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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. 307 - Jerry Falwell Jr.'s Virginia Secession Plan Feb 01, 2020

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

— A personal story from Hemant. (0:10)

— Jerry Falwell, Jr. wants some Virginia counties to secede and join West Virginia. (18:05)

— Devout Mormons don't want the Church to be transparent about its finances. (23:05)

— Anti-abortion zealots can't believe the Super Bowl will allow a commercial with drag queens. (27:52)

— Franklin Graham is getting banned all over the UK due to his bigotry. (35:40)

— A Mississippi lawmaker wants to force kids to say Christian prayers in school. (38:06)

— A hypocritical preacher is blaming atheists for catching him in the act. (45:05)

— Being gay is apparently an obstacle to refugees seeking asylum. (49:03)

— The Satanic Temple has a message for MAGA cultist Paula White after she remarked on Satanic pregnancies. (52:17)

— A New Mexico billboard urges people to rethink abortion restrictions. (57:40)

— The HHS is now the "Department of Life," according to the government. (58:05)

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Ep. 306 - The Church That Doesn't Want Old People Jan 25, 2020

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

— Donald Trump appeared at the misnamed "March for Life." (0:25)

— Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers has an important question about God. (5:29)

— Was a church wrong for telling old members to get out? (11:03)

— The Church of England reiterates that only straight married people can have sex. (14:52)

— A survey shows that atheists know more about the Holocaust\ than Christians. (19:10)

— This controversy over invocations in Berea, Kentucky will inevitably lead to a lawsuit. (28:13)

— Conservative Dennis Prager says private conversations aren't an accurate reflection of someone's character. (35:14)

— Utah (!) has finally banned gay conversion torture. (43:20)

— An Indiana legislator wants to make his anti-abortion bill immune to lawsuits. (45:25)

— The Supreme Court heard a case that could upend church/state separation. (50:05)

— Mike Pence spoke at a church where a pastor delivered a rabidly anti-gay sermon. Because of course he did. (55:00)

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BONUS: Interview with Cameron Esposito Jan 22, 2020

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Cameron Esposito is a comedian, actor, and podcaster, known for her show Take My Wife, as well as her stand-up comedy and her podcast, Queery. Her new book is called "Save Yourself." Jessica and Cameron spoke at Earwolf Studios in Los Angeles, where they discussed Cameron's Catholic upbringing, how Hollywood is slowly beginning to tell more diverse stories, and (surprisingly) the Royal Family.

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Ep. 305 - The Rainbow Sweater That Got A Girl Expelled Jan 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 Christian school expelled a girl for wearing a rainbow sweater. (4:36)

— There's a papal fight over priestly celibacy! (11:33)

— Oklahoma could make 2020 the "Year of the Bible." (15:18)

— Christian non-profits are turning into "churches" to avoid transparency. (18:39)

— This Christian woman drove her car into oncoming traffic because she thought God was testing her faith. (25:10)

— The Christian Moms are very mad over a harmless Burger King commercial. (27:31)

— Should a juror have been ejected for saying God told her the suspect was not guilty? (30:13)

— A city council in New York got rid of the Pledge of Allegiance at meetings. (37:55)

— A Missouri lawmaker has filed a bill to punish librarians who let kids check out "inappropriate" books. (40:47)

— The Trump administration issued useless rules to protect "religious liberty." (49:02)

— And a long rant about politics and the Oscars.

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Ep. 304 - The LDS Church Got Sued For Doing The Right Thing Jan 11, 2020

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

— The Mormon Church is being sued for turning in a child abuser. (0:22)

— Britain's "most prolific rapist" was a good guy, according to his church. (7:31)

— Conservatives want to torture a suffering baby by keeping her alive when there's no hope of recovery. (12:44)

— A new ad from a GOP group highlights the hypocrisy of Trump-loving evangelical Christians. (18:18)

— This conservative doesn't think fictional women can handle swords. (24:41)

— A Brazilian judge told Netflix to temporarily pull a comedy film featuring a gay Jesus because it's offending Christians. The Supreme Court overruled him. (31:19)

— A Christian woman is suing the Postal Service for not allowing her to use self-designed Jesus stamps. (34:05)

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Ep. 303 - The Splitting Of The United Methodist Church Jan 04, 2020

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

— Some potentially interesting personal news from Hemant. (1:00)

— A whole bunch of Congress members want the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. (15:45)

— The United Methodist Church is breaking up over the issue of whether love matters. (30:06)

— Pope Francis smacked a woman's hand and we can't even complain about it. (38:40)

— Massachusetts may drop its requirement for minors to get permission before an abortion. (42:04)

— Christian "coach" Dave Daubenmire has a new reason to oppose interracial marriage: He went to a zoo. (45:38)

— One reason white evangelicals love Trump? They're as opposed to immigration as he is. (49:42)

— Conservative Dennis Prager doesn't care about anything Anne Frank wrote because he doesn't get his wisdom from teenagers. Or anyone else for that matter. (58:19)

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Ep. 302 - 2019 In Review Dec 27, 2019

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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. 301 - Even "Christianity Today" Wants Trump Gone Dec 21, 2019

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

— Christianity Today‚Äòs piece calling for Donald Trump's removal from office doesn't go far enough. (1:11)

— These Christian parents sadly think their dead baby will be resurrected. Do they deserve criticism? (16:29)

— This anti-gay pastor was caught trolling for men on Grindr. (21:22)

— Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin said he pardoned a child rapist because the victim's hymen was intact. (25:24)

— The Mormon Church is allegedly hoarding $100 billion (with a B) meant for charity. (30:58)

— These GOP-approved federal judges are the worst. (36:15)

— Hallmark screwed up, then backtracked, after the Christian Moms complained about an ad with a same-sex couple. (40:25)

— Samoa is going after anti-vaxxers. Hardcore. (44:15)

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Ep. 300 - The 300th Episode Ever Dec 13, 2019

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

— Thank you for helping us reach this milestone! Your stories are interspersed throughout this episode!

— A man who slapped a reporter's butt on live TV during a race is a Christian youth leader. (3:54)

— The people running the Anti-Theism conference still don't get it. (11:08)

— A racist city council member from Georgia is resigning before voters can vote him out. (26:00)

— Donald Trump asked a Christian pastor who said Jews are going to Hell to speak at a Hanukkah Reception. And that's not all. (31:40)

— A Minnesota mom is suing two pharmacy chains after she was unable to get the morning-after pill from them. (36:33)

— A Wall Street Journal essayist wants atheists to lie to their kids about death. (42:50)

— A Louisiana high school newspaper had to change its front page because it was deemed too Jesus-y. (49:35)

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Ep. 299 - The Self-Imploding Anti-Theism Conference Dec 06, 2019

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

— The organizer of an "anti-theism" conference defended sexual harassment in a bizarre rant. (0:40)

— Elizabeth Warren needs a better response when it comes to defending the rights of atheists. (14:22)

— One of the most anti-abortion conservatives in the country just got a lifetime appointment to the federal bench due to Republicans. (21:02)

— Ohio Republicans want doctors to reimplant ectopic pregnancies. (25:33)

— This Christian man says no one has it worse in America than Christian men. (29:24)

— New laws in favor of sex abuse victims could cost the Catholic Church over $4 billion. (31:57)

— Three girls from Utah defended their classmate after a teacher insulted his gay dads. (36:40)

— Liberty University just launched a "think tank." (39:52)

— The U.S. Army is not anti-Christian. (41:59)

— Televangelist Paula White says she can't abandon Donald Trump now because what would that say about her?! (45:59)

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