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Ep 256256: Monson of a B1tc# Edition
EIn this week’s episode, we’ll try to scare you out of gay sex, we learn that Roy Moore's not anti-Semitic because he knows a self-hating former Jew, and by the same token, we learn that Noah and Heath aren’t anti-Semitic either. To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheistTo buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticratTo check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-moviesTo check out out half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ Guest Links:To hear Noah (and friends) take on the new Star Wars movie with Host Seth Andrews, check out the Thinking Atheist here: http://www.thethinkingatheist.com/podcast/skeptics-on-star-wars-the-last-jedi Headlines:Mormon leader dies: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/03/obituaries/thomas-monson-dies.htmlChristian Radio host urges Christians to ‘re-horrify people about homosexuality’ http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/01/05/christian-radio-host-we-must-re-horrify-people-about-the-sin-of-homosexuality/Church forgives priest who stole half mil to pay gambling debts. Courts not so much: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/01/05/church-forgives-priest-who-stole-535000-but-judge-gives-him-prison-time/P-Robes: No reason to fear Nuclear War with North Korea, because god’s busy: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/01/04/pat-robertson-there-wont-be-a-nuclear-war-with-kim-jong-un-because-gods-busy/God forgives Christian Congressman for sleeping with patients and paying for their abortions: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/01/06/christian-congressman-god-forgave-me-for-sleeping-with-patients-paying-for-abortions/Paula White says got told you to give her a month’s salary or else: https://www.christianpost.com/news/paula-white-urges-followers-sow-first-fruits-offering-up-to-1-months-pay-or-suffer-consequences-212716/Roy Moore’s Jew turns out to be Christian: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/01/05/roy-moores-jewish-attorney-has-been-found-and-hes-actually-a-christian/ This Week in Misogyny:Mormons focus on modest dresses at Golden Globes: http://religionnews.com/2018/01/08/mormons-miss-the-point-of-metoo-by-focusing-on-modest-gowns-at-golden-globes/Fat guy in a red hat decries slutty Golden Golbes dresses: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/01/10/feuerstein-the-hypocrite-women-at-the-golden-globes-were-dressed-like-hookers/
Ep 255255: Ether Or Edition
EIn this week’s episode, churches are bad and they should feel bad , we learn about how the gay jewish slave traders might affect our weekend, and we’ll be almost not reading the Book of Mormon anymore. To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheistTo buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticratTo check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-moviesTo check out out half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ Headlines:Trump’s climate change denial tweet: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/29/donald-trumps-climate-tweet-is-a-reminder-that-the-gop-embraces-science-denial/Survey of top 100 US churches: Churches are sexist, racist, and homophobic: http://religionnews.com/2017/12/29/sexuality-race-and-gender-3-explosive-insights-about-americas-100-largest-churches/NJ town tries to enact park restrictions to keep out jews, rescinds: http://religionnews.com/2017/12/29/town-rescinds-parks-ban-alleged-to-target-orthodox-jews/Michele Bachmann waiting for sign from God to run for Al Franken's senate seat:http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/01/02/if-god-gives-her-a-sign-michele-bachmann-will-run-for-al-frankens-senate-seat/Swedish Jesus comes out as nonbinary: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/church-of-sweden-gender-neutral-language-he-lord-god-evangelical-lutheran-church-a8073426.htmlAtheist blogger in Bangladesh faces 14 years for hurting religion’s feelings: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/27/bangladeshi-atheist-blogger-faces-up-to-14-years-for-hurting-religious-feelings/Steven Anderson blames jews for porn and human trafficking: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/29/christian-preacher-blames-jews-for-hollywood-adult-films-and-human-trafficking/
Ep 254254: ScathingAtheist 254: Laying Down the Law Edition
EIn this week’s episode, we do voices and skits so that you can freak out those teenagers in the white shirts, the new Star Wars movie conceals its gay sexbot agenda using lesbian SJW propaganda, and Pope Francis will lay down the Law. To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out out half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ Headlines: Pope takes place in molestor Cardinal’s funeral: https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/12/21/vatican-broadcast-cardinal-law-funeral-service/RikvzLGHdPjF7JmEDrasEP/story.html Sean Combs finds sign of god in nowhere: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/24/sean-diddy-combs-thinks-god-wants-him-to-buy-the-carolina-panthers/ Kasich signs law banning abortion of Down's Syndrome fetuses: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/23/ohio-gov-john-kasich-bans-doctors-from-aborting-fetuses-with-down-syndrome/ Egypt set to criminalize atheism: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/24/egypt-reportedly-set-to-pass-law-criminalizing-atheism/ Mormons baptize holocaust victims and Trump’s parents: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/21/mormons-baptize-holocaust-victims-and-trumps-grandparents-breaking-church-rules/ CDC follow up: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/22/the-cdc-didnt-ban-words-like-transgender-and-science-based-after-all/ Turkish therapist: “Atheists who learn to breathe will find god” http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/19/turkish-therapist-says-atheists-who-learn-to-breathe-properly-will-find-god/ Saudi chess tournament mired in religious outrage: http://religionnews.com/2017/12/26/politics-religion-interfere-as-saudi-arabia-hosts-world-chess-games/ Alex Jones: “New Star Wars is state sponsored propaganda” http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/alex-jones-the-new-star-wars-film-is-state-sponsored-propaganda/ This Week in Misogyny: Rape is worse if you’re a Christian virgin: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/jarryd-hayne-rape-accuser-was-a-christian-saving-herself-for-marriage-20171223-h09nsb.html
Ep 253253: Vulnerable Transgender Fetus Edition
EIn this week’s episode, the CDC gets 7 words they can’t say in this hellish vision, Egypt comes out with some banana porn that sadly does not include Ray Comfort, and a fat man will watch you sleep.This week’s episode is brought to you by Policy Genius. Find out more at https://www.policygenius.com/ To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist You should like our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-moviesTo check out out half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ Guest Links:To hear more from Andrew, check out the Opening Arguments podcast: https://openargs.com/ Headlines: CDC gets list of banned words from Trump: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-cdc-forbidden-words-20171215-story.html Roy moore blames everyone and doesn’t concede http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/14/roy-moore-longs-for-theocracy-in-non-concession-speech/ Kevin Swanson blames Moore loss on Alabama’s “significant sexual problems” http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/15/kevin-swanson-roy-moore-lost-because-of-alabamas-significant-sexual-problems/ Jesse Lee Petersen says it’s because black people don’t believe in god enough: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/14/jesse-lee-peterson-doug-jones-won-because-black-people-do-not-believe-in-god/ Study: Most Americans don’t give a fuck if you say “merry Christmas” or “happy holidays” http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/13/listen-up-donald-trump-americans-dont-care-if-people-say-merry-christmas/ Pope wants to change the translation of the Lord's Prayer: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pope-francis-lords-prayerus5a2aa38be4b0a290f0500f8f?section=us_religion Gay man who got denied a marriage license by Kim Davis now running against her: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/06/gay-man-who-couldnt-get-marriage-license-from-kim-davis-will-run-for-her-seat/ Big win in legal case against tax free housing for pastors: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/14/tax-free-housing-for-religious-leaders-is-officially-illegal-pending-appeal/Egyptian pop singer will serve jail time for sucking off a banana in her video: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/13/egyptian-pop-singer-will-go-to-jail-for-sucking-on-a-banana-in-a-music-video/ This Week in Misogyny: Trump admin seeks to block two more immigrant abortions: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/18/trump-administration-risks-lives-of-two-more-pregnant-immigrant-teens/ Catholic Priest: It would be unethical to install smoke detectors at Planned Parenthood: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/17/catholic-priest-its-unethical-to-install-fire-alarms-at-planned-parenthood/
Ep 252252: Faith No Moore Edition
EIn this week’s episode, Alabama takes out its ponytail and turns out to have been super hot all along, Alex Jones learns the hard way that his android sex doll is a homosexual, and Joseph Smith will finally make with the genocide.To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-moviesTo check out out half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ Guest Links:To check out the Brainstorm Podcast, click here: http://www.thebrainstormpodcast.com/ Headlines: Roy Moore can suck poop through a tube: https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/voters-head-to-the-polls-in-contentious-senate-race-in-alabama/2017/12/11/26e36b56-deb7-11e7-8679-a9728984779c_story.html Australian bigot couple that vowed to divorce if gays get to marry are now welching: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/08/couple-that-vowed-to-divorce-if-australia-passed-marriage-equality-wont-do-it/ Anti-gay propaganda group operating in public schools: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/07/an-anti-gay-christian-group-is-converting-kids-in-public-schools/ Pat Robertson tells unemployed woman that tithing will get her a job: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/07/pat-robertson-tells-unemployed-woman-to-keep-tithing-if-she-wants-to-find-a-job/ Teacher reported Muslim 6-year-old with Down Syndrome as a terrorist: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/06/teacher-reported-6-year-old-muslim-special-needs-student-as-terrorist/Alex Jones worried that gay people are gonna fuck his car: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/alex-jones-people-will-call-you-a-homophobe-if-you-dont-let-them-have-sex-with-your-car/ This Week in Misogyny: Webster’s word of the year for 2017 = Feminism: http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/12/world/feminism-merriam-webster-year-trnd/index.html
Ep 251251: Baker's Doesn't Edition
EIn this week’s episode, the Supreme Court rules you have to make a gay couple a wedding cake but you no longer have to watch them have sex with it, Pakistan will put the ‘cleric’ back in ‘clerical error’, and Andrew Torrez from the Opening Arguments Podcast will be here to tell us how long before we reinstitute trial by ordeal.To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-moviesTo check out out half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ Guest Links: To check out the Opening Arguments podcast, click here: http://openargs.com/ To hear Noah on The Bunk Podcast, click here: https://thebunk.com.au/the-bunk-episode-7-dont-budgen-with-noah-lugeons-2/To check out the masterful monkey noises of the Atheism 101 podcast, click here: http://atheism101podcast.com/ Headlines: SCOTUS says Texas is allowed to continue discriminating against same-sex couples: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-gaymarriage/top-court-leaves-in-place-texas-ruling-questioning-gay-spousal-benefits-idUSKBN1DY1U7 http://www.statesman.com/news/breaking-supreme-court-rejects-texas-case-gay-marriage-benefits/QWgUz5GV9ktKz1rTC3tIeI/ Update on gay wedding cake case: https://medium.com/@AndrewLSeidel/all-you-need-to-know-to-win-an-argument-about-the-gay-wedding-cake-case-8d72a16e12f3 and https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-asked-if-wedding-cake-bakers-case-protects-religious-freedom-or-illegal-discrimination/2017/12/05/c73e6efa-d969-11e7-a841-2066faf731ef “Muslim ban goes through supreme court until it doesn't...kinda http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/04/politics/supreme-court-travel-ban/index.html Evangelicals support Roy Moore: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/03/white-evangelicals-overwhelmingly-support-alleged-pedophile-in-al-senate-race/ Abortion is worse than being a pedo so I support Roy Moore: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/03/conservative-writer-supports-roy-moore-because-abortion-is-worse-than-pedophilia/ Pakistani clerical error leads to riots that kill at least two: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/protests-pakistan-171127144811300.html Jim Bakker has launched a 24/7 christian HSN: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/28/televangelist-jim-bakker-is-now-running-a-247-end-times-home-shopping-network/ Churches may get Taxpayer Funds under New Disaster Relief Bill http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/03/churches-may-get-taxpayer-funds-under-new-disaster-relief-bill/ SC promotes “bibles and badges”: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/30/sc-city-illegally-promotes-bibles-and-badges-program-for-residents/ Lady wins case not to give fingerprint because it's the mark of the devil: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/01/christian-who-thinks-fingerprinting-is-mark-of-the-devil-wins-court-case/
Ep 250250: Sestercentennial Edition
EIn this week’s episode, we’ll celebrate two hundred and fifty episodes when we technically won’t have that many until we get done celebrating, Heath will get to say “bread-ophile”, and all of us will finally get to talk about all the latest revelations about Roy Moore. To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out out half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ Guest Links: To learn more about Dogma Debate’s 24 broadcastathon, click here: https://www.facebook.com/events/346447599152121/ To check out the “We Agnostics” podcast, click here: http://www.weagnosticspodcast.podbean.com/ Headlines: We haven’t gotten to talk about Roy Moore yet. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/21/christian-activist-roy-moore-dated-girls-because-all-the-older-women-were-taken/ and http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/22/donald-trump-defends-roy-moore-he-totally-denies-it/ and http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/20/pastor-supporting-roy-moore-his-accusers-must-be-getting-paid-a-healthy-sum/ NZ megachurch to lose tax exempt status, because Eli and Heath set foot in country: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/22/new-zealand-megachurch-will-lose-tax-exempt-status-for-failing-to-file-returns/ Starbucks cups now accused of promoting lesbianism: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/18/bigots-say-starbucks-is-promoting-lesbianism-somehow-on-its-holiday-cups/ http://www.newsweek.com/starbucks-lesbian-holiday-cups-conservatives-719063 Indian politician: Cancer is divine punishment for sins: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/24/indian-politician-says-cancer-is-divine-justice-caused-by-sins/ Scotus won’t hear case against school board prayers: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/27/supreme-court-wont-hear-atheists-case-against-school-board-prayers-in-tx/ Man to launch himself in homemade rocket to prove earth is flat: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/22/man-will-launch-himself-in-500-mph-homemade-rocket-to-prove-earth-is-flat/ Follow up: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/25/man-delays-plan-to-launch-himself-in-homemade-rocket-to-prove-earth-is-flat/ Malaysian deputy minister: Atheism is unconstitutional: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/23/malaysian-deputy-minister-says-atheism-is-unconstitutional/ Vatican Astronomer: TV scientists pretend to be atheist for credibility: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/23/vatican-astronomer-tv-scientists-only-pretend-to-be-atheists-for-credibility-2/ Amazing statue is amazing: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/22/catholic-school-forced-to-cover-up-accidentally-inappropriate-statue-of-saint/
Ep 249249: How to Heretic Edition
EIn this week’s episode, Eli will reference a thing we put up on YouTube, and then forget to post it to YouTube on time to make it into these shownotes, and Mark and Dan will join us to talk about fun things you’re allowed to do with your butt if you’re not religious anymore.To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-moviesTo check out out half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ Guest Links: To check out the How to Heretic, click here: https://howtoheretic.com/podcast/ And to hear more from Mark and Dan on Thank God I’m Atheist, click here: http://www.thankgodimatheist.com/
Ep 248248: Alternate Dimension Edition
EIn this week’s episode, we report back to the future, "everyone becomes Eric Stoltz in Mask" gets more popular votes than the President, and Mormon Jesus will be back to tell us how important all that stuff he said was.To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-moviesTo check out out half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ Guest Links: To hear more from Adam, check out the Herd Mentality podcast here: http://www.herdmentalitypodcast.com/
Ep 247247: Raelian Nation Edition
EIn this week’s episode, Hemant Mehta caused a mass shooting, Christians boycott the Disney Channel over its glaring lack of molester programming, and aliens will tell us to have sex. But not like “us” as in you and these show notes.Come see us in Australia! https://www.thinkinc.org.au/skepticon-australia/ To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-moviesTo check out out half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ Headlines: GOP tax plan gets rid of the Johnson Amendment: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/02/the-gops-tax-reform-bill-would-let-pastors-endorse-candidates-in-church/ Stephen Anderson: Veganism is of the devil: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/27/christian-hate-pastor-veganism-is-a-substitute-for-biblical-morality/ P-Robes wants Trump to shut down the Mueller investigation: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/31/pat-robertson-trump-should-shut-down-the-entire-mueller-investigation/ Reaction to shooting in TX: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/05/at-least-27-dead-in-texas-church-mass-shooting/ http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/05/the-texas-church-shooters-religious-history-is-very-confusing/ http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/06/the-activist-mommy-is-trying-to-blame-me-for-the-texas-church-shooting/ http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/06/christian-extremist-atheists-should-be-put-to-death-for-the-tx-church-shooting/ Preacher: When Trump swears, he’s just acting like Jesus: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/04/christian-preacher-when-donald-trump-swears-hes-just-acting-like-jesus/ Atheist group donates $10,000 to help Rohingya refugees: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/03/atheist-group-donates-100000-to-help-rohingya-refugees-escape-persecution/ Pastor: No such things as an atheist relief organization: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/02/pastor-greg-laurie-theres-no-such-thing-as-an-atheist-relief-organization/Linda Harvey: Disney’s first gay main character should been molested: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/02/linda-harvey-disneys-first-gay-main-character-should-have-been-molested-first/ This Week in Misogyny: Catholic hospital pushed women to bury their fetuses: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/04/a-catholic-hospital-pushed-women-to-bury-their-fetuses-no-matter-the-situation/ Notre Dame vows to end no-cost contraception coverage: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/01/notre-dame-is-foolishly-ending-no-cost-contraception-coverage-next-year/Mila Kunis trolls Pence with monthly Planned Parenthood donations: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/04/mila-kunis-trolls-mike-pence-with-monthly-planned-parenthood-donations/ How BS Suggested Reading: http://skepdic.com/raelian.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%ABlism
Ep 246246: Caffeinated Edition
EIn this week’s episode, Roy Moore isn’t sure if gays are people, House Republicans hope to pass a Morning After Bill that describes when a woman's right to choose comes to an end, and the President of the Australian Skeptics will be here to convince us that his country isn’t gonna kill us. To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out out half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ Guest Links: To learn more about Skepticon (and get tickets to see us live), click here: https://www.thinkinc.org.au/skepticon-australia/ To check out the Podunk Polymath Podcast, click here: https://www.facebook.com/thepodunkpolymath/ Headlines: NZ PM sworn in without a bible or any religious nonsense: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/10/no-god-no-bible-jacinda-ardern-sworn-new-zealand-prime-minister/ Stephen Anderson: Veganism is of the devil: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/27/christian-hate-pastor-veganism-is-a-substitute-for-biblical-morality/ P-Robes wants Trump to shut down the Mueller investigation: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/31/pat-robertson-trump-should-shut-down-the-entire-mueller-investigation/ Linda Harvey credits ouija board from saving her from gay halloween: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/26/linda-harvey-my-childhood-ouija-board-saved-me-from-homosexual-halloween/ Legal to deny service to anyone you think might be gay in MIssissippi https://hornetapp.com/stories/mississippi-anti-lgbt/ Ken Ham says atheists want Christianity outlawed: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/30/creationist-ken-ham-claims-atheists-want-christianity-outlawed/ Roy Moore: Marriage Equality is worse than slavery: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/10/roy-moore-marriage-equality-worse-slavery/ Federal court rejects Trump’s trans ban: http://religionnews.com/2017/10/31/us-court-bars-trump-from-reversing-transgender-troop-policy Pet Expo cancelled because accountant thought COO was the antichrist: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/27/pet-expo-canceled-after-accountant-tries-to-kill-companys-anti-christ-coo/ This Week in Misogyny: New GOP bill would ban abortion before women even knew they were pregnant: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/28/new-gop-bill-would-ban-abortion-before-many-women-even-know-theyre-pregnant/ Portuguese judge cites bible, releases man who beat wife with spiked bat: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/25/portuguese-judges-citing-bible-free-suspect-who-beat-ex-wife-with-spiked-bat/ Saudi Arabia takes more steps towards gender equality: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/30/saudi-arabia-takes-another-big-step-toward-gender-equality/ God Awful Mini: To check out the ridiculous Mormon video we reviewed this week, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RGnEJRkIDA
Ep 245245: Late Breaking Jesus Edition
EIn this week’s episode, the Catholic church wishes you’d stop talking about all the Id-kay ucking-fay, you'll never believe what the gay Nazis are up to, and Jesus will be in the Book of Mormon like Luke was in The Force Awakens.To see us in Australia at Skepticon, click here: https://www.thinkinc.org.au/skepticon-australia/ To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-moviesTo check out out half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ Headlines: Trump administration wants to replace contraception with the rhythm method: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/21/trump-administration-pushes-abstinence-and-rhythm-method-over-contraception/ Indiana county ends needle exchange program because Jesus: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/21/indiana-county-ends-life-saving-needle-exchange-program-because-jesus-said-so/ Man says MAGA hat is part of his “spiritual beliefs” in dispute with bar: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/19/man-says-maga-hat-is-part-of-his-spiritual-beliefs-in-lawsuit-against-ny-bar/ Catholics won’t allow gravestone to mention priest rape victim advocacy: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/24/catholic-church-wont-allow-gravestone-marker-calling-out-pedophile-priests/ Bill O’Reilly blames god for his sexual misconduct: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/10/bill-oreilly-blames-god-sexual-harassment-allegations/ Students that opt out of Ireland’s religious classes better not learn other stuff: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/23/students-who-opt-out-of-irish-religious-ed-classes-cant-learn-anything-else/Rick Wiles blames Vegas shooting on gay nazis: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/23/rick-wiles-a-gaylesbian-nazi-regime-carried-out-the-las-vegas-massacre/ This Week in Misogyny: Franklin Graham: New Trans inclusive bill dangerous to women: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/23/franklin-graham-new-trans-inclusive-bathroom-policy-in-nc-will-endanger-women/ Tony Perkins: LGBTQ in military cause men to harass women: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/tony-perkins-says-lgbtq-people-in-the-military-creates-moral-confusion-that-makes-men-harass-women/ Trump-allied pastor: Women sexually harass men by dressing provocatively: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/trump-allied-pastor-carl-gallups-says-women-are-sexually-assaulting-men-by-dressing-provocatively/
Ep 244244: Plumbum Astray Edition
EIn this week’s episode, the president warms up for his speech at a cross burning, two different Christian bigots try out poetry and I just came again thinking about it, and Michele Bachmann teaches us that archaeology disproves archaeology. To come see us in Sydney, click here: https://www.thinkinc.org.au/skepticon-australia/ For more info about Freeflo this weekend, click here: http://www.freeflo.org/ To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out out half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ Guest Links: To learn more about The Hollow Podcast, click here: https://www.facebook.com/TheHollowPodcast/ Headlines: Donald Trump gives speech to Christian hate group: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/13/president-no-values-to-values-voters-christians-can-say-merry-christmas-again/ and http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/10/trump-panders-christian-extremists-values-voter-summit/ Timothy Dolan bitches loud enough to get LGBTQ friendly event moved from church: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/15/lgbtq-friendly-festival-changes-venues-after-catholic-church-objects-to-content/ Roy Moore reads poem about babies piled in dumpsters at Christian event: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/14/roy-moore-reads-poem-at-christian-gathering-about-babies-piled-in-dumpsters/ Calgary school board member blames gays for terrorism: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/06/calgary-school-board-candidate-blames-gay-people-for-terrorism-in-bizarre-rant/ Michele Bachmann: “Every archaeological discovery confirms the truth of the bible” http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/14/michele-bachmann-every-archeology-find-has-proven-the-truth-of-the-bible/ ADF misleads congress about surveys on Johnson Amendment: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/17/religious-right-group-uses-misleading-survey-in-johnson-amendment-repeal-efforts/ UK pharmacist jailed for showing beheading video to a kid: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/oct/06/uk-pharmacist-zameer-ghumra-jailed-beheading-video-child-islamic-state Fat Guy in a Red Hat raps back to Eminem: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/14/evangelist-joshua-feuerstein-rapped-a-cringeworthy-response-to-eminem/ This Week in Misogyny: Christian women march against feminism: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/13/christian-women-gathered-in-washington-to-march-against-feminism-and-abortion/ Boy scouts allows girls, but not atheists: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/10/boy-scouts-invite-girls-join-still-bans-atheists/ Todd Starnes at Value Voters Summit: Liberals want to criminalize masculinity: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/todd-starnes-tells-the-values-voter-summit-that-liberals-want-to-criminalize-masculinity/ Muslim: We could stop sexual assault with more Islam: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/16/we-could-stop-sexual-abuse-with-more-islam-says-deluded-writer/
Ep 243243: Mormon Mayo Edition
EIn this week’s episode, Joseph Smith crawls under the bar of Alma, the phrase "Christian chicken rehab slavery" will be a perfectly reasonable thing to say, and we’ll see when Santa’s sleeping for a change.To learn more about PastaCon, click here: http://atheistpa.org/ To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-moviesTo check out out half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ Headlines: Sessions issues government-wide directive that Christianity is a perfectly acceptable reason for LGBT discrimination: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/06/sessions-calls-for-broad-religious-freedom-protections-243536 also, he had the help of a Christian hate group: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/07/jeff-sessions-got-advice-from-christian-hate-group-before-issuing-anti-gay-memo/ Peter LaBarbera on gay couple in new Star Wars: “Where are the ex-gay characters?” http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/peter-labarbera-is-outraged-at-gay-couple-on-star-trek-wonders-where-the-ex-gay-characters-are/ Satanic temple proposes satanic cakes to troll anti-gay bakeries: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/satanic-temple-wedding-cakesus59cd3203e4b0ef069427151f?section=us_religion Santa Claus’s tomb may have been discovered in Turkey: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/04/santa-claus-tomb-may-have-been-uncovered-beneath-turkish-church-saint-nicholasChristian rehab group using patients as slaves: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/06/slavery-is-alive-and-well-in-americas-christian-rehab-chicken-plants/ This Week in Misogyny: Harvey Weinstein is a piece of shit: https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/from-aggressive-overtures-to-sexual-assault-harvey-weinsteins-accusers-tell-their-stories Trump administration rescinds birth control mandate: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/06/trump-admin-lets-more-employers-use-religion-to-deny-workers-birth-control/ Pro-life congressman resigns over abortion mistress scandal: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/05/pro-life-gop-congressman-will-resign-in-wake-of-mistress-abortion-scandal/
ScathingAtheist 242: Mormon Mecca Edition
In this week’s episode, we wade out of Alma with the greatest acting we can muster, robots start passing the Turing Test at glory holes because science is important, and we’ll try to absorb 187 years of concentrated crazy over a weekend.This week’s episode was sponsored by our friends at Dollar Shave Club. Remember, this offer is exclusively available at Dollar Shave Club dot com slash SCATHING.To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To see us live at Skepticon in Sydney, Australia, click here: https://www.thinkinc.org.au/skepticon-australia/ To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-moviesTo check out out half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ Guest Links:You can check out Sai’s “Save my Soul” podcast here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/save-my-soul-podcast/id1045213382?mt=2 Headlines: US votes against UN resolution against capital punishment for blasphemy: https://thinkprogress.org/united-nations-gay-death-penalty-36e6a5101ec9/ Multiple asshats explain why god allowed Las Vegas shooting: _http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/03/fox-news-host-maybe-the-las-vegas-shooter-just-didnt-believe-in-god/ http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/02/pat-robertson-blames-vegas-shooting-on-lack-of-respect-for-donald-trump-and-god/ http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/02/dave-daubenmire-god-let-the-vegas-shooting-occur-because-our-nation-is-wicked/ Christian radio host says the atheist NFL is brainwashing everyone with gamma rays: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/01/christian-radio-host-the-anti-christian-nfl-is-brainwashing-us-with-gamma-rays/ Canadian police seek recalled bishop over child porn accusations: http://religionnews.com/2017/09/29/canada-police-seek-recalled-vatican-diplomat-for-child-porn/ Mormon Leader reaffirms church’s opposition to gay rights: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/01/mormon-leader-yep-we-still-think-gay-marriage-is-the-worst/ Canadian bishops oppose vaccine that prevents cancer: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/09/29/canadian-bishops-oppose-vaccine-that-prevents-cervical-cancer/ 3 Year old Nepalese girl chosen to be next living goddess: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/09/30/3-year-old-girl-chosen-by-hindu-priests-to-be-nepals-new-living-goddess/ CO student sues her high school for anti-atheist discrimination: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/09/26/colorado-student-sues-her-old-school-district-for-anti-atheist-discrimination/ Google nerd starts religion that worships AI Godhead: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/09/29/ex-google-engineer-starts-religion-that-worships-artificial-intelligence/
ScathingAtheist 241: Moore is Less Edition
In this week’s episode, we finish Alma by holding block and pressing up, Roger Goodell and the King of Saudi Arabia look down on Donald Trump's moral low ground, and Alabama will prove once and for all that Moore is less.To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-moviesTo check out out half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ Guest Links:To hear the Worldwide Atheist podcast, click here: https://jedeschner.podbean.com/ Headlines: GOP senators propose bill allowing churches to get FEMA relief money: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/09/22/gop-senators-propose-bill-allowing-churches-to-get-fema-relief-money/ TX parents lock child out of house for being possessed by a demon: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/09/22/texas-parents-locked-their-kid-out-of-the-house-because-he-was-possessed/ Survey: 1 in 5 americans pretty sure atheists don’t have all the rights: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/09/16/many-americans-say-atheists-dont-have-the-same-rights-as-other-citizens/ Jim Bakker pretty sure he could be shot for wearing a Christian hat: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/09/15/televangelist-jim-bakker-i-could-be-shot-for-wearing-a-hat-with-a-cross-on-it/Catholic hospitals making it harder to get vasectomies: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/09/13/catholic-hospitals-are-making-it-harder-for-men-to-obtain-vasectomies/Saudi Textbook accidentally inserts Yoda into pic of King Faisal: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/21/world/middleeast/saudi-yoda-king-textbooks.html?mcubz=0 This Week in Misogyny: Saudi allows women to drive: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/27/huge-step-jubilation-saudi-arabian-women-allowed-to-drive Saudi Cleric claims women have only one quarter of a man’s brain: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/09/23/saudi-cleric-women-cant-drive-since-they-only-have-a-quarter-of-a-mans-brain/
ScathingAtheist 240: Shriveling Johnson Edition
In this week’s episode, the Trump administration Rocky V’s us right in the johnson, we finally learn how to get some sexual attention from a sasquatch, and the Book of Alma will make the energizer bunny it’s bitch. To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out out half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ Headlines: One step closer to repealing the Johnson Amendment: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/09/16/the-house-has-passed-legislation-that-could-turn-churches-into-superpacs/ Superintendent responds to lawyer letter about “in god we trust” signs in school is “i hope you repent may god have mercy on your soul” http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/09/08/arkansas-superintendent-to-atheist-lawyer-i-pray-you-will-repent/# Daubenmire: Gov should fund research to prove god is real: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/09/15/dave-daubenmire-the-government-should-fund-research-to-prove-god-is-real/ Facebook allowed advertisers to target anti-semites: http://religionnews.com/2017/09/14/facebook-enabled-advertisers-to-reach-jew-haters/ NC Mom invents bigfoot attracting spray: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/09/16/helpful-north-carolina-mom-invents-bigfoot-attracting-spray/ This Week in Misogyny: Slow moves towards gender equality throughout the Middle East: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/opinion/womens-rights-rape-laws-arab-world.html Tunisia lifts ban on Muslim women marrying non-Muslims: http://religionnews.com/2017/09/15/tunisia-lifts-ban-on-muslim-women-marrying-non-muslims/ Tunisian president calls for update in inheritance laws: http://religionnews.com/2017/09/15/tunisian-womens-rights-plan-rattles-muslim-traditionalists/
ScathingAtheist 239: Scam-Putation Edition
In this week’s episode, Donald trump stacks the bench with nutjobs, Sandy Rios points out that neo-Nazis might be nationalist but at least they're not socialist, and we’ll examine a miracle claim that doesn’t have a leg to stand on.To get tickets to one of our upcoming live shows, click here: https://scathingatheist.com/ To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-moviesTo check out out half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ Guest Links:To check out the Counter Apologetics podcast, click here: http://counterapologetics.blubrry.net/ Headlines: Trump nominates guy who doesn’t believe in church state separation to federal judgeship: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/09/08/trump-nominates-churchstate-separation-denier-for-federal-judgeship/ Also nominated someone who said the bible comes before the Constitution: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/09/senators-challenge-judicial-nominee-claims-bible-precedes-constitution/ Roy Moore Senate likely to become a senator: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/09/11/senate-candidate-roy-moore-in-2015-dodged-question-about-executing-gay-people/ CIA going all in on Jesus: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/09/report-cia-director-mike-pompeo-brings-christianity-agency/ Pastor reaches down woman’s pants during anointing; won’t be prosecuted: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/09/02/pastor-who-stuck-hand-down-womans-pants-during-anointing-wont-be-prosecuted/ Mike Huckabee robocalls for “Last Ounce of Courage” will cost 32.4 million http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/09/09/illegal-mike-huckabee-narrated-robocalls-will-cost-film-marketers-32-4-million/ Former Christian lawmaker who sold post apocalyptic gold coins will go to jail http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/09/06/former-christian-lawmaker-will-go-to-jail-over-apocalyptic-gold-coin-scheme/ Jews won't get out of the way of the hurricane http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/09/09/some-miami-jews-are-staying-home-during-hurricane-irma-since-its-the-sabbath/ Atheists challenge program that allows prisoners to leave prison for church: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/09/02/atheists-say-program-letting-prisoners-leave-jail-to-go-to-church-is-illegal/Sandy Rios: The Right are like the Nazis of goodness: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/sandy-rios-the-right-are-like-nazis-but-they-export-goodness-instead-of-genocide/ This Week in Misogyny: Pastor: Aborted babies are food for empowering Baal: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/09/christian-activist-aborted-babies-food-source-empowering-baal/ Muslim website blames jews for misinformation about FGM: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/09/10/muslim-website-blames-jews-for-misinformation-on-female-genital-mutilation/
ScathingAtheist 238: Boo-Dissed Edition
In this week’s episode, Joel Osteen has a monstrous heart to go with his teeth, we learn that Susan Smith was really just trying some homeopathic dilution on her kids, and Noah will turn out to have been right about Buddhism. Again.To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-moviesTo check out out half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ Headlines: Joel O’Steen defines douche baggery in hurricane response: http://religionnews.com/2017/08/30/joel-osteens-church-defends-itself-after-social-media-storm/ and http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/08/osteen-asks-50-minimum-donation-helping-hurricane-victims/ Kevin Swanson says Houston is being punished for not passing anti-trans bill: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/08/31/kevin-swanson-god-is-punishing-texas-for-not-passing-anti-trans-bathroom-bill/ Rick Wiles pins it on sexual perversion: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/08/30/rick-wiles-god-punished-houston-for-its-embrace-of-sexual-perversion/ Daubenmire says it’s about abortion and lesbian mayors: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/08/30/dave-daubenmire-god-was-punishing-houston-over-abortion-and-a-lesbian-mayor/ Texas churches suing FEMA to get recovery money: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/09/05/texas-churches-are-suing-fema-for-excluding-them-in-disaster-relief-grants/ Some Wackaloon: The Illuminati are using a special frequency to change people’s DNA to make them hate Trump: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/mark-taylor-freemasons-and-illuminati-are-using-a-special-frequency-to-change-dna-and-make-people-hate-trump/ Con artist and radio host tries to use voodoo to thwart investigation: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/08/31/radio-host-and-accused-ponzi-schemer-used-hoodoo-spell-to-thwart-probe-feds-say Atheists challenge program that allows prisoners to leave prison for church: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/09/02/atheists-say-program-letting-prisoners-leave-jail-to-go-to-church-is-illegal/CDC: Homeopathic bracelet gave infant lead poisoning: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/09/02/a-homeopathic-bracelet-gave-an-infant-lead-poisoning-says-the-cdc/ This Week in Misogyny: Half of men don’t know where the vagina is: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/vagina-men-identify-faily-half-diagram-vagina-gynaecological-cancer-female-genitalia-a7921421.html Children’s publisher apologizes for puberty book that says breasts exist to make women look “grown up and attractive” https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/aug/29/usborne-apologises-puberty-book-childrens-publisher
ScathingAtheist 237: Tie Me Con Guru Down Edition
In this week’s episode, Trump voters and christians survive another week in the Orwellian hellscape that is America, with the POTUS on the fence, kids in Georgia use beer pong to decide if the Axis was the good guys or the bad guys, and we’ll once again pick at the perpetual scab that is The Book of Mormon. To donate to hurricane victims, click here: https://foundationbeyondbelief.org/hurricane-harvey-drive/ Less Important Stuff: To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out out half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ Guest Links: To check out the Wayward Willis podcast, click here: https://audioboom.com/channels/4923462 Headlines: Riots in India over guru’s rape conviction: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/27/indian-states-in-lockdown-for-gurus-sentencing-after-deadly-protests Christian hate-group ministry sues SPLC over hate group listing: http://religionnews.com/2017/08/25/christian-ministry-sues-watchdog-group-over-hate-label/ Majority of Trump voters think Christians face the most discrimination: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/08/24/a-majority-of-trump-voters-think-christians-face-the-most-discrimination/ Priest blames god for gambling debts, avenges god by collecting child porn: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/08/26/priest-who-blamed-god-for-gambling-debts-got-revenge-by-collecting-child-porn/ Students disciplined for nazi vs. jew beer pong game: http://religionnews.com/2017/08/25/students-disciplined-for-jews-vs-nazis-beer-pong-game/
ScathingAtheist 236: Heavily Redacted Edition
In this week’s episode, we learnt that the jews started all the water wars, the Atlanta Falcons ramp the embarrassment factor right back up before the season even starts, and Donald Trump will try to get teenage girls pregnant. To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out out half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ Guest Links: Learn more about the Odd Atheist Friends Podcast here: https://www.facebook.com/OAFPodcast/ Headlines: Some Catholic sex abuse victims denied compensation because they “gave consent” http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/08/21/the-catholic-church-says-some-child-abuse-victims-gave-consent-when-assaulted/ Swiss hotel reminds Jews to shower before using the pool: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/08/19/swiss-hotel-to-jewish-guests-please-take-a-shower-before-you-go-swimming/ Trump to cut funding for Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/08/20/trump-will-cut-funding-for-obamas-program-lowering-teen-pregnancy-rates/ Baptist preacher: Antichrist is a black, catholic, Syrian Jew: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/08/18/baptist-preacher-the-antichrist-is-a-black-catholic-syrian-jew/ India’s supreme court outlaws Muslim instant divorce: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/08/22/in-victory-for-womens-rights-indias-supreme-court-bans-islamic-insta-divorces/ NZ pastor: Gay marriage is fine, as long as couples are shot at the altar: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/08/15/baptist-pastor-gay-marriage-is-fine-as-long-as-the-couple-is-shot-at-the-altar/ Falcons stadium includes a Chick Fil-A that is closed on Sundays: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/08/17/the-atlanta-falcons-new-stadium-has-a-chick-fil-a-thats-closed-on-sundays/ This Week in Misogyny: Women in Lebanon no longer required to marry their rapist: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/08/17/women-in-lebanon-are-no-longer-forced-to-marry-their-rapists/ NZ pastor: women shouldn’t vote, and female politicians should be in the kitchen: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/08/16/baptist-pastor-women-shouldnt-vote-and-female-politicians-belong-in-a-kitchen/
ScathingAtheist 235: Radical Christian Terrorism Edition
In this week’s episode, We’ll talk about the Radical Christian Terrorists the mainstream media won't, Eli steps on Heath’s joke that he wrote first before the headlines even start, and Joseph Smith will join us to avenge our decision to read the Book of Mormon.To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticratTo check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies Guest Links:You can hear Noah on Doubting Dogma here: http://doubtingdogma.libsyn.com/17-noah-lugeons-bullshitometer Headlines: Charlottesville: http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/12/politics/trump-charlottesville-statement/index.html http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/08/12/violent-white-nationalist-rally-in-charlottesville-leads-to-state-of-emergency/ http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/14/politics/charlottesville-nazi-trump-statement-trnd/index.html Anti-Muslim folks in Norway outraged by picture of bus seats they thought were women in burqas: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/08/04/anti-muslim-bigots-in-norway-are-furious-at-these-bus-seats/ Malaysian government official: “We need to hunt down atheists” http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/08/08/malaysian-government-official-we-need-to-hunt-down-atheists/ Irish politician blames fairies and bad luck for road damage: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/08/09/fairies-and-bad-luck-are-damaging-a-road-in-ireland-according-to-one-lawmaker/Rapper claims god made him bulletproof; gets shot and killed: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/08/rapper-shot-killed-claiming-god-made-bulletproof/ This Week in Misogyny: Six people charged with “teaching western dance moves” after Zumba class in Iran: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/09/iranian-children-arrested-for-teaching-zumba-and-western-dance-hijab Nepal passes law against isolating women during menstruation: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/aug/10/nepal-outlaws-custom-of-exiling-women-during-their-periods Chinese restaurant allegedly offering discounts to women based on bra size: http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-40851224
ScathingAtheist 234: Plurarectal Edition
In this week’s episode, we dive back into the Book of Mormon with all the zeal of Greg Louganis, we learn that the difference between Judaism and Satanism is one Outback Steakhouse, and Heath is back so 30 seconds won’t suck as bad.For tickets to our upcoming live shows (or for more details), click here: https://scathingatheist.com/ To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-moviesTo check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ Guest Links:To check out Kelly on Twitter, click here: https://twitter.com/GayArtGoblin Headlines: Unprecedented influence of religious conservatives in White House: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/08/01/the-white-house-bible-study-isnt-a-problem-but-the-instructor-is/ and http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/richard-land-religious-right-has-unprecedented-access-and-impact-on-policy-in-trump-administration/ and http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/end-times-prepper-pastor-jim-bakker-was-invited-to-the-white-house/ Anti-Muslim folks in Norway outraged by picture of bus seats they thought were women in burqas: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/08/04/anti-muslim-bigots-in-norway-are-furious-at-these-bus-seats/ Even atheists think atheists are evil: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/08/07/even-atheists-think-atheists-are-more-likely-to-be-serial-killers-says-study/ Pastor tells women to stop taking bipolar meds, woman goes missing: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/08/05/missing-woman-who-stopped-taking-bipolar-meds-on-pastors-advice-found-alive/Outback steakhouse is satanic. And the reason is hilarious: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/30/outback-steakhouse-isnt-nearly-as-satanic-as-you-think/ This Week in Misogyny: Christian writer warns against women having a career outside the home: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/26/christian-writer-women-having-careers-outside-the-home-is-unbiblical/ Christian activist warns against using butt as substitute vagina: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/28/christian-activist-stop-using-the-anus-as-a-substitute-vagina-like-satan/Lawyer upset that 12-year old rape victim is allowed to have an abortion: http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2017/07/lawyerblastscourtrulingall.htmlThis podcast is a production of Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC, copyright 2017.
ScathingAtheist 233: Science Moms Edition
In this week’s episode, we learn that the generals Trump talked to about trans people turn out to be from the salvation army, Bill Donahue will argue about what kind of cheese Mother Teresa’s vag tasted like, and Natalie Newell of the Science Enthusiast Podcast will be here to tell us about our second favorite kind of mom.To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticratTo check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies Guest Links: To learn more about Natalie’s upcoming film, Science Moms, click here: https://www.facebook.com/ScienceMomsDoc/ To check out The Science Enthusiast Podcast, click here: http://ascienceenthusiast.com/ To read the open letter to celebrity moms Natalie talks about in the interview, click here: https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2015/08/19/science-moms-celebrity-moms-lets-discuss-gmos-farming-safety-health-together/ To get tickets to see the film at QED, click here: https://qedcon.org/To get tickets to see the film at CSI-Con, click here: http://csiconference.org/ Headlines: Evangelical leaders takes credit for Trump’s anti-trans move: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/tony-perkins-frc-worked-with-white-house-to-stop-transgender-cultural-grenade/ also, others: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/07/conservative-christians-celebrate-trumps-transgender-troop-ban/ Salvation Army caught turning away trans people: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/07/salvation-army-caught-turning-away-transgender-people/ England to ban prescriptions for homeopathy, other bullshit treatments: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/23/england-will-ban-prescriptions-for-homeopathy-and-other-low-value-treatments/ Football player thinks dinosaurs aren’t real http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/29/nfl-player-d-j-reader-dinosaurs-arent-real-and-fossils-are-fake/ TX man blames devil when caught without pants in child’s bedroom: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/25/tx-man-blames-devil-after-getting-caught-without-pants-in-childs-bedroom/Catholic League pissed about cheese shop talking about eating out Mother Teresa: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/29/catholic-league-to-cheese-shop-dont-joke-about-mother-teresas-nether-regions/ This podcast is a production of Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC. Copyright 2017, all rights reserved.
ScathingAtheist 232: Schadenfreudian Slip Edition
On this week’s episode: We try to get the more out of Mormon ... We discuss the marital sex lives of a man and his computer, and a woman and her calf ... And Ken Ham will get shot in the freude. To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies Headlines: Ark Park could see tax incentives reversed because they’re unrepentant assholes: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/23/ark-encounters-tax-rebate-suspension-could-be-reversed/ Chinese government bans religion: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/19/chinas-government-bans-religion-says-members-must-be-firm-marxist-atheists/ New bill in WI tries to prevent med schools from teaching anything about abortion: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/18/wisconsin-may-block-medical-students-from-learning-how-to-perform-abortions/ South African pastor demands his congregants foot his legal bills for defrauding them: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/13/south-african-pastor-to-congregation-pay-my-legal-bills-or-church-is-canceled/ Lawyer sues congressmen for displaying rainbow flag in violation of Establishment Clause: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/20/man-who-sued-to-marry-computer-files-three-lawsuits-defending-his-orientation/ Buddhist Widow claims calf is reincarnation of her husband: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/21/buddhist-widow-claims-her-husband-has-returned-as-a-calf/ This Week in Misogyny: Iranian newspaper publishes photo of Maryam Mirzakhani without a hijab: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/16/maryam-mirzakhani-iranian-newspapers-break-hijab-taboo-in-tributes Iranian women refuse to wear hijabs while driving; Iran may relent: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/11/compulsory-hijab-rule-increasingly-flouted-by-iranian-drivers Girl’s robotics team allowed in the US even though Trump’s a douche: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/13/all-girl-afghan-robotics-team-allowed-to-travel-to-us-after-visa-ruling-overturned Nepalese woman dies of snakebite because she was being period-shunned: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/09/world/asia/nepali-woman-snakebite-period-chhaupadi.html
ScathingAtheist 231: Cut Off Your Johnson Edition
In this week’s episode, Republicans take a strong anti-”knowing true things” stance, we learn that buttsex is in Vogue again ... and then out ... and then in again, and the Mormons in the book of Mormon will go to a fountain called Mormon in the land of Mormon.To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticratTo check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies Guest Links: Check out Inciting Incident’s 100th episode here: http://www.incitingincident.libsyn.com/Check out the “A Topic a Month” podcast here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a-topic-a-month/id1227145899?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 Headlines: Majority of republicans think higher education is bad for the country: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/11/a-majority-of-republicans-think-higher-education-is-bad-for-the-country/ House committee approves bill to repeal the Johnson Amendment: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/14/u-s-house-committee-passes-bill-letting-pastors-preach-politics-from-the-pulpit/ New poll: Creationism reaches all time low in US: http://religionnews.com/2017/07/13/creationism-support-is-at-a-new-low-the-reason-should-give-us-hope/ House democrats reintroduce "Do No Harm" bill: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/13/house-democrats-re-introduce-do-no-harm-act-to-correct-the-overreach-of-rfra/ Ken Ham sells himself his park for $10 to avoid taxes: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/17/creationists-have-sold-ark-encounter-to-themselves-for-10-to-avoid-taxes/Christian activists furious over Teen Vogue’s anal sex article: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/13/this-christian-mother-is-furious-that-teen-vogue-has-an-article-about-anal-sex/ This Week in Misogyny: Defunding planned parenthood = more teen abortions, more unwanted pregnancies:http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/13/defunding-planned-parenthood-led-to-more-teen-abortions-and-unintended-pregnancies/ Go-Klings: God will cure all disease if we defund Planned Parenthood: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/11/gordon-klingenschmitt-god-will-heal-diseases-if-we-defund-planned-parenthood/
ScathingAtheist 230: Drug Induced Edition
In this week’s episode, To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticratTo check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies Guest Links: The Naked Mormonism Podcast with Bryce Blankenagel: http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/index.html For more info on Bryce’s live show, click here: https://www.facebook.com/events/299351400504022/?acontext=%7B%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7DFor tickets for Inciting Incident’s 100th episode, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inciting-incident-podcasts-100th-ep-w-chris-kluwe-scathing-atheist-more-tickets-31754100369 Headlines: Hobby Lobby smuggled black market Iraqi artifacts, but they’re super serious: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/05/hobby-lobby-smuggled-black-market-iraqi-artifacts-just-like-jesus-would-do/ and http://religionnews.com/2017/07/06/experts-say-hobby-lobby-must-have-known-it-was-illegally-importing-artifacts/ Vatican cops raid drug-fueled gay orgy at cardinal’s apartment: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/vatican-police-raid-drug-fueled-gay-orgy-cardinal-apartment-article-1.3302974 Vatican bans gluten free eucharists http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40545023 France announces 11 mandatory vaccinations: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/05/france-will-make-11-vaccines-mandatory-beginning-in-2018/ Facebook tells Christians who want cross emojis they can go fuck themselves: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/07/facebook-rejects-christian-cross-emoji/ Report shows Chick-fil-A still hates fags: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/07/report-christian-chick-fil-still-hates-gay-people/Pakistani pizza shop has robot waitress; still has to wear a headscarf: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/07/a-pakistani-pizza-shop-owner-covered-his-robot-waitress-neck-to-avoid-scandal/ This Week in Misogyny: Paul Ryan bans women without sleeves: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/07/christian-sharia-gop-house-bans-sleeveless-women/ Christian Pastor on how to “properly sex up” your woman: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/07/christian-pastor-explains-how-to-properly-sex-up-your-woman/
ScathingAtheist 229: Pell to Pay Edition
In this week’s episode, the SVU writers start work on their Cardinal Pell episode, bars in Utah become a little bit less like Japanese porn, and Australia is only so atheist because we took their boat-building zealots.To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticratTo check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies Headlines: Cardinal Pell gets charged: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/28/australian-cardinal-is-highest-ranking-vatican-official-charged-with-sex-abuse/ No religion is australia’s top religion http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/27/no-religion-is-now-officially-australias-top-religion/ Woman throws handful of coins into a plane to pray for luck http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/27/flight-delayed-after-woman-throws-coins-in-engine-to-pray-for-safety/ Daycare owners caught up in satanic panic finally exonerated: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/22/satanic-day-care-couple-fully-exonerated-after-wrongful-convictions/ Flat earthers stupid billboard http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/01/flat-earthers-just-put-up-another-self-defeating-billboard-in-tulsa/ Egyptian cleric says FGM is good for the economy http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/01/egyptian-cleric-says-female-genital-mutilation-is-good-for-the-economy/ Guy who ran over the stupid ten commandments thing http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/28/a-christian-man-vandalized-the-ten-commandments-monument-at-the-arkansas-capitol/ Zion curtains law repealed: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/02/utahs-irrational-zion-curtains-law-is-no-longer-in-effect/
ScathingAtheist 228: Farced Amendment Edition
In this week’s episode, To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticratTo check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies Guest Links: To check out Opening Arguments with Andrew Torrez, click here: http://openargs.com/To check out the Common Heathens podcast, click here: http://commonheathens.com/ Headlines: Maajid Nawaz sues SPLC for putting him on hate list: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/23/maajid-nawaz-is-suing-the-splc-for-calling-him-an-anti-muslim-extremist/ Prosperity preacher charged with multi-million dollar tax fraud scheme: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/25/prosperity-gospel-preacher-charged-with-multi-million-dollar-tax-fraud-scheme/ Israeli airline can no longer ask women to switch seats because misogyny: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/22/israeli-court-airline-cant-ask-women-to-switch-seats-for-ultra-orthodox-men/ NY GOP caves to Catholic pressure, blocks bill to help sex abuse victims: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/22/ny-gop-pressured-by-religious-groups-wont-pass-bill-to-help-sex-abuse-victims/ Religious right renews calls to fight against anti-Trump witchcraft: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/religious-right-issues-another-urgent-call-to-prayer-to-fight-anti-trump-witchcraft/McDonald’s swears allegiance to new Saudi crown prince: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/24/why-did-mcdonalds-pledge-allegiance-to-new-crown-prince-in-saudi-arabia/ This Week in Misogyny: Women can’t withdraw consent mid-fuck in North Carolina: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/24/women-cant-withdraw-consent-once-they-agree-to-sex-in-north-carolina/ Egyptian cleric: Women who don’t fuck their husbands are defying Allah: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/23/egyptian-cleric-wives-who-deny-their-husbands-sex-are-rebelling-against-allah/ Missouri advances bill that would allow employers to fire women for using birth control: http://www.newsweek.com/womens-rights-birth-control-abortion-missouri-discrimination-628538
ScathingAtheist 227: Inciting Incident Edition
In this week’s episode, Ken Ham blames us for his failures, an article about a couple who claims to photosynthesize gets unironically published by The Sun, and Marissa McCool will be here to get that Freytag pyramid kicked into the upswing. To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies Guest Links: To check out all of Marissa’s work; click here: http://rismccool.com/ You’ll find Marissa’s blog here: https://incitingincidentpodcastblog.wordpress.com/ And you can get tickets to her live show here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inciting-incident-podcasts-100th-ep-w-chris-kluwe-scathing-atheist-more-tickets-31754100369 To check out the House of Atheism YouTube channel, click here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLl9jpze22Ven-rehrE-w Headlines: Study suggests religion could be driving unprecedented political divide: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/15/study-shows-religion-may-be-contributing-to-unprecedented-political-divide/ Hindu extremist calls for death of beef-eaters: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/15/extremist-hindu-calls-for-public-executions-of-people-who-eat-beef/ 4-Year old hogtied with duct tape at Christian day care: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/19/church-based-day-care-worker-hog-tied-4-year-old-girl-using-duct-tape/ and https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/edcentral/religiouscc/ Ken Ham blames atheists for Ark Park’s abject failure: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/06/creationist-ken-ham-blames-atheists-ark-park-failure/ Church treasurer used church funds to pay hookers on Craig’s list: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/14/former-church-treasurer-used-donation-money-to-pay-women-on-craigslist-for-sex/ MO legislator kills chicken and rips out its heart on YouTube to make an anti-abortion point: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/13/missouri-legislator-slaughters-chicken-on-video-to-prove-a-point-about-abortion/ Bring ben Back http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/16/this-church-wants-you-to-pray-for-a-dead-worship-leaders-literal-resurrection/ Breatharians claim to exist: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/18/no-breatharians-cant-live-without-food-and-neither-can-anyone-else/ This Week in Misogyny: Wonder Woman “women only” viewing gift bag contains items for doing lady chores: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/attendees-at-women-only-screening-of-wonder-woman-given-gift-bag-containing-diet-pill-pamphlet-and-a7789076.html Women in Ireland will not be able to get abortions under NHS: http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/northern-ireland-supreme-court-nhs-court-ruling-abortions-arlene-foster-dup-a7790021.html Iranian women wear white headscarves to protest headscarf laws: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40218711
ScathingAtheist 226: Cockadoodle Don't Edition
In this week’s episode, Heath shows off his acting chops in Mormon Piece Theater, the New York Appellate Court rules in favor of Jewish people carrying out henocide, and we’ll spend the holy month with some Pakistani dumbasses for a Ramadan of Ding Dongs.To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticratTo check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies Guest Links:To check out the Old News podcast, click here: https://oldnews.podbean.com/ Headlines: Canada repeals blasphemy law: http://globalnews.ca/news/3512946/commentary-at-long-last-canadas-blasphemy-law-is-dead/ Reza Aslan loses his job over the only thing he’s ever done that shouldn’t have cost him his job: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/09/reza-aslan-doesnt-deserve-to-lose-his-cnn-show-over-a-critical-tweet/ Pastor: Who damaged more souls, Ariana Grande, or the Manchester bomber? http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/07/pastor-wonders-whos-damaged-more-souls-ariana-grande-or-the-manchester-suicide-bomber/ Muslim doctor in Pakistan refuses to treat “unclean” Christian patient: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/10/muslim-doctors-in-pakistan-allegedly-refused-to-treat-unclean-christian-patient/ Arkansas senator compares journalist to terrorist for exposing senator’s anti-Muslim views http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/11/arkansas-senator-compares-journalist-to-terrorist-for-exposing-his-anti-muslim-views/ Followup: Devos now realizes she can’t openly call for the funding of schools that discriminate against gays and blacks: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/06/betsy-devos-has-changed-her-mind-on-funding-schools-that-reject-black-and-gay-students/ People troll roy more with pride react http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/06/facebookspridereaction_butto.html Controversy over FL “fire protection fee” for churches is horseshit: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/05/asking-churches-to-pay-for-fire-protection-isnt-a-burden-on-their-religious-rights/NY appellate court upholds rights of Jews to torture chickens: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/08/ny-appellate-court-orthodox-jews-have-right-to-slaughter-chickens-in-ritual/ This Week in Misogyny: Religious right activist warns that liberal women will “cut your peepee off” http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/09/religious-right-activist-dont-date-liberal-women-or-theyll-cut-your-pee-pee-off/ Christian speaker: women with short hair aren’t feminine enough for god: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/08/christian-speaker-women-with-short-hair-arent-feminine-enough-for-god/
ScathingAtheist 225: R2 Deacon Edition
In this week’s episode, Donald Trump uses The Handmaid’s Tale as a platform template, Ken Ham sends out a "Mocking Ken Ham" template, and we read the Mormon equivalent of “skip ahead, skip ahead.”To get tickets to see God Awful Movies Live, click here: https://scathingatheist.com/2017/05/01/god-awful-movies-world-tour/ To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticratTo check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies Guest Links: Check out the Opening Arguments podcast here: http://openargs.com/Check out the Naked Mormonism podcast here: http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/index.html Headlines: Leaked Trump regulation would allow all employers to deny contraceptive coverage (and more) http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/01/leaked-trump-regulation-says-all-employers-will-be-able-to-refuse-birth-control-coverage/ Woman permanently injured by faith healing wants her parents prosecuted: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/02/woman-with-fatal-condition-caused-by-faith-healing-wants-her-parents-prosecuted/ Denmark repeals blasphemy law(skit idea let's check in with denmark “I shit in a yarmulke”): http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/02/denmarks-blasphemy-law-has-been-repealed/ Germans make robot priest: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/31/why-bother-with-church-when-this-german-robo-priest-handles-all-your-blessing-needs/ Indian judge: Peacocks procreate by swallowing tears: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/01/indian-judge-peacocks-dont-have-sex-they-reproduce-by-swallowing-tears-actual-tears/ KY Gov plans to curb crime with prayer: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/02/ky-governor-thinks-the-power-of-prayer-can-curb-violence-it-cant/ Ken Ham is not a white person: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/02/creationist-ken-ham-im-not-a-white-person/ Ken ham, Gayness, Ice cream appear in a story together: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/03/creationist-ken-ham-doesnt-get-ben-jerrys-clever-ice-cream-policy-in-australia/ This Week in Misogyny: Jim Bakker on Manchester bombing: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/06/jim-bakker-the-manchester-victims-literally-invited-attacks-by-watching-ariana-grande/ Theodore Shoebat chimes in: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/theodore-shoebat-victims-of-manchester-bombing-were-pro-sodomite-sluts-and-whores/
ScathingAtheist 224: Jung and the Restless Edition
In this week’s episode, Ken Ham sucks dino penis, Tucker Carlson doesn't matter, and Muslims around the world will keep pretending they enjoy this holiday.For tickets to see God Awful Movies live, click here: https://scathingatheist.com/2017/05/01/god-awful-movies-world-tour/ To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticratTo check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies Headlines: Tillerson declines to hold Ramadan event at state department: http://religionnews.com/2017/05/26/tillerson-declines-to-host-ramadan-event-at-state-department-sources-say/ Devos: Schools that discriminate against gay and black students should still get federal funding: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/24/betsy-devos-schools-rejecting-black-and-gay-students-should-still-get-federal-funding/ Pope presses Trump on Climatechange: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/24/world/europe/pope-trump-vatican-meet.html?_r=0 Muslim sues Little Caesars for misleading “halal” marking on pepperoni pizzas: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/05/26/muslim-man-sues-little-caesars-claiming-halal-label-pizza-lie/102192152/ Tucker Carlson’s god gets his ass handed to him by Dan Barker: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/26/tucker-carlson-didnt-like-atheist-dan-barker-denouncing-the-bibles-brutal-alpha-god/ Margaret Court is a bigot: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/28/australian-tennis-star-blasted-after-stating-bible-based-opposition-to-marriage-equality/ Lady Justice statue removed in Bangladesh over Muslim objections: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/26/lady-justice-statue-bangladesh-removed-islamist-objections and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/28/bangladesh-reinstalls-statue-lady-justice-despite-complainst/ Ken Ham gets a doctorate: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/27/i-guess-well-have-to-call-him-dr-ken-ham-now/Ken Ham makes love to dinosaur gayly in new novel: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/23/creationist-ken-ham-does-unspeakable-things-with-a-t-rex-in-this-erotic-novel/ This Week in Misogyny: Pro Surfer: Ladies and their periods cause most shark attacks: http://beachgrit.com/2017/05/laird-gals-periods-attracts-sharks/
ScathingAtheist 223: Spank War Edition
In this week’s episode, Texas sends their Bizarro version of the First Amendment to fight the real one, Donald Trump refuses to say the words "radical Islamic terrorism" because he's a liberal cuck, and Betsy Devos looks for a way to make her intelligence level the average.To check out Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticratTo check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies Headlines: Donald Trump pisses off all the Muslims even more: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/21/trump-says-terrorists-do-not-worship-god-calls-islam-one-of-worlds-great-faiths/ Betsy Devos to unveil ‘us paying for religious schools’: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/18/donald-trump-and-betsy-devos-set-to-announce-taxpayer-funding-for-religious-schools/ Time Square vehicular manslaughterer says god made him do it: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/19/driver-in-deadly-times-square-tragedy-said-god-made-him-do-it/ VA PD put bible quotes on cars, public outrage took them the fuck off: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/19/blessed-are-the-peacemakers-decals-will-come-down-from-va-county-cop-cars-after-pushback/ Montreal to tax their churches: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/05/good-news-montreal-taxing-churches/ Texas fucking sucks and their legislature are a bunch of dicks: http://www.mystatesman.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/religious-refusal-foster-care-bill-heads-gov-abbott-desk/DhPhOeI75Vr7w2xyUyBU9I/ Pastor talks to god on the phone http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/22/nothing-to-see-here-just-a-pastor-chatting-with-god-over-the-phone/ Preacher: “God gave kids extra butt-padding so you could spank them” http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/18/baptist-preacher-god-gave-kids-extra-padding-on-their-butts-so-you-could-spank-them/ This Week in Misogyny: Teddy Shoebat: Manchester victims were “sluts and whores” http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/theodore-shoebat-victims-of-manchester-bombing-were-pro-sodomite-sluts-and-whores/ Christian school condemns abortion; punishes student for not having one: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/20/us/teen-pregnancy-religious-values-christian-school.html?_r=0 Fabio: All women needs guns because CA is releasing their vast stores of rapists: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/21/fabio-all-women-need-guns-because-california-is-releasing-all-the-rapists/
ScathingAtheist 222: The Mohel You Know Edition
In this week’s episode, anti-semites in Bangladesh text to vote for American Idol worshipers, anti-Semites in Norway might force mohels to start sucking on adults, and Anti-Semites in the 1830s wrote a book.To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-moviesTo check out our brand new show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ Guest Links:To check out Reason is Rising, click here: https://reasonisrising.com/ Headlines: Christian terrorists kill more than 30 in CAR: http://religionnews.com/2017/05/14/christian-militias-kill-up-to-30-muslim-civilians-in-central-african-republican/ MO State rep draws distinction between gays, humans: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/11/missouri-state-representative-theres-a-difference-between-being-gay-and-just-being-a-human/ Pakistani government sends mass text to bolster anti-blasphemy efforts: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/12/pakistani-government-texts-millions-of-citizens-telling-them-to-tattle-on-blasphemers/ TN Scientology center shutting down after imprisoning patients: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/04/scientology-centers-in-tennessee-shut-down-after-patients-found-imprisoned-against-their-will/ Lady who cut off other lady’s head had a exorcism that didn’t work http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/05/killer-who-decapitated-woman-and-blamed-god-had-exorcism-beforehand-it-didnt-work/ Rick Joyner predicts coming breakthrough in pastors’ ability to see the future: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/10/pastor-rick-joyner-christians-prophets-will-soon-be-able-to-predict-the-news-a-week-in-advance/ Student reporter fired for sharing video of Muslim on interfaith panel explaining Muslimness: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/12/student-reporter-fired-for-sharing-video-of-muslim-explaining-death-for-apostates-under-sharia-law/ Norway considers banning circumcision: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/11/norway-government-party-weighs-banning-circumcision-reaping-fury-from-rabbis-and-jewish-groups/
ScathingAtheist 221: Recovering from Religion Edition
In this week’s episode, Andy Wakefield is a baby murdering piece of garbage, creationists get strangely angry about schools teaching the controversy over cisgender capitalism, and Gayle Jordan and Darrel Ray will be here to talk about recovering from religion in a non-reupholstering sense.To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-moviesTo get more info about our upcoming live tour, check here: https://scathingatheist.com/2017/05/01/god-awful-movies-world-tour/ Guest Links: Check out the Recovering from Religion Foundation Here: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/ Sign up to volunteer here: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/volunteer/Learn more about the Secular Therapy Project here: https://www.seculartherapy.org/ Headlines: Trump’s latest XOs look to fuck church state separation as near to death as possible: http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/03/politics/trump-religious-liberty-executive-order/ <> http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/04/171991/ <> http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/04/atheists-will-sue-donald-trump-over-his-executive-order-weakening-the-johnson-amendment/ Daubenmire will wear a tin foil hat to avoid chemtrails that cause Alzheimer's disease: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/im-gonna-err-on-the-side-of-tin-foil-hats-dave-daubenmire-suggests-chemtrails-are-causing-alzheimers-disease/ Daubenmire accuses women at Fox of “tempting men” into sexually harassing them: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/dave-daubenmire-the-leg-crossers-at-fox-news-are-titillating-men-into-sexually-harassing-them/ Rick Wiles fears computer is giant brain for Satan (yep, really) http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/rick-wiles-theyre-building-a-global-brain-that-will-embody-lucifers-mind/ Measles outbreak in Minneapolis because people are stupid: http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/05/03/526723028/autism-fears-fueling-minnesotas-measles-outbreakKevin Swanson outlines school’s plans to turn kids into transgendered communists: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/04/pastor-kevin-swanson-public-schools-have-a-nefarious-plan-to-turn-kids-into-transgender-communists/ This Week in Misogyny: Women banished to huts during their period: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-39734380# Cleric: During Jihad, Muslims can’t fuck women they own if those women are married: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/28/extremist-cleric-during-jihad-muslims-cannot-have-sex-with-enslaved-girls-if-they-get-married/ Boko Haram releases the girls it couldn’t sell: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/06/radical-islamic-group-boko-haram-frees-more-than-80-kidnapped-girls/ Greg Locke’s planned parenthood protest a bit underwhelming: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/27/this-is-the-saddest-planned-parenthood-protest-ive-ever-seen/
ScathingAtheist 220: Pro-Truth Edition
In this week’s episode, Andrew Torrez joins us to explain children shouldn’t have a playground, Skynet finally launches their baby genocide (slash) snack cake project, and Gleb Tsipursky will be here to discuss truth in politics and other popular fantasies.To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-moviesTo learn more about our upcoming podcast, Citation Needed, click here: https://www.patreon.com/citationpod Guest Links: If you want to learn more about the Pro-Truth Pledge, or Gleb’s work in general, you can find it here: https://www.protruthpledge.org/ http://intentionalinsights.org/ http://glebtsipursky.com/To check out Andrew’s podcast, Opening Arguments, click here: http://openargs.com/ Headlines: SCOTUS hears oral arguments in Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/19/after-oral-arguments-the-supreme-court-seems-poised-to-strike-a-blow-to-churchstate-separation/ Alex Jones loses custody of his children because he's an insane person: http://www.alexjonespersonarapedakidatcometpingpong.com Appeals Court: Selling heroin can’t be part of your religion: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/29/appeals-court-rules-against-inmate-who-said-selling-heroin-was-part-of-his-religion/ San Antonio’s “apology” to atheists worse than statement she was apologizing for: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/24/san-antonio-mayor-issues-non-apology-after-blaming-poverty-on-broken-people-who-arent-christian/ Christians pissed about Plan-B in vending machines at UC Davis: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/25/conservative-christians-are-furious-that-uc-davis-is-selling-plan-b-in-a-vending-machine/
ScathingAtheist 219: Nerd Kraken Edition
In this week’s episode, the march for Math and Social Studies go vastly underreported, Ray Comfort Freudian slips on a banana peel, and we run out of excuses to keep the Book of Mormon on hiatus.If you’d like to support Citation Needed (and get a sneak preview of the new show), you can find our Patreon Page here: https://www.patreon.com/citationpod To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticratTo check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies Headlines: March for science: http://religionnews.com/2017/04/22/thousands-rally-for-truth-evidence-based-policies-at-march-for-science/ ID proponents bitch about being left out of March for Science: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/21/intelligent-design-advocates-are-angry-theyre-not-partners-in-the-march-for-science/ San Antonio Mayor: Atheists are broken people who cause poverty: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/22/san-antonio-mayor-homelessness-is-caused-by-broken-people-who-dont-believe-in-god/ Defense Department expands list of recognized religions to include “humanist”, “deist”, and “no religion” http://religionnews.com/2017/04/21/defense-department-expands-its-list-of-recognized-religions/ Oprah celebrates anti-LGBT pastor in upcoming series: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/20/oprah-winfrey-celebrates-anti-lgbt-pastor-john-gray-in-new-eight-episode-series/Ray Comfort announces “Banana Man” book release: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/22/ray-comfort-wrote-a-book-about-his-infamous-banana-video/ This Week in Misogyny: Another MI doctor arrested over FGM investigation: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/22/another-mi-doctor-arrested-along-with-his-wife-for-assisting-with-female-genital-mutilation/ Bye-bye Billy: https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2017/04/why-was-bill-oreilly-really-fired/523614/
ScathingAtheist 218: Christianese Edition
In this week’s episode, Science tells us that we should have just called it PLUS, we learn the role of the Jewish people in starting the Marvel Civil War, and we’ll head to the board game aisle in search of ancient, supernatural wisdom.To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To see us live at ReasonCon, get your tickets here: http://reasonnc.com/store/ To buy our book, click there: https://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Essays-Scathing-Atheist-Presents-ebook/dp/B06XQTJT4R To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticratTo check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies Guest Links:Click here to check out the Embrace the Void Podcast: https://voidpod.com/ Headlines: Researcher suggest atheist population of America may be double previous estimates: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/14/researchers-say-a-quarter-of-americans-may-be-atheists-higher-than-any-survey-has-ever-suggested/ Foster parents lose kids for not teaching about santa and the easter bunny http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/13/foster-parents-lose-children-because-they-wouldnt-tell-them-the-easter-bunny-and-santa-were-real/ NC bigot congressmen propose bill to nullify same-sex marriages in the state: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/12/north-carolina-considers-legislation-roll-back-gay/ State House Speaker says no, even though he probably like the idea: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-carolina-same-sex-marriage-ban-20170412-story.html British christians don’t think jesus was resurrected http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/09/23-of-self-proclaimed-christians-in-great-britain-dont-believe-jesus-was-resurrected/ Marvel artist sneaks pro-Islamist message into new X-Men reboot: http://religionnews.com/2017/04/12/marvel-comics-less-than-marvelous-muslim-mix-up/ This Week in Misogyny: Detroit doctor charged with performing FGM: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/04/13/detroit-area-doctor-charged-with-performing-genital-mutilation-on-girls/?tid=pmpop&utmterm=.444c064c8bf2 Utah judge praises rapist as a “good man” https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/04/14/utah-judge-rape-sentencing-mormon-bishop-good-man/100488404/ P-Robes prefers ‘manly men’ http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/12/pat-robertson-i-prefer-manly-men/
ScathingAtheist 217: Missing Link Edition
In this week’s episode, Neil Gorsuch announces his plan to write everything on papyrus, the Senate makes our upcoming proletariat revolution a whole lot easier, and Ganon’s gonna rue the day when he fucked with Hyrule… but after the record.To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check us out at ReasonCon, go here: http://reasonnc.com/ To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticratTo check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies Guest Links:To check out the BiSkeptical Podcast, click here: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-biskeptical-podcast Headlines: Church State separation groups respond to Gorsuch appointment: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/07/churchstate-separation-groups-swiftly-denounce-neil-gorsuchs-confirmation-to-the-supreme-court/ Universalist Unitarian leader resigns amid racism scandal (Fuck U U): http://religionnews.com/2017/03/31/unitarian-universalist-president-resigns-amid-diversity-controversy/ Update on NASA’s $1.1 million effort to study religious impact of alien life: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/30/nasas-1-1-million-grant-to-study-how-aliens-could-impact-religion-is-even-worse-than-we-thought/ Glenn Beck and David Barton are selling Internships for $375 to teach fake history: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/31/glenn-beck-and-david-barton-are-selling-375-internships-to-teach-students-revisionist-history/ Pastor locke wants us to do a field trip to Washington D.C really REALLY badly: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/07/the-christian-pastor-whose-anti-planned-parenthood-video-backfired-just-made-the-same-mistake-again/ Youtube preacher warns that hindu-feeling books can imperil your soul: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/06/your-knick-knacks-can-give-demons-the-legal-right-to-do-demon-stuff-to-you/ Woman faces 14 years for DIY circumcision: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/03/woman-faces-up-to-14-years-in-prison-after-circumcising-her-four-year-old-son-by-herself/ Michelle Bachmann says halal food in America a sign of sharia law: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/bachmann-halal-food-options-a-sign-of-sharia-law/ Bachmann says liberals are letting the Antichrist come to power: https://thinkprogress.org/michele-bachmann-thinks-trumps-opponents-are-hastening-the-coming-of-the-antichrist-d5ebda49b7e9 Bachmann says God sent Donald Trump to save us all from trans people having rights: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/michele-bachmann-transgender-reprieveus58e7eb5ae4b05413bfe2ed5d This Week in Misogyny: Trump vouches for O’Reilly on sexual harassment allegations: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/04/trump-sends-sickening-message-to-workplace-sexual-harassment-victims/ MO republican proposes spiteful anti-abortion name change for St. Louis zoo: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/06/anti-choice-missouri-republican-proposes-spiteful-abortion-themed-name-change-for-st-louis-zoo/ TX to take $20 million from clean air initiative to give to anti-abortion group: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/08/texas-house-gop-votes-to-take-20-million-from-clean-air-initiatives-to-fund-anti-abortion-centers/
ScathingAtheist 216: HB2 Little HB2 Late Edition
In this week’s episode, Mike Pence puts a restraining order on half the human population when he’s eating, we get an update on NASA's million-dollar rocket science theology program that we all paid for, and Bryce Blankenagel of the Naked Mormonism podcast will be here for a cross country tour of American stupidity. Diatribes Volume 2 is available now! Ebook: https://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Essays-Scathing-Atheist-Presents-ebook/dp/B06XQTJT4RPaperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1520897952?ref=pe870760_150889320To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To come see us at ReasonCon, click here: http://reasonnc.com/ To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticratTo check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies Guest Links:To hear more Mormon history on The Naked Mormonism Podcast, click here: http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/index.html Headlines: NC does halfass job repealing bathroom bill: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/30/the-deal-to-repeal-n-carolinas-hb-2-still-leaves-the-door-wide-open-for-anti-lgbt-discrimination/ Social media insists polar bear is praying to Jesus: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/31/for-some-reason-a-bunch-of-gullible-people-think-this-polar-bear-is-praying-to-jesus/ P-Robes cites “demonic” component to MS: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/30/pat-robertson-theres-a-demonic-component-to-multiple-sclerosis-and-jesus-is-part-of-the-cure/ P-Robes says we’ve been dominated by homosexuals: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/pat-robertson-we-have-been-dominated-by-homosexuals/ Fischer angry tweets about gays stealing god’s rainbow: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/02/bryan-fischer-lgbts-stole-the-rainbow-from-god-its-his-he-invented-it-give-it-back/ Mike Pence can’t be alone with ladies: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/30/mike-pence-refusing-to-eat-with-women-other-than-his-wife-isnt-an-endearing-love-story/ This Week in Misogyny: Pence breaks tie in Senate on funding for Planned Parenthood: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/mike-pence-johnny-isakson-planned-parenthood-vote-senate-236702 UK: Tampon tax to fund anti-abortion group: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-39472417
ScathingAtheist 215: 1.21 Jigawatt Edition
In this week’s episode, Dunning Freddy Krueger will rise again to haunt our nightmares, we examine the role of desserts in deciding how much you enjoy a penis, and we’ll somehow manage to be bored by a holy book to the third power. Diatribes Volume 2 is available now! Ebook: https://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Essays-Scathing-Atheist-Presents-ebook/dp/B06XQTJT4RPaperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1520897952?ref=pe870760_150889320To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticratTo check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies Guest Links:To check out the Podunk Polymath Podcast, click here: https://thepodunkpolymath.com/ Headlines: Pat robertson says god is gonna give trump the health care win: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/25/pat-robertson-on-thursday-god-is-going-to-give-trump-victory-with-the-gop-health-care-bill/ Pope ranked 3rd in Fortune’s list of “greatest leaders” http://religionnews.com/2017/03/23/pope-francis-ranks-third-among-fortunes-greatest-leaders/ We do not fear death because we are the daywalkers http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/25/study-finds-that-atheists-just-like-the-devoutly-religious-dont-fear-death/ Lance Wallnau knows a man who turned from gay to straight after eating anointed cake: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/22/pastor-lance-wallnau-i-know-a-gay-man-who-turned-straight-because-he-ate-anointed-cake/http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/lance-wallnau-claims-milo-yiannopoulos-in-the-name-of-jesus-for-the-kingdom-of-god/This Week in Misogyny: Ultra-orthodox jews crop smurfette out of promotional poster: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/28/ultra-orthodox-jews-who-cant-handle-images-of-women-cropped-the-female-smurf-out-of-movie-posters/ OK State rep defends anti-abortion bill: “Rape and incest are the will of god.” http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/23/in-defense-of-anti-abortion-bill-oklahoma-state-rep-declares-rape-and-incest-the-will-of-god/ Muslim women in India seek abolition of “say the magic word” instant divorce law: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/27/muslim-women-in-india-want-the-supreme-court-to-end-say-the-magic-word-instant-divorces/
ScathingAtheist 214: Flat Earth Edition
In this week’s episode, Pakistan wants a “stone to death” option on Facebook, Texas considers a cap and trade system to discourage sperm waste, and Alabama joins the fight against the fight against child abuse.To get a copy of Diatribes Volume 2: 50 More Essays From a Scathing Atheist, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Essays-Scathing-Atheist-Presents-ebook/dp/B06XQTJT4R To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticratTo check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies Guest Links: Click here to hear Noah and Lucinda on the Skeptics Brewpub podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/user/skeptics_brewpub/episode-41-noah-and-lucinda-lugeonsClick here to check out Pesquisas Mormonas, click here: http://www.pesquisasmormonas.com/ Headlines: Pakistan wants Twitter and Facebook to identify blasphemers: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/17/pakistan-asks-facebook-twitter-help-identify-blasphemers Engaged couple faces jail in UAE for premarital sex: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/09/an-engaged-couple-may-end-up-in-a-united-arab-emirates-jail-for-having-sex-before-marriage/ Gohmert: If Hillary had won, Christians like me would be in jail: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/louie-gohmert-says-that-if-clinton-had-won-hed-probably-have-been-in-jail-within-four-years/ Pope real sorry about complicity in Rwandan genocide: http://religionnews.com/2017/03/20/pope-asks-forgiveness-for-church-role-in-rwanda-genocide/ Oklahoma “Family Values” legislator caught in hotel room with underage boy: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/16/hypocrisy-alert-oklahoma-family-values-gop-legislator-caught-in-hotel-room-with-underage-boy/ Former Trump Advisor: God warned me about the wiretapping: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/former-trump-campaign-adviser-says-god-warned-him-about-bugging-of-the-white-house/ Parents delay reporting their son missing because “god said he was fine” http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/18/when-their-son-went-missing-these-parents-delayed-calling-the-police-because-god-said-he-was-fine/ Alabama Christians fighting against law that would protect kids at daycare from being abused: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/15/conservative-christians-are-fighting-an-alabama-bill-that-would-protect-kids-at-childcare-centers/ Texas lawmaker wants men fined for masturbating: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39251655http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/13/texas-democrat-trolls-anti-abortion-colleagues-with-bill-fining-men-100-each-time-they-masturbate/This Week in Misogyny: Saudi women’s panel has no women: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/03/saudi-arabia-launches-girls-council-without-girls/ Mike Pence gets “Working Women” award: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/03/mike-pence-to-receive-working-for-women-award-from-kellyanne-conways-conservative-womens-group/ “Trumpcare” seeks to defund Planned Parenthood: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/03/cbo-predicts-trumpcare-would-cause-thousands-women-lose-contraceptive-care-and-get-
ScathingAtheist 213: Hat Trick Edition
In this week’s episode, Ben Carson, Carl the Pugapegacorn, and Ray Comfort help us act out the Book of Mormon, Nike hopes to allow Muslim women to be oppressed in a nice breathable mesh, and Dave Daubenmire will find god in the ass of a skunk.To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticratTo check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies Guest Links:If you’d like to check out “‘It’s Not About the Sex’ My Ass: Confessions of an Ex-Mormon Ex-Polygamist Ex-Wife”, you can find it here: https://www.amazon.com/Its-Not-About-Sex-Ex-Polygamist-ebook/dp/B008Q4D6E4 Headlines: Final ruling says 10 Commandment monument at PA school has to get moved: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/02/21/after-a-long-legal-fight-a-pa-school-will-remove-a-christian-monument-and-pay-a-huge-penalty/ http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/gordon-klingenschmitt-atheists-need-more-exposure-to-the-ten-commandments-to-free-them-from-their-demonic-influence/ GOP Rep: Jesus says poor people don’t want healthcare: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/03/gop-congressman-jesus-says-poor-people-dont-want-health-care/ Dave Daubenmire disproves evolution: only god could make a skunk’s fart stink: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/10/religious-right-activist-evolution-is-a-hoax-because-only-god-could-make-a-skunks-farts-stink/ Christian bus driver teaches 7 year old how to hate her lesbian moms: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/08/christian-school-bus-driver-lovingly-teaches-seven-year-old-to-hate-his-two-moms/ Survey: Only people who think white evangelicals have it rough are white evangelicals: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/10/white-evangelicals-are-the-only-people-who-think-white-evangelicals-have-it-rough/ Wiles: Child murdering satanic cabal is leading coup against Trump: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/rick-wiles-a-satanic-child-murdering-cabal-is-leading-a-coup-against-president-trump/Nike to launch sports hijab for Muslim women athletes: http://religionnews.com/2017/03/07/nike-to-launch-pro-hijab-for-muslim-women-athletes/ This Week in Misogyny: Illinois rep doesn’t think men should have to pay for prenatal care: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/09/illinois-rep-john-shimkus-says-men-shouldnt-pay-for-prenatal-care/ Pastor calls for god to kill all the justices that would uphold Roe: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/lou-engle-calls-for-god-to-take-out-judges-who-uphold-abortion-rights/
ScathingAtheist 212: Aladdin a Lad Edition
In this week’s episode, Iowa passes a law forcing you to listen to Joel Osteen's show after this one, Disney uses Josh Gad to sell everyone on being gay, and that wacky Joseph Smith will look back into his rock-hat and make up some more Mormonism.To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticratTo check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies Camp Quest Links: Register for Camp Quest Michigan at: http://michigancampquest.org/ index.php/register/Find your local Camp Quest at https://campquest.org/ Headlines: Officials confirm mass grave of hundreds of children at nun-run home: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/03/irish-officials-confirm-mass-grave-maybe-holding-remains-of-hundreds-of-children-at-nun-run-home/ and Bill Donohue calls it “fake news” http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/06/catholic-leagues-bill-donohue-the-irish-mass-grave-scandal-is-fake-news/ Franklin Graham: Planned Parenthood fundraiser = building nazi death camps: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/02/evangelist-franklin-graham-compares-planned-parenthood-fundraiser-to-building-nazi-death-camp/ Nicaraguan woman dies after being thrown into a fire to rid her of demons: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/01/nicaraguan-woman-dies-after-being-thrown-in-a-fire-to-rid-her-body-of-demons/ OK Rep made Muslim students answer wife-beating questionnaire before he’d meet with them: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/05/oklahoma-rep-made-muslim-students-answer-do-you-beat-your-wife-before-hed-meet-with-them/Christian groups lose shit over same sex kiss in Disney cartoon: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/02/christian-parenting-group-freaks-out-over-same-sex-kiss-in-disney-cartoon/ movie banned in Alabama theater http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/03/tale-as-old-as-time-beauty-and-the-beast-too-gay-for-alabama-drive-in-2/ This Week in Misogyny: TX Lawmakers: Doctors should be able to lie to women if truth would lead to abortion http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/03/texas-lawmakers-think-doctors-should-be-able-to-lie-to-women-if-the-truth-could-lead-to-an-abortion/ Ohio GOP legislators resist law against marital rape: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/02/ohio-republicans-refuse-outlaw-marital-rape/
ScathingAtheist 211: Aron Ra Edition
In this week’s episode, we learn that transphobia is a great way to lose your kid a state championship, we review a new mug technology that turns hydrogen hydroxide into water, and Aron Ra will be here to talk about maintaining an election for more than four hours.To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To get tickets to see us at ReasonCon, click here: http://reasonnc.com/ To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticratTo check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies Guest Links: Click Here to donate to Aron Ra’s state senate campaign: http://aronra.org/ Click Here to check out Aron’s blog: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/reasonadvocates/ Click Here to support Aron through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aronraClick Here to hear Brother Brewer on the Skeptic’s Brew Pub podcast: http://skepticsbrewpub.com/ Headlines: Diatribe References: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/pope-quietly-trims-sanctions-sex-abusers-seeking-mercy-45732198 http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/02/23/pope-francis-if-catholics-are-going-to-be-hypocrites-it-is-better-to-be-an-atheist/Trump admin to rollback rights for trans students: http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/22/politics/doj-withdraws-federal-protections-on-transgender-bathrooms-in-schools/index.html Largest US Christian bookstore chain goes bankrupt: http://religionnews.com/2017/02/23/family-christian-stores-largest-christian-retailer-closing-after-85-years/ CPAC panel: God has a wall and extreme vetting, why not us? http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/02/22/the-cpac-panel-if-heaven-has-a-gate-a-wall-and-extreme-vetting-why-cant-america-is-absurd/ Grant County experiencing buyer’s remorse over Ark Park: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/02/26/referring-to-economy-grant-county-ky-official-says-ark-encounter-has-not-done-us-good-at-all/ TX judge sues to avoid watching video on LGBT equality: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/02/22/fragile-texas-judge-sues-to-get-out-of-watching-lgbt-diversity-training-video-2/$73 magic cup promises to magic-ify your water: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/02/24/this-73-magical-cup-promises-to-do-something-to-your-water/ This Week in Misogyny: The person whose name you shouldn’t make your planned parenthood donation to is Greg Locke, and the address you shouldn’t have the thank you mailed to is 2060 Old Lebanon Dirt Rd Mt Juliet, TN 37122.
ScathingAtheist 210: Ejukashunal Edishun
In this week’s episode, we act out more of the Book of Mormon because reading’s for nerds, we learn to never gamble with a South African pastor when rat poison is on the line, and Trump bans immigration from those seven earth-like planets just in case.To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticratTo check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies Guest Links: To donate to Eli’s blog and get a sneak peek, click here: https://www.patreon.com/elibosnickTo check out Naked Mormonism, click here: http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/index.html Headlines: New “Education Reform Bill” would Jesus-ify schools: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/02/report-plan-force-god-public-schools-released/ Church wants to make it’s own police force: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/02/18/an-alabama-churchs-desire-to-create-its-own-police-force-raises-a-lot-of-constitutional-concerns/ Donald Trump refuses to disavow anti-Semitism (again): http://religionnews.com/2017/02/15/jewish-groups-dismayed-by-trumps-response-to-anti-semitism-question/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/21/vandals-damage-dozens-of-headstones-in-jewish-cemetery-in-missouri NC Minister furious that American Girl now has a boy doll: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/02/16/this-north-carolina-minister-is-furious-that-american-girl-just-came-out-with-a-boy-doll/ Kyrie Irving: “This is not even a conspiracy theory… the earth is flat.” http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/02/18/nba-superstar-kyrie-irving-this-is-not-even-a-conspiracy-theory-the-earth-is-flat/ B-Fish to republicans: “True conservatives oppose sexual behavior that leads to anal cancer” http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/02/15/bryan-fischer-to-gay-gopers-true-conservatives-oppose-sexual-behavior-that-leads-to-anal-cancer/ Christian mom group pissed at Taco Bell for using the word “hell” in an ad: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/02/17/christian-moms-are-mad-at-taco-bell-for-saying-hell-in-an-ad-wait-till-they-hear-about-church/ US report critical of religious freedom in India dismissed as “hinduphobia” http://religionnews.com/2017/02/17/us-religious-freedom-report-on-india-rejected-as-hinduphobia/ African priest tells congregants to eat rat poison to prove they won’t die: http://metro.co.uk/2017/02/09/preacher-asked-his-followers-to-prove-their-faith-by-drinking-rat-poison-6438897/ This Week in Misogyny: GOPer: Women shouldn’t get equal pay for equal work: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/02/gop-official-women-not-get-equal-pay-equal-work/ IKEA under fire for man-only catalogues in Israel: http://religionnews.com/2017/02/16/ikea-under-fire-for-male-only-catalog-in-israel/
ScathingAtheist 209: Nephi Fo Fum Edition
In this week’s episode, Nephi’s brothers will try to kill him half a dozen more times, a porn website teaches Mormons what binders of women should really look like, and Violets turn out not to be blue, which is probably why we call them violets. To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticratTo check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies Headlines: Stupid Starbucks boycott didn’t work again: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/02/boycottstarbucks-campaigns-dont-hurt-the-bottom-line/ http://www.snopes.com/2017/01/30/starbucks-to-hire-10000-refugees/ Donald Trump removed witchcraft from the White House: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/02/09/pastor-lance-wallnau-donald-trump-removed-the-spirit-of-witchcraft-from-the-white-house/ Dave Daubenmire: "Kids who go to public schools are spiritually raped." http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/02/11/dave-daubenmire-christians-who-send-their-kids-to-public-school-are-allowing-spiritual-rape/ Satan and Barack Obama are leading a rebellion against Trump: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/02/08/rick-wiles-satan-and-barack-obama-are-leading-a-rebellion-against-donald-trump/ Town cancels Valentine's Day dance due to law that forbids dancing near a church: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/02/10/oklahoma-town-cancels-valentines-day-shindig-due-to-ordinance-that-forbids-dancing-near-a-church/ Xhamster sends people in Utah to sex ed because lawmakers reject bill: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/02/10/since-lawmakers-rejected-a-sex-ed-bill-xhamster-is-directing-utah-viewers-to-a-pg-13-sex-ed-series/ This Week in Misogyny: OK law would ban abortion unless the “father” agrees: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/02/14/oklahoma-republican-proposes-legislation-to-ban-abortions-unless-the-father-approves-it/ Orrin Hatch on silencing Elizabeth Warren: “Think of Jeff Sessions’ wife!” http://www.vox.com/identities/2017/2/8/14546960/elizabeth-warren-jeff-sessions-orrin-hatch-think-of-his-wife
ScathingAtheist208: Johnson Shrinkage Edition
In this week’s episode, the trump administration declares that all lies matter, the alt-right runs out of stuff to buy now that every consumer product is Muslim and gay, and Andrew Torrez from Opening Arguments will be here to teach me all about my Johnson.To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticratTo check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies Guest Links: To check out the Opening Arguments Podcast, click here: http://openargs.com/To check out the Science Enthusiast Podcast, click here: http://scienceenthusiastpodcast.com/ Headlines: Johnson Amendment: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/02/02/republicans-have-filed-a-bill-that-would-allow-pastors-to-endorse-political-candidates-in-church/ http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/02/02/donald-trump-at-national-prayer-breakfast-i-will-totally-destroy-the-johnson-amendment/ and https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/us/politics/trump-johnson-amendment-political-activity-churches.html?_r=0 Jerry Falwell will lead task force on higher ed policy http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/02/01/at-donald-trumps-request-jerry-falwell-jr-will-lead-a-federal-task-force-on-higher-ed-policy/ Donald wants to legalize LGBT discrimination: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/02/02/leaked-executive-order-shows-donald-trump-wants-to-legalize-anti-lgbt-discrimination/ Todd Starnes wants churches to pull out of Boy Scouts over trans acceptance: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/01/31/its-time-for-churches-to-sever-ties-with-boy-scouts.html 0% of Germans think Christianity is part of their national identity http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/02/03/literally-0-of-young-germans-think-christianity-is-an-important-part-of-their-national-identity/ Hate speech law may put christian preacher in jail: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/02/02/in-south-africa-a-proposed-law-to-ban-hate-speech-may-end-up-putting-christian-preachers-in-jail/ Australian Royal Commission: 7% of Catholic priests accused of child sex abuse: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/feb/06/4444-victims-extent-of-abuse-in-catholic-church-in-australia-revealed Boycott Budweiser: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/02/04/a-boycott-budweiser-movement-begins-over-super-bowl-immigration-ad/ http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/trump-supporters-boycott-budweiser-over-immigration-super-bowl-ad-w465061 This Week in Misogyny: New Arkansas abortion law lets rapists sue their victims http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/arkansas-abortion-law-that-will-let-rapists-sue-victims-husbands-second-trimester-a7561066.html North Dakota lawmaker justifies Sunday “blue laws”: Women need Sunday morning to make their husbands breakfast in bed. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lawmaker-wants-women-to-spend-sundays-making-husbands-breakfast-in-bedus5898816ce4b040613137c57c
ScathingAtheist 207: Originalist Gangsta Edition
In this week’s episode, we prove that those who don’t learn from history are doomed to retweet it, being a douchebag finally pays off for Texas Governor Greg Abbott, and we revisit the Book of Mormon long enough to determine that it really is that crazy.To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticratTo check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies Guest Links: For more info on the Nashville Nones Convention, click here: https://nashvillenones.com/To check out the Science Enthusiast podcast, click here: http://scienceenthusiastpodcast.com/ Headlines: Short list of Trump SCOTUS nominees is terrifyingly religious: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/01/26/the-nominees-on-donald-trumps-supreme-court-shortlist-are-a-threat-to-churchstate-separation/ Trump vows priority immigration for Christians: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-approves-extreme-vetting-of-refugees-promises-priority-for-christians/2017/01/27/007021a2-e4c7-11e6-a547-5fb9411d332c_story.html Mosque shooting in Quebec: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/world/americas/quebec-city-mosque-shooting-canada.html David Barton and Glenn Beck are gonna make a pseudo-history museum: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/glenn-beck-and-david-barton-are-seeking-donations-to-build-their-own-history-museum/ http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/01/27/glenn-beck-and-david-barton-want-to-build-a-history-museum-like-things-werent-bad-enough-already/ Kristin Hawkins: "Birth control and IUDs should be illegal." http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/01/29/anti-abortion-leader-to-msnbcs-joy-reid-birth-control-pills-and-iuds-should-be-illegal/ Scientists March on Washington (plus stories about gagging scientists, etc.): http://bigthink.com/robby-berman/scientists-plan-a-march-on-dc-to-speak-up-for-science-and-facts and https://www.marchforscience.com/ Reporter asks rep about “radical Christianity”, gets called a son of a bitch: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/01/27/after-reporter-asks-about-radical-christianity-former-tx-state-rep-calls-him-a-son-of-a-bitch Greg Abbott gets feminine hygiene products sent to his office after signing fetus burial act: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/01/bury-this-used-menstrual-products-pelted-at-texas-governor-after-he-signs-fetal-burial-order/ This Week in Misogyny: Pastor: Women’s marchers on the godless side of a spiritual war: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/01/26/christian-right-pastor-womens-march-participants-are-on-the-godless-side-of-a-spiritual-war/ MS State Senator on women’s march: Almost all liberal women are unhappy: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/01/26/mississippi-state-senator-reacts-to-womens-march-almost-all-liberal-women-are-unhappy/ Glenn Beck claims Women’s March was created by Soros/ISIS: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/glenn-beck-thinks-the-womens-march-was-george-sorosradical-islam-astroturf/