Ron DeSantis Ally ARRESTED on Child Sex Abuse Charges #DollemoreDaily

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aZrerIWcodw

 

An arts school where Epstein allegedly preyed on students reveals decades of abuse : NPR

Paul Busch was 16 years old when he was sexually abused by his ballet teacher at the Interlochen Center for the Arts in 2005…

 https://www.npr.org/2026/08/10/nx-s1-5924901/michigan-students-jeffrey-epstein-sexual-abuse-interlochen-center-arts

Ark Encounter's Decade-Long Disaster (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podast #638)

— Ark Encounter's decade-long disaster: How the Creationist theme park failed on its promises (0:48)

— “Swallow it!”: A Christian "prophet" told a teen to eat a Bible page to receive God’s blessings. (20:11)

— A Connecticut law protects kids from abusive homeschooling parents. Republicans opposed it. (31:38)

— Colorado GOP candidate's wildest religious claims unravel in must-watch interview. (46:51)

— The Catholic Church protected a predator priest. The courts punished the whistleblower. (1:10:49)
Interview: 

• Audio only: https://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/2026/06/03/ark-encounters-decade-long-disaster/
• YouTube video: https://youtu.be/fG3CzKd44p4?si=DZidgLNOntu9rPaQ

 

A New Orleans attorney was punished for exposing a clergy abuser. Here’s what officials hid for years

Richard Trahant appeals to supreme court after he was fined $400,000 for helping get priest removed from school – and the record of his sanction was placed under seal

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/23/richard-trahant-new-orleans-clergy-abuse 

 

3-year-old suffered sexual abuse during months in immigration custody, family alleges | PBS News

For five months, the young father waited for his 3-year-old daughter's release from federal custody after she crossed the U.S.-Mexico border with her mother, hoping through delays for their safe reunion. 

Only when he turned to the courts as a last resort did he learn that the girl had suffered alleged sexual abuse at the foster home where she'd been placed after immigration officials separated her from her mother.

 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/3-year-old-suffered-sexual-abuse-during-months-in-immigration-custody-family-alleges

 

The Duggars Are At It Again (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podast #628)

— The Duggars are back in the news for crimes involving children. (0:45)

— Ché Ahn says God told him to run for governor. California says he can’t be on the ballot. (13:03)

— Christian Nationalist Mark Robinson finally admits those sex shop stories were true. (35:08)

— Catholic priests say charging them with sexual abuse violates their religious freedom. (48:30)

— Jehovah’s Witnesses issue “clarification” on blood transfusion ban after decades of suffering. (58:07)

— A strategic lawsuit in Oklahoma could block public money from funding religious schools. (1:09:15)
Audio Interview: 

https://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/2026/03/26/the-duggars-are-at-it-again/

YouTube:

https://youtu.be/gkDrk6zhy8M?si=s09cKHd3gVqR4icU

ANOTHER Duggar?!

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/b8oIHRn824o

 

Andy Ogles' Despicable Comments Against Muslims (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podast #626)

— GOP congressman says Muslims “don’t belong in American society” while his party shrugs. (1:00)

— The myth of evangelical persecution gets a new platform in the Washington Post. (15:31)

— Georgia is finally on the verge of criminalizing sexual exploitation by clergy members. (40:58)

— Rhode Island uncovers decades of clergy abuse—and a Church that still won’t fully cooperate. (50:55)

— Texas backs down after accusing agency of religious discrimination in driver handbook. (1:02:35)

— Despite 4,000+ errors, Texas won’t abandon its Bible-heavy “Bluebonnet” curriculum. (1:11:15)
Interview: 

https://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/2026/03/12/andy-ogles-despicable-comments-against-muslims/

Catholic priest in Louisiana charged with child sexual abuse

Korey LaVergne, 37, of the Lafayette diocese, charged with three counts of felony indecent behavior with a juvenile…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/13/catholic-priest-louisiana-charged

 

Rhode Island’s investigation into the Catholic Church hit two big obstacles

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5lkA9RxTGpo

 

Church Whistleblower's Unjust Fine Upheld (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podast #618)

— Court upholds $400,000 fine against lawyer who warned Catholic school about predator on staff. (1:15) — Scott Adams’ deathbed conversion to Christianity shouldn’t be taken seriously. (25:30) 

— Texas attorney general sues state for non-existent religious discrimination. (42:27) 

— Ohio’s “Success Sequence” bill turns poverty into a personal failure. (55:59) 

— Can students fail an assignment if they cite God? Not if Florida Republicans get their way. (1:08:13)

Interview: 

https://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/2026/01/15/church-whistleblowers-unjust-fine-upheld/

There's No Religious Revival in America (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podast #614)

— Oklahoma’s Supreme Court overturns Ryan Walters’ Bible-heavy Social Studies standards. (0:41)

— Former Christian college administrator indicted for lying to cops in sex abuse investigation. (18:06)

— Rachel Laser’s USCIRF appointment brings church-state separation back to the table. (32:54)

— America isn’t in the midst of a religious revival—and the numbers prove it. (49:42)

— Australian court awards abuse survivor $1.5 million—and exposes Jehovah’s Witnesses’ cover-up. (1:00:35)

— Ohio Republicans advance bill that would flood schools with Ten Commandments posters. (1:17:56)

— An Arizona Republican is trying to force Creationism back into science classes. (1:24:11)
Interview: 

https://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/2025/12/18/theres-no-religious-revival-in-america/

Christian Student Blames Persecution for Failed Assignment (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podast #612)

— She turned in a Bible sermon instead of an essay and failed. Now conservatives say she’s the victim. (3:06)

— A Minnesota church told kids to hug and forgive their abuser. Then he found more victims. (44:15)

— Because of religion, a West Virginia judge just torched the state’s best public health policy. (58:40)

— Florida Attorney General declares war on adults-only holiday drag show. (1:06:18)

— Religious leaders demand “immediate cancellation” of “Merry Gothmas” festival. (1:16:11)

— Texas families file class action lawsuit to halt Ten Commandments display in every school district. (1:19:49)

— UK Supreme Court strikes down N. Ireland’s pro-Christian Religious Education curriculum. (1:23:29)
Interview: 

https://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/2025/12/04/christian-student-blames-persecution-for-failed-assignment/

Minnesota Old Apostolic Lutheran Church Community Protected a Child Abuser — ProPublica

In front of the girl, her father and Bruckelmyer, Massie asked her for forgiveness. Looming over her, the three men wept. Then the girl's dad and preacher allowed the man who had been sexually abusing her since kindergarten to hug her. 

"It was one of the worst things ever," she told police some 15 years later...

https://www.propublica.org/article/sexual-abuse-old-apostolic-lutheran-church-minnesota 

Christian Nationalist vs. Zohran Mamdani's "Values" (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podast #607)

— Donor pulls scholarships after University of Arkansas Fayetteville posts Ten Commandments. (1:05)

— Christian HVAC tech fired after invoking the “Billy Graham Rule” sues employer. (11:08)

— The leader of the Anglican Church of North America is mired in a sexual misconduct scandal. (28:45)

— Indiana’s Christian Nationalist Lt. Gov. says Zohran Mamdani wants to “force his values” on NYC. (44:19)

— Colorado’s “first public Christian school” is a constitutional disaster waiting to happen. (58:19)

— Christian Nationalist linked to Pete Hegseth defends slavery as “not inherently evil.” (1:15:53)

— The Republican war on science is rapidly becoming a public health emergency. (1:30:21)
Interview: 

https://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/2025/10/30/christian-nationalist-vs-zohran-mamdanis-values/

How Assemblies of God churches allegedly shielded predators as they abused children

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5inaL1iXK4

How Megachurches Use the Bible to Defend Billionaires (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podast #606)

— Pastor publicly shames woman for donating “only” $1,235 to his church. (2:40)

— How megachurches twist the Bible to defend billionaires and wealth inequality. (19:04)

— Sen. John Barrasso targets American Atheists in bizarre smear of “No Kings” protests. (39:33)

— Pastor who condemned book with gay characters charged with sexually assaulting child from church. (50:09)

— Judge blocks taxpayer-funded Catholic statues from going up at police HQ in Quincy, MA. (57:48)

— South Carolina bars atheist from serving as election worker unless he swears oath to God. (1:08:44)
Interview: 

https://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/2025/10/23/how-megachurches-use-the-bible-to-defend-billionaires/

Gun-toting Pastor Promotes "Violent Action of Faith" (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podast #605)

— A Christian pastor aimed an AR-15 at the congregation to “run out the unbelief.” (1:57)

— In victory for free speech, UK court overturns Qur’an-burning conviction. (16:31)

— Ohio Republicans used a life-saving Narcan bill to promote more religious indoctrination. (42:38)

— After settlement, Catholic priests in Washington can keep sex predators’ confessions secret. (56:50)

— Anti-LGBTQ Catholic schools lose bid to discriminate in Colorado’s universal preschool program. (1:13:09)

— Florida’s first public school chaplain is a Jan. 6 supporter—and a warning to everyone. (1:26:18)

— Judge shuts down California school district’s attempt to revive Christian prayers at meetings. (1:36:10)
Interview: 

https://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/2025/10/16/gun-toting-pastor-promotes-violent-action-of-faith/

Megachurch Pastor (and Trump Ally) Sentenced to Jail (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podast #604)

— An appeals court has vacated a ruling saying Ten Commandments posters in Louisiana schools are unconstitutional. (1:26)

— Oklahoma has already started erasing Ryan Walters’ disastrous legacy. (14:14)

— The Christian Right tried to make a late-night talk show—and it bombed spectacularly. (36:09)

— Trump’s NSPM-7 memo casts critics of Christianity as enemies of the state. (1:05:19)

— Megachurch founder and Trump ally Robert Morris pleads guilty to child sex abuse. (1:20:00)

— Faith, fear, and forced labor: The Kingdom of God Global Church scandal. (1:39:12)
Interview: 

https://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/2025/10/09/megachurch-pastor-and-trump-ally-sentenced-to-jail/

Unforgivable (Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, Freethought Radio podcast)

After reporting on state/church news, we hear the song “Friendly Atheist T-shirt” by the Freethought Band of Humanists of Minnesota. 

Then, we speak with University of Toronto Professor of Religion Kevin Lewis O’Neill about his book, Unforgivable: An Abusive Priest and the Church That Sent Him Abroad.

Interview: 

https://ffrf.org/news/freethought-radio/freethought-today-october-2-2025/