Ep. 340 - The Don't-Say-The-S-Word Baptist Convention

Published: Sept. 17, 2020, 9:05 p.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 If you\\u2019re a pastor, maybe don\\u2019t use your work email to send hateful racist messages based on a hoax. (0:55)\\n\\u2014 The Southern Baptist Convention is drifting away from the word \\u201cSouthern.\\u201d (11:45)\\n\\u2014 \\u201cEvangelicals for Social Action\\u201d is getting rid of the first word because it\\u2019s too toxic. (19:18)\\n\\u2014 Scientific American issued its first-ever endorsement for Joe Biden. Will it matter? (22:19)\\n\\u2014 Don\\u2019t be this mom complaining about a Bible reading in your daughter\\u2019s English class. (38:00)\\n\\u2014 Democrats can and should reach out to non-religious voters. (51:00)\\n\\u2014 A Republican state senator who participated in a protest against climate change just lost his home due to the wildfires. (56:11)\\n\\u2014 A California church will finally stop its indoor services. It just took a fine of $112,750. (1:00:16)\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'