July 2018

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

— 50 years ago, the pope said birth control was immoral. (1:15)

— Did you know Gwyneth Paltrow hired a fact checker for Goop? (9:40)

— This 11-year-old college grad wants to pursue astrophysics so he can prove God’s existence. (19:44)

— Computer models could help us understand the future of religion. (30:25)

— A Republican candidate for office thinks the Founding Fathers put “One Nation Under God” in the Pledge… which wasn’t written until after they all died. (45:35)

— Two South Asian atheists face blasphemy charges in their countries. One’s currently filming a reality show. (56:25)

— This alternative Ten Commandments is incredible. (1:02:20)

— We answer a question about whether or not to show off your shoulders in a very Mormon part of Utah. (1:07:17)

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If you support what we’re doing, please contribute to our Patreon page!

Queer Disbelief, a book Hemant edited, is now out on Kindle and in paperback! Go pick up a copy!

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

— Republicans just passed another bill to repeal the Johnson Amendment. (0:22)

— If you’re running for governor, don’t belittle someone who asks a good question about climate change. (6:35)

— Russian spy Mariia Butina infiltrated the government via the National Prayer Breakfast. (12:25)

— Science denier Jenny McCarthy has solid verifiable proof that a ghost is in her house. There’s even video! (25:45)

— Why a gay Catholic could help end the blood donation ban on gay men. (29:15)

— Richard Dawkins doesn’t like the sound of Muslim prayers. Should we be offended? (40:05)

— White evangelicals don’t like that America is becoming less white. (55:26)

— An Alabama county commissioner with the endorsement of Jesus lost her election. (59:20)

— Darla Shine, wife of the new Trump administration appointee, thinks women are just asking for harassment if they join the military. (1:02:17)

— House Republicans passed a bill effectively allowing anti-gay discrimination at adoption agencies. (1:04:19)

— Ken Ham‘s merry band of Creationists tried explaining the discovery of a new planet, since it violates their beliefs. (1:10:45)

— The Humanist Legal Society, an atheist response to the Federalist Society, just launched. (1:16:04)

If you support what we’re doing, please contribute to our Patreon page!

Queer Disbelief, a book Hemant edited, is now out on Kindle and in paperback! Go pick up a copy!

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

— The new Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the one right-wing group that opposed him (temporarily), and his claim that church/state separation is “based on bad history.” (0:30)

— This is why it’s a problem believing communion wafers are the literal body of Christ. (20:14)

— Apparently you’re not a real man unless you have a first-born son. (25:29)

— Kentucky can’t decide if religious license plates should be allowed because atheists would get to have them. (27:44)

— Donald Trump‘s spiritual adviser Pastor Paula White says (wrongly) Jesus never broke the law. (33:00)

— A judge ruled against the least offensive atheist bus ad ever. (38:09)

— What did you do, Papa John? (43:47)

— The studio behind God’s Not Dead wants to make a movie about the Thai kids trapped in a cave. (46:53)

— The Center For Inquiry is suing CVS for selling homeopathic medicine in misleading ways. (52:40)

— Australia is punishing parents who don’t vaccinate their kids. Good. (57:52)

— The UK government is planning on banning gay conversion therapy. (1:01:10)

— A 12-year-old girl is working to bring a Pride parade to Buffalo Grove, Illinois. (1:04:20)

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Queer Disbelief, a book Hemant edited, is now out on Kindle and in paperback! It’s on sale during Pride month, too! Go pick up a copy!

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

— Is Ark Encounter lying about attendance again? (0:39)

— A Republican congressional candidate thinks women are best described as “helpers.” (15:52)

— What does Scott Pruitt‘s resignation letter say about God? (26:22)

— The man who destroyed the Ten Commandments monument in Arkansas doesn’t regret it. (30:40)

— In Virginia, a new city council was sworn in… and they got rid of prayer. (36:21)

— A priest conducting a funeral went crazy after someone bumped into a chalice. (39:30)

— Judge Amy Coney Barrett, a potential Supreme Court pick, has a church/state separation problem. (43:58)

— Southern Baptist donors are furious that a seminary fired Paige Patterson, a man who downplayed or ignored sexual abuse. (58:22)

— This church protested Donald Trump‘s immigration policy by locking the Holy Family up in a cage. (1:02:37)

— There’s a cultural vacuum in Trump’s White House. (1:04:37)

— The issue of government-led prayer is in chaos because of the Supreme Court. (1:10:26)

— Don’t get suckered in by Christians saying “I’m sorry” at a Pride parade. (1:21:30)

— The new season of the StartUp podcast is looking at a church plant. (1:31:08)

— We’ve got listener mail! (1:33:10)

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