Ep. 189 - Canada Appreciates Science

Published: Nov. 4, 2017, 3:53 p.m.

Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. \n-- Some critics are angry that Canada's Governor General Julie Payette mocked pseudoscience. (1:05)\n-- Pat Robertson tried comforting a grieving mother by trashing atheists. (13:00)\n-- The GOP's tax plan would let pastors endorse candidates from the pulpit without punishment. (18:58)\n-- A Christian pastor (wrongly) claimed there are no atheist relief groups. (27:06)\n-- A Christian activist offered a disturbing rewrite of a Disney show with a gay main character. (35:11)\n-- A Christian college is forcing freshmen to take a class in patriotism. (45:20)\n-- There's no single "atheist movement" and we have to acknowledge that. (51:59)\n-- Harvey Weinstein has a Bible verse on his hat. (1:13:54)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices