Ep. 389 - The Measurable Morality of Atheists

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 new president of the chaplains at Harvard is an atheist. (4:07) — A Mormon apostle chastised Brigham Young University for not being sufficiently anti-gay. (10:49) — A "Catholic" anti-vaxxer said he didn't care what Pope Francis said about the shots because "You have to be Catholic to be pope." (20:42) — When it comes to morality you can measure, atheists do better on just about every mark. (28:00) — There's been a rise in the acceptance of evolution in America. It's still very low, though. (33:57) — Christian mommy-shamer Lori Alexander says mothers should work from home or else their kids will have sex. Who wants to tell her‚Ķ? (42:53) — In Sydney, police fined churchgoers and their church for violating COVID lockdown orders. (47:10) — Most atheists believe in intelligent life on other planets. (51:24) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.