626: Alarm Belle Edition

In this week’s episode, we’ll get good news about pews from Pew, British Bishops make an illegal move, and we’ll learn who’s succeeding Cardinal Pell as Australia’s worst living person.

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Headlines:

Survey mentioned in the diatribe: https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2025/02/26/decline-of-christianity-in-the-us-has-slowed-may-have-leveled-off/

Pew survey shows low levels of Christian nationalism in America: https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/01/28/comparing-levels-of-religious-nationalism-around-the-world/

Despite republican efforts, the gayness persists 

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/despite-republican-attacks-americans

Bishop of Liverpool resigns after assault claims

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq6gze93mpno 

Bishop comes forward as Bishop of Liverpool accuser

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czj30ddrjm7o

Nominee to be the next Bishop of Durham withdraws from appointment

https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2025/21-february/news/uk/nominee-for-see-of-durham-withdraws-from-appointment 

Church of England bishop calls for disestablishment

https://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2025/02/church-of-england-bishop-calls-for-disestablishment 

Dusty Deevers insane laws fail

https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/oklahoma-lawmakers-shoot-down-slew

Ryan Walters now wants “Bible based character lessons” for Oklahoma public school students: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/oklahoma-wants-to-buy-bible-based

Nigel Farage: Britons must have more children to save Judeo-Christian culture

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/nigel-farage-britons-must-have-more-children-to-save-judeo-christian-culture-nkq60pjwl   /  https://archive.is/atD2B 

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This Week in Misogyny:

Anti-abortion Trump supporters freaking out over IVF order: https://religionnews.com/2025/02/21/trumps-ivf-executive-order-worries-abortion-foes/

SCOTUS declines to hear challenge to abortion clinic “bubble laws”: https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/24/politics/abortion-clinics-protest-zones-supreme-court/index.html

Christian efforts to disenfranchise women: https://newrepublic.com/article/191420/christian-nationalism-save-act-voter-suppression