Episode 226 – The Week

DUSTIN’ OFF THE DEGREE – The week and the day of worship

NEWS

The Trump administration is lifting the ban on importing elephant trophies from two countries
http://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-admin-reverse-ban-elephant-trophies-africa/story?id=51178663

A bizarre and meaningless fetal personhood measure has been added to the GOP tax bill
https://www.alternet.org/right-wing/gop-sneaks-creation-fetal-personhood-tax-bill-giant-giveaway-anti-choice-religious-right

Idaho Rep Raul Labrador is running for governor and proud of the endorsement he got from a pastor
http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/2017/nov/16/amid-national-debate-over-churches-role-politics-labrador-touts-pastors-endorsement/

FFRF has asked an Indiana elementary school to stop the Bible club it is running and to stop promoting and registering students for a class at a nearby church
https://ffrf.org/news/news-releases/item/30915-ffrf-asks-ind-school-to-shut-down-bible-club

The Australian people have voted in favor of marriage equality!
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/14/asia/australia-same-sex-marriage-yes/index.html

Another anti-LGBT GOP politician has been busted having sex with another man
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/11/family-values-legislator-quits-caught-sex-man-office/

A former bishop has started a petition calling on the Mormon church to stop asking children about sex and masturbation
https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/protect-the-children-stop-mormon-masturbation-interviews.html

Flat Earthers held an international conference
http://www.iflscience.com/space/flat-earthers-just-held-a-conference-and-it-was-as-ridiculous-as-you-think/

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