Sunday, June 17, 2018

The Takeaway From Masterpiece Cakeshop (Hemant Mehta, The Friendly Atheist podcast #220)

Jessica and Hemant sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
 — The Catholic League’s Bill Donohue is already using Anthony Bourdain‘s suicide to celebrate himself. (0:50)
 — The Masterpiece Cakeshop decision was the worst of all possible worlds for conservative Christians, even though they won. (12:08)
 — Does a Muslim beautician have the legal right to tell a trans woman she won’t wax her private parts? (23:44)
 — A Texas church’s list of dangerous “isms” includes Judaism and atheism, but not racism and sexism. (31:23)
 — What is up with college professors who commit acts of sexual misconduct against students? (35:45)
 — CrossFit fired a high-ranking employee for his anti-LGBTQ rhetoric on Twitter. (44:52)
 — Dr. Oz is promoting astrology again. (49:37)
 — Did an Ethiopian pastor get fatally attacked by a crocodile during a baptism? (59:24)
 — TV tattoo artist Kat Von D will not be vaccinating her baby. (1:05:45)
 — Denmark’s burqa ban is a big mistake. (1:11:59)
 — This ex-lesbian wants Christian women to avoid the #MeToo movement. (1:17:43)
 — We got mail! (1:21:50
Interview:
http://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/2018/06/09/the-takeaway-from-masterpiece-cakeshop/

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