Ep. 554 - Christmas Parade Chaos in Cookeville, TN

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

— Churches took over a Cookeville, TN Christmas parade. Then came the chaos. (0:44)

— Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles settles sex abuse cases for $880 million. (14:00)

— Florida Republican says opponent's Humanism "should disqualify her" from office. (23:48)

— Pastor running for Missouri Senate blames mental illness on "demon possession." (38:09)

— Right-wing Christian worship leader Zach Radcliff charged with child sex crimes. (49:05)

— A bigot's graduation speech sparked a walkout at a Catholic university in Australia. (56:22)

— Baptist church: Members and staff are forbidden from trashing us in public. (1:04:45)

— Oklahoma's Ryan Walters sued over plan to spend $3 million on Trump bibles. (1:14:22)

— NC school district rejects Christian display after debate over legality and legibility. (1:20:13)

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