation
• Rhode Island
• Washington Post

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Washington Post, creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org

Places: Georgia, Rhode Island, Texas

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