The Friendly Atheist Podcast

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

— Despite pastor’s opposition, Georgia man gets OK to open liquor shop near churches. (0:30)

— The United Methodist Church reversed its ban on gay clergy. Will it matter? (12:25)

— A beloved Alabama principal may have lost her job because she has a girlfriend. (33:22)

— Kentucky mayor lashes out after criticism of his “Prayer Breakfast” event. (42:07)

— Preacher gets unearned praise after calling Trump Bible “disgusting” & “blasphemous.” (51:25)

— Doug Wilson has ludicrous ideas for how the U.S. could become a Christian Nation. (1:02:15)

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

— What I’ll remember about Daniel Dennett. (0:28)

— Catholic priest resigns after backlash involving his criticism of a gay author. (8:43)

— Christian lawmaker says teachers should be allowed to hit special needs students. (24:38)

— A Christian ministry urged the Supreme Court to criminalize homelessness. (46:03)

— Māori atheists say Christian colonization helped push them away from the faith. (1:01:59)

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

— Christian Men’s Conference descends into chaos over sword-swallowing acrobat. (1:02)

— Wisconsin official blames homelessness on “sin,” then votes against aid for the poor. (25:15)

— Christian Nationalist falsely claims Satanist chaplains “don’t qualify” to work in schools. (39:27)

— Tennessee declares Aitken Bible one of its “official state books.” (53:37)

— North Dakota GOP endorses Christian theocrat to run the state’s public schools. (1:07:06)

— Louisiana High Court: Priests have a “right” not to be sued over decades-old abuse. (1:20:15)

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

— Arizona GOP lawmaker lashes out at “god-haters” who criticized abortion ban prayer. (4:21)

— Christian school’s pastor cancels Autism Awareness Week, calling it “demonic.” (19:40)

— New Testament scholar Richard Hays now says God’s cool with gay people. (35:53)

— The Vatican, a threat to human dignity, calls gender-affirming surgery a threat to human dignity. (45:57)

— Wisconsin public school district seeks new leader with “conservative, christian values.” (1:01:09)

— Christian woman admits she was fired from Starbucks for being an anti-LGBTQ bigot. (1:11:24)

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