Ep. 356 - Jesus and the Capitol Coup

Published: Jan. 8, 2021, 10:28 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 Order Elle the Humanist and get a 10% discount with the promo code \\u201cfriendlyatheist\\u201d! https://ellethehumanist.com/discount/friendlyatheist\\n\\n\\u2014 Former PA Christian Nationalist lawmaker Rick Saccone lost his job after taking part in the Capitol Coup. (10:42)\\n\\u2014 A Catholic news outlet called out anti-democratic MAGA Catholics by name in an epic smackdown. (25:20)\\n\\u2014 There are a few surprises when it comes to the religious makeup of the new Congress. (29:30)\\n\\u2014 The Georgia Senate elections were a bright spot in an otherwise awful week. (35:00)\\n\\u2014 Meghan McCain finally realized parental leave is a good idea because she had a baby and for no other reason. (40:27)\\n\\u2014 Republicans flipped out after a House chaplain said \\u201cA-woman\\u201d when ending a prayer. (46:22)\\n\\u2014 This short documentary about Ark Encounter is more of a free ad. (48:51)\\n\\u2014 A Pakistani court banned used of the awful \\u201cvirginity test\\u201d for sexual assault cases. (56:08)\\n\\u2014 The CEO of Whole Foods doesn\\u2019t think you need affordable health care. (58:35)\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'