623 - Whitewashing a Pastor's Disturbing Legacy
From Friendly Atheist Podcast by Friendly Atheist Podcast
February 19, 2026 · 1h 14m · Episode 624
About this episode
The episode discusses various stories involving religion and politics, including the legacy of Wiley Drake and issues surrounding sexual abuse lawsuits in churches.
Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free AND VIDEO version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server ! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Southern Baptists are whitewashing the bigoted legacy of Wiley Drake. (2:27) — Ex-pastor at Greg Laurie's megachurch: I'm too broke to fight all these sexual abuse lawsuits. (17:31) — The anti–Project Blitz: A new tactic to fight Christian Nationalism in public schools. (38:30) — GOP lawmaker asks God to cleanse government of non-believers at Christian Nationalist event. (45:29) — Trust in clergy members hits record low , Gallup finds. (54:42) — Oklahoma rejects proposed religious charter school. Supporters already plan to sue. (1:06:14) This episode is sponsored by the Pew Research Center: To learn more about their Religious Landscape Study and dive into the data, visit pewresearch.org/rls . This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org . See Privacy…
People in this episode
Host: Jessica
Topics covered
- religion
- politics
- Christian Nationalism
- sexual abuse lawsuits
- trust in clergy
- charter schools
Keywords
- Wiley Drake
- Greg Laurie
- Christian Nationalism
- sexual abuse
- Gallup
- Oklahoma
- charter schools
Sponsors
Pew Research Center
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Southern Baptists, Project Blitz, Gallup, creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org
Places: Oklahoma
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