Friendly Atheist Podcast

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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)
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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)
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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— Jehovah’s Witnesses just gutted their deadly blood transfusion policy. (0:20)
— Trump’s “Top 250 Victories for People of Faith” collapse under scrutiny. (18:32)
— An Alabama church says God made a paraplegic man walk again. There’s a better explanation. (36:50)
— Nearly half of people raised Mormon have left the LDS Church. (52:00)
— James Talarico’s pastor welcomes atheists. Conservatives think that’s a scandal. (1:02:53)
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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— A Texas megachurch’s 400 AI-powered surveillance cameras are deeply disturbing. (0:40)
— GOP candidate Michael Whatley’s “integrity” prayer was led by a registered sex offender. (30:11)
— Lawsuit says Christian school in Denver tried to “squash” a 13-year-old’s assault allegation. (39:22)
— Virginia middle school students win LGBTQ club fight as school board members play victim. (52:12)
— A teacher told a Kansas lawmaker “Trans rights are human rights.” Hours later, she was fired. (1:02:20)
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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— Bonnie Kristian’s “Defense of Evangelicalism” avoids the real problem. (0:17)
— Christian missionaries were not kicked out of Burning Man for preaching the Gospel. (38:04)
— The Supreme Court could let Catholic preschools discriminate on the taxpayers’ dime. (46:19)
— Here are the openly non-religious candidates for state/federal office in 2026. (56:30)
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