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b'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'