273: Cultural A-Pope-Riation Edition

In this week’s episode, Iowa redefines abortion to mean felching, Sarah Palin gets appointed to be National Secretary of All the Newspapers--wait, no, it's even dumber than that, and Bryce Blankenagel will be here and probably regret it.

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Headlines:

Iowa Heartbeat Bill:

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/05/608738116/iowa-bans-most-abortions-as-governor-signs-heartbeat-bill

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/iowa-s-new-six-week-heartbeat-abortion-bill-blatant-attempt-ncna871561

Trump signs EO creating even more dangerous version of White House religious advisor panel: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/05/03/trumps-new-faith-based-office-is-another-chance-to-reward-the-religious-right/

Study finds link between religious fundamentalism and falling for fake news: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/05/04/researchers-find-link-between-religious-fundamentalism-and-falling-for-fake-news/

Woman Accused of Trying to Steal Babies Says She Was Just Giving Them Bibles

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/04/26/woman-accused-of-trying-to-steal-babies-says-she-was-just-giving-them-bibles/

Mass grave of kids found in Peru where they were sacrificed to make God stop all the raining: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/04/30/thanks-to-el-nino-it-rained-so-much-140-children-were-massacred-to-make-it-stop/

Anti-LGBTQ march gets sad little turnout of assholes: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/05/05/tens-of-people-show-up-at-christian-groups-anti-lgbtq-freedom-march/

Atheists are all coke-drinking video game addicts: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/05/07/this-angry-young-preacher-says-atheists-are-all-coke-drinking-video-game-addicts/ and the scientists are hiding the truth about the sun and the moon: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/05/08/angry-young-preacher-scientists-are-hiding-the-truth-about-the-sun-and-moon/

Liberty Counsel Lawyer says Satan is behind sex ed programs in public schools: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/04/20/liberty-counsel-lawyer-satan-is-behind-public-school-sex-ed-programs/

Trump appointing Dr. Oz to council on health and nutrition: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/05/04/trump-is-appointing-tv-quack-dr-oz-to-a-health-post-in-his-administration/

Edna skit story: https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/met-gala-catholic-cultural-appropriation-celebrity-12897708.php