Ep. 220 - The Takeaway From Masterpiece Cakeshop

Friendly Atheist Podcast

Religion & Spirituality, News Commentary, Politics, News

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2018

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Summary

Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. -- The Catholic League's Bill Donohue is already using Anthony Bourdain's suicide to celebrate himself. (0:50) -- The Masterpiece Cakeshop decision was the worst of all possible worlds for conservative Christians, even though they won. (12:08) -- Does a Muslim beautician have the legal right to tell a trans woman she won't wax her private parts? (23:44) -- A Texas church's list of dangerous "isms" includes Judaism and atheism, but not racism and sexism. (31:23) -- What is up with college professors who commit acts of sexual misconduct against students? (35:45) -- CrossFit fired a high-ranking employee for his anti-LGBTQ rhetoric on Twitter. (44:52) -- Dr. Oz is promoting astrology again. (49:37) -- Did an Ethiopian pastor get fatally attacked by a crocodile during a baptism? (59:24) -- TV tattoo artist Kat Von D will not be vaccinating her baby. (1:05:45) -- Denmark's burqa ban is a big mistake. (1:11:59) -- This ex-lesbian wants Christian women to avoid the #MeToo movement. (1:17:43) -- We got mail! (1:21:50) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Pepsi Max. Christmas is great, but there's loads of ways to make it better.
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