Ep. 401 - The Magdalene Laundries of Texas

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast. Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Please join our new Discord server! — This Christian "maternity ranch" in Texas meant to help new mothers is horrifying for so many reasons. (0:41) — "We have to have one religion," says MAGA cultist Michael Flynn. (27:39) — Pastor Mark Burns, who's running for Congress, is calling for all laws that contradict his interpretation of the Bible to be declared illegal. (29:49) — A Christian news editor is resigning over the rightward shift of his parent company. (34:44) — A conservative writer who thinks FFRF is a "hate group" seems to agree with everything they're saying. (45:08) — A pastor who created a COVID outbreak says he was just doing "what God wanted." (52:40) — Catholic bishop. Satanic erotica. Pig semen. (54:57) — The New Orleans Archdiocese is paying over $1 million to settle a case involving lies they told FEMA after Hurricane Katrina. (57:55) — One of the Republicans trying to win the party's nomination for Ohio's U.S. Senate seat is a guy who literally said of his opponent, "But he's Jewish!" (1:02:53) — Two Christian groups are suing over the Biden administration's vaccine mandate because it's a "sin against God's holy word." (1:08:40) — The Supreme Court doesn't seem to care about "religious freedom" when it involves a death row inmate. (1:10:45) — SPONSOR: Check out Paint Your Life and get 20% off by texting FRIENDLY to 64-000. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.