Tara Westover on growing up as a Mormon survivalist

Author Tara Westover discusses being raised by Mormon survivalist parents with CNN's Christiane Amanpour.

The Check In: Trump and Religion

Seth takes a break from breaking news to check in on President Trump's evolving views on religion, faith and the separation of church and state.



Late Night with Seth Meyers
2017

The New Healthcare Plan Is A Secret

Healtcare plan: Better care reconciliation act

Don't miss the latest Republican shenanigans in brand new episodes of Jim Jefferies Show, every Friday night on Comedy Central.



Better care reconciliation act

The New Healthcare Plan Is A Secret - The Jim Jefferies Show | Comedy Central UK

Comedy Central UK, June 2017

Ivanka & Jared: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner hold an incredible amount of political power. That's troubling considering their incredibly small amount of political experience.



Ivanka & Jared: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
April 2017

Lawyers Ride to the Rescue After Passage of Utah Pornography Law

America's top pornography lawyers are standing by to help victims in Utah seek justice.



Utah porn-story starts at: 7:35

".. give people the ability to sue pornographers in an attempt to prove that watching their products causes emotional and psychological damaga."

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, January 2017

One Diagram Explains Every Conspiracy Against Donald Trump

Stephen Colbert brings out the chalkboard to illustrate the multiple connected conspiracies swirling around Donald Trump's campaign.



The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, October 2016

The Religious Right | Full Frontal

The untold story of how Christian conservatives went from politically inactive to never shutting the hell up. #NotAllChristians

The Religious Right - Part 1 | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | TBS


The Religious Right finds out they might not have been all that right after all.

The Religious Right - Part 2 | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | TBS

Ted Cruz Is 'Lucifer In The Flesh' said John Boehner

Rachel Maddow exposes the widespread distaste for Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz from members of his own party, including former House Speaker John Boehner who said Ted Cruz was “Lucifer in the flesh” and would be elected “over my dead body.”



Ted Cruz Is 'Lucifer In The Flesh' | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
April 2016

North Carolina and Georgia Anti-LGBTQ Laws: A Closer Look

Seth takes a closer look at the new religious freedom laws proposed in North Carolina and Georgia.



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Pro life mass shooting in America

Russell looks at the fatal shootings at a planned parenthood clinic in Colorado by a Christian "Pro life".

Donald Trump On His Religion

Donald Trump was recently discussing his faith, and when he couldn’t name his favorite Bible verse, GOP rival Ben Carson pounced. Trump aggressively defended his “big league” faith.

Cenk Uygur, host of the The Young Turks, breaks it down.



"When conservatives start attacking each other's faith, then you know it's on. In today's GOP, candidates define themselves by their religion so they can court evangelical voters so Ben Carson's attack on Trump's faith is a big deal...

"Probably the biggest thing -- I've realized where my success has come from and I don't in anyway deny my faith in God," Carson said.

He explained what he meant by quoting what he said was one of his favorite bible verses.

"By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches and honor and life and that's a very big part of who I am. I don't get that impression with him," Carson said of Trump. "Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't get that.”

Florida Gun Shop Now “Muslim Free Zone"

There’s a store down in Florida called “Florida Gun Supply.” It’s owner is Andrew Hallinan, who decided to put out a video online proclaiming his establishment a “Muslim-free zone.” The parallels in the arguments between this neo-Confederate and the new-atheist movement are striking.

Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.



“Andrew Hallinan, who declared his Florida Gun Supply shop a “Muslim-free zone” after a Kuwait-born gunman killed four Marines and a sailor in Chattanoooga, Tenn., last week.

“I’m declaring Florida Gun Supply as a Muslim-free zone,” Andrew Hallinan said in a video posted to Facebook. “I will not arm and train those who wish to do harm to my fellow patriots…”

Andrew Hallinan admitted he cannot realistically ask the religious background of every customer that comes through his store, but he does intend to use the power vested in him by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to weed out certain customers, because, as he told the host, “Islam is evil at its core.” He added: “The Koran is built to establish a one-world order, a caliphate.””

Penn Jillette Clashes with CNN Guest over Indiana You’re Not Being Forced to Have Gay Sex

'Draw Muhammad' Contest Organizer Ups The Hate Following Shooting

When two men opened fire outside a contest for Prophet Mohammed cartoons in a Dallas suburb Sunday night, Pamela Geller was the first to call it an attack on free speech.

"Civilized men can disagree," Geller said Monday on CNN. "Savages will kill you when they disagree."

Geller, a conservative blogger, is the president of the American Freedom Defense Initiative, which organized Sunday's event in Garland, Texas.

The group includes subsidiary programs Stop the Islamization of America and Stop Islamization of Nations."



Read more here: Texas shooting: Who is Pamela Geller?

Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) & John Iadarola (Think Tank; http://www.twitter.com/jiadarola) of The Young Turks break it down.

CNN Anderson Cooper interviews Lawrence Wright on Scientology Inc

Anderson Cooper asks Larry Wright about his whistle blowing book. Larry Wright worked for 3 years on the book, "Going Clear, Scientology, Hollywood & the Prison of Belief."



Interview done in 2012.

The Nightly Show: Conspiracy Talk Neil deGrasse Tyson

Aaron Hernandez Verdict and Conspiracy Talk Neil deGrasse Tyson, Mike Cannon and Robin Thede dive into popular conspiracyy theories with Larry.



Conspiracy Talk starts 9:50

The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore - Episode 36 - (Apr 16, 2015) Aaron Hernandez

No flowers for gayweddings in Georgia

Claiming freedom, shunning gay people



Faith-Based Bigotry & Stupidity Blooming in Georgia

CNN, 4-1-2015

Also view: Religious Freedom Means No Pizza For Gay Weddings

Atheists: Inside the World of Non-Believers

Is there a God? CNN Special Report: Atheists: Inside the World of Non-Believers. Tuesday, March 24, 2015.



Atheists: Inside the World of Non-Believers (2015)

Including interview with: Richard Dawkins, David Silverman, Jerry DeWitt


Why Humanists Are Still Misunderstood: CNN’s Documentary on Atheists in America by by Jessica Xiao, The Humanist


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Organisations:

Secular Students
American Atheits
The Clergy Project - for atheist priests

John Oliver: Elected Judges (HBO) Roy Moore and more

The vast majority of US judges are elected, forcing many judges to pander to the electorate and accept campaign money in order to keep their jobs. This seems slightly troubling…

Bill O'Reilly & ISIS Share The Same Goal & It's Terrifying

"Bill O’Reilly stated definitively, multiple times tonight, that he believes the United States and the world are in a “holy war” against ISIS and the White House needs to accept that fact. He said, “This is now a so-called holy war between radical jihadists and everyone else, including peaceful Muslims.”

And O’Reilly again faulted President Obama for a lack of leadership in taking on the terror threat. But O’Reilly was also shocked by the “frightening… nonsense” from State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf on how the U.S. can’t kill its way out of war with ISIS. (Harf has since responded to critics by saying her argument might be “too nuanced” for some.)

O’Reilly said Obama needs to “stop living in a theoretical, fictional world” and stop government spokespeople saying things that are “insulting and dangerous to the American people.”

He concluded by reiterating, “The holy war is here.”"



The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
February 2015