ScathingAtheist 167: Wizard of Boz Edition

On this week’s episode the Pope frantically downloads Turbotax, Curt Schilling gets bloody sacked, and a Utah republican thinks the jizz on his McDonald’s food got there by accident.CALENDAR LINKS:

SkepKon 2016; Hamburg, Germany, May 5-7th: http://www.skepkon.org/

NECSS; New York, NY, May 12-15th: http://necss.org/

SkeptiCal; Oakland, CA, May 15th: http://www.skepticalcon.com/

Imagine No Religion 6; Vancouver, May 20-22nd: http://www.imaginenoreligion.ca/

American Humanist Association 75th Anniversary Conference; Chicago, IL, May 26-29th:http://conference.americanhumanist.org/

GUEST LINK:

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HEADLINES:

Vatican unexpectedly halts independent financial audit: http://religionnews.com/2016/04/21/vatican-unexpectedly-suspends-independent-financial-audit/

Christians boycott Target over trans bathroom policy: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2016/04/transgender-bathroom-hysteria-christian-bigots-boycott-target/

TN repeals protections for faith healing parents: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2016/04/tennessee-repeals-protections-for-faith-healing-parents/

Disabled daughter wants to see her faith healing parents prosecuted: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/04/20/disabled-daughter-of-u-s-faith-healers-wants-to-see-her-parents-prosecuted/

ESPN finally fires Curt Schilling: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/04/20/curt-schilling-finally-fired-from-espn-after-posting-anti-trans-meme/

Appeals court rejects claim that teaching evolution “promotes atheism” http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/04/21/appeals-court-rejects-lawsuit-claiming-the-teaching-of-evolution-in-kansas-promotes-atheism/

Utah Republican: “The 1st amendment protects me from second hand porn at McDonald’s”

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/04/utah-republican-the-first-amendment-protects-me-from-second-hand-porn-at-mcdonalds/

THIS WEEK IN MISOGYNY:

Girls forced to wear full dress at water park: http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.716349

Saudi Therapist offers advice on proper wife-beating: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/04/20/how-to-beat-your-wife-properly-according-to-a-saudi-family-therapist/

This mother fucker right here: http://time.com/4297234/rodrigo-duterte-davao-city-philippines-rape-president-election-jacqueline-hamill/