686: L Run Hubbard Edition

In this week’s episode, Christianity's persecution complex gets an annex and a ballroom, we learn that speedrunning halfway into a Scientology building leads to Xenu's paradox, and Don Ford will be here quick before the name Don goes the way of Adolph.
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Headlines:
Religious Liberty Commission releases its final report: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/the-final-report-from-trumps-anti
Ex-Spokane mayor demands $10M from city after backlash over extremist prayer rally: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/ex-spokane-mayor-demands-10m-from
Pastor writes book on Biblical marriage, gets arrested for bigamy: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/pastor-who-wrote-book-on-biblical
Richard Dawkins and The Claude Delusion: https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/richard-dawkins-and-the-claude-delusion
Scientology speedrunning: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/church-of-scientology-blasts-tiktok-speedrunning-trend-rcna342747 
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This Week in Misogyny:
Urban birds fear men more than women for some reason: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/city-birds-appear-more-afraid-of-women-than-men-and-scientists-have-no-idea-why/
Study: Increase in pregnancy deaths probably related to abortion bans: https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2026/study-higher-maternal-death-rate-in-states-with-abortion-bans
Study: Young men now outnumber young women in taking religion seriously: https://zenit.org/2026/04/23/study-shows-that-young-women-are-more-likely-than-young-men-to-have-lost-their-religious-faith/