Ep. 539 - Project 2025 and the GOP Platform

Friendly Atheist Podcast

Religion & Spirituality, News Commentary, Politics, News

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2024

⏱️ 114 minutes

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Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — The GOP’s 2024 platform is a dream come true for Christian Nationalists. (2:59) — A desperate Donald Trump wants to distance himself from Project 2025. Here's why. (29:12) — 14 Christians go on trial in Australia after "faith-healing" death of 8-year-old girl. (35:20) — Texas pastor fined after illegally using church donations to boost his city council campaign. (41:45) — Canadian megachurch halts services after insurers pull sex abuse coverage. (51:00) — LifeWise Academy sues Ohio man who posted their entire Bible curriculum online. (58:33) — Oklahoma Dept. of Education will force teachers to use the Bible in public schools. (1:15:25) — "God’s Not Dead 5," a film no one asked for, already has a trailer. (1:31:22) — Two influential atheist groups are in court battling over one man's large donations. (1:37:23) SPONSOR: Go to Butcherbox.com/friendly and use code friendly at checkout and enjoy your choice of bone-in chicken thighs, top sirloins, or salmon in every box for an entire year, plus $30 off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Hemet and you're listening to the Friendly Atheist Podcast.
0:04.4	Please go to Patreon.com slash Friendly Atheist Podcast to support this show.
0:10.0	Let me give some shout-outs to some of our more recent supporters.
0:13.8	They include Patrick W, J. S. G. Reese, Ivy, Kelly M. Seth K. Shannon F. Chris J. Adethi D Rachel P K
0:25.0	K could be Kelly Devon W David Chris C. Bill W.
0:30.0	Thank you so much for your support and welcome it's been like a month
0:35.1	since I've seen you it's been a month since we've recorded an actual newsy episode
0:40.7	who have you been talking to for the last three weeks?
0:45.2	Apparently hate preachers who want my murder.
0:48.5	I deeply didn't listen to that.
0:51.0	Someone asks me, they're like, I want to hear that episode, but with your reactions, and I'm like, she's not going to listen to.
0:56.4	Yeah, and I'm like, she's not going to listen to it, I value my suffering mental health way too much.
1:03.1	But yeah, thank you to everyone for sitting
1:05.1	through those interviews for the past few weeks.
1:07.3	And that means there's a month of stories
1:09.4	we haven't gotten to.
1:10.7	So we're gonna go 17 hours today.
1:13.0	Great.
1:14.0	No, I tried to narrow down the recent stuff
1:16.2	and the stuff I just didn't want to miss.
1:19.4	And I figured we'll do our best with whatever.
1:22.7	Yeah, man.
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