Friendly Atheist Podcast

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Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

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— Britney Spears said in a now-deleted Instagram reel, “I’m an atheist, y’all!” (3:45)

— Even married advocates of Purity Culture can’t handle Bridgerton. (12:57)

— A federal judge ruled that an HIV drug mandate violated Christians’ religious freedoms. (20:35)

— These preachers have no idea how masturbation works. (35:00)

— Pope Francis is lying about having a “zero tolerance” policy for handling abuse. (41:21)

— The GOP lawmaker who condemned an extreme anti-abortion bill previously sponsored… an extreme anti-abortion bill. (48:30)

— A Christian school baptized 100 kids without telling their parents. (55:11)

— The Archdiocese of St. Louis is putting dogma over decency, urging schools to let kids go hungry rather than feed them for free. (1:00:30)

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