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

— Hemant launched a Kickstarter to go through the Book of Revelation on YouTube. Please consider supporting him here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/friendlyatheist/everything-wrong-with-revelation-in-the-bible

— Oklahoma education leader claims church/state separation is “state-sponsored atheism.” (0:40)

— Judge rules (again) that teaching Islam in school doesn’t violate the Constitution. (19:57)

— Pennsylvania lawmaker cites Genesis 8 as proof that climate change is fake. (33:25)

— A Pennsylvania police chief told a tarot card reader they could be jailed under the law. (40:55)

— Atheist reminds Democratic leaders: We “are the party of religious freedom.” (49:49)

— Girl Defined had the worst possible guest to discuss women’s bodies. (58:09)

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

— Hemant launched a Kickstarter to go through the Book of Revelation on YouTube. Please consider supporting him here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/friendlyatheist/everything-wrong-with-revelation-in-the-bible

— Citing the Bible, a Louisiana principal punished a student for dancing inappropriately… then came the backlash. (5:42)

— A new Arkansas voucher program gives millions of public dollars to private Christian schools. (29:40)

— When it comes to climate change, white evangelical Christians are least likely to accept reality. (39:22)

— A candidate for public office is suing New Jersey over the phrase “So help me God” in its oath. (55:10)

— Poland’s census just revealed a massive drop in Catholicism. (1:03:10)

— Asian Americans are drifting away from organized religion. (1:11:20)

— SPONSOR: PaintYourLife.com: Text FRIENDLY to 87204 to get 20% off your painting!

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 a 500th episode party in Aurora, Illinois on Saturday, October 7. Details are here!

— “Project 2025” is a Christian Nationalist fever dream that would destroy American democracy. (1:39)

— “Savior Complex” explores the dark side of an infamous Christian missionary in Uganda. (19:37)

— A new federal report says Liberty University isn’t keeping its students safe. (37:50)

— North Dakota GOP lawmaker Brandon Prichard went on a theocratic, homophobic tirade. (49:15)

— With more abuse lawsuits on the horizon, the Archdiocese of Baltimore has declared bankruptcy. (1:01:59)

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In this bonus episode, Hemant spoke with Kate Cohen, author of the new book “We of Little Faith: Why I Stopped Pretending to Believe (And Maybe You Should Too).” (Affiliate link)

Cohen is a Washington Post contributing columnist who has written many beautiful essays about atheism for an audience that isn’t necessarily seeking it out. We spoke about why she’s not an “angry atheist,” the importance of secular holidays, whether there’s a nice way to tell religious people they’re lying to themselves, and more.