Ep. 240 - The Astrologer Certification Test

Friendly Atheist Podcast

Religion & Spirituality, News Commentary, Politics, News

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2018

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — A Catholic pharmacist wouldn’t give a woman the medicine she needed to abort a miscarriage. (2:35) — Christian videographers want the right to discriminate against gay customers and it may go to the Supreme Court. (10:48) — Republicans are rushing to confirm an enemy of church/state separation before Democrats can weigh in. (21:12) — Stephen Hawking is adamant about his atheism in his final book. (30:42) — Donald Trump said he has a “natural instinct” for science, a comment which shows he doesn’t understand science. (34:30) — There’s a “grueling” exam for astrologers. I guess you fail by taking it. (37:02) — Christian author says rape doesn’t count if the woman doesn’t scream. Again. (42:52) — An anti-gay former fire chief in Atlanta got $1.2 million in settlement. (49:15) — 90% of Goop wellness products are not supported by science. (57:43) — Can you be a bad atheist? (1:02:07) — How can we stay optimistic in a depressing world? (1:07:59) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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