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.— Hemant will be <a href="https://www.ethicalstl.org/a-weekend-with-the-friendly-atheist/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">speaking in St. Louis</a> this weekend for the Ethical Society of St. Louis. Events are free to the public. COME!— Supreme Court <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/supreme-court-declines-case-involving" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">declines case</a> involving loudspeaker prayers at high school football games. (1:45)— The Catholic League’s Epstein defense is <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/the-catholic-leagues-epstein-defense" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">even worse</a> than you think. (21:45)— New Hampshire town <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/new-hampshire-town-pulls-plug-on" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pulls plug</a> on open forum after Satanists hoist flag. (40:26)— How the Assemblies of God <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/how-the-assemblies-of-god-became" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">became a safe haven</a> for sexual predators. (49:15)— Colorado’s “first public Christian school” <a href="https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2025/11/12/alliance-defending-freedom-sought-religious-public-school-emails-suggest/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">isn't a mistake</a>. It's a test case. (1:05:15)— Florida's proposed <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/floridas-proposed-loyalty-oath-for" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">loyalty oath</a> for educators would ban atheists from becoming teachers. (1:13:40)— U.S. Catholic bishops <a href="https://www.usccb.org/news/2025/recap-us-bishops-plenary-assembly-baltimore" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">double down</a> on anti-trans policies in new hospital rules. (1:18:00)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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