The Billionaire, the Prayer App, and the Firing Squad Execution

This week, we take a ride through the shadowy intersection of big tech, religion, and power, featuring none other than Peter Thiel, the billionaire with an obsession—funding ultra-conservative Christian movements while being an openly gay man.

We unravel his role in Hallow, the world’s most successful Catholic prayer app, and ask: is this a genuine faith movement or just another billionaire-backed tool for control?

Then, things get dark as we break down the return of the firing squad in the US. The first execution by firing squad in 15 years just took place, and we dive into why it happened, how it went down, and what it says about the state of justice today.

And finally, we get tangled up in the bizarre world of Hillsong, the mega-church-turned-scandal-factory, complete with celebrity pastors, cult-like control, and enough hypocrisy to make your head spin.

Billionaires, executions, cults—get in into yah.

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