About this episode

The episode discusses various recent stories involving religion and politics, including admissions of dishonesty by Greg Locke and the implications of a Christian rededication event in America.

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. — America will “rededicate” the nation to a Christian God this weekend. (1:05) — A private Muslim event at a Texas water park was legal . Greg Abbott shut it down anyway. (8:28) — Hate-preacher Greg Locke admits lying about Joel Osteen and Kenneth Copeland. (24:28) — MAGA pastor says Trump understands the Bible better than Pope Leo. (40:48) — Richard Dawkins was seduced by a glorified autocomplete engine. (47:29) — Daystar’s Joni Lamb died at 65 , leaving behind scandal, cover-ups, and COVID lies. (1:05:16) — Southern Baptist membership hits another 50-year low as Americans keep walking away. (1:12:30) 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

• religion
• politics
• Christianity
• Islam
• media
• scandals

Keywords

• Greg Locke
• religion
• politics
• Christianity
• scandals
• Southern Baptist
• Texas
• Joni Lamb
• Donald Trump
• Richard Dawkins

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Southern Baptist

Places: Texas

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