The Friendly Atheist Podcast

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

— A Christian school told students to write a letter urging a (fictional) friend to stop being gay. (1:45)

— A Kansas town reversed course and will allow “In God We Trust” stickers on police vehicles… but there’s a twist. (4:30)

— A West Virginia school district finally settled a lawsuit involving Christian indoctrination in the classroom. (16:15)

— A school board member in Colorado justified her bigotry with Jesus. One mother wasn’t having it. (25:38)

— Christian hate-preacher Greg Locke was reported to the IRS for telling his congregation they can’t vote for Democrats. (33:33)

— The Louisiana Supreme Court dropped charges against a preacher who held massive, maskless, in-person church services at the beginning of the pandemic. (47:35)

— A shared delusion led to the exorcism and death of a three-year-old girl. (53:40)

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

— A Kansas town voted to remove “In God We Trust” from police vehicles. (2:03)

— Canada’s Parliament rejected a motion to end invocation prayers in the House of Commons. (6:41)

— Evangelical pastors shouldn’t be surprised that their churches are turning into MAGA cults. (15:51)

— Predator megachurch leader Jack Schaap was released from prison earlier than expected. (37:05)

— Idaho’s Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin says “Christ will reign” if she becomes governor. (53:17)

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

— The Supreme Court’s supposed Roe decision could backfire on conservative Christians. (1:15)

— A Christian college punished a sexual assault victim for having premarital sex. (39:05)

— The Supreme Court also said Boston couldn’t say no to putting up a Christian flag outside City Hall. (55:35)

— In a cruel ritual, an 8-year-old Jain girl had her hair plucked out by hand. (1:12:18)

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

— A Christian show’s viral “persecution” marketing campaign backfired. (2:15)

— The Supreme Court is about to fumble a simple church/state separation case. (15:05)

— An atheist in Florida says if controversial books are banned, then the Bible needs to go too. (35:15)

— An Alabama couple can’t adopt a kid because they’re non-religious. (40:46)

— Christians sang worship music on an airplane. (49:06)

— A Christian “health insurance” ministry left families high and dry because it was all a grift. (58:09)

— Canadians say evangelicals hurt society more than any other religious group. (1:09:18)