Ep. 322 - Liberty U. Axed Its Philosophy Dept.

Published: May 16, 2020, 6:48 a.m.

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 Liberty University just got rid of its entire Philosophy Department. (4:44)\n\u2014 Forget Jim Bakker. Now a respected evangelical couple is under fire for promoting a fake COVID cure. (12:26)\n\u2014 A majority of white evangelicals trust Donald Trump for COVID news, proving yet again that they\u2019ll believe anything. (17:32)\n\u2014 A banner flying over a re-open protest read \u201cFewer graves if we reopen in waves.\u201d (24:00)\n\u2014 Illinois pastors say not meeting for church is the same as being \u201csentenced to death.\u201d (31:40)\n\u2014 Pastors are still making the idiotic argument that if grocery stores are open, churches should be too. (33:40)\n\u2014 A Wisconsin hairdresser says she should be allowed to open her salon because it\u2019s a ministry. (39:34)\n\u2014 The game show \u201cThe Price is Right\u201d made a donation to Planned Parenthood. (46:22)\n\u2014 This Christian school\u2019s leaders are bragging about how easy their classes are. (48:40)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices