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Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast\n\nJessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.\n\u2014 Hemant is working on a new podcast and could use your support! (0:30)\n\u2014 I\u2019m sad to say progressive Christian writer Rachel Held Evans has died. (6:50)\n\u2014 The Catholic Church has new rules to stop sexual abuse. They don\u2019t go far enough. (10:58)\n\u2014 A new Gallup poll finds that 60% of Americans could support an atheist for president. (16:30)\n\u2014 A Texas lawmaker says vaccines are \u201csorcery.\u201d (22:43)\n\u2014 A Kentucky student who sued over pro-vaccine policies\u2026 now has chickenpox. (26:26)\n\u2014 A Texas church baptized a man only after he held up a sign saying he believed \u201ca lie from the devil\u201d that he was gay. (30:55)\n\u2014 Tell us more about these racy pics, Jerry Falwell, Jr. (35:20)\n\u2014 Georgia\u2019s anti-abortion \u201cheartbeat\u201d bill is as extreme as anything we\u2019ve ever seen. (41:07)\n\u2014 A Georgia mayor was revealed to be a racist\u2026 and she\u2019s not even the most racist person on the city council. (45:13)\n\u2014 An Ohio lawmaker doesn\u2019t understand how ectopic pregnancies work. (53:48)\n\u2014 Watching porn is bad\u2026 if you\u2019re a conservative Christian. (59:20)\n\u2014 A Minnesota woman helped end her state\u2019s \u201cmarital rape\u201d exception in the law. (1:03:37)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices