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Bronx Pastor: “Gentlemen, the Best Person to Rape is Your Wife”

The Bible says "Wives should submit to their husbands." Some pastors take that literally.

Church Vandalism Would End Faster if Religious Leaders Took Criticism Seriously

Church vandalism is wrong. It would end faster if there were alternative ways for critics to be heard.

How Six of the Catholic Church’s Abuse Victims Faced Their Trauma Decades Later

Netflix's Procession is a powerful look at the other side of Catholic abuse.

NC Lt. Governor: God Says Straight Relationships Are “Superior” To Gay Ones

Mark Robinson, possibly the next governor of North Carolina, is spreading Christian bigotry everywhere he goes.

Sisters Who Escaped Their “Good Christian” Parents’ Abusive Home Speak Out

David and Louise Turpin chained up 12 of their kids for years. Now, after achieving freedom, two of their girls are speaking out.

TX Church Employee Sentenced to 5.5 Years in Prison for Embezzling Over $450,000

It's hard to make me feel sympathy for a megachurch, but this sort of thing will do it.

GOP Lawmaker: Gays Living in Fear Face “Normal Consequences” of Their “Choices”

Montana State Sen. Theresa Manzella, a proud Christian, thinks gay people bring violence upon themselves by existing.

Podcast Ep. 401: The Magdalene Laundries of Texas

This week, we talked about a "maternity ranch," a lying Archdiocese, Christian news outlets, pig juice, and more!

A Thoughtful Takedown of the Christian TV Show “The Dream Motel”

How bad is the show? The motel's owner is named "Jesse Chris." They're NOT EVEN TRYING.

Even Non-Catholic Hospitals in the South Have Unwritten Abortion Restrictions

When religion influences hospitals, the patients suffer.