Sen. Joni Ernst Uses Jesus to Distract from Death (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podast #586)

– Sen. Joni Ernst defends “we all are going to die” comment with pitch to embrace Jesus. (0:48)

– Christian Nationalist Sean Feucht accused of massive financial misconduct by former ministry insiders. (14:05)

– Colorado passed a law to protect trans people. These pastors repeatedly lied about it. (31:39)

– Quincy (MA) faces lawsuit over taxpayer-funded Catholic statues at police HQ. (49:20)

– Catholic bishops file lawsuit to protect the secrets of sex predators. (1:06:46)

– In California, students with disabilities can now attend religious schools on the public dime. (1:24:35)
Interview: 

https://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/2025/06/05/sen-joni-ernst-uses-jesus-to-distract-from-death/