January 2021

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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

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— What just happened with Atheist Alliance International? (0:33)

— Should we be troubled by Joe Biden‘s overly religious inauguration speech? (17:18)

— White evangelicals still view Donald Trump favorably. (25:58)

— James Dobson has a lot of irrational fears about the new administration. (36:30)

— Christian terrorists were absolutely a part of the Capitol siege. (43:05)

— A Catholic priest apologized to his church for not condemning Trump enough. (45:15)

— A former anti-vaxxer is now urging everyone to get the COVID vaccine. (52:17)

— Arizona Republicans want to pass a bill to execute women and doctors who have or perform abortions. (1:09:37) 

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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Order Elle the Humanist and get a 10% discount with the promo code “friendlyatheist”!

— This Christian conspiracist thinks the College Football Championship was God’s way of saying Trump will stay in power. (1:38)

— One of the arrested rioters includes an anti-gay, anti-abortion lawmaker from West Virginia. (6:04)

— A man arrested in the Capitol siege said he prayed for guidance, but God never said no. (13:00)

— We don’t need a National Hymn. (23:18)

— Help me understand this atheist running an anti-abortion group for Democrats. (28:42)

— The Irish government admitted its Catholic-run homes for unwed mothers led to 9,000 deaths. (42:38)

— Christians who prophesied Trump’s victory are doing damage control. (48:15)

— Evangelicals make up about half of Trump’s most vocal supporters. (53:28)

— A Turkish Creationist was given a thousand-year jail sentence for… everything. (57:40)

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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Order Elle the Humanist and get a 10% discount with the promo code “friendlyatheist”!

— Former PA Christian Nationalist lawmaker Rick Saccone lost his job after taking part in the Capitol Coup. (10:42)

— A Catholic news outlet called out anti-democratic MAGA Catholics by name in an epic smackdown. (25:20)

— There are a few surprises when it comes to the religious makeup of the new Congress. (29:30)

— The Georgia Senate elections were a bright spot in an otherwise awful week. (35:00)

— Meghan McCain finally realized parental leave is a good idea because she had a baby and for no other reason. (40:27)

— Republicans flipped out after a House chaplain said “A-woman” when ending a prayer. (46:22)

— This short documentary about Ark Encounter is more of a free ad. (48:51)

— A Pakistani court banned used of the awful “virginity test” for sexual assault cases. (56:08)

— The CEO of Whole Foods doesn’t think you need affordable health care. (58:35)

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