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Ep. 298 - Andrew Seidel, Author Of The Founding Myth Nov 29, 2019

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Andrew L. Seidel works as a constitutional attorney at the Freedom from Religion Foundation (ffrf.org), litigating cases involving religion and the Constitution. He has appeared on FOX News and MSNBC, speaks and writes extensively about religious freedom, and is the author of a new book called "The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American." We spoke at the recent FFRF convention about what he learned about Christian Nationalism while researching this book, how church/state separation legal strategy changes with a conservative Supreme Court, and the future of Project Blitz.

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Ep. 297 - Chick-fil-A Infuriated Christians By Helping The Poor Nov 22, 2019

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

— Conservative Christians are angry at Chick-fil-A for helping the poor. (0:38)

— People are very upset about a same-sex couple on a dancing show. (12:35)

— A Christian Right group's Christmas "Naughty or Nice" list reveals a lot about their priorities. (16:36)

— A Tennessee school district is getting sued over its long long history of preaching to kids. (23:40)

— A Wisconsin church won't get a $10,000 from a city council because they bragged about converting people with it. (27:59)

— The Dallas Straight Pride Parade was a flop. (31:03)

— A Michigan college nixed the Pledge from student government meetings, then brought it back. (34:00)

— Kanye West's appearance at Joel Osteen's church was underwhelming and ignorant. (37:52)

— The Ohio House passed a bill that allegedly prohibits teachers from punishing students who give a wrong answer if they did it because of religion. (53:10)

— Kansas City just banned conversion therapy! (58:33)

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Ep. 296 - What Kanye West Should Ask Joel Osteen Nov 15, 2019

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

— Kanye West is visiting Joel Osteen's megachurch. They should talk about this one issue. (1:20)

— Franklin Graham, a Trump cultist with no sense of irony, says God detests lyings lips. (12:29)

— Women are "truly equal" under Trump, says Trump cultist. (15:20)

— Some Christian pregnancy centers are finally offering birth control. (21:48)

— Should science groups list job openings at anti-LGBTQ schools? (26:13)

— A Saudi Arabian ad claimed atheism was a form of extremism. (32:59)

— The U.S. has dropped significantly in global Freedom of Thought rankings. (35:06)

— Don't visit a chiropractor. This guy learned that the hard way. (43:22)

— An author was canceled from a school appearance because she named Harvey Milk an important activist. (48:55)

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Ep. 295 - Rapper T.I. Is Obsessed With His Daughter's Sex Life Nov 09, 2019

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

— Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, a Christian Nationalist, lost his race‚ for now. (0:31)

— Rapper T.I. is creepily obsessed with his daughter's hymen. (5:00)

— A 20-year-old Duggar Family child (not that one) is running for State Rep. in Arkansas. (14:55)

— The Irish government says it will look into changing a bizarre survey question about kids' religious beliefs. (20:55)

— Christian Comedian John Crist is canceling his tour after allegations of sexual misconduct. (29:30)

— Why haven't Brett Kavanaugh and Samuel Alito recused themselves from these Supreme Court cases? (40:44)

— Washington Nationals pitcher Sean Doolittle refused a White House invitation after his World Series win. (46:20)

— A Maryland county punished a local library because a Christian protested a Drag Queen Story Hour event. (52:10)

— Since Christians are doing it, Satanists want to take advantage of a school release program in Knoxville, TN. (57:10)

— These men from Spain were acquitted of rape charges for the worst possible reason. (1:04:10)

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Ep. 294 - You Are Not Chewed Gum Nov 02, 2019

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

— A condom company can now claim the moral high ground over evangelical Christians thanks to a wall of chewed-up gum. (0:29)

— A Christian legal group condemned a website that bluntly says what churches believe about homosexuality. (5:18)

— A Catholic priest denied communion to Joe Biden. Biden should welcome that. (13:42)

— Kanye West thinks he got a $68 million tax refund because he loves Jesus. (21:06)

— Former Senator Kay Hagan, the subject of an anti-atheist smear campaign, died this week. (26:13)

— Why did Paula White formally join the Trump administration? (31:44)

— The resignation of Democratic Rep. Katie Hill is a travesty for so many reasons. (38:18)

— Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times says people like Jerry Falwell, Jr. have driven young people away from Christianity. He's missing the bigger picture. (48:02)

— The Chicago Bears kicker who said atheists should believe in God after a game-winning field goal‚ missed a game-winning field goal. (55:20)

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Ep. 293 - Will Elizabeth Warren Hire A Secular Outreach Director? Oct 26, 2019

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

— Hemant has a new YouTube channel! Have you subscribed? You should.

— Sen. Elizabeth Warren said she'd consider hiring a "Secular Outreach Director" and Julián Castro says he doesn't think atheism is a dirty word. (0:37)

— A Major League Baseball umpire under fire for his violent pro-Trump tweet also happens to run a Christian ministry. (10:03)

— The Christian Moms are furious at a commercial for period-proof underwear that featured men. (15:51)

— The company Always removed the female symbol from its sanitary pads. (20:05)

— An Italian photographer was convicted of blasphemy and ordered to pay a hefty fine. (22:15)

— Pastor Greg Locke burned a book by attorney Andrew Seidel because it threatened him with education. (26:58)

— A Tennessee GOP official trashed Democrats for having a "queer running fo president." (37:14)

— Guess why abortion rates are falling in Colorado? Hint: It has nothing to do with abortion restrictions. (39:44)

— Bible teacher Beth Moore needs to "go home" because she's a woman, said a male Christian preacher. (44:00)

— A Republican didn't really say women considering abortions should have to wear ankle monitors. (47:47)

— God supposedly gave this woman the winning lottery numbers. But she didn't play them. (52:41)

— 31% of white evangelicals think Donald Trump is infallible. (55:19)

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Ep. 292 - The Unabashed Atheist Who's Not Afraid Of Hell Oct 18, 2019

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

— Hemant has a new YouTube channel! Have you subscribed? You should.

— Why is Attorney General Bill Barr using his platform to promote Christianity? (0:29)

— The Freedom From Religion Foundation got a lot of mileage out of its controversial Ron Reagan ad during the Democratic debate. (7:22)

— The Pew Research Center says Christianity is in "rapid" decline. (15:30)

— There's another Hobby Lobby-linked scandal at the Museum of the Bible. (21:25)

— A church exploited the death of an atheist mother's baby. (26:20)

— A Florida Democrat (!) wants to force public schools to offer Bible classes again. (37:48)

— These are some expensive Jesus Shoes. (41:06)

— The Catholic Church is selling "smart" rosaries. For cold hard cash. (45:32)

— A Dutch "family" has been hidden in the basement for years, apparently waiting for the end of the world. (48:52)

— Former congresswoman Michele Bachmann says climate change isn't a problem since God said we wouldn't be flooded‚ again. (54:12)

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Ep. 291 - Beto's Church Tax Exemption Problem Oct 12, 2019

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

— Hemant has a new YouTube channel! Have you subscribed? You should.

— Hemant will be at California Freethought Day this weekend. Tickets are still available!

— David Silverman is running an atheist group again. (1:40)

— Beto O'Rourke was wrong to say churches should lose their tax exemptions if they're anti-gay. (16:20)

— Why didn't Demario Davis get in trouble for violating the NFL's dress code by wearing a headband that promoted Christianity? (27:26)

— A Louisiana high school rejected free food from Chick-fil-A because you know exactly why. (33:10)

— Uganda is bringing back its infamous "Kill the Gays" bill. (34:58)

— A North Carolina sheriff's office says employees are banned from cohabitating because God said so. (38:00)

— If a Christian club promotes prayer in school, teachers shouldn't respond. (40:05)

— This girl never should have been suspended from school for speaking out about their inaction on sexual assault. (45:00)

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Ep. 290 - The Judge, The Murderer, And An Inappropriate Bible Oct 05, 2019

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

— We're having our first meet-and-greet in Chicago on October 5! Please join us if you can!

— Hemant has a new YouTube channel! Have you subscribed? You should.

— Hemant will be at California Freethought Day next weekend. Tickets are still available!

— Judge Tammy Kemp should never have preached Christianity to convicted murderer Amber Guyger in the Botham Jean murder case. (2:13)

— Todd Starnes has been let go by FOX News. Now that is rock bottom. (10:42)

— The Associated Press says 1,700 Catholic clergy members accused of sexual abuse now live among us. (21:03)

— A Tennessee woman had a choice: Get baptized or go to jail. (27:00)

— The three moms who make up One Million Moms are mad about gender-neutral dolls. (31:00)

— A pastor cleansed his church after a gay man spoke there. (33:00)

— 8% of U.S. teens say they've had a teacher lead the class in prayer. (41:41)

— Bleach is not a healthy response to autism. (45:01)

— Illinois secretly built a giant Planned Parenthood near the Missouri border. (49:43)

— A teacher who won't use trans pronouns can't believe he got fired. (53:20)

— The Trump administration is waging a new war on trans people. (56:44)

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Ep. 289 - Thank The Internet For The Rise Of Godlessness Sep 28, 2019

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

— We're having our first meet-and-greet in Chicago! Please join us if you can! (0:30)

— Impeachment is a bad idea, says Christian Right leader who constantly wanted to impeach Obama. (1:30)

— Why did America lose its religion? Thank the internet. (6:06)

— A GOP lawmaker wants to stop abortion because he loves gay people too much. (15:08)

— Be sure to test those rape kits. That concludes my TED talk. (20:04)

— This 90-million-year-old fossil remained buried because its founders feared God. (23:58)

— Don't do this with a child at church. Or anywhere. (29:23)

— Ark Encounter got schooled by a local superintendent. (31:48)

— The CEO of a Christian magazine is stepping away after accusations of racial insensitivity. (35:52)

— When you're in the marching band, this is how you troll an anti-gay school. (44:30)

— Donald Trump doesn't do grammar so good. (47:29)

— People who think God is real say climate change is a hoax. (49:15)

— We found it. The worst right-wing take on Greta Thunberg. (51:35)

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