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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 grocery store cashier is being hailed as a Christian martyr for making lines longer. (4:11)\n\u2014 Carroll County, MD finally accepted that their Christian prayers at meetings were illegal. It\u2019ll cost them $125,000. (6:28)\n\u2014 In Bangladesh, women no longer have to declare themselves virgins on their marriage licenses. (13:50)\n\u2014 An atheist resigned from a Virginia women-focused committee after her old anti-religion tweets came to light. (15:22)\n\u2014 Jerry Falwell, Jr. A handsome young man. A generous business deal. No, not the Pool Boy. This is another one. (21:05)\n\u2014 A preacher said he saw two babies raised from the dead in the past week. Don\u2019t bother looking for video. (30:14)\n\u2014 A MI candidate for city council withdrew after backlash for saying she wanted a white community. (34:50)\n\u2014 The Democratic Party passed a resolution acknowledging the values of non-religious Americans. Somehow, this is controversial. (40:20)\n\u2014 A New Mexico city is trying to crowdfund its legal bills over an illegal Ten Commandments monument. It\u2019s not going well. (45:47)\n\u2014 A lawsuit against Ark Encounter says the Creationists didn\u2019t pay their fair share of taxes, hurting local schools. (49:37)\n\u2014 Kentucky will have to pay $225,000 for Kim Davis\u2019 bigotry. And Davis herself may be held liable for it. (55:22)\n\u2014 An appeals court says it\u2019s legal for the Pennsylvania State House to block atheists from giving invocations. (57:20)\n\u2014 Check out the film Islam & the Future of Tolerance! Podcast listeners who go to that link and purchase the HD version can use the code \u201c10OFF\u201d to get 10% off the price.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices