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November 2019

Andrew Seidel, Author of The Founding Myth

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Andrew L. Seidel works as a constitutional attorney at the Freedom from Religion Foundation, litigating cases involving religion and the Constitution. He has appeared on FOX News and MSNBC, speaks and writes extensively about religious freedom.

He’s the author of the new book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American.

We spoke at the recent FFRF convention about what he learned about Christian Nationalism while researching his book, how church/state separation legal strategy changes with a conservative Supreme Court, and the future of Project Blitz.

Chick-fil-A Infuriated Christians By Helping the Poor

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

— Conservative Christians are angry at Chick-fil-A for helping the poor. (0:38)

— People are very upset about a same-sex couple on a dancing show. (12:35)

— A Christian Right group’s Christmas “Naughty or Nice” list reveals a lot about their priorities. (16:36)

— A Tennessee school district is getting sued over its long long history of preaching to kids. (23:40)

— A Wisconsin church won’t get a $10,000 from a city council because they bragged about converting people with it. (27:59)

— The Dallas Straight Pride Parade was a flop. (31:03)

— A Michigan college nixed the Pledge from student government meetings… then brought it back. (34:00)

Kanye West‘s appearance at Joel Osteen‘s church was underwhelming and ignorant. (37:52)

— The Ohio House passed a bill that allegedly prohibits teachers from punishing students who give a wrong answer if they did it because of religion. (53:10)

— Kansas City just banned conversion therapy! (58:33)

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What Kanye West Should Ask Joel Osteen

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

Kanye West is visiting Joel Osteen‘s megachurch. They should talk about this one issue. (1:20)

Franklin Graham, a Trump cultist with no sense of irony, says God detests lyings lips. (12:29)

— Women are “truly equal” under Trump, says Trump cultist. (15:20)

— Some Christian pregnancy centers are finally offering birth control. (21:48)

— Should science groups list job openings at anti-LGBTQ schools? (26:13)

— A Saudi Arabian ad claimed atheism was a form of extremism. (32:59)

— The U.S. has dropped significantly in global Freedom of Thought rankings. (35:06)

— Don’t visit a chiropractor. This guy learned that the hard way. (43:22)

— An author was canceled from a school appearance because she named Harvey Milk an important activist. (48:55)

Rapper T.I. Is Obsessed With His Daughter’s Sex Life

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

— Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, a Christian Nationalist, lost his race… for now. (0:31)

— Rapper T.I. is creepily obsessed with his daughter’s hymen. (5:00)

— A 20-year-old Duggar Family child (not that one) is running for State Rep. in Arkansas. (14:55)

— The Irish government says it will look into changing a bizarre survey question about kids’ religious beliefs. (20:55)

— Christian Comedian John Crist is canceling his tour after allegations of sexual misconduct. (29:30)

— Why haven’t Brett Kavanaugh and Samuel Alito recused themselves from these Supreme Court cases…? (40:44)

— Washington Nationals pitcher Sean Doolittle refused a White House invitation after his World Series win. (46:20)

— A Maryland county punished a local library because a Christian protested a Drag Queen Story Hour event. (52:10)

— Since Christians are doing it, Satanists want to take advantage of a school release program in Knoxville, TN. (57:10)

— These men from Spain were acquitted of rape charges for the worst possible reason. (1:04:10)

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