695: Virtual Pretend Edition

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In this week’s episode, a bible school takes a vacation from sanity, the US women's team looks primed to win the World Cup again, and Christians will find yet new lands to colonize.
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Appearance Notes:
Get tickets to see Noah in Cincinnati: sethandrews.com/cincinnati
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Headlines:
Viral video shows mock execution at Vacation Bible School: friendlyatheist.com/p/viral-video-shows-church…
Vatican excommunicates all members of ultra-conservative rebel group SSPX: theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/02/vatican-exco…
Stephen Miller is pretty sure that Trump was sent by God: thedailybeast.com/stephen-miller-makes-bonkers…
huffpost.com/entry/we-dug-up-stephen-millers-d…
Ken Ham big mad newspaper didn’t pretend his bullshit was science: friendlyatheist.com/p/ken-ham-is-furious-that-…
Christians think there are abortion pills in the drinking water: washingtonstand.com/article/pressure-mounts-on…
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This Week in Misogyny:
Manosphere getting worse on college campuses: 19thnews.org/2026/07/manosphere-misogyny-infil…
Australia set to be first nation to eliminate cervical cancer… if antivax idiots don’t fuck it up: sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2025/11/20/aus…
Catholics sell hospital, reproductive care immediately reintroduced: friendlyatheist.com/p/a-catholic-hospital-was-…