Showing posts with label creationism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label creationism. Show all posts

Sunday, August 30, 2026

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)
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Sunday, December 21, 2025

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)
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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

The Proud Scientific Ignorance of a Christian Nationalist (Gutsick Gibbon)

Evolution and some geologic history explained while she counters silly creationism / intelligent design arguments from Doug Wilson and the Answers in Genesis / Ken Ham people. 

An important point she makes is that Doug Wilson and his followers not only hold these unscientific beliefs, but that they are actively engaged in building up networks of schools that will indoctrinate children with these beliefs instead of real science.
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Sunday, September 28, 2025

Creationism on Trial (Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, Freethought Radio podcast)

After covering state/church news, we report on the “war-mongering” Christian nationalist rhetoric at Charlie Kirk’s memorial. 

Then, we hear distinguished attorney Richard Katskee speaking at the Scopes Trial Centennial conference about his role in the 2005 lawsuit in Dover, Pa., defending the teaching of evolution in the public schools.
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Sunday, July 13, 2025

The End of the Johnson Amendment? (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podast #591)

— Is the Johnson Amendment dead? IRS says churches can now endorse candidates from the pulpit. (1:35)

— Hate-fueled, anti-gay sermons from Indiana New IFB church spark outrage. (32:30)

— Court rules against West Virginia in $5,000,000 religious grant controversy. (52:59)

— FOX & Friends promotes Creationist theme park in sponsored segment disguised as news. (1:04:25)

— “Sheep do not judge the shepherd”: Priest defends convicted abuser in shocking sermon. (1:17:20)
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Sunday, June 1, 2025

The BONKERS Science of a CREATIONIST MOVIE! (Full Documentary Response)

The Genesis Paradise Lost movie from Eric Hovind's Creation Today remains popular and influential around the world. The movie proudly declares a message of young earth creationism, using stunning visual effects and interviews with the likes of Bodie Hodge, Chad Hovind, Charles Jackson, Danny Faulkner, David Menton, Georgia Purdom, Jeremy Lyon, John Baumgardner, Ken Ham, Ray Comfort, Terry Mortenson, Tommy Mitchell, and Voddie Baucham.

As the movie is packed with scientific claims, but not enough screen time to go in-depth, this documentary will endeavor to go slowly through each claim and take a careful look at each and how it contributes to our view of God.
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Sunday, January 5, 2025

The Evangelical Anti-Vaccine Movement 50 Years in the Making (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)

Brad speaks with scholar Mark Fugitt whose recent work explores the various sources and factors in evangelical opposition to the COVID vaccine. He provides the historical context for this movement, showing that it is half a century in formation. 

He explains to Brad how everything from creationism, to Christian wellness, to anti-abortion sentiment, and the apocalypse play into fear-mongering around the COVID vaccine.
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Sunday, December 22, 2024

It’s in the Code Ep 127: “The Purpose of Sex (Part 3)?” (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast) (It's in the Code, Episode #127)

In this episode, Dan takes on the “design argument” that the purpose of human sex is procreation. 

Here’s how the argument goes: If God created human beings, and therefore human sexuality, this means that the purpose of sex is procreation, because this is God’s intended purpose. 

But does the argument work? 

Dan argues that even if we presuppose human beings and their sexuality as a direct creation of God, the idea that the purpose of sex is procreation is STILL not compelling. 

Human sexuality is so ineffective at bringing about procreation that it is implausible to suggest that this is its “design.” Check out this week’s episode to hear more!
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Monday, September 2, 2024

“No Purpose to Sex” (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus -- It's in the Code podcast #108 )

How does a naturalistic, evolutionary understanding of human sex undermine the claim that the purpose of sex is procreation? How does it challenge claims about the meaning of sex based in creationist or natural law thinking? What fallacies are involved in the claim that the “purpose” of sex is procreation? Dan tackles these issues in this week’s episode.
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Sunday, July 28, 2024

Whiplash with the Southern Baptists (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podast #541)

— What it means to have Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee. (0:30)

— A Southern Baptist leader praised Biden’s “selfless” act. Then he was fired. Then he was unfired. (8:35)

— New Zealand report finds 200,000 abuse victims in care of state, faith-based groups. (35:57)

— A Texas public school superintendent won’t stop promoting Christianity at work. (50:17)

— Tennessee district owes over $15,000 after illegally thwarting After School Satan Club. (1:06:40)

— Survey: 37% of Americans are Creationists (but a record-high 24% accept reality). (1:12:16)
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