Ep. 280 - Atheists Know More About Religion Than Christians

Published: July 26, 2019, 2:23 p.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 A Pew survey finds that Jews and atheists know more about religion than every kind of Christian. Let\\u2019s take the quiz! (0:27, with analysis at 19:08)\\n\\u2014 An anti-LGBTQ Republican lawmaker from TN resigned amidst allegations that he was using Grindr to meet men. (25:09)\\n\\u2014 The Mormon Church knew about a pedophile but never reported him to authorities. (30:30)\\n\\u2014 Iceland has lost a glacier. A freaking glacier. (36:45)\\n\\u2014 The congregation revolted after a pastor put up a sign saying \\u201cAmerica: Love or Leave It.\\u201d (39:59)\\n\\u2014 The Tega Cay Police Department in South Carolina put up a Christian monument, then quickly took it down. (42:40)\\n\\u2014 The governor of Texas wants you to know Chick-fil-A is safe. (45:58)\\n\\u2014 Secular \\u201cchurches\\u201d are struggling to stay relevant. (48:36)\\n\\u2014 A woman violently pushed a priest off stage. Was it justified? (55:50) (***Update***: We discussed what the priest said before the woman pushed him. It turns out that is false!)\\n\\u2014 Another Alabama candidate for Senate wants to create a theocracy. (58:35)\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'