Televangelist Wants a Private Jet… Cites Jesus

Televangelist Wants a Private Jet… Cites Jesus

From Thank God I'm Atheist by tgiatheist

March 27, 2026 · 1h 1m · Episode 744

About this episode

The episode discusses a televangelist's justification for needing a private jet, alongside various religious controversies and updates.

A televangelist says he needs a private jet, and he's citing the Bible to justify it! After ditching commercial travel, he's now asking followers to fund his upgrade, arguing even Christ had to avoid the crowds. Apparently, salvation travels first class (or better). Also this week: a bizarre Mormon conference tries to argue Joseph Smith didn't practice polygamy, prompting backlash and possible discipline from the church; a Pittsburgh priest gets caught selling church artifacts on eBay after repeatedly stealing baseball cards from Walmart; Democrats experiment with running pastors for office, raising questions about religion's role on the left; Texas gets pushed by the courts to reconsider excluding Muslim schools from its voucher program; and Jehovah's Witnesses quietly ease their blood transfusion ban (sort of). Plus, the LDS Church rolls out a so-called "gender equity" change that lets women lead Sunday School… as long as they don't lead men. 💵 Support the show: www.thankgodimatheist.com/donate

People in this episode

Host: tgiatheist

Topics covered

  • televangelism
  • religion and politics
  • Mormonism
  • church scandals
  • blood transfusion
  • gender equity in religion

Keywords

  • televangelist
  • private jet
  • Bible
  • Mormon conference
  • Joseph Smith
  • church artifacts
  • Democrats
  • Texas voucher program
  • Jehovah's Witnesses
  • gender equity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mormon, Democrats, Jehovah's Witnesses, LDS Church

Places: Texas

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