Thank God I'm Atheist

Paige pays us a visit, pride-flag-painted 'Equality House' set up across from Westboro Baptist Church, Mormon General Conference set to make history, Jews trek to the Mojave Desert for a visceral Passover, Mormon businessman attempts tax dodge citing tithing, religion in prison, and there's a new Archbishop of Canterbury.

Sarah Palin writes a book about Christmas, a gay bath house in building owned by Vatican, Americans see gay marriage as inevitable, Ahmadinejad and the hug, atheists are compassionate, atheists banned from Kansas City St. Patrick's day parade, and habemus papam!

Chavez will return with Jesus, Cardinal O'Brien resigns, Iowan legislator attempts to end no fault divorce, priest burns photo of Benedict during mass, anti-bigot bigotry, Mr. Mahony goes to Rome, and the Mormons edit their scriptures.

Anti-Catholicism on BuzzFeed, Scott Lively announces Obama's homosexuality, Roma Downey brings "The Bible" to TV, guru suggests way to fend off rapists, NYC goes after Orthodox Jews for dress codes, the douchebag Mahony goes to Rome (and keeps blogging), and Frank and Dan fail to make any sense during the second half of the show.

Mormons and space, Twitter tracks lent, parents sue under separation of church and state to stop the teaching of yoga in public schools, legislator attempts to change definitions of scientific terms, Bill O'Reilly writes another book, the pope dominates international religion news, and Sarah Silverman's sister arrested at Wailing Wall.

"Downton Abbey" and the question of god, Cardinal Roger Mahony feels like Jesus is humiliating him for a purpose, a public school refuses to take down picture of Jesus, US House of Representatives votes to extend disaster relief to religious groups, transgender priest, and we take your calls and emails.

Our interview with the president of American Atheists, David Silverman; 'ex-gay' activist found using gay dating app; woman burned for sorcery; Christian quits job for being given 666 as his employee number; Catholics object to the name of a flavor; Brazilian pastor provides unique path to the 'spirit'; and your kosher hot dog may not be that kosher.

Dan and Frank continue their look into Scientology, the Catholic Church acknowledges they're out of touch, Jesus in Japan, Texas "schools" teach the Bible, money to fight DOMA comes from an unexpected place, and a gay dog finds a new home.

Lego accused of racism with Star Wars set; LDS woman respond to church pants, "meh"; list of Bible-minded cities; Catholic hospital says, "that fetus wasn't alive!" in wrongful death case; France requires Twitter to identify racist posters; and Dan and Frank start their discussion of Scientology.

Flight attendant wins right to wear crucifix at work, Scientology is falling apart, new statistics on Roe v. Wade support, the fight against the Sundance Film Festival, a priest breaks bad, a new dating website for gay Mormons, and psychic readings for Mormons in the form of "Patriarchal Blessings."

Editor and Chief of Gallup Poll says God is alive and well, megachurch tries to dodge rape charge, RFID chips = mark of the beast, Jesus wasn't as clean as Christians like to think, and our interview with Mike Norton—the man with the secret camera in the LDS temple.

Vatican credit card machines cut off by Italy's central bank, supposed Muslim bias turns out to be a very real Christian bias (oops), Catholic school teachers get a crazy suggestion to offset their low pay, Superman is a Jew, and Dan and Frank ask themselves if they actually might be a couple of "angry" ex-Mormons.

'Tis the season for Humanlight, a new secular holiday; the Pope doesn't like gays; an exorcism hotline in Italy; "stroking" horses as a "cure" for homosexuality, and the Mormon temple ceremony hits the web.

Mike Huckabee opens his mouth and says awful things about the Newtown shooting, churches use gun classes as outreach, a good Atheist billboard, a bad Atheist billboard, a woman says God made her drive over the speed limit, the New Orleans school district wins for reason, and American Atheist president David Silverman hurts the Atheist cause once again on national television.

Gay Orthodox Jews, Mormons launch gay website, Atheist blogger jailed in Egypt, network and the "half" in Two and a Half Men squabble, and Mormon feminists plan "Wear Pants to Church Day."

A very large water bill gets settled in the Middle East, another cure for homosexuality discovered, man pretends to be gay (for a year!), and talk of secession and its religious overtones.

Ratzinger declares war on Christmas, Mormon Dems fast for nation, Michigan needlessly tries to outlaw Sharia law, the "Muslim 500," Church of England rejects women, and Dan and Frank design their ideal religions.

Anti-gay, Christian, child ographer; lying textbooks; a really bad statue of the pope; a woman in Ireland dies when denied an abortion; and public displays of Christmas.

Mayans say no to the capitalization of their calendar, being Atheist a plus on OKCupid, Atheists sue IRS for failure to monitor church policking, and Dan and Frank discuss the Ten Commandments—basically... they suck.

Drive-thru church, post-election layoffs, the Egyptian pope prefers secularism, and TGIA's very own "clip show."

Utah gets a new license plate, Sistine Chapel turns 500, church-going teens attend college at higher rate than those who don't, Catholic bishop orders priests to read anti-Obama letter over the pulpit, and a look at the role religious affiliation might play in the election.

Muslims perform animal sacrifice in Salt Lake City (and everywhere else, apparently), the Mormons plan an attraction in Rome, women arrested for praying at the temple wall in Jerusalem, Boy Scout's perversion files don't include enough Mormons (statistically speaking), and the Book of Mormon doesn't stand up to archeological scrutiny.

Newsweek breaks journalistic ground, space aliens beat out god in poll, Muslims celebrate pork-free vaccination, cheerleaders bring god into it, and get your "tebowing" in now before you have to pay a royalty.

Mormons fasting for Romney apparently working; Tim Tebow takes a knee for the mark of the beast; if you find out your dentist is Amish, RUN; Mormon God changes mind about missionary building in Provo; and watch out, the Catholics might be coming to your door!

LDS General Conference is in full swing: Mormon missionaries are now even YOUNGER and (surprise, surprise) Mormon leadership takes a stand against homosexuality (this time swinging for same sex parents), Oklahoma Christians pray against a new casino, and according to the Vatican the butler did it.

God punishes the Pope for hating on gays, the Boy Scouts of America takes a page from churches the world over and cover up hundreds of molestations, and Mormons "fast and pray" for Romney. Dave fills in for Frank, and we play a delightful interview with noted atheist blogger Greta Christina.

Dan and Frank interview Dr. Darrel Ray about his dirty book, Iranian woman kicks some butt, Mitt Romney denies his faith, Mormons as hoarders, Spanish painting-ruiner demands her due, U.S. pastors dare the IRS to shut them down, and everybody is a little less tolerant of everybody else.

Dan defends homosexuality as deviant, Muslims go crazy about portrayal of Muhammad... (once again), Catholics say no to gay marriage in real estate deal, frequent Bible reading makes people more aware of social justice (???), and Frank and Dan go to the temple.

Cardinal Dolan prays at the DNC, Dems cave on god, anti-Muslim activists outraged over the truth, Bill Nye, and what the hell is Atheism Plus?

Dan goes to Burning Man, Arizona redefines conception, Mormons can now drink Coke and Pepsi, and an Indiana man pays the price for flipping off Mormon missionaries.

NBC affiliate in Salt Lake refuses to run gay themed show, Christians hike for toads, Mormon men are just as religious as Mormon women, Louisiana school vouchers, and being an out Atheist doesn't mean you have to be test out the blasphemy laws of so called Muslim countries.

Two hate groups claim they're not hate groups (and try to get the court to agree with them), Orthodox Jews get some blurry glasses, Mormon women get all uppity and somehow DON'T ask for equality in church, Satan takes over a school cafeteria, and Frank attends a taping of a new program for Showtime.

What Mormons Believe: D&C 132 "Celestial Marriage," Murfreesboro Mosque gets built and opens, the LDS penis biter hits the news, Obama hosts a Ramadan dinner at White House, Missouri passes "right to prayer" amendment, and an idiot douchebag talk radio personality calls for "underground railroad" to kidnap children of gays and lesbians.

Mr. Romney goes to Israel, Eagle Scouts resign in support of gay rights, Putin "generously" calls for light punishment of his critics, racist church in Mississippi refuses to marry black couple, and WHAT MORMONS BELIEVE: Jesus in America.

Dan attends a Mormon funeral, Chick-Fil-A, an Air Force chaplain leaves Southern Baptists over gay marriage, a recent poll shows that Americans don't relate to Romney's faith, and more stupid explanations for why James Holmes opened fire in Aurora.

Christians form an alternative to health insurance, the debate over circumcision continues in Germany, a douchebag in Texas responds to the shootings in Aurora, the LDS Church reports numbers out of touch with reality (once again), and Dan and Frank respond to emails.

Mormon Inc hits the cover of Business Week, pastors' health suffers while tending to flock, Mormons urged to follow the prophet and support distasteful development, more high school Atheist clubs, and how do Muslim athletes observe Ramadan during the Olympics?

Dan's back and has news from Europe, Mongolians re-enact 19th Century Mormon exodus across the US plains, critical thinkers lose faith, and the Virgin Mary helps some Bosnians rip off pilgrims.

Rachel sits in for Dan, a miracle saves a home from wildfire, Mormons excited about Romney but leery of national attention, Obamacare as a Christian value, a group of ex-Mormons resign en masse and go for a hike, German court calls for the end to infant circumcision, and fireworks are lame.

Adam's back and he's got a case of the dizzies, Evangelicals strangely silent on Romney's Mormonism, social-entreprenuer claims success is a miracle, ministers turn Atheist, a kid gets in trouble for a picture of Jesus, and we do a very quick movie review of the oldie-but-goodie documentary, "Hell House."

The Vatican continues to harass American nuns, President Obama gets lynched in effigy, soon we'll all be Atheists, the KKK tries to adopt a highway, and a homosexual man comes out as married to a woman.

The CDC wieghs in on the zombie issue, book banning in Pennsylvania, Atheists do good for different reasons than religious people, and in this installment of What Mormons Believe we look at Mormons and homosexuality.

Alain de Botton calls for a new kind of ; Obama hires a faith outreach advisor; double suicide goes wrong, survivor charged with murder; origin of homemade soda machines improperly labeled; Mormons cover up immodest angels; and Dan asks for an interview and gets one with the Bishop of London.

Adam sits in for Dan (and we never get to the Taoist discussion, BTW), dirty dancing gets cleaned up, turns out Jesus doesn't approve of gay marriage, SLC shocks America as the most religious city in the country, and Frank and Adam discuss having a day of rest.

Kansas finds a clever way to ban sharia law, thinking of god increases self-control, Fox News spins Obama's support of gay marriage, and Dan does a church review from merry old England.

Mormons promote membership numbers that don't jive with reality, "Angry Queers" damage church, Millennials shun belief, curing gayness with violence, and can't we all just stop overusing the word "Nazi?"

What Mormons Believe: Polygamy. Joe the plumber writes a letter, voters no longer swayed by gay marriage, a war rages on twitter, and Romney runs from his Mormon ancestors.

Mormons tear down their own history, Arizona OK's teaching the Bible in public schools, Vatican cracks down on US nuns, and advice both good and bad flows to and from the TGIA studio.

Glenn Beck declares us all evil, Britain's Christians are under attack, the US Army wants YOU... to be spiritual, Frank gets racist and Dan gets "comforted" by some Jay-Dubs.

Russian watch miracle, Mormons and Gentiles, kosher pot cookies, praying for God to hurt people not illegal, existance of Jesus, and the Mormon affinity for Jews.