Easter Sunday, Holy Wars, and the Toddler Who Ate the Apple

Recorded on Easter Sunday 2026, this episode of Breakfast with a Heathen leans into the holiday with characteristic irreverence and intellectual honesty. Mike opens by questioning why ham became the official meal of the resurrection and only gets more pointed from there. The conversation covers religious wars — specifically the religious undercurrents of the current U.S.-Iran conflict and what it means that a sitting Secretary of Defense has openly called it a holy war — then moves into why so many Christians refuse to apply the word "agnostic" to themselves even when basic epistemic honesty demands it.From personal experiences with atheist prejudice — including a workplace prayer at a major U.S. bank and a decades-long friendship ended over a Facebook message — to the logical collapse of the Adam and Eve story when viewed through the lens of a toddler who's never been told no, to the well-documented phenomenon of atheists outscoring believers on religious literacy tests, this episode covers a lot of ground. It closes where the holiday demands: a sharp dismantling of the claim that atheists reject God simply to avoid moral accountability — a myth Mike argues is not only logically incoherent but disproven by a quick look at who fills the pews and who fills the prisons.💬 Listener QuestionMike mentioned that some of the strongest atheists he knows became atheist because they read the Bible more carefully. Did your relationship with scripture — reading more of it or less of it — play a role in where you landed on faith? Tell us your experience. 📑 Chapter Headings and times00:00 Introduction — Recording an atheist podcast on Easter4:25 Are religious wars insane? The Iran war and Pete Hegseth12:33 Why theists won't call themselves agnostic17:10 Atheist prejudice — a relative, a workplace prayer, and moving on24:08 The Adam & Eve baby analogy — whose fault is the cookie?29:03 Do atheists know the Bible better than Christians?32:58 Virginity, religion, and what you owe nobody44:50 Living in fear — are God-fearing Christians actually... fearful?48:12 "Atheists just want to sin" — closing argument on Easter SundayVisit us at www.Atheistville.com  for more content from Mike Smithgall and the Atheistville team 📺 Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/@atheistville 💬 Want to be a guest or submit a question? Drop us a note at CONTACTCheck us out at: https://atheistville.buzzsprout.com  🔥 New episodes weekly from Atheistville — Mike Drop with Mike Smithgall, Ask an Atheist, and The Unholy Roundtable, Breakfast With a Heathen © 2025-2026 Atheistville Media