676: "Paddy, Did He?" Edition

In this week’s episode, American Christians wonder if they can be Nazis with an S this time, a new reality competition show looks a lot like game night with Eli and his magic troupe, and we’ll put the “ain’t” back in “saint.”
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Headlines:
PRRI Analysis shows just how much Christian Nationalism has taken over the Republican party: prri.org/research/mapping-christian-nationalis…
Church ‘prophetess’ indicted in $50M money laundering, forced labor scheme: finance.yahoo.com/news/church-prophetess-indic…
Display of St. Francis of Assisi's bones: ncronline.org/news/display-st-francis-assisis-…
Former atheist neurosurgeon gives ‘case for existence of the soul’ in talk at Cornell: thecollegefix.com/former-atheist-neurosurgeon-…
South Korea's "top 49 fate readers" battle for soothsaying supremacy on new Disney+ show: herworld.com/life/battle-of-fates-contestants-…
Trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=wmc7LYUaho0&t=3s
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This Week in Misogyny:
TN lawmakers introduce bill to allow death penalty for women who have abortions: friendlyatheist.com/p/pro-life-tennessee-gop-p…
Scottish government runs ad campaign urging boys not to share sexist content: bbc.com/news/articles/cp9mxgldmp0o
Women’s Hockey team turns down White House invite: cnn.com/2026/02/25/sport/hilary-knight-preside…