606 - How Megachurches Use the Bible to Defend Billionaires

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.— Pastor publicly shames woman for donating “only” $1,235 to his church. (2:40)— How megachurches twist the Bible to defend billionaires and wealth inequality. (19:04)— Sen. John Barrasso targets American Atheists in bizarre smear of "No Kings" protests. (39:33)— Pastor who condemned book with gay characters charged with sexually assaulting child from church. (50:09)— Judge blocks taxpayer-funded Catholic statues from going up at police HQ in Quincy, MA. (57:48)— South Carolina bars atheist from serving as election worker unless he swears oath to God. (1:08:44)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 https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.