Ep. 502 - The Christian Nationalism of Speaker Mike Johnson

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 launched a Kickstarter to go through the Book of Revelation on YouTube. Please consider supporting him here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/friendlyatheist/everything-wrong-with-revelation-in-the-bible— New House Speaker Mike Johnson is a fervent Christian Nationalist. (1:31) — A Republican helped sink Rep. Tom Emmer's Speaker bid, saying he needed to "get right with Jesus." (29:10)— Rep. Maxwell Frost called out "racist, violent, and dangerous" Christian Nationalism. (38:30)— Donald Trump said he'll block immigrants who "don't like our religion" from entering the U.S. (43:52)— Preacher Mark Burns, who lied about his military service, plans to open the "Burns Christian Military Academy." (51:28)— Oklahoma's Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed a lawsuit to block a taxpayer-funded Catholic charter school. (58:30)— GOP congressman Burgess Owens falsely claimed the Bible was "banned from all of us" in 1963. (1:05:37)— SPONSOR: PaintYourLife.com: Text FRIENDLY to 87204 to get 20% off your painting! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.