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

— How seriously should we take the allegations against Neil deGrasse Tyson? (1:14)

— Was a pastor who gave cash back to his congregation being generous? (28:45)

— A Lutheran pastor wants to melt down purity rings and turn them into a golden vagina. (36:45)

— How does a doctorate in End Times theology even work? (42:30)

— A psychic was arrested for scamming a woman out of $12,000.(48:30)

— Was a substitute teacher wrong to tell children Santa isn’t real? (53:28)

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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.

— Who deserves the blame for missionary John Chau‘s death? (1:49)

— Celine Dion‘s new gender-neutral clothing line is apparently demonic. (19:04)

— When you say life begins at conception, people are bound to try and use that to their advantage. (24:24)

— Sending prayers after a tragedy decreases the amount you give to victims, according to a new study. (28:10)

— An Arkansas state senator wants legislators across the country to join his Christian legislator club. (32:05)

— Hijabs should be allowed on the floor of Congress, but the proposed rule change doesn’t go far enough. (36:44)

— Hemant reflects on his FOX News segment. (40:52)

— A Dutch church is conducting non-stop services to protect a family from being deported. (55:23)

— An Australian wedding magazine run by a Christian couple shut down after advertisers fled due to their anti-gay policy. (56:48)

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

Andrew Copson is the Chief Executive of Humanists UK, formerly known as the British Humanist Association, as well as the current President of the International Humanist and Ethical Union. He also studied Classics and Ancient and Modern History at the University of Oxford.

He’s the author of a book called Secularism, a primer on the history of the philosophy, what it means today, and how it offers a solution to some of the biggest conflicts in the world.

We spoke about the difference between secular and atheistic nations, the biggest threats to secularism around the world, and why even religious people ought to support a secular society.

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.

— Wentzville, Missouri will pay the price for trying to silence an atheist who criticized their “In God We Trust” sign. (0:58)

— A white Kansas county commissioner told a black woman that he belonged to the “master race.” (4:35)

— Ricky Gervais and Stephen Colbert talked about religion once again, and it’s a joy to watch. (9:43)

— A 19-year-old progressive woman was elected to the New Hampshire State House. She ran after a sitting official insulted her. (12:00)

— The conservative lawyers in a major church/state separation case aren’t getting all the money they wanted because the judge said they’re greedy. (15:40)

— Kentucky’s governor is blaming mass shootings on zombies and abortions. (24:48)

— An awful video game lets you shoot LGBTQ people. (27:52)

— This Christian ministry’s contract with a public school district is bananas. (31:12)

— Zayn Malik of One Direction says he’s not a Muslim. (40:19)

— Some Republicans in a Texas county want to oust a local leader because he’s Muslim. (44:04)

— People did not like these rainbow poppies on Remembrance Day. (49:38)

— After an anti-gay Christian burned LGBTQ library books, an atheist raised over $1,000 to replace them. (53:37)

— Why doesn’t the media cover religion with more skepticism? (57:00)

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