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b'Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast. Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode.\\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 Discord server!\\n\\n\\u2014 Emily Olson, the newest city council member in Owosso, Michigan, has received backlash for trying to end the tradition of Christian prayers at meetings and refusing to stand during the Pledge of Allegiance. (0:55)\\n\\n\\u2014 The nephew of GOP bigot Rep. Vicky Hartzler spoke out after she cried on the House floor about a bill protecting same-sex marriages. (18:50)\\n\\n\\u2014 The first meeting of an After School Satan Club had to be delayed in Virginia after the Chesapeake Public Schools board cited safety concerns. (23:05)\\n\\n\\u2014 SPONSOR: God Pod! Check it out and subscribe! (32:54)\\n\\n\\u2014 Rep. Louie Gohmert praised a Christian pastor whose church has ignored serious allegations. (33:56)\\xa0\\n\\n\\u2014 New York\\u2019s governor should sign a bill that bolsters secular addiction treatment programs. (40:30)\\n\\n\\u2014 A Christian teacher at Franklin Academy, a public charter school in Florida, was fired after interrupting three Muslim students in the middle of a prayer. (46:25)\\n\\n\\u2014 A Christian mother in British Columbia has lost her case arguing that an Indigenous \\u201csmudging\\u201d ritual at her kids\\u2019 school violated her religious freedom. (50:50)\\n\\n\\u2014 A lawyer tasked with helping the Archdiocese of Montreal be more transparent when it comes to child sexual abuse allegations has discovered that Church leaders were sabotaging her efforts. (56:13)\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'