Ep. 477 - The Ten Commandments Don't Belong in School

Published: May 5, 2023, 3:06 a.m.

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 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'