Mike Johnson refuses to condemn anti-Muslim comments by Republican lawmakers

Andy Ogles said Muslims do not belong in the US and Randy Fine made a comparison of Muslims to dogs…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/10/mike-johnson-anti-muslim-comments

Carlo Acutis, the First Millennial Saint (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podast #600)

— The Catholic Church has a millennial saint, Carlo Acutis. Is that because of miracles or marketing? (1:40)

— The initial report from Trump’s “Anti-Christian Bias” task force reveals… nothing. (18:30)

— Quebec’s proposed public prayer ban is a blunt attack on religious freedom. (48:45)

— Christian parents let their baby die while awaiting a miracle. They’ll be in jail for a month. (1:21:15)

— Lawrence Krauss’ “The War on Science” is a gift to science’s real enemies. (1:33:15)

Interview: 

https://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/2025/09/11/carlo-acutis-the-first-millennial-saint/

Opinion | Poland abortion protests: Why so many are breaking with the Catholic Church - The Washington Post

...This was all unthinkable until relatively recently. But as the church's political and economic bond with government has grown tighter, its connection to the people has waned. My mother used to take me to Sunday Mass in the 1990s. In the early 2000s, she encouraged me to take part in religious pilgrimages. But when I visited her in Poland two years ago, when I was pregnant with my daughter, she told me she hoped we wouldn't be baptizing the child...

... Law and Justice, meanwhile, has tried to use religious feeling to its own ends. It has relied heavily on anti-Muslim fearmongering and has recently started mobilizing the same sort of social hatred against the LGBTQ community — with comprehensive help from the Polish church, which eagerly preaches against "the rainbow plague."...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/31/poland-protests-catholic-church-abortion-women/

Baptist church cancels 9/11 anti-Islam event after backlash from legislators, Christian scholars - The Washington Post

A Baptist church is hosting an anti-Islam event.....
https://beta.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/09/11/religion-scholars-baptist-church-your-anti-islam-event-isnt-very-christian/

America’s greatest terrorist threat? White supremacists - The Washington Post

When I visit a synagogue or Jewish community center in my congressional district, I usually pass by armed security. Inside, people sometimes share heartfelt concerns about boycotts of Israel or the controversy over remarks about Israel by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). But those aren’t the reasons for the guard at the gate.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/can-we-forget-politics-and-just-focus-on-keeping-people-safe/2019/05/03/d6cfe574-6d24-11e9-8f44-e8d8bb1df986_story.html

Don’t Just Condemn the New Zealand Attacks — Politicians and Pundits Must Stop Their Anti-Muslim Rhetoric - The Intercept

At least 49 Muslims were killed in their mosques. It's time to end the appeals to Islamophobia from Trump, Cruz and many others...
https://theintercept.com/2019/03/15/new-zealand-shooter-manifesto/

Ilhan Omar in Her Own Words: I Know What Hate Feels Like

The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution Thursday condemning anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim discrimination, white supremacy and other forms of hate. The vote was 407 to 23, with nearly two dozen Republicans voting against it. The vote capped a week of intense debate among congressional Democrats that began after some lawmakers accused Democratic Congressmember Ilhan Omar of invoking anti-Semitic tropes while questioning U.S. foreign policy on Israel at an event last week. Omar said, “I want to talk about the political influence in this country that says it is OK for people to push for allegiance to a foreign country.” While the media has largely focused on this single sentence in her remarks, few have heard her broader comments. We hear from Ilhan Omar in her own words, speaking last week at Busboys and Poets in Washington, D.C...
https://youtu.be/Qos-_bA9VKo

Debate Over Ilhan Omar Highlights New Willingness in U.S. to Question Pro-Israeli Lobby

Following a week of debate surrounding Democratic Congressmember Ilhan Omar’s comments about U.S. foreign policy in Israel, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution Thursday condemning anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim discrimination, white supremacy and other forms of hate. We host a discussion with Gideon Levy, Haaretz columnist and member of the newspaper’s editorial board; Phyllis Bennis, a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies who serves on the national board of Jewish Voice for Peace; and Remi Kanazi, a Palestinian-American poet, writer and organizer based in New York City...
Interview:
https://youtu.be/E0wBJKHUnwE

Anti-Muslim Myth Gets A New Twist - FactCheck.org

Congress didn't "quietly" repeal a law barring Muslims from serving in public office, as social media posts allege. No such law existed in the first place...
https://www.factcheck.org/2019/02/anti-muslim-myth-gets-a-new-twist/

Conservative pastor: ‘The floor of Congress is now going to look like an Islamic republic’ - The Hill

Conservative pastor commentator E.W. Jackson went on an anti-Islamic tirade on his radio show Wednesday, complaining that Muslims are taking over Congress. ....
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/420061-conservative-pastor-the-floor-of-congress-is-now-going-to-look-like-an-islamic

Hate Crimes Hotline Headline Is Wrong - FactCheck.org

A popular website that spreads misinformation and conspiracy theories has twisted old news about a hate crimes hotline to create a bogus, anti-Muslim headline. ....

https://www.factcheck.org/2018/11/hate-crimes-hotline-headline-is-wrong/