Per usual, callers set the agenda. Issues raised include: I am reading the Rational Bible, it’s well written but I have some disagreements; I am a recovering addict and was wondering if I should share this with a child; I am upset with what you said about the Pope; I am happy to have some conservative friends; I know why God made mosquitoes; the difference between kill and murder in the Old Testament.

Don’t want to be lonely (who does)? Friends and marriage are your best options. Dennis explains why both are so important to a fulfilling life.

“Or” questions help clarify life. For example: “Would you save your dog or a stranger?” UK PM Rishi Sunak tells a British audience that a man can’t be a woman. Amazing that he has to say it, but that’s the world we live in. Better that he said it than not… Planned Parenthood is now providing hormones for kids who want to trans. Takes a 30 minute consult to get the drugs.