Ep. 310 - Eugenics "Works," Says Richard Dawkins

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. — Students near Seattle protested after their Catholic school fired two teachers in same-sex relationships. (0:22) — A Christian political group posted a survey about how much people wanted Christian politicians. It didn't go well. (9:55) — Sen. Amy Klobuchar needs a much better answer on how big to make the Democrats' "big tent." (14:30) — High school girls are suing to prevent trans athletes from competing against them. (21:26) — A professor who refused to call a student by the proper pronoun has lost his legal challenge. (22:22) — Holy Land Experience, a Christian theme park, looks like it'll be shutting down soon. (24:24) — For some reason, Richard Dawkins wants you to know that eugenics works. (28:30) — A satirical pro-Trump road sign was a bit too realistic for many. (43:22) — Two Christian girls want other young women to know self-affirmations are the WORST. (45:00) — A Tennessee man is accused of beating his wife because of what she wore to church. (47:47)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.