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.— A single Chick-fil-A store congratulated a gay couple, and conservatives lost their damn minds. (2:35)— People who visited Ark Encounter may have been exposed to measles. (18:55)— Christian Nationalists can't handle Zohran Mamdani's oath on a Qur’an. (29:07)— Judge says school must shield kindergartner from all things LGBTQ at Christian dad's demand. (37:40)— New Jersey finally stops Christians from blocking access to a public beach on Sunday mornings. (58:55)— Indiana Republicans are reviving a decades-old fight over a Ten Commandments monument. (1:15:07)This episode is sponsored by the Pew Research Center: To learn more about their Religious Landscape Study and dive into the data, visit pewresearch.org/rls. 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 the worst stories from the past year, with increasingly more wine. — January (1:14)— February (22:08) — March (32:34)— April (40:30) — May (50:31)— June (1:00:58) — July (1:11:57)— August (1:21:21) — September (1:29:36)— October (2:05:13)— November (2:25:49)— December (2:43:50) 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.— Univ. of Oklahoma punishes instructor for failing Christian student who didn't do the assignment. (0:55)— Pete Hegseth is waging a pointless and damaging war on military chaplains. (19:30)— Mayor criticized for preaching bigotry during secretly recorded speech to high school club. (45:30)— Texas city blocks Christian pastor's invocation after his open support for a Pride event. (1:18:40)— Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders turned a holiday email to state employees into a Christian sermon. (1:32:20)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.— Oklahoma's Supreme Court overturns Ryan Walters' Bible-heavy Social Studies standards. (0:41)— Former Christian college administrator indicted for lying to cops in sex abuse investigation. (18:06)— Rachel Laser’s USCIRF appointment brings church-state separation back to the table. (32:54) — America isn't in the midst of a religious revival—and the numbers prove it. (49:42)— Australian court awards abuse survivor $1.5 million—and exposes Jehovah's Witnesses' cover-up. (1:00:35)— Ohio Republicans advance bill that would flood schools with Ten Commandments posters. (1:17:56)— An Arizona Republican is trying to force Creationism back into science classes. (1:24:11)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.— A Christian mom who tried to ban LGBTQ books just got arrested for kidnapping her own daughter. (0:20)— Will the Maine Supreme Court allow a mother to keep harming her daughter with religion? (20:10)— Ohio appellate court lets makeshift church challenge local fire codes on religious grounds. (46:31)— Four Christian pastors want their faith to override public safety concerns in a Colorado park. (1:05:05)— Taxpayer dollars, Christian lies: What Alabama’s voucher program really buys. (1:15:41)— Utah high school blasted for sermon-like video blaming "sin of laziness" for mental health struggles. (1:29:35)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.