619: Hollowed Out Edition

In this week’s episode, the State of the Union is BAAAAAAAD, Pope Francis may have accidentally opened a Morning Stargate, and we’ll learn that “flat” is only one of the incorrect earth shapes available to believe in.
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Headlines:
American Atheists releases its “State of the secular states” report: states.atheists.org
Oklahoma lawmaker's "covenant marriage" bill would make it harder to get divorced: friendlyatheist.com/p/oklahoma-lawmakers-coven…
Pope criticizes death with dignity and calls out nuns with 'vinegar faces': thetimes.com/uk/religion/article/pope-criticis…
thetimes.com/world/europe/article/pope-calls-o…
The Telepathy Tapes Prove We All Want to Believe: mcgill.ca/oss/article/critical-thinking-pseudo…
Buddhist group sues Army Corp of Engineers because conservation is fucking up their meditation: religionnews.com/2025/01/03/buddhist-group-say…
Pope Francis may or may not have opened spiritual portals to other dimensions: thejournal.ie/catholic-church-jubilee-year-pop…
charismanews.com/news/vatican-to-open-5-sacred…