Ep. 341 - The Supreme Court's Devastating Rightward Shift

Friendly Atheist Podcast

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. — Please subscribe to Hemant's new Substack newsletter! — What does the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg mean for church/state separation? (0:54) — Democrats do not have an anti-Catholic bias. (23:41) — A Republican state representative from Illinois was caught on tape saying racist, homophobic things about her opponent. (28:03) — A Baptist preacher yelled “White Power!” after a Trump rally. (36:00) — This bizarre ad from a Wisconsin GOP group falsely claims Joe Biden‘s religious beliefs are unknown. (39:00) — How much praise should we give an evangelical who only ditched the label now? (42:44) — What is a “militant secularist,” Attorney General William Barr? (56:20) — Germany’s largest, richest archdiocese is planning on massive shrinkage. (59:33)

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