Friendly Atheist Podcast

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — A grocery store cashier is being hailed as a Christian martyr for making lines longer. (4:11) — Carroll County, MD finally accepted that their Christian prayers at meetings were illegal. It’ll cost them $125,000. (6:28) — In Bangladesh, women no longer have to declare themselves virgins on their marriage licenses. (13:50) — An atheist resigned from a Virginia women-focused committee after her old anti-religion tweets came to light. (15:22) — Jerry Falwell, Jr. A handsome young man. A generous business deal. No, not the Pool Boy. This is another one. (21:05) — A preacher said he saw two babies raised from the dead in the past week. Don’t bother looking for video. (30:14) — A MI candidate for city council withdrew after backlash for saying she wanted a white community. (34:50) — The Democratic Party passed a resolution acknowledging the values of non-religious Americans. Somehow, this is controversial. (40:20) — A New Mexico city is trying to crowdfund its legal bills over an illegal Ten Commandments monument. It’s not going well. (45:47) — A lawsuit against Ark Encounter says the Creationists didn’t pay their fair share of taxes, hurting local schools. (49:37) — Kentucky will have to pay $225,000 for Kim Davis’ bigotry. And Davis herself may be held liable for it. (55:22) — An appeals court says it’s legal for the Pennsylvania State House to block atheists from giving invocations. (57:20) — Check out the film Islam & the Future of Tolerance! Podcast listeners who go to that link and purchase the HD version can use the code “10OFF” to get 10% off the price.

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