708: Bakker's Doesn't Edition

In this week’s episode, Pete Hegseth creates a department of HOLY war, we learn from a Fox News interview that Jesus is the gay, the truth, and the life, and that ding you hear is the oven telling us the Baker’s done.
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Headlines:
Pete Hegseth creates a Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs reporting directly to him: apnews.com/article/pete-hegseth-defense-depart…
friendlyatheist.com/p/pete-hegseth-is-centrali…
theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/10/pete-hegse…
Eminem is featured on Kid Rock's new Christian album 'Halfway 2 Jesus': detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2026…
Daily Wire’s filming permit suspended for latest movie: deadline.com/2026/10/daily-wire-filming-tempor…
Turkish court orders access ban on popular news portal over 'LGBTQ+ propaganda': reuters.com/legal/litigation/turkish-court-ord…
Christian influencer claims to have died and met testosterone Jesus: friendlyatheist.com/p/a-christian-influencer-s…
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FTA to tie funding to birth rates: politico.com/news/2026/10/06/babies-marriage-t…