So like the answer is clearly no, because Vance is Catholic. Right? Jake and Brooke dig into the truth - and, more interestingly, the propaganda. Warning: we talk about American politics. This is as close to a "midterm" episode as we will get I promise.
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References and Recommended Readings:
Epstein, G. (2026, February 12). AI-Powered Surveillance Is Turning the United States into a Digital Police State. Now is the TIme to Stop it. Technology for Liberty Policy Counsel. https://www.aclum.org/publications/ai-powered-surveillance-is-turning-the-united-states-into-a-digital-police-state-now-is-the-time-to-stop-it/
Leslie, P. (2025, Spring-Summer). The Misuse of Rene Girard by Peter Thiel, J.D. Vance and the American Right. Salmagundi Magazine. https://salmagundi.skidmore.edu/articles/1176-from-philosophy-to-power
Luscombe, R. (2026, April 14). JD Vance defends Trump amid spat with Pope Leo: 'Stick to matters of morality'. TheGuardian.com. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/14/jd-vance-defends-trump-pope-leo-spat
Nelson, L. (2012, May 25) PayPal Founder Peter Thiel Continues to Tout Anti-Government Manifesto. Southern Poverty Law Center. https://www.splcenter.org/resources/reports/paypal-founder-peter-thiel-continues-tout-anti-government-manifesto/
Smith, G. A., et al. (2026, June 12). On the Country's 250th Anniversary, the American People Are in a Sour Mood. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/2026/06/12/on-the-countrys-250th-anniversary-the-american-people-are-in-a-sour-mood/
Tait, R. (2026, September 13). JD Vance's Catholicism could be at odds with Maga evangelicals in 2028. TheGuardian.com. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/13/jd-vance-religion-catholic-evangelical-maga
Volksgeist. (2025, November 5). The Antichrist is Here: Story of Peter Thiel. YouTube.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAeTKyY3LB4
Volksgeist. (2025, December 19). God's Favorite Hypocrite: The Story of JD Vance. YouTube.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFnFTcYlZ9I
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