Friendly Atheist Podcast

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. — Mehdi Hasan's Jubilee debate got a Catholic fascist fired . (0:28) — Textbook publishers are largely rejecting Ryan Walters' MAGA curriculum...

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. — Woman sues John MacArthur’s church for publicly shaming her for wanting to leave an abusive marriage. (0:23) — Speaking of which, John MacArt...

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. — Is the Johnson Amendment dead? IRS says churches can now endorse candidates from the pulpit. (1:35) — Hate-fueled, anti-gay sermons from Indi...

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. — ACLU sues Michigan school after Palestinian teen bullied by teacher over Pledge protest. (2:20) — Catholic school fires widowed teacher over...

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. — Vance Boelter and the deadly cost of religious extremism. (0:40) — Christian music icon Michael Tait's fall from grace . (17:50) — Sean Duffy...

Patreon supporters who give  $5 a month  will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our  private Facebook group  and  Discord server ! Kate Shellnutt is editorial director of news for Christianity Today. She has been a religion reporter and editor for more than 15 years, previously at the Houston Chronicle. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, The New York Time...

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. – He's Sikh, not Muslim: GOP Rep. Mary Miller's bigoted blunder goes viral. (0:41) – Arizona court blocks predator's confession from trial—beca...

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. – Sen. Joni Ernst defends "we all are going to die" comment with pitch to embrace Jesus . (0:48) – Christian Nationalist Sean Feucht accused of...

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. – Georgia high school cancels "The Crucible" after complaints of "demonic" themes. (0:30) – Texas Democrat exposes GOP hypocrisy in bill forcin...

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. – Good news! The Supreme Court deadlocked on allowed the first-ever taxpayer-funded religious charter school in Oklahoma. (0:20)  – Libert...

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. – There’s a new pope! (0:10) – Jehovah’s Witnesses are suing a reporter for "wiretapping"—after inviting him on the call. (5:45) – Conservative...

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. – Trump Justice Dept. sides with Catholic Church to fight law requiring priests to report abuse. (0:49) – "How much God do you need?" School bo...

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 Supreme Court heard a case to decide if taxpayers should fund a religious charter school . (0:26) — Southern Baptist membership hits 50-y...

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. — Don’t let nostalgia rewrite the real legacy of Pope Francis. (0:45) — After public outcry, a Mormon seminary will not be built at an Arizona...

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. — Washington bill ends clergy loophole : Confessions no longer shield child abusers. (0:30) — Catholic hospital ditches "pro-life" rhetoric to...

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. — A church told members how to vote. The IRS officially says that's fine . (1:10) — A public school district in Arizona agreed to build a Mormo...

Patreon supporters who give  $5 a month  will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our  private Facebook group  and  Discord server ! Kristi Burke is an ex-evangelical Christian who began deconstructing her faith at 19. She creates YouTube content that supports others navigating their own deconstruction journeys, offering insight, solidarity, and encouragement. As 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. — Paula White’s pay-to-pray scam: Trump’s faith advisor wants your cash . (0:32) — Columbus school district bans candy bribes used to lure kids...

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. — Lawmakers & Catholic leaders flip out over Satanic "Black Mass" at Kansas Capitol. (1:20) — Quincy’s $850,000 statue scandal: Mayor pushe...

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. — Amid measles outbreak, Christian school brags about having the worst vaccination rates in Texas. (0:42) — How Aaron Renn’s “Negative World” m...

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. — Prominent atheists are weaponizing the "War on Science" to push right-wing grievances. (4:07) — Rep. Mark Alford tells fired KC federal worke...

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server ! Katherine Stewart has long been the canary in the coal mine when it comes to Christian Nationalism. In 2020, just before the presidential election, she published "The Power Worshippers," all about the threat of that movement. It even inspired the documentary "God &am...

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 schools could lose funding if they don't mandate daily Christian prayers. (0:22) — Oklahoma lawmaker: I don't want "pink-haired" athe...

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. — Donald Trump's task force to " eradicate anti-Christian bias " is a complete waste of time. (0:29) — Wheaton College praised alum Russell Vou...

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. — Pastor fired from progressive church after preaching anti-Trump, pro-justice message. (1:32) — The New Orleans Saints helped Catholic Church...