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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 A group of extremist Christians are holding a \u201cMake America Straight Again\u201d conference this weekend. (0:38)\n\u2014 Romance writer Nicholas Sparks opened a Christian school that is anti-gay. (9:41)\n\u2014 A Tennessee law enforcement official thinks people like him should be able to put gay people to death. (12:41)\n\u2014 A prominent doctor, who is also anti-gay, promoted religion in his final article for a medical journal. (16:50)\n\u2014 Actress Jessica Biel is fighting against a vaccination bill in California. (22:26)\n\u2014 A Christian publisher insists their racist Bible School lessons aren\u2019t racist. (28:25)\n\u2014 There are a whole bunch of \u201cpost-Christian\u201d cities now. (34:14)\n\u2014 Rick Santorum is launching a Bitcoin for Catholics. (38:05)\n\u2014 Who knew meatless burgers were Satanic? (41:50)\n\u2014 The Vatican released a new anti-transgender document. (46:17)\n\u2014 Most Americans say the Catholic Church\u2019s abuse scandal is an ongoing crisis. (48:45)\n\u2014 A pastor promoted God at a public school graduation in Appleton, Wisconsin\u2026 Again. (53:20)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices