630 - NBA Player Waived After Anti-LGBTQ Rant

About this episode

The episode discusses various recent stories involving religion and politics, including the NBA's response to anti-LGBTQ comments and legal issues surrounding religious funding and conversion therapy.

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. — Florida attorney general says state can  ignore its own constitution  to fund religion. (0:54) — Bulls  cut Jaden Ivey  after anti-Pride rant (but not because he’s Christian). (9:25) — School district cuts ties with group that  secretly targeted kids  for conversion to Christianity. (22:30) — UK-based Bible Society admits claim of "Quiet Revival" of faith was  based on bad data . (33:45) — Federal judge  orders removal  of Ten Commandments display outside Arkansas Capitol. (53:25) — Trump-appointed FEMA leader says he  teleported to Waffle House . (1:02:35) 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…

People in this episode

Host: Jessica

Topics covered

• NBA
• LGBTQ
• religion
• politics
• conversion therapy
• legal issues
• media

Keywords

• NBA
• LGBTQ
• religion
• politics
• conversion therapy
• Florida attorney general
• Bible Society
• Arkansas
• Jaden Ivey

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Florida attorney general, Bible Society, FEMA

Places: Arkansas

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