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August 2019

The DNC Acknowledged the Humanity of Atheists

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

— A grocery store cashier is being hailed as a Christian martyr for making lines longer. (4:11)

— Carroll County, MD finally accepted that their Christian prayers at meetings were illegal. It’ll cost them $125,000. (6:28)

— In Bangladesh, women no longer have to declare themselves virgins on their marriage licenses. (13:50)

— An atheist resigned from a Virginia women-focused committee after her old anti-religion tweets came to light. (15:22)

Jerry Falwell, Jr. A handsome young man. A generous business deal. No, not the Pool Boy. This is another one. (21:05)

— A preacher said he saw two babies raised from the dead in the past week. Don’t bother looking for video. (30:14)

— A MI candidate for city council withdrew after backlash for saying she wanted a white community. (34:50)

— The Democratic Party passed a resolution acknowledging the values of non-religious Americans. Somehow, this is controversial. (40:20)

— A New Mexico city is trying to crowdfund its legal bills over an illegal Ten Commandments monument. It’s not going well. (45:47)

— A lawsuit against Ark Encounter says the Creationists didn’t pay their fair share of taxes, hurting local schools. (49:37)

— Kentucky will have to pay $225,000 for Kim Davis’ bigotry. And Davis herself may be held liable for it. (55:22)

— An appeals court says it’s legal for the Pennsylvania State House to block atheists from giving invocations. (57:20)

— Check out the film Islam & the Future of Tolerance! Podcast listeners who go to that link and purchase the HD version can use the code “10OFF” to get 10% off the price.

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Q & A!

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This week, Jessica and I (who are both gone this weekend) discussed various questions relating to atheism:

— Are you afraid of Hell? (1:39)

— Why do so many atheists care about LGBTQ rights? (4:00)

— Is it hypocritical for atheists to celebrate Christmas? (7:00)

— Why not just accept other people’s religious beliefs? (10:44)

— How do we educate ourselves about religion? (14:50)

— How does being an atheist play out in our daily lives? (22:01)

— What’s the worst thing about being around other atheists? (24:10)

— Is being an atheist inherently selfish? (26:30)

— How does evolution affect our beliefs? (29:00)

— Are atheists too angry? (33:30)

— Will we see more atheists running for office in 2020? (36:00)

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Kentucky’s Dollar Bill Loophole

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

— A Kentucky school district found a great way to get around the state’s “In God We Trust” law, and it’s already angering state officials. (1:52)

— A candidate for Colorado House says women shouldn’t wear pants. (9:40)

— GOP Rep. Steve King says humanity exists only because of rape and incest. (17:44)

— A Christian pastor, formerly an extremist, is urging Trump to tone down the violent rhetoric. (23:00)

— A FL teacher was suspended after posting a message about how racism was over and Pledge protests were immature. (25:33)

— Never debate Christian pseudo-historian David Barton. His rules are weird. (30:25)

— An Oregon man won’t pay taxes because he’s a Christian who opposes abortion. So there. (35:58)

— Another famous Christian announced he’s no longer a Christian. (39:29)

— The FDA says you shouldn’t drink bleach no matter what this one church says. (47:24)

— The Department of Labor wants to make it legal for faith-based contractors to discriminate on the basis of religion. (51:10)

— White evangelicals are delighted by Donald Trump‘s cruelty heading into 2020… unless he swears. (57:37)

— Check out the film Islam & the Future of Tolerance! Podcast listeners who go to that link and purchase the HD version can use the code “10OFF” to get 10% off the price.

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The Mike Pence Rule Strikes Again in a Sheriff’s Office

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

— In New Zealand, evangelicals have a “trust” problem. (0:36)

Neil deGrasse Tyson‘s thoughtless tweet after last week’s mass shootings. (6:30)

Donald Trump hammed it up for a picture with the baby who’s now an orphan because of Trump’s anti-immigration rhetoric. (21:45)

— This Ohio lawmaker blamed the Dayton mass shooting on everything and everyone except guns. (26:59)

Mike Huckabee thinks more Jesus will prevent mass shootings. (29:29)

— A Christian Cross in a Pennsylvania county’s logo isn’t promoting Christianity, a court says. (34:11)

— A Christian sheriff says he was fired for his faith. It’s actually because he wouldn’t train a woman. (39:35)

Mike Pence has some horribly worded post-shooting advice. (46:00)

— Does the Mormon Church deserve to be sued for lying to people? (48:15)

— Most Catholics don’t believe in Eucharist, so why are they Catholic? (54:55)

— Conservatives always offer “thoughts and prayers” in response to guns but never abortion. (1:02:26)

Joe Biden made a Bidenlike gaffe. (1:04:40)

— The Boy Scouts have been sued for acting like the Catholic Church. (1:06:02)

— Wanna do battle in the Times mini-crossword? Bring it.

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