Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Hemant’s new podcast has hit its Kickstarter goal! But it’s not too late to donate! (0:41) — Alabama’s near-complete ban on abortion may backfire and even conservatives seem to understand it. (2:03) — Conservative blogger Matt Walsh says it’s good to force rape victims to have babies because it’s proof of the rape. (8:28) — In Michigan, an anti-abortion lawmaker said abortions should be painful because that’s what God wants. (16:13) — A Christian broadcaster says pro-choice people will be repeatedly aborted in Hell. (27:30) — The Catholic Church’s lobbying arm in Pennsylvania called a sexual abuse victim a “troll.” (31:22) — A cartoon rat from “Arthur” got gay-married and conservatives were furious. (37:09) — Non-religious Americans are more reliably Democratic than nearly every other group. Why don’t candidates care? (41:35) — A pastor who raped his 14-year-old adopted daughter got a more lenient prison sentence because he’s a Christian. (47:44) — Hate-preacher Steven Anderson has been banned from just about every country. (50:40) — A Christian school turned Hemant into a personal project. (53:12) — This is a horrible reason for why kids should say “God Bless America” after the Pledge of Allegiance. (1:00:32) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices