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. — A Kansas lawmaker told non-Christian constituents that he’d “try and convert” them rather than taking their concerns seriously. (0:52) — A Texas Democrat dismantled the case for putting the Ten Commandments in every classroom… but Republicans don’t care. (20:08) — A Bapti...
May 05, 2023•2 hr 45 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. — A Kansas lawmaker told non-Christian constituents that he'd "try and convert" them rather than taking their concerns seriously. (0:52) — A Texas Democrat dismantled the case for putting the Ten Commandments in every classroom‚Ķ but Republicans don't care. (20:08) — A Ba...
May 05, 2023•2 hr 40 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. — A Kenyan cult is allegedly responsible for the starvation deaths of dozens of people. (2:25) — An Arizona lawmaker moved bibles out of a “members-only” lounge in the Capitol. She was right to do it. (17:31) — A Christian student was banned from prom for wearing a suit ins...
Apr 28, 2023•2 hr 34 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. — A Kenyan cult is allegedly responsible for the starvation deaths of dozens of people. (2:25) — An Arizona lawmaker moved bibles out of a "members-only" lounge in the Capitol. She was right to do it. (17:31) — A Christian student was banned from prom for wearing a suit in...
Apr 28, 2023•2 hr 30 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. — These Christians used their baby to learn about sex. (1:11) — A Christian mailman wants special rights at work , and the Supreme Court may help him out. (26:37) — Ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick was charged with another sexual abuse crime . (54:06) — This is a horrible ho...
Apr 20, 2023•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. — These Christians used their baby to learn about sex. (1:11) — A Christian mailman wants special rights at work, and the Supreme Court may help him out. (26:37) — Ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick was charged with another sexual abuse crime. (54:06) — This is a horrible honey...
Apr 20, 2023•1 hr 26 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. — An anti-trans lawmaker from Missouri says it’s okay for 12-year-olds to get married. (0:38) — The Dalai Lama asked a child to suck his tongue. (15:08) — U.S. Latinos are ditching Catholicism and becoming “Nones.” (24:20) — A Christian public school teacher is demanding th...
Apr 14, 2023•2 hr 38 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. — An anti-trans lawmaker from Missouri says it's okay for 12-year-olds to get married . (0:38) — The Dalai Lama asked a child to suck his tongue . (15:08) — U.S. Latinos are ditching Catholicism and becoming "Nones." (24:20) — A Christian public school teacher is demanding...
Apr 14, 2023•2 hr 33 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. — Nearly half of Gen Z, born after 1996, has no religious affiliation whatsoever. (1:17) — Maryland’s attorney general released a report on Catholic clergy abuse in Baltimore Archdiocese. (16:09) — A priest was punished for saying clergy members should report sex abu...
Apr 06, 2023•2 hr 30 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. — Nearly half of Gen Z, born after 1996, has no religious affiliation whatsoever. (1:17) — Maryland’s attorney general released a report on Catholic clergy abuse in Baltimore Archdiocese. (16:09) — A priest was punished for saying clergy members should report sex abuse conf...
Apr 06, 2023•2 hr 38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Suzanna Krivulskaya is an Assistant Professor of History at California State University San Marcos where she teaches courses in United States history. Her first book, Disgraced: How Sex Scandal Transformed American Protestantism, will be published in early 2024 by Oxford University Press. A specialist in the fields of U.S. religion and sexuality, Suzanna has published in both scholarly and popular outlets, like The Revealer and Religion and Politics. Her scholarly work was recognized by the ...
Mar 31, 2023•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Suzanna Krivulskaya is an Assistant Professor of History at California State University San Marcos where she teaches courses in United States history. Her first book, Disgraced: How Sex Scandal Transformed American Protestantism , will be published in early 2024 by Oxford University Press. A specialist in the fields of U.S. religion and sexuality, Suzanna has published in both scholarly and popular outlets, like The Revealer and Religion and Politics . Her scholarly work was recognized by th...
Mar 31, 2023•42 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. — A Florida principal was fired after students saw an image of Michelangelo’s “David.” (0:33) — A Christian woman claimed her three amputated toes were regrown during a prayer service. (19:09) — A Colorado bill would make Catholic hospitals say what services they don't prov...
Mar 24, 2023•2 hr 37 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. — A Florida principal was fired after students saw an image of Michelangelo’s “David.” (0:33) — A Christian woman claimed her three amputated toes were regrown during a prayer service. (19:09) — A Colorado bill would make Catholic hospitals say what services they don...
Mar 24, 2023•1 hr 29 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. — A Christian lawmaker used the Bible to justify the physical abuse of kids with disabilities in public schools. (0:37) — Americans still view atheists unfavorably… but it’s not all bad news. (25:42) — In a lawsuit, a teenager says a teacher assaulted her for not saying the...
Mar 17, 2023•2 hr 40 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. — A Christian lawmaker used the Bible to justify the physical abuse of kids with disabilities in public schools. (0:37) — Americans still view atheists unfavorably ‚Ķ but it's not all bad news. (25:42) — In a lawsuit, a teenager says a teacher assaulted her for not saying...
Mar 17, 2023•2 hr 33 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. — A Christian pastor wrote the most WTF essay about Jesus penetrating the church. (0:57) — A Catholic non-profit spent millions of dollars to track the whereabouts of gay priests. (32:35) — An Arizona school board rightly ended its contract with an anti-LGBTQ Christian coll...
Mar 10, 2023•2 hr 53 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. — A Christian pastor wrote the most WTF essay about Jesus penetrating the church. (0:57) — A Catholic non-profit spent millions of dollars to track the whereabouts of gay priests. (32:35) — An Arizona school board rightly ended its contract with an anti-LGBTQ Christian col...
Mar 10, 2023•2 hr 45 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. — Why was New York City Mayor Eric Adams repeating Christian Nationalist rhetoric? (0:40) — Christians who went to the Asbury "revival" may have been exposed to measles. (15:14) — Defrocked priest Frank Pavone has been accused by multiple women of sexual misconduct. (23:15)...
Mar 03, 2023•1 hr 28 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. — Why was New York City Mayor Eric Adams repeating Christian Nationalist rhetoric ? (0:40) — Christians who went to the Asbury "revival" may have been exposed to measles . (15:14) — Defrocked priest Frank Pavone has been accused by multiple women of sexual misconduct. (23:...
Mar 03, 2023•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. — I’ve shifted to Substack. (0:48) — Saddleback Church was kicked out of the Southern Baptist Convention for having a woman pastor. (1:56) — Arizona House Republicans passed a bill forcing kids to say the Pledge of Allegiance in schools. (14:13) — Nikki Haley, who wants to ...
Feb 24, 2023•2 hr 35 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. — I've shifted to Substack . (0:48) — Saddleback Church was kicked out of the Southern Baptist Convention for having a woman pastor. (1:56) — Arizona House Republicans passed a bill forcing kids to say the Pledge of Allegiance in schools. (14:13) — Nikki Haley , who wants ...
Feb 24, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Jessica did a solo interview with Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson, an Associate Professor in the Department of Africana Studies at Wellesley College where she studies the lived experiences of Black people with a focus on slavery and abolitionism. She also co-hosts the podcasts This Day in Esoteric Political History and Oprahdemics. Jess and Dr. Carter Jackson discussed how Christianity informed opinions on slavery and abolition, why the church was (and still is) entwined with Black American...
Feb 16, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Jessica did a solo interview with Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson, an Associate Professor in the Department of Africana Studies at Wellesley College where she studies the lived experiences of Black people with a focus on slavery and abolitionism. She also co-hosts the podcasts This Day in Esoteric Political History and Oprahdemics. Jess and Dr. Carter Jackson discussed how Christianity informed opinions on slavery and abolition, why the church was (and still is) entwined with Black American...
Feb 16, 2023•57 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. — Sam Smith 's and Kim Petras ' Satan-themed performance of "Unholy" at the Grammys angered conservative Christians . (0:22) — A Christian school decided to affirm LGBTQ people‚Ķ and now it will shut down because the donors left. (10:26) — White evangelical parents want t...
Feb 10, 2023•1 hr 10 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. — Sam Smith’s and Kim Petras’ Satan-themed performance of “Unholy” at the Grammys angered conservative Christians. (0:22) — A Christian school decided to affirm LGBTQ people… and now it will shut down because the donors left. (10:26) — White evangelical parents want their k...
Feb 10, 2023•1 hr 16 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. — Nebraska Sen. Megan Hunt responded to an anti-drag bill with an amendment to protect children from religious indoctrination. (0:49) — The Satanic Temple is about to launch “The Samuel Alito’s Mom’s Satanic Abortion Clinic," named in honor of someone whose lack of options ...
Feb 03, 2023•1 hr 7 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. — Nebraska Sen. Megan Hunt responded to an anti-drag bill with an amendment to protect children from religious indoctrination . (0:49) — The Satanic Temple is about to launch "The Samuel Alito's Mom's Satanic Abortion Clinic," named in honor of someone whose lack of option...
Feb 03, 2023•1 hr 1 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. — The Church of England will finally bless same-sex marriages . But don't cheer just yet. (0:50) — The Pope called for the decriminalization of homosexuality . Does it matter? (5:44) — Stop praising Pastor Andy Stanley for pretending to care about gay people. (12:50) — For...
Jan 26, 2023•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. — The Church of England will finally bless same-sex marriages. But don’t cheer just yet. (0:50) — The Pope called for the decriminalization of homosexuality. Does it matter? (5:44) — Stop praising Pastor Andy Stanley for pretending to care about gay people. (12:50) — Former...
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
