Ep. 310 - Eugenics "Works," Says Richard Dawkins

Published: Feb. 20, 2020, 4:14 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 Students near Seattle protested after their Catholic school fired two teachers in same-sex relationships. (0:22)\\n\\u2014 A Christian political group posted a survey about how much people wanted Christian politicians. It didn\\u2019t go well. (9:55)\\n\\u2014 Sen. Amy Klobuchar needs a much better answer on how big to make the Democrats\\u2019 \\u201cbig tent.\\u201d (14:30)\\n\\u2014 High school girls are suing to prevent trans athletes from competing against them. (21:26)\\n\\u2014 A professor who refused to call a student by the proper pronoun has lost his legal challenge. (22:22)\\n\\u2014 Holy Land Experience, a Christian theme park, looks like it\\u2019ll be shutting down soon. (24:24)\\n\\u2014 For some reason, Richard Dawkins wants you to know that eugenics works. (28:30)\\n\\u2014 A satirical pro-Trump road sign was a bit too realistic for many. (43:22)\\n\\u2014 Two Christian girls want other young women to know self-affirmations are the WORST. (45:00)\\n\\u2014 A Tennessee man is accused of beating his wife because of what she wore to church. (47:47)\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'