
The Scathing Atheist
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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/
ScathingAtheist 206: Schindler's Fist Edition
In this week’s episode, everyone instantly forgets that 3 Doors Down exists again, Gwyneth Paltrow explains how a paperweight is a lot like an IUD, and I’ll run around the earth backwards until I’m absolutely certain that doesn’t reverse time.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 hear Eli on Serious Inquiries Only, click here: http://seriouspod.com/ Headlines: Inauguration filled with religious bullshit: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/01/22/pastor-robert-jeffress-donald-trump-had-the-most-prayers-of-any-inauguration-in-history/ CIA Documents show agency once believed Uri Geller had actually magic powers: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/01/20/new-documents-show-the-cia-once-believed-mentalist-uri-geller-really-had-special-psychic-powers/ Cabinet appointees continue to be Christian lunatics: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/01/trumps-epa-pick-anti-science-christian-extremist/ http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/01/senate-confirms-dangerous-christian-extremist-cia-director/ Trump reinstates global gag rule: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-global-gag-ruleus58822355e4b070d8cad1f774 Gwyneth Paltrow is now selling jade vagina eggs: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/01/18/uh-oh-gwyneth-paltrow-is-dispensing-terrible-vagina-advice-again-2/
ScathingAtheist 205: Golden Shower Edition
In this week’s episode, Robert makes us kind of wish one more Kennedy got shot, Ugandas new monetary policy controls inflation by sending cash to Heaven, and we’ll learn how to de-Christianize people through butt sex. If you want tickets to ReasonCon to see our live record of God Awful Movies, click here: http://reasonnc.com/store/ 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: Donald trump appoints vaccine truther to head up medical safety thing http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/01/10/donald-trump-appoints-anti-vaxxer-robert-f-kennedy-jr-to-head-vaccine-safety-commission/ <> http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/10/politics/robert-f-kennedy-jr-donald-trump-vaccine-commission/index.html My kids shouldn't have to learn about gay people because it violates my faith http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/01/13/ca-school-board-member-kids-shouldnt-learn-about-lgbt-people-because-it-violates-my-faith/ Religious people aren’t gay http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/01/14/gallup-poll-1-9-of-highly-religious-americans-are-lgbt-but-the-number-jumps-to-7-among-nones/ Ugandan politician buried with 55k http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/01/13/ugandan-politician-allegedly-buried-with-55000-in-coffin-so-god-will-forgive-his-sins/ Terrible dad is selling holistic medicine again http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/convicted+using+natural+remedies+treat+dying+father+back/12687377/story.html Operation Rescue lobbies for Roy Moore to be appointed to the SCOTUS: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/operation-rescue-wants-trump-to-name-roy-moore-to-the-supreme-court/ Irish priests file complaint after comedian refers to communion wafer as “haunted bread” http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/01/16/after-comedian-refers-to-communion-as-haunted-bread-priest-files-complaint-with-irish-government/ Mississippi bill would charge $1500 for not saying the pledge of allegiance http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/01/11/mississippi-bill-would-force-schools-to-pay-1500-for-not-saying-the-pledge-early-in-the-day/ Golden shower gate: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/01/israeli-spies-trump-golden-showers-dossier-only-one-of-many-troubling-reports-being-investigated/ This Week in Misogyny: Family leaders in Russia seek to decriminalize domestic abuse: http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/13/europe/russia-domestic-violence/ Steve King introduces federal version of heartbeat bill: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/rep-steve-king-introduces-federal-version-of-anti-choice-heartbeat-bill/ How BS is it resources: http://skepdic.com/nde.html http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Neardeathexperience https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near-death_experience
ScathingAtheist 204: Choir Ire Edition
In this week’s episode, the FDA starts handing out O.W.L’s, Vatican City gets super Catholicized, and Eli will learn that women’s jeans reached the bottom of the boob back in the 90s.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: Click here to check out the Skeptic Zone podcast: http://www.skepticzone.tv/Click here to hear Eli on The Thinking Atheist: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thethinkingatheist/2017/01/10/trigger-warnings-and-safe-spacesClick here to get tickets to the live show on 1/13 in Chicago: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/god-awful-movies-live-with-cognitive-dissonance-tickets-29713113723
ScathingAtheist 203: Book of Moron Edition
EIn this week’s episode, Rwandan soccer bans Azealia Banks, we ask one Facebook meme what another one would say about Snopes, and we’ll dig into a book from the patron saint of caucasian-ness. To get tickets to our live recording of God Awful Movies in Chicago, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/god-awful-movies-live-with-cognitive-dissonance-tickets-29713113723 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 If you’d like to send a gift subscription to Becket Law at 1200 New Hampshire Ave. NW, Suite 700 Washington DC 20036, click here: https://secure.americanhumanist.org/thehumanist/subscribe Guest Links: To hear us on the Skeptic Zone podcast, click here: http://www.skepticzone.tv/ Special Thanks to Ranger Kasdorf for providing this week’s lyrical Farnworth Quote, with additional thanks to Savant (aka Datakrash) for producing the beat behind it. Headlines: Snopes is still snopes ya dopes: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/12/27/snopes-remains-a-credible-fact-checking-site-so-dont-let-the-critics-distract-you/ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4042194/Facebook-fact-checker-arbitrate-fake-news-accused-defrauding-website-pay-prostitutes-staff-includes-escort-porn-star-Vice-Vixen-domme.html http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/25/technology/for-fact-checking-website-snopes-a-bigger-role-brings-more-attacks.html?_r=0 Latest data on the economic boom the ark park isn’t:http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2016/12/28/no-bars-and-few-restaurants-grant-county-year-after-alcohol-vote/95528796/ Azealia banks has been slaughtering chickens in her closet for three years for witchcraft http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/12/31/rapper-azealia-banks-slaughtered-chickens-in-her-closet-for-three-years-as-a-form-of-witchcraft/ Rwandan soccer league bans witchcraft http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/12/30/rwandan-soccer-league-bans-witchcraft-for-some-reason/ Gospel singer: gay people are perverts who will die http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/12/31/gospel-singer-kim-burrell-to-church-members-gay-people-are-perverts-who-will-die/ Humanist group gets ebenezer award for not letting them send jesus conditional presents http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/12/30/humanist-group-gets-ebenezer-award-from-conservative-group-for-daring-to-defend-the-constitution/ Church in Sri lanka accidentally gives people lyrics to tupac song http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/12/26/a-church-in-sri-lanka-accidentally-gave-people-the-lyrics-to-tupacs-version-of-hail-mary/
ScathingAtheist 202: Anchor Management Edition
In this week’s episode, Roy Moore rises once again from Crystal Lake, Asian schoolgirls dressed like Hitler does not give us any ideas for sexual role-playing, and Bryce Blankenagel of the Naked Mormonism podcast will be here to put the “War” back in Mwar-Mon.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 hear more from Bryce, you can check out his excellent podcast here: http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/index.htmlTo check out the Real Book of Mormon dot org (referenced in the interview), check here: http://realbookofmormon.org/index.html Headlines: Alabama governor interviews Roy Moore for Jeff Sessions’ senate seat: http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2016/12/21/alabamagovernorinterviewsroymooreforsessionssenateseat.html Uk poll shows belief in god dropped in 2016 http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/12/23/new-uk-poll-finds-belief-in-god-dropped-significantly-in-2016/ Taiwan School holds Nazi rally for Christmas: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38437876 Ken ham “takes the rainbow back from gay people http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/12/21/creationist-ken-ham-lit-up-ark-encounter-to-take-the-rainbow-back-from-lgbt-people/ Texas billboard says vaccines cause autism http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/12/24/texas-billboard-tells-parents-a-dangerous-lie-vaccines-can-cause-autism/ Pakistani airline employees sacrifice goat before takeoff http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/12/19/pakistani-airline-employees-beheaded-a-black-goat-before-takeoff-just-to-be-safe/ This Week in Misogyny: Kasich only doesn’t suck if you compare him to republicans: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/12/13/John-Kasich-acts-on-abortion-bills.html
ScathingAtheist 201: Lump of Coal Edition
In this week’s episode, all three of Eli’s hobbies become legal as an early Christmas present, abortion abortionists in Oklahoma fail to recognize that abortions are corporations just like people, and Bryce Blankenagel of the Naked Mormonism podcast will be here to tell us about more people that Mormons killed. 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: You can find The Naked Mormonism Podcast here: http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/index.html You can find My Book of Mormon here: https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/ You can find the JW Escape podcast here: http://www.jwescape.libsyn.com/ Headlines: American legislators finally get around to granting us the right to exist: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/12/16/congress-has-passed-a-bill-protecting-atheists-animal-slaughter-and-male-circumcision/ Alex Jones: Kanye West met with Trump in effort to escape the Illuminati: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/alex-jones-kanye-west-met-with-trump-to-escape-the-illuminati/ SC lawmakers push bill that would block porn from computers sold in the state: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2016/12/law-block-porn-computers-sold-south-carolina/ Sean Hannity steps in to produce K-Sorbs’ new atheist-bashing movie: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/12/15/sean-hannity-is-producing-a-film-starring-kevin-sorbo-as-an-atheist-who-converts-to-christianity/ Sex Shop owner gets death threats for dildo nativity scene http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/12/18/sex-shop-owner-receives-threats-after-putting-dildo-nativity-scene-in-window/ Pew has trouble finding demographics less educated than American Christians: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/12/13/report-u-s-christians-are-less-formally-educated-than-other-religious-and-non-religious-groups/ OK law would require businesses to put anti-abortion messages in public restrooms: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/12/15/oklahoma-legislature-wants-to-lecture-women-about-abortion-while-they-pee/ This Week in Misogyny: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/12/19/judge-cleared-of-misconduct-in-brock-turner-sexual-assault-case/?tid=smtw&utmterm=.f53b6d55e3d8
ScathingAtheist 200 - 200th Edition
In this week’s episode, we finish the Quran and definitely do NOT burn our copies (please don’t murder us), we learn -- unrelatedly -- that you shouldn't burn a Kindle inside your house, and we’ll go long by thirty minutes, so hopefully there’s traffic.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 hear more from Morgan Clarke, click here: https://soundcloud.com/morgandclarke To Buy a Copy of Smile and Nod, click here: (Link not yet available. Check our Facebook page for updates)(All proceeds will be donated to Modest Needs)Headlines: New report highlights worst countries to be atheists: http://freethoughtreport.com/countries/ Math only works because Jesus created it http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/12/05/christian-homeschooling-advocate-reason-math-works-jesus-created/ Pastor tells kids Santa isn’t real, but Jesus is http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/12/11/a-christian-pastor-went-to-a-texas-mall-and-told-kids-santa-wasnt-real-but-jesus-is/ Christians mad that Highlights magazine says gays can be parents: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/12/09/conservative-christian-groups-condemn-highlights-magazine-for-treating-gay-couples-as-normal/ Go-Klings: “Zales Execs possessed by Satan” http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/gordon-klingenschmitt-zales-ad-execs-are-possessed-by-demons/ Ghanan bishop says power to make penis larger http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/12/07/ghanaian-bishop-says-power-make-penis-larger-youll-just-let-touch/ New app in spain lets you summon a Catholic priest to confess your sins http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/12/09/a-new-app-in-spain-lets-you-summon-a-catholic-priest-to-confess-your-sins-no-matter-where-you-are/ Christian charity refuses donation from bar http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/12/09/a-christian-charity-for-needy-kids-following-gods-advice-refused-donations-from-a-local-bar/Lots of porn may become illegal in England http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/porn-websites-sites-pages-videos-internet-adult-uk-digital-economy-bill-a7433551.html This Week in Misogyny: BYU art student fails for filming a woman’s bare shoulders http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/12/05/byu-idaho-art-student-fails-assignment-daring-photograph-womans-bare-shoulders/
ScathingAtheist 199: Six Fetus Under Edition
In this week’s episode, British divorce proceedings include a limited learning clause, thimble companies pivot toward the emerging fetal urn market in Texas, and we’ll reward David Smalley’s altruism by being mean as all hell to him. To get tickets to God Awful Movies live in Chicago with special guests Tom and Cecil, you’ll find them here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/god-awful-movies-live-with-cognitive-dissonance-tickets-29713113723 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: Click Here to check out the Opening Arguments podcast: http://openargs.com/ Click Here to check out Cognitive Dissonance: http://dissonancepod.com/ Click Here to check out Atheistically Speaking: http://atheisticallyspeaking.com/ Headlines: Texas law requires funerals for abortions: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2016/11/texas-now-requires-funeral-services-aborted-fetuses/ and Satanists claim TX law requiring abortion funerals violates their religious rights: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/12/03/satanists-say-texas-rule-requiring-funerals-aborted-fetuses-violates-religious-beliefs/ Ark encounter getting a coliseum exhibit with a dinosaur http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/29/ken-hams-ark-encounter-will-soon-coliseum-diorama-romans-shields-dinosaur/ Michigan man blames devil for crashing his car http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/12/01/michigan-man-blames-devil-smashing-several-parked-cars/ Christians jizz spontaneously over Jesus statue undamaged by wildfire: http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/01/us/tennessee-wildfires-statute-trnd/index.html Asshole bench being removed http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/12/02/pennsylvania-city-agrees-replace-veterans-memorial-bench-denigrates-atheists/ Judge chastises divorced Jewish dad for exposing his kids to evolution: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/12/04/judge-divorced-jewish-dad-wrong-go-museum-expose-child-evolution/ David barton thinks people who lie should correct their mistakes http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/12/02/irony-alert-pseudo-historian-david-barton-says-people-caught-lies-correct-mistakes/ Saudi woman faces execution for going to breakfast uncovered http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/12/02/saudi-woman-faces-threats-execution-going-breakfast-without-fully-covering/ This Week in Misogyny: Orthodox woman had to have her panties checked by rabbi to make sure she was clean http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/30/former-orthodox-jewish-woman-explains-take-panties-rabbi-inspection/ P-Robes: Angry daughter “probably just having her period.” http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/pat-robertson-angry-daughter-probably-just-having-her-period/
ScathingAtheist 198: Secular Activist Edition
In this week’s episode, Dolores Umbridge gets appointed secretary of education, Heath consumes five leftover sandwiches during the recording, and Dan Arel joins us from the pre-nation of California to talk secular activism. For tickets to God Awful Movies live in Chicago on 1/13, follow this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/god-awful-movies-live-with-cognitive-dissonance-tickets-29713113723 To learn more about Dogma Debate’s 24 hour broadcast, click here: http://dogmadebate.com/ To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy your discounted version of the ebook, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI 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 pick up a copy of Dan’s book, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Secular-Activist-How-Protecting-between/dp/1634310942 To check out Dan’s blog, Danthropology, click here: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/danthropology/ To check out Dan’s podcast, click here: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/danthropology/podcast-2/ Headlines: Trump nominates opposite of education for secretary of education: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/23/secretary-of-education-pick-betsy-devos-may-be-a-disaster-for-churchstate-separation/ Jerry junior says trump offered him Secretary of Education position: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/26/jerry-falwell-jr-donald-trump-offered-me-the-secretary-of-education-job-but-i-turned-it-down/ Spanish judge allows atheist to spell “pederasts” with communion wafers: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/19/spanish-judge-rules-in-favor-of-artist-who-spelled-pederasty-with-consecrated-communion-wafers/ South african pastor sprays people with insect repellant http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/22/south-african-pastor-allegedly-sprays-insect-repellent-on-followers-to-heal-them/ Christian coffee shop denied tax exempt status http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/27/the-irs-denied-tax-exemption-to-a-church-that-was-really-just-a-coffee-shop/ Australian commission: J-Dubs don’t do enough to protect kids from abuse: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/28/australian-commission-report-jehovahs-witnesses-do-not-adequately-protect-kids-from-child-abuse/ Anti abortion rom com! http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/23/the-trailer-for-this-anti-abortion-rom-com-shows-that-christian-films-can-indeed-get-worse/
ScathingAtheist 197: Jagged Little Pilgrim Edition
In this week’s episode, you’ll sneak off to listen to this so you don’t stab someone you’re related to, we’ll learn that Mike Pence cannot make it anywhere, and the Quran will get tantalizingly close to over.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: Donate to the Recovering From Religion Foundation Here:Check out Browncoat 3000’s YouTube channel here:Headlines: Trump wants to do that thing the nazis did: http://www.rawstory.com/2016/11/will-trump-require-muslims-to-enter-national-registry/ FTC: Homeopathic treatments have to stop pretending they work: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2016/11/ftc-issues-enforcement-policy-statement-regarding-marketing After school Satan club holds first meeting, complete with protesters: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/17/after-school-satan-club-holds-first-ever-meeting-but-not-without-protesters/ Huge spike in Planned Parenthood donations in Mike Pence’s name: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2016/11/donations-to-planned-parenthood-in-mike-pences-name-skyrocket/ Indonesia governor faces blasphemy charges over bullshit subtitles: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/18/after-video-with-falsified-subtitles-spreads-top-indonesian-politician-accused-of-blasphemy/ Pokemon seminary school ad http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/19/this-is-not-a-smart-way-to-advertise-seminary-school/ Pence gets booed and scolded at Hamilton: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/19/us/mike-pence-hamilton.html This Week in Misogyny: Turkish men cleared of child rape if they marry their victims https://richarddawkins.net/2016/11/turkish-bill-to-clear-men-of-child-sex-assault-if-they-marry-their-victims/ Yet another goddamn abortion law in Texas http://www.rawstory.com/2016/11/texas-proposes-yet-another-abortion-restricting-law/ Women don’t need a priest to forgive them for abortion anymore http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/21/women-dont-need-a-priests-forgiveness-after-an-abortion/
ScathingAtheist 196: Full Pence-etration Edition
In this week’s episode, Donald trump announces a brand new skull-shaped White House, he also makes a few other decisions based on skull shape, and Reince Priebus finally gets to be on a list where he’s not the worst person.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 The Writer’s Beard podcast, click here: http://www.writersbeard.com/Or you can follow him on Twitter @thewritersbeardHeadlines: Uri Geller: ”And you thought the 11 letter name thing was bullshit!” http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/10/psychic-uri-geller-see-i-told-you-donald-trump-would-win-because-he-has-11-letters-in-his-name/ Ken Ham: Trump won because god is in control, not the media: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/12/creationist-ken-ham-donald-trump-won-the-election-because-god-not-the-media-is-in-control/ Michele Bachmann credits Trump victory to her prayers: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/12/michele-bachmann-donald-trumps-odds-of-winning-improved-the-moment-our-prayers-went-live-on-tv/ Nigerian prophet TB Joshua deletes Facebook prophecy about Hillary winning: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/10/nigerian-prophet-who-said-hillary-clinton-would-win-the-election-deletes-his-prediction/ Pastor Piper tells grieving man that he caused his wife to miscarry by watching porn: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/14/christian-pastor-to-grieving-man-your-wife-may-have-miscarried-because-you-watch-too-much-porn/ Bishop launches probe of priest who posed with aborted fetus in pro Trump message: http://religionnews.com/2016/11/09/bishop-launches-probe-of-priest-who-posed-with-fetus-on-the-altar/ Dawkins suggests hiding scientists from idiocy in New Zealand (kind of, but really) http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/11/after-brexit-and-trump-richard-dawkins-urges-new-zealand-to-embrace-scientists-eager-to-move/ Christian loonie on TV claims spontaneous baby-prayer happened: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/09/pastor-babies-in-our-church-heard-prayers-on-tv-grew-silent-and-raised-their-arms-in-unison/ Ben Carson on short list for Education Secretary: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/11/dr-ben-carson-is-on-the-shortlist-to-become-donald-trumps-secretary-of-education/
ScathingAtheist 195: WTF Happened Edition
In this week’s episode, Lucinda invents a time machine made of rage and microwave parts, we hook up Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer to a monatomic gold respirator, and the 2020 presidential election begins.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:Click Here to check out the Skeptic Smash Talk Podcast: http://www.skepticsmashtalk.com/ Headlines: There will be a God’s Not dead 3 http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/28/there-will-be-a-gods-not-dead-3-says-studio-head/ Klingenschmitt says the government is giving gay people bonus pay by funding hiv research http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/01/gordon-klingenschmitt-the-government-is-giving-lgbt-people-bonus-pay-by-funding-research-on-hiv/ Catholic church says no to cremation http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/26/catholic-church-has-new-guidelines-on-cremation-because-controlling-you-during-life-isnt-enough/ People lose their shit over a starbucks cup….again http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/03/starbucks-cup-panic-is-the-apex-of-christian-entitlement/ New study that wasn’t about richard dawkins shows that everyone hates richard dawkins http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/31/richard-dawkins-is-bad-for-science-say-researchers-predisposed-to-not-liking-him/ Jesus didn’t need porn to get it up so neither should you (30 seconds porn for jesus): http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/01/pastor-john-piper-jesus-didnt-need-porn-to-get-it-up-for-the-church-so-stop-watching-it/
ScathingAtheist 194: SPLC You Later Edition
In this week’s episode, Mo delivers us the Quranic equivalent of digging in your skin for microchips, we learn that those guys with sheets at the Christian haunted house weren't ghosts, and Samuel Jackson will get added to the SPLC hate list for using the N word so much.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: SPLC adds maajid nawaz and ayaan hirsi ali to list of anti-islam extremists http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/27/southern-poverty-law-center-ayaan-hirsi-ali-and-maajid-nawaz-are-anti-muslim-extremists/ Catholics spend 850k against marijuana legalization http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/30/boston-archdiocese-will-spend-850000-to-fight-marijuana-legalization/ Jack chick is dead and was a dick when he was alive http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/26/what-we-need-to-remember-about-jack-chick-and-his-infamous-tracts/ http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/25/the-fear-based-legacy-of-jack-chick/ Russia jails man for playing Pokemon Go at church: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/29/russia-jails-man-who-played-pokemon-go-in-church-as-he-awaits-his-blasphemy-trial/Christian Haunted House planned to include Pulse Massacre recreation: http://www.newnownext.com/halloween-pulse-nightclub/10/2016/ This Week in Misogyny: Guy who raped his 12 year old daughter gets 60 day https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/10/19/father-who-repeatedly-raped-his-12-year-old-daughter-gets-60-day-sentence-fury-erupts/
ScathingAtheist 193: Sparkleponies Edition
In this week’s episode, Ray gets Eli a month late birthday present, we learn that Hillary Clinton is a lesbian and that Men In Black is a documentary, and Chris Kluwe will be here to afford me a reason to say “Sparkleponies”.Get $3 off your new Loot Crate subscription here: http://www.lootcrate.com/atheist 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 find Chris Kluwe’s book here: https://www.amazon.com/Beautifully-Unique-Sparkleponies-Football-Absurdities/dp/0316236772 Read Chris’s take on “Locker Room Talk”: http://www.vox.com/first-person/2016/10/10/13230346/donald-trump-locker-room-talk-chris-kluweFollow AAAA Canberra on Twitter: https://twitter.com/QuadACanberraHeadlines: Weird terrible jesus baby head statue thing http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/20/a-catholic-church-in-ontario-is-now-home-to-a-statue-featuring-a-freaky-baby-jesus-head/ follow up: Jesus baby head thief returns head after horror replacement goes viral: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/stolen-baby-jesus-head-returned-after-statue-replacement-went-viral-1.3127826 Kansas GOP official praises Hitler in FB post: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2016/10/top-kansas-republican-praises-hitler-in-facebook-post/ Follow up “dutch noah” can’t send his ark out until he pays his bills http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/21/report-ark-replica-isnt-allowed-to-leave-denmark-until-dutch-noah-pays-his-bill/ Christian doctor gets “don't euthanize me” tattoo...cause she’s an idiot http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/19/christian-woman-opposed-to-doctor-assisted-suicide-gets-useless-dont-euthanize-me-tattoo/ Michael Savage: Trump should talk about Hillary’s lesbian lovers: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/michael-savage-urges-trump-to-talk-about-hillarys-lesbian-lovers/
ScathingAtheist 192: We're in England Edition
In this week’s episode, QED was awesome, you should have come, and we all talked about you behind your back; we develop a large series of inside jokes from the trip that won't make sense to you at all; and Eli will use them, even though we’ve explained why that doesn’t make any 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-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 find Falcon’s Podcast, “The Secularist Sanctuary”, Here: https://secularistsanctuary.com/podcasts/ Headlines: Three Americans arrested for plot to bomb Muslim refugee: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2016/10/christian-terrorists-arrested-in-plot-to-bomb-muslims/ Mormon Church urges members to vote against recreational marijuana: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2016/10/mormon-church-tells-members-to-vote-against-recreational-marijuana/ Creationist gets six figure settlement after being fired by his university: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/06/creationist-wins-six-figure-settlement-after-getting-fired-from-a-california-university/ Myanmar tourist faces three months for accidentally unplugging amp during religious service: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/06/myanmar-tourist-sentenced-to-3-months-in-prison-after-inadvertently-unplugging-amp-during-sermon/ Canadian Atheist files complaint after being forced to attend AA: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/06/canadian-atheist-files-human-rights-complaint-after-being-forced-to-attend-alcoholics-anonymous/ Survey: 41% of Trump supporters in NC think Hillary is the devil: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2016/10/41-of-nc-trump-supporters-believe-clinton-is-the-devil/ The white house needs to be exorcised of bisexual native american demons (30 seconds?) http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/13/the-white-house-must-be-exorcised-of-bisexual-native-american-demons-says-christian-writer/
ScathingAtheist 191: Snatch Snatch Edition
In this week’s episode, Lucinda brings us a special this Roast in misogyny, Donald Trump does some attention grabbing, and the Quran will get repetitive for the Quran.You can make a per episode donation at Patreon.com: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist Or buy our book: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 Or you can check out our sister show, The Skepticrat: http://skepticrat.libsyn.com/Or our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies: http://godawfulmovies.libsyn.com/ Guest Links:Be sure to check out The SJW Circle Jerk Podcast as well: http://www.radioline.co/podcast-spreaker-the-sjw-circle-jerk Headlines: Hurricane Matthew caused by the sodomites: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/shoebat-com-contributor-says-god-sent-hurricane-matthew-to-stop-orlando-gay-pride-event/ Oregon church apparently had a weight limit for pastors: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/07/worship-leaders-needed-at-oregons-new-creation-church-fat-people-need-not-apply/ Tony Perkins: Better to disband the military than let trans people in: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/tony-perkins-better-to-disband-the-military-than-include-transgender-service-members/ Ray Comfort’s atheism movie wins “best science film” at Christian film festival: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/28/creationist-ray-comfort-just-won-best-science-film-at-a-christian-film-festival/ Sean Hannity on Trump’s Pussy-Grabbing remark: "Solomon had 500 wives." http://uproxx.com/news/hannity-trump-king-david-concubines/
ScathingAtheist 190: Vulgarity for Charity 4 Edition
In this week’s 90 minute special edition, Deepak Chopra will yell into a mirror while crying. Iran asks Salem, Massachusetts for advice on how to deal with lady chess players, and Tom and Cecil from the Cognitive Dissonance podcast will join us for the extended conclusion of Vulgarity for Charity.If you want to catch us in Scotland, you can find more details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/982928985138532/ If you can’t get enough of Tom and Cecil, be sure to check out their show, Cognitive Dissonance: http://dissonancepod.com/If you’d still like to make a donation to Modest Needs, you can find them here: https://www.modestneeds.org/ Make a per episode donation at Patreon http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheistOr maybe buy our book: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1Headlines: Roy Moore suspended for remainder of his term: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/30/alabama-chief-justice-roy-moore-suspended-for-remainder-of-term-but-hell-keep-his-job/ Deepak Chopra says Trump’s worldview isn’t fact-based enough: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/26/deepak-chopra-slams-donald-trump-for-not-having-a-fact-based-view-of-reality-seriously/ Dee Gordon thinks God made him hit an extra-long HR after his friend Jose Fernandez died: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/28/dee-gordons-dramatic-home-run-in-honor-of-his-late-teammate-shouldnt-make-you-believe-in-god/ Bill Donahue compares Dawkins to KKK wizards in blasphemy day rant: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/29/bill-donohue-blasphemy-rights-day-is-anti-catholic-and-richard-dawkins-is-like-a-kkk-wizard/Female chess players will have to wear hijabs for next year’s championship: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/30/female-chess-players-will-have-to-wear-hijabs-to-compete-in-next-years-world-championships/
ScathingAtheist 189: Vulgarity for Charity 2 Edition
In this week’s episode, Canada decides to borrow some american stupid, Donald Trump gets a magical demon shield to help with his debate prep, and Tom and Cecil join us to make people regret asking us to roast their loved ones. If you’d like to donate to Modest Needs, you can find them here: https://www.modestneeds.org/ You can hear more from Tom and Cecil here: http://dissonancepod.com/ If you’d like to donate to The Scathing Atheist on Patreon, you can: https://www.patreon.com/scathingatheist Headlines: Study: Most people leave church because they stop believing in bullshit: http://religionnews.com/2016/09/22/why-most-people-leave-religion-they-just-stop-believing/ Canada to get its very own Ark Park: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/22/saskatchewan-man-gets-green-light-to-build-1-2-million-bible-theme-park-with-noahs-ark-exhibit/ Gary Johnson: Climate Change no problem, because the sun will consume the earth in four billion years: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/23/gary-johnson-why-bother-tackling-climate-change-when-the-sun-will-eventually-engulf-the-earth/ Oregon parents oppose astrology class for all the wrong reasons: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/21/oregon-citizens-fight-astrology-class-saying-it-will-lead-to-skinning-cats-and-sacrificing-babies/ Christians lay hands on Trump to protect him from satanic attack: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/22/christians-put-hands-on-donald-trump-to-protect-him-from-concentrated-satanic-attack/
ScathingAtheist 188: Gay Math Edition
In this week’s episode, we get ready to say hurtful things on the internet for a cause, a homophobic teacher tries out historical math instead of observational, and the Quran will continue to have words in it.Click Here to make a per episode donation at Patreon.com Click Here to buy our book. Click Here to check out The Skepticrat.Click Here to check out God Awful Movies.Crazy Flat Earther Site: http://www.jesuswasnotajew.org/ Headlines: Study: Religion contributes $378 billion to US economy annually: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/14/study-religion-contributes-at-least-378-billion-a-year-to-the-u-s-economy/ http://religionnews.com/2016/09/14/whats-us-religions-worth-1-2-trillion-says-one-demographer/ Steve King: LGBT Parenting studies are a hoax, like global warming: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/14/republican-rep-steve-king-lgbt-parenting-studies-are-a-hoax-just-like-global-warming/ Uri Geller says Trump will be the next president because his name has 11 letters: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/18/psychic-uri-geller-donald-trump-will-win-the-election-because-he-has-11-letters-in-his-name/ Steve Anderson deported from Botswana: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/20/pastor-steven-anderson-deported-from-botswana-after-advocating-for-the-execution-of-gay-people/ IL SSI worker would rather get fired than watch video on LGBT diversity: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/16/illinois-social-security-worker-would-rather-be-fired-than-watch-an-lgbt-training-video/ Undercover video at Crisis Pregnancy center: Worker claims abortion causes breast cancer: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/15/undercover-video-shows-crisis-pregnancy-center-staffer-saying-abortion-could-lead-to-breast-cancer/ Atheist now runs flat earth website http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/17/a-former-atheist-leader-now-runs-a-crazy-flat-earth-promoting-website/Math problem contains anti-LGBT religious message: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2016/09/math-test-claims-god-intended-people-to-be-straight/ This Week in Misogyny: Asshole wants to dox Brock Turner’s victim: http://wonkette.com/606536/garbage-alt-right-dude-hopes-to-dox-brock-turners-rapee-for-liberty-and-fairness#dfvsYIY3oqvrQCJF.99 Arizona pastor arrested for marrying 10 year old girl: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2016/09/report-arizona-pastor-who-married-10-year-old-girl-arrested/ Former Ohio Mayor claims 4 year old rape victim was “willing participant” http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2016/09/former-ohio-mayor-claims-his-4-year-old-rape-victim-was-willing-participant/