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Ep. 425 - Overturning Roe Might Backfire on Christians May 04, 2022

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Ep. 424 - This Christian Show's Ad Campaign Backfired Apr 28, 2022

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Ep. 423 - Interview with Dr. Katie Gaddini, author of "The Struggle to Stay: Why Single Evangelical Women Are Leaving the Church" Apr 21, 2022

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In this solo episode (Jessica will be back next week), I spoke with Dr. Katie Gaddini, a sociologist at the Social Research Institute, University College London and a research associate at the University of Johannesburg, Department of Sociology.
She recently released her debut book, The Struggle to Stay: Why Single Evangelical Women Are Leaving the Church, which is based on over four years of in-depth ethnographic research with single evangelical women in the US and the UK.
We talked about purity culture, the mixed messages sent to Christian women, and whether their churches do more harm than good.
1:00 How did you get interested in this topic?
2:10 Are Christian women leaving church or the religion?
3:35 When they leave their churches, what are they missing out on?
4:55 What role does modern-day feminism play in women leaving church?
7:40 Do Christian women have opportunities to date, or is it always about courtship and marriage?
10:00 How do Christian women deal with sex loopholes?
15:30 What happens to women in the church as they get older but are still single?
17:40 Does the pressure to find a perfect Christian guy make things worse?
19:45 What's been the effect of #MeToo on these Christian women?
21:20 What do you make of the messages sent to Christian girls by modern Christian "influencers"?
24:18 Do churches ever offer sex ed for adults?
26:40 What's the message being delivered to older, single Christian men?
27:50: What happens when Christian women realize they've been lied to about the sexual binary between abstinence and anything-goes?
29:50: Are church leaders adapting to any of this?
32:10 Are evangelical churches a force for good in these women's lives?
33:50 Who are positive role models for Christian women wanting responsible advice about sex?
35:10 What surprised you in your research?
36:40 What has been your family's reaction to your book?
37:20: What is your current research focused on?

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Ep. 422 - A Georgia Republican's Top 3 Priorities Apr 14, 2022

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Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
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— Hemant will be giving a talk in Orlando on Sunday, April 24. Details here!
— Kandiss Taylor, a wannabe governor of Georgia, has no respect for church/state separation. (3:19)
— An Arkansas official brazenly bragged about pushing Christianity at government meetings. (14:30)
— A "quieter approach" to atheism isn't necessarily a bad thing. (24:10)
— A Tennessee senator used Hitler as an example of someone overcoming homelessness. (38:40)
— A Tennessee cop baptized a woman against her will. A judge says the lawsuit can continue. (44:19) (UPDATE: The woman in question was found dead Wednesday night. The cause of death is unknown. We did not know about that when we were discussing this story on Thursday.)
— David Barton is spreading a new lie about churches and the Constitution. (53:41)
— There's a new member of the Congressional Freethought Caucus and it's a non-story. (1:00:17)

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Ep. 421 - Was the Pledge of Allegiance plagiarized? Apr 07, 2022

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Ep. 420 - Interview with Thomas Smith, host of "Serious Inquiries Only" and "Opening Arguments" Apr 01, 2022

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In this solo episode (Jessica will be back next week), Hemant interviewed Thomas Smith, host of multiple podcasts that discuss science, atheism, philosophy, and the law.
They include "Serious Inquiries Only," a show that goes in-depth on topics concerned science and skepticism, "Opening Arguments," with co-host Andrew Torrez, which takes complex legal issues in the news and breaks them down in an accessible and entertaining way, and "Philosophers in Space," which uncovers and explains the philosophy behind your favorite works of sci-fi.
We spoke about the right-ward shift of big-name atheists, why so many skeptics seem to be pushing conservatives arguments, and what the best strategies are to counter that misinformation.
Because we spoke about so many different issues, timestamps were a bit tough to mark, but I hope you find this conversation as worthwhile as I did.

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Ep. 419 - Sen. Lindsey Graham's Misplaced Double-Standard Mar 25, 2022

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Ep. 418 - The $100M Ad Blitz for Jesus Mar 18, 2022

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Ep. 417 - Not All Outreach is Good Outreach Mar 11, 2022

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Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
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— Why is a newspaper printing anti-atheist slander? (1:15)
— Creationist Ken Ham has a new list of societal ills. (4:08)
— A woman who killed three siblings at a school bus stop got out of jail early after taking a Bible study class. (9:12)
— A Christian hate group found a way to blame "wokeism" and Black Lives Matter for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (19:15)
— Dave Silverman, the former American Atheists leader who's now advising a right-wing atheist group, is going after a new audience... on InfoWars. (24:01)
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— It was the 100th anniversary of the first anti-evolution bill getting defeated by lawmakers in Kentucky. (1:00:42)
— Missouri lawmaker Mary Elizabeth Coleman wants to make it a crime to help women travel to neighboring Illinois to have an abortion. (1:04:21)
— Convicted felon and MAGA cultist Michael Flynn says the word "Creator" appears four times in the U.S. Constitution. He's off by four. (1:08:29)
— Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church and a Putin ally, says Russia invaded Ukraine because some nations like to hold gay pride parades. (1:11:49)

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Ep. 416 - How Many Atheists Are in Prison? Mar 04, 2022

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