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418: Everything You Need to Know Edition

In this week’s episode, Tennessee Republicans will be confused about how many vaginas they have, James Randi manages to debunk more liars without even being alive, and Joe Biden decides we were getting a little too “First Amendmenty.” — To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/ 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 our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ To hear more from our intrepid audio engineer Morgan Clarke, click here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/ — Guest Links: Check out the Chat of the Wild podcast here: https://www.chatofthewild.com/ Check out the Freakin’ Sweet podcast here: https://anchor.fm/freakinsweet — Headlines: Diatribe Headline: https://www.newsweek.com/how-pandemic-forces-leftists-atheists-make-peace-home-schooling-1569685 Biden restoring office of faith initiatives: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/02/15/joe-biden-is-restoring-the-white-house-faith-office-but-its-no-cause-for-alarm/ Christian Website Blames Ravi Zacharias’ Abuse on the “Ubiquity of Smartphones”: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/02/14/christian-website-blames-ravi-zacharias-abuse-on-the-ubiquity-of-smartphones/ Here’s How a Christian “Prophet” Made Some Hyper-Specific, Accurate Predictions: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/02/13/heres-how-a-christian-prophet-made-some-hyper-specific-accurate-predictions/ AEI survey shows 27% of white evangelicals still think Qanon is real: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/02/11/27-of-white-evangelicals-think-qanon-is-real/ The Most Popular Christian Album on iTunes is by a Gay Critic of Church Culture: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/02/11/the-most-popular-christian-album-on-itunes-is-by-a-gay-critic-of-church-culture/ QAnon Adherents Claim Trump Will Become President Again on March 4th: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/hold-the-line-qanon-adherents-claim-trump-will-become-president-again-on-march-4/

417: Something to Sink Your Heath Into Edition

In this week’s episode, the Catholic Church is worse than even the CATHOLIC CHURCH imagined, Matt Powell pwns Tom Sawyer by whitewashing a fence for him, and Andrew and Thomas will be here to legitimately open a few arguments. — To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/ 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 our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ To hear more from our intrepid audio engineer Morgan Clarke, click here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/ — Guest Links: Check out Andrew and Thomas on The Opening Arguments Podcast Hear Noah on this week’s episode of Cognitive Dissonance. — Headlines: Supreme Court Rules That CA Can’t Ban Indoor Church Services: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/02/06/supreme-court-ca-cant-ban-indoor-church-services-even-to-prevent-covid-spread/ Report from German Archdiocese Admits Nuns Once Sold Orphans to Sex Predators: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/02/03/report-from-german-archdiocese-admits-nuns-once-sold-orphans-to-sex-predators/ TX Woman sues, claiming forced ultrasound would interfere with her Satanic abortion ritual: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/02/07/tx-woman-a-forced-ultrasound-would-interfere-with-my-satanic-abortion-ritual/ Democrats Reject GOP Attempt to Say Pledge of Allegiance at Judiciary Meetings: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/02/05/democrats-reject-gop-attempt-to-say-pledge-of-allegiance-at-judiciary-meetings/ Jeep ad in Superbowl can go fuck itself: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/02/08/jeeps-super-bowl-ad-urged-us-to-find-the-common-ground-of-christian-nationalism/ A Humanist Leader Is Stepping Down and Hoping a Person of Color Will Replace Him: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/02/05/a-humanist-leader-is-stepping-down-and-hoping-a-person-of-color-will-replace-him/ Matt Powell made another monkey surfing video: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/02/02/this-creationists-awful-short-film-claims-scientists-believe-in-surfing-monkeys/ Muslim Cleric: People have been gayed with the vaccine: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/02/09/islamic-cleric-people-who-got-the-covid-vaccine-have-become-homosexuals/

416: The Powell Behind the Throne Edition

In this week’s episode, Ken Ham’s team will put the “cute” back in persecution, Marjorie Taylor Greene tries to block herself on Facebook, and we really DID watch some more of Matt Powell’s You Tube videos. — To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/ 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 our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ To hear more from our intrepid audio engineer Morgan Clarke, click here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/ — Headlines: Marjorie Taylor Greene continues to exist: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/marjorie-taylor-greene-qanon-wildfires-space-laser-rothschild-execute.html Vaccine-Destroying Pharmacist Thinks the Sky Was Made to Stop Us from Seeing God https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/02/01/vaccine-destroying-pharmacist-thinks-the-sky-was-made-to-stop-us-from-seeing-god/ KY Catholic school tries to cheat people on to vaccine list: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/31/a-ky-catholic-school-shoved-hundreds-of-non-essential-people-on-the-vaccine-list/ Creationist Thanks Atheists for Constantly Showing People How Dumb He Is https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/30/creationist-thanks-atheists-for-constantly-showing-people-how-dumb-he-is/ Australian Satanist would like to offer in school instruction: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/30/australian-satanists-want-to-offer-religious-instruction-in-public-schools/ EU high court upholds ban on Kosher slaughter: https://religionnews.com/2021/01/28/ruling-brings-kosher-slaughterhouse-new-business-old-fears/ David Barton: If People Call You a Homophobe, Call Them a Heterophobe! https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/27/david-barton-if-people-call-you-a-homophobe-call-them-a-heterophobe/ Survey: Pandemic causing religious zealots to double down: https://www.pewforum.org/2021/01/27/more-americans-than-people-in-other-advanced-economies-say-covid-19-has-strengthened-religious-faith/ These Creationists Learned a Weird Lesson from Sloths https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/29/these-creationists-learned-a-weird-lesson-from-sloths/ — This Week in Misogyny: Despite massive protests, Poland’s abortion ban goes into effect: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/28/despite-massive-protests-polands-near-total-abortion-ban-goes-into-effect/ Pastor who ignored abuse in his church labels Kamala Harris “Jezebel” https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/29/tx-pastor-who-ignored-abuse-in-his-church-denounces-biden-and-jezebel-harris/ Lori Alexander advocates hitting children with a wooden spoon: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/27/christian-mommy-blogger-hit-your-kids-with-a-wooden-spoon-to-make-them-obey/

415: Slinger Swinger Edition

In this week’s episode, we’ll learn that Biden is both too Catholic and not Catholic enough, Qanon misses his cue, and we’ll don all the Don Ford we can afford. — To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/ 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 our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ To hear more from our intrepid audio engineer Morgan Clarke, click here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/ — Headlines: Joe Biden gives second most religious inaugural address ever: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/21/what-message-did-bidens-religious-inauguration-speech-send-to-atheists/ Conservative Writer: Joe Biden is Our “First Anti-Catholic ‘Catholic’ President” https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/25/conservative-writer-joe-biden-is-our-first-anti-catholic-catholic-president/ Survey: White Evangelicals still approve of Donald Trump: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/21/despite-everything-white-evangelicals-still-view-donald-trump-favorably/ ‘We Were Played’: QAnon’s Inauguration Day Meltdown: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/we-were-played-qanons-inauguration-day-meltdown/ Lady is mad at the Norwegian language for not catering to her religious bigotry enough: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/25/a-christian-wants-norway-to-stop-calling-the-statue-of-liberty-freedom-goddess-2/ Televangelist: Anyone Watching This Video is “Free from Every Symptom of COVID” https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/25/televangelist-anyone-watching-this-video-is-free-from-every-symptom-of-covid/ Tony Spell threatens to tell God judge ruled against him: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/26/anti-mask-pastor-tells-judge-she-ruled-against-god-after-another-legal-setback/ The Church of a Christian Hate-Preacher Was Bombed Over the Weekend: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/25/the-church-of-a-christian-hate-preacher-was-bombed-over-the-weekend/ Multiple sad little preachers still say Trump is going to win: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/23/christian-who-spread-prophecies-about-trumps-victory-says-itll-still-happen/ and https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/23/preacher-trump-will-still-win-we-must-be-patient-like-noah-with-the-ark/ and https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/20/christian-prophetess-god-told-me-trump-won-so-bidens-inauguration-is-fake/ Scott Lively Says Trump Was Too Pro-Gay, So God Removed Him From Office https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/scott-lively-says-trump-was-too-pro-gay-so-god-removed-him-from-office/ — This Week in Misogyny: AZ bill proposes death penalty for abortion doctors: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/22/arizona-republicans-file-bill-to-punish-abortion-doctors-with-the-death-penalty/ Biden reinstates effort to replace Jackson with Tubman on twenty dollar bill: https://www.npr.org/sections/biden-transition-updates/2021/01/25/960417969/biden-administration-will-speed-up-efforts-to-put-harriet-tubman-on-20-bill

414: Exhalation Edition

In this week’s episode: We’ll be able to feel sorry for other countries again, James Dobson checks under our bed for antifas, and Michael Marshall will be here to help reveal the next book on our reading list. — To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/ 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 our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ To hear more from our intrepid audio engineer Morgan Clarke, click here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/ — Guest Links: Check out more from Marsh on Be Reasonable and Skeptics with a K — Headlines: Video of ecstatic spontaneous prayer serves as potent reminder that Capitol riot was act of radical Christian terrorism: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/17/theres-video-of-christian-terrorists-praying-to-god-inside-the-u-s-capitol/ and https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/16/michael-brown-just-because-christians-rioted-doesnt-make-it-a-christian-riot/ and https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/us/how-white-evangelical-christians-fused-with-trump-extremism.html The COVID Vaccine Will Make You Gay, Claims Conspiracy-Loving Orthodox Rabbi https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/17/the-covid-vaccine-will-make-you-gay-claims-conspiracy-loving-orthodox-rabbi/ Polish woman on trial for depicting Virgin Mary with rainbow halo: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/16/polish-women-begin-trial-for-depicting-the-virgin-mary-with-a-rainbow-halo/ Tony Perkins: Trump Could Prove Election Fraud in the Senate Impeachment Trial https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/14/tony-perkins-trump-could-prove-election-fraud-in-the-senate-impeachment-trial/ James Dobson Has Another Deranged Set of Predictions for a Democratic President https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/18/james-dobson-has-another-deranged-set-of-predictions-for-a-democratic-president/ My Pillow booted from Bed Bath & Beyond, Kohl’s, Wayfair, others: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/01/19/my-pillow-ceo-lindell/ — This Week in Misogyny: Catholics lose shit over Pope saying woman can serve in Mass: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/19/traditional-catholics-lose-it-after-pope-francis-says-women-can-serve-in-mass/ Argentina passes bill to legalize abortion: https://religionnews.com/2020/12/30/bill-legalizing-abortion-passed-in-popes-native-argentina/ Pakistani Court Bans Use of “Virginity Tests” in Cases Involving Sexual Violence https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/07/pakistani-court-bans-use-of-virginity-tests-in-cases-involving-sexual-violence/

413: Farnsworth the Wait Edition

In this week’s episode, Heath Enwright takes the week off to laugh at the terrorist who tazed himself in the balls till he died, Andrew Torrez swings by for long enough to regret it, and the Christian right goes coup coup for Cocoa Puffs — To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/ 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 our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ To hear more from our intrepid audio engineer Morgan Clarke, click here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/ — Headlines: Christian reactions to coup attempt: Michele Bachmann and Franklin Graham: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/07/michele-bachmann-and-franklin-graham-wont-blame-conservatives-for-capitol-coup/ Robert Jeffress: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/10/robert-jeffress-blames-kingdom-of-satan-not-christians-for-capitol-siege/ Ex-Muslim Activist Zara Kay Faces Blasphemy Charge in Tanzania https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/04/ex-muslim-activist-zara-kay-faces-blasphemy-charge-in-tanzania/ My Pillow guy somehow more insane today than he was yesterday: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/08/mypillow-loon-the-ga-senate-seats-were-stolen-and-trump-will-remain-president/ Angry Christian Mom Condemns Match.com for Ads Showing Satan on a Date with 2020: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/09/angry-christian-mom-condemns-match-com-for-ads-showing-satan-on-a-date-with-2020/ PayPal dumps Christian crowdfunding site that was raising money for Proud Boys: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2021/01/paypal-dumps-givesendgo-christian-crowdfunding-site-supporting-proud-boys-other-extremists/ Republican Lawmaker Admits It Sounded Bad to Say “Hitler Was Right on One Thing” https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/11/republican-lawmaker-admits-it-sounded-bad-to-say-hitler-was-right-on-one-thing/

412: Sedition Edition

In this week’s episode, congress is way more white and Christian than America 
 again 
 still, Donald Trump makes a grand proclamation of unintelligible lame quacks, and Don Ford will be here to stand up for unintelligible lame quacks. — 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=sr_1_1?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 our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ To hear more from our intrepid audio engineer Morgan Clarke, click here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/ — Headlines: American Atheists releases “State of the Secular State” report: https://states.atheists.org/ Conservative Writer Claims Anthony Fauci is Immoral Because “He’s a Humanist”: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/01/conservative-trashes-dr-anthony-fauci-as-immoral-because-hes-a-humanist/ In Symbolic Proclamation, Trump Says “a Nation Without Faith Cannot Endure”: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/01/in-symbolic-proclamation-trump-says-a-nation-without-faith-cannot-endure/ Pew releases religious info on 117th congress: https://www.pewforum.org/2021/01/04/faith-on-the-hill-2021/ Idaho Pub Faces Backlash After Supporting “Menstruatin’ With Satan” Fundraiser: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/29/idaho-pub-faces-backlash-after-supporting-menstruatin-with-satan-fundraiser/ Retired Cleveland Detective Says God Helped Him Crack Cases https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/31/a-retired-cleveland-detective-says-god-helped-him-crack-cases/ Best/worst Christian board games: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/christmas-grift-our-annual-guide-to-noteworthy-presents/ https://hellosensible.com/bible-board-games-family-game-night/

411: Dumpster Extinguisher Edition

In this week’s episode, Churches PPP themselves and make us clean it up, Matt Powell debunks the duck-billed dinosaur surfing wing of evolution theory, and 2020 will fu*% off and die. — 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=sr_1_1?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 our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ To hear more from our intrepid audio engineer Morgan Clarke, click here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/ — Guest Links: To learn more about volunteering time (or donating) to the Senate runoff races in Georgia, click here: https://fairfight.com/ — Headlines: Matt Powell claims evolution tells us there were surfing monkeys 34,000,000 years ago: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/28/creationist-evolution-tells-us-there-were-surfing-monkeys-34000000-years-ago/ Church facing $1 million in COVID fines received over $300K in PPP loans: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/26/a-church-facing-1-million-in-covid-fines-received-over-340000-in-ppp-loans/ Jeffress: The COVID Vaccines Scientists Made Are a “Christmas Present from God”: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/25/jeffress-the-covid-vaccines-scientists-made-are-a-christmas-present-from-god/ MS Gov. Issues Pointless “Day of Prayer, Humility, and Fasting” Proclamation: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/16/ms-gov-issues-pointless-day-of-prayer-humility-and-fasting-proclamation/ Nebraska Governor Who Downplayed COVID Proclaims “Day of Prayer” to Beat COVID: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/19/nebraska-governor-who-downplayed-covid-proclaims-day-of-prayer-to-beat-covid/ EW Jackson: “GA Democratic voters might as well spit in Jesus’s face” https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/22/e-w-jackson-democratic-voters-in-georgia-may-as-well-spit-in-jesus-face/ and Franklin Graham warns that Dems would give LGBTQ people rights: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/28/evangelist-if-wicked-democrats-win-in-georgia-lgbtq-people-will-have-rights/ — This Week in Misogyny: Ravi Zacharias Story: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/24/ravi-zacharias-did-engage-in-sexual-misconduct-says-the-apologists-ministry/ Anti-abortion group gives Trump award for “promoting culture of life” https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/28/anti-abortion-group-gives-donald-trump-award-for-promoting-a-culture-of-life/

410: Manscapedmas Edition

In this week’s episode, Coach Dave loses a wizard duel , we learn that epidemiology is cancel culture gone too far, and we’ll tell you about celebrations that involve dicks and punching. — 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=sr_1_1?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 our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ To hear more from our intrepid audio engineer Morgan Clarke, click here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/ — Headlines: GOP Congressman: Raphael Warnock isn’t a real Christian: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/16/future-gop-congressman-raphael-warnock-doesnt-represent-real-americans/ UK cancels “Christmas timeout” on COVID rules as new mutant version of the virus spreads: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/19/world/europe/coronavirus-uk-new-variant.html Dave Daubenmire is SUCH AN ASSHOLE: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/22/christians-invaded-native-american-sacred-space-to-pray-away-dark-energy/ A Professional Soccer Player Was Given a One-Game Suspension for Blasphemy: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/14/a-professional-soccer-player-was-given-a-one-game-suspension-for-blasphemy/ Yes Virginia, there is a Gods Not Dead 4: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/22/gods-not-dead-4-a-film-no-one-asked-for-will-begin-filming-next-month/ The War on Christmas, COVID Edition: https://newrepublic.com/article/160605/coronavirus-lockdowns-war-christmas https://www.huffpost.com/entry/war-on-christmas-fox-news-coronavirus_n_5fd3ca07c5b68256b1152e6b

409: Formulaic Edition

In this week’s episode, we’ll introduce you to a Christmas song you didn’t know you hate yet, “Consensual Cannibalism” is trending on Twitter and we’ll have trouble getting over that, and Kirk Cameron will once again chicken out of my annual candy cane knife fight challenge. — 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=sr_1_1?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 our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ To hear more from our intrepid audio engineer Morgan Clarke, click here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/ — Headlines: Christians Walk in Circles Seven Times to Overturn the Election Results: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/09/christians-plan-to-walk-in-circles-seven-times-to-overturn-the-election-results/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/13/trump-supporters-rally-against-election-outcome-as-proud-boys-and-antifa-face-off MN town approved a whites only church for exactly the reasons we’ve been talking about: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/10/a-small-minnesota-town-voted-to-approve-the-permit-for-a-whites-only-church/ Pastor Says He Faces Criminal Charges for Sending Bible Balloons to North Korea: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/10/pastor-says-he-faces-criminal-charges-for-sending-bible-balloons-to-north-korea/ Pastor Greg Locke is an idiot on CNN: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/10/hate-preacher-i-dont-know-what-a-pandemic-is-but-covid-19-is-not-a-pandemic/ Trump administration offers another parting shot at the rights of the non-religious: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/15/trump-will-get-rid-of-religious-freedom-protections-at-ten-federal-agencies/ Racist Christian Sucker-Puncher Eric Metaxas Made an Insane Music Video: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/12/racist-christian-sucker-puncher-eric-metaxas-made-an-insane-music-video/ EW Jackson says that planes don’t crash if there’s a Christian on them praying: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/11/pastor-planes-dont-crash-if-theres-a-christian-on-that-airplane-praying/ Michelle Bachman’s vote was stolen by Satan: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/10/michele-bachmann-my-vote-was-stolen-by-satan/ — This Week in Misogyny: Jesse Lee Peterson bemoans all the lady elected officials weakening the GOP: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/11/jesse-lee-peterson-electing-republican-women-has-weakened-the-party/ Lori Alexander: “So called Christian feminists are actually unbelievers” https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/04/christian-mommy-blogger-so-called-christian-feminists-are-simply-unbelievers/

408: Discriminational Anthem Edition

In this week’s episode, Amy Coney Barret reads the first amendment like a magic eye poster, Rudy Giuliani has COVID and a foley fart guy, and Don Ford will be here because we still don’t have the heart to tell him we meant to hire Don Fjord. — 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=sr_1_1?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 our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ To hear more from our intrepid audio engineer Morgan Clarke, click here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/ — Guest Links: Find more info on Polk County Atheists’ fundraiser for the Foundation Beyond Belief here: https://polkatheists.org/holiday-cheer/ Check out Noah’s spot on Does This Still Work? here: https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/17093294 Check out Noah’s spot on Thank God I’m Atheist here: https://www.spreaker.com/user/tgiatheist/tgia-470 — Headlines: Trump admin greenlights more religious discrimination: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/08/trump-admin-will-let-taxpayer-funded-contractors-discriminate-in-jesus-name/ EW Jackson has COVID: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/after-repeatedly-vowing-hed-never-get-covid-19-e-w-jackson-reveals-he-contracted-the-virus/ Pope Francis Says We Shouldn’t Oppose COVID Restrictions in the Name of Freedom: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/11/28/pope-francis-we-shouldnt-oppose-covid-restrictions-in-the-name-of-freedom/ WV Teacher gets around COVID restrictions by calling dance “religious vow renewal” https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/07/a-wv-teacher-hosted-a-school-dance-by-calling-it-a-religious-vow-renewal-event/ Rick Wiles offers to pay the fine for giant Jewish wedding: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/11/25/rick-wiles-i-paid-the-15000-covid-fine-for-that-huge-orthodox-jewish-wedding/ Trump Judges Rule That Florida’s Bans on Conversion Therapy for Kids Are Unconstitutional: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/11/25/trump-judges-floridas-bans-on-conversion-therapy-for-kids-are-unconstitutional/ Southern Baptist Leaders: “Critical Race Theory is Incomaptable with our Faith” https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/02/southern-baptist-leaders-critical-race-theory-is-incompatible-with-our-faith/ Idaho Lt. Gov. Wants to Spend Taxpayer Money on Discredited “Disinfectant Cubes”: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/11/27/idaho-lt-gov-wants-to-spend-taxpayer-money-on-discredited-disinfectant-cubes/

407: Blind Bit of SCOTUS Edition

In this week’s episode, the Supreme Court declares COVID-19 a religion, we give 2019 the roasting it’s been deserving this whole time, and Andrew Torrez will be here so I don’t have to do as much prep. — To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/ 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 our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ To hear more from our intrepid audio engineer Morgan Clarke, click here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/ — Guest Links: Listen to Andrew Torrez on the Opening Arguments podcast: https://openargs.com/ Check out the Books That Burn podcast here: https://www.booksthatburn.com/ Learn more about Noah’s Skeptics in the Pub talk here: https://mailchi.mp/27f55fa78cf6/how-religion-ruined-americas-pandemic-response-withnoah-lugeons — Headlines: SCOTUS exempts religion from law more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/26/us/supreme-court-coronavirus-religion-new-york.html Appeals Court strikes down restrictions on conversion therapy https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/11/25/trump-judges-floridas-bans-on-conversion-therapy-for-kids-are-unconstitutional/