The Friendly Atheist Podcast

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

— TN high school football coach suspended after pushing religion on kids during game. (4:13)

— Appeals Court says Vermont public league must reinstate anti-trans Christian school. (22:06)

—  U.S. military academies plan to accept the Christian Right’s inferior alternative to the SAT. (41:42)

— Colorado pastor and wife ordered to repay $3.4M to victims of their crypto scam. (1:00:30)

—- Oklahoma’s Supreme Court blocks Ryan Walters’ Bible-heavy Social Studies standards. (1:10:16)

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

— We’re having an in-person celebration in Naperville, IL to mark our 600th episode (and other pleasant things)! Details are here. Hope you can join us on September 13!

— The Catholic Church has a millennial saint, Carlo Acutis. Is that because of miracles or marketing? (1:40)

— The initial report from Trump’s “Anti-Christian Bias” task force reveals… nothing. (18:30)

— Quebec’s proposed public prayer ban is a blunt attack on religious freedom. (48:45)

— Christian parents let their baby die while awaiting a miracle. They’ll be in jail for a month. (1:21:15)

— Lawrence Krauss’ “The War on Science” is a gift to science’s real enemies. (1:33:15)

This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org.

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

— We’re having an in-person celebration in Naperville, IL to mark our 600th episode (and other pleasant things)! Details are here. Hope you can join us on September 13!

— Oklahoma’s meaningless “America First” teacher test is just a PragerU ad campaign. (1:45)

— New Jersey town sues mall for ignoring Blue Laws and selling merch on Sundays. (34:49)

— Mormon columnist who preached “traditional values” busted for alleged child exploitation. (48:55)

— Judge orders Arkansas school district to remove illegal Ten Commandments posters. (1:02:15)

— 25% of Texas districts are using Bible-heavy reading lessons in public elementary schools. (1:11:20)

This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org.

Join our private Facebook group and Discord server!

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

— We’re having an in-person celebration in Naperville, IL to mark our 600th episode (and other pleasant things)! Details are here. Hope you can join us on September 13!

— James Dobson, an architect of evangelical Christian cruelty, is finally dead at 89. (1:50)

— The Jehovah’s Witnesses now say college is OK… after decades of saying the opposite. (31:10)

— Republican congressional candidate torches Qur’an in hate-fueled campaign ad. (49:00)

— Federal judge strikes down Minnesota’s sensible “faith statement” ban for PSEO schools. (1:00:49)

— Federal judge dismantles Ryan Walters’ frivolous lawsuit against atheist group. (1:17:35)

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