Ep. 431 - The Narrow-mindedness of Organized Secularism

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 Discord server! — 81% of Americans believe in God, an all-time low. (2:05) — Students at Seattle Pacific University protested their school's anti-LGBTQ hiring policy by handing rainbow flags to the university president as he gave them their diplomas. (7:22) — The Canadian Armed Forces just got its first Humanist chaplain. (12:45) — A man wearing a "GOD" shirt tried to burn down The Satanic Temple's headquarters in Salem, Massachusetts. (17:55) — A man who left flowers on his dead fianc√©e's gravesite, only to be turned in to law enforcement by her preacher father, was found guilty of littering. (22:20) — Christian cops are now saying COVID swab tests violate their faith. (27:37) — Is the atheist movement too narrow-minded when it comes to pushing back against misinformation? (40:20) — A Catholic school near Boston lost its "Catholic" designation for keeping up Pride and Black Lives Matter flags. (57:57) — A Jewish synagogue is suing Florida over its impending 15-week abortion ban because they say it would violate their religious beliefs. (1:09:27) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.