711: Circling the John Edition

In this week’s episode, religion breaks its child murder record AGAIN, a cult tries to prove their sun magic in court beyond a shadow of a doubt, and Anna will be here to leave you breathless.
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Headlines:
Kenyan cult leader convicted of killing 191 followers: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/kenyan-starvation-cult-leader-paul
America's deep religious divide over empathy: https://www.axios.com/2026/10/20/religious-divide-empathy-democrats-republicans
Kansas GOP gubernatorial candidate is pretty sure his opponent is a witch: https://newrepublic.com/post/216642/demonic-stuff-kansas-gop-accuses-democrat-witch
Spiritual group says a planned SLC apartment complex would infringe on its rites by casting a shadow on its pyramid:
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/10/23/summum-slc-pyramid-could-be/
Chipotle uses ouija board to promote margaritas and christians have a freakout: https://churchleaders.com/news/2224172-chipotle-halloween-ouija-board-christian-backlash.html/2