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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.

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Ep. 511 - 2023 Garbage Year in Review Dec 29, 2023

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On this (extra-long) 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. 510 - The Catholic Church Will Let Priests Bless Same-Sex Couples Dec 21, 2023

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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— The Catholic Church, which is still anti-LGBTQ, will let priests bless same-sex couples. (0:50)

— Here's why Speaker Mike Johnson's attendance at a "Purity Ball" is so damn disturbing. (21:25)

— Conservatives can't handle the existence of an After School Satan Club in Tennessee. (34:58)

— A Kansas teen launched the first high school Satan Club in the country. (46:33)

— A Nativity scene returned outside the Toledo, Iowa fire department... with two new additions. (53:00)

— An Iowa school district rejected a ministry's offer to buy a vacant building and launch a Christian school. (1:02:25)

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Ep. 509 - Iowa Conservatives vs. Harmless Satanic Display Dec 14, 2023

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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Conservatives can't handle The Satanic Temple's harmless display in Iowa's Capitol. (0.37)

— Officials in Toledo, Iowa think their public Nativity display is legal. They're wrong. (24:55)

— The ACLU made a critical error in defending Christian pseudo-historian David Barton. (32:20)

— The Mormon Church is buying up acre after acre of Nebraska. (49:36)

— Preacher defends criminally charged colleague, saying critics will be "sniped and taken out." (58:15)

— Denmark reinstates blasphemy law, criminalizing the burning of holy books. (1:11:15)

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Ep. 508 - The Mormon Church Paid a Woman to Destroy Evidence Dec 08, 2023

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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Speaker Mike Johnson says God told him, in late-night hallucinations, that he was Moses. (0:59)

— The Mormon Church refused to help a sex abuse survivor, then paid her to destroy evidence. (13:18)

— The theme of this public school marching band's halftime show? A Christian Tent Revival. (32:26)

— Kirk Cameron wants schools to ditch Scholastic book fairs for a right-wing alternative. (42:20)

— Oklahoma Senate candidate: Parents who use IVF are "waging an assault against God." (1:01:10)

— An all-female Catholic college will admit trans women. Haters can't handle it. (1:12:48)

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Ep. 507 - This Christian Dad Loves Jesus More Than His Trans Child Nov 30, 2023

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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— This anonymous Christian dad proudly refuses to love his transgender daughter. (0:22)

— After ending daily prayers over the intercom, an Oklahoma public school may restart them. (21:46)

— Christian college president: Sorry I let a man with long hair present at a Creationism seminar. (37:55)

— Anger over Sabrina Carpenter's music video reveals the Catholic Church's broken priorities. (48:35)

— Oregon is paying millions to an unlicensed Christian ministry to care for foster kids. (1:00:05)

— An unregulated Louisiana group for Christian homeschoolers sells diplomas for $465. (1:08:40)

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Ep. 506 - The Value of Docuseries Exposing Christianity Nov 24, 2023

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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— "Let Us Prey" exposes abuse in Independent Fundamental Baptist churches. (1:08)

— More congregations are ditching the United Methodist Church over an LGBTQ schism. (14:20)

— A Christian school has sued Vermont officials after facing consequences for anti-trans bigotry. (27:50)

— A teenager created a Prayer Mirror in her high school's bathroom. It needs to come down. (44:00)

— A Pennsylvania school district must pay Satanists $200,000 after a lawsuit over After School Satan Club. (49:32)

— Facing lawsuits, Archdiocese of Washington challenges law empowering abuse survivors. (1:00:15)

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Ep. 505 - Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Christian Now?! Nov 16, 2023

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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Christian now. Good luck figuring out why. (1:50)

— A Christian singer, Bobbi Storm, disobeyed a flight attendant, sang on a plane, then acted like a victim. (26:32)

— A Florida church refused to rent space to a mom who conceived her kids through IVF. (36:08)

— A Christian dad claims his gay daughter's counselor interfered with their anti-gay bigotry. (45:45)

— A West Virginia prison finally released an atheist inmate denied parole for refusing to profess Christianity. (1:07:52)

— Federal judge: Atheist parolee jailed for rejecting Bible study can seek financial damages. (1:15:09)

— Let's discuss a bizarre hypothetical question involving a skydiving Christian baby. (1:19:50)

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Ep. 504 - The Tragic Story of a Drag-Wearing Pastor Nov 10, 2023

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***NOTE***: The first story involves a discussion about a man taking his life.

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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Did a drag-loving, trans-pretending Baptist pastor, Bubba Copeland, deserve to be outed? (1:55)

— Speaker Mike Johnson's use of "Covenant Eyes" shameware is even worse than it looks. (26:25)

— The story of a homeless man who stole Sean Feucht's guitar, then found God, is a lie. (43:30)

— AZ judge tosses out child abuse lawsuit against Mormon Church, citing "clergy-penitent" rule. (58:13)

— Wisconsin GOP passes amendment to ban church shutdowns during future pandemic. (1:12:51)

— After lawsuit, South Carolina will no longer give $1,500,000 to Christian school. (1:20:40)

— To protest a Texas university's anti-drag president, Andrew Seidel spoke there in drag. (1:28:20)

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Ep. 503 - The Problems with "Covenant Marriage" Nov 02, 2023

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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Hemant launched a Kickstarter to go through the Book of Revelation on YouTube. Please consider supporting him here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/friendlyatheist/everything-wrong-with-revelation-in-the-bible

— Speaker Mike Johnson's "covenant marriage" doesn't make it more meaningful. (0:50)

— Grand Canyon University, the nation's largest Christian school, just got fined $38 million for lying about tuition costs. (25:22)

— The Southern Baptist Convention is still fighting against survivors of sexual abuse. (41:09)

— After forcing kids to attend religious revival, a West Virginia school district has settled the case for $175,000. (1:03:38)

— Texas Supreme Court to decide if a judge can be punished for refusing to marry gay couples. (1:12:10)

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Ep. 502 - The Christian Nationalism of Speaker Mike Johnson Oct 27, 2023

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

— New House Speaker Mike Johnson is a fervent Christian Nationalist. (1:31)

— A Republican helped sink Rep. Tom Emmer's Speaker bid, saying he needed to "get right with Jesus." (29:10)

— Rep. Maxwell Frost called out "racist, violent, and dangerous" Christian Nationalism. (38:30)

— Donald Trump said he'll block immigrants who "don't like our religion" from entering the U.S. (43:52)

— Preacher Mark Burns, who lied about his military service, plans to open the "Burns Christian Military Academy." (51:28)

— Oklahoma's Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed a lawsuit to block a taxpayer-funded Catholic charter school. (58:30)

— GOP congressman Burgess Owens falsely claimed the Bible was "banned from all of us" in 1963. (1:05:37)

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