Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast. Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — I’ve shifted to Substack. (0:48) — Saddleback Church was kicked out of the Southern Baptist Convention for having a woman pastor. (1:56) — Arizona House Republicans passed a bill forcing kids to say the Pledge of Allegiance in schools. (14:13) — Nikki Haley, who wants to present herself as a sane Republican, got an extremist pastor to kick off her presidential campaign. (23:50) — A former member of Westboro Baptist Church is now whitewashing a different kind of hate. (30:53) — Nebraska State Sen. Megan Hunt called out her Christian colleagues for ignoring Jesus in how they vote. (40:03) — A Christian school canceled a concert after learning one of the singers is gay. (46:35) — The Feds fined the Mormon Church and its investment division for trying to hide its assets. (59:15) — A victim of the Satanic Panic, Melvin Quinney, has finally been exonerated. (1:10:59) — Don’t automatically trust stories about pastors who die for bizarre religion-related reasons in Africa. (1:17:19) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices