The Friendly Atheist Podcast

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

— The guy who said evangelicals today see Jesus as “weak” is part of the problem. (1:10)

— Why is Baylor University getting a federal exemption from protecting LGBTQ students from faith-based harassment? (22:40)

— A pastor surrounded by jumbotrons is mad that people treat church like a “big production.” (50:52)

— GOP lawmakers cited Noah’s Ark to justify harming refugees with circular saw blades. (1:03:36)

— Tennessee’s Office of Faith-Based Initiatives will get $1.2 million. To do what? Who knows. (1:10:45)

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

— Evangelist Franklin Graham is glad the U.S. women’s soccer team lost the World Cup. (1:08)

— Desperate to show Democrats are “promoting atheism,” Republicans divulged sensitive data. (16:36)

— Texas judge: Airline must get religious freedom training from Christian hate group. (39:40)

— An Arkansas lawmaker’s wife is swapping pro-LGBTQ books with bibles in Little Free Libraries. (49:42)

— California county adopts error-laden “American Christian History Month” proclamation. (58:06)

— A Texas district called for 22 days of prayer to launch the new school year. (1:03:25)

— These Christians took preacher Robin D. Bullock seriously. Now they’re screwed. (1:06:01)

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

— Longtime atheist activist and mentor Woody Kaplan has died. (0:15)

— The #1 Christian album in the country belongs to drag queen Flamy Grant. (4:00)

— Richard Dawkins used his new podcast to promote more transphobic lies. (13:20)

— A Catholic school expelled a boy to retaliate against his outspoken mother. (59:31)

— A lawsuit could block Oklahoma’s taxpayer-funded Catholic charter school. (1:11:06)

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

— For absurd reasons, MAGA cultists think FOX News supports The Satanic Temple. (2:15)

— Survey: Belief in God, Heaven, Hell, angels, and the devil is lower than ever before. (14:45)

— Does Vivek Ramaswamy‘s Hinduism really matter to GOP voters? (25:55)

— Texas atheists sue Fort Worth for rejecting ads for event opposing Christian Nationalism. (39:33)

— Christian hate-preacher: Even if your husband’s an axe murderer, “you cannot divorce him.” (44:50)

— Judge: WV prison officials can’t force an atheist inmate to profess Christianity. (51:15)

— Don’t believe the lie that growing megachurches tend to avoid politics. (58:41)

— Two more House Democrats have (quietly) joined the Congressional Freethought Caucus. (1:08:33)

— An Alabama church’s $4.5 million “pastoral recovery center” raises so many red flags. (1:12:10)

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