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Please support the show at\xa0https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast. Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode.\nJessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.\n\u2014 A Christian lawmaker used the Bible to justify the physical abuse of kids with disabilities in public schools. (0:37)\n\u2014 Americans still view atheists unfavorably\u2026 but it\u2019s not all bad news. (25:42)\n\u2014 In a lawsuit, a teenager says a teacher assaulted her for not saying the Pledge of Allegiance. (43:37)\n\u2014 An editorial defending college football coach Deion Sanders\u2019 proselytizing fumbled the facts. (54:35)\xa0\n\u2014 The Santa Rosa Catholic Diocese in California has filed for bankruptcy. (1:13:29)\n\u2014 A Christian school in Vermont is banned from competing in state-sanctioned events after refusing to play a team with a trans athlete. (1:21:03)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices