The Friendly Atheist Podcast

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

— After saying God already “appointed” her to a State Senate seat, Bianca Gracia lost her GOP primary. (1:29)

— Pat Robertson came back to The 700 Club to claim Putin was “compelled by God” to invade Ukraine because… Israel. (16:39)

— Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson doesn’t need to thank God for her success. (20:15)

— Dr. Ben Carson says supporting church/state separation is a form of “schizophrenia.” (30:59)

— Atheists are virtually non-existent in the federal prison population. (38:24)

— What does “The Trojan Horse Affair” tell us about Humanists in the UK? (54:32)

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

— Hold your sympathy for the Alabama high school basketball team whose faith led to them forfeiting their playoff chances. (1:25)

— Christian sex predator Ravi Zacharias was effectively aided by the corrupt leaders at his ministry. (30:25)

— The share of Americans who are absolutely certain God exists has dropped below 50% for the first time ever. (49:03)

— The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case involving an anti-gay Christian website designer who doesn’t want to make sites promoting same-sex weddings. (1:01:35)

— Conservative Christian Nebraska State Senator Mike Groene resigned after allegations that he took “objectifying” photos of a female aide without her consent and shared them with other people. (1:09:33)

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

— Greg Locke says he’s going to expose six “witches” in his church. (1:09)

— Why won’t anyone give Kevin Sorbo the money he needs to make his movies? (22:26)

— Why is the Catholic League’s Bill Donohue getting paid a million dollars a year? (27:24)

— A Baptist preacher whose daughter died in a car accident last year had his future son-in-law arrested for putting flowers on her grave. (41:44)

— Five leaders at a Christian school were arrested for allegedly not reporting a sexual assault to authorities. (55:09)

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

— A Catholic priest resigned for the dumbest (but strangely consequential) reason. (2:17)

— LDS leader Brad Wilcox’s racist comments have caused chaos among Mormons. (8:13)

— A public school Bible teacher in TN told students “how to torture a Jew.” (18:52)

— WV teachers told kids to attend a religious revival during the school day. (31:41)

— The evangelical ‘dissenters’ trying to ‘save’ the faith have their own problems. (42:26)

— Missouri’s governor said he only nominates people with “Christian values” to positions of power. (57:36)

— A Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate urged rape victims to be “heroic” and give birth. (1:01:19)

— A nun was sentenced to prison after stealing $835,000 from Catholic school to go gambling. (1:05:21)

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