A Demon Hunter Showdown (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podcast #650)

— Conservative Christians in Texas are trying to harass Muslims out of existence. (1:08)

— Dethroned Miss North Carolina USA sues pageant over her own bigoted posts. (19:56)

— Christian metal band “Demon Hunter” sues Netflix over “KPop Demon Hunters.” (41:42)

— Massachusetts High Court blocks Catholic statues from going up at Quincy police headquarters. (49:06)

— How a ‘90s R&B star weaponized Christianity against his children. (54:09)

— The GOP nominee for governor of Illinois doesn’t want to talk about his Creationist beliefs. (59:25)

— Pete Hegseth is bringing Christian propaganda to schools on military bases. (1:08:19)
Interview: 

• With Jessica: https://youtu.be/VFkWvc45Qlk?si=tJN2SVPMM3M3tIr3

• Audio only, with Jessica: https://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/2026/08/26/a-demon-hunter-showdown/

• Without Jessica: https://www.youtube.com/live/SLtXTmBViYw?si=UndmVCpKjybicKDx

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/