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.

— Hemant has a new YouTube channel! Have you subscribed? You should.

— Why is Attorney General Bill Barr using his platform to promote Christianity? (0:29)

— The Freedom From Religion Foundation got a lot of mileage out of its controversial Ron Reagan ad during the Democratic debate. (7:22)

— The Pew Research Center says Christianity is in “rapid” decline. (15:30)

— There’s another Hobby Lobby-linked scandal at the Museum of the Bible. (21:25)

— A church exploited the death of an atheist mother’s baby. (26:20)

— A Florida Democrat (!) wants to force public schools to offer Bible classes again. (37:48)

— These are some expensive Jesus Shoes. (41:06)

— The Catholic Church is selling “smart” rosaries. For cold hard cash. (45:32)

— A Dutch “family” has been hidden in the basement for years, apparently waiting for the end of the world. (48:52)

— Former congresswoman Michele Bachmann says climate change isn’t a problem since God said we wouldn’t be flooded… again. (54:12)

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

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

— Hemant has a new YouTube channel! Have you subscribed? You should.

— Hemant will be at California Freethought Day this weekend. Tickets are still available!

— David Silverman is running an atheist group again. (1:40)

— Beto O’Rourke was wrong to say churches should lose their tax exemptions if they’re anti-gay. (16:20)

— Why didn’t Demario Davis get in trouble for violating the NFL’s dress code by wearing a headband that promoted Christianity? (27:26)

— A Louisiana high school rejected free food from Chick-fil-A because you know exactly why. (33:10)

— Uganda is bringing back its infamous “Kill the Gays” bill. (34:58)

— A North Carolina sheriff’s office says employees are banned from cohabitating because God said so. (38:00)

— If a Christian club promotes prayer in school, teachers shouldn’t respond. (40:05)

— This girl never should have been suspended from school for speaking out about their inaction on sexual assault. (45:00)

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

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

— We’re having our first meet-and-greet in Chicago on October 5! Please join us if you can!

— Hemant has a new YouTube channel! Have you subscribed? You should.

— Hemant will be at California Freethought Day next weekend. Tickets are still available!

— Judge Tammy Kemp should never have preached Christianity to convicted murderer Amber Guyger in the Botham Jean murder case. (2:13)

— Todd Starnes has been let go by FOX News. Now that is rock bottom. (10:42)

— The Associated Press says 1,700 Catholic clergy members accused of sexual abuse now live among us. (21:03)

— A Tennessee woman had a choice: Get baptized or go to jail. (27:00)

— The three moms who make up One Million Moms are mad about gender-neutral dolls. (31:00)

— A pastor cleansed his church after a gay man spoke there. (33:00)

— 8% of U.S. teens say they’ve had a teacher lead the class in prayer. (41:41)

— Bleach is not a healthy response to autism. (45:01)

— Illinois secretly built a giant Planned Parenthood near the Missouri border. (49:43)

— A teacher who won’t use trans pronouns can’t believe he got fired. (53:20)

— The Trump administration is waging a new war on trans people. (56:44)

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

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

— We’re having our first meet-and-greet in Chicago! Please join us if you can! (0:30)

— Impeachment is a bad idea, says Christian Right leader who constantly wanted to impeach Obama. (1:30)

— Why did America lose its religion? Thank the internet. (6:06)

— A GOP lawmaker wants to stop abortion because he loves gay people too much. (15:08)

— Be sure to test those rape kits. That concludes my TED talk. (20:04)

— This 90-million-year-old fossil remained buried because its founders feared God. (23:58)

— Don’t do this with a child at church. Or anywhere. (29:23)

— Ark Encounter got schooled by a local superintendent. (31:48)

— The CEO of a Christian magazine is stepping away after accusations of racial insensitivity. (35:52)

— When you’re in the marching band, this is how you troll an anti-gay school. (44:30)

— Donald Trump doesn’t do grammar so good. (47:29)

— People who think God is real say climate change is a hoax. (49:15)

— We found it. The worst right-wing take on Greta Thunberg. (51:35)

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