Ep. 286 - Does The Bible Ban Interracial Marriage?

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. — A Christian-owned wedding venue won't permit mixed-race couples to get married there because of the Bible. (0:30) — Does a former "gay conversion" therapy leader deserve forgiveness now that he's on the other side? (23:30) — A Tennessee Catholic school banned Harry Potter books because the curses are real. (Seriously.) (39:41) — Alleged child molester Roy Moore still thinks Muslims shouldn't be allowed to serve in Congress. (45:03) — What caused the mass shooting in Odessa, Texas? Apparently, the teaching of evolution. (52:33) — A Texas lawmaker insists he won't do anything useful to prevent gun violence. (54:13) — The Archdiocese of Oklahoma City shouldn't be doing a sex abuse investigation by itself. (57:11) — This pastor has a Manhood Checklist. (1:00:14) — Check out the film Islam & the Future of Tolerance! Podcast listeners who go to that link and purchase the HD version can use the code "10OFF" to get 10% off the price.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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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. — A Christian-owned wedding venue won't permit mixed-race couples to get married there because of the Bible. (0:30) — Does a former "gay conversion" therapy leader deserve forgiveness now that he's on the other side? (23:30) — A Tennessee Catholic school banned Harry Potter books because the curses are real. (Seriously.) (39:41) — Alleged child molester Roy Moore still thinks Muslims shouldn't be allowed to serve in Congress. (45:03) — What caused the mass shooting in Odessa, Texas? Apparently, the teaching of evolution. (52:33) — A Texas lawmaker insists he won't do anything useful to prevent gun violence. (54:13) — The Archdiocese of Oklahoma City shouldn't be doing a sex abuse investigation by itself. (57:11) — This pastor has a Manhood Checklist. (1:00:14) — Check out the film Islam & the Future of Tolerance! Podcast listeners who go to that link and purchase the HD version can use the code "10OFF" to get 10% off the price. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.