The Friendly Atheist Podcast

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Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Kellyanne Conway blamed the synagogue shooting on anti-religiosity, not anti-Semitism. (3:04)

— Don’t invite a Jews for Jesus rabbi to speak after a mass shooting of Jewish people. (10:32)

— Muslims covered the funeral expenses for victims of anti-Semitic mass shooting. (16:35)

— Did the University of Utah properly handle the death of a student? (19:05)

— Don’t ever go to a gynecologist who does this. (21:30)

— The Pakistani Supreme Court overturned a death sentence for Asia Bibi. Will she be safe? (23:50)

— A Washington State Rep. wrote “Biblical Basis for War” manifesto. (29:50)

— Attorney Michael Avenatti may run for president as the Great White Democratic Hope. (33:22)

— Some young evangelicals are realizing Democrats practice what Christians preach. (36:40)

— In Alberta, a patient had to discuss end of life care on the sidewalk because a Catholic hospital wouldn’t allow it inside. (43:20)

— A Catholic bishop allegedly told kids that Santa doesn’t exist. (47:44)

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If you support what we’re doing, please contribute to our Patreon page!

Queer Disbelief, a book Hemant edited, is now out on Kindle and in paperback! Go pick up a copy!

Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Tasmania may remove gender from birth certificates. (3:55)

— The Trump administration may revoke legal protections for transgender people. (8:35)

— Ark Encounter attendance is still dropping faster than ever. (18:18)

— Astrological chapstick is now a thing. (20:37)

— The Museum of the Bible realized five of its Dead Sea Scrolls are fake. Who wants to tell them…? (22:47)

— If the Australian prime minister apologized for abuses in the Catholic Church, does it matter? (29:38)

— Anti-vaxxers got Arizona to scrap its vaccine education program. (35:55)

— Should anyone accept Caitlyn Jenner‘s apology for supporting Donald Trump despite his actions against transgender people? (41:36)

— Most evangelicals don’t understand their core beliefs, according to a new survey. (51:28)

— A rabbi wants people to avoid online ordination for weddings. He doesn’t get the problem with that. (1:09:03)

— This pastor thinks Ruth Bader Ginsburg should be executed for treason. (1:17:09)

— Is it okay for parents to swear around their children? (1:19:36)

— How do you meet atheists when you’re new in town? (1:20:21)

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If you support what we’re doing, please contribute to our Patreon page!

Queer Disbelief, a book Hemant edited, is now out on Kindle and in paperback! Go pick up a copy!

Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— A Catholic pharmacist wouldn’t give a woman the medicine she needed to abort a miscarriage. (2:35)

— Christian videographers want the right to discriminate against gay customers and it may go to the Supreme Court. (10:48)

— Republicans are rushing to confirm an enemy of church/state separation before Democrats can weigh in. (21:12)

— Stephen Hawking is adamant about his atheism in his final book. (30:42)

— Donald Trump said he has a “natural instinct” for science, a comment which shows he doesn’t understand science. (34:30)

— There’s a “grueling” exam for astrologers. I guess you fail by taking it. (37:02)

— Christian author says rape doesn’t count if the woman doesn’t scream. Again. (42:52)

— An anti-gay former fire chief in Atlanta got $1.2 million in settlement. (49:15)

— 90% of Goop wellness products are not supported by science. (57:43)

— Can you be a bad atheist? (1:02:07)

— How can we stay optimistic in a depressing world? (1:07:59)

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If you support what we’re doing, please contribute to our Patreon page!

Queer Disbelief, a book Hemant edited, is now out on Kindle and in paperback! Go pick up a copy!

Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Atheist charity Nonbelief Relief just had its tax exemption revoked by the IRS… arguably on purpose. The group says this amounts to religious discrimination by the government. (0:45)

— Here are the major church/state separation cases in front of the Supreme Court that Brett Kavanaugh could soon be ruling on. (11:55)

— Secular Democrats are among the most enthusiastic about the midterms. But will that mean votes? (18:38)

— Mike Huckabee thinks Taylor Swift‘s endorsement for Democrats won’t matter. As usual, he’s wrong. (22:45)

— The Mormon president said women should take a 10-day social media “fast”… right before the election. (27:24)

— The new Quebec premier says a large crucifix in the National Assembly isn’t a religious symbol at all. (32:36)

— Want an important take on the #MeToo movement? Don’t ask North Dakota GOP Senate candidate Kevin Cramer. (35:41)

— A group representing Catholic moms released a video supporting Kavanaugh that was all about how false allegations could happen to the men in your lives. (41:41)

— The UK Supreme Court just ruled in favor of Christian bakers who didn’t want to bake a cake for a gay customer. But this could backfire on Christians. (44:02)

— Teachers at a middle school couldn’t decide what to do with a trans student during a lockdown drill. Thank goodness it was only a drill. (49:02)

— Matthew Shepard will finally have a resting place nearly two decades after a hate crime took his life. (51:23)

— When are government officials (including teachers) allowed to wear religious symbols? (55:42)

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