Friendly Atheist Podcast

Please support the show at  https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast . Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Nearly half of Gen Z, born after 1996, has no religious affiliation whatsoever. (1:17) — Maryland’s attorney general released a report on Catholic clergy abuse in Ba...

Dr. Suzanna Krivulskaya is an Assistant Professor of History at California State University San Marcos where she teaches courses in United States history. Her first book, Disgraced: How Sex Scandal Transformed American Protestantism , will be published in early 2024 by Oxford University Press. A specialist in the fields of U.S. religion and sexuality, Suzanna has published in both scholarly and po...

Please support the show at  https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast . Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — A Florida principal was fired after students saw an image of Michelangelo’s “David.” (0:33) — A Christian woman claimed her three amputated toes were regrown during...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast . Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — A Christian lawmaker used the Bible to justify the physical abuse of kids with disabilities in public schools. (0:37) — Americans still view atheists unfavorably ‚Ķ but i...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast . Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — A Christian pastor wrote the most WTF essay about Jesus penetrating the church. (0:57) — A Catholic non-profit spent millions of dollars to track the whereabouts of gay pr...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast . Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Why was New York City Mayor Eric Adams repeating Christian Nationalist rhetoric ? (0:40) — Christians who went to the Asbury "revival" may have been exposed to measles . (...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast . Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — I've shifted to Substack . (0:48) — Saddleback Church was kicked out of the Southern Baptist Convention for having a woman pastor. (1:56) — Arizona House Republicans passe...

This week, Jessica did a solo interview with Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson, an Associate Professor in the Department of Africana Studies at Wellesley College where she studies the lived experiences of Black people with a focus on slavery and abolitionism. She also co-hosts the podcasts This Day in Esoteric Political History and Oprahdemics. Jess and Dr. Carter Jackson discussed how Christianity inform...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast . Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Sam Smith 's and Kim Petras ' Satan-themed performance of "Unholy" at the Grammys angered conservative Christians . (0:22) — A Christian school decided to affirm LGBTQ peo...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast . Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Nebraska Sen. Megan Hunt responded to an anti-drag bill with an amendment to protect children from religious indoctrination . (0:49) — The Satanic Temple is about to launc...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast . Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — The Church of England will finally bless same-sex marriages . But don't cheer just yet. (0:50) — The Pope called for the decriminalization of homosexuality . Does it matte...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast . Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Please join our Discord server ! — A Mississippi Democrat filed a "trigger" bill to bring Christian prayers back to public schools. (1:00) — Idaho's "faith-healing" exempt...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast . Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Please join our Discord server ! — An art history professor at Hamline University in Minnesota was fired after showing students an ancient depiction of the Prophet Muhamma...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast . Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Please join our Discord server ! — Prayers won't help NFL player Damar Hamlin , especially when they come from on-air NFL analysts like Dan Orlovsky . (1:45) — Mark Rozzi...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast . Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. 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! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at http...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcas t. Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Please join our Discord server! — Singer Amy Grant was condemned for hosting her niece’s same-sex wedding at her family farm. (0:43) — A prominent Black atheist leader was...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast . Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Please join our Discord server ! — Emily Olson , the newest city council member in Owosso, Michigan, has received backlash for trying to end the tradition of Christian pra...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast . Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Please join our Discord server ! — "Top evangelicals" are not backing away from Donald Trump , no matter what the headlines suggest. (2:11) — A restaurant in Virginia refu...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast . Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Please join our Discord server ! — Christian hate-preacher Aaron Thompson celebrated the Club Q shooting , calling it a "good thing." (3:00) — Former Trump lawyer Jenna El...

In this solo episode, I spoke with Rachel Laser, who became president and CEO of Americans United for Separation of Church and State in February of 2018. She is the organization's first non-Christian and female leader in its 75 year history. Rachel is a lawyer, advocate and strategist who has dedicated her career to making our country more inclusive. We spoke about her work with religious organiza...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast . Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Please join our Discord server ! — Actress Candace Cameron Bure is making pseudo-Hallmark movies that feature " traditional marriage ," not gay couples. (0:54) — Christian...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast . Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Please join our Discord server ! — Pat Robertson 's prediction failed. (3:00) — How did the godless fare in the 2022 midterm elections? (13:35) — Florida Governor Ron DeSa...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast . Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Please join our Discord server ! — Greg Locke's Halloween bonfire to destroy "witchcraft" artifacts, Catholic symbols, and other things he deems evil got a heavy dose of r...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast . Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Please join our Discord server ! — 45% of Americans say we should live in a "Christian nation." Yikes‚Ķ? (0:50) — Even Christianity Today admits public schools aren't god...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast . Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Please join our Discord server ! — Atheist candidate Mike Itkis made a sex tape to boost his flailing congressional campaign. (1:44) — Preaching history teacher and Christ...