570: Mere Edition

In this week’s episode, Christians simultaneously believe their god made Trump and is worthy or worship, people in North Carolina and Montana scour the woods after Pornhub blocks them, and we’ll pick another book to hate read.

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Headlines:

Vatican considers removing celibacy requirement for priests: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/08/consider-revising-celibacy-rule-catholic-priests-vatican-official-says

Trump tweets out insane "God Made Trump" video: https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/111703421569603715

Alabama School trades first amendment violations for snacks: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/alabama-school-to-churches-donate

Vatican’s Doctrine Chief under fire for writing about orgasms 25 years ago: https://religionnews.com/2024/01/09/vaticans-doctrine-chief-is-raising-eyebrows-over-his-1998-book-that-graphically-describes-orgasms/

Pornhub blocks access in Montana and North Carolina: https://cybernews.com/news/pornhub-montana-north-carolina-age-verification/

https://boingboing.net/2024/01/03/watching-porn-is-getting-harder-in-montana-and-north-carolina.html

https://www.themarysue.com/a-statewide-nsfw-ban-inside-north-carolinas-pave-act/

Video of a 10 foot tall alien in Miami is not that: https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2024/01/05/rumors-of-10-foot-alien-at-miami-mall-circulate-online-heres-what-actually-happened/?sh=3b7a6a552f6d