BROADCASTS.com

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\u2019s new Pledge podcast is now available for everyone! (1:16)\n\u2014 \u201cPurity culture\u201d advocate Joshua Harris is separating from his wife. (2:43)\n\u2014 The U.S. House chaplain blamed the \u201cspirits of darkness\u201d for Donald Trump\u2018s racism. (15:12)\n\u2014 An AL GOP Senate candidate says TV is bad today because of all the \u201chomosexual activities.\u201d What is he watching\u2026? (23:33)\n\u2014 A NH Republican lawmaker has a hot take on slavery. (27:54)\n\u2014 After asking Alabama for information about the death penalty, state officials asked her about her faith. (33:10)\n\u2014 A Christian mommy blogger says godly wives must lose weight if their husbands call them fat. (38:27)\n\u2014 A judge said the Duggar sisters can sue city officials who released documents about their molesting brother. (42:33)\n\u2014 The GOP\u2019s new human rights commission is full of anti-LGBTQ activists. (49:25)\n\u2014 An Arizona Humanist group wants to challenge the part of the IRS tax code that gives a major perk to pastors. (54:32)\n\u2014 Despite benefitting from a city\u2019s holiday display policy, atheists demand neutrality. (1:00:41)\n\u2014 Netflix is pushing back against a \u201cStraight Pride\u201d parade. (1:05:46)\n\u2014 This billboard in Detroit says \u201cTrans people are sacred.\u201d (1:10:01)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices