Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast . Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Please join our Discord server ! — A GOP lawmaker says she's tired of "godless" people running the government . (1:30) — Jeff Green , the richest man in Utah, just quit the Mormon Church . (7:55) — A bunch of Christians think a statue outside the U.N. represents the End ...
Dec 22, 2021•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast . Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Please join our Discord server ! — Hemant is moving his blog to OnlySky . (1:04) — Jim Bob Duggar lost his Arkansas State Senate primary . (7:00) — A record number of Americans have no religious affiliation . (28:30) — Christian "financial guru" Dave Ramsey got sued for ...
Dec 17, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast . Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Please join our Discord server ! — The future of the Friendly Atheist blog . (1:12) — Christian predator Josh Duggar is going to jail after being found guilty in his child sex abuse image trial. (3:22) — Can you be friends with someone from the other political party? (21...
Dec 10, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast . Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Please join our Discord server ! — The Supreme Court's abortion case . (1:30) — Marcus Lamb , the head of a major Christian TV network that spread COVID lies, died of COVID . (13:45) — Eric Metaxas , another anti-vax Christian, has COVID too. (20:25) — Baptisms are getti...
Dec 03, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast . Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Please join our Discord server ! (And vote for your preferred movie in an upcoming double feature!) — A Bronx pastor has resigned after telling men the "best person to rape is your wife." (3:59) — Christians can apparently "cast out" their vaccines by asking God. (15:16)...
Nov 27, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast . Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Please join our new Discord server ! — This Christian "maternity ranch" in Texas meant to help new mothers is horrifying for so many reasons . (0:41) — " We have to have one religion ," says MAGA cultist Michael Flynn . (27:39) — Pastor Mark Burns , who's running for Con...
Nov 18, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast . Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Please join our new Discord server ! — Conservatives are furious over a Twix ad that isn't by Twix and isn't an ad. (7:20) — A hate-preacher insisted that boys who grow up in a church like his will "100%" grow up to be straight . (18:47) — There was a $1.8 million essay ...
Nov 12, 2021•1 hr 16 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. — Please join our new Discord server ! — In New Jersey, an openly atheist state representative won his bid for state senate. (2:11) — Aaron Rodgers thought he could get away with a homeopathic COVID vax substitute . (10:30) — If being the father to a known molester is your biggest claim to fame right now, maybe don't ru...
Nov 05, 2021•1 hr 22 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. — Please join our new Discord server ! — A school district will no longer ban "Satanic" clothing after a Satanist complained. (1:32) — Liberty University's "think tank" was just a cover to elect Republicans . (6:05) — A GOP official said society's problems are all a result of not following God's laws . (12:44) — Liberty...
Oct 29, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this solo episode (Jessica will be back next week), Hemant interviewed Dr. Randall Balmer , the author of Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of the Religious Right . Dr. Balmer holds the John Phillips Chair in Religion at Dartmouth College, Dartmouth's oldest endowed professorship. He previously taught as professor of American religious history at Columbia University for twenty-seven years. In his scholarship, Dr. Balmer focuses on Christianity's interrelationships with American politics. We spoke ...
Oct 22, 2021•35 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. — Please join our new Discord server ! — A mom got ordained online, then signed off on 150+ "religious exemption" forms for students. (1:57) — Pope John Paul I ‚Äòs beatification makes no sense to reasonable people. (10:13) — Christian liar David Barton says slaveowners just didn't read their Bible much. (22:40) — Despi...
Oct 15, 2021•1 hr 18 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. — Please join our new Discord server ! — An Oregon official wants you to trust God , not doctors, with your vaccine decision. (1:55) — Pat Robertson has retired and there's at least one reason to be sad about it. And here's Jessica's excellent cross-stitch with one of Robertson's infamous quotations. (9:58) — Facebook d...
Oct 08, 2021•1 hr 11 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. — Please join our new Discord server ! — This sexist sermon from 2014 didn't age well , and the pastor is trying to make sure no one can see it. (3:15) — No role-playing in the bedroom, says preacher John Piper . (16:40) — Two pastors traded advice on how to spank their kids. (23:09) — Should New York Gov. Kathy Hochul ...
Oct 01, 2021•1 hr 17 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. — Please join our new Discord server ! — Creationist Kent Hovind will spend a month in jail for domestic violence. (1:50) — Christian apologist Josh McDowell made racist comments at a conference, and he's now stepping back from his ministry. (9:40) — Is it really sticking it to Chick-fil-A if you get a sandwich from the...
Sep 24, 2021•1 hr 19 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. — Please join our new Discord server ! — This anti-gay Wisconsin lawmaker has no idea who Harvey Milk was. (1:06) — Pastor Greg Locke was banned from Twitter . (7:57) — 90% of atheists have been vaccinated , but only 57% of white evangelicals. (17:25) — Pastafarians can now get a religious exemption to avoid unvaccinate...
Sep 17, 2021•1 hr 21 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. — Please join our new Discord server ! — Christian misogynist Logan Dorn condemned women at the beach for wearing swimsuits he didn't like. (1:10) — A Spanish bishop quit the Church after falling in love with a writer of Satanic erotica. (22:55) — A Christian lawmaker who sponsored Christian Nationalist legislation just...
Sep 10, 2021•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. — Please join our new Discord server ! — A Christian media group fired an employee for urging people to get vaccinated. (3:27) — A famous homophobe from over a decade ago is now a vocal anti-masker . (16:52) — Mississippi's governor said he's not worried about COVID because he believes in " eternal life ." (26:43) — A S...
Sep 03, 2021•1 hr 20 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. — Come to our in-person meetup in Chicago on August 28! — The new president of the chaplains at Harvard is an atheist. (4:07) — A Mormon apostle chastised Brigham Young University for not being sufficiently anti-gay. (10:49) — A "Catholic" anti-vaxxer said he didn't care what Pope Francis said about the shots because "Y...
Aug 27, 2021•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. — Come to our in-person meetup in Chicago on August 28! — The Department of Education plans to rescind Trump-era regulations promoting faith-based discrimination at college. (3:11) — The Spanish Inquisition still affects Spain today, say researchers. (11:50) — An anti-vaxxer Catholic cardinal is in the hospital due to C...
Aug 20, 2021•1 hr 24 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. — Come to our in-person meetup in Chicago on August 28! — Pat Robertson says he'll live to 120 . (4:08) — These parents want their kid to have a religious exemption to mask mandates and his school isn't having any of it. (10:08) — A pastor accidentally admitted from jail that there's a second assault victim . (14:44) — ...
Aug 13, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast I talked about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Come to our in-person meetup in Chicago this August! — An Oregon official who's gay was threatened by a Christian with a rock. (0:45) — Donors are suing the ministry of the late Christian apologist and predator Ravi Zacharias for deceiving them. (5:50) — This Catholic priest is furious that kids sang "Imagine" at the Olympics opening cerem...
Aug 06, 2021•1 hr 10 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. — Come to our in-person meetup in Chicago this August! — A GOP senator asked a Biden nominee if he believed in God . (1:19) — An Ohio church invited a transphobic speaker and can't handle the backlash. (17:13) — What is going on with Hobby Lobby and the Gilgamesh tablet ? (29:00) — A preacher claimed to have proof of Go...
Jul 30, 2021•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. — Come to our in-person meetup in Chicago this August! — Everyone should feel bad about the priest who resigned after getting caught using Grindr. (4:20) — 12 women sued Liberty University for enabling sexual abuse and their stories are horrifying. This story contains graphic details and may be disturbing for many liste...
Jul 21, 2021•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. — Come to our in-person meetup in Chicago this August! — A naturopath was arrested for selling homeopathic COVID "cures" and fake vaccination cards. (1:54) — The God's Not Dead 4 trailer is out ‚Ķ and we're not optimistic. (7:20) — The one mom at One Million Moms is very mad about "Kevin Can F**k Himself" for some reas...
Jul 17, 2021•1 hr 24 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. — Creationist Ken Ham is building a Tower of Babel replica . (5:07) — Conservatives are up in arms over a satirical song from a gay men's chorus. (16:31) — The Hobby Lobby July 4th lie-filled propaganda ad stirred up even more debate. (23:16) — Atheists are still widely disliked . (28:26) — A Canadian archbishop says he...
Jul 10, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast ***UPDATE: We're aware of the audio quality with this episode and it'll be fixed next week!*** 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. — TLC cancelled the Duggar family's latest show "Counting On" after Josh Duggar ‚Äòs latest criminal allegations. (0:33) — Right Wing Watch was banned , then reinstated , from YouTube. (8:57) — A new partnership would fix a br...
Jul 02, 2021•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. — A Christian singer released an awful song called " Modest is Hottest ." (2:12) — Televangelist Jim Bakker has to pay people back over $156,000 for selling them a fake COVID cure. (15:50) — An Anglican school in Australia taught boys to assign point values to girls ‚Ķ while the girls were taught to remain virgins. (24...
Jun 26, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast In 2014, Pastor Mark Driscoll resigned from Mars Hill Church in Seattle in large part due to his abusive behavior. Former colleagues said Driscoll lacked self-control, was guilty of "verbally assaulting others," and "created a culture of fear." The evangelical publication Christianity Today has just launched an investigative podcast series called "The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill," which is really about the rise and fall (and maybe rise again) of Driscoll. It's hosted by the magazine's director of...
Jun 22, 2021•28 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 baker who wouldn't make a cake for a trans customer lost his case . (3:38) — Was the Supreme Court's disappointing decision in Fulton actually a win for church/state separation? (14:50) — What is going on in this weird video of Ted Cruz randomly saluting a flag? (30:30) — Atheists overwhelmingly oppose t...
Jun 18, 2021•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 number of well-known New Atheists have drifted to the right ‚Ķ but to varying degrees. Here's a great episode of Serious Inquiries Only with more nuance! (2:45) — Conservatives are very upset that a graduation speaker said the Pledge of Allegiance "Under Allah." (21:08) — Does it matter that Christian denominations...
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