About this episode

The episode discusses various stories involving religion and politics, including a secretive Christian sect's influence on pet ownership and a controversial child marriage bill in Oklahoma.

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. — James Talarico will face Ken Paxton this November in a battle for the Senate. Who will white evangelicals choose? (0:20)  — A secretive Christian sect is pressuring members to purge their pets . (2:25) — Dozens of Oklahoma Republicans fought a bill banning child marriage. (17:25) — The evangelical Christian hit “Testify to Love” just got a powerful pro-LGBTQ reboot . (35:45) — Ché Ahn says drug users must choose between Christian rehab or Bible lessons in prison. (45:27) — Rockwall County courthouse in Texas unveils illegal Ten Commandments monument . (50:07) — The rising cost of reaching secular voters is good for democracy . (57:50) 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…

People in this episode

Host: Jessica

Topics covered

• religion
• politics
• child marriage
• LGBTQ issues
• Christian sects
• secular voters
• evangelicalism

Keywords

• pets
• Christian sect
• child marriage
• LGBTQ
• evangelicals
• drug rehab
• Ten Commandments
• secular voters

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Christian sect

Books & works: Testify to Love

Places: Oklahoma, Rockwall County, Texas

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