Trump's Religious Liberty Commission

Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission (created by executive order on May 1, 2025) gets the Sacrilegious Discourse treatment: suspicious side-eye, gallows humor, and a full roll-call of the “God Club” lineup, starting with chair Dan Patrick and vice-chair Ben Carson.

The hosts tear into what “religious liberty” actually means when it’s being pitched by Christian power brokers: not freedom from religion, but freedom to be religious at everyone else, especially in government and the military. The episode spotlights the Commission’s hearings (including the fourth hearing on religious liberty in the military on December 11) and why the “we just want to distribute Bibles” vibe is doing a lot of theocratic heavy lifting.

And then it gets even weirder: the list includes prosperity gospel powerhouse Paula White, political operator Pam Bondi, and, because reality is a prank, Dr. Phil. The conversation bounces between rage, sarcasm, and dark “are we getting hauled to a tribunal?” humor, plus a mini detour where the audience live-fact-checks a “robber barons” argument mid-recording.

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📌 Topics Covered:

• Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, created May 1, 2025 (and already giving “oops, all theocrats” energy)
• The “God Club” roster: Dan Patrick, Ben Carson, and an avalanche of culture-war Catholic/Christian operatives
• The December 11 hearing on “religious liberty in the military” and why that phrase should come with a warning label
• The quiet part out loud: “religious liberty” as a pipeline to Christian nationalism in public institutions
• IRS “won’t enforce the Johnson Amendment” and why that’s basically a tax-free megaphone for political church campaigns
• Prosperity gospel cameo: Paula White (because of course)
• The “worst timeline” casting choice: Dr. Phil on a religious liberty commission (make it stop)
• Live Discord fact-check energy: the robber barons argument that became an on-air victory lap

💬 Best Quote from the Episode (actual quote):

“Jesus Christ. Um, this is the worst possible timeline. It’s so badly written.”