Ep. 396 - The Beatification of John Paul I Makes No Sense

Published: Oct. 15, 2021, 4:25 a.m.

b'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 A mom got ordained online, then signed off on 150+ \\u201creligious exemption\\u201d forms for students. (1:57)\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u2014 Pope John Paul I\\u2018s beatification makes no sense to reasonable people. (10:13)\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u2014\\xa0 Christian liar David Barton says slaveowners just didn\\u2019t read their Bible much. (22:40)\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u2014 Despite the French Catholic Church\\u2019s sexual abuse problem, its leader doesn\\u2019t want priests to break the \\u201cseal of confession\\u201d even if it helps victims. (26:15)\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u2014 Joel Osteen\\u2018s church is finally paying back some of the PPP money it got last year. (33:30)\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u2014 The one mom at One Million Moms is very angry with Credit Karma for acknowledging the existence of gay people. (44:21)\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u2014 Turns out being \\u201cvaccinated in Christ\\u201d doesn\\u2019t protect you against COVID. (51:30)\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u2014 A Florida police chief gave a speech encouraging other cops to convert their colleagues. (55:05)\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u2014 A Spanish archbishop is very sorry he allowed a risqu\\xe9 music video to tape suggestive dancing in a famous cathedral. (58:52)\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u2014 \\u201cTeen Challenge,\\u201d a Christian rehab center for kids, is far more troubling than we knew. (1:01:23)\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'