REPUBLICAN CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIANITY: “The Devil is Using the Democratic Platform to Destroy America” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮

Jim Bakker, one of Donald Trump’s most vocal televangelist supporters, warned on his program today that God will judge America for failing to elect Trump president. This election, Bakker said, could determine whether America survives or falls, because God is getting ready to punish the U.S. for keeping abortion legal.

CANNABIS: “Legal Marijuana is a Giant Economic Success” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮

It turns out pot is a stronger economic driver than 90 percent of the industries active in Colorado.

Legal weed created 18,005 full-time jobs and added about $2.4 billion to the state’s economy last year, an analysis from the Marijuana Policy Group (MPG) shows.

POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “POLL: Trump Voters Want the 1950s Back” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮

Americans are close to evenly split on whether the U.S. has gotten better or worse in the past 60 years, according to a new survey from the nonprofit organization PRRI.

Fifty-one percent say that American culture and way of life have worsened since the 1950s, while 48 percent say they have changed for the better.

Read more: The Huffington Post

CANNABIS: “WATCH: Fear Mongering Anti-Pot Ad From Massachusetts” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮

A new political ad is painting the prospect of marijuana legalization as a parent’s worst nightmare.

Massachusetts is just one of a number of states that will vote on whether or not to legalize recreational marijuana on Nov. 8, and a recent WBUR poll showed 55% of respondents in the state support the measure known as “Question 4.” But the opposition isn’t giving up just yet.

POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Pink War Planes” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮

The fight against breast cancer picked up a powerful new ally — a retired US Navy fighter jet. And of course, it’s pink.

A Grumman F9F-8 Cougar, painted a vivid shade of pink called “Heliconia,” has been unveiled on the flight deck of the World War II aircraft carrier USS Lexington, anchored at Corpus Christi, Texas.

In support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Cougar will be on the deck through October 31.

CANNABIS: “A Quarter Of US States Could Legalize Weed This Year” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮

Recreational marijuana users can now legally light up a joint in states representing about five percent of the U.S. population. By the time Americans wake up on November 9, that percentage could be swelling to more than one-quarter.

CANNABIS: “Medical Weed for Veterans Slapped Down” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮

An effort to allow veterans to access medical marijuana in states where it’s legal died Wednesday night when Congress passed a spending bill without the provision included.

NEOCONSERVATISM AND THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX: “Republicans Outraged Obama Only Gave Israel $38 Billion” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮

Sen. Ted Cruz joined a group of Senate Republicans on Tuesday in calling for additional military assistance to Israel on top of an aid package the Obama administration laid out last week.