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Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke Greiff cover the latest news, politics, and pop culture with a focus on atheism and religion.
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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! — Federal judge orders Iowa to allow The Satanic Temple’s holiday event in Capitol. — The viral story about the pastor with two wives has another disturbing twist. — New Secular Student Alliance leader spent years at schools promoting pseudoscience. 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. — The sermons Republican Katy Cornell doesn’t want voters to hear. — Conservative Christian blogger Samuel Sey will be deported by ICE. — Catholic Church upholds excommunication of deacon whose son was abused by a priest. — Elizabeth Struhs died after her Christian parents withheld insulin. Could she have been saved? — A sociologist’s lazy defense of Christian Nationalism misses the real threat. 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. — Kenyan starvation cult leader Paul Mackenzie convicted in deaths of 191 people. — Americans are deeply divided over empathy. White evangelicals oppose it. — Colorado parolees can now choose secular addiction recovery programs. — Salem Witch Museum to give Batavia High students free tickets after pastor’s objection. — Florida’s new science standards downplay evolution and climate change. 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. — The “pro-life” pastors who want America to watch a live-streamed execution. — Satanic invocation sends Iowa city council meeting into chaos. — A city overtaken by Christians wanted invocations. It got “Hail Satan” instead. — A pastor in an interracial marriage says he won’t let his daughter marry a Black man. — A Tennessee school board is putting Christian Nationalism ahead of students. 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. — A Christian influencer says he went to Heaven and met a testosterone-fueled Jesus. — A restaurant stood up to Doug Wilson’s Christian Nationalists—and won. — Texas judge forces Galveston school district to display Ten Commandments posters. — Idaho’s attorney general gave churches a dark-money loophole to fight abortion rights. — The Mormon Church’s own lawyer just undermined its case against John Dehlin. 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. — Scientists have not “100% confirmed” the resting place of Noah’s Ark. — Pete Hegseth gutted the military’s list of official religions. Now Air Force members must choose. — Albert Mohler’s blasphemy reversal exposes the cruel logic of Christian Nationalism. — Christian school board member melts down over class trip to “Satanic” Salem Witch Museum. 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. — Trump’s “Top 250 Victories for People of Faith” collapse under scrutiny. — An Alabama church says God made a paraplegic man walk again. There’s a better explanation. — Nearly half of people raised Mormon have left the LDS Church. — James Talarico’s pastor welcomes atheists. Conservatives think that’s a scandal. 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. — GOP candidate Michael Whatley’s “integrity” prayer was led by a registered sex offender. — Lawsuit says Christian school in Denver tried to “squash” a 13-year-old’s assault allegation. — Virginia middle school students win LGBTQ club fight as school board members play victim. — A teacher told a Kansas lawmaker “Trans rights are human rights.” Hours later, she was fired. 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.
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