Friendly Atheist Podcast

This week, we talked about the supposed Noah’s Ark discovery, Tim Tebow’s affiliation with Life Surge, and more!

This week, we talked about the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ blood ban, faith healing, and more!

This week, we talked about surveillance cameras in church, middle schoolers taking on an anti-LGBTQ school board, and more!

This week, we talked about Burning Man, whether white evangelicals can be defended, and more!

This week, we talked about anti-Catholic bias, a horrible way to promote Christianity, and more!

This week, we talked about military schools promoting Christianity, Demon Hunters, the Texas GOP harassing peaceful Muslims, and more!

This week, we talked about a potential Supreme Court battle over the Ten Commandments, Satanists in Iowa, the Canadian military, and more!

This week, we talked about a beauty pageant winner claiming religious discrimination after losing her crown, campaigning in a classroom, and more!

This week, we talked about Whitney Lynn getting kicked off her plane, a bigoted food bank leader who harmed his own people, and more!

This week, we talked about Kim Davis, preachers on airplanes, why Gen Z is turned off of church, and more!

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.— Arapaho tribe tells pastor to leave reservation after she trashes their sacred traditions. (1:07)— Mylie Biggs, who believes women shouldn’t vote, is now on the ballot to become an Arizona State Senator. (16:00)— Hospital rejects Christian pregnancy center's anti-LGBTQ doctor pledge. (23:12)— Focus on the Family has advice for estranged parents. An apology isn’t part of it. (40:05)— Arkansas won a fake "religious liberty" contest. Sarah Huckabee Sanders wants praise for it. (59:15)— An LGBTQ arts venue opened in a former church in Australia. Christians shut it down. (1:11:25)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.

This week, we talked about a Christian mom’s horrible reasons for having kids, Lindsay Graham’s death, and more!

This week, we talked about Chuck Schumer promoting Christian Nationalism, a Catholic hospital story that WON’T disappoint you, and more!

This week, we talked about a disturbing Vacation Bible School program, Texas forcing the Bible in schools, and more!

This week, we talked about Jackson Lahmeyer’s downfall, the S.F. Giants against Pride Night, and more!

I spoke with Warren Throckmorton about his new book ad Christian Nationalism in general.

This week, we talked about Pete Hegseth’s religion debacle, irrational faith-based firings at the FBI, and more!

This week, we talked about Ark Encounter’s decade-long disaster, a Colorado candidate’s bizarre religious claims, and more!

This week, we talked about the religious sect that wants members to purge their pets, my fight with a Christian Nationalist, and more!

This week, we talked about the hidden agenda of Kars4Kids, Trump inadvertently harming Christian colleges, and more!

This week, we talked about anti-Muslim discrimination in Texas, the death of televangelist Joni Lamb, Greg Locke’s lies, and more!

This week, we talked about anti-Christian “bias,” a youth pastor caught in a sting, the Jehovah’s Witnesses, and more!

This week, we talked about Satanic students, a Christian politician battling band kids, and more!

This week, we talked about the Supreme Court, the battle brewing in the Mormon Cinematic Universe, and more!

This week, we talked about Eric Swalwell, Christian puppets, baptisms gone wrong, and more!

This week, we talked about Jaden Ivey, pastors caught in the act, Waffle House, and more!

This week, I spoke with author Matthew Boedy about the Seven Mountains Mandate

This week, we talked about the Duggars, blood transfusions, a massive rabbit hole I went down, and more!

This week, we talked about a Christian candidate too extreme for Australia, pastors and their private jets, and more!

This week, we talked about GOP bigotry, a wise move by Georgia Republicans, the myth of evangelical persecution, and more!

This week, we talked about how pastors are talking about the Iran War, how a Catholic hospital punished a patient, and more!

This week, we talked about Christian Nationalism in the GOP, a backwards piece of “pro-life” legislation, and more!

This week, we talked about a secular version of Project Blitz, how Southern Baptists are whitewashing the legacy of a former leader, and more!

This week, we talked about the Christian Super Bowl ad, lawsuits against the Trump administration, and more!

This week, we talked about a Christian coalition’s new anti-gay campaign, why Texas Republicans fear James Talarico, and more!

This week, we talked about Christian prayers that backfire, the Bethel Church scandal, and more!

This week, we talked about the anti-ICE protest at a Minnesota church, a Ten Commandments monument outside a Texas courthouse, and more!

This week, we talked about an unjust fine against a Catholic whistleblower, Scott Adams’ supposed deathbed conversion, and more!

This week, we talked about a Chick-fil-A congratulating a gay couple, Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration, and more!

Jessica and I spoke about the worst stories from the past year, with increasingly more wine.

This week, we talked about the University of Oklahoma’s blunder, a mayor’s bigoted speech to high schoolers, and more!

This week, we talked about Ryan Walters’ latest loss, the Jehovah’s Witnesses, and more!

This week, we talked about religion in custody battles, how voucher programs fund miseducation, and more!

This week, we talked about a Christian student’s failed homework assignment, bad church forgiveness policies, and more!

I spoke with Marissa Franks Burt, co-author of a new book called "The Myth of Good Christian Parenting"

This week, we talked about the Supreme Court rejecting a prayer case, horrible Catholic defenses for the Epstein emails, and more!

This week, we talked about a brilliant TikTok experiment, trying and failing to shame a Christian candidate, and more!

This week, we talked about JD Vance’s bizarre comments about his wife, Florida’s religious hypocrisy, and more!

This week, we talked about the Ten Commandments, a “public Christian school,” and more!

This week, we talked about religious financial coercion, how pastors defend wealth inequality, and more!

This week, we talked about the worst sermon ever, a free speech victory for an anti-hero, legal updates, and more!

This week, we talked about a Trump ally’s prison sentence, Ryan Walters (again), why atheist groups may be in danger, and more!

This week, we talked about Ryan Walters, hockey prayers, and more!

This week, we talked about the Rapture, Jesus jerseys, and more!

This week, we talked about proselytizing football coaches, a Christian standardized test, and more!

This week, we talked about the Millennial Saint, the REAL war on science, and more!

This week, we talked about PragerU, Blue Laws, ethics columnists, and more!

This week, we talked about pleasant obituaries, the Jehovah’s Witnesses, and more!

This week, we talked about women running for office, scandals at Christian schools, and more!

This week, we talked about Kim Davis, Pete Hegseth’s church, a rigged church raffle, and more!

This week, we talked about Ryan Walters, Southern Baptist ethics, suing the Mormon Church, and more!

This week, we talked about Ryan Walters’ browser history, children evangelizing, Shiny Happy People, and more!

This week, we talked about Ryan Walters, hateful pastors, Mehdi Hasan's debate, and more!

This week, we talked about John MacArthur, Chip and Joanna Gaines, being a bad ally, and more!

Hi, all -- This week, we talked about hate-preachers, the Johnson Amendment, and more!

This week, we talked about Catholic schools, the Supreme Court’s awfulness, and more!

This week, we talked about Christian Nationalism in the military, the Newsboys scandal, and more!

I spoke with journalist Kate Shellnutt about the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting!

This week, we talked about Rep. Mary Miller’s bigotry, the lost cause of global religious freedom, and more!

This week, we talked about Sean Feucht’s financial problems, lawsuits galore, and more!

This week, we talked about a disastrous Ten Commandments bill in Texas, a student suing her Christian high school, and more!

This week, we talked about the Supreme Court surprise, Jerry Falwell, Jr., and more!

This week, we talked about training dogs with Jesus, pastors behaving badly, and more!

This week, we talked about a courageous school board member, the Trump administration opposing child safety, and more!

This week, we talked about Satanic flags, costly lawsuits, and more!

This week, we talked about Pope Francis, pro-Christian resolutions, and more!

This week, we talked about anti-abortion hypocrisy, destroying libraries, and more!

This week, we talked about Mormon seminaries at public schools, holding church members hostage for a fundraiser, and more!

I spoke with YouTuber Kristi Burke about deconstruction, challenging her Republican member of Congress, the plight of women atheists on YouTube, and more!

This week, we talked about televangelists, bribing children to learn about the Bible, and more!

This week, we talked about Black Masses, Catholic statues, and more!

This week, we talked about measles, the “Negative World” for Christians, and more!

This week, we talked about God’s plan for fired federal workers, a constitutional amendment to elevate the Bible, and more!

I spoke with Katherine Stewart about her new book "Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy."

This week, we talked about atheists teaching the Bible, problems with the Census, and more!

This week, we talked about Wheaton College’s latest blunder, the most Christian Nationalist resolution ever, and more!

This week, we talked about football and the Catholic Church, a sneaky Texas bill, and more!

This week, we talked about religious tax exemptions, confessional booths, and more!

This week, we talked about a bishop’s plea to Trump, a horrible response to anti-trans bigotry, and more!

This week, we talked about bad academic research, the Pledge of Allegiance, and more!

This week, we talked about the religious makeup of the new Congress, the battle over Southern Methodist University, and more!

This week, we talked about New Atheists gone bad, book bans backfiring, and more!

This week, we recapped the horrible year that was 2024.

This week, we talked about Satanic displays, Christian colleges, and more!

This week, we talked about buying Noah’s Ark, the Ten Commandments, and more!

This week, we talked about the fate of marriage equality, Satanism for kids, and more!

This week, we talked about Ryan Walters, atheists appearing in Nativity scenes, and more!

This week, we talked about Purity Culture, Bible lessons in schools, and more!

This week, we talked about atheists who ran for office, Richard Dawkins’ infatuation with Elon Musk, and more!