Ep. 468 - What exactly did Asbury revive?

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Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Why was New York City Mayor Eric Adams repeating Christian Nationalist rhetoric? (0:40)

— Christians who went to the Asbury "revival" may have been exposed to measles. (15:14)

— Defrocked priest Frank Pavone has been accused by multiple women of sexual misconduct. (23:15) 

— Banning "After School Satan" clubs after anonymous threats makes things worse. (37:30)

— A writer who once called out conservative Christianity has now adopted conservative Christianity. (44:20)  

— Attendance in religious education classes fell 99% in Victoria, Australia after the classes stopped being mandatory. (54:15)

— A Montana Republican has filed a bill to stick Christian prayer in public schools. (1:00:29)

— West Virginia lawmakers are still trying to push “Intelligent Design” into classrooms. (1:07:55)

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