Ep. 497 - The Mormon Church Condemns Tim Ballard

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.— Hemant is speaking in Denver on Saturday, Sep. 30. Details are here!— We're having a 500th episode party in Aurora, Illinois on Saturday, October 7. Details are here! t— Christian hate-preacher Greg Locke has a massive bill coming his way. (1:30)— Even the Mormon Church wants nothing to do with Tim Ballard. (10:30)— A new lawsuit says Louisiana students were tricked into going to church instead of a college fair. (25:05)— Letter suggests Pope Pius XII knew about Nazi atrocities but remained on the sidelines. (40:40)— After a teen's petition, a Minnesota school district will stop holding graduation in a megachurch. (52:40)— A professional singer was fired for criticizing the Cleveland Diocese's anti-LGBTQ policies. (1:04:03)— A Christian hate-preacher rationalized slavery in the worst way. (1:20:20)— For State House, Louisiana GOP endorses Christian pastor charged with child cruelty. (1:28:16)— A former American Family Association VP sued AFA for same-sex sexual harassment. (1:35:13)— SPONSOR: Head to factormeals.com/friendly50 and use code friendly50 to get 50% off!— SPONSOR: Sign up today at butcherbox.com/friendly and use code FRIENDLY to receive ground beef for life plus $20 off your first order. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.