#272 The Virtual Stoning Of Erika Kirk (By So-Called “Conservatives”)

Wherein I preach about the troubling persecution of Charlie Kirk’s widow & tell some stories about my Mom and Sister of the same name.I try to shed light on the weird mix of reverence, with the glam and glitz often associated with church going women from my Utah/Idaho/Arizona neck of the woods.Higher levels of self righteousness and sanctimony in this episode.If you don’t feel like being shamed & called to repentance, skip this one.Oh, I also include a song at the end that I wrote with a guy named Shaun Mason. It felt like it fit the topic.No Refunds.The Hardest Part2025 mason/merkley Bm A DThe hardest part of dying F#m7 Bm7is waking up too late A Gand all the ghosts are sleeping Bm7 G A9in shiny wooden crates. Bm7 D GSome believe they’re dreaming F#m7 A Gof friends who burn in hell,D F#m7 Glaughing with the devil Bm7 G A9 while Jesus rings the bell. G Bm7 ACan you hear the angels sing F#m7do you know the words Bm7 G& feel what they mean Em7 F#m7 Athe angels are crying Em A DThat’s the hardest part of dying Bm A D The graveyard is a garden F#m7 Bm7six feet above my head A GIt’s not as heavy as I imagined Bm7 G A9kinda easy being dead Bm7 D GNow I haunt the halls of memories F#m7 A Gof lovers come and gone D F#m7 GAs I argue with the angels Bm7 G A9& paint the break of dawnCan you hear the angels singdo you know the words & feel what they meanthe angels are lyingThat’s the hardest part of dyingThe angels are lyingThat’s the hardest part of dying========================