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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 Kansas lawmaker told non-Christian constituents that he\u2019d \u201ctry and convert\u201d them rather than taking their concerns seriously. (0:52)\n\u2014 A Texas Democrat dismantled the case for putting the Ten Commandments in every classroom\u2026 but Republicans don\u2019t care. (20:08)\n\u2014 A Baptist missionary was convicted of sexually abusing a four-year-old girl. The proof? He gave her gonorrhea. (41:04)\n\u2014 What horrible ideas does a former atheist leader have now? Let\u2019s check in. (52:00)\n\u2014 If you\u2019re attempting to test the Equal Access Act and counter a Christian program in a public school, don\u2019t do it the way this atheist did. (59:15)\n\u2014 A judge ordered a Pennsylvania school district to allow meetings of the After School Satan Club. (1:19:43)\n\u2014 A Christian congressman said gun violence was the result of a lack of \u201crevival,\u201d but more Jesus would only make things worse. (1:25:35)\n\u2014 A Christian minister told Ohio legislators that trans rights supporters were \u201cpossessed by demons.\u201d (1:31:55)\n\u2014 SPONSOR: Go to\xa0ExpressVPN.com/friendlyatheist\xa0to get three extra months free.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices