Friendly Atheist Podcast

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free AND VIDEO version of the show!Join our private Facebook group and Discord server!Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.— Let’s talk about the election results! (0:30)— Federal judge orders Iowa to allow The Satanic Temple’s holiday event in Capitol. (42:00)— The viral story about the pastor with two wives has another disturbing twist. (49:10)— New Secular Student Alliance leader spent years at schools promoting pseudoscience. (59:04)This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free AND VIDEO version of the show!Join our private Facebook group and Discord server!Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.— Atheist wins “religious exemption” to get out of using AI at work. (0:39)— The sermons Republican Katy Cornell doesn’t want voters to hear. (7:57)— Conservative Christian blogger Samuel Sey will be deported by ICE. (27:55)— Catholic Church upholds excommunication of deacon whose son was abused by a priest. (38:22)— Elizabeth Struhs died after her Christian parents withheld insulin. Could she have been saved? (54:06)— A sociologist’s lazy defense of Christian Nationalism misses the real threat. (1:02:55)This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free AND VIDEO version of the show!Join our private Facebook group and Discord server!Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.— They told Christian girls to submit. Now the Botkin Sisters say they were wrong. (0:17)— Kenyan starvation cult leader Paul Mackenzie convicted in deaths of 191 people. (23:57)— Americans are deeply divided over empathy. White evangelicals oppose it. (34:30)— Colorado parolees can now choose secular addiction recovery programs. (40:19)— Salem Witch Museum to give Batavia High students free tickets after pastor’s objection. (48:52)— Florida’s new science standards downplay evolution and climate change. (56:49)This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free AND VIDEO version of the show!Join our private Facebook group and Discord server!Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.— Texas school district cancels “Little Shop of Horrors” after girl is cast as Seymour. (0:15)— The “pro-life” pastors who want America to watch a live-streamed execution. (19:22)— Satanic invocation sends Iowa city council meeting into chaos. (34:48)— A city overtaken by Christians wanted invocations. It got “Hail Satan” instead. (46:36)— A pastor in an interracial marriage says he won’t let his daughter marry a Black man. (57:23)— A Tennessee school board is putting Christian Nationalism ahead of students. (1:09:12)This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free AND VIDEO version of the show!Join our private Facebook group and Discord server!Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.— Jim Bakker, the godfather of scamvangelism, is dead at 86. (0:21)— A Christian influencer says he went to Heaven and met a testosterone-fueled Jesus. (16:27)— A restaurant stood up to Doug Wilson’s Christian Nationalists—and won. (25:47)— Texas judge forces Galveston school district to display Ten Commandments posters. (40:22)— Idaho’s attorney general gave churches a dark-money loophole to fight abortion rights. (48:48)— The Mormon Church’s own lawyer just undermined its case against John Dehlin. (58:23)This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free AND VIDEO version of the show!Join our private Facebook group and Discord server!Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.— The Christian grift behind Life Surge’s celebrity-packed wealth seminars. (0:32)— Scientists have not “100% confirmed” the resting place of Noah’s Ark. (14:35)— Pete Hegseth gutted the military’s list of official religions. Now Air Force members must choose. (27:15)— Albert Mohler’s blasphemy reversal exposes the cruel logic of Christian Nationalism. (39:35)— Christian school board member melts down over class trip to “Satanic” Salem Witch Museum. (59:07)This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free AND VIDEO version of the show!Join our private Facebook group and Discord server!Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.— Jehovah’s Witnesses just gutted their deadly blood transfusion policy. (0:20)— Trump’s “Top 250 Victories for People of Faith” collapse under scrutiny. (18:32)— An Alabama church says God made a paraplegic man walk again. There’s a better explanation. (36:50)— Nearly half of people raised Mormon have left the LDS Church. (52:00)— James Talarico’s pastor welcomes atheists. Conservatives think that’s a scandal. (1:02:53)This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free AND VIDEO version of the show!Join our private Facebook group and Discord server!Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.— A Texas megachurch’s 400 AI-powered surveillance cameras are deeply disturbing. (0:40)— GOP candidate Michael Whatley’s “integrity” prayer was led by a registered sex offender. (30:11)— Lawsuit says Christian school in Denver tried to “squash” a 13-year-old’s assault allegation. (39:22)— Virginia middle school students win LGBTQ club fight as school board members play victim. (52:12)— A teacher told a Kansas lawmaker “Trans rights are human rights.” Hours later, she was fired. (1:02:20)This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free AND VIDEO version of the show!Join our private Facebook group and Discord server!Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.— Bonnie Kristian’s “Defense of Evangelicalism” avoids the real problem. (0:17)— Christian missionaries were not kicked out of Burning Man for preaching the Gospel. (38:04)— The Supreme Court could let Catholic preschools discriminate on the taxpayers’ dime. (46:19)— Here are the openly non-religious candidates for state/federal office in 2026. (56:30)This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free AND VIDEO version of the show!Join our private Facebook group and Discord server!Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.— Justice Department “Weaponization” report falsely accuses FBI of anti-Catholic bias. (0:55)— Maine Supreme Court says dad can block daughter from attending mom’s harmful church. (27:30)— Texas evangelist raises flag lowered for Dolly Parton in anti-LGBTQ stunt. (46:17)— Christian Nationalist preacher claims his ministry has raised “over 50 people” from the dead. (57:30)— New Jersey didn’t ban prayer outside abortion clinics, but Christians are lying about it anyway. (1:06:20)— Jessica has a new website!This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.