Ep. 311 - The Cross Won't Prevent Coronavirus

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. — Mike Pence is handling the spread of coronavirus and that’s horrifying. (4:27) — Once again, Attorney General William Barr said we have to believe in his Christian God. (10:32) — Catholics are debating whether they can eat plant-based “meat” on Fridays during Lent. (15:10) — Some Christians can’t handle how Pete Buttigieg gave good advice to a gay boy. (19:33) — A third of Poland is now an “LGBT-Free” zone. (26:40) — An effigy of a kissing gay couple was burned in Croatia. (27:42) — BYU changed its honor code, but the Mormon school insists it’s still anti-gay. (28:55) — Flat Earther Mike Hughes died while flying in his homemade rocket. (33:22) — A prominent Canadian Catholic leader, who died years ago, has been exposed as a predator. (38:20) — A Christian mail carrier is suing the US Postal Service because he has to work on Sundays. (42:00) — With the Supreme Court now on their side, an appeals court ruled that a giant Christian cross in a public park in Florida is legal. (47:58) — A Hindu priest says menstruating women who cook food for their husbands will be reincarnated as dogs. Because logic. (53:45) — Most Americans don’t think the Democratic presidential candidates are religious. They’re wrong. (57:33) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reminds us that this administration uses religion to hurt people. (1:05:50)