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. — Televangelist Jim Bakker had a stroke. And his legal team had a bad reason to keep selling his Silver Solution. (1:35) — Do churches deserve stimulus money during the pandemic? (8:50) — A New Mexico sheriff “deputized” 20 church members… which not-so-coincidentally means they don’t have to follow lockdown orders. (16:44) — An Illinois judge told a pastor the Bible says he doesn’t need to gather in person to have a church service. (25:54) — Just because Jesus didn’t wear a face mask doesn’t mean you should avoid one. (29:27) — Guess how much a lifetime pass to Ark Encounter costs? (31:49) — Cardinal George Pell escaped conviction for child sex abuse but he still knew about child sex abuse. (35:18) — Here’s what a major study of atheists found. (39:06)

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