Ep. 291 - Beto's Church Tax Exemption Problem

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 has a new YouTube channel! Have you subscribed? You should. — Hemant will be at California Freethought Day this weekend. Tickets are still available! — David Silverman is running an atheist group again. (1:40) — Beto O'Rourke was wrong to say churches should lose their tax exemptions if they're anti-gay. (16:20) — Why didn't Demario Davis get in trouble for violating the NFL's dress code by wearing a headband that promoted Christianity? (27:26) — A Louisiana high school rejected free food from Chick-fil-A because you know exactly why. (33:10) — Uganda is bringing back its infamous "Kill the Gays" bill. (34:58) — A North Carolina sheriff's office says employees are banned from cohabitating because God said so. (38:00) — If a Christian club promotes prayer in school, teachers shouldn't respond. (40:05) — This girl never should have been suspended from school for speaking out about their inaction on sexual assault. (45:00)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.