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 Vatican, a threat to human dignity, calls gender-affirming surgery a threat to human dignity. (45:57 ..read more

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 your first month. — Prominent Christians falsely claim Biden chose Easter to honor trans people. (34:13 ..read more

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 Democrat.” I've been reading her essays at "The View from Rural Missouri" for a while now, but I was amazed by how m ..read more

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 new potential converts. (22:24) — FOX & Friends promotes Catholic app Hallow with on-air (paid) prayer ..read more

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 BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/atheist today to get 10% off your first month. — Researchers say Christian l ..read more

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 fine from the Dept. of Education is well-deserved. (25:42) — Norwegian court upholds ban on state funding f ..read more

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 give replacement prayer. (53:28) — Christian hate group leader claims fellow hate group isn't hate group ..read more

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? Survey shows their reputation for honesty is at an all-time low. (35:22) — Texas lawmaker: I want Christian ..read more

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. (48:30) — A Mississippi school rightly reprimanded a kid who said "Jesus Christ" out of frustration. (58:00 ..read more

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 Tennessee. (34:58) — A Kansas teen launched the first high school Satan Club in the country. (46:33 ..read more