623 - Whitewashing a Pastor's Disturbing Legacy

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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Southern Baptists are whitewashing the bigoted legacy of Wiley Drake. (2:27)

— Ex-pastor at Greg Laurie's megachurch: I'm too broke to fight all these sexual abuse lawsuits. (17:31)

— The anti–Project Blitz: A new tactic to fight Christian Nationalism in public schools. (38:30)

— GOP lawmaker asks God to cleanse government of non-believers at Christian Nationalist event. (45:29)

— Trust in clergy members hits record low, Gallup finds. (54:42)

— Oklahoma rejects proposed religious charter school. Supporters already plan to sue. (1:06:14) 

This episode is sponsored by the Pew Research Center: To learn more about their Religious Landscape Study and dive into the data, visit pewresearch.org/rls.

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