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 organizer of an "anti-theism" conference defended sexual harassment in a bizarre rant. (0:40) — Elizabeth Warren needs a better response when it comes to defending the rights of atheists. (14:22) — One of the most anti-abortion conservatives in the country just got a lifetime appointment to the federal bench due t...
Dec 06, 2019•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Andrew L. Seidel works as a constitutional attorney at the Freedom from Religion Foundation ( ffrf.org ), litigating cases involving religion and the Constitution. He has appeared on FOX News and MSNBC, speaks and writes extensively about religious freedom, and is the author of a new book called "The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American." We spoke at the recent FFRF convention about what he learned about Christian Nationalism while researching this book, how church/state separ...
Nov 29, 2019•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. — Conservative Christians are angry at Chick-fil-A for helping the poor. (0:38) — People are very upset about a same-sex couple on a dancing show. (12:35) — A Christian Right group's Christmas "Naughty or Nice" list reveals a lot about their priorities. (16:36) — A Tennessee school district is getting sued over its long...
Nov 22, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. — Kanye West is visiting Joel Osteen's megachurch. They should talk about this one issue. (1:20) — Franklin Graham, a Trump cultist with no sense of irony, says God detests lyings lips. (12:29) — Women are "truly equal" under Trump, says Trump cultist. (15:20) — Some Christian pregnancy centers are finally offering birt...
Nov 15, 2019•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. — Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, a Christian Nationalist, lost his race‚ for now. (0:31) — Rapper T.I. is creepily obsessed with his daughter's hymen. (5:00) — A 20-year-old Duggar Family child (not that one) is running for State Rep. in Arkansas. (14:55) — The Irish government says it will look into changing a bizarre surve...
Nov 09, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. — A condom company can now claim the moral high ground over evangelical Christians thanks to a wall of chewed-up gum. (0:29) — A Christian legal group condemned a website that bluntly says what churches believe about homosexuality. (5:18) — A Catholic priest denied communion to Joe Biden. Biden should welcome that. (13:...
Nov 02, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. — Hemant has a new YouTube channel! Have you subscribed? You should. — Sen. Elizabeth Warren said she'd consider hiring a "Secular Outreach Director" and Julián Castro says he doesn't think atheism is a dirty word. (0:37) — A Major League Baseball umpire under fire for his violent pro-Trump tweet also happens to run a C...
Oct 26, 2019•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast 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. — Hemant has a new YouTube channel! Have you subscribed? You should. — Why is Attorney General Bill Barr using his platform to promote Christianity? (0:29) — The Freedom From Religion Foundation got a lot of mileage out of its controversial Ron Reagan ad during the Democratic debate. (7:22) — The Pew Research Center say...
Oct 18, 2019•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. — Hemant has a new YouTube channel! Have you subscribed? You should. — Hemant will be at California Freethought Day this weekend. Tickets are still available! — David Silverman is running an atheist group again. (1:40) — Beto O'Rourke was wrong to say churches should lose their tax exemptions if they're anti-gay. (16:20...
Oct 12, 2019•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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're having our first meet-and-greet in Chicago on October 5! Please join us if you can! — Hemant has a new YouTube channel! Have you subscribed? You should. — Hemant will be at California Freethought Day next weekend. Tickets are still available! — Judge Tammy Kemp should never have preached Christianity to convicte...
Oct 05, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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're having our first meet-and-greet in Chicago! Please join us if you can! (0:30) — Impeachment is a bad idea, says Christian Right leader who constantly wanted to impeach Obama. (1:30) — Why did America lose its religion? Thank the internet. (6:06) — A GOP lawmaker wants to stop abortion because he loves gay people...
Sep 28, 2019•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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're having our first meet-and-greet in Chicago! Please join us if you can! (0:30) — The kicker for the Chicago Bears did his job, therefore you must believe in Jesus. (1:41) — Dennis Prager thinks his YouTube propaganda videos constitute an actual university. (5:55) — The Congressional Freethought Caucus has two mor...
Sep 20, 2019•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. — Televangelist Benny Hinn renounced "seed money." That didn't last long. (0:50) — If you ever get cast on Saturday Night Live, maybe rethink everything you've said that's online. (6:38) — Liberty University's Jerry Falwell, Jr. is even more corrupt than we knew. (17:14) — Quarterback Drew Brees made a video for an anti...
Sep 14, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. — A Christian-owned wedding venue won't permit mixed-race couples to get married there because of the Bible. (0:30) — Does a former "gay conversion" therapy leader deserve forgiveness now that he's on the other side? (23:30) — A Tennessee Catholic school banned Harry Potter books because the curses are real. (Seriously....
Sep 04, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. — A grocery store cashier is being hailed as a Christian martyr for making lines longer. (4:11) — Carroll County, MD finally accepted that their Christian prayers at meetings were illegal. It'll cost them $125,000. (6:28) — In Bangladesh, women no longer have to declare themselves virgins on their marriage licenses. (13...
Aug 31, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I both have other obligations this weekend, so we pre-recorded this episode to answer some questions about atheism. — Are you afraid of Hell? (1:39) — Why do so many atheists care about LGBTQ rights? (4:00) — Is it hypocritical for atheists to celebrate Christmas? (7:00) — Why not just accept other people's religious beliefs? (10:44) — How do we educate ourselves about religion? (14:50) — How does being an athe...
Aug 24, 2019•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. — A Kentucky school district found a great way to get around the state's "In God We Trust" law, and it's already angering state officials. (1:52) — A candidate for Colorado House says women shouldn't wear pants. (9:40) — GOP Rep. Steve King says humanity exists only because of rape and incest. (17:44) — A Christian past...
Aug 16, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. — In New Zealand, evangelicals have a "trust" problem. (0:36) — Neil deGrasse Tyson's thoughtless tweet after last week's mass shootings. (6:30) — Donald Trump hammed it up for a picture with the baby who's now an orphan because of Trump's anti-immigration rhetoric. (21:45) — This Ohio lawmaker blamed the Dayton mass sh...
Aug 10, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. — 40% of Americans are Creationists. (4:00) — Answers in Genesis says they get no money from Kentucky taxpayers. That's a lie. (9:25) — "Purity Culture" poster boy Joshua Harris says he's no longer a Christian. (18:45) — A Greek Orthodox priest has a very strange idea about where gay people come from. (24:44) — Where di...
Aug 03, 2019•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. — A Pew survey finds that Jews and atheists know more about religion than every kind of Christian. Let's take the quiz! (0:27, with analysis at 19:08) — An anti-LGBTQ Republican lawmaker from TN resigned amidst allegations that he was using Grindr to meet men. (25:09) — The Mormon Church knew about a pedophile but never...
Jul 26, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. — Hemant's new Pledge podcast is now available for everyone! (1:16) — "Purity culture" advocate Joshua Harris is separating from his wife. (2:43) — The U.S. House chaplain blamed the "spirits of darkness" for Donald Trump‚Äòs racism. (15:12) — An AL GOP Senate candidate says TV is bad today because of all the "homosexua...
Jul 20, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. — A Mississippi GOP gubernatorial candidate won't allow a female reporter to shadow him. (0:47) — A Christian school fired a professor for writing a novel with un-Christian characters. (9:09) — A Virginia lawmaker says women who get raped are naive for not carrying guns. (15:22) — A Florida principal said the school cou...
Jul 13, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Supreme Court will hear a case involving public money supporting religious schools in Montana. (3:50) — A Giant Christian Cross in Florida will have to be reconsidered after last week's SCOTUS ruling. (10:09) — This is what Mayor Pete Buttigieg got wrong in his memorable debate line about religion. (16:11) — A Min...
Jul 03, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. — This Christian writer thinks LGBTQ people get recognized 163 days a year. (0:29) — A former staffer at Answers in Genesis has a lot of harsh words about her old employer. (6:22) — And so does a former staffer at Liberty University. (16:13) — Speaking of which, Jerry Falwell, Jr. thinks only business owners can have st...
Jun 28, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Supreme Court issued a bad, but not the worst, but still weird ruling on the Bladensburg Peace Cross. (1:12) — If you're going to demand the cancellation of a TV show, make sure you're going after the right company. (28:40) — A Satanist delivered her second invocation in Alaska. (32:59) — Christian Nationalist and...
Jun 22, 2019•2 hr 32 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. — A group of extremist Christians are holding a "Make America Straight Again" conference this weekend. (0:38) — Romance writer Nicholas Sparks opened a Christian school that is anti-gay. (9:41) — A Tennessee law enforcement official thinks people like him should be able to put gay people to death. (12:41) — A prominent ...
Jun 15, 2019•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast 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. — Was Pastor David Platt right or wrong to remain apolitical during a visit from Donald Trump? (0:50) — For no scientific reasons, the Trump administration will restrict fetal tissue research. (17:00) — This is a strange way to wage an attack on Netflix over its abortion position. (21:50) — These people are horrible at ...
Jun 08, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. — Ark Encounter is suing its insurers because they wouldn't cover $1 million worth of rain damage. RAIN DAMAGE! (2:07) — A Christian moms group can't handle a Gillette ad featuring a father helping his transgender son shave. (9:20) — Trans activists got a monument in New York. (16:54) — It's not just Catholic priests. N...
Jun 01, 2019•2 hr 34 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Christian Right is having a hard time dealing with the candidacy of Pete Buttigieg. (0:24) — A Methodist pastor had the best comments about the pro-life crowd's hypocrisy. (8:03) — An episode of Arthur featuring a gay wedding didn't air in Alabama. (11:35) — A "pro-life" Christian lawmaker from Mississippi was arr...
May 24, 2019•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. — Hemant's new podcast has hit its Kickstarter goal! But it's not too late to donate! (0:41) — Alabama's near-complete ban on abortion may backfire and even conservatives seem to understand it. (2:03) — Conservative blogger Matt Walsh says it's good to force rape victims to have babies because it's proof of the rape. (8...
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