Friendly Atheist Podcast

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show!Join our private Facebook group and Discord server!Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.— Lil Nas X has perfected the art of trolling Christians to market his music. (1:17)— In Iowa, white evangelicals are embracing Donald Trump, not Jesus. (18:20)— "God gave us Trump," says lie-filled propaganda video spread by Trump. (39:36)— Michigan GOP lawmaker: My bill will revoke tax exemptions from "non-theistic churches." (47:30)— Despite abuse problems, The Meeting House church isn't doing enough to help victims. (55:27)— GOP congresswoman Mary Miller: God-believers "are the best people" to serve in elected office. (1:09:10) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show!Join our private Facebook group and Discord server!Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.— Kim Davis, the infamous Christian clerk from Kentucky, has to pay another $260,000 in her case against a same-sex couple. (1:46)— Mormons are no longer in the majority in Utah, researchers say. (12:50) — Christians are mad that a Christian magazine (correctly) said Jesus was Asian. (33:10)— Lying Republican says New York bill would force Chick-fil-A to stay open on Sundays. (49:20)— Oklahoma GOP lawmaker files bill forcing Ten Commandments in every classroom. (57:27)— After the Covenant shooting, why do Christians think GOP lawmakers will listen to them? (1:09:48) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show!Join our private Facebook group and Discord server!On this (extra-long) podcast, Jessica and I discussed the past year in news!We covered a whole variety of topics, going month by month, so feel free to jump around and listen in at any point!— SPONSOR: Sign up today at butcherbox.com/friendly and use code friendly to get free chicken wings for a year. — SPONSOR: Paint Your Life. Text FRIENDLY to 87204 to get 20% off your painting! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show!Join our private Facebook group and Discord server!Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.— The Catholic Church, which is still anti-LGBTQ, will let priests bless same-sex couples. (0:50)— Here's why Speaker Mike Johnson's attendance at a "Purity Ball" is so damn disturbing. (21:25)— Conservatives can't handle the existence of an After School Satan Club in Tennessee. (34:58)— A Kansas teen launched the first high school Satan Club in the country. (46:33)— A Nativity scene returned outside the Toledo, Iowa fire department... with two new additions. (53:00)— An Iowa school district rejected a ministry's offer to buy a vacant building and launch a Christian school. (1:02:25)— SPONSOR: Sign up today at butcherbox.com/friendly and use code friendly to get free chicken wings for a year. — SPONSOR: Paint Your Life. Text FRIENDLY to 87204 to get 20% off your painting! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show!Join our private Facebook group and Discord server!Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.— Conservatives can't handle The Satanic Temple's harmless display in Iowa's Capitol. (0.37)— Officials in Toledo, Iowa think their public Nativity display is legal. They're wrong. (24:55)— The ACLU made a critical error in defending Christian pseudo-historian David Barton. (32:20)— The Mormon Church is buying up acre after acre of Nebraska. (49:36)— Preacher defends criminally charged colleague, saying critics will be "sniped and taken out." (58:15)— Denmark reinstates blasphemy law, criminalizing the burning of holy books. (1:11:15)— SPONSOR: Sign up today at butcherbox.com/friendly and use code friendly to get free chicken wings for a year. — SPONSOR: Paint Your Life. Text FRIENDLY to 87204 to get 20% off your painting! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show!Join our private Facebook group and Discord server!Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.— Speaker Mike Johnson says God told him, in late-night hallucinations, that he was Moses. (0:59)— The Mormon Church refused to help a sex abuse survivor, then paid her to destroy evidence. (13:18)— The theme of this public school marching band's halftime show? A Christian Tent Revival. (32:26)— Kirk Cameron wants schools to ditch Scholastic book fairs for a right-wing alternative. (42:20)— Oklahoma Senate candidate: Parents who use IVF are "waging an assault against God." (1:01:10)— An all-female Catholic college will admit trans women. Haters can't handle it. (1:12:48)— SPONSOR: Sign up today at butcherbox.com/friendly and use code friendly to get free chicken wings for a year. — SPONSOR: Paint Your Life. Text FRIENDLY to 87204 to get 20% off your painting! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show!Join our private Facebook group and Discord server!Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.— This anonymous Christian dad proudly refuses to love his transgender daughter. (0:22)— After ending daily prayers over the intercom, an Oklahoma public school may restart them. (21:46)— Christian college president: Sorry I let a man with long hair present at a Creationism seminar. (37:55)— Anger over Sabrina Carpenter's music video reveals the Catholic Church's broken priorities. (48:35)— Oregon is paying millions to an unlicensed Christian ministry to care for foster kids. (1:00:05)— An unregulated Louisiana group for Christian homeschoolers sells diplomas for $465. (1:08:40)— SPONSOR: Sign up today at butcherbox.com/friendly and use code friendly to get free chicken wings for a year. — SPONSOR: Paint Your Life. Text FRIENDLY to 87204 to get 20% off your painting! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show!Join our private Facebook group and Discord server!Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.— "Let Us Prey" exposes abuse in Independent Fundamental Baptist churches. (1:08)— More congregations are ditching the United Methodist Church over an LGBTQ schism. (14:20)— A Christian school has sued Vermont officials after facing consequences for anti-trans bigotry. (27:50)— A teenager created a Prayer Mirror in her high school's bathroom. It needs to come down. (44:00)— A Pennsylvania school district must pay Satanists $200,000 after a lawsuit over After School Satan Club. (49:32)— Facing lawsuits, Archdiocese of Washington challenges law empowering abuse survivors. (1:00:15)— SPONSOR: Sign up today at butcherbox.com/friendly and use code friendly to get free chicken wings for a year. — SPONSOR: Paint Your Life. Text FRIENDLY to 87204 to get 20% off your painting! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show!Join our private Facebook group and Discord server!Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.— Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Christian now. Good luck figuring out why. (1:50)— A Christian singer, Bobbi Storm, disobeyed a flight attendant, sang on a plane, then acted like a victim. (26:32)— A Florida church refused to rent space to a mom who conceived her kids through IVF. (36:08)— A Christian dad claims his gay daughter's counselor interfered with their anti-gay bigotry. (45:45)— A West Virginia prison finally released an atheist inmate denied parole for refusing to profess Christianity. (1:07:52)— Federal judge: Atheist parolee jailed for rejecting Bible study can seek financial damages. (1:15:09)— Let's discuss a bizarre hypothetical question involving a skydiving Christian baby. (1:19:50)— SPONSOR: Sign up today at butcherbox.com/friendly and use code friendly to choose your free steak for a year and get $20 off. — SPONSOR: Paint Your Life. Text FRIENDLY to 87204 to get 20% off your painting! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

***NOTE***: The first story involves a discussion about a man taking his life.Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show!Join our private Facebook group and Discord server!Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.— Did a drag-loving, trans-pretending Baptist pastor, Bubba Copeland, deserve to be outed? (1:55)— Speaker Mike Johnson's use of "Covenant Eyes" shameware is even worse than it looks. (26:25)— The story of a homeless man who stole Sean Feucht's guitar, then found God, is a lie. (43:30)— AZ judge tosses out child abuse lawsuit against Mormon Church, citing "clergy-penitent" rule. (58:13)— Wisconsin GOP passes amendment to ban church shutdowns during future pandemic. (1:12:51)— After lawsuit, South Carolina will no longer give $1,500,000 to Christian school. (1:20:40)— To protest a Texas university's anti-drag president, Andrew Seidel spoke there in drag. (1:28:20)— SPONSOR: Sign up today at butcherbox.com/friendly and use code friendly to choose your free steak for a year and get $20 off. — SPONSOR: Paint Your Life. Text FRIENDLY to 87204 to get 20% off your painting! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.