Ep. 422 - A Georgia Republican's Top 3 Priorities
Friendly Atheist Podcast
English - April 14, 2022 19:52 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsSpirituality Religion & Spirituality news science politics comedy atheism religion liberal philosophy entrepreneurship interview Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— Please join our Discord server!
— Hemant will be giving a talk in Orlando on Sunday, April 24. Details here!
— Kandiss Taylor, a wannabe governor of Georgia, has no respect for church/state separation. (3:19)
— An Arkansas official brazenly bragged about pushing Christianity at government meetings. (14:30)
— A "quieter approach" to atheism isn't necessarily a bad thing. (24:10)
— A Tennessee senator used Hitler as an example of someone overcoming homelessness. (38:40)
— A Tennessee cop baptized a woman against her will. A judge says the lawsuit can continue. (44:19) (UPDATE: The woman in question was found dead Wednesday night. The cause of death is unknown. We did not know about that when we were discussing this story on Thursday.)
— David Barton is spreading a new lie about churches and the Constitution. (53:41)
— There's a new member of the Congressional Freethought Caucus and it's a non-story. (1:00:17)
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Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast. Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode.
Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— Please join our Discord server!
— Hemant will be giving a talk in Orlando on Sunday, April 24. Details here!
— Kandiss Taylor, a wannabe governor of Georgia, has no respect for church/state separation. (3:19)
— An Arkansas official brazenly bragged about pushing Christianity at government meetings. (14:30)
— A "quieter approach" to atheism isn't necessarily a bad thing. (24:10)
— A Tennessee senator used Hitler as an example of someone overcoming homelessness. (38:40)
— A Tennessee cop baptized a woman against her will. A judge says the lawsuit can continue. (44:19) (UPDATE: The woman in question was found dead Wednesday night. The cause of death is unknown. We did not know about that when we were discussing this story on Thursday.)
— David Barton is spreading a new lie about churches and the Constitution. (53:41)
— There's a new member of the Congressional Freethought Caucus and it's a non-story. (1:00:17)
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