Ep. 285 - The DNC Acknowledged The Humanity Of Atheists

Published: Aug. 31, 2019, 2:52 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 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'