Ep. 392 - Why Did the NYT Publish This Anti-Abortion Essay?

Published: Sept. 17, 2021, 6:43 p.m.

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast\n\n\n\nJessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.\n\n\u2014 Please join our new Discord server!\n\n\u2014 This anti-gay Wisconsin lawmaker has no idea who Harvey Milk was. (1:06)\n\n\n\n\u2014 Pastor Greg Locke was banned from Twitter. (7:57)\n\n\n\n\u2014 90% of atheists have been vaccinated, but only 57% of white evangelicals. (17:25)\n\n\n\n\u2014 Pastafarians can now get a religious exemption to avoid unvaccinated co-workers. (22:10)\n\n\n\n\u2014 This is a brilliant way to make sure people asking for \u201creligious exemptions\u201d to the COVID vaccine aren\u2019t hypocrites. (24:00)\n\n\n\n\u2014 This New York Times anti-abortion guest essay is disturbing and irresponsible. (30:15)\n\n\n\n\u2014 The Catholic teacher who allegedly attacked a student, then got beaten up by a mother, won\u2019t face charges. (52:10)\n\n\n\n\u2014 The Christian lawmaker who kicked a student in the balls will avoid jail time. (55:09)\n\n\n\n\u2014 The school board member who opposed a sensible quarantine was charged with leaving her grandkids in the car during a meeting. (1:00:57)\n\n\n\n\u2014 Bob Enyart, a Christian radio host who mocked gay people and spread COVID misinformation, died of you-know-what. (1:06:03)\n\n\n\n\u2014 A Missouri parent claimed a pride flag in a classroom would teach their child to be gay. (1:09:10)\n\n\n\n\u2014 An unregistered sex offender was arrested after preaching at a church event. (1:14:16)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices