CHRISTIAN BIGOTRY: “Cali Schools Tried to Block Atheist Scholarships as ‘Too Aggressive'” / John Iadarola ☮

The Antelope Valley Freethinkers and Freedom From Religion Foundation wanted the Antelope Valley Union High School District to list their scholarships — but the district refused to do so because they were “too aggressive” and “anti religious.” But then the atheists fought back… and won.

SETHIAN GNOSTICISM: “Gospel of Judas: What Does it Really Say?” / ReligionForBreakfast / Andrew Henry ☮

The Gospel of Judas caused a huge stir when National Geographic published it back in 2006. But to this day, misconceptions about this text abound. Who wrote this text? And what does it really say?

PBS Podcast: Ancient Text Discovery Depicts Judas as a Loyal Disciple

RELIGIOUS STUDIES: “Would Alien ‘First Contact’ Destroy Religion?” / ReligionForBreakfast / Andrew Henry ☮

As NASA continues to discover thousands of new exoplanets, humans have increasingly asked: “Are we alone?” If other intelligent species exist in our universe, do they practice religion too? If so, how would human world religions react to the possibility of first contact with extraterrestrial life?