New Jersey city aims to seize church and other news of the week (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podast #582)

– Trump Justice Dept. sides with Catholic Church to fight law requiring priests to report abuse. (0:49)

– “How much God do you need?” School board member slams invocation plan. (18:00)

– Pickleball over people? NJ town moves to seize church and block homeless shelter. (44:05)

– Texas lawmakers want a month-long celebration of God’s promises in the Bible. (1:10:00)

– A curriculum coup: Oklahoma Republicans allow right-wing rewrite of history. (1:13:13)
Interview: 

https://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/2025/05/08/nj-city-aims-to-seize-church/