Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — What I'll remember about Daniel Dennett. (0:28) — Catholic priest resigns after backlash involving his criticism of a gay author. (8:43) — Christian lawmaker says teachers should be allowed to hit special needs students. (24:38) — A Christian ministry urged the Supreme...

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Christian Men's Conference descends into chaos over sword-swallowing acrobat. (1:02)  — Wisconsin official blames homelessness on "sin," then votes against aid for the poor. (25:15) — Christian Nationalist falsely claims Satanist chaplains "don't qualify" to work in...

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Arizona GOP lawmaker lashes out at "god-haters" who criticized abortion ban prayer. (4:21) — Christian school's pastor cancels Autism Awareness Week, calling it "demonic." (19:40) — New Testament scholar Richard Hays now says God's cool with gay people. (35:53) — The...

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — This pastor's wedding night "joke" epitomizes Christian sexism. (0:40) — Richard Dawkins says Christianity is "fundamentally decent," but Islam "is not." (18:42) SPONSOR: This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/atheist today to get 10% off...

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! In this interview, I spoke with Jess Piper. Jess was an American Literature teacher for 16 years before deciding to take the plunge and run for office. She ran for the Missouri State House in a deeply red district. And while she didn't win, she continues her activism as Executive Director of Blue Missouri and hosts a weekly podcast called “Dirt Road...

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Satanists sue Tennessee district for trying to thwart After School Satan Club. (1:09) SPONSOR: This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/atheist today to get 10% off your first month. — Evangelicals are using a data-harvesting app to target...

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Texas State Rep. Matt Schaefer: Every elected official in America is required "to worship God." (0:40) — Preacher John MacArthur faces backlash after saying Martin Luther King, Jr. was "not a Christian at all." (7:52) — SPONSOR: This episode is brought to you by...

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Christian Nationalists are furious at reporter Heidi Przybyla for accurately reporting on them. (1:45) SPONSOR: This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/atheist today to get 10% off your first month. — Why Liberty University's $14 million...

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — GOP lawmaker pushes anti-abortion propaganda bill with scientific, antisemitic lies. (1:45) — After non-binary teen's death, lawmaker says Christians don't "want that filth" in Oklahoma. (19:15) SPONSOR: This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Visit...

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Alabama Supreme Court cites "wrath of a holy God" while claiming frozen embryos are "children." (0:43) SPONSOR: This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/atheist today to get 10% off your first month. — Sam Alito is big mad that anti-gay...

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Telling the truth about modern evangelical Christianity means admitting it's harmful. (1:12) — Christian Nationalist Jason Rapert thwarted in attempt to block funds for public libraries. (40:24) — After atheist’s invocation, Tavares (FL) City Council lets Christian...

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Two students may have prevented a school board from saying Christian prayers at meetings. (0:49) — Arizona bill would ban Satanic displays on public property. (11:18) — Iowa Republican files bill to ban "Satanism on state property." (21:00) — Are pastors ethical?...

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Oregon lawmaker tries to walk back comment that atheists are unfit for public office. (0:42) — A proposed Satanic school helped derail a vote to repeal Idaho's Blaine Amendment. (21:29) — Christian radio host punished after advising grandma to attend transgender...

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Christian pastor and wife sued over alleged cryptocurrency fraud scheme. (1:30) — An Ohio pastor was punished for opening his church to the homeless. He deserves it. (23:50) — Conservatives are falsely claiming NBC censored Jesus in an interview with C.J. Stroud....

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — An AI-generated "George Carlin" tackles God in a new comedy special. Does it hold up? (1:10) — A natural disaster destroyed hate-preacher Greg Locke's tent church (again). (36:10) — WV Republicans refile bill to get "Intelligent Design" in classrooms. (46:24) — A...

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Lil Nas X has perfected the art of trolling Christians to market his music. (1:17) — In Iowa, white evangelicals are embracing Donald Trump, not Jesus. (18:20) — "God gave us Trump," says lie-filled propaganda video spread by Trump. (39:36) — Michigan GOP lawmaker: My...

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Kim Davis, the infamous Christian clerk from Kentucky, has to pay another $260,000 in her case against a same-sex couple. (1:46) — Mormons are no longer in the majority in Utah, researchers say. (12:50)  — Christians are mad that a Christian magazine (correctly) said...

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! 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! — SPONSOR: Sign up today at butcherbox.com/friendly and use code friendly to get free chicken wings for a year.  — SPONSOR: Paint Your Life. Text FRIENDLY to 87204 to get...

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! 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...

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! 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...

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! 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...

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! 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...

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! 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....

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! 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...