Ep. 311 - The Cross Won't Prevent Coronavirus

Published: Feb. 29, 2020, 3:51 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 Mike Pence is handling the spread of coronavirus and that\\u2019s horrifying. (4:27)\\n\\u2014 Once again, Attorney General William Barr said we have to believe in his Christian God. (10:32)\\n\\u2014 Catholics are debating whether they can eat plant-based \\u201cmeat\\u201d on Fridays during Lent. (15:10)\\n\\u2014 Some Christians can\\u2019t handle how Pete Buttigieg gave good advice to a gay boy. (19:33)\\n\\u2014 A third of Poland is now an \\u201cLGBT-Free\\u201d zone. (26:40)\\n\\u2014 An effigy of a kissing gay couple was burned in Croatia. (27:42)\\n\\u2014 BYU changed its honor code, but the Mormon school insists it\\u2019s still anti-gay. (28:55)\\n\\u2014 Flat Earther Mike Hughes died while flying in his homemade rocket. (33:22)\\n\\u2014 A prominent Canadian Catholic leader, who died years ago, has been exposed as a predator. (38:20)\\n\\u2014 A Christian mail carrier is suing the US Postal Service because he has to work on Sundays. (42:00)\\n\\u2014 With the Supreme Court now on their side, an appeals court ruled that a giant Christian cross in a public park in Florida is legal. (47:58)\\n\\u2014 A Hindu priest says menstruating women who cook food for their husbands will be reincarnated as dogs. Because logic. (53:45)\\n\\u2014 Most Americans don\\u2019t think the Democratic presidential candidates are religious. They\\u2019re wrong. (57:33)\\n\\u2014 Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reminds us that this administration uses religion to hurt people. (1:05:50)\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'