Ep. 455 - Club Q and the Christian aftermath

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Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

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— Christian hate-preacher Aaron Thompson celebrated the Club Q shooting, calling it a “good thing.” (3:00)

— Former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis says the victims of the shooting are probably in Hell. (9:45)

— Focus on the Family’s sign was vandalized. Was it justified? (12:30)

— Christians are now in the minority in England and Wales. (33:55)

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— Christians in Tuscumbia, Alabama are furious that a Krampus-friendly Festival of Yule is taking place in their community. (43:17)

— In Bangladesh, two men sentenced to die for murdering an atheist author and his publisher escaped police custody. (52:48)

— At least two instructors at BYU-Idaho, an affiliate of Brigham Young University in Utah, have been fired for not receiving “ecclesiastical clearance.” (58:29)

— Adnan Oktar, a Creationist preacher in Turkey, was sentenced to 8,658 years in prison for a variety of crimes including running a criminal organization, sexual abuse, torture, and abduction. (1:15:05)
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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!



— Christian hate-preacher Aaron Thompson celebrated the Club Q shooting, calling it a “good thing.” (3:00)



— Former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis says the victims of the shooting are probably in Hell. (9:45)



— Focus on the Family’s sign was vandalized. Was it justified? (12:30)



— Christians are now in the minority in England and Wales. (33:55)



— SPONSOR: Check out Elle the Humanist, an introduction to Humanism for young readers! Using this link or the code “friendlyatheist” will get you 10% off anything on the website! https://labelfree.com/discount/FriendlyAtheist (41:53)



— Christians in Tuscumbia, Alabama are furious that a Krampus-friendly Festival of Yule is taking place in their community. (43:17)



— In Bangladesh, two men sentenced to die for murdering an atheist author and his publisher escaped police custody. (52:48)



— At least two instructors at BYU-Idaho, an affiliate of Brigham Young University in Utah, have been fired for not receiving “ecclesiastical clearance.” (58:29)



— Adnan Oktar, a Creationist preacher in Turkey, was sentenced to 8,658 years in prison for a variety of crimes including running a criminal organization, sexual abuse, torture, and abduction. (1:15:05)

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