The Friendly Atheist Podcast

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

— A Florida principal was fired after students saw an image of Michelangelo’s “David.” (0:33)

— A Christian woman claimed her three amputated toes were regrown during a prayer service. (19:09)

— A Colorado bill would make Catholic hospitals say what services they don’t provide. (34:05)

— A Christian ministry trademarked the phrase “Worship Leader,” creating mass chaos. (45:23)

— Citing his faith, a Texas university leader canceled a drag show fundraiser. (54:36)

— The Satanic Temple is not promoting adult content to kids, no matter what this Christian ministry says. (1:04:30)

— A Texas bill would cut property taxes for couples with 10 kids. (1:19:36)

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

— A Christian lawmaker used the Bible to justify the physical abuse of kids with disabilities in public schools. (0:37)

— Americans still view atheists unfavorably… but it’s not all bad news. (25:42)

— In a lawsuit, a teenager says a teacher assaulted her for not saying the Pledge of Allegiance. (43:37)

— An editorial defending college football coach Deion Sanders’ proselytizing fumbled the facts. (54:35)

— The Santa Rosa Catholic Diocese in California has filed for bankruptcy. (1:13:29)

— A Christian school in Vermont is banned from competing in state-sanctioned events after refusing to play a team with a trans athlete. (1:21:03)

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

— A Christian pastor wrote the most WTF essay about Jesus penetrating the church. (0:57)

— A Catholic non-profit spent millions of dollars to track the whereabouts of gay priests. (32:35)

— An Arizona school board rightly ended its contract with an anti-LGBTQ Christian college. (48:25)

— An employee of Catholic Charities has sued the group for its hyper-realistic active shooter drill. (58:37)

— This is going to be the worst conference ever. (1:07:00)

— Why is a taxpayer-funded tourism group in Kentucky promoting Creationism? (1:15:05)

— The Supreme Court won’t weigh in on a police-led Christian prayer vigil… yet. (1:20:35)

— A Tennessee bill would let county clerks refuse to sign same-sex and interracial marriage licenses. (1:36:50)

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

— Why was New York City Mayor Eric Adams repeating Christian Nationalist rhetoric? (0:40)

— Christians who went to the Asbury “revival” may have been exposed to measles. (15:14)

— Defrocked priest Frank Pavone has been accused by multiple women of sexual misconduct. (23:15)

— Banning “After School Satan” clubs after anonymous threats makes things worse. (37:30)

— A writer who once called out conservative Christianity has now adopted conservative Christianity. (44:20)

— Attendance in religious education classes fell 99% in Victoria, Australia after the classes stopped being mandatory. (54:15)

— A Montana Republican has filed a bill to stick Christian prayer in public schools. (1:00:29)

— West Virginia lawmakers are still trying to push “Intelligent Design” into classrooms. (1:07:55)