Ep. 388 - The Modern Legacy of the Spanish Inquisition

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. — Come to our in-person meetup in Chicago on August 28! — The Department of Education plans to rescind Trump-era regulations promoting faith-based discrimination at college. (3:11) — The Spanish Inquisition still affects Spain today, say researchers. (11:50) — An anti-vaxxer Catholic cardinal is in the hospital due to COVID. (20:52) — A Disney Channel actress cited the Bible in a deranged anti-mask rant in front of her TN school board. (29:36) — How much criticism does former Purity Culture advocate Joshua Harris deserve for offering a course to help people who feel shame about sex? (36:29) — Ayaan Hirsi Ali is very mad that you care about trans pronouns. (1:04:05) — A former Kansas lawmaker is joining the staff of American Atheists. (1:14:59) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.