Ep. 272 - Ark Encounter And The Exploding Irony Meter

Published: June 1, 2019, 4:04 a.m.

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 Ark Encounter is suing its insurers because they wouldn\\u2019t cover $1 million worth of rain damage. RAIN DAMAGE! (2:07)\\n\\u2014 A Christian moms group can\\u2019t handle a Gillette ad featuring a father helping his transgender son shave. (9:20)\\n\\u2014 Trans activists got a monument in New York. (16:54)\\n\\u2014 It\\u2019s not just Catholic priests. Nuns can be abusers, too. (20:15)\\n\\u2014 The Satanic Temple says members don\\u2019t have to abide by Indiana\\u2019s fetal burial law. Because they\\u2019re a religion now. (22:57)\\n\\u2014 There\\u2019s no sex in Heaven. Good think we\\u2019re all going to Hell. (27:00)\\n\\u2014 A Texas church will pay for your wedding if you stop co-habitating, not realizing the problems they\\u2019re creating. (33:35)\\n\\u2014 Research finds that anti-atheist stereotypes aren\\u2019t accurate. Who knew?! (41:55)\\n\\u2014 A man from Arizona is allegedly stalking women at Planned Parenthood. (51:30)\\n\\u2014 Evangelist Franklin Graham wants people to pray for Donald Trump. I don\\u2019t recall him doing that for Obama\\u2026 (53:40)\\n\\u2014 Alabama lawmakers changed the law so judges don\\u2019t have to sign off on same-sex marriages. It\\u2019s equal, but it is right? (57:34)\\n\\u2014 Media outlets are threatening to leave Georgia over its abortion restrictions. (1:02:30)\\n\\u2014 The University of CA won\\u2019t partner with a Catholic health care system after massive backlash. (1:12:30)\\n\\u2014 Maine has finally banned conversion therapy. (1:15:01)\\n\\u2014 Missouri may lose its last abortion clinic. (1:16:12)\\n\\u2014 Illinois is on the verge of strengthening its own abortion laws and passing a major marijuana bill. (1:21:50)\\n\\u2014 Steak. Two of them. (1:24:30)\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'