Friendly Atheist Podcast

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free AND VIDEO 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.— Atheist wins “religious exemption” to get out of using AI at work. (0:39)— The sermons Republican Katy Cornell doesn’t want voters to hear. (7:57)— Conservative Christian blogger Samuel Sey will be deported by ICE. (27:55)— Catholic Church upholds excommunication of deacon whose son was abused by a priest. (38:22)— Elizabeth Struhs died after her Christian parents withheld insulin. Could she have been saved? (54:06)— A sociologist’s lazy defense of Christian Nationalism misses the real threat. (1:02:55)This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free AND VIDEO 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.— They told Christian girls to submit. Now the Botkin Sisters say they were wrong. (0:17)— Kenyan starvation cult leader Paul Mackenzie convicted in deaths of 191 people. (23:57)— Americans are deeply divided over empathy. White evangelicals oppose it. (34:30)— Colorado parolees can now choose secular addiction recovery programs. (40:19)— Salem Witch Museum to give Batavia High students free tickets after pastor’s objection. (48:52)— Florida’s new science standards downplay evolution and climate change. (56:49)This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free AND VIDEO 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 school district cancels “Little Shop of Horrors” after girl is cast as Seymour. (0:15)— The “pro-life” pastors who want America to watch a live-streamed execution. (19:22)— Satanic invocation sends Iowa city council meeting into chaos. (34:48)— A city overtaken by Christians wanted invocations. It got “Hail Satan” instead. (46:36)— A pastor in an interracial marriage says he won’t let his daughter marry a Black man. (57:23)— A Tennessee school board is putting Christian Nationalism ahead of students. (1:09:12)This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free AND VIDEO 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.— Jim Bakker, the godfather of scamvangelism, is dead at 86. (0:21)— A Christian influencer says he went to Heaven and met a testosterone-fueled Jesus. (16:27)— A restaurant stood up to Doug Wilson’s Christian Nationalists—and won. (25:47)— Texas judge forces Galveston school district to display Ten Commandments posters. (40:22)— Idaho’s attorney general gave churches a dark-money loophole to fight abortion rights. (48:48)— The Mormon Church’s own lawyer just undermined its case against John Dehlin. (58:23)This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free AND VIDEO 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 Christian grift behind Life Surge’s celebrity-packed wealth seminars. (0:32)— Scientists have not “100% confirmed” the resting place of Noah’s Ark. (14:35)— Pete Hegseth gutted the military’s list of official religions. Now Air Force members must choose. (27:15)— Albert Mohler’s blasphemy reversal exposes the cruel logic of Christian Nationalism. (39:35)— Christian school board member melts down over class trip to “Satanic” Salem Witch Museum. (59:07)This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.