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 &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Patreon supporters who give&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;$5 a month&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;will get an ad-free AND VIDEO version of the show!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Join our&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/friendlyatheistpodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;private Facebook group&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://discord.gg/ww8Yy5vXaG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Discord server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— Univ. of Oklahoma &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/univ-of-oklahoma-punishes-instructor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;punishes instructor&lt;/a&gt; for failing Christian student who didn't do the assignment. (0:55)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— Pete Hegseth is waging a &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/pete-hegseth-is-waging-a-pointless" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;pointless and damaging war&lt;/a&gt; on military chaplains. (19:30)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— Mayor criticized for &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/mayor-criticized-for-preaching-bigotry" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;preaching bigotry&lt;/a&gt; during secretly recorded speech to high school club. (45:30)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— Texas city &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/texas-city-blocks-christian-pastors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;blocks Christian pastor's invocation&lt;/a&gt; after his open support for a Pride event. (1:18:40)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders turned a holiday email to state employees into a &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/arkansas-gov-sarah-huckabee-sanders" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Christian sermon&lt;/a&gt;. (1:32:20)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See Privacy Policy at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; and California Privacy Notice at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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This week, we talked about the University of Oklahoma’s blunder, a mayor’s bigoted speech to high schoolers, and more!

615 - Pete Hegseth's War on Military Chaplains

Patreon supporters who give&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">$5 a month</a>&nbsp;will get an ad-free AND VIDEO version of the show!Join our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/friendlyatheistpodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">private Facebook group</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://discord.gg/ww8Yy5vXaG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Discord server</a>!Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.— Oklahoma's Supreme Court <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/oklahomas-supreme-court-overturns" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">overturns</a> Ryan Walters' Bible-heavy Social Studies standards. (0:41)— Former Christian college administrator <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/former-christian-college-administrator" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">indicted for lying to cops</a> in sex abuse investigation. (18:06)— Rachel Laser’s <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/rachel-lasers-uscirf-appointment" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">USCIRF appointment</a> brings church-state separation back to the table. (32:54) — America isn't in the midst of a religious revival—and the <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/america-isnt-in-the-midst-of-a-religious" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">numbers prove it</a>. (49:42)— Australian court awards abuse survivor <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/australian-court-awards-abuse-survivor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">$1.5 million</a>—and exposes Jehovah's Witnesses' cover-up. (1:00:35)— Ohio Republicans <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/ohio-republicans-advance-bill-that" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">advance bill</a> that would flood schools with Ten Commandments posters. (1:17:56)— An Arizona Republican is trying to <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/an-arizona-republican-is-trying-to" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">force Creationism back</a> into science classes. (1:24:11)This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at<a href="http://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org</a>.See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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 &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Patreon supporters who give&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;$5 a month&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;will get an ad-free AND VIDEO version of the show!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Join our&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/friendlyatheistpodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;private Facebook group&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://discord.gg/ww8Yy5vXaG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Discord server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— Oklahoma's Supreme Court &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/oklahomas-supreme-court-overturns" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;overturns&lt;/a&gt; Ryan Walters' Bible-heavy Social Studies standards. (0:41)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— Former Christian college administrator &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/former-christian-college-administrator" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;indicted for lying to cops&lt;/a&gt; in sex abuse investigation. (18:06)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— Rachel Laser’s &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/rachel-lasers-uscirf-appointment" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;USCIRF appointment&lt;/a&gt; brings church-state separation back to the table. (32:54) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— America isn't in the midst of a religious revival—and the &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/america-isnt-in-the-midst-of-a-religious" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;numbers prove it&lt;/a&gt;. (49:42)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— Australian court awards abuse survivor &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/australian-court-awards-abuse-survivor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;$1.5 million&lt;/a&gt;—and exposes Jehovah's Witnesses' cover-up. (1:00:35)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— Ohio Republicans &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/ohio-republicans-advance-bill-that" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;advance bill&lt;/a&gt; that would flood schools with Ten Commandments posters. (1:17:56)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— An Arizona Republican is trying to &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/an-arizona-republican-is-trying-to" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;force Creationism back&lt;/a&gt; into science classes. (1:24:11)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See Privacy Policy at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; and California Privacy Notice at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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This week, we talked about Ryan Walters’ latest loss, the Jehovah’s Witnesses, and more!

614 - There's No Religious Revival in America

Patreon supporters who give&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">$5 a month</a>&nbsp;will get an ad-free AND VIDEO version of the show!Join our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/friendlyatheistpodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">private Facebook group</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://discord.gg/ww8Yy5vXaG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Discord server</a>!Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.— A Christian mom who tried to ban LGBTQ books <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-christian-mom-who-tried-to-ban" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">just got arrested</a> for kidnapping her own daughter. (0:20)— Will the Maine Supreme Court allow a mother to keep <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/will-the-maine-supreme-court-allow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">harming her daughter</a> with religion? (20:10)— Ohio appellate court lets makeshift church <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/ohio-appellate-court-lets-makeshift" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">challenge local fire codes</a> on religious grounds. (46:31)— Four Christian pastors want their faith to <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/four-christian-pastors-want-their" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">override public safety</a> concerns in a Colorado park. (1:05:05)— Taxpayer dollars, Christian lies: What Alabama’s voucher program <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/taxpayer-dollars-christian-lies-what" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">really buys</a>. (1:15:41)— Utah high school <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/utah-high-school-blasted-for-sermon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">blasted</a> for sermon-like video blaming "sin of laziness" for mental health struggles. (1:29:35)This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at<a href="http://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org</a>.See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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 &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Patreon supporters who give&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;$5 a month&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;will get an ad-free AND VIDEO version of the show!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Join our&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/friendlyatheistpodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;private Facebook group&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://discord.gg/ww8Yy5vXaG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Discord server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— A Christian mom who tried to ban LGBTQ books &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-christian-mom-who-tried-to-ban" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;just got arrested&lt;/a&gt; for kidnapping her own daughter. (0:20)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— Will the Maine Supreme Court allow a mother to keep &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/will-the-maine-supreme-court-allow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;harming her daughter&lt;/a&gt; with religion? (20:10)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— Ohio appellate court lets makeshift church &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/ohio-appellate-court-lets-makeshift" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;challenge local fire codes&lt;/a&gt; on religious grounds. (46:31)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— Four Christian pastors want their faith to &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/four-christian-pastors-want-their" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;override public safety&lt;/a&gt; concerns in a Colorado park. (1:05:05)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— Taxpayer dollars, Christian lies: What Alabama’s voucher program &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/taxpayer-dollars-christian-lies-what" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;really buys&lt;/a&gt;. (1:15:41)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— Utah high school &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/utah-high-school-blasted-for-sermon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;blasted&lt;/a&gt; for sermon-like video blaming "sin of laziness" for mental health struggles. (1:29:35)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See Privacy Policy at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; and California Privacy Notice at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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This week, we talked about religion in custody battles, how voucher programs fund miseducation, and more!

613 - Christian Mom Kidnaps Daughter

Patreon supporters who give&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">$5 a month</a>&nbsp;will get an ad-free AND VIDEO version of the show!Join our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/friendlyatheistpodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">private Facebook group</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://discord.gg/ww8Yy5vXaG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Discord server</a>!Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.— She <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/she-turned-in-a-bible-sermon-instead" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">turned in a Bible sermon</a> instead of an essay and failed. Now conservatives say she’s the victim. (3:06)— A Minnesota church told kids to <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-minnesota-church-told-kids-to-hug" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hug and forgive</a> their abuser. Then he found more victims. (44:15)— Because of religion, a West Virginia judge <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/because-of-religion-a-west-virginia" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">just torched</a> the state's best public health policy. (58:40)— Florida Attorney General <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/florida-attorney-general-declares" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">declares war</a> on adults-only holiday drag show. (1:06:18)— Religious leaders demand "<a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/religious-leaders-demand-immediate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">immediate cancellation</a>" of "Merry Gothmas" festival. (1:16:11)— Texas families <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/texas-families-file-class-action" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">file class action lawsuit</a> to halt Ten Commandments display in every school district. (1:19:49)— UK Supreme Court <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/uk-supreme-court-strikes-down-n-irelands" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">strikes down</a> N. Ireland's pro-Christian Religious Education curriculum. (1:23:29)This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at<a href="http://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org</a>.See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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 &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Patreon supporters who give&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;$5 a month&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;will get an ad-free AND VIDEO version of the show!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Join our&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/friendlyatheistpodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;private Facebook group&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://discord.gg/ww8Yy5vXaG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Discord server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— She &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/she-turned-in-a-bible-sermon-instead" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;turned in a Bible sermon&lt;/a&gt; instead of an essay and failed. Now conservatives say she’s the victim. (3:06)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— A Minnesota church told kids to &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-minnesota-church-told-kids-to-hug" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;hug and forgive&lt;/a&gt; their abuser. Then he found more victims. (44:15)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— Because of religion, a West Virginia judge &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/because-of-religion-a-west-virginia" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;just torched&lt;/a&gt; the state's best public health policy. (58:40)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— Florida Attorney General &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/florida-attorney-general-declares" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;declares war&lt;/a&gt; on adults-only holiday drag show. (1:06:18)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— Religious leaders demand "&lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/religious-leaders-demand-immediate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;immediate cancellation&lt;/a&gt;" of "Merry Gothmas" festival. (1:16:11)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— Texas families &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/texas-families-file-class-action" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;file class action lawsuit&lt;/a&gt; to halt Ten Commandments display in every school district. (1:19:49)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— UK Supreme Court &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/uk-supreme-court-strikes-down-n-irelands" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;strikes down&lt;/a&gt; N. Ireland's pro-Christian Religious Education curriculum. (1:23:29)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See Privacy Policy at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; and California Privacy Notice at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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This week, we talked about a Christian student’s failed homework assignment, bad church forgiveness policies, and more!

612 - Christian Student Blames Persecution for Failed Assignment

Patreon supporters who give&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">$5 a month</a>&nbsp;will get an ad-free AND VIDEO version of the show!Join our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/friendlyatheistpodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">private Facebook group</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://discord.gg/ww8Yy5vXaG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Discord server</a>!Marissa Franks Burt is a novelist, editor, teacher, and cohost of the At Home with the Lectionary and In the Church Library podcasts. She lives in Washington state with her husband, six children, and heaps of books. She has a masters in theological studies from Columbia International University.Her latest book, written with Kelsey Kramer McGinnis, is "The Myth of Good Christian Parenting: How False Promises Betrayed a Generation of Evangelical Families." (Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4pdy3ns)The premise of the book is that Christian parents want to raise godly children. But many popular biblical parenting methods cause more harm than good. The stories bear that out. The research bears that out. And this book exposes how the Christian parenting industry has sold families false promises for five decades, leaving a trail of religious trauma, damaged relationships, and lost faith in its wake.This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at<a href="http://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org</a>.See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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I spoke with Marissa Franks Burt, co-author of a new book called "The Myth of Good Christian Parenting"

611 - Marissa Franks Burt, Co-Author of The Myth of Good Christian Parenting

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