The Friendly Atheist Podcast

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

— The Christian baker who wouldn’t make a cake for a trans customer lost his case. (3:38)

— Was the Supreme Court’s disappointing decision in Fulton actually a win for church/state separation? (14:50)

— What is going on in this weird video of Ted Cruz randomly saluting a flag? (30:30) 

— Atheists overwhelmingly oppose the death penalty. Christians, not so much. (32:33)

— A Trump-loving Republican politician in West Virginia came out as gay. (39:42)

— Florida will now force kids to observe one minute of silence in school. (46:13)

— Does the new leader of the Southern Baptist Convention know the people he’s leading? (50:50)

— Christian liar Kayleigh McEnany says she’s not a liar because she’s a Christian. (1:04:50)

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

— A number of well-known New Atheists have drifted to the right… but to varying degrees. Here’s a great episode of Serious Inquiries Only with more nuance! (2:45)

— Conservatives are very upset that a graduation speaker said the Pledge of Allegiance “Under Allah.” (21:08)

— Does it matter that Christian denominations are fading away? (28:02)

— Even a majority of Republicans support marriage equality now. (36:45)

— The GOP chairwoman wished people a Happy Pride Month. It didn’t end well. (45:04)

— How much credit does Burger King deserve for this Chick-fil-A shade? (53:40)

— A Christian group wants body cams on teachers to make sure they’re not teaching about race. (1:02:36)

— A(nother) Noah’s Ark replica is creating all kinds of chaos. (1:10:30)

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

— Utah’s governor thinks a weekend of prayer will fix a drought. (1:02)

— A Virginia teacher refuses to use trans kids’ pronouns. The district punished him. Now he’s suing. (9:15)

— A high school football player had to eat pork, which violates his faith, as punishment. (17:20)

— Pastors at Willow Creek still won’t condemn the church’s abusive founder. (24:05)

— A Tennessee hat shop owner created Star of David patches bragging about not being vaccinated. They did not go over well. (37:32)

— Is Russell Moore a hero for condemning the Southern Baptist Convention? (41:05)

— An atheist leader in Kenya resigned after saying he converted to Christianity. (50:02)

— After spreading COVID lies, Rick Wiles appears to have COVID. (55:22)

— The remains of 215 children were found at a Catholic-run residential school in Canada. (58:45)

— This Texas valedictorian used her speech to denounce anti-abortion laws. (1:06:00)

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

— This is the dumbest anti-evolution video I’ve ever seen. (0:50)

— This apologist’s weird sex tweet doesn’t make any sense. (9:54)

— A Christian Nationalist version of the Bible was too toxic for a major publisher. (15:44)

— This survey of conservative Christians is wildly misleading. (23:49)

— Should Chip and Joanna Gaines have given money to a relative who opposes racial justice? (30:12)

— A pastor was arrested for spying on men in the church bathroom. (40:37)

— The mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana is going to stop violence with two days of prayer. (42:32)

— A Christian hate-preacher is doing damage control before a CNN segment about his lies. (45:10)

— A Christian mom says feminism is Satanic. (53:45)

— Are atheists obligated to call Catholic nuns “sisters”? (58:39)

— A Christian hate-group overreacted after a principal omitted parts of the Pledge at a graduation ceremony. (1:04:20)