Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast. Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode.\n\n\nJessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.\n\n\n\u2014 Please join our Discord server!\n\n\u2014 A Christian hate-preacher delivered an anti-gay sermon that's even worse than you imagine. (2:20)\n\n\n\u2014 A conservative school board candidate checked out all the LGBTQ books in a local library's Pride display so kids couldn't get to them first. (16:28)\n\n\n\u2014 A popular Ontario preacher was arrested on charges of sex abuse. (24:03)\n\n\u2014 What should we make of Amy Coney Barrett's bizarre religious cult? (36:35)\n\n\n\u2014 An army chaplain earned his Ph.D. saying the military is an ideal place to win over Christian converts. (52:15)\n\n\u2014 Poland (!) just made God optional in their boy scout oath. (1:05:26)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices