VIDEO Podcast Ep. 641: The Downfall of Jackson Lahmeyer (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podast #641)

• 0:00 Intro
• 1:07 SCOTUS says Rastafarian can't sue prison guards who violated his faith and cut off his dreadlocks.
• 14:30 Trump-backed pastor Jackson Lahmeyer drops out of congressional race after sexting scandal.
• 34:50 MLB warns San Francisco Giants players after anti-LGBTQ protest on "Pride Night."
• 48:48 Conservatives claim a trans wrestler assaulted her opponent. The video tells a different story.
• 1:16:39 The Mormon Church is trying to sue a critic into silence. Now he's fighting back.
• 1:31:54 Christian adoption giant reverses course, shutting out prospective LGBTQ parents.

Interview: 

https://youtu.be/eEPfUrXj8Ik?si=RCWGY8u8dpd7hOQg

At least two killed in shooting outside Mormon church in Salt Lake City

Dozens of people were attending a funeral inside the church as the shooting happened, police said…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/08/shooting-mormon-church-salt-lake-city

 

Mormon church shooting suspect had Trump sign outside home, records show | Michigan | The Guardian

Meanwhile, a family photo posted on Facebook shows Sanford posing alongside his wife and 10-year-old son wearing a Re-elect Trump 2020 T-shirt. The shirt from when the first of Trump's two presidencies ended in defeat to Joe Biden carries the logo "Make Liberals Cry Again"...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/29/mormon-church-shooting-trump-sign 

 

At least four dead and eight injured after shooting at Mormon church in Michigan

Church allegedly set ablaze by gunman on weekend when shooting attacks also took place in North Carolina, Texas and New Orleans… 

Perennially high rates of mass shootings in the US have prompted many to call on federal lawmakers to implement more substantial gun control. But Congress has largely been unable or unwilling to heed those pleas…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/28/mass-shootings-north-carolina-texas-new-orleans

 

Southern Baptist Ethics Leader Resigns (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podast #595)

— Ryan Walters may not have watched nude women at work. But he still slandered his colleagues. (0:40)

— Southern Baptist ethics leader resigns, likely due to pressure from MAGA extremists. (27:55)

— Arizona Appeals Court reopens case against Mormon Church involving child abuse cover-up. (47:32)

— Federal judge blocks Arkansas law forcing the Ten Commandments in schools from taking full effect. (1:06:28)

— Bowing to religious pressure, West Point will rebrand bibles with academy’s crest. (1:22:00)
Interview: 

https://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/2025/08/07/southern-baptist-ethics-leader-resigns/