Ep. 336 - Was the DNC’s Faith Outreach Too Much?

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Our thoughts on the Democratic National Convention. (0:22) — Evangelist Franklin Graham said there was an “absence of God” during the DNC. What was he watching?! (6:29) — Florida State Rep. Kim Daniels, one of the worst Democrats in the country, lost her primary. Thank goodness! (16:55) — Broadcaster Thom Brennaman said WHAT during a broadcast? (20:53) — A former LGBTQ-themed talk show host hurled anti-LGBTQ slurs at someone who told him to wear a mask. (27:41) — Should this Catholic mother have disconnected the internet to punish her atheist son? (30:14) — Rep. Rashida Tlaib has joined the Congressional Freethought Caucus! (38:00) — The likely QAnon congressional candidate from Georgia once tried to get two Muslim congresswomen to retake their oaths on the Bible. (42:13) — Can evangelicals convince other Christians to follow the science when it comes to COVID? (47:16) — Ark Encounter is planning a Christian music festival. Like everything they do, it’s underwhelming. (53:27) — Singer James Blunt once got scurvy from eating only meat to prove his manliness. Go vegetarian, everyone. (56:00)