Dr. Christopher Yuan of Moody Bible Institute used to live as a gay man, but now no longer identifies as gay. He does not use the term ex-gay or ex-LGBT, but embraces what he calls Holy Sexuality. His curriculum for parents of LGBT kids explains why. Is this gay conversion therapy? How does gay conversion therapy work? Can you go from gay to straight? Can you stop being gay? Can Christians support LGBT people? Is being transgender anti-science? Here I answer all of those questions.
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Showing posts with label theocracy. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
I Took A Gay Conversion Class for Christian Teens. It Was Awful. (Drew / Genetically Modified Skeptic)
“The Holy Sexuality Project” wants kids to stop being gay. Can they pull it off?
Dr. Christopher Yuan of Moody Bible Institute used to live as a gay man, but now no longer identifies as gay. He does not use the term ex-gay or ex-LGBT, but embraces what he calls Holy Sexuality. His curriculum for parents of LGBT kids explains why. Is this gay conversion therapy? How does gay conversion therapy work? Can you go from gay to straight? Can you stop being gay? Can Christians support LGBT people? Is being transgender anti-science? Here I answer all of those questions.
Interview:
Dr. Christopher Yuan of Moody Bible Institute used to live as a gay man, but now no longer identifies as gay. He does not use the term ex-gay or ex-LGBT, but embraces what he calls Holy Sexuality. His curriculum for parents of LGBT kids explains why. Is this gay conversion therapy? How does gay conversion therapy work? Can you go from gay to straight? Can you stop being gay? Can Christians support LGBT people? Is being transgender anti-science? Here I answer all of those questions.
God Is Evil AND Silly Jul 12 (Jon Cohen, Unconvinced on YouTube)
A mix of serious moral critique and complete absurdity as we examine religious claims, apologetics, suffering, divine hiddenness, eternal punishment, and the strange lengths people go to defend impossible ideas.
Believers and nonbelievers welcome.
Just bring arguments.
Believers and nonbelievers welcome.
Just bring arguments.
Interview:
Monday, September 21, 2026
We Can Trust The Bible Because It's Wrong Sometimes (Viced Rhino on YouTube)
The people from the PursueGod YouTube channel really want us to trust the bible...but they wind up making a decent case against it by mistake.
Interview:
Sunday, September 20, 2026
The Case for Heaven is Dismissed (Lee Strobel response) (Paulogia on YouTube)
Best-selling author Lee Strobel explores heaven, hell and the afterlife in the theatrical-release documentary, THE CASE FOR HEAVEN. We look at the film, its claims and the evidence presented to see whether we can be convinced that heaven awaits.
Interview:
Friday, September 18, 2026
Atheism Makes More Sense! - Jul 2 (Jon Cohen debate on YouTube)
You know it makes sense!
Gods are silly.
Come and discuss!
0:00:52 - Nalim - Posits that Theism makes sense to some people in meaning making and pattern recognition in nature. Appreciates jon fie his demeanor.
0:10:19 - Superchats
0:11:15 - Love is the way FR - Defends the bible, jesus, christianity as all benevolent & filled with love & tries to justify the cruel tenets & acts of God & the so called good guys in the bible as being reasonable.
0:40:37 - Bingo
0:43:20 - Golden gordon - Argues for his version of grounding in theism being logical and more epistemically sound than secular approach to epistemology.
1:07:14 - Biblebasher - Defends miracles and personal experience of God, prophecies & claims archeological evidence for biblical happenings. Hopes to debate as mormon but Jon asks to do that another day with ex mormon's on show. Defends God allowing evil things to happen (sociopathy/masochism apologetics) and claims he is powerless like a personal trainer to change it (seesawofshit).
1:42:32 - Superchats
1:46:55 - PAPO - Caller is on another debate call with another rationalist.
1:48:27 - Bingo
1:52:02 - Gio - Atheist caller that was requested to call on friday.
1:53:55 - Durango soul - Friendly Atheist caller that informs about a university of Minnesota study claiming to prove Abiogenesis.
1:59:12 - Superchats
2:10:07 - Duke white - Invokes No true scotsman towards other denominations of christians. Claims God's tenets make logical sense, appeals to consciousness without physicality to be possibly true. Says God exists because Humans with consciousness were created by him and because the bible said so. Receives commendation from Jon and Sean for being one of the better and humane pastors.
2:39:42 - Superchats
2:41:53 - THEREFOREBRYAN - Argues God as a conscious agent is the basis of reality. Invokes the contingency argument for Gid
2:47:22 - Bingo & Superchats
2:55:10 - Sean's opening of Tracy's gift/souvenir headband.
2:56:06 - superchats
3:17:22 - Did Jesus exist poll.
3:22:39 - Youtube comments.
3:28:01 - Felix - Throwback to his argument on Mat Dillhaunty's show with Jon. Tries to use the contingency argument using Jon as an example for God's existence. Leaves because of connection issues .
3:34:58 - Poll to see if jon should let felix in.
3:40:27 - Curious - Tries to argue for scientific accuracy of the bible and that science does not disprove the bible.
4:11:57 - 5GW GUERILLA FIGHTER - starts as a philbro gish galopping, Claims atheism cannot exist for ethics. Eventually claims he was a larping atheist all along before being removed by Jon at the behest of the inner circle.
4:37:17 - Superchats
4:39:24 Mcballer deluxe - Claims non belief in God doesnt exist in the brain but gets debunked. Talks over the host like a child and gets removed
4:47:46 - NAHSHOUN Houston - Claims Atheism is becoming a religion. Claims the beginning of the universe and rudimentary naturalistic processes are intelligent (eg. Lightning is intelligent). Dr.Digg comes in to debunk the claims.
5:06:14 - Marlon - Claims God did not order infanticide. Says Malakites were evil. Tries to argue that God gave humans freewill and did immoral things for our understanding .
5:35:26 - Superchats
5:37:59 - Trevonno - Tries to argue for legitimacy in supernatural processes. Leaves amicably
5:58:40 - Superchats
6:01:07 - Douglas - Shares about his Pendulum swing/epidemic dilemma between theism & atheism. Tries to debate that Consciousness has theistic basis and God is arithmetic proof.
6:07:36 - Felix under pseudonym - bad connection.
6:08:01 - Superchats
6:11:55 - Maththeorem - Claims there were surveys of physicists believing big bang was not the beginning. Gish gallops, talks over the hosts and abruptly leaves.
6:16:13 - Mamak - Minor that lied to get in on the show. Gets found out and removed.
6:17:46 - Super chats
6:24:52 - Douglas (second appearance) - Fixes his audio problem and discusses if God is arithmetic in nature.
6:32:21 - Satnam - Argues that there is no evidence for atheism and claims atheists agree on the existence of an immaterial God. Claims metaphysics allows for concept of God and supernatural theories. (Mischaracterisation of metaphysics)
6:40:56 - Superchats and Youtube comments
6:51:30 - Philosopher's kidney stone - Argues for what he defines as micro and macro re-incarnation and tries to debate that consciousness (something) can only manifest from God.
6:54:41 - James - Inquires into the perspectives and stances Atheists have. Appeals to the 'something doesn't come from nothing' argument.
7:23:30 - Toxic bully banned in youtube chat
Felix is still in the queue
7:26:01 - Info on jon's future guest appearances in skeptic haven and John Gleason (Godless Engineer). Bingo winner reveal. Caller rankings. Member Credits and conclusion
Gods are silly.
Come and discuss!
TIMESTAMPS
0:00:00 - Intro and throwback to co hosting with Matt Dillhaunty the previous day0:00:52 - Nalim - Posits that Theism makes sense to some people in meaning making and pattern recognition in nature. Appreciates jon fie his demeanor.
0:10:19 - Superchats
0:11:15 - Love is the way FR - Defends the bible, jesus, christianity as all benevolent & filled with love & tries to justify the cruel tenets & acts of God & the so called good guys in the bible as being reasonable.
0:40:37 - Bingo
0:43:20 - Golden gordon - Argues for his version of grounding in theism being logical and more epistemically sound than secular approach to epistemology.
1:07:14 - Biblebasher - Defends miracles and personal experience of God, prophecies & claims archeological evidence for biblical happenings. Hopes to debate as mormon but Jon asks to do that another day with ex mormon's on show. Defends God allowing evil things to happen (sociopathy/masochism apologetics) and claims he is powerless like a personal trainer to change it (seesawofshit).
1:42:32 - Superchats
1:46:55 - PAPO - Caller is on another debate call with another rationalist.
1:48:27 - Bingo
1:52:02 - Gio - Atheist caller that was requested to call on friday.
1:53:55 - Durango soul - Friendly Atheist caller that informs about a university of Minnesota study claiming to prove Abiogenesis.
1:59:12 - Superchats
2:10:07 - Duke white - Invokes No true scotsman towards other denominations of christians. Claims God's tenets make logical sense, appeals to consciousness without physicality to be possibly true. Says God exists because Humans with consciousness were created by him and because the bible said so. Receives commendation from Jon and Sean for being one of the better and humane pastors.
2:39:42 - Superchats
2:41:53 - THEREFOREBRYAN - Argues God as a conscious agent is the basis of reality. Invokes the contingency argument for Gid
2:47:22 - Bingo & Superchats
2:55:10 - Sean's opening of Tracy's gift/souvenir headband.
2:56:06 - superchats
3:17:22 - Did Jesus exist poll.
3:22:39 - Youtube comments.
3:28:01 - Felix - Throwback to his argument on Mat Dillhaunty's show with Jon. Tries to use the contingency argument using Jon as an example for God's existence. Leaves because of connection issues .
3:34:58 - Poll to see if jon should let felix in.
3:40:27 - Curious - Tries to argue for scientific accuracy of the bible and that science does not disprove the bible.
4:11:57 - 5GW GUERILLA FIGHTER - starts as a philbro gish galopping, Claims atheism cannot exist for ethics. Eventually claims he was a larping atheist all along before being removed by Jon at the behest of the inner circle.
4:37:17 - Superchats
4:39:24 Mcballer deluxe - Claims non belief in God doesnt exist in the brain but gets debunked. Talks over the host like a child and gets removed
4:47:46 - NAHSHOUN Houston - Claims Atheism is becoming a religion. Claims the beginning of the universe and rudimentary naturalistic processes are intelligent (eg. Lightning is intelligent). Dr.Digg comes in to debunk the claims.
5:06:14 - Marlon - Claims God did not order infanticide. Says Malakites were evil. Tries to argue that God gave humans freewill and did immoral things for our understanding .
5:35:26 - Superchats
5:37:59 - Trevonno - Tries to argue for legitimacy in supernatural processes. Leaves amicably
5:58:40 - Superchats
6:01:07 - Douglas - Shares about his Pendulum swing/epidemic dilemma between theism & atheism. Tries to debate that Consciousness has theistic basis and God is arithmetic proof.
6:07:36 - Felix under pseudonym - bad connection.
6:08:01 - Superchats
6:11:55 - Maththeorem - Claims there were surveys of physicists believing big bang was not the beginning. Gish gallops, talks over the hosts and abruptly leaves.
6:16:13 - Mamak - Minor that lied to get in on the show. Gets found out and removed.
6:17:46 - Super chats
6:24:52 - Douglas (second appearance) - Fixes his audio problem and discusses if God is arithmetic in nature.
6:32:21 - Satnam - Argues that there is no evidence for atheism and claims atheists agree on the existence of an immaterial God. Claims metaphysics allows for concept of God and supernatural theories. (Mischaracterisation of metaphysics)
6:40:56 - Superchats and Youtube comments
6:51:30 - Philosopher's kidney stone - Argues for what he defines as micro and macro re-incarnation and tries to debate that consciousness (something) can only manifest from God.
6:54:41 - James - Inquires into the perspectives and stances Atheists have. Appeals to the 'something doesn't come from nothing' argument.
7:23:30 - Toxic bully banned in youtube chat
Felix is still in the queue
7:26:01 - Info on jon's future guest appearances in skeptic haven and John Gleason (Godless Engineer). Bingo winner reveal. Caller rankings. Member Credits and conclusion
Interview:
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Yes, American Christianity Is Racist On Purpose (Drew McCoy/Genetically Modified Skeptic on YouTube)
American Christianity and racism share the same roots.
Interview:
LIVE DEBATE [Christianity is a Failed Blood Cult] 5-4-2026 [with @UnquestionableCalvin ] (Justin at DZ Debates on YouTube)
TIMESTAMPS
2:05 Calvin’s intro
10:52 Stan - Is life inherently valuable? Did God have David’s concubines graped? Caller keeps trying to pivot; Did Jesus come on the clouds?
53:33 Joel Martinez - Is it ever okay for God to unalive babies? “Allow” vs “ “Cause”; Are Christian morals subjective?
1:21:00 (Joel Martinez) - What proof do we have Jesus and the resurrection? Did the apostles see a resurrected Jesus? Caller repeatedly attacks atheists for a lack of basis for their morals or knowledge
1:39:15 (Joel Martinez) - What textual variants do we have? Do we know who wrote the Epistles and did they witness the crucifixion? Contradictions in the New Testament
2:24:15 Tofeas - A little Matthew 16 yet again; If Christianity was true but more and more people are being born, how could Romans 11 be true (number of gentiles being “complete”)?
2:39:35 A creep bringing up Justin’s family
2:43:15 Cole - Skipped because not a Christian
2:53:55 Truth in Telos - For Matthew 24, did the author mean the entire world or just the local land? Is Daniel 4 a metaphor? Call is a lot of words don’t mean words; Does the Bible claim a firmament exists?
3:32:00 Superchats and wrap up
Interview:
2:05 Calvin’s intro
10:52 Stan - Is life inherently valuable? Did God have David’s concubines graped? Caller keeps trying to pivot; Did Jesus come on the clouds?
53:33 Joel Martinez - Is it ever okay for God to unalive babies? “Allow” vs “ “Cause”; Are Christian morals subjective?
1:21:00 (Joel Martinez) - What proof do we have Jesus and the resurrection? Did the apostles see a resurrected Jesus? Caller repeatedly attacks atheists for a lack of basis for their morals or knowledge
1:39:15 (Joel Martinez) - What textual variants do we have? Do we know who wrote the Epistles and did they witness the crucifixion? Contradictions in the New Testament
2:24:15 Tofeas - A little Matthew 16 yet again; If Christianity was true but more and more people are being born, how could Romans 11 be true (number of gentiles being “complete”)?
2:39:35 A creep bringing up Justin’s family
2:43:15 Cole - Skipped because not a Christian
2:53:55 Truth in Telos - For Matthew 24, did the author mean the entire world or just the local land? Is Daniel 4 a metaphor? Call is a lot of words don’t mean words; Does the Bible claim a firmament exists?
3:32:00 Superchats and wrap up
Interview:
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
They Just Told Us How to Defeat Them (Drew McCoy/Genetically Modified Skeptic on YouTube)
They're telling on themselves over and over.
Interview:
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
“Atheism Can’t Survive This Challenge” … but mine did. (Drew McCoy/Genetically Modified Skeptic on YouTube)
Atheist to right wing Christian speedrun is crazy.
Interview:
LIVE DEBATE [Your God is Fiction] 5-1-2026 (Justin at DZ Debates on YouTube)
TIMESTAMPS
24:08 Chewy - Cyber and Duncan join; Caller is bad faith and insulting throughout; If you read the Bible, you will find the Spirit; Do Justin's streams help people? Is water baptism necessary? This might be the Crash Out of the Week
1:13:50 Crystal drops in and gives info on buying vintage Bibles signed by Justin
1:22:05 Alagie Camara - Short call due to a language barrier
1:25:09 Anonymous [Flerfer] - Justin concedes a flerf to skip that debate but caller refuses to move on
1:42:04 MountainTop - Chet joins; How does the Holy Ghost work? Will Justin go to Hell? Does Luke 14:26 say you should hate your parents or it is, "a lesser love"? Caller struggles to answer questions so gets dropped
2:18:59 Quin [Gnostic] - We are living in a matrix; If we are in a matrix, does that make God imaginary?
2:41:15 Nicholai in Korea [Ortho Philbro] - How is logic and reality grounded? Caller runs
2:58:51 Scrooge McDuck - Caller believes in a general God; If there is no God, why do we appreciate beauty?
3:06:10 Jonah - God keeps his promises like in Genesis 15:5; Was Jesus a king? What prophecies have been fulfilled? Is Psalm 110 about Jesus?
3:53:30 Mr. Fleeb Juice - Gretchen joins; Does the fact that humans can love prove that God exists? Does God unalive babies and cause SA? Caller runs
4:24:30 Jersey - Do non-Christian religions have near-death experiences? Justin goes over non-Christian written accounts and caller refuses to concede; What do Hindus believe?
5:14:35 (Jersey) - Did God cause David's concubines to be graped? "Cause" vs "Allow"; Caller argues over Biblical Hebrew vocabulary despite knowing zero Biblical Hebrew
5:28:20 (Jersey) - Why does the KJV stink? Ancient manuscripts, textual variants, and critical editions
5:44:50 Kenny - Back to near-death experiences; Can a true Hindu NDE contradict a true Christian NDE? How do atheists account for NDEs?
6:15:30 (Kenny) - What is sense data and is it trustworthy? What does it mean to be accurate and true? Caller wants to, "get back to the script"
6:47:53 (Kenny) - Can the caller logically defend the Holy Trinity while avoiding heresies?
7:11:50 (Kenny) - Did Jesus say anything that is untrue? Caller calls Justin a liar, refuses to read the Bible with Justin, and runs
7:20:34 Ren - Caller is recently deconstructed; How do you respond to stuff like claimed premonitions? Asks a few other questions
7:40:55 Jaden [Atheist] - Danny joins; Caller asks about horrible stories in the Bible and some sourcing; Justin points to the cheat sheet and has a small discussion; How should caller attack fine tuning?
8:02:54 Aaron (Philodragon) joins; Danny asks Justin about Philippians 2:6, how Paul originally intended that verse, and the Trinity
8:41:20 Aaron talks about the fine-tuning argument
9:08:55 "Noah's Ark" NES game, superchats and wrap up
24:08 Chewy - Cyber and Duncan join; Caller is bad faith and insulting throughout; If you read the Bible, you will find the Spirit; Do Justin's streams help people? Is water baptism necessary? This might be the Crash Out of the Week
1:13:50 Crystal drops in and gives info on buying vintage Bibles signed by Justin
1:22:05 Alagie Camara - Short call due to a language barrier
1:25:09 Anonymous [Flerfer] - Justin concedes a flerf to skip that debate but caller refuses to move on
1:42:04 MountainTop - Chet joins; How does the Holy Ghost work? Will Justin go to Hell? Does Luke 14:26 say you should hate your parents or it is, "a lesser love"? Caller struggles to answer questions so gets dropped
2:18:59 Quin [Gnostic] - We are living in a matrix; If we are in a matrix, does that make God imaginary?
2:41:15 Nicholai in Korea [Ortho Philbro] - How is logic and reality grounded? Caller runs
2:58:51 Scrooge McDuck - Caller believes in a general God; If there is no God, why do we appreciate beauty?
3:06:10 Jonah - God keeps his promises like in Genesis 15:5; Was Jesus a king? What prophecies have been fulfilled? Is Psalm 110 about Jesus?
3:53:30 Mr. Fleeb Juice - Gretchen joins; Does the fact that humans can love prove that God exists? Does God unalive babies and cause SA? Caller runs
4:24:30 Jersey - Do non-Christian religions have near-death experiences? Justin goes over non-Christian written accounts and caller refuses to concede; What do Hindus believe?
5:14:35 (Jersey) - Did God cause David's concubines to be graped? "Cause" vs "Allow"; Caller argues over Biblical Hebrew vocabulary despite knowing zero Biblical Hebrew
5:28:20 (Jersey) - Why does the KJV stink? Ancient manuscripts, textual variants, and critical editions
5:44:50 Kenny - Back to near-death experiences; Can a true Hindu NDE contradict a true Christian NDE? How do atheists account for NDEs?
6:15:30 (Kenny) - What is sense data and is it trustworthy? What does it mean to be accurate and true? Caller wants to, "get back to the script"
6:47:53 (Kenny) - Can the caller logically defend the Holy Trinity while avoiding heresies?
7:11:50 (Kenny) - Did Jesus say anything that is untrue? Caller calls Justin a liar, refuses to read the Bible with Justin, and runs
7:20:34 Ren - Caller is recently deconstructed; How do you respond to stuff like claimed premonitions? Asks a few other questions
7:40:55 Jaden [Atheist] - Danny joins; Caller asks about horrible stories in the Bible and some sourcing; Justin points to the cheat sheet and has a small discussion; How should caller attack fine tuning?
8:02:54 Aaron (Philodragon) joins; Danny asks Justin about Philippians 2:6, how Paul originally intended that verse, and the Trinity
8:41:20 Aaron talks about the fine-tuning argument
9:08:55 "Noah's Ark" NES game, superchats and wrap up
Interview:
Monday, September 14, 2026
Atheism Makes More Sense! - Jul 9 (Jon Cohen debate on YouTube)
You know it makes sense!
Gods are silly.
Come and discuss!
00:05:39 – David – Christian caller argues atheism only makes sense if you do not know God; discussion covers hiddenness, Jesus, Bible authority, divine justice, hell, Ray Comfort-style law arguments, lying, and ends when he says the hosts are lying about not knowing God.
00:37:00 – Lloyd – Returns with a Quran/science-style argument about Pharaoh’s preserved body as evidence; the hosts challenge the historical, scientific, and evidential claims as weak and unfounded.
00:49:08 – Kaokagathia – Christian caller argues atheism needs faith to support ethics and morality; discussion covers atheism versus moral philosophy, evidence-based belief, faith equivocation, moral anti-realism, humanism, and secular ethics.
01:12:05 – Rey Psalms – First attempt fails because the audio is badly distorted and unusable.
01:14:38 – Cooper Cook – Christian caller asks about Jesus’ historicity and whether the universe must have a creator; the hosts distinguish a historical Jesus from miracle claims and argue that cosmological uncertainty does not justify God.
01:26:19 – Alex – Argues that faith in God makes more sense because of a coma/dream experience after a truck crash and hope of seeing his deceased father again; the hosts challenge faith, personal testimony, wishful thinking, and contradictory religions.
01:42:47 – Half Town – First attempt has unusable echo/car audio, so the hosts ask her to reconnect.
01:44:24 – Julian – New Christian asks why the hosts do not believe; discussion covers lack of evidence, Christian community, hell, Pascal’s wager, religious trauma, Bible violence, and why comfort does not make a claim true.
02:15:25 – Half Town (return 2) – Returns with better audio and argues that lack of proof is a weak reason not to believe; the hosts explain burden of proof, “I don’t know,” and why the absence of evidence still matters.
02:24:41 – Ignom – Says God is real and the earth is flat; the hosts refuse to debate flat earth and briefly challenge claims about nothingness and the universe’s beginning.
02:27:40 – Halumi Cheez – Long discussion about whether God is needed for objective morality; the hosts challenge divine command theory, biblical atrocities, God as “good” by definition, war captives, and moral obedience.
03:03:31 – Bitter Truth – Argues that one sun and one moon show divine design, then appeals to the Bible and common sense; the hosts challenge the astronomy, NASA conspiracy hints, Bible contradictions, and lack of actual evidence.
03:32:11 – Rey Psalms (return 2) – Returns with slightly better but still unusable audio; the hosts appreciate the effort but drop the call because the signal keeps breaking up.
03:37:35 – Anonymous – Attempts to join, but the audio is too poor to understand and the call cannot continue.
03:41:31 –TheJacErr – Young caller asks for clarification of the prompt; the hosts explain atheism as non-theism, burden of proof, evidence, and why asking careful questions is better than pretending certainty.
03:47:51 – FYA Ministries – Presents a confusing argument involving Christianity, birth, wombs, and future expectation; the hosts struggle to find a coherent point and move on.
04:01:46 – Boundless Love ... – Argues that more atheism leads to moral deterioration and defends biblical morality; discussion covers fictional versus nonfictional books, slavery, God’s character, the Numbers 5 jealousy ritual, and whether God changes.
04:18:04 – Kim Cade – Attempted call fails because of loud background noise and no usable response.
04:18:53 – Have An Amazing Day – Christian caller asks about souls, brains, death, and why the hosts reject the Bible; discussion covers consciousness, afterlife, New Testament morality, biblical contradictions, and Jesus’ genealogies.
04:32:15 – Spencer – Argues for design by attacking abiogenesis and evolution; the hosts challenge his science claims, expert appeals, James Tour-style arguments, and the move from “science has questions” to “God did it.”
04:46:38 – Frank Bukala – Attempted TikTok call fails when Frank does not respond.
04:47:12 – Amber – Atheist caller says she also believes in past lives because of childhood memories; the hosts ask for evidence and redirect because she is not arguing against the prompt.
04:51:31 – Choopan – Joins while driving, so the hosts end the call and ask him to call back when he is not driving.
04:52:15 – Joseph / Felix / Papo – Repeat caller appears under another name and claims atheism is false; the hosts recognize him, call out the name-switching, and remove him.
05:01:57 – Aicram – Friendly caller tries to offer wording suggestions about using “unconvinced” instead of “belief,” but is redirected because the stream is debate-focused.
05:07:13 – Thomas Fletcher – Christian caller asks whether the hosts have souls, challenges them on reading the Bible, and claims Jesus fulfilled prophecy; the hosts press him for chapter and verse and reject the prophecy claim.
05:14:12 – Matek – Attempts a vague argument about atheism and religion being “on the same plane,” then becomes increasingly incoherent and is dropped as unserious.
05:17:05 – Common Sense, Who Has It – Quickly becomes hostile while asking about God’s commandments, the tenth commandment, and homosexuality; the hosts drop and ban him after bigoted remarks and overtalking.
05:22:27 – FYA Ministries (return 2) – Returns to continue an unfocused argument involving science, biology, and Christianity, but again fails to present a clear evidential case and is eventually dropped.
05:37:51 – Omen – Friendly caller asks what the hosts are trying to achieve with the show; John explains the goal of challenging belief-based punishment and promoting rational nonbelief, then redirects him to After Hours.
05:42:59 – Harrison – Challenges whether atheism is a belief or a worldview; discussion covers the blades-of-grass analogy, lack of belief versus belief in falsehood, logic, grounding, and repeated confusion over atheism’s definition.
06:08:28 – Alan – Former atheist turned spiritual/non-Abrahamic theist says God is the mind or oneness we all exist in; the hosts treat the view as vague woo and outside the debate’s normal God claims.
06:18:18 – Kayla – Attempted YouTube call fails because no working audio device appears.
06:18:59 – Magala – Returns with devotional theism and claims about temples, Sanskrit, pyramids, and divine civilization; the hosts reject the argument as another leap from human culture to gods.
06:23:23 – Handles TDNB – Atheist caller asks about morality, education, and social moral frameworks, but is redirected because the stream is for debating theists rather than broad moral philosophy.
06:35:55 – Professor Huso – Attempted TikTok call fails when the platform transporter does not connect properly.
06:40:29 – Derrick – Friendly caller asks about belief, free will, and “free want” in relation to John’s book; the hosts briefly discuss doxastic involuntarism, desire, and free will before redirecting him to After Hours.
07:00:38 – Make the Case – Tries to argue from consciousness and the hard problem, claiming science cannot explain first-person experience; the hosts challenge the God-of-the-gaps move and reject “consciousness, therefore magic.”
07:13:59 – Patrick – Former Catholic/nonbeliever caller agrees with the hosts that a sky-person God is ridiculous, so he is redirected because the stream is for opposition.
07:16:51 – Kayla (return attempt) – Another attempt to bring Kayla in fails because no usable audio comes through.
07:17:28 – Wrap-up – The hosts close the show by reviewing bingo results, naming Espresso Jack as bingo winner, reading final super chats, reviewing caller ratings with Keeping Dispatched highest and Common Sense lowest, thanking mods and viewers, and announcing the next show will be on Sunday.
Gods are silly.
Come and discuss!
Timestamps
00:04:16 – Timmy Sins – Troll/prank caller gives unserious evolution jokes about fingers and monkeys, then is quickly dropped.00:05:39 – David – Christian caller argues atheism only makes sense if you do not know God; discussion covers hiddenness, Jesus, Bible authority, divine justice, hell, Ray Comfort-style law arguments, lying, and ends when he says the hosts are lying about not knowing God.
00:37:00 – Lloyd – Returns with a Quran/science-style argument about Pharaoh’s preserved body as evidence; the hosts challenge the historical, scientific, and evidential claims as weak and unfounded.
00:49:08 – Kaokagathia – Christian caller argues atheism needs faith to support ethics and morality; discussion covers atheism versus moral philosophy, evidence-based belief, faith equivocation, moral anti-realism, humanism, and secular ethics.
01:12:05 – Rey Psalms – First attempt fails because the audio is badly distorted and unusable.
01:14:38 – Cooper Cook – Christian caller asks about Jesus’ historicity and whether the universe must have a creator; the hosts distinguish a historical Jesus from miracle claims and argue that cosmological uncertainty does not justify God.
01:26:19 – Alex – Argues that faith in God makes more sense because of a coma/dream experience after a truck crash and hope of seeing his deceased father again; the hosts challenge faith, personal testimony, wishful thinking, and contradictory religions.
01:42:47 – Half Town – First attempt has unusable echo/car audio, so the hosts ask her to reconnect.
01:44:24 – Julian – New Christian asks why the hosts do not believe; discussion covers lack of evidence, Christian community, hell, Pascal’s wager, religious trauma, Bible violence, and why comfort does not make a claim true.
02:15:25 – Half Town (return 2) – Returns with better audio and argues that lack of proof is a weak reason not to believe; the hosts explain burden of proof, “I don’t know,” and why the absence of evidence still matters.
02:24:41 – Ignom – Says God is real and the earth is flat; the hosts refuse to debate flat earth and briefly challenge claims about nothingness and the universe’s beginning.
02:27:40 – Halumi Cheez – Long discussion about whether God is needed for objective morality; the hosts challenge divine command theory, biblical atrocities, God as “good” by definition, war captives, and moral obedience.
03:03:31 – Bitter Truth – Argues that one sun and one moon show divine design, then appeals to the Bible and common sense; the hosts challenge the astronomy, NASA conspiracy hints, Bible contradictions, and lack of actual evidence.
03:32:11 – Rey Psalms (return 2) – Returns with slightly better but still unusable audio; the hosts appreciate the effort but drop the call because the signal keeps breaking up.
03:37:35 – Anonymous – Attempts to join, but the audio is too poor to understand and the call cannot continue.
03:41:31 –TheJacErr – Young caller asks for clarification of the prompt; the hosts explain atheism as non-theism, burden of proof, evidence, and why asking careful questions is better than pretending certainty.
03:47:51 – FYA Ministries – Presents a confusing argument involving Christianity, birth, wombs, and future expectation; the hosts struggle to find a coherent point and move on.
04:01:46 – Boundless Love ... – Argues that more atheism leads to moral deterioration and defends biblical morality; discussion covers fictional versus nonfictional books, slavery, God’s character, the Numbers 5 jealousy ritual, and whether God changes.
04:18:04 – Kim Cade – Attempted call fails because of loud background noise and no usable response.
04:18:53 – Have An Amazing Day – Christian caller asks about souls, brains, death, and why the hosts reject the Bible; discussion covers consciousness, afterlife, New Testament morality, biblical contradictions, and Jesus’ genealogies.
04:32:15 – Spencer – Argues for design by attacking abiogenesis and evolution; the hosts challenge his science claims, expert appeals, James Tour-style arguments, and the move from “science has questions” to “God did it.”
04:46:38 – Frank Bukala – Attempted TikTok call fails when Frank does not respond.
04:47:12 – Amber – Atheist caller says she also believes in past lives because of childhood memories; the hosts ask for evidence and redirect because she is not arguing against the prompt.
04:51:31 – Choopan – Joins while driving, so the hosts end the call and ask him to call back when he is not driving.
04:52:15 – Joseph / Felix / Papo – Repeat caller appears under another name and claims atheism is false; the hosts recognize him, call out the name-switching, and remove him.
05:01:57 – Aicram – Friendly caller tries to offer wording suggestions about using “unconvinced” instead of “belief,” but is redirected because the stream is debate-focused.
05:07:13 – Thomas Fletcher – Christian caller asks whether the hosts have souls, challenges them on reading the Bible, and claims Jesus fulfilled prophecy; the hosts press him for chapter and verse and reject the prophecy claim.
05:14:12 – Matek – Attempts a vague argument about atheism and religion being “on the same plane,” then becomes increasingly incoherent and is dropped as unserious.
05:17:05 – Common Sense, Who Has It – Quickly becomes hostile while asking about God’s commandments, the tenth commandment, and homosexuality; the hosts drop and ban him after bigoted remarks and overtalking.
05:22:27 – FYA Ministries (return 2) – Returns to continue an unfocused argument involving science, biology, and Christianity, but again fails to present a clear evidential case and is eventually dropped.
05:37:51 – Omen – Friendly caller asks what the hosts are trying to achieve with the show; John explains the goal of challenging belief-based punishment and promoting rational nonbelief, then redirects him to After Hours.
05:42:59 – Harrison – Challenges whether atheism is a belief or a worldview; discussion covers the blades-of-grass analogy, lack of belief versus belief in falsehood, logic, grounding, and repeated confusion over atheism’s definition.
06:08:28 – Alan – Former atheist turned spiritual/non-Abrahamic theist says God is the mind or oneness we all exist in; the hosts treat the view as vague woo and outside the debate’s normal God claims.
06:18:18 – Kayla – Attempted YouTube call fails because no working audio device appears.
06:18:59 – Magala – Returns with devotional theism and claims about temples, Sanskrit, pyramids, and divine civilization; the hosts reject the argument as another leap from human culture to gods.
06:23:23 – Handles TDNB – Atheist caller asks about morality, education, and social moral frameworks, but is redirected because the stream is for debating theists rather than broad moral philosophy.
06:35:55 – Professor Huso – Attempted TikTok call fails when the platform transporter does not connect properly.
06:40:29 – Derrick – Friendly caller asks about belief, free will, and “free want” in relation to John’s book; the hosts briefly discuss doxastic involuntarism, desire, and free will before redirecting him to After Hours.
07:00:38 – Make the Case – Tries to argue from consciousness and the hard problem, claiming science cannot explain first-person experience; the hosts challenge the God-of-the-gaps move and reject “consciousness, therefore magic.”
07:13:59 – Patrick – Former Catholic/nonbeliever caller agrees with the hosts that a sky-person God is ridiculous, so he is redirected because the stream is for opposition.
07:16:51 – Kayla (return attempt) – Another attempt to bring Kayla in fails because no usable audio comes through.
07:17:28 – Wrap-up – The hosts close the show by reviewing bingo results, naming Espresso Jack as bingo winner, reading final super chats, reviewing caller ratings with Keeping Dispatched highest and Common Sense lowest, thanking mods and viewers, and announcing the next show will be on Sunday.
Interview:
Sunday, September 13, 2026
Can White Evangelicals Be Defended? (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podcast #652)
— Bonnie Kristian’s “Defense of Evangelicalism” avoids the real problem. (0:17)
— Christian missionaries were not kicked out of Burning Man for preaching the Gospel. (38:04)
— The Supreme Court could let Catholic preschools discriminate on the taxpayers’ dime. (46:19)
— Here are the openly non-religious candidates for state/federal office in 2026. (56:30)
Interview:
— Christian missionaries were not kicked out of Burning Man for preaching the Gospel. (38:04)
— The Supreme Court could let Catholic preschools discriminate on the taxpayers’ dime. (46:19)
— Here are the openly non-religious candidates for state/federal office in 2026. (56:30)
Interview:
- Audio podcast: https://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/2026/09/09/can-white-evangelicals-be-defended/
- YouTube video with Jessica: https://www.youtube.com/live/Gs6JAyEf3e0?si=3eLLaOgLzcYBcXH3
- YouTube video without Jessica: https://www.youtube.com/live/Gs6JAyEf3e0?si=ADeNcI6xHDx3sskE
Southeast Asian Freethinkers (Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, Freethought Radio podcast)
We salute feminist freethinker Robin Morgan, and castigate Christian nationalist actions by various Cabinet members. Then, A.J. Surin, founder and president of Humanists Malaysia, tells us about the few brave freethinkers advocating for reason and tolerance of diversity in his ultrareligious mostly Islamist nation.
Interview:
LIVE DEBATE [Your God is Fiction] 5-5-2026 (with @VolcyThoughts ) (Justin at DZ Debates on YouTube)
TIMESTAMPS
2:05 Volcy’s intro
Skipped a few non-calls
29:35 Matthew - Caller rambles a lot but it settles on a discussion of entropy and energy; Caller crashes out over Volcy talking
54:42 Brian - Bad faith from the start; Can we choose what we believe? Do we have free will? Can God be wrong about he knows?
1:23:25 Jimmy - Caller is likely “Johnny/John” but changed their name; All of the bad faith; Did Jesus exist? Do the laws of logic exist? Caller tries to derail to trans issues; Once Justin IDs caller, hosts spend the rest of the call clowning on them
1:46:08 Brandon - What is current consensus of the Big Bang? Is God possible and is He in time? Are morals objective?
2:26:25 Superchats and wrap up
Interview:
2:05 Volcy’s intro
Skipped a few non-calls
29:35 Matthew - Caller rambles a lot but it settles on a discussion of entropy and energy; Caller crashes out over Volcy talking
54:42 Brian - Bad faith from the start; Can we choose what we believe? Do we have free will? Can God be wrong about he knows?
1:23:25 Jimmy - Caller is likely “Johnny/John” but changed their name; All of the bad faith; Did Jesus exist? Do the laws of logic exist? Caller tries to derail to trans issues; Once Justin IDs caller, hosts spend the rest of the call clowning on them
1:46:08 Brandon - What is current consensus of the Big Bang? Is God possible and is He in time? Are morals objective?
2:26:25 Superchats and wrap up
Interview:
Friday, September 11, 2026
LIVE DEBATE [Pick Your Poison] 6-16-2026 (w/Jon Cohen) (Justin at DZ Debates on YouTube)
TIMESTAMPS PART 1
9:40 Jordan - Asks about their argument against free will
21:25 Samwise - Caller also brings up free will
33:20 Gua Gua -Why do hosts not believe in God? Do hosts have any book recommendations for atheism? Jon suggests Dan Barker
42:35 Bill - Can you choose any of your beliefs?
55:10 REL [Atheist] - Belief is more of a spectrum than a binary
1:14:10 Doug Is Love - What are some sources to study Biblical Hebrew?
1:21:17 Mark Sukz tows - People who fail to find God are using logic too much; Call goes to the Kalam cosmological argument and evolution; Caller gets kicked as possible troll
1:41:00 lalalala - Troll
1:43:30 Sean G [Atheist] - Caller asks what pushed hosts away from religion
1:45:42 madness of life - Caller believes in God but can't explain why
1:53:25 Theist - Troll calls back
2:00:00 First mug auction
2:06:00 sj [Agnostic] - You can choose your belief to a degree based on the criteria your brain sets
2:16:39 mandar - Troll
2:18:05 Belief - What if God was a void?
2:20:15 sugu - Troll
2:21:20 Second mug auction
2:26:00 zania - God reveals himself through the Old Testament prophets; Did the prophets have schools for prophecy? Were the prophecies of Ezekiel for the immediate future?
2:58:30 Third mug auction
3:03:10 mattheorem - They start on a syllogism for God’s existence and stream drops
Interview:
9:40 Jordan - Asks about their argument against free will
21:25 Samwise - Caller also brings up free will
33:20 Gua Gua -Why do hosts not believe in God? Do hosts have any book recommendations for atheism? Jon suggests Dan Barker
42:35 Bill - Can you choose any of your beliefs?
55:10 REL [Atheist] - Belief is more of a spectrum than a binary
1:14:10 Doug Is Love - What are some sources to study Biblical Hebrew?
1:21:17 Mark Sukz tows - People who fail to find God are using logic too much; Call goes to the Kalam cosmological argument and evolution; Caller gets kicked as possible troll
1:41:00 lalalala - Troll
1:43:30 Sean G [Atheist] - Caller asks what pushed hosts away from religion
1:45:42 madness of life - Caller believes in God but can't explain why
1:53:25 Theist - Troll calls back
2:00:00 First mug auction
2:06:00 sj [Agnostic] - You can choose your belief to a degree based on the criteria your brain sets
2:16:39 mandar - Troll
2:18:05 Belief - What if God was a void?
2:20:15 sugu - Troll
2:21:20 Second mug auction
2:26:00 zania - God reveals himself through the Old Testament prophets; Did the prophets have schools for prophecy? Were the prophecies of Ezekiel for the immediate future?
2:58:30 Third mug auction
3:03:10 mattheorem - They start on a syllogism for God’s existence and stream drops
Interview:
Sunday, September 6, 2026
Justice Dept. Releases False "Anti-Catholic" Bias Report (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podcast #651)
— Justice Department “Weaponization” report falsely accuses FBI of anti-Catholic bias. (0:55)
— Maine Supreme Court says dad can block daughter from attending mom’s harmful church. (27:30)
— Texas evangelist raises flag lowered for Dolly Parton in anti-LGBTQ stunt. (46:17)
— Christian Nationalist preacher claims his ministry has raised “over 50 people” from the dead. (57:30)
— New Jersey didn’t ban prayer outside abortion clinics, but Christians are lying about it anyway. (1:06:20)
Interview:
— Maine Supreme Court says dad can block daughter from attending mom’s harmful church. (27:30)
— Texas evangelist raises flag lowered for Dolly Parton in anti-LGBTQ stunt. (46:17)
— Christian Nationalist preacher claims his ministry has raised “over 50 people” from the dead. (57:30)
— New Jersey didn’t ban prayer outside abortion clinics, but Christians are lying about it anyway. (1:06:20)
Interview:
https://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/2026/09/02/justice-dept-releases-false-anti-catholic-bias-report/
Was Spinoza an atheist? (Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, Freethought Radio podcast)
After remembering the life of the great feminist and humanist Gloria Steinem, we speak with Professor Steven Nadler about his new bombshell book, “Spinoza, Atheist.”
Interview:
Monday, August 31, 2026
LIVE DEBATE [Your God is Evil] 4-27-2026 (Justin at DZ Debates on YouTube)
TIMESTAMPS
4:40 Sargon - Crash out
7:35 Deathless Light - Crash out
9:00 Beaver - Does God have to be all good (1 Corinthians 13)? Crash out over reading the Bible
23:45 Susanne - Does God enjoy punishing people? Caller accuses Justin of gaslighting; Should we still follow the Law of Moses? Caller runs
50:11 Tofeas - Duncan joins; Why is it wrong to SA a woman? Answer: it is wrong but caller doesn't know why; Adultery vs grape in the Old Testament
1:10:20 (Tofeas) - Was the Antichrist supposed to rule the whole world? If so, how is the Antichrist Nero?
1:49:17 Justeen - Is it evil for God to cause people to grape other people (Isaiah 13)? Justin goes through other examples and caller says they either need to do more research or dodges the question
2:36:10 Daniel comes up to say hello
2:40:25 anonymous - Caller struggles to directly answer questions; Why is suffering bad?
3:18:40 Jaden - Justin starts on the test of the bloody sheet (Deuteronomy 22) and caller leaves
3:29:10 Cyrus - Caller is bad faith throughout; Does God make people eat their own children (Jeremiah 19:9)? Words don't mean words because of traditional interpretation; Has anyone seen God? Answer: yes and no
3:52:30 (Cyrus) - Can caller explain the Trinity without committing a blasphemy or ignoring logic?
4:20:50 (Cyrus) - Can caller find the quote in John 13:18 in an Old Testament messianic prophecy? Caller goes to typological prophecies
4:56:44 mike - Starts with a little warm-up chatter but ends up at the test of the bloody sheet (Deuteronomy 22); Since that was the "best" evidence they had, it is okay to use even it led to innocent women being stoned; Caller pretzels hard regarding terms like "reliable"; Caller tries to compare this virginity test with modern-day SA kits
5:37:30 (mike) - Is it okay to unalive innocent people? Justin has to go to the notepad because of the pretzeling; Is there a valid way to test for virginity?
5:57:10 (mike) - TW: self-unaliving; Caller claims that Justin doesn't have a basis to call things evil
6:09:40 (mike) - Would caller help in eliminating the Amalekites? Do we still have to follow the Moses?
6:37:25 Superchats and wrap up
Interview:
4:40 Sargon - Crash out
7:35 Deathless Light - Crash out
9:00 Beaver - Does God have to be all good (1 Corinthians 13)? Crash out over reading the Bible
23:45 Susanne - Does God enjoy punishing people? Caller accuses Justin of gaslighting; Should we still follow the Law of Moses? Caller runs
50:11 Tofeas - Duncan joins; Why is it wrong to SA a woman? Answer: it is wrong but caller doesn't know why; Adultery vs grape in the Old Testament
1:10:20 (Tofeas) - Was the Antichrist supposed to rule the whole world? If so, how is the Antichrist Nero?
1:49:17 Justeen - Is it evil for God to cause people to grape other people (Isaiah 13)? Justin goes through other examples and caller says they either need to do more research or dodges the question
2:36:10 Daniel comes up to say hello
2:40:25 anonymous - Caller struggles to directly answer questions; Why is suffering bad?
3:18:40 Jaden - Justin starts on the test of the bloody sheet (Deuteronomy 22) and caller leaves
3:29:10 Cyrus - Caller is bad faith throughout; Does God make people eat their own children (Jeremiah 19:9)? Words don't mean words because of traditional interpretation; Has anyone seen God? Answer: yes and no
3:52:30 (Cyrus) - Can caller explain the Trinity without committing a blasphemy or ignoring logic?
4:20:50 (Cyrus) - Can caller find the quote in John 13:18 in an Old Testament messianic prophecy? Caller goes to typological prophecies
4:56:44 mike - Starts with a little warm-up chatter but ends up at the test of the bloody sheet (Deuteronomy 22); Since that was the "best" evidence they had, it is okay to use even it led to innocent women being stoned; Caller pretzels hard regarding terms like "reliable"; Caller tries to compare this virginity test with modern-day SA kits
5:37:30 (mike) - Is it okay to unalive innocent people? Justin has to go to the notepad because of the pretzeling; Is there a valid way to test for virginity?
5:57:10 (mike) - TW: self-unaliving; Caller claims that Justin doesn't have a basis to call things evil
6:09:40 (mike) - Would caller help in eliminating the Amalekites? Do we still have to follow the Moses?
6:37:25 Superchats and wrap up
Interview:
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)
Interview:
— 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
Noah Lugeons: How to Die Like an Atheist (Seth Andrews, The Thinking Atheist)
Activist and author Noah Lugeons had a big health scare several years ago. In this 30-minute presentation, he talks about his brush with death as a non-believer in God.
Interview:
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