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Podcast: Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Study for Atheists
Episode: Martyr-Making, Authoritarian Crackdown, and Why Violence Isn’t the Answer
Description: This week we ditch the Apocrypha to confront the political cyclone around Charlie Kirk’s killing—and the even uglier spin machine that followed. The episode opens with a scorching montage of right-wing grievance and Bible-thumping clobber verses (yes, the “abomination” greatest hits), setting the stage for how faith is weaponized to police gender, empathy, and civil rights. The hosts are crystal clear: murder is not okay, full stop, and the shooter is a terrible person. The real conversation is what comes next—how power turns tragedy into propaganda and demands obedience.From there, we unpack the rush t...