Ep. 554 - Christmas Parade Chaos in Cookeville, TN

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free 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.— Churches took over a Cookeville, TN Christmas parade. Then came the chaos. (0:44)— Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles settles sex abuse cases for $880 million. (14:00)— Florida Republican says opponent's Humanism "should disqualify her" from office. (23:48)— Pastor running for Missouri Senate blames mental illness on "demon possession." (38:09)— Right-wing Christian worship leader Zach Radcliff charged with child sex crimes. (49:05)— A bigot's graduation speech sparked a walkout at a Catholic university in Australia. (56:22)— Baptist church: Members and staff are forbidden from trashing us in public. (1:04:45)— Oklahoma's Ryan Walters sued over plan to spend $3 million on Trump bibles. (1:14:22)— NC school district rejects Christian display after debate over legality and legibility. (1:20:13)SPONSOR: Sign up at butcherbox.com/friendly and use code friendly to choose your Free for a Year offer, plus get $20 off your first order! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.