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BONUS - Interview with Alice Greczyn, Actress and Author of "Wayward" Feb 02, 2021

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Alice Greczyn is an actress and writer who may be most familiar to audiences from her role as Mads Rybak in the ABC Family show The Lying Game. What audiences may not know is that Alice experienced what she calls a "painful yet rewarding transition from Christianity to atheism." It led her to create a website called DaretoDoubt.org, a resource for people leaving their faith. She now lives in Los Angeles and has just published a book about her journey out of religion called "Wayward."

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Ep. 359 - A Christian School Expelled a Girl with a Same-Sex Crush Jan 29, 2021

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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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— A Christian school kicked out a child who told another girl she had a crush on her. (4:00)

— Is Joe Biden an anti-Catholic Catholic? (9:28)

— If half of Protestant pastors hear conspiracies in church, what does it say about them? (18:00)

— The mayor of a California city took part in a Christian COVID super-spreader event. (25:48)

— Christian liar Sarah Huckabee Sanders is running for governor of Arkansas. (28:21)

— An Australian bigot, who happens to be a tennis star, is receiving an honor, and people are furious. (36:49)

— What is Kellyanne Conway doing to her daughter? (44:58)

— Poland's near-total abortion ban is now in effect. (53:08)

— Joe Biden has reversed anti-abortion orders signed by Donald Trump. (55:59)

— 14 states have already proposed laws targeting LGBTQ people. (1:07:28)

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Ep. 358 - What Joe Biden's Administration Will Mean for Atheists Jan 22, 2021

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Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Order Elle the Humanist and get a 10% discount with the promo code "friendlyatheist"! https://ellethehumanist.com/discount/friendlyatheist

— What just happened with Atheist Alliance International? (0:33)

— Should we be troubled by Joe Biden‚Äòs overly religious inauguration speech? (17:18)

— White evangelicals still view Donald Trump favorably. (25:58)

— James Dobson has a lot of irrational fears about the new administration. (36:30)

— Christian terrorists were absolutely a part of the Capitol siege. (43:05)

— A Catholic priest apologized to his church for not condemning Trump enough. (45:15)

— A former anti-vaxxer is now urging everyone to get the COVID vaccine. (52:17)

— Arizona Republicans want to pass a bill to execute women and doctors who have or perform abortions. (1:09:37)

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Ep. 357 - He Rioted Because God Didn't Tell Him Not To Jan 16, 2021

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Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Order Elle the Humanist and get a 10% discount with the promo code "friendlyatheist"! https://ellethehumanist.com/discount/friendlyatheist

— This Christian conspiracist thinks the College Football Championship was God's way of saying Trump will stay in power. (1:38)

— One of the arrested rioters includes an anti-gay, anti-abortion lawmaker from West Virginia. (6:04)

— A man arrested in the Capitol siege said he prayed for guidance, but God never said no. (13:00)

— We don't need a National Hymn. (23:18)

— Help me understand this atheist running an anti-abortion group for Democrats. (28:42)

— The Irish government admitted its Catholic-run homes for unwed mothers led to 9,000 deaths. (42:38)

— Christians who prophesied Trump's victory are doing damage control. (48:15)

— Evangelicals make up about half of Trump's most vocal supporters. (53:28)

— A Turkish Creationist was given a thousand-year jail sentence for everything. (57:40)

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Ep. 356 - Jesus and the Capitol Coup Jan 08, 2021

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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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— Former PA Christian Nationalist lawmaker Rick Saccone lost his job after taking part in the Capitol Coup. (10:42)

— A Catholic news outlet called out anti-democratic MAGA Catholics by name in an epic smackdown. (25:20)

— There are a few surprises when it comes to the religious makeup of the new Congress. (29:30)

— The Georgia Senate elections were a bright spot in an otherwise awful week. (35:00)

— Meghan McCain finally realized parental leave is a good idea because she had a baby and for no other reason. (40:27)

— Republicans flipped out after a House chaplain said "A-woman" when ending a prayer. (46:22)

— This short documentary about Ark Encounter is more of a free ad. (48:51)

— A Pakistani court banned used of the awful "virginity test" for sexual assault cases. (56:08)

— The CEO of Whole Foods doesn't think you need affordable health care. (58:35)

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Ep. 355 - Conservative Blasts Dr. Fauci For Being A Humanist Jan 02, 2021

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Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Order Elle the Humanist and get a 10% discount with the promo code "friendlyatheist"! https://ellethehumanist.com/discount/friendlyatheist

— A conservative writer says Dr. Anthony Fauci can't be trusted because "he's a humanist." (3:20)

— A car caravan blocked Christian preacher Sean Feucht‚Äòs COVID-spreading rally in Los Angeles. (11:25) — 400 Liberty U. students want to see the Falkirk Center shut down. (14:58)

— A leader of the Catholic Church in Germany says reform on LGBTQ rights and ordaining women is necessary. (20:35)

— There was a COVID outbreak in a Bible Study group on Martha's Vineyard because the leader allegedly told people to trust Jesus over masks. (27:45)

— Donald Trump issued a proclamation honoring Saint Thomas Becket. It has problems. (33:10)

— A Pennsylvania public transit system owes a lot of cash after rejecting an atheist group's ad. (46:46)

— An Idaho pub faced backlash for helping out with a Satanic group's fundraiser for personal hygiene products. (56:25)

— The Mormon Church is being sued by former boy scouts for allegedly covering up sex abuse. (1:00:47)

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BONUS - 2020 In Review Dec 31, 2020

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On this podcast, Jessica and I discussed the past year in news! We covered a whole variety of topics, going month by month, so feel free to jump around and listen in at any point!

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Ep. 354 - The Secret Disturbing Life of Christian Apologist Ravi Zacharias Dec 26, 2020

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Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Be sure to check out the Being Reasonable podcast if you enjoy street epistemology!

— What did famed Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias do to those poor women? (4:15)

— God's Not Dead 4 will soon be coming to a bargain bin near you. (17:53)

— A Christian-owned wedding venue in North Carolina is getting exactly what it deserves after refusing to host a same-sex ceremony. (23:36)

— Kirk Cameron is not a fan of the "mask Gestapo." (28:36)

— A judge said this to a COVID-denying pastor: "The Constitution is not a suicide pact." (33:24)

— Even Pat Robertson is telling Donald Trump that it's time to move on. (36:18)

— A Florida county that previously blocked atheists from giving invocations finally adopted a new inclusive invocation policy. (38:43)

— What's the benefit to atheists promoting their cause at a Republican event? (42:51)

— Jessica talks about her favorite current Christmas movies. (54:51)

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Ep. 353 - Why Does Joel Osteen's Church Need PPP Loans? Dec 18, 2020

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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.

— Be sure to check out the Being Reasonable podcast if you enjoy street epistemology!

— It's absurd that anyone is complaining about Jill Biden's Ph.D. (2:00)

— A Denny's server quit after two Christians claimed religious exemptions to wearing face masks. (10:55)

— Why does Pastor Joel Osteen‚Äòs megachurch need millions in PPP loans? (14:48)

— And why did this preacher buy a private jet after receiving PPP money? (20:23)

— At least 75 people caught the virus after a church held a Christmas concert earlier this month. (22:57)

— Christian financial "guru" Dave Ramsey is holding a maskless Christmas party for hundreds of people. (27:27)

— Christian singer Lauren Daigle was dropped from a New Year's Eve show because she appeared at a super-spreader event. (31:49)

— A COVID-denying lawmaker caught COVID and is now on a ventilator. (39:37)

— A very ignorant conservative writer says public schools are indoctrinating kids into atheism. (44:57)

— There are dumb election conspiracy theories‚ and then there's this. (48:00)

— A GOP congressman-elect says Rev. Raphael Warnock doesn't represent "real" Americans. So who does? (51:11)

— The governors of Mississippi and Oklahoma are praying, instead of doing anything useful, in response to COVID. (57:24)

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Ep. 352 - Christian Writer Lashes Out At Elliott Page's Success Dec 11, 2020

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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.

— Be sure to check out the Being Reasonable podcast if you enjoy street epistemology!

— Should pastors be blamed if their congregations are skeptical of the vaccine? (0:40)

— A Christian hate-preacher doesn't know what a pandemic is, but he insists there isn't one right now. (12:35)

— A Christian writer is furious that Hollywood embraces Elliot Page and not him. (17:45)

— Conservative radio host Jesse Lee Peterson is angry that a lot of Republican women were elected to the House. (24:15)

— Jerry Falwell, Jr. dropped his defamation lawsuit against Liberty University. (27:05)

— Don't send Bible balloons to North Korea. (30:35)

— Michele Bachmann says her vote was stolen by Satan. (36:05)

— The Falkirk Center says the existence of successful Black people means systemic racism is a hoax. (40:02)

— Sen. Kelly Loeffler gave her salary to organizations that hurt Americans. (45:10)

— A West Virginia teacher hosted a Homecoming dance by calling it a religious "vow renewal." (53:50)

— Ben Shapiro can't handle Kristen Stewart‚Äòs holiday rom-com movie Happiest Season. (57:50)

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