Ep. 272 - Ark Encounter And The Exploding Irony Meter by Friendly Atheist Podcast published on 2019-05-31T22:58:24Z 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. — Ark Encounter is suing its insurers because they wouldn’t cover $1 million worth of rain damage. RAIN DAMAGE! (2:07) — A Christian moms group can’t handle a Gillette ad featuring a father helping his transgender son shave. (9:20) — Trans activists got a monument in New York. (16:54) — It’s not just Catholic priests. Nuns can be abusers, too. (20:15) — The Satanic Temple says members don’t have to abide by Indiana’s fetal burial law. Because they’re a religion now. (22:57) — There’s no sex in Heaven. Good think we’re all going to Hell. (27:00) — A Texas church will pay for your wedding if you stop co-habitating, not realizing the problems they’re creating. (33:35) — Research finds that anti-atheist stereotypes aren’t accurate. Who knew?! (41:55) — A man from Arizona is allegedly stalking women at Planned Parenthood. (51:30) — Evangelist Franklin Graham wants people to pray for Donald Trump. I don’t recall him doing that for Obama… (53:40) — Alabama lawmakers changed the law so judges don’t have to sign off on same-sex marriages. It’s equal, but it is right? (57:34) — Media outlets are threatening to leave Georgia over its abortion restrictions. (1:02:30) — The University of CA won’t partner with a Catholic health care system after massive backlash. (1:12:30) — Maine has finally banned conversion therapy. (1:15:01) — Missouri may lose its last abortion clinic. (1:16:12) — Illinois is on the verge of strengthening its own abortion laws and passing a major marijuana bill. (1:21:50) — Steak. Two of them. (1:24:30) Comment by Kevin Boyle And those men are elected by women who believe the same thing. 2019-07-02T22:49:32Z Comment by Kevin Boyle So Alabama just became a Common Law Marriage state basically. 2019-07-02T22:29:15Z Comment by Nils Meissner The flood probably did exist, just not like it was described in the bible. ;) 2019-06-03T12:28:19Z