Can Neurodivergent People Know God?

Kate fills in for Frank this week, joining Dan for a conversation about neurodivergence, religious belief, and why some brains may process spiritual experiences differently than others. They compare religion to imagination, play, and believing in Santa, and wonder whether neurodivergent people may be less inclined to attach supernatural meaning to powerful emotional experiences.

But first:

A Texas evangelical takes matters into his own hands when the flag is lowered to honor Dolly Parton.

Samaritan's Purse turns down $300 million from the Trump administration—and nobody seems quite sure why.

Bethel Church racks up scandals, failed prophecies, and some remarkably durable forgiveness for badly behaved men.

A Maine court rules that a father can restrict his daughter's exposure to a church whose teachings were causing her severe anxiety.

Christian evangelists get kicked out of Burning Man and, naturally, call it persecution.

Catholic televangelist Fulton Sheen is headed for beatification, complete with a miracle, a mysterious relic, and possibly a piece of the man himself.