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

— Atheists no longer have to swear an oath to God in order to vote in Alabama. (1:30)

— An anti-LGBTQ official in Alabama dropped his future Senate bid after his mistress revealed their taped conversations. (8:19)

— Tennessee Republicans are removing a ban on priests holding office… but not the part banning atheists from the same thing. (16:54)

— Tennessee’s Lt. Gov. found a clever way to block a bill making the Bible the Official State Book. (25:52)

— Texas wants lawyers for fetuses. (29:05)

— The Arkansas House passed a bill permitting the teaching of Creationism in science class. (32:56)

— Jerry Falwell, Jr. told people to get vaccinated to own the libs. (37:05)

— A New York GOP official resigned after claiming gay people on an island would die in a few decades. (40:36)

— A Kentucky tax preparer is openly refusing to work with gay couples. (46:46)

— Creationists are mad that “higher standards” in science education mean not teaching Creationism. (50:33)

— This is a weird reason to not like Morgan Freeman. (1:05:20)

— The president of the Mormon Church said people with religious doubts are “lazy learners.” (1:13:09)

Ep. 369 - Atheists No Longer Have To Swear To God To Vote In Alabama

Tyler Measom is an ex-Mormon filmmaker of incredible documentaries like "An Honest Liar" and "I Want My MTV." He recently co-directed the Netflix miniseries "Murder Among the Mormons" and joined Jess for a bonus interview.

We discussed how Mark Hoffman's actions affected the Mormon Church, what happens when experts are fooled, and what he learned from the people he's interviewed.

We would recommend watching "Murder Among the Mormons" before listening to this episode since we discuss the conclusions at length and spoilers abound. (Also: It's really very good!)

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BONUS - Interview with Tyler Measom, Co-Director of "Murder Among the Mormons"

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