Ep. 196 - The CDC's Word Ban Is Only Kinda Scary
Friendly Atheist Podcast · Hemant Mehta
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Show Notes
Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
-- Did the CDC really ban words like "science-based" and "transgender"? (1:21)
-- An Oregon atheist threatened to sue over a religious street banner, but he has no case. (5:42)
-- An Australian politician plans to defend Christianity against mockery. (9:49)
-- Ivanka Trump wishes everyone "Happy Holidays!" (16:45)
-- It doesn't matter that the BBC's Head of Religious Programming is an atheist. (17:45)
-- OKCupid says liking Donald Trump is a dealbreaker for users. (21:26)
-- Democratic men are more likely to be feminist than Republican women. (23:50)
-- A Milwaukee priest came out as gay, everyone celebrated it, but it's still heartbreaking. (30:57)
-- Cardinal Law is dead. (38:11) -- "Feminism" is Mirriam-Webster's Word of the Year. (41:37)
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