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September 2017

A Religious “None” Is Running for U.S. Senate

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Hemant is Kickstarting a new book! Please support it here!

Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Conservative Matt Walsh criticized a male actor subbing in for a sick actress as promoting a transgender agenda. (1:39)

Kyrsten Sinema, an Arizona Democrat who is religiously unaffiliated, will run for Senate in 2018. (10:20)

— Christian theocrat Roy Moore is a step closer to becoming a senator. (21:34)

Mark Wahlberg is telling kids to go to church. (35:46)

— Christians who are silent about Donald Trump don’t get to criticize Hugh Hefner. (38:40)

— A Colorado student is suing her high school district for promoting religion, over and over and over. (42:19)

— Women will soon be able to drive in Saudi Arabia… but not before religious leaders say dumb things about it. (53:08)

— A Florida pastor bragged about destroying a Satanic monument due to go up this winter. (1:04:49)

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Camille Beredjick, Author of Queer Disbelief

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In a bonus episode of the podcast, I spoke with Camille Beredjick about her new book Queer Disbelief, which I helped edit.

We spoke about why atheists should be on the front lines of LGBTQ activism, what aspect of the book was most difficult to write, and how she celebrated the completion of her first book.

Please consider supporting the project at Kickstarter. We can’t do this without you!

BYU Is Selling Caffeinated Beverages Now

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Hemant is Kickstarting a new book! Please support it here!

Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Hemant and fellow writer Camille Beredjick have been working on a new book about the intersection of LGBTQ rights and atheism. Please support their Kickstarter here! (0:09)

— BYU is finally selling caffeinated soda on campus. This is the most exciting thing EVER, said Mormons… and nobody else. (7:12)

— Journalist Sally Quinn trashed atheists (again) while talking about her new book on spirituality. (13:52)

— Five football players at evangelical Wheaton College face felony charges after allegedly raping another students. (25:44)

— A peewee football team learning how and why to kneel during the National Anthem. (45:17)

— The world is ending on September 23, according to one “Christian numerologist.” (49:01)

— Got money to waste? You can buy Bigfoot Juice or Psychic Vampire Repellent. (52:55)

— Doctors and a judge intervened to save the life of a young Jehovah’s Witness. (58:59)

— Two Christian Right activists think homosexuality is unnatural since kids find it icky. (1:06:28)

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These Guys Can’t Get Vasectomies Now

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Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— An Australian minister refused to perform a straight wedding because the couple supported marriage equality. (0:58)

— Evangelical Christians suddenly don’t care about a president’s private morality. I wonder what changed their minds… (8:13)

— It’s harder for some men to get vasectomies because of Catholic hospitals. (24:37)

Josh Duggar’s sisters say they’d be traumatized if they had to sit next to him in court even though they’re on the same side of a privacy lawsuit. (30:15)

— This is how conservatives think school prayer works. (37:04)

Sen. Ted Cruz loves the ladies on Twitter. Spoiler: This segment involves bad dad jokes. (39:43)

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