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b'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'