‘When she turns eight they will take her’: rising number of Afghan girls being sold into child marriage

Afghanistan is seeing a resurgence in underage brides and mothers as desperate families sell their children in order to eat…

 https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/15/afghanistan-girls-sold-into-child-marriage

 

This Religion Wants to Destroy Your Pets (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podast #637)

— James Talarico will face Ken Paxton this November in a battle for the Senate. Who will white evangelicals choose? (0:20)

— A secretive Christian sect is pressuring members to purge their pets. (2:25)

— Dozens of Oklahoma Republicans fought a bill banning child marriage. (17:25)

— The evangelical Christian hit “Testify to Love” just got a powerful pro-LGBTQ reboot. (35:45)

— Ché Ahn says drug users must choose between Christian rehab or Bible lessons in prison. (45:27)

— Rockwall County courthouse in Texas unveils illegal Ten Commandments monument. (50:07)

— The rising cost of reaching secular voters is good for democracy. (57:50)
Interview: 

https://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/2026/05/27/this-religion-wants-to-destroy-your-pets/

36 Oklahoma Republicans DEFENDED child marriage!

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/X655vOiqRU4