Ep. 232 - The Mormon Who Ended An Engagement Over A Fantasy

Friendly Atheist Podcast

Religion & Spirituality, News Commentary, Politics, News

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2018

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) used Christianity to cover up his campaign finance fraud. (2:55) — The Catholic Church has spent millions of dollars in New York lobbying against bills that would let victims of child sex abuse seek justice. (7:50) — Good news! Claiming to have flown in an alien spaceship is no longer a dealbreaker to get an endorsement from the Miami Herald. (11:50) — Christine Hallquist, a trans woman, is the Democratic nominee for governor in Vermont! (16:55) — A conservative legal group is furious that Hawaii asked non-profits to play by the rules this election season. (18:58) — An Arkansas school district did not like the contextualized “In God We Trust” poster offered to them by American Atheists. (23:25) — Surprise: HPV vaccines aren’t bad for you! (28:23) — A young Mormon woman dumped her fiancé after she realized he watched porn. (33:38) — The Christian family that handles snakes in church can’t stop getting bitten by snakes for some reason. (43:30) — Rose McGowan goes from hero to ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ in a recent #MeToo story. (47:14) — The former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was charged with forcible touching. (50:37) — Hemant will be in Portland, Oregon on Friday, August 31 for a free conversation about religion with a Christian apologist. Expect all the fireworks! (51:39) — Thanks to our Patreon supporters! (52:15) — Is Donald Trump the first atheist president in history? (52:43) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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