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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;— Eric Swalwell’s resignation caps an &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/eric-swalwells-resignation-caps-an" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;up-and-down &lt;/a&gt;history with secular humanism. (0:45)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— A barista says she was fired for her Christian faith. The facts are &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-barista-says-she-was-fired-for" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;far more nuanced&lt;/a&gt;. (17:06)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— National puppetry group &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/national-puppetry-group-faces-backlash" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;faces backlash&lt;/a&gt; for platforming anti-LGBTQ Christian puppetry group. (32:46)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— In &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/in-final-meeting-trumps-religious" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;final meeting&lt;/a&gt;, Trump’s "Religious Liberty" chair calls church/state separation a “lie.” (54:46)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— Pastor &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/pastor-faces-manslaughter-charge" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;faces manslaughter charge&lt;/a&gt; after man dies in baptism gone wrong. (1:06:21)&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 Eric Swalwell, Christian puppets, baptisms gone wrong, and more!

631 - Congressman Eric Swalwell Resigns

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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;— Florida attorney general says state can&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/florida-attorney-general-says-state" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;u&gt;ignore its own constitution&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to fund religion. (0:54)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— Bulls&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/bulls-cut-jaden-ivey-after-anti-pride" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;u&gt;cut Jaden Ivey&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;after anti-Pride rant (but not because he’s Christian). (9:25)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— School district cuts ties with group that&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/school-district-cuts-ties-with-group" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;u&gt;secretly targeted kids&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for conversion to Christianity. (22:30)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— UK-based Bible Society admits claim of "Quiet Revival" of faith was&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/uk-based-bible-society-admits-claim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;u&gt;based on bad data&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. (33:45)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— Federal judge&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/federal-judge-orders-removal-of-ten" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;u&gt;orders removal&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;of Ten Commandments display outside Arkansas Capitol. (53:25)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— Trump-appointed FEMA leader says he&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/trump-appointed-fema-leader-says" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;u&gt;teleported to Waffle House&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. (1:02:35)&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 Jaden Ivey, pastors caught in the act, Waffle House, and more!

630 - NBA Player Waived After Anti-LGBTQ Rant

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>!Matthew Boedy is the author of multiple books and has written for many major publications. He's a leader in faculty organizing as&nbsp;president of the Georgia conference of the American Association of University Professors. He's formerly a high school teacher and currently a professor of rhetoric at the University of North Georgia.&nbsp;His latest book, the one I spoke with him about, is called&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Mountains-Mandate-Dangerous-Christianize/dp/0664269214/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Seven Mountains Mandate</a>: Exposing the Dangerous Plan to Christianize America and Destroy Democracy.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;Matthew Boedy is the author of multiple books and has written for many major publications. He's a leader in faculty organizing as&amp;nbsp;president of the Georgia conference of the American Association of University Professors. He's formerly a high school teacher and currently a professor of rhetoric at the University of North Georgia.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;His latest book, the one I spoke with him about, is called&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Mountains-Mandate-Dangerous-Christianize/dp/0664269214/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The Seven Mountains Mandate&lt;/a&gt;: Exposing the Dangerous Plan to Christianize America and Destroy Democracy.&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, I spoke with author Matthew Boedy about the Seven Mountains Mandate

629 - Matthew Boedy on The Seven Mountains Mandate

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.— The Duggars are <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/another-duggar-has-been-arrested" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">back in the news</a> for crimes involving children. (0:45)— Ché Ahn says God told him to run for governor. California says he <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/che-ahn-says-god-told-him-to-run" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">can't be on the ballot</a>. (13:03)— Christian Nationalist Mark Robinson <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-nationalist-mark-robinson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">finally admits</a> those sex shop stories were true. (35:08)— Catholic priests say charging them with sexual abuse <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/catholic-priests-say-charging-them" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">violates their religious freedom</a>. (48:30)— Jehovah’s Witnesses <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/jehovahs-witnesses-issue-clarification" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">issue "clarification" on blood transfusion ban</a> after decades of suffering. (58:07)— A strategic lawsuit in Oklahoma could <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-strategic-lawsuit-in-oklahoma-could" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">block public money</a> from funding religious schools. (1:09:15)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;— The Duggars are &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/another-duggar-has-been-arrested" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;back in the news&lt;/a&gt; for crimes involving children. (0:45)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— Ché Ahn says God told him to run for governor. California says he &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/che-ahn-says-god-told-him-to-run" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;can't be on the ballot&lt;/a&gt;. (13:03)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— Christian Nationalist Mark Robinson &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-nationalist-mark-robinson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;finally admits&lt;/a&gt; those sex shop stories were true. (35:08)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— Catholic priests say charging them with sexual abuse &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/catholic-priests-say-charging-them" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;violates their religious freedom&lt;/a&gt;. (48:30)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— Jehovah’s Witnesses &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/jehovahs-witnesses-issue-clarification" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;issue "clarification" on blood transfusion ban&lt;/a&gt; after decades of suffering. (58:07)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;— A strategic lawsuit in Oklahoma could &lt;a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-strategic-lawsuit-in-oklahoma-could" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;block public money&lt;/a&gt; from funding religious schools. (1:09:15)&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 Duggars, blood transfusions, a massive rabbit hole I went down, and more!

628 - The Duggars Are At It Again

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This week, we talked about a Christian candidate too extreme for Australia, pastors and their private jets, and more!

627 - Christian Candidate Too Extreme for Australia

Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke Greiff cover the latest news, politics, and pop culture with a focus on atheism and religion. This is the official podcast for FriendlyAtheist.com.

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