Glass City Humanist
Episode 105: The Johnson Amendment Is Officially Dead — And Churches Are Becoming Political Machines We address a recent editorial from the Toledo Blade that mischaracterizes the failed merger between Kroger and Albertsons. Contrary to the editorial’s claims, it was not the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) but a federal judge who blocked the merger due […]
A local court recently ruled that Ohio’s voucher scam is unconstitutional and we also get an update on a suit filed by Lifewise Academy to let them ignore labor laws finally we will all be surprised to learn that our elected lawmakers have been learning in Bible studies that God doesn’t want our government to help the poor.
We look at the recent first meeting of President Trump’s religious liberty commission. Based on the members, religious liberty isn’t what it will focus on. Then we look at the proposed state of Ohio budget that was praised by a Christian Nationalist lobby group for being pro-life, pro-family and protecting children when it does none of those things
In this episode we look at the lack of compassion and empathy in some conservative politicans and find out that Humanism is better. Then after talking about why Harvey Milk was back in the news recently, we look at a study commissioned by the state of Utah that proves gender-affirming care is a good idea for Trans kids.
In this episode we look at what is going on in the Ohio legislature and take deep dive into the school voucher scheme trying to be used to decimate public education in the state
Episode 100: Why Activism Matters: It’s the People, Not the Process with Sean Nestor In this milestone 100th episode of the Glass City Humanist, we welcome Toledo activist Sean Nestor for an in-depth discussion on activism within our community. Sean shares his journey from high school political engagement sparked by the looming Iraq War to […]
Our guest is Natalie Hastings from Honesty for Ohio Education and we talk about grassroots organizing, church and state separation, and the unaccountable voucher scheme being used to gut public education in Ohio
In this episode we learn about Third Places and they might be as close as your local Humanist group, then I do a deep dive on a recent Moms4Liberty online event attacking the Trans community so you don’t have to do it. They tie themselves in knots and red flags to justify their bigotry and outrage.
Episode 97: Talking BAHACon 2025 with Jeff Brooks On March 18th, a significant ruling from Ohio’s 10th District Court declared the state’s ban on gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth unconstitutional, a decision made in light of an appeal from the ACLU of Ohio. We explore the implications of this ruling, from its roots in legal […]
We look at the science and facts surrounding high egg prices then we examine a recent bill introduced in the Ohio legislature that once again would try to force religion into classrooms in this case Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.