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 Order Elle the Humanist and get a 10% discount with the promo code \u201cfriendlyatheist\u201d! https://ellethehumanist.com/discount/friendlyatheist\n\n\u2014 A conservative writer says Dr. Anthony Fauci can\u2019t be trusted because \u201che\u2019s a humanist.\u201d (3:20)\n\u2014 A car caravan blocked Christian preacher Sean Feucht\u2018s COVID-spreading rally in Los Angeles. (11:25) \n\u2014 400 Liberty U. students want to see the Falkirk Center shut down. (14:58)\n\u2014 A leader of the Catholic Church in Germany says reform on LGBTQ rights and ordaining women is necessary. (20:35)\n\u2014 There was a COVID outbreak in a Bible Study group on Martha\u2019s Vineyard because the leader allegedly told people to trust Jesus over masks. (27:45)\n\u2014 Donald Trump issued a proclamation honoring Saint Thomas Becket. It has problems. (33:10)\n\u2014 A Pennsylvania public transit system owes a lot of cash after rejecting an atheist group\u2019s ad. (46:46)\n\u2014 An Idaho pub faced backlash for helping out with a Satanic group\u2019s fundraiser for personal hygiene products. (56:25)\n\u2014 The Mormon Church is being sued by former boy scouts for allegedly covering up sex abuse. (1:00:47)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices