Ep. 474 - The Dalai Lama's Creepy Tongue

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Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— An anti-trans lawmaker from Missouri says it’s okay for 12-year-olds to get married. (0:38)
— The Dalai Lama asked a child to suck his tongue. (15:08)
— U.S. Latinos are ditching Catholicism and becoming “Nones.” (24:20)
— A Christian public school teacher is demanding the right to include “John 3:16” in her emails. (37:06) 
— A NASA official swore her oath on Carl Sagan's "Pale Blue Dot." (45:36)
— An anti-LGBTQ Christian mom sued Oregon for rejecting her request to adopt kids. (53:28)
— Oklahoma officials rejected a taxpayer-funded Catholic charter school… for now. (1:03:29) 
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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.

— An anti-trans lawmaker from Missouri says it’s okay for 12-year-olds to get married. (0:38)

— The Dalai Lama asked a child to suck his tongue. (15:08)

— U.S. Latinos are ditching Catholicism and becoming “Nones.” (24:20)

— A Christian public school teacher is demanding the right to include “John 3:16” in her emails. (37:06) 

— A NASA official swore her oath on Carl Sagan's "Pale Blue Dot." (45:36)

— An anti-LGBTQ Christian mom sued Oregon for rejecting her request to adopt kids. (53:28)

— Oklahoma officials rejected a taxpayer-funded Catholic charter school… for now. (1:03:29) 

— SPONSOR: Visit BetterHelp.com/atheist today to get 10% off your first month. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp.

— SPONSOR: Use my link EXPRESSVPN.COM/FRIENDLYATHEIST today and get an extra three months free on a one-year package.

— SPONSOR: If you’re looking for a simpler and cost-effective supplement routine, Athletic Greens is giving you a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase. Go to athleticgreens.com/ATHEIST.

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