Friendly Atheist Podcast

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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— Ark Encounter's decade-long disaster: How the Creationist theme park failed on its promises (0:48)
— “Swallow it!”: A Christian "prophet" told a teen to eat a Bible page to receive God’s blessings. (20:11)
— A Connecticut law protects kids from abusive homeschooling parents. Republicans opposed it. (31:38)
— Colorado GOP candidate's wildest religious claims unravel in must-watch interview. (46:51)
— The Catholic Church protected a predator priest. The courts punished the whistleblower. (1:10:49)
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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— James Talarico will face Ken Paxton this November in a battle for the Senate. Who will white evangelicals choose? (0:20)
— A secretive Christian sect is pressuring members to purge their pets. (2:25)
— Dozens of Oklahoma Republicans fought a bill banning child marriage. (17:25)
— The evangelical Christian hit “Testify to Love” just got a powerful pro-LGBTQ reboot. (35:45)
— Ché Ahn says drug users must choose between Christian rehab or Bible lessons in prison. (45:27)
— Rockwall County courthouse in Texas unveils illegal Ten Commandments monument. (50:07)
— The rising cost of reaching secular voters is good for democracy. (57:50)
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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— The White House hosted a taxpayer-funded Christian Nationalist rally in D.C. (0:43)
— California judge bans Kars4Kids ads for hiding Orthodox Jewish agenda. (5:28)
— The GOP wanted to punish liberal arts degrees. They may destroy Christian colleges instead. (20:45)
— Christian megachurch founder Brian Houston shared adult content on social media. Again. (36:26)
— A board game forum rejected ads for “Possess Me, Satan” over fears of demonic oppression. (49:20)
— Mary Miller’s “In God We Trust” bill is Christian Nationalism in a nutshell. (1:11:18)
— USDA employees sue after Sec. Brooke Rollins promotes Christianity in official emails. (1:15:58)
— Former "ex-gay" leader Alan Chambers charged with soliciting a minor. (1:22:10)
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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— America will “rededicate” the nation to a Christian God this weekend. (1:05)
— A private Muslim event at a Texas water park was legal. Greg Abbott shut it down anyway. (8:28)
— Hate-preacher Greg Locke admits lying about Joel Osteen and Kenneth Copeland. (24:28)
— MAGA pastor says Trump understands the Bible better than Pope Leo. (40:48)
— Richard Dawkins was seduced by a glorified autocomplete engine. (47:29)
— Daystar’s Joni Lamb died at 65, leaving behind scandal, cover-ups, and COVID lies. (1:05:16)
— Southern Baptist membership hits another 50-year low as Americans keep walking away. (1:12:30)
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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— The final report from Trump’s "Anti-Christian Bias" task force reveals... nothing. (1:00)
— A Christian phone network aims to purify the internet by blocking reality. (18:30)
— Florida pastor resigns after adult son, a youth pastor, caught in child predator sting. (27:38)
— The dark legacy of Paul Pressler and the Southern Baptist Convention. (40:44)
— Norway’s highest court upholds state funding for Jehovah’s Witnesses. (1:01:21)
— Ex-Spokane mayor demands $10M from city after backlash over extremist prayer rally. (1:11:50)
— Pastor who wrote book on biblical marriage arrested for alleged bigamy. (1:22:04)
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