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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 We\u2019re having our first meet-and-greet in Chicago! Please join us if you can! (0:30)\n\u2014 The kicker for the Chicago Bears did his job, therefore you must believe in Jesus. (1:41)\n\u2014 Dennis Prager thinks his YouTube propaganda videos constitute an actual university. (5:55)\n\u2014 The Congressional Freethought Caucus has two more members than we knew about. (9:37)\n\u2014 The race for mayor of Grand Rapids (MI) is between a competent leader and a Christian theocrat. (13:45)\n\u2014 A school board president in Minnesota wants to know why they teach evolution. (17:33)\n\u2014 Saturday Night Live fired its racist new cast member Shane Gillis. (20:25)\n\u2014 High school students who pray before football games aren\u2019t defying atheists. (23:22)\n\u2014 The Clergy Project has now helped 1,000 pastors who no longer believe in God. (26:50)\n\u2014 A Republican mayor in FL is calling for action on gun violence because his prayers aren\u2019t working. (28:30)\n\u2014 Professional liar Sean Spicer says if you love Jesus, you\u2019ll vote for him on Dancing With the Stars. (33:42)\n\u2014 Research shows \u201cthoughts and prayers\u201d are so annoying, atheists would pay money to avoid them. (35:30)\n\u2014 A financial watchdog for evangelical churches is mired in its own financial problems. (38:20)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices