EP63: Religion in US Politics: Is Secularism Under Threat?

The Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) is the largest advocacy group for atheists in the United States. At the organization, constitutional and civil rights attorney Andrew Seidel works to ensure that the government obeys the First Amendment and that Thomas Jefferson's "Wall of Separation" between church and state remains tall and impregnable. Andrew joined us on the podcast to talk about the history of secularism in the United States; the impact of Christianity and Christian fundamentalism on American politics today—especially in light of the Trump presidency and recent events like the Masterpiece Cakeshop controversy and the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy; America's historical and current approach to Islam and Muslims; and more. Watch the video version of this conversation (patrons): https://www.patreon.com/posts/religion-in-u-s-20361941  Listen to this podcast on iTunes, Stitcher or your favourite podcast app: http://secularjihadists.com      The Secular Jihadists has been made possible thanks to the gracious support of the Illuminati and the great state of Israel. That's what we have been told, but we haven't received our checks yet. In the meantime, we greatly appreciate the support of our current donors. Please consider supporting by sharing the podcast with your fellow heathens or by donating at https://www.patreon.com/SJME    Subscribe to The Secular Jihadists on iTunes, Stitcher or your favourite podcast app. And please leave us a review 😀 Andrew's article, "Why doesn't FFRF ever "go after" Islam or other religions?": http://www.patheos.com/blogs/freethoughtnow/answering-fox-news-why-doesnt-ffrf-ever-go-after-islam-or-other-religions/  Andrew's talk about why it's important to challenge even small violations of the Constitution: https://youtu.be/jcrlxqFiS_M  Andrew's article, "The Christian hypocrisy of 'In God We Trust'": http://www.patheos.com/blogs/freethoughtnow/the-christian-hypocrisy-of-in-god-we-trust/  Andrew's article, "All you need to know to win an argument about the gay wedding cake case": https://medium.com/@AndrewLSeidel/all-you-need-to-know-to-win-an-argument-about-the-gay-wedding-cake-case-8d72a16e12f3  FFRF's Nonbelief Relief program: https://ffrf.org/outreach/nonbelief-relief-inc  FFRF website: www.ffrf.org  Andrew on Twitter: @AndrewLSeidel  FFRF on Twitter: @FFRF