The Problems with “Covenant Marriage”

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

— Hemant launched a Kickstarter to go through the Book of Revelation on YouTube. Please consider supporting him here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/friendlyatheist/everything-wrong-with-revelation-in-the-bible

— Speaker Mike Johnson‘s “covenant marriage” doesn’t make it more meaningful. (0:50)

— Grand Canyon University, the nation’s largest Christian school, just got fined $38 million for lying about tuition costs. (25:22)

— The Southern Baptist Convention is still fighting against survivors of sexual abuse. (41:09)

— After forcing kids to attend religious revival, a West Virginia school district has settled the case for $175,000. (1:03:38)

— Texas Supreme Court to decide if a judge can be punished for refusing to marry gay couples. (1:12:10)

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The Christian Nationalism of Speaker Mike Johnson

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

— Hemant launched a Kickstarter to go through the Book of Revelation on YouTube. Please consider supporting him here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/friendlyatheist/everything-wrong-with-revelation-in-the-bible

— New House Speaker Mike Johnson is a fervent Christian Nationalist. (1:31)

— A Republican helped sink Rep. Tom Emmer‘s Speaker bid, saying he needed to “get right with Jesus.” (29:10)

— Rep. Maxwell Frost called out “racist, violent, and dangerous” Christian Nationalism. (38:30)

— Donald Trump said he’ll block immigrants who “don’t like our religion” from entering the U.S. (43:52)

— Preacher Mark Burns, who lied about his military service, plans to open the “Burns Christian Military Academy.” (51:28)

— Oklahoma’s Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed a lawsuit to block a taxpayer-funded Catholic charter school. (58:30)

— GOP congressman Burgess Owens falsely claimed the Bible was “banned from all of us” in 1963. (1:05:37)

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Oklahoma Education Leader Decries “State-Sponsored Atheism”

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

— Hemant launched a Kickstarter to go through the Book of Revelation on YouTube. Please consider supporting him here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/friendlyatheist/everything-wrong-with-revelation-in-the-bible

— Oklahoma education leader claims church/state separation is “state-sponsored atheism.” (0:40)

— Judge rules (again) that teaching Islam in school doesn’t violate the Constitution. (19:57)

— Pennsylvania lawmaker cites Genesis 8 as proof that climate change is fake. (33:25)

— A Pennsylvania police chief told a tarot card reader they could be jailed under the law. (40:55)

— Atheist reminds Democratic leaders: We “are the party of religious freedom.” (49:49)

— Girl Defined had the worst possible guest to discuss women’s bodies. (58:09)

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Footloose at a Louisiana High School

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

— Hemant launched a Kickstarter to go through the Book of Revelation on YouTube. Please consider supporting him here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/friendlyatheist/everything-wrong-with-revelation-in-the-bible

— Citing the Bible, a Louisiana principal punished a student for dancing inappropriately… then came the backlash. (5:42)

— A new Arkansas voucher program gives millions of public dollars to private Christian schools. (29:40)

— When it comes to climate change, white evangelical Christians are least likely to accept reality. (39:22)

— A candidate for public office is suing New Jersey over the phrase “So help me God” in its oath. (55:10)

— Poland’s census just revealed a massive drop in Catholicism. (1:03:10)

— Asian Americans are drifting away from organized religion. (1:11:20)

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