Friendly Atheist Podcast

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — The election. All of it. (0:30) — What did the exit polls show about white evangelicals? (11:34) — Religion makes the gender wage gap worse, say researchers. (34:49) — Should Latvia have to pay for Jehovah's Witnesses to travel abroad for a surgery? (39:39) — The Supreme Court just heard a case involving religious bigotry. (47:02) — Liberty University is still acting very Falwellian. (52:17) — Pastor Carl Lentz has been fired for "moral failures." (56:01)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Husbands, do you know how your wives are voting? WHY NOT?! (0:35) — A conservative Christian candidate for the U.S. House from North Carolina is getting pushback from conservative Christians. (10:33) — Jerry Falwell, Jr. is suing Liberty University for ruining a reputation he never had. (22:24) — A right-wing Christian group made a pro-Electoral College propaganda video for children. (26:16) — The babysitter in Borat 2, who was duped into participating in the film, says she had been praying for Borat's "daughter" for a year. (32:00) — Christian Nationalism is coming to a church near you. (37:55) — A Republican Christian candidate for the WV State House has a restraining order against him for stalking and harassing women. (40:40) — Apparently, every aborted fetus is a Donald Trump voter in waiting. (45:19) — Poland has effectively banned legal abortions and women are protesting. (49:35)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — We lost a legend. Goodbye, James Randi. (0:22) — A COVID-denying church run by Pastor John MacArthur has a COVID outbreak. (14:35) — COVID spreader and Christian preacher Sean Feucht is hosting a massive event on the National Mall this weekend. (18:00) — Pope Francis is now a fan of civil unions. So‚ yay? (21:49) — A former editor for the Christian Post says he left when they went all in for Donald Trump. (30:29) — A Duggar daughter is breaking away from the family's conservative ways. (38:25) — If Joe Biden wins, the celebration will apparently involve cows. (42:20) — White evangelicals are completely out of touch with the country. (45:17) — Christian health insurance companies are lying to you. (57:08)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Please subscribe to my new Substack newsletter! — A whites-only church wants to set up shop in Minnesota. Locals aren't having it. (2:00) — Donald Trump fell for an article on a satirical conservative website. (6:25) — Trump needs to work on his pandering. He's now saying only Jesus is more famous than he is. (9:27) — Trump's support among white evangelicals is slipping. (15:37) — Anti-gay groups are already celebrating the eventual overturning of marriage equality. (26:46) — Two congressmen say interracial marriages are also on the chopping block. (33:00) — This could be a way to save the Court‚ but it's not pretty. (36:20) — Nashville authorities say they're investigating a super-spreader event hosted by Christian preacher Sean Feucht. (42:25) — Someone called the cops after seeing a sleeping homeless man on a bench. It was actually a statue of Jesus. (51:10) — Anti-abortion groups are defending Trump's use of a COVID treatment that wouldn't have been possible without an aborted fetus. (58:18)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Please subscribe to my new Substack newsletter! — A priest was caught filming sex with two women in a church. (1:08) — Catholicism is officially broken because of a tiny mistake a few decades ago. (10:30) — Don't bury fetal remains without the consent of the mother. Just don't. (19:59) — Where are Donald Trump's evangelical supporters now that we know his COVID treatment was derived from the cells of an aborted fetus? (27:55) — Trump said catching COVID was a "blessing from God." (35:11) — Eric Trump believes daddy "literally saved Christianity" from godless Democrats. (37:10) — Don't forget that the Republicans who defended the child separation policy justified it with Bible verses. (41:22) — At least two Supreme Court justices want to overturn marriage equality. (50:30)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Please subscribe to my new Substack newsletter! — Alabama won't allow atheists to vote. (6:11) — Amy Coney Barrett has said abortion is "barbaric." Will it matter? (10:48) — One conservative opposes Barrett's confirmation to the Court‚ but for all the wrong reasons. (18:21) — Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias is being accused of sexual misconduct months after his death. (19:09) — This Illinois Republican says his opponent is attacking his "Christian values" by quoting his platform. (26:00) — "Humanists for Biden," a first of its kind group, had its launch! (32:53) — Behind closed doors, Donald Trump mocks religious people. (35:16) — Senate Republicans won't pass a COVID relief bill, but they did pass a resolution defending the Pledge of Allegiance. (39:00) — Satanists want to put up pro-abortion billboards but they'll have to win a legal battle first. (40:57) — Conservative Matt Walsh says Real Men don't use emojis. (48:40) — A COVID-denying pastor forces his staff to sign COVID waivers. (51:38) — A First Amendment case has church/state opponents working together. (54:00)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Please subscribe to Hemant's new Substack newsletter! — What does the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg mean for church/state separation? (0:54) — Democrats do not have an anti-Catholic bias. (23:41) — A Republican state representative from Illinois was caught on tape saying racist, homophobic things about her opponent. (28:03) — A Baptist preacher yelled "White Power!" after a Trump rally. (36:00) — This bizarre ad from a Wisconsin GOP group falsely claims Joe Biden's religious beliefs are unknown. (39:00) — How much praise should we give an evangelical who only ditched the label now? (42:44) — What is a "militant secularist," Attorney General William Barr? (56:20) — Germany's largest, richest archdiocese is planning on massive shrinkage. (59:33)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — If you're a pastor, maybe don't use your work email to send hateful racist messages based on a hoax. (0:55) — The Southern Baptist Convention is drifting away from the word "Southern." (11:45) — "Evangelicals for Social Action" is getting rid of the first word because it's too toxic. (19:18) — Scientific American issued its first-ever endorsement for Joe Biden. Will it matter? (22:19) — Don't be this mom complaining about a Bible reading in your daughter's English class. (38:00) — Democrats can and should reach out to non-religious voters. (51:00) — A Republican state senator who participated in a protest against climate change just lost his home due to the wildfires. (56:11) — A California church will finally stop its indoor services. It just took a fine of $112,750. (1:00:16)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Christian hate-pastor Steven Anderson no longer has his YouTube channels. I may have had something to do with that. (0:48) — Pastor John MacArthur's church has been shut down by a judge for violating COVID rules. (13:16) — A Hobby Lobby store urged people to vote for Trump. Now there's a call for a boycott. (17:33) — Donald Trump released a new Supreme Court shortlist, but will anyone care? (19:32) — A South Carolina school district lost a major church/state legal battle‚ but doesn't want to accept the settlement. (28:45) — Socialists hate the Bible, according to a Christian pollster who oversimplifies everything. (32:44) — Queensland, Australia will make priests report child abuse even if they learn about it during confession. (37:54) — Michael Cohen admitted there was a link between the Falwells' racy photos and his endorsement of Trump. (47:09) — A Ukrainian Orthodox Church leader who blamed COVID on gay marriage has COVID. (55:01) — A Brazilian gospel singer is involved in a murder case and it gets even weirder after that. (56:38) — Trump wants "patriotic education" in schools. But his version of that is pure indoctrination. (1:01:39)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You know Seth Andrews as the host of The Thinking Atheist podcast and his YouTube videos. And if you've listened to him before, you may also know that he's a former evangelical Christian, the kind who lived in the right-wing bubble, idolizing Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and FOX News. So what caused that shift? That's the focus of Seth's new book, "Confessions of a Former Fox News Christian." We spoke about how Seth left the evangelical bubble, what it takes to question your core beliefs, and why the FOX News crowd is so susceptible to fear. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.