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568 - Should Confessional Booths Protect Predators?

Jan 30, 20251 hr 13 min
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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— After "faith-healing" death of 8-year-old girl, 14 Christians found guilty of manslaughter. (1:55)

— Montana Democrats want to require priests to report confessions of child abuse. (14:45)

— Washington lawmaker defends bill making priests mandated reporters. (33:22)

— Atheist group sues to end tax exemptions for church-owned apartments in Madison. (48:00)

— The Supreme Court will decide if taxpayers should fund a religious charter school. (59:43)

— Right-wing priest Calvin Robinson had his religious title revoked after imitating Elon Musk’s salute. (1:05:18)

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