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**Friendly Atheist Podcast**

Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke Greiff cover the latest news, politics, and pop culture with a focus on atheism and religion. This is the official podcast for FriendlyAtheist.com.

Latest Episodes:

Ep. 351 - An Anti-Gay Hungarian Lawmaker Got Caught in the Most Predictable Way Dec 04, 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!

— A mysterious monolith in California was torn down and replaced with a Christian cross by a bunch of racists. (0:25)

— Jehovah's Witnesses may lose their tax-exempt status in Australia. (7:35)

— "Sky Daddy" went viral after a confrontation outside an abortion clinic. (19:25)

— A pro-Trump lawyer said being called "crazy" isn't a problem since Jesus was called that too. (22:40)

— An anti-LGBTQ lawmaker in Belgium was arrested after fleeing an all-male orgy. (33:21)

— Oklahoma's governor called for a day of fasting and prayer for COVID victims, even though he won't actually help COVID victims. (39:35)

— Insane Christians helped water down a mask mandate in South Dakota, one of the worst-hit COVID states. (43:30)

— Atheists will convert after the election results are flipped, says preacher. (49:27)

— Scotland is making period products free for everyone who needs them. (51:30)

— Eric Metaxas wants to fake-die in a fake war for Trump. (55:00)

— Jessica shares some personal news. (56:24)

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Ep. 350 - The Supreme Court Gave a Gift to COVID-Denying Churches Nov 28, 2020

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

— The Supreme Court gave COVID-denying churches a gift, saying COVID restrictions in New York didn't apply to them. (1:08)

— Thousands of Hasidic Jews crammed into one place for a wedding. This is why we can't have nice things. (14:04)

— A Florida appeals court said bans on gay conversion torture for kids are unconstitutional. (18:27)

— New York State is suing the Diocese of Buffalo for not protecting kids from abusive priests. (26:50)

— Tennessee Republicans want to make sure COVID can still spread once we have the vaccine. (30:43)

— A pastor who oversees an anti-mask daycare sent an insane letter to parents after the state shut the place down. (34:18)

— A UK Court tossed out a paralyzed man's lawsuit to permit assisted death. (37:45)

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Ep. 349 - A Creationist's Misguided Guide to Nasal Bones Nov 20, 2020

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

— A Creationist says we have nasal bones because God knew we'd have glasses. (0:50)

— Is it weird that a GOP congressman bragged to a Jewish publication about his attempts to convert Jews? (4:50)

— "FOX News Republicans" says white Christians have it worse than everyone else. (12:42)

— A pastor says a COVID vaccine would remove God from your DNA. (22:05)

— Should a pastor who avoided talking about Donald Trump get credit for it now? (26:20)

— The West Virginia Supreme Court says it's okay for churches to lie about sexual predators. (34:51)

— An anti-abortion activist wants people to defy lockdowns. Because irony is dead. (41:08)

— Actress Melissa McCarthy gave a donation to a bigoted Christian group‚ then rescinded it after she learned better. (46:00)

— A Tennessee mayor allegedly says he won't support a mask mandate unless God tells him it's okay. (51:30)

— Hawaii eliminated Christian propaganda from its education curriculum. (1:01:46)

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Ep. 348 - Isn't President-Elect Joe Biden Part of God's Plan? Nov 13, 2020

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

— A Republican atheist has been arrested for bribery‚ which is somehow not even close to surprising. (7:00)

— One pastor congratulated Joe Biden‚ then quickly took it back‚ then quickly deleted his apology. (15:11)

— Televangelist Kenneth Copeland just creepily laughed off a Biden presidency. (18:55)

— Pastor Robert Jeffress can't accept a new president‚ even though he had no problem with it in 2016. (20:40)

— Justice Samuel Alito denounced marriage equality, church/state separation, and more in a speech to the Federalist Society. (28:55)

— An Arkansas police chief threatened Democrats on Parler. He has now resigned. (36:00)

— This is the only good lawsuit involving Donald Trump. (42:01)

— Should Jehovah's Witnesses be allowed to psychologically torture a little girl? That's a question currently being decided. (45:57)

— A preacher who blamed COVID on premarital sex has died of COVID. (53:40)

— "So help me God" will remain in the U.S. citizenship oath. (56:50)

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Ep. 347 - After Four Years, We Are So Close to Dumping Trump Nov 07, 2020

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

— The election. All of it. (0:30)

— What did the exit polls show about white evangelicals? (11:34)

— Religion makes the gender wage gap worse, say researchers. (34:49)

— Should Latvia have to pay for Jehovah's Witnesses to travel abroad for a surgery? (39:39)

— The Supreme Court just heard a case involving religious bigotry. (47:02)

— Liberty University is still acting very Falwellian. (52:17)

— Pastor Carl Lentz has been fired for "moral failures." (56:01)

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Ep. 346 - Why Does Jerry Falwell, Jr. Want His Old Reputation Back? Oct 30, 2020

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

— Husbands, do you know how your wives are voting? WHY NOT?! (0:35)

— A conservative Christian candidate for the U.S. House from North Carolina is getting pushback from conservative Christians. (10:33)

— Jerry Falwell, Jr. is suing Liberty University for ruining a reputation he never had. (22:24)

— A right-wing Christian group made a pro-Electoral College propaganda video for children. (26:16)

— The babysitter in Borat 2, who was duped into participating in the film, says she had been praying for Borat's "daughter" for a year. (32:00)

— Christian Nationalism is coming to a church near you. (37:55)

— A Republican Christian candidate for the WV State House has a restraining order against him for stalking and harassing women. (40:40)

— Apparently, every aborted fetus is a Donald Trump voter in waiting. (45:19)

— Poland has effectively banned legal abortions and women are protesting. (49:35)

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Ep. 345 - Saying Goodbye to James Randi Oct 23, 2020

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

— We lost a legend. Goodbye, James Randi. (0:22)

— A COVID-denying church run by Pastor John MacArthur has a COVID outbreak. (14:35)

— COVID spreader and Christian preacher Sean Feucht is hosting a massive event on the National Mall this weekend. (18:00)

— Pope Francis is now a fan of civil unions. So‚ yay? (21:49)

— A former editor for the Christian Post says he left when they went all in for Donald Trump. (30:29)

— A Duggar daughter is breaking away from the family's conservative ways. (38:25)

— If Joe Biden wins, the celebration will apparently involve cows. (42:20)

— White evangelicals are completely out of touch with the country. (45:17)

— Christian health insurance companies are lying to you. (57:08)

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Ep. 344 - Can the Supreme Court be Fixed? Oct 16, 2020

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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 whites-only church wants to set up shop in Minnesota. Locals aren't having it. (2:00)

— Donald Trump fell for an article on a satirical conservative website. (6:25)

— Trump needs to work on his pandering. He's now saying only Jesus is more famous than he is. (9:27)

— Trump's support among white evangelicals is slipping. (15:37)

— Anti-gay groups are already celebrating the eventual overturning of marriage equality. (26:46)

— Two congressmen say interracial marriages are also on the chopping block. (33:00)

— This could be a way to save the Court‚ but it's not pretty. (36:20)

— Nashville authorities say they're investigating a super-spreader event hosted by Christian preacher Sean Feucht. (42:25)

— Someone called the cops after seeing a sleeping homeless man on a bench. It was actually a statue of Jesus. (51:10)

— Anti-abortion groups are defending Trump's use of a COVID treatment that wouldn't have been possible without an aborted fetus. (58:18)

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Ep. 343 - The Catholic Church May Have Broken For The Dumbest Reason Oct 09, 2020

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

— Please subscribe to my new Substack newsletter!

— A priest was caught filming sex with two women in a church. (1:08)

— Catholicism is officially broken because of a tiny mistake a few decades ago. (10:30)

— Don't bury fetal remains without the consent of the mother. Just don't. (19:59)

— Where are Donald Trump's evangelical supporters now that we know his COVID treatment was derived from the cells of an aborted fetus? (27:55)

— Trump said catching COVID was a "blessing from God." (35:11)

— Eric Trump believes daddy "literally saved Christianity" from godless Democrats. (37:10)

— Don't forget that the Republicans who defended the child separation policy justified it with Bible verses. (41:22)

— At least two Supreme Court justices want to overturn marriage equality. (50:30)

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Ep. 342 - Alabama Won't Let Atheists Vote Oct 02, 2020

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

— Please subscribe to my new Substack newsletter!

— Alabama won't allow atheists to vote. (6:11)

— Amy Coney Barrett has said abortion is "barbaric." Will it matter? (10:48)

— One conservative opposes Barrett's confirmation to the Court‚ but for all the wrong reasons. (18:21)

— Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias is being accused of sexual misconduct months after his death. (19:09)

— This Illinois Republican says his opponent is attacking his "Christian values" by quoting his platform. (26:00)

— "Humanists for Biden," a first of its kind group, had its launch! (32:53)

— Behind closed doors, Donald Trump mocks religious people. (35:16)

— Senate Republicans won't pass a COVID relief bill, but they did pass a resolution defending the Pledge of Allegiance. (39:00)

— Satanists want to put up pro-abortion billboards but they'll have to win a legal battle first. (40:57)

— Conservative Matt Walsh says Real Men don't use emojis. (48:40)

— A COVID-denying pastor forces his staff to sign COVID waivers. (51:38)

— A First Amendment case has church/state opponents working together. (54:00)

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